Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

TERMS OF USE and PRIVACY STATEMENT

By accessing to and browsing from http://www.necfoundation.org/ (this "Site"), you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and Conditions herein, and you acknowledge that to the extent they are inconsistent herewith, any other agreements between you and the NEC Foundation of America are superseded and of no force or effect. Your access to and use of this Site is subject to the following Terms and Conditions, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

1. Copyright

Materials contained in this Site are the copyrighted property of NEC Foundation of America, 2950 Express Drive South, Suite 102, Islandia, NY 11749, U.S.A. All rights reserved. NEC Foundation neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed in this Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with NEC Foundation. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, reproduce, re-post or use the copyrighted materials on this Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio and video, without the express written consent of NEC Foundation. You are hereby authorized to view, download, print and distribute individual pages from this Site subject to the following conditions:

The copyrighted materials on this Site may be used for informational purposes only.
Except as specifically authorized by NEC Foundation, the copyrighted materials on this Site may only be used for non-commercial, personal purposes.
Any copy or distribution of the copyrighted materials on this Site, or portion thereof, must include this copyright notice, and all other copyright and other proprietary noticecontained on the materials.
Use, duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in DFARS 252.227-7013 (c)(1)(ii) and FAR 52.227-19. Export of any information herein may be restricted and may require export licenses under applicable federal statutes.

2. Trademarks and Patents: Any product, process or technology referred to in this Site may be the subject of other intellectual property rights reserved by NEC Foundation and may not be licensed hereunder. Each individual component of this Site may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information pertaining to that individual component.

3. Disclaimer: EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE TRADE OR PRACTICE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above disclaimer may not apply to you. In addition, the materials contained in this Site could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. NEC Foundation may make improvements and/or changes in this Site, and the product(s), technical specifications, and product promotions described in this Site at any time without notice. NEC Foundation also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing within this Site, or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from this Site. In no event shall NEC Foundation be liable for any incidental or consequential damages, lost profits, or lost data or any indirect damages, even if NEC Foundation has been informed of the possibility thereof.

4. Communications: Any communication or material you transmit through this Site to NEC Foundation by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you so transmit may be used by NEC Foundation or its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates, for any purpose, including but not limited to reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. Furthermore, NEC Foundation and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to this Site for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.

5. Linking: This Site may contain links to Sites owned or operated by parties other than NEC Foundation. NEC Foundation has not reviewed the content of all sites linked to this Site. NEC Foundation does not control outside sites and is not responsible for the content of any offsite pages or any other sites linked to this Site. Linking to any other offsite pages or other sites is at your own risk. Outside sites may contain information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. NEC Foundation assumes no responsibility for the screening of any site that is included as a link, and assumes no responsibility for the content, completeness, availability, accuracy, legality or decency of any linked site. NEC Foundation does not endorse any products or services available from other sites, and it is not responsible for the failure of any linked site to provide any promised goods or services. This Site may link you to pages that may have been removed or modified since the information was last collected and indexed.

You may link your site to http://www.necfoundation.org/ on the following conditions: You shall not place any content from this Site in a frame on your site. You shall not imply that NEC Foundation endorses your site, or any products on your site. You shall not misrepresent the relationship of your site with NEC Foundation. You shall not present false information about NEC Foundation’ products or services. You shall not use the NEC Foundation logo without express written permission from NEC Foundation. Your site shall not contain material that could be construed as offensive. Your site shall be appropriate for all age groups. You shall not "deep link" to this Site – you shall only link to the home page at http://www.necfoundation.org/. You shall indemnify and hold harmless NEC Foundation, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any claim brought by any third party arising out of your linking to this Site. You agree to immediately remove your link to this immediately upon request by NEC Foundation, or if you breach any of these linking conditions.

6. Privacy Statement: This Privacy Statement applies only to this Site. Use of this Site is restricted to United States residents over 18 years old. Other websites that may be affiliated with NEC Foundation which have other domain names may have different privacy statements. NEC Foundation respects the privacy of users of this Site and believes that such information should be used responsibly and appropriately. In general, all users may visit this Site anonymously and without revealing any additional personal information. There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as your name and address. This is usually required in order for us to promptly respond to your requests for information or to answer your questions. Only the people who need it to respond to your communication will use this information. We do keep track of the countries and domains from which people visit us, the browser and/or Internet Service Provider used and other related data. We analyze this data for trends and statistics. We do not collect any personal data and user sessions are anonymous. We may also collect information automatically provided to us by your browser about the type of computer and operating system you are using. In general, we do not use cookies to help identify users. (Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes.) If you have any questions, please contact NEC Foundation at foundation@necfoundation.org. This Privacy Policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and beyond the control of NEC Foundation, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable laws, rules or regulations.

7. Equal Opportunity Employer: NEC Foundation may make employment information available to you through this Site. NEC Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. NEC Foundation provides equal opportunity to qualified persons without regard to race, color, creed, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, or veteran status. We support a drug-free work environment.

8. Governing Law: This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. You agree you are subject to personal jurisdiction in all courts and venues in New York, and waive any jurisdictional or inconvenient forum objections to such jurisdiction. Use of this Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give full effect to all provisions of this agreement, including without limitation this paragraph and the warranty disclaimers and liability exclusions above. If any part of this agreement is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall govern such use.

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