Terms of Use

The IT Policy Compliance Group (IT PCG) and ITPolicyCompliance.com (collectively “The Site”) make information available on this web site, subject to the following terms and conditions.  By accessing this site, you agree to these terms and conditions. The Site reserves the right to change these terms and conditions, information, services and programs mentioned in this site at any time at its sole discretion without notice. The Site reserves the right to seek all remedies available by law and in equity for any violation of these terms and conditions.  Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

 

Personal Information and Privacy

The Site will use and protect your personally identifiable information in accordance with its Privacy Policy, the contents of which are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.  Please be aware that your browser must be enabled to accept cookies in order for you to access certain information from the Site.

 

Copyright

The information on this web site is protected by copyright.  Except as indicated below, no portion of this web site may be distributed or reproduced by any means or in any form without the prior written permission of The Site.  All Trademarks used or referred to on this site are the property of their respective owners.

 

Copyright Notice
© 2006 IT Policy Compliance Group, USA. All rights reserved.

 

Reuse of Web Site Information
Except as otherwise indicated on this web site, you may view, print, copy, and distribute documents on this site subject to the following terms and conditions:

·          Documents and information displayed on the site may be used solely for informational, personal, and non-commercial purposes

·          Any copy of a document, portion thereof, or any information from this site must include all copyright and proprietary notices in the same form and manner as on the original

·          Documents may not be modified in any way

·          Reuse of documents, graphs, charts, tables and other information from this site that are not personal and non-commercial are subject to the following limitations:

        1.  Excepts from this site must be limited to 100 words or less

        2.  Factoids, charts and graphs must be limited to three or less

        3.  Inclusion of copyright and proprietary notices are in the same form as the original

The Site reserves the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon notice from The Site

Any uses of the information from this site that differ from those described above must be authorized in writing by the Editorial Manager or Managing Director of this web site.  Contact us to request permission to use information that differs from provisions listed in Reuse of Web Site Information within these Terms of Use.

Documents specified above do not include the layout or design of this web site.  Elements of this site are protected by trade dress or other laws and may not be imitated or reproduced in whole or in part.  Documents specified above do not include logos, graphics, sounds or images on this web site, which may be reproduced or distributed only when expressly permitted by The Site.

 

Restrictions and Termination of Use

The Site may block, restrict, disable, suspend or terminate your access to all or part of the Site, Services and Materials at any time in its sole discretion without prior notice or liability to you. In the event of your or others’ access to or use of the Site that is considered unacceptable, the Site may without restriction block, filter or delete your e-mail communications.  The Site at its own discretion will determine what constitutes acceptable use and you hereby agree to this determination.

 

Warranties and Disclaimers; Liability, Limitations, Submissions

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND NEITHER IT PCG NOR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENTS OF ITPOLICYCOMPLIANCE.COM OR INFORMATION FURNISHED BY IT PCGOR OUR MEMBERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, CORRECTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE, APPLICATION OR PURPOSE.  BY ENTERING ITPOLICYCOMPLIANCE.COM YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLYAGREE THAT IT PCG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS OR CAUSES OF ACTION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE, AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ITPOLICYCOMPLIANCE.COM OR ANY INFORMATION YOU OBTAIN ON IT OR ANY OTHER INTERACTION WITH ITPOLICYCOMPLIANCE.COM. IN DOING SO, YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE WAIVING VOLUNTARILY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY ANY LIABILITY OF IT PCG.. IT PCG DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY CONCERNING ERRORS, OMISSIONS, DELAYS OR OTHER DEFECTS IN THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO USERS, OR THAT ITS FILES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS,TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODES THAT INCLUDE OR MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS.>.

Any notice to The Site shall be given in writing and sent by e-mail to the addresses listed under Contact us.  The application of these provisions, disclosures and disclaimers and all other matters arising from your use of ITPolicyCompliance.com or of any information you obtain from ITPolicyCompliance.com shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of California. Any claims, disputes or other controversies relating to or arising from these provisions, disclosures and disclaimers or from your use of this web site or any information you receive from The Site shall be brought exclusively in the Northern District Court of California and California Law, and you hereby expressly consent to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts

If any clause or provision set forth above is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future law, then, in that event the clause or provision so determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable shall be severable without affecting the enforceability of all remaining clauses or provisions.

 

Linking to This Web Site

The Site permits anyone to link to this web site subject to the linker's compliance with the following terms and conditions: A site that links to this web site:

·          May link to, but not replicate, content contained in ITPolicyCompliance.com

·          Must not create a border environment or browser around content contained in ITPolicyCompliance.com

·          Must not present misleading or false information about IT PCG, its members, agents, employees or representatives and/or any related products or services

·          Must not misrepresent the linker’s  relationship with The Site or any IT PCG member r

·          Must not imply that The Site or any IT PCG member is endorsing or sponsoring the linker or the linker's services or products;

·          Must not use the logos or trade dress of IT PCG or any ITP PCG member without prior written permission from the relevant party

·          Must not contain content that could be construed as obscene, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, or inappropriate for all ages;

·          Must not contain materials that would violate any laws;

·          Must agree to remove the link may be removed at any time upon written request from the Site.

 

Third-party Web Sites
ITPolicyCompliance.com provides links to third-party web sites, which are not under the control of The Site.  IT PCG makes no representations about third-party web sites.  When you access a non-ITPolicyCompliance.com web site, you do so at your own risk.  IT PCG is not responsible for the reliability of any data, opinions, advice, or statements made on third-party sites.  ITPolicyCompliance.com provides these links merely as a convenience.  The inclusion of such links does not imply that IT PCG endorses, recommends, or accepts any responsibility for the content of such sites.

 

Compliance with Laws

You agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this web site shall be governed by the laws of the state of California. You agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the State of California, with respect to such matters.

IT PCG makes no representation that information on this web site are appropriate or available for use in all countries, and prohibits accessing materials from territories where contents are illegal. Those who access this site do so, on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws.

 

Last updated: November 8, 2006

 









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