Legal Notices
Welcome to www.Computershare.com (the "Site") Computershare Technology Services Inc. ("Computershare"), provides its services to you
subject to the following notices, terms, and conditions. All notices, terms,
and conditions on the Site are subject to change by Computershare at any time
by posting the revised notice, terms, or condition on the Site. Your continued
use of the Site following any such posting will be deemed as consent to the new
notice, term, or condition. In addition, when you use any Computershare service,
you will be subject to the rules, guidelines, policies, terms, and conditions
applicable to such service.
By using this Site you understand and agree to the terms outlined here and in
the Computershare Privacy Policy.
These Terms of Service contain important information that governs our Site. Please
read them carefully. Computershare provides the Computershare Site and related
services (together referred to as the "Site") subject to your compliance
with these Terms of Service ("TOS"). By using the Site, you agree to
be bound by the terms and conditions set forth below, the Computershare Legal
Notices, and the Computershare Privacy Policy. If you do not wish to be so bound,
please exit the Site now.
Your sole recourse for dissatisfaction with the Site, or any products, services,
content, or information available on or through the Site, is to stop using the
Site and/or those particular services. Computershare reserves the right to amend
the TOS from time to time by updating this page. Your continued use of the Site
will indicate your acceptance of the revised TOS. Please bookmark this page and
periodically review it for updates, to ensure that you are familiar with the
most current version of our TOS.
As used in these TOS, the term "Affiliates" refers to Computershare's
owners, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, suppliers, partners, sponsors, and
advertisers, and includes without limitation all parties involved in creating,
producing, and/or delivering the Site and/or its contents.
Intellectual Property Information
Copyright (c) 2006 Computershare. All Rights Reserved. All material within the
Site is the property of Computershare or its Affiliates or suppliers. With the
exception of a single, personal copy, you may not reprint, republish, resell,
or redistribute these materials in any form or manner without the express written
permission of the owner(s) of the material. Computershare and its Affiliates
do not warrant or represent that your use of materials displayed on, or obtained
through, the Site will not infringe the rights of third parties.
Trademarks
Computershare, Express Options, Express Stock Purchase, Express Share Tracking,
Express Desktop, Express Connect, eForms, Express API, Express Options Web Reporting, Transcentive Web Platform, and TIPSS are trademarks of Computershare in the United States
and other countries. Computershare's trademarks may not be used in connection
with any product or service that is not a product or service of Computershare,
or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or that disparages
or discredits Computershare, respectively.
Copyright Owners' Rights Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Of 1998
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides
recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet
infringes upon their rights under US copyright law. If you believe that materials
hosted by Computershare infringe upon your copyright, you may request that the
material be removed, or that access to it be blocked. If you believe that a notice
of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits
you to send Computershare a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must
meet statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA. Notices and counter-notices
for the Site should be sent to: Corporate Legal Counsel, Computershare, Inc.,
2 Enterprise Drive, Shelton, CT 06484. We suggest that you consult your legal
advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice. Please be aware that there
can be substantial penalties for false claims.
Information and Resources on the Site
While Computershare works hard to include accurate and up-to-date information
in the Site, Computershare and its Affiliates: (a) make no warranties or representations
as to the completeness, accuracy, currency, or availability of anything available
(or intended to be available) on or through the Site; and (b) assume no liability
or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site (regardless
of the cause) or for any resulting damages. If you do become aware of an error,
please contact us using one of the forms provided in our Feedback section.
Content available through the Site often represents the opinions and judgments
of a content provider or other entity not connected directly with Computershare.
Computershare neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability
of any opinion, advice, or statement made by anyone other than an authorized
Computershare spokesperson acting in his/her official capacity. Under no circumstances
will Computershare or its Affiliates be liable for any loss or damage caused
by your reliance on information obtained on or through the Site. It is your
responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of any
information, opinion, advice, or other content available on or through the
Site. We strongly suggest you consult your own professional advisor(s) before
relying on any advice or information you obtain on or through the Site. Your
use of the Site is at your own risk. Neither Computershare nor any of its Affiliates
shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive
damages, whether under any contract, negligence, strict liability, or other
theory, arising out of or in connection with:
- your access to, or use of, the Site;
- any products, services, information, activities, and/or materials available
on or through the Site;
- any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity,
pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy found in or through the Site,
regardless of its origin;
- any breaches of security involving the Site or your account, or any lack
of availability or operational problem of the Site; and
- any viruses or other
code that may affect your computer equipment or other property as a
result of your use of the Site.
Disclaimer
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY COMPUTERSHARE, ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.
COMPUTERSHARE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT,
MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE
BY APPLICABLE LAW, COMPUTERSHARE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. COMPUTERSHARE WILL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES.
Any warranty that is provided in connection with any products, services, materials,
or information available on or through the Site from a third party is provided
solely by such third party, and not by Computershare or any of its Affiliates.
In no event shall liability to you arising from any acts or omissions in connection
with the Site exceed $500.
Third Party Sites
Portions of the Site may include links to sites operated by third parties
(i.e., sites not owned or operated by Computershare). Use of third party
sites is at your own risk. Computershare makes no warranty of any kind
in connection with any third party site or any information, products,
services, or materials available on or through any third party site. Computershare
and its Affiliates do not endorse, and shall not be liable in connection
with any information or services available on or through any third party
site. Third party sites may have their own agreements or policies governing
use of their sites.
Visitor Conduct
You represent and warrant that your use of the Site will comply with any
and all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations, and
you are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of the Site is in
compliance with such applicable laws or regulations. You agree not to restrict
or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Site. This includes,
without limitation: (a) using, or attempting to use, any account without
the owner's permission, (b) obtaining or soliciting another person's password
or other personal information under false pretenses, or (c) impersonating
another user or otherwise misrepresenting yourself to Computershare, our
Affiliates, the Site's systems, or other entities. Impersonation of Computershare
personnel is grounds for immediate termination of access and your user
account without notice.
Interfering (or attempting to interfere) with the operation of the Site
You represent and warrant that you will not interfere or attempt to interfere
with the operation of the Site. This includes, without limitation: (a) interfering
with, defeating, or circumventing any security function of the Site, or attempting
to do so, or (b) accessing, or attempting to access, any portion of the Site
that you are not authorized to access. Unauthorized access or an attempt to
gain unauthorized access can subject you to civil and criminal penalties.
You further represent that you will not:
- Post, store, or transmit any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene,
inflammatory, pornographic, profane, or otherwise objectionable (as determined
by Computershare) information or material, or any information or material
that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal
offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law;
- Post or transmit any advertising, promotion, or solicitation of goods or
services for commercial purposes except in any areas of the Site specifically
designated for such purposes;
- Misuse any e-mail function available on or through the Site; (this includes,
without limitation:
- sending unsolicited commercial e-mail to any account that causes complaints
from the recipients,
- continuing to send commercial e-mail to a recipient if recipient has
requested that you discontinue such communication,
- sending bulk e-mails, "spam" chain letters, "mail bombs," or
other disruptive transmissions, or
- forging message headers or otherwise concealing an e-mail address or
preventing others from responding to a message, or attempting to do so);
- Use the Site to post, store, or transmit any information or software that
contains a virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other harmful or disruptive component;
(e) Use the Site to post, store, or transmit materials in violation of another
party's copyright or other intellectual property rights; or
- Use the Site for any unlawful purposes; or modify, adapt, sublicense, translate,
resell, retransmit, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion
of the Site.
You are solely responsible for determining whether any material you post, store,
or transmit is subject to a third party's rights. Computershare may from time
to time monitor or review public Site discussions, chats, postings, transmissions,
bulletin boards, and the like. However, Computershare is under no obligation
to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content
of any such locations.
Computershare may keep archives of any or all public postings or submissions
and retains the right to publish these on the Site and in other media. Computershare
may refuse to post, or may remove at any time, any information or material, in
whole or in part, that Computershare determines is unacceptable, offensive, or
in violation of these TOS. Computershare will cooperate with law enforcement
authorities or court orders directing Computershare to disclose the identity
of anyone posting any such information or materials. Computershare may immediately
terminate or limit without notice any individual's use of all or portions of
the Site and/or such user's account(s) in the event of any conduct by such user
that Computershare in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in
the event of any breach by such user of these TOS. Such termination may occur
without notice to the user.
Subject to Computershare's Privacy Policy, any communication or material you
transmit to the Site or to Computershare, whether by electronic mail or otherwise,
for any reason, will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Computershare
may use anything (together with any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques
contained therein) that you transmit or post to the Site or to Computershare
in any manner, for any purpose, without credit or compensation.
Personal Information
You may be asked to supply certain personal information, which may include
credit card or other payment information, to use certain parts of the Site.
Computershare will treat all personal information as described in our Privacy
Policy. All personal information that you provide must be accurate, complete,
and current. Please note that while we request that the companies with which
we do business observe the guidelines of our Privacy Policy, we cannot be
responsible for what they do with personal information that you provide.
Further Terms
Computershare may at any time, without prior notice: (a) cancel any user
registration or account, or deny or limit any user's access to all or portions
of the Site, (b) change or eliminate any component of the Site, and (c) impose,
remove, or change any fees or charges for use of the Site or any feature
thereof.
Although Computershare attempts to ensure the listing of accurate and up-to-date
prices, offers, and other information, we will not be responsible for typographical
or other errors, regardless of their cause.
Software available on or through the Site may be subject to United States Export
Controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or exported (a) into (or
to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other
country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or (b) anyone on the
United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or
the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using
the software, you 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.
You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account
information and any password(s), and must immediately notify Computershare of
any unauthorized use of your account.
Although the Site may be accessible worldwide, not all products, services, or
information referenced in the Site are available to all persons in all geographic
locations or jurisdictions. Computershare reserves the right to limit in its
sole discretion, the availability of the Site and/or the provision and quantity
of any product, service, and/or information to any person, geographic area, or
jurisdiction it so desires. Any offer for any product, service, and/or information
made in connection with the Site is void where prohibited by law.
Nothing contained in these TOS shall be construed to limit the actions or remedies
available to Computershare or its Affiliates with respect to any prohibited activity
or conduct. Non-enforcement of any of these TOS does not constitute consent or
waiver, and Computershare reserves the right to enforce such term at its sole
discretion.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Computershare, its officers,
directors, shareholders, Affiliates, employees, and agents against any and all
claims, damages, costs, or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly from:
(a) your breach of this Agreement, (b) your activities in connection with the
Site, or (c) any other matter for which you are responsible hereunder or under
law.
Miscellaneous
These TOS shall be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut exclusive
of its choice of law rules, and without regard to the United Nations Convention
on the International Sales of Goods. Any action to be brought in connection with
these TOS or the Site shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts
located in the State of Connecticut, United States of America, and you irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. In any action to enforce this Agreement,
the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys' fees. In the event
that any provision of these TOS is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall
be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary to keep these TOS otherwise
in full force and effect.
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