TERMS
OF USE & PRIVACY POLICY
FOR
THE WEBSITE OF THE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSTITUENCY OF
ICANN'S GENERIC NAMES
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION (IPC)
Welcome
to the website of the Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN's Generic
Names Supporting Organization
(IPC).
This page outlines the terms and conditions for the use of this
Website, www.ipconstituency.org.
All the materials on this website are protected under copyright and other laws of the United States, international conventions, and similar laws abroad. Please respect the copyrights of the authors and publishers of this Website. There is no charge for the use of the materials contained on this Website.
Copyright in the materials contained on this Website, including, but not limited to, the textual material, artwork, photographs, computer software, audio and visual elements, is owned or controlled separately (and as a collective work exclusively) by the Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization:
©
2005 Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN's Generic Names Supporting
Organization.
In addition, copyright in the selection, arrangement and coordination of materials on this Website is owned exclusively by the Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization:
© 2005 Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization
The
contents of this Website may be viewed, browsed and/or downloaded, provided
the use of the material is for non-commercial purposes.
Users are not, however, permitted to store in electronic form, any
significant portion of this Website. Except
as provided by law, the contents of this Website may not be modified or
adapted (including adaptations/displays such as by "framing"),
published, sold in whole or in part, used to create derivative works,
incorporated into a database, or in any way exploited without prior written
permission from the IPC.
To request permission, contact
webmaster@ipconstituency.org.
Third-party
links are provided as a convenience to our users. The IPC
does not control and is not responsible for any of those sites or their
content. Furthermore, the
IPC
is obligated to protect its reputation and trademarks and we reserve the
right to request removal of any link to our website.
If
you are dissatisfied with any portion of this website or with any of these
terms of use, your exclusive and sole remedy is to discontinue using this
website.
The
IPC
does not collect or use personally identifiable information on this website,
except in responding to website visitors who voluntarily provide such
information. The IPC does
not sell or distribute personally identifiable information collected on this
website to third parties. The
IPC may use non-personal information supplied by you or your browser to
monitor the popularity and usefulness of this website’s links, features,
and content.
Non-personal
information may be automatically collected by the webmaster through the use
of "cookies," which are small text files used to recognize repeat
visitors and facilitate access to this website.
The IPC does not use such non-personal information for commercial
marketing.
The
IPC reserves the right to
change its privacy policy at any time without advance notice.
If there is a change in policy, the new policy will go into effect
once it is posted. The
IPC
recognizes its responsibility for protecting the online privacy of your
personal information. If you
have questions or comments about our administration of your personal
information, please contact us at info@ipconstituency.org.
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants
The user of this Website represents, warrants, and covenants that nothing downloaded and further distributed, made available, or published in connection with or taken from these materials, even if such act is done with the permission of the IPC, will be used in a manner that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or that invades the rights of privacy or other personal or property rights or infringes the copyright or trademark of any person or entity. The user of this Website shall indemnify, defend and hold the IPC and its member associations harmless from any damages, expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of any breach or alleged breach of these representations and/or warranties herein, by the Website user or any third party to whom Website user shares or otherwise makes available these materials. The Website user shall cooperate in the defense of any claim brought against IPC.
THE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSTITUENCY OF ICANN'S GENERIC NAMES SUPPORTING
ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE MATERIALS IN
THIS SITE, INCLUDING LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IPC HEREBY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE IPC AND RELATED PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE,
THAT ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION TO ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS,
OR DEFECTS IN ANY MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE, OR THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE
THIS WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT THEREIN.
The
IPC does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials of
this website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be
corrected, or that this website or the server that makes it available are
free of viruses or other harmful components. You assume the entire cost of
all necessary maintenance, repair, or correction.
The
information on this website has been prepared by counsel and staff
representing the Intellectual Property Constituency of ICANN's Generic Names
Supporting Organization. Information may contain inaccuracies and errors.
Information contained in this website should not be relied upon for
personal or legal decisions. It should not be construed as legal advice.
You should consult an appropriate legal professional for your
specific situation.
Any
use of "Intellectual Property
Constituency of ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization",
"IPC", the logo, or of any text or other
material, in whole or in part, contained in this Website in any manner to
express or imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation, connection, or
association of the user by or with IPC, or to cause confusion, to cause
mistake, or to deceive as to the origin, sponsorship or approval of the
user's goods, services or commercial activities with
Intellectual Property
Constituency of ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization, is strictly prohibited.
If
you have any questions about this website’s operation or design, please
contact our Webmaster at (email)
webmaster@ipconstituency.org.
For
additional questions or comments about the IPC,
please contact us:
Address: 1747 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW
Suite 825
Washington, DC 20006-4637
U.S.A.
Telephone: +1 (202) 833 4198
Fax:
+1 (202) 872 0546
Email:
info@ipconstituency.org