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Terms of Service
BY USING
THE GREEN PLATFORM CORPORATION (“GPC”) WEB SITES, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS
OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE GPC
WEB SITES.
Welcome to the
GPC Web sites (the "Site"). Through the Site, you have access to a variety
of resources and content. These may include: (a) Web pages, data, messages,
text, images, photographs, graphics, audio and video such as podcasts and
Webcasts, and documents such as press releases, white papers and product
data sheets ("Materials"); and (b) forums, discussion groups, chat areas,
bulletin boards, blogs, wikis, e-mail functions, and other services in
connection with which you can upload, download, share, email, post, publish,
transmit or otherwise access or make available Content (as defined below)
("Community Services"). Software, Materials, Community Services, and other
information, content and services are collectively referred to as "Content."
By accessing or using the Site or the Content provided on or through the
Site, you agree to follow and be bound by the following terms and conditions
concerning your access to and use of the Site and the Content provided on or
through the Site ("Terms of Use") and our Privacy Policy. GPC and its
affiliated companies ("We" or "GPC") may revise the Terms of Use and Privacy
Policy at any time without notice to you. The revised Terms of Use and
Privacy Policy will be effective when posted.
1. Terms
Applicable to Specific Content and Areas of the Site
Some areas of the Site or Content provided on or through the Site may have
additional rules, guidelines, license agreements, user agreements or other
terms and conditions that apply to your access or use of that area of the
Site or Content (including terms and conditions applicable to a corporation
or other organization and its users). If there is a conflict or
inconsistency between the Terms of Use and the rules, guidelines, license
agreement, user agreement or other terms and conditions for a specific area
of the Site or for specific Content, the latter shall have precedence with
respect to your access and use of that area of the Site or Content.
2. Use of
Software
Your use of Software is subject to all agreements such as a license
agreement or user agreement that accompanies or is included with the
Software, ordering documents, exhibits, and other terms and conditions that
apply ("License Terms"). In the event that Software is provided on or
through the Site and is not licensed for your use through License Terms
specific to the Software, you may use the Software subject to the following:
(a) the Software may be used solely for your personal, informational,
noncommercial purposes; (b) the Software may not be modified or altered in
any way; and (c) the Software may not be redistributed.
3. Use of
Materials
You may download, store, display on your computer, view, listen to, play and
print Materials that GPC publishes or broadcasts on the Site or makes
available for download through the Site subject to the following: (a) the
Materials may be used solely for your personal, informational, noncommercial
purposes; (b) the Materials may not be modified or altered in any way; and
(c) the Materials may not be redistributed.
4. Use of
Community Services
Community Services are provided as a convenience to users and GPC is not
obligated to provide any technical support for, or participate in, Community
Services. While Community Services may include information regarding GPC
products and services, including information from GPC employees, they are
not an official customer support channel for GPC.
You may use
Community Services subject to the following: (a) Community Services may be
used solely for your personal, informational, noncommercial purposes; (b)
Content provided on or through Community Services may not be redistributed;
and (c) personal data about other users may not be stored or collected
except where expressly authorized by GPC.
5.
Reservation of Rights
The Site and Content provided on or through the Site are the intellectual
property and copyrighted works of GPC or a third party provider. All rights,
title and interest not expressly granted with respect to the Site and
Content provided on or through the Site are reserved. All Content is
provided on an "As Is" and "As Available" basis, and GPC reserves the right
to terminate the permissions granted to you in Sections 2, 3 and 4 above and
your use of the Content at any time.
6. Your
Content
You agree that you will only upload, share, post, publish, transmit, or
otherwise make available ("Share") on or through the Site Content that you
have the right and authority to Share and for which you have the right and
authority to grant to GPC all of the licenses and rights set forth herein.
By Sharing Content, you grant GPC a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free,
irrevocable, nonexclusive, fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce,
modify, adapt, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display,
broadcast, transmit and distribute the Content for any purpose and in any
form, medium, or technology now known or later developed. This includes,
without limitation, the right to incorporate or implement the Content into
any GPC product or service, and to display, market, sublicense and
distribute the Content as incorporated or embedded in any product or service
distributed or offered by GPC without compensation to you. You warrant that:
(a) you have the right and authority to grant this license; (b) GPC's
exercise of the rights granted pursuant to this license will not infringe or
otherwise violate any third party rights; and (c) all so-called moral rights
in the Content have been waived to the full extent allowed by law.
You agree that
you will not Share any Content that: (a) is binary executable code; (b) is
false or misleading; (c) is defamatory, derogatory, degrading or harassing
of another or constitutes a personal attack; (d) invades another's privacy
or includes another's confidential, sensitive or personal information; (e)
promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual;
(f) is obscene or not in good taste; (g) violates or infringes or promotes
the violation or infringement of another's rights, including intellectual
property rights; (h) you do not have the right and authority to Share and
grant the necessary rights and licenses for; (i) violates or promotes the
violation of any applicable laws or regulations; (j) contains a solicitation
of funds, goods or services, or promotes or advertises goods or services; or
(k) contains any viruses, Trojan horses, or other components designed to
limit or harm the functionality of a computer.
GPC does not want
to receive confidential information from you through or in connection with
the Site. Notwithstanding anything that you may note or state in connection
with Sharing Content, it shall not be considered confidential information
and shall be received and treated by GPC on a non-confidential and
unrestricted basis.
7.
Security, Passwords and Means of Accessing the Site and Content
You agree not to access or use the Site in any manner that could damage,
disable, overburden, or impair any GPC accounts, computer systems or
networks. You agree not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to any parts
of the Site or any GPC accounts, computer systems or networks. You agree not
to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or
any GPC accounts, computer systems or networks. You agree not to use any
robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Site or any
GPC accounts, computer systems or networks without GPC's express written
permission.
Access to and use
of password protected or secure areas of the Site is restricted to
authorized users only. You agree not to share your password(s), account
information, or access to the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of password(s) and account information, and you are
responsible for all activities that occur under your password(s) or
account(s) or as a result of your access to the Site. You agree to notify
GPC immediately of any unauthorized use of your password(s) or account(s).
8. No
Unlawful or Prohibited Use
You agree not to use the Site or Content provided on or through the Site for
any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or the
rules, guidelines or terms of use posted for a specific area of the Site or
Content provided on or through the Site.
9.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless GPC, its officers, directors,
employees and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities,
damages, losses or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs,
due to or arising out of Content that you Share, your violation of the Terms
of Use or any additional rules, guidelines or terms of use posted for a
specific area of the Site or Content provided on or through the Site, or
your violation or infringement of any third party rights.
10.
Monitoring
GPC has no obligation to monitor the Site or screen Content that is Shared
on or through the Site. However, GPC reserves the right to review the Site
and Content and to monitor all use of and activity on the Site, and to
remove or choose not to make available on or through the Site any Content at
its sole discretion.
11.
Termination of Use
GPC may, in its sole discretion, at any time discontinue providing or limit
access to the Site, any areas of the Site or Content provided on or through
the Site. You agree that GPC may, in its sole discretion, at any time,
terminate or limit your access to or use of the Site or any Content. GPC
will terminate or limit your access to or use of the Site if, under
appropriate circumstances, you are determined to be a repeat infringer of
third party copyright rights. You agree that GPC shall not be liable to you
or any third-party for any termination or limitation of your access to or
use of the Site or any Content.
12. Third
Party Web Sites, Content, Products and Services
The Site provides links to Web sites and access to Content, products and
services of third parties, including users, advertisers, affiliates and
sponsors of the Site. GPC is not responsible for third party Content
provided on or through the Site and you bear all risks associated with the
access and use of such Web sites and third party Content, products and
services.
13.
Disclaimer
EXCEPT WHERE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, THE SITE, AND ALL CONTENT
PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. GPC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT PROVIDED ON OR
THROUGH THE SITE. GPC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT: (A) THE SITE OR CONTENT WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (B) THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS; (C) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE USE OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE WILL
BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; OR (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY CONTENT PURCHASED OR
OBTAINED BY YOU ON OR THROUGH THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
ANY CONTENT
ACCESSED, DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE
IS USED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. GPC SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE
DOWNLOAD OR USE OF CONTENT.
GPC RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES OR UPDATES TO, AND MONITOR THE USE OF, THE SITE AND
CONTENT PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
14.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL GPC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE,
DATA OR USE, INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN
CONTRACT OR TORT, ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE OR ANY
CONTENT PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE.
15.
Exclusions and Limitations
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES OR THE DISCLAIMER, EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN
LIABILITIES. TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID,
DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF USE,
INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 13 AND 14, DO NOT APPLY AND ALL OTHER
TERMS SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
16.
Privacy Policy
GPC is concerned about your privacy and has developed a policy to address
privacy concerns. For more information, please see GPC's Privacy Policy. Any
personal information collected on this Site may be accessed and stored
globally and will be treated in accordance with GPC's Privacy Policy.
17. Note
About Minors
Minors are not eligible to use the Site, and we ask that they do not submit
any information to us.
18.
Export Restrictions/Legal Compliance
You may not access, download, use or export the Site, or the Content
provided on or through the Site, in violation of U.S. export laws or
regulations, or in violation of any other applicable laws or regulations.
You agree to comply with all export laws and restrictions and regulations of
any United States or foreign agency or authority, and not to directly or
indirectly provide or otherwise make available the services and products of
GPC in violation of any such restrictions, laws or regulations, or without
all necessary approvals, including, without limitation, for the development,
design, manufacture or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons
of mass destruction and of missile technology. As applicable, you shall
obtain and bear all expenses relating to any necessary licenses and/or
exemptions with respect to your own use of the services of GPC outside the
U.S. Neither the services of GPC nor the underlying information or
technology may be downloaded or otherwise provided or made available, either
directly or indirectly, (a) into Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria or
any other country subject to U.S. trade sanctions, to individuals or
entities controlled by such countries, or to nationals or residents of such
countries other than nationals who are lawfully admitted permanent residents
of countries not subject to such sanctions; or (b) to anyone on the U.S.
Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. By
agreeing to these Terms of Use, you agree to the foregoing and represent and
warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or
resident of any such country or on any such list.
19.
Applicable Laws
All matters relating to your access to, and use of, the Site and Content
provided on or through or uploaded to the Site shall be governed by U.S.
federal law or the laws of the State of California. Any legal action or
proceeding relating to your access to, or use of, the Site or Content shall
be instituted in a state or federal court in Santa Clara County, California.
You and GPC agree to submit to the jurisdiction of, and agree that venue is
proper in, these courts in any such legal action or proceeding.
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