CLEANTECHIQ TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
1. WELCOME
Thank you for subscribing to CleanTechIQ (the “Service”) and visiting us online at a CleanTechIQ Website (the “Website”). Please read this Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) carefully. By registering for the Service, whether as an individual or through a company subscription, each User has entered into an agreement with CleanTechIQ. At all times, each User is bound by the then-current version of this Agreement and all applicable laws. We highly recommend that each User review this Agreement from time to time to ensure that they are familiar with the most recent version.
2. LICENSE GRANT
In return for registration and payment for the Service and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, CleanTechIQ hereby grants a limited number of your full- and part-time employees who are acting within the scope of their employment (the “Users”), a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to display the stories, databases, polls, webinars, videos and other materials provided by our news Service, and also to make a reasonable number of printouts of the Content, for internal company use only. The exact number of full and part-time employees authorized to access the Content are described in the sales contract. Such use expressly excludes any republication or redistribution beyond the scope of the license granted hereby. All information available through the Service is the sole property of CleanTechIQ or related companies, and may not be copied, distributed, reproduced, or sold without the express written consent of CleanTechIQ. Under no circumstances may any User provide access to or copies of the Content to any person not licensed hereby.
3. FORWARD TO A FRIEND
Users may occasionally utilize our “Forward to a Friend” function to e-mail an article from the Service to a few individuals, without charge. Users are not permitted to provide others with access to the Content on a regular basis. When this feature is used, CleanTechIQ monitors information regarding the sender’s name, email address and comments, as well as the recipient’s name and email address.
4. MONITORING USE
CleanTechIQ reserves the right to monitor usage of the Website and the Service and to compile reports on such usage.
5. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
CleanTechIQ may preserve and disclose information about each User for the following limited purposes: (1) to comply with legal process, such as a court order, search warrant, or subpoena; (2) to enforce this Agreement; (3) to respond to a request from you; (4) to promote the Content or the Service; and (5) in circumstances that we deem, in our sole discretion, to constitute illegal activities including fraud, or that pose a threat to the safety of you or others.
6. COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS
- Ownership
The Website includes trademarks and service marks owned by CleanTechIQ and its related companies. The Website also includes trademarks and service marks owned by third parties, which appear on the Website with the permission of their respective owners. Use of any of these marks without permission may constitute infringe or otherwise violate trademark rights.
- Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
Notification of Alleged Copyright Infringement
It is CleanTechIQ’s policy to respect the intellectual property rights of others. In connection with this policy, CleanTechIQ will not knowingly post content of any kind that infringes the copyrights of others. CleanTechIQ has designated an agent to receive notifications of alleged copyright infringement on the Website (the “Designated Agent”). If you believe that your work has been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send a written communication to CleanTechIQ ‘s Designated Agent that contains the following:
- a description of the allegedly infringed work;
- a description of the location of the allegedly infringed work on the Website, including the URL;
- your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number;
- a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is unauthorized under current law;
- a statement by you that you believe, under penalty of perjury, that your allegations are true and that you are the copyright owner or acting on behalf of the copyright owner;
- and your physical or electronic signature.
Please submit Notifications of Alleged Infringement via email to:
Michael Salat at msalat@cleantechiq.com
- Use of Your Company Name/Logo
You agree that we may list your company name on the Website to facilitate registration for the Service by your authorized employees.
7. LINKS FROM THE WEBSITE
Links provided from the Website to other websites or Internet locations are provided for the convenience of the Users. CleanTechIQ does not endorse, sponsor, or approve of any content of such websites or locations. CleanTechIQ has no control over any of the websites or Internet locations that you may access through the Website, and is not responsible for the content or accuracy of the content of any such website or location. If a User accesses any other website or Internet location through the Website, the Users do so at their own risk. If you believe that any link on the Website leads to an illegal, offensive, or inappropriate website, please contact CleanTechIQ.
8. PROHIBITED USES
In addition to the requirements set forth in other sections of this Agreement, each User agrees not to access and/or use the Website for any purpose not expressly authorized by the Agreement and/or to transmit, post, or distribute to the Website content that:
- constitutes an advertisement or solicitation of business of any kind, including but not limited to spam, chain letters, and pyramid schemes;
- contains or constitutes software, computer programs, or routines of any kind, including but not limited to viruses, bots, worms, and spiders;
- collects information about others, including but not limited to users. e-mail addresses;
- imposes an unreasonable load or burden on the Website’s infrastructure;and/or
- reverse engineers, decompiles, or disassembles the software comprising the Website.
9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
ALL CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, CLEANTECHIQ DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO SUCH CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT. ALTHOUGH CLEANTECHIQ STRIVES TO MAKE THE CONTENT ACCURATE, COMPLETE, AND CURRENT, CLEANTECHIQ DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT ANY CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY DATA ON THIS WEBSITE IS ACCURATE, ERROR-FREE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT, THAT USE OF SUCH CONTENT OR DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT OR DATA, AND THE SERVERS ON WHICH THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT ARE AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR OTHERWISE COMPLETELY SECURE. MOREOVER, CLEANTECHIQ DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN THIS WEBSITE OR KEEP IT OPERATIONAL. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CLEANTECHIQ BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES BASED ON OR CAUSED BY ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE TO WHICH THIS SITE IS LINKED, THE CONTENT OF THIS OR OTHER WEBSITES, OR ANY VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS DERIVED FROM ANY SUCH WEBSITES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, OR USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR INFORMATION, EVEN IF CLEANTECHIQ HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES, SO THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
11. TERMINATION OF SERVICE
CleanTechIQ reserves the right to change or discontinue at any time, without notice, any forums, content, materials, equipment, specifications, models, products, software, applications, and/or services described on the Website, or the availability thereof. CleanTechIQ also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement and any User’s access to all or part of the Website.
12. NO CANCELLATIONS OF PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS
Annual paid subscriptions are non-cancellable and pro-rated refunds are not offered.
13. INDEMNIFICATION
Each User agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CleanTechIQ and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, licensors, partners, co-branders, members, representatives, successors, and assigns, from and against all liabilities, claims, expenses, and demands, including reasonable attorneys. fees and amounts paid to settle claims, made by any third party due to or arising from the content you submitted, posted, or transmitted to or through the Website, your use of the Website, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of any rights of another.
14. NO WAIVER
The failure of CleanTechIQ to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to respond to a breach of this Agreement by you or other parties shall not in any way constitute a waiver of CleanTechIQ rights to subsequently enforce any provision of this Agreement against you or any other party.