Your use and access to this site of the WIRB – Copernicus Group, Inc. and its affiliates (“we”, “us” or “our”) is subject to the following Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, please do not use this site.
We may revise these Terms at any time. Any such revision will become effective when it is posted to this site. Your continued use of this site signifies your consent to any such changes.
Content
The content and information (“Content”) displayed on this site is the sole and exclusive property of us or our licensors, and it is protected by copyright under the laws of the United States and other jurisdictions. The commercial use of this Content, other than transactions with us, is strictly prohibited without our express prior written consent. You agree not to otherwise modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell or re-sell any Content obtained from or through this site. You may download, and print one copy of the Content for your informational, non-commercial use, provided you do not modify the Content in any way and you keep intact all copyright, trademark and proprietary notices. Nothing contained on this website shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right under any intellectual property right of the WIRB – Copernicus Group or any third party, except as expressly provided above.
The trademarks, service marks, and logos of the WIRB – Copernicus Group and its affiliates used and displayed on our site are our registered and unregistered trademarks. Requests to use trademarks owned by other companies which may be mentioned on our site should be directed to such other companies. We actively and vigorously enforce our intellectual property rights. Our trademarks, service marks, and logos may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on our site, without our prior written permission.
Privacy
We take your privacy very seriously. Please see our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the site, to understand our practices.
Limitation of Liability
This site and the Content are provided “as is” and we make no representation or warranty of any kind with respect to this site or any site or service accessible through this site. You understand that the information presented on this website is intended for information purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for legal and/or regulatory advice or opinions. We expressly disclaim all express and implied warranties including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. In no event will we be liable to any party for any damages, including direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, consequential, or other damages (including, but not limited to, lost profits, business interruption, loss of programs or data) without regard to the form of action and whether in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this site, any Content on or accessed through this site or any site service linked to, or any copying, displaying, or use thereof. Under no circumstances will we, or our licensors and suppliers, be liable for amounts in excess of $100 USD for any reason, and then only to the extent of actual damages incurred by you. Any claims by you arising in connection with your access or use of the Site or the Content must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to the cause of action. Remedies under these Terms are the exclusive remedies available for all matters relating to the site or any of the Content. THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN YOUR JURISDICTION and ACCORDINGLY, THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Means of Access
We may provide you with various means that permit you to record and store information on the site. You are responsible for taking all reasonable precautions to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to your passwords, user names, or accounts. It is your sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination and use of all such means of access, including sign-in name, screen name and passwords; (2) authorize, monitor, and control access to and use of your account and password; (3) promptly inform us if you believe your account or password has been compromised or if there is any other reason you need to deactivate a password. To send us an email, please follow the directions under the “How you can contact us” portion of these Terms. You grant us and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of this site the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the site. We cannot and do not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit, or your or third parties’ use or misuse of information transmitted or received using this site.
Third Party Links
This site may contain links to third party websites. A link to another site or service is not an endorsement of that site or service. Any use you make of the information provided on this site, or any site or service linked to by this site, is at your own risk.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our affiliates and our respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms.
Compliance with Laws
You are responsible for complying with the laws of the jurisdiction from which you are accessing this site and you agree that you will not access or use the information on this site in violation of such laws. Unless expressly stated otherwise herein, any information submitted by you through this site shall be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary. You represent that you have the lawful right to submit such information and agree that you will not submit any information unless you are legally entitled to do so. Because of the open nature of the Internet, we recommend that you not submit information you consider confidential. You may not use or export any of the information on this website in violation of US export laws and regulations.
Material You Submit
You may submit data, suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the material is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam.” You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of materials. We reserve the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such material.
If you do post or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such material throughout the world in any media. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the material that you post; that the material is accurate; that use of the material you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify us for all claims resulting from material you supply. We have the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any material. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any material posted by you or any third party.
Termination
Notwithstanding any of these terms and conditions, we reserve the right, without notice and in our sole discretion, to terminate your license to use this site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of this site.
Jurisdiction
We maintain this site in New Jersey, U.S.A. and you agree that these Terms and any legal action or proceeding relating to this site shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey without reference to its choice of law rules. If you attempt to bring any legal proceedings against us you specifically acknowledge that we are free to choose the jurisdiction of our preference as to where such action against us may be held. As you have agreed by using this site to choose the laws of the State of New Jersey to govern any such proceedings, we will probably choose to defend any such action in New Jersey, but we can make this decision entirely as it suits us, without regard to where in the world you are located, or from where in the world you visited this site.
How you can contact us
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at the following address:
WIRB-Copernicus Group
202 Carnegie Center, Suite 107
Princeton, NJ 08540
You may also email us at info@wcgirb.com.
This Terms of Use is effective as of January 7, 2014.