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WEBSITE TERMS OF USE
Last Updated: August 25, 2006
Your use of the aerosphereonline.com website
(the “Website”) is subject
to these Website Terms of Use (these “Terms
of Use”). By using the Website, you
agree to be bound by, and use the Website
in compliance with, these Terms of Use.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE,
DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE.
The terms "you," "your," and "yours"
refer to you, the visitor to the Website.
The terms "Aerosphere,"
"we," "us," and "our" refer
to Aerosphere, Inc. We may periodically
make changes to these Terms of Use. It
is your responsibility to review the most
recent version of these Terms of Use frequently
and remain informed of any changes to it.
You agree that your continued use of the
Website after such changes have been published
to the Website shall constitute your acceptance
of such revised Terms of Use.
License to Use the Website
Subject to these Terms of Use, we grant
to you a limited, personal, non-commercial,
non-exclusive, non-transferable license
to use the Website for your personal
use and not for resale or further distribution.
Your right to use the Website is limited
by the terms set forth in these Terms
of Use.
Except for this license granted to you,
we retain all right, title, and interest
in and to the Website, including all related
intellectual property rights. The Website
is protected by applicable intellectual
property laws, including United States
copyright law and international treaties.
Except as otherwise explicitly provided
in these Terms of Use or as may be expressly
permitted by applicable law, you will not,
and will not permit or authorize third
parties to: (a) reproduce, modify, translate,
enhance, decompile, disassemble, reverse
engineer, or create derivative works of
the Website; (b) rent, lease, or sublicense
access to the Website; nor (c) circumvent
or disable any security or technological
features or measures of the Website.
Access to the Website; Modifications
to the Website
We do not provide you with the equipment
to access the Website. You are responsible
for all fees charged by third parties to
access the Website (e.g., charges by internet
service providers).
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, all or a part
of the Website without notice. We will
not be liable to you or to any third party
for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance
of the Website.
The Website is not intended for or directed
to persons under the age of 13.
Restrictions
You must comply with all applicable laws,
including U.S. export control laws, when
using the Website. Except as may be expressly
permitted by applicable law or authorized
by us in writing, you will not, and will
not permit anyone else to: (a) store,
copy, modify, distribute, or resell any
of the information; audio, visual, and
audiovisual works; or other content made
available on the Website (“Website
Content”) or compile or collect
any Website Content as part of a database
or other work; (b) use any automated
tool (e.g., robots, spiders) to use the
Website or store, copy, modify, distribute,
or resell any Website Content; (c) rent,
lease, or sublicense your access to the
Website to another person; (d) use the
Website or Website Content for any purpose
except for your own personal use; (e)
circumvent or disable any digital rights
management, usage rules, or other security
features of the Website; (f) use the
Website in a manner that threatens the
integrity, performance, or availability
of the Website; or (g) remove, alter,
or obscure any proprietary notices (including
copyright notices) on any portion of
the Website or Website Content.
Privacy Policy
We may collect registration and other information
about you through the Website. Our collection
and use of this information is governed
by our Privacy Policy available at www.aerosphereonline.com/about/privacy.htm.
Linking to This Website
If you link to this Website, you are permitted
to link only to the home page: http://www.aerosphereonline.com.
Deep linking to internal parts of this
Website, framing of this Website as part
of other websites, and in-line linking
or any other manner of incorporating
parts of this website as part of another
website is not permitted without the
prior written consent of Aerosphere.
Links and Third Party Content
The Website may contain links to third
party products, services, and websites.
We exercise no control over the third
party products, services, and websites
and we are not responsible for their
performance, do not endorse them, and
are not responsible or liable for any
content, advertising, or other materials
available through the third party products,
services, and websites. We are not be
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly,
for any damage or loss caused to you
by your use of or reliance on any goods
or services available through the third
party products, services, and websites.
Password Restricted Areas of the
Website
Certain areas of the Website may be password
restricted to registered users (“Password-Protected
Areas”). If you have registered as
an authorized user to gain access to these
Password-Protected Areas, you agree that
you are entirely responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of your password, and
agree to notify Aerosphere if the password
is lost, stolen, disclosed to an unauthorized
third party, or otherwise may have been
compromised. You agree that you are entirely
responsible for any and all activities
that occur under your account, including
any fees that may be incurred under your
password-protected account, whether or
not you are the individual who undertakes
such activities. You agree to immediately
notify Aerosphere of any unauthorized use
of your account or any other breach of
security in relation to your password or
the Site that is known to you.
Submissions
The Website may allow you and other third
parties to post reviews or comments concerning
the products or services we distribute.
Any opinions, advice, statements, services,
offers, or other information that constitutes
part of the content expressed or made
available by third parties on the Website
are those of the respective authors or
producers and not of Aerosphere, or its
shareholders, directors, officers, or
employees. Aerosphere may review and
delete any content, in whole or in part,
that in the sole judgment of Aerosphere
violate these Terms of Use or which might
be offensive, illegal, or that might
violate the rights of or harm any third
parties. Aerosphere does not control
the content posted by third parties via
the Website and, as such, does not guarantee
the accuracy, integrity or quality of
such content. You understand that by
using the Website, you may be exposed
to content that is offensive, indecent
or objectionable. Under no circumstances
will Aerosphere, its shareholders, directors,
officers, directors, or employees be
held liable for any loss or damage caused
by your reliance on information obtained
through the Website. It is your responsibility
to evaluate the information, opinion,
advice, or other content available.
You agree that Aerosphere is free to use
any comments, information, ideas, concepts,
reviews, or techniques or any other material
contained in any communication you may
send to us (each, a
"Submission"), including, without
limitation, responses to questionnaires
or through postings to the Website without
further compensation, acknowledgement or
payment to you for any purpose whatsoever
including, but not limited to, developing,
manufacturing and marketing products and
creating, modifying or improving the Website
and our products and services. Furthermore,
by posting any Submission on the Website,
submitting information to us, or in responding
to questionnaires, you grant us a perpetual,
non-exclusive, fully paid, royalty-free,
irrevocable, sublicenseable, worldwide
license and right to display, use, perform,
reproduce, modify, distribute and create
derivative works of the Submission or information
submitted in any media, software, or technology
of any kind now existing or developed in
the future. By posting or providing a Submission
or information, you represent and warrant
that public posting and use of your Submission
or information by Aerosphere will not infringe
on or violate the rights of any third party.
Use Restrictions
You will not use the Website to: (a) upload,
post, email, or otherwise transmit any
Submission that contains personally identifying
information of others (such as actual
names, phone numbers, mailing addresses,
email addresses and URL), unlawful, harmful,
threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious,
defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous,
invasive of another's privacy, hateful,
or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable; (b) harm Aerosphere or
third parties in any way; (c) impersonate
any person or entity, or otherwise misrepresent
your affiliation with a person or entity;
(d) upload, post, email, or otherwise
transmit any Submission that you do not
have a right to transmit under any law
or under contractual or fiduciary relationships
(such as inside information, proprietary
and confidential information learned
or disclosed as part of employment relationships
or under nondisclosure agreements); (e)
upload, post, email or otherwise transmit
any Submission that infringes any patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright or
other proprietary right of any party;
(f) upload, post, email, or otherwise
transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials,
"junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters,"
"pyramid schemes," or any other
forms of solicitation; (g) upload, post,
email, or otherwise transmit any material
that contains software viruses or any other
computer code, files, or programs designed
to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality
of any computer software or hardware or
telecommunications equipment; (h) interfere
with or disrupt the Website or servers
or networks connected to the Website, or
disobey any requirements, procedures, policies
or regulations of networks connected to
the Website; (i) intentionally or unintentionally
violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law or regulation; (j) "stalk"
or otherwise harass another; (k) write
comments that in any way refer to persons
under 18 years of age; or (l) collect or
store personal data about other users.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT
IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE AND
WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS
IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
AEROSPHERE 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, TITLE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE
THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS
OF THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT, AND
YOU RELY ON THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT
AT YOUR OWN RISK. ANY MATERIAL OBTAINED
THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN
DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER
OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE
DOWNLOAD OF ANY MATERIAL THROUGH THE
WEBSITE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
AEROSPHERE OR THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE
WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. SOME STATES
MAY PROHIBIT A DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY
FROM STATE TO STATE.
Limitation of Liability
AEROSPHERE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE
LOSSES (EVEN IF AEROSPHERE HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DAMAGES),
RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE
AND WEBSITE CONTENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
WILL AEROSPHERE'S TOTAL LIABILITY OF
ALL KINDS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR WEBSITE CONTENT
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTY
CLAIMS), REGARDLESS OF THE FORUM AND
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY ACTION OR CLAIM
IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE,
EXCEED THE VALUE OF GOODS SOLD TO OR
PURCHASED BY YOU.. BECAUSE SOME STATES
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your work has been
copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, please contact us at copyright@aerosphereonline.com
and provide Aerosphere’s copyright
agent, in writing, the following information
required by the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512: (i) an electronic
or physical signature of the person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of the
copyright interest; (ii) a description
of the copyrighted work that you claim
has been infringed, including the URL
(i.e., web page address) of the location
where the copyrighted work exists or
a copy of the copyrighted work; (iii)
identification of the URL or other specific
location on the Web Site where the material
that you claim is infringing is located;
(iv) your address, telephone number,
and email address; (v) a statement by
you that you have a good faith belief
that the disputed use is not authorized
by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law; and (vi) a statement by you,
made under penalty of perjury, that the
above information in your notice is accurate
and that you are the copyright owner
or authorized to act on the copyright
owner’s behalf. Aerosphere’s
agent for notice of claims of copyright
infringement on this site can be reached
using the contact information below.
Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold Aerosphere,
and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
agents, and employees, harmless from
any costs, damages, expenses, and liability
caused by your use of the Website or
Website Content, your violation of these
Terms of Use, or your violation of any
rights of a third party through use of
the Website or Website Content.
Updates to this Website and License
Agreement
We may occasionally update the Website
and these Terms of Use. When we do, we
will revise the “last updated”
date on these Terms of Use. You should
check this Website and these Terms of Use
frequently to see recent changes. By continuing
to use the Website, you agree to any updates
to this Website and these Terms of Use.
This version of these Terms of Use shall
supersede all earlier versions.
Legal Notices
Enforcement of these Terms of Use will
be governed by California law, excluding
its conflict and choice of law principles.
The exclusive jurisdiction and venue
for any claims arising out of or related
to these Terms of Use or your use of
the Website will lie in the State and
Federal courts located in the State of
California, in the County of Contra Costa,
and you irrevocably agree to submit to
the jurisdiction of such courts. The
failure of Aerosphere to enforce any
right or provision in these Terms of
Use will not constitute a waiver of such
right or provision unless acknowledged
and agreed to by Aerosphere in writing.
In the event that a court of competent
jurisdiction finds any provision of these
Terms of Use to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions
will remain in full force and effect.
Contacting Aerosphere
If you have any questions or concerns about
the Website or these Terms of Use, please
send us a thorough description by email
to info@aerosphereonline.com,
or write to us at: Aerosphere, Inc.,
P.O. Box 157, Alamo, CA 94507.
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