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LRQA USA Website Terms of Use
Please read these terms carefully before using this Web Site. Use of this Web Site indicates your acceptance of these terms and binds you to them. If you do not want to accept these Terms and Conditions in full, you should immediately terminate use of this site.
Care is taken to ensure the information on this web site 'www.lrqausa.com' is accurate; however, LRQA accepts no responsibility for inaccuracies in, or changes to, the information. Access to and use of this site is provided by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, Inc. (LRQA) under the following Terms and Conditions.
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, Inc. (LRQA) maintains this Web Site and all the information, communications, software, scripting, photos, text, graphics, images, and other materials and services found on the Web Site (collectively “Content”) for the use of its customers, employees, and members of the general public.
Acceptance of Contract Terms
In exchange for using the Web Site, you agree to be bound exclusively by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You represent you have the legal authority to accept these Web Site Terms of Use on behalf of yourself or any party you represent. If any provision of these Web Site Terms of Use is held to be invalid by any law, rule, order, or regulation of any government or by the final determination of any state or federal court, this invalidity will not affect the enforceability of any other provision of the Web Site Terms of Use.
If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use the Web Site because your use of the Web Site binds you to these terms.
The Web Site is controlled and operated in whole or in part by LRQA from its offices within the United States. By accessing the Web Site, you agree that the statutes and laws of the United States and the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of laws, will apply to all matters relating to use of the Web Site, and you agree that any litigation relating in any way to the use of the Web Site shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Harris County, Texas.
Those who access the Web Site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. LRQA makes no representation that the Content in the Web Site is appropriate or available for use in other locations or that access to it from outside the U.S.A. is legal. As a condition of your use of the Web Site, you warrant to LRQA that you will not use the Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by the terms, conditions, and notices contained in these Terms of Use. You may not, at any time, (a) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Web Site or tamper in any way with the operation of the Web Site, or (b) insert or make use of any type of disabling device including, but not limited to, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs, or any similar device that may impair, damage, or interfere with the proper working order of the Web Site. You acknowledge that LRQA reserves the right in its sole discretion to refuse or terminate access to the Web Site by you at any time.
Restrictions on Use of Content
You acknowledge that the Content is the property of LRQA and is protected in the U.S. and internationally by a variety of laws, including but not limited to, copyright laws and treaty provisions, trademark laws, and other proprietary rights laws. In addition to LRQA ownership of the Content, LRQA or its licensors own a copyright in the selection, coordination, and arrangement of the Content. Nothing contained in this Web Site may be construed as conferring any license or right to any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary interest of LRQA or of any third party. The Web Site and the Content may not be copied, distributed, or reproduced in any way, without the prior written consent of LRQA, except that you may print a copy of the Content for personal, informational, non-commercial use provided that (i) all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices are kept intact, and (ii) the Content is not modified in any way. The permission terminates automatically if you breach any of the Web Site Terms of Use. LRQA is not granting you any permission to use the Content other than the permission expressly stated in these Web Site Terms of Use.
You agree not to adapt, alter, or create a derivative work from any of the material contained in this site or use it for any purpose other than for your personal, non-commercial use. You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by any third party. This restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct that is unlawful, or that may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within this site.
Submissions of Information
Do not send any confidential or proprietary information to LRQA through the Web Site. Any information you do send to LRQA through the Web Site will be deemed not to be confidential. For any nonconfidential information you do send, you hereby grant LRQA an unrestricted, royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit, and distribute the nonconfidential information, and agree that LRQA is free to use for any purpose any ideas, concepts, or techniques that you send LRQA. Your personally-identifiable information you submit to us shall be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You agree to assume the security risk for any information you provide using the Web Site.
Revisions
LRQA may revise or withdraw the Content, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. LRQA may at any time revise these Web Site Terms of Use by updating this posting. By using the Web Site, you agree to be bound by any revisions and you agree to periodically visit this page to determine the then current Web Site Terms of Use to which you are bound. Your continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of this agreement as modified by the posted changes.
Links to Third-Party Websites
The Web Site may contain hyperlinks to web sites operated by parties other than LRQA. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. LRQA does not control those web sites and is not responsible for their contents. LRQA’s inclusion of hyperlinks to web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on the web sites or any association with their operators. LRQA is not responsible for damages or losses caused by any delays, defects, or omissions that may exist in the services, information, or other content provided in third-party web sites, whether actual, alleged, consequential, or punitive. LRQA makes no guarantees or representations as to, and shall have no liability for, any electronic content delivered by any third party, including, without limitation, the accuracy, subject matter, quality, or timeliness of any electronic content.
Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity
IN NO EVENT WILL LRQA, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THIS SITE, ANY WEB SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE, OR THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION OR SERVICES CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL THESE SITES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES FROM THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ALL COSTS FOR THESE REQUIRED ACTIONS. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Trademarks and Service Marks
The trademarks, logos, and service marks ("Marks") displayed on this Site are registered, common-law trademarks and are the property of LRQA or other third parties. You are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written consent of LRQA or the third party that may own the Marks. Nothing on this Web Site should be interpreted, by implication or otherwise, as granting permission or license to use the Marks, whether LRQA Marks or those of a third party.
With offices and assessors in over 30 countries, LRQA is a core business of the Lloyd ’s Register (LR) Group of Companies. Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved.
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