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Powel Corporation Web Site Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement describes our current privacy practices with regard
to information we collect when you or your computer interact with our Web
sites, including www.powelinc.com, www.scadacam.net and other sites
within our domains.
Information Collection and Use
We collect information from our users and their computers when they view our
Web sites. We collect both personally identifiable and non-personally
identifiable information. We also collect information from you when you
request support or make inquiries about our products or services.
We may ask you to provide us with personally identifiable information at
various points while you use our Web sites, such as when you register for a
Web site account. Examples of the types of personally identifiable
information we collect range from your e-mail address to your name, street
address, phone, or fax number.
We use the personally identifiable information you provide about yourself to
fulfill your requests to respond to your inquiries about our offerings, and
to customize the content of our Web sites. We use your e-mail address and
other personally identifiable information to send you service notifications
about your account, about the services you currently use, if any, and
concerning changes to our Privacy Statements, Acceptable Use Policy, Web
site Terms of Use, or other legal or policy matters. If you have given us
permission, we will use your e-mail address and other personally
identifiable information to send you our newsletter or to communicate with
you about products and services we believe may be of interest to you.
We also may use some of this information in anonymous or statistical forms,
such as aggregating geographic information from user addresses or types of
industries in which users work, to better understand our customers. We also
may ask you to optionally provide us information about your interests to be
used for similar purposes. We will ask your permission before using this
type of information in a way that personally identifies you.
Log Files
We use the information in our server log files to analyze trends in the
usage of our Web sites, to administer and maintain our Web sites, to track a
user's path through our Web sites, and to gather broad demographic
statistics about our Web sites and the ways in which they are used. Most of
the information in these files is not unique to you as an individual, such
as the files requested and pages you visit on our Web sites, the Web sites
from which you may have been referred to our Web sites, and information
about the type of browser you use and its settings. Some of the log files
contain IP addresses and other personally identifiable information, which
are used to identify user connections and to resolve technical issues
related to administration of our Web sites.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on a computer that contains information
associated with that computer. Our Web sites use cookies for several
purposes, such as maintaining your login state, improving the content of our
Web sites, providing you with information tailored to your interests,
customizing the content of our Web pages, and improving the security of your
use of our Web sites. Login cookies are linked to your e-mail address, which
is stored with other personally identifiable information.
You can instruct your browser to stop accepting cookies from our Web sites.
If you do so, however, you will hinder your experience by viewing some
information on our Web sites and logging into forums and message boards, as
well as preventing us from displaying content customized to the preferences
you have specified. You should, however, be able to access most parts of our
sites that are available to the general public.
Disclosure of Information
We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you
to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary.
To fulfill your requests for products or services, to protect the security
of our software, services, Web sites, and users, to protect ourselves from
liability, to respond to legal process or comply with law, or in connection
with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company. We share
statistical information about users of our Web sites with third parties, but
we do not link this information to any personally identifiable information.
Security
We take measures to protect the security of personally identifiable
information we hold about you. These measures include encrypting sensitive
information during transmission, limiting the number of our employees who
have access to personally identifiable information, requiring employees with
access to personally identifiable information to take appropriate measures
to safeguard it, and storing your information in secure places that are
protected using standard security technologies.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
Powel Corporation will occasionally update this Privacy Statement as
our business and products evolve. When we do, we will also revise the "last
updated" date at the top of the Privacy Statement. For material changes to
this Privacy Statement, Powel Corporation will notify you by placing
prominent notice on the Web site.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Statement, its implementation, or
our practices, please contact us at information@powel.com.
Terms and Conditions for Use of this Web Site
Thank you for visiting our Web site. By accessing or using any areas of our Web site (www.powelinc.com and all related servers operated by Powel), you are bound by the terms
and conditions set forth below, and our Web Site Privacy Statement. If you
do not accept these terms and conditions, you may not access or use this Web
site. We retain the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time
by posting new terms and conditions on this page.
Permission to Use This Web Site
Many portions of this Web site are available for public viewing and use. You
must register or enter into a separate agreement with Powel to
access other portions of this Web site. Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth on this page, and our
Privacy Statement, and
the terms and conditions of any license or other agreement pursuant to which
you use our products or services, Powel grants you permission to do
the following: (i) view and use for intended purposes those portions of this
Web site to which we have granted you access; (ii) make one complete,
unaltered electronic copy and/or one complete, unaltered paper copy of any
page on this Web site to which we have granted you access, provided you
retain all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights notices and
that you use it solely for personal or internal business purposes and do not
distribute or republish it; (iii) obtain our products and sign up for our
services, subject to payment of all applicable charges and agreement to the
terms and conditions of any license agreement or other agreement associated
with those products and services; and (iv) use the discussion forums,
contact lists and e-mail links to which you have been granted access to
interact with Powel and other users of our products and services in
ways that do not violate our
Privacy Statement. Any
other use of this Web site or its contents is prohibited without first
obtaining written permission from Powel.
Copyright, Trademarks and Other Proprietary Rights
This Web site contains text, data, software, photographs, graphics, videos,
music, sounds, and other information and material that is protected by state,
national, and international law pertaining to copyrights, trademarks, trade
secrets, and other proprietary rights. Unless indicated otherwise, all of
this content is the property of Powel and/or its licensors or
affiliates, and Powel and its licensors and affiliates reserve all
rights with respect to this Web site's content, including, without limitation, all rights to copy, display, distribute, transmit, modify, remove, and create derivative works of it.
Powel and logo, StakeOut and logo, ScadaCam and logo, LookOut,
and EaseOut are trademarks of Powel. IMP is a trademark of
Natural Resources Canada, Copyright 2004. Use of Powel's
trademarks is subject to the terms and conditions of our Trademark
Usage Policy. Other trademarks, product names, company names, and
logos appearing on this Web site are the property of their respective
owners. You must obtain permission from those owners before copying
or using their trademarks, product names, company names, or logos.
Linking, Framing, and Metatags
You may make referential links to any of the publicly accessible pages on
this Web site that are not password protected, subject to review and
termination by us at any time and for any reason. Please be aware that we
continually update and revise our Web site. We cannot guarantee that each
page to which you may provide a link will remain available or that its
content will remain the same.
You may not link to our Web site in any way that might lead others to
believe that our Web site or any of its contents were created or are
operated or offered by you or any party other than Powel. Unless you
have entered into a separate written agreement with us permitting you to do
so, you may not frame or otherwise display any portion of our Web site or
any of its contents, nor may you place any text or other content on your Web
site that states or implies that there is any association between you and
Powel.
You may not use any of Powel's trade names, trademarks, or any of the
textual content of our Web site as Metatags in your own Web site, unless we
have granted you a license explicitly permitting you to do so.
Communication and Submissions via This Web Site
Whenever you communicate with Powel or others using this Web site,
including its forums and e-mail links, your communications are
nonconfidential. Powel is free to use all submissions, ideas, and
feedback contained in your communications in any manner that is consistent
with our Privacy
Statement, including, but not limited to, incorporating your suggestions
into our product and service offerings without any financial or other
obligation to you.
Member Account, Security, and Password
If any of the products or services available to you on this Web site
requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration process
by providing us with current, complete, and accurate information as prompted
by the applicable registration form. You may be asked to choose a user name
and/or password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely
responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You
agree to notify Powel immediately of any unauthorized use of your
account or any other breach of security. Powel will not be liable
for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your
password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you
could be held liable for losses incurred by Powel or another party
due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone
else's account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.
Third Party Statements and Opinions
Powel is not responsible for any opinions, advice, or statements made
by third parties. Except as required by law, we have no obligation to
monitor users' postings to our forums or to remove or retain forum content,
although we reserve the right to do so.
No Warranties
THIS WEB SITE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. POWEL , AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTROLLED OR CONTROLLING ENTITIES, BUSINESS PARTNERS, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, AND SUPPLIERS (COLLECTIVELY, "AFFILIATES"),
MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ABOUT THIS WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENT, AND THEY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THIS WEB SITE AND ITS CONTENTS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE AND NOT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF CONTENT, OR the availability or quality of any products or services AVAILABLE VIA this Web site (except as may be set forth in any license or other agreement related to those products or services).
Limitation of Liability
EXCEPT AS MAY BE PROVIDED IN A SEPARATE WRITTEN LICENSE OR OTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND POWEL PERTAINING TO Powel's PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, neither Powel nor any of its affiliates will be liable for ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER LOSSES OR damages arising out of or RELATED TO use of this Web site OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DISTRIBUTED ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE,
whether as a result of errors, omissions, LOSS OF DATA, defects, viruses,
interruptions, or delays in operation or transmission, or ANY other cause.
THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WILL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORIES UNDER WHICH RELIEF IS SOUGHT AND EVEN IF POWEL AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE LOSSES OR DAMAGES ALLEGEDLY
SUFFERED.
IN NO EVENT WILL POWEL AND ITS AFFILIATES' TOTAL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE EXCEED THE LOWER OF DIRECT DAMAGES ACTUALLY INCURRED BY YOU OR US$1O.
Some jurisdictions limit the exclusion OF DAMAGES or limitation of
liability, so the above exclusions AND limitations may not apply to you. IF
any part of the exclusions of DAMAGES OR LIMITATION OF liability set forth
above is unenforceable under applicable law, POWEL'S AND its
affiliates' AGGREGATE LIABILITY will BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Export and Import Restrictions
This Web site is controlled and operated by Powel from its offices
within the United States. Powel makes no representation that the
products, services, and other materials available through this Web site are
appropriate or available for use in other countries, and access to them from
countries where their contents or use is illegal is prohibited.
Miscellaneous Terms and Conditions
The terms and conditions contained on this page apply generally to your
access to and use of this Web site and our products and services. Some of
these terms and conditions may be modified or superseded by expressly
designated legal notices located on other pages of this Web site or by the
terms and conditions of the licenses or other agreements pursuant to which
you obtain our products or services. A specific provision in any of those
notices, licenses, or agreements that addresses the same subject matter as a
provision on this page overrides the provision on this page.
Other companies and products mentioned in the Powel Web site may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
No delay or failure to take any action or exercise any right that Powel may take or exercise pursuant to these terms and conditions or applicable law will constitute a waiver of that action or right by Powel.
Any litigation arising out of or related to your access to or use of this
Web site will be brought only in the United States District Court for the
District of Minnesota, or, if federal subject matter jurisdiction is
lacking, then in the Minnesota state trial court for the division and county
in which Powel or its successors is then located. By accessing or
using this Web site, you submit to the personal jurisdiction of these courts
and waive all objections to placing venue exclusively before them. The
prevailing party in any litigation will be entitled, in addition to any
other relief granted to it, to recover reasonable attorney's fees, expenses,
and costs incurred in connection with the litigation.
The terms and conditions contained on this page will be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, USA,
without regard to any of its choice of law rules that might lead to
application of the law of another jurisdiction. If any of the terms or
conditions contained on this page are determined to be invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remaining terms
and conditions will remain in full force and effect, and the invalid or
unenforceable term or condition will be deemed superseded by a valid,
enforceable term or condition that matches the practical effect of the
original provision as closely as possible. These terms and conditions set
forth our entire agreement with you related to your use of this Web site,
and they prevail over any other communications we may have regarding its
use, with the exception of an agreement signed by an authorized
representative of Powel that explicitly authorizes a use which is
inconsistent with these terms and conditions.
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