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THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW (THE "TERMS")
GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS SITE LOCATED AT WWW.GSAGLOBAL.ORG ON THE
WORLD WIDE WEB (THE "SITE") OF THE GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR ALLIANCE (GSA) (“GSA”), AND ARE LEGALLY BINDING ON
YOU. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS
OR OTHERWISE USE THIS SITE OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON
THE SITE. YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE YOUR
AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY EACH OF THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW.
All information, documents, products, software and services
provided on this Site, including trademarks, logos, graphics
and images (collectively the "Materials") are provided
to you by GSA.
GSA grants you the limited right to display the Materials
only on your personal computer, and to copy and download the
Materials displayed on this Site, provided that: (1)
both the GSA copyright notice (“GSA © 2002, 2003)
and the permission notice, set forth in this paragraph, appear
in the Materials so displayed, copied or downloaded, (2) such
display, copy or download is solely for your personal or internal
informational use (that is, not distributed or otherwise transmitted
outside of your home or company, or otherwise broadcast in
any media) and (3) your use complies with any other license
terms that are provided with respective portions of the Materials.
You acknowledge and agree that you have no right to modify,
edit, alter, distribute, publicly perform, display or enhance
any of the Materials in any manner. This limited license terminates
automatically, without notice to you, if you breach any of
these Terms. Upon termination of this limited license, you
agree to immediately destroy any downloaded and printed Materials.
Except as stated herein, you acknowledge that you have no
right, title or interest in or to the Materials on any legal
basis, without the advance written authorization of GSA.
Certain information and content may be provided by third
parties to GSA (“Third Party Content”). The Third
Party Content is, in each case, the copyrighted work of the
creator/licensor, and may be subject to terms of use and/or
privacy policies of such third parties. Please contact the
appropriate third party for further information regarding
such terms. GSA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH
REGARD TO THIRD PARTY CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
You agree not to “frame” or “mirror”
any Materials or Third Party Content contained on or accessible
from this Site on any other server or Internet-based device
without the advance written authorization of FSA or its licensors,
respectively.
In your use of the Site, you may enter into correspondence
with, purchase goods and/or services, or participate in promotions
of advertisers or members or sponsors showing their goods
and/or services on or advertised through the Site. Unless
otherwise stated, any such correspondence, purchase or promotion,
including the delivery of and the payment for goods and/or
services, and any other term, condition, warranty or representation
associated with such correspondence, purchase or promotion,
is solely between you and the applicable third party. You
agree that GSA has no liability, obligation or responsibility
for any such correspondence, purchase or promotion between
you and any such third party.
This Site may be linked to other sites on the World Wide
Web or Internet which are not under the control of or maintained
by GSA. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by GSA
of those sites. You acknowledge that GSA is providing these
links to you only as a convenience, and further agree that
GSA is not responsible for the content of such sites. Your
use of other sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy
policies located on the linked sites.
Certain functions of the Site are restricted to authorized
users or require you to provide personal information (“Restricted
Areas”). If you are an authorized user of the Restricted
Areas, you agree that you are entirely responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of your password or your employees’
passwords and account information, if any, and agree to notify
GSA 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
which occur under your account, including any fees which may
be incurred under your password-protected account, whether
or not you are the individual who undertakes such activities.
You agree to immediately notify GSA of any unauthorized use
of your account or any other breach of security in relation
to the Site known to you.
Your use of the Site it governed by the GSA Privacy Policy
which is available at http://www.gsaglobal.org/privacy.asp
(the “Privacy Policy”) and incorporated by reference
into these terms.
You acknowledge that your unauthorized use of any Materials
or Third Party Content contained on this Site may violate
copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity,
certain communications statutes and regulations and other
applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are wholly
responsible for your actions or the actions of any person
using your screen name and/or password. As such, you agree
to hold GSA entirely harmless from and against any and all
costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’
fees) incurred by GSA in relation to, arising from or for
the purpose of avoiding any claim or demand from a third party
that your use of the Site or the use of the Site by any person
using your screen name and/or password (including without
limitation your participation in any chat rooms) violates
any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third
party.
All GSA trademarks, marks, names, service marks and logos
are the property of GSA and their respective owners.
All information and screens appearing on this Site including
documents, products, software and services, graphics, text
elements, Site design, logos, images, and icons, as well as
the selection, assembly, and arrangement thereof, are the
sole property of GSA, Copyright © 2002, 2003 FSA, unless
otherwise specified. All rights not expressly granted herein
are reserved. Except as otherwise required by applicable law,
any reproduction, distribution, modification, retransmission,
or publication of any copyrighted material is strictly prohibited
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GSA RESPECTS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF OTHERS, AND WE
ASK OUR USERS TO DO THE SAME. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR WORK
HAS BEEN COPIED ON THE SITE IN A WAY THAT CONSTITUTES COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT AND APPEARS ON OUR WEBSITE, PLEASE PROVIDE GSA’S
COPYRIGHT AGENT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
- an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
- a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has
been infringed;
- a description of where the material that you claim is
infringing is located on the site;
- your address, telephone number, and email address;
- 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;
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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.
GSA’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright
infringement on its site is Vivian Pangburn who can be reached
as follows: By mail:
Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)
Attention: Vivian Pangburn
Three Lincoln Center
5430 LBJ Freeway
Suite 280
Dallas Texas 75240
By phone: (972) 866-7579 ext. 140
By email: vpangburn@gsaglobal.org
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Content, and further agree that GSA has no liability for any
errors or omissions in the Materials and the Third Party Content,
whether provided by GSA or its licensors.
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CONTAINED ON THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE MATERIALS
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AND ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED
TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" AND “WHERE-IS”
BASIS, AND IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY
RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GSA SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR A THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU
FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF YOUR
DISPLAYING, COPYING, OR DOWNLOADING ANY INFORMATION, OR MATERIAL
OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE SITE. IN NO EVENT
SHALL FSA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT,
EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS,
USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER ARISING, WHETHER
FOR BREACH OR IN TORT, EVEN IF GSA HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Certain jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential
damages, so the exclusions set forth above may not apply to
you.
GSA controls and operates this Site from its headquarters
in the United States of America and makes no representation
that the Materials are appropriate or will be available for
use in other locations. If you use this Site from outside
the United States of America, you are entirely responsible
for compliance with applicable local laws, including but not
limited to the export and import regulations of other countries
in relation to the Materials and the Third Party Content.
Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all marketing or promotional
materials found on this Site are solely directed to individuals,
companies or other entities located in the United States.
GSA does not monitor your data or transmissions, yet, GSA
does actively monitor accounts for system utilization. However,
you agree that, in GSA’s efforts to promote good citizenship
within the Internet community, if GSA becomes aware of inappropriate
use of the Site or any GSA service, GSA may respond. You acknowledge
that GSA will report to law enforcement authorities any actions
which may be considered illegal, as well as any reports it
receives of such conduct. When requested, GSA will cooperate
fully with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of
alleged illegal activity on the Internet.
If you violate these Terms, GSA reserves the right to terminate
your ability to use the Site without notice. In addition,
you agree to terminate your use of the Site upon request.
GSA’s preferred course of action is to advise you of
your inappropriate behavior and recommend any necessary corrective
action.
You agree that GSA can revise these Terms at any time without
notice by updating this posting on the Site. You agree that
your continued use of the Site after such modifications have
been made constitutes your acceptance of such revised Terms.
Any action related to these Terms will be governed by California
law and controlling U.S. federal law, without regard to the
choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.
You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located
in the State of California, for the resolution of all disputes
arising from or related to these Terms and/or your use of
the Site.
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision(s)
shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the
intentions of the parties, with all other provisions remaining
in full force and effect. The failure of GSA to enforce any
right or provision in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver
of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed
to by FSA in writing. The Terms comprises the entire agreement
between you and FSA and supersede all prior or contemporaneous
negotiations, discussions or agreements, if any, between the
parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.
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