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Terms And Conditions Of Use
Please Read These Terms Carefully Before Using This Site
This Web site is provided by General Electric Company (GE) and
may be used for informational purposes only. By using the site or
downloading materials from the site, you agree to abide by the terms
and conditions set forth in this notice. If you do not agree to
abide by these terms and conditions do not use the site or download
materials from the site.
Limited License
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
GE grants you a nonexclusive, non-transferable, limited right to
access, use and display this site and the materials thereon. You
agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of
the site in any way.
GE authorizes you to view and download the information ("Materials")
at this Web site ("Site") only for your personal, non-commercial
use. This authorization is not a transfer of title in the Materials
and copies of the Materials and is subject to the following restrictions:
1) you must retain, on all copies of the Materials downloaded, all
copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials;
2) you may not modify the Materials in any way or reproduce or publicly
display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use them for any public
or commercial purpose; and 3) you must not transfer the Materials
to any other person unless you give them notice of, and they agree
to accept, the obligations arising under these terms and conditions
of use. You agree to abide by all additional restrictions displayed
on the Site as it may be updated from time to time. This Site, including
all Materials, is copyrighted and protected by worldwide copyright
laws and treaty provisions. You agree to comply with all copyright
laws worldwide in your use of this Site and to prevent any unauthorized
copying of the Materials. Except as expressly provided herein, GE
does not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents,
trademarks, copyrights or trade secret information.
Disclaimer
THE MATERIALS MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.
GE DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS
OR THE RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION
DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, MEMORANDUM,
OR INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. GE RESERVES THE RIGHT,
IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY
PORTION OF THE SITE. GE MAY MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE SITE,
THE MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, SERVICES OR PRICES (IF
ANY) DESCRIBED IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
THIS SITE, THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ON THE SITE, AND THE
SOFTWARE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY
KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE
EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Third Party Sites
As a convenience to you, GE may provide, on this Site, links to
Web sites operated by other entities. If you use these sites, you
will leave this Site. If you decide to visit any linked site, you
do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all
protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive
elements. GE makes no warranty or representation regarding, and
does not endorse, any linked Web sites or the information appearing
thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. Links
do not imply that GE or this Site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated
or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark,
trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible
through the links, or that any linked site is authorized to use
any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of GE or any
of its affiliates or subsidiaries.
External Links to the Site
All links to the Site must be approved in writing by GE, except
that GE consents to links in which: (i) the link is a text-only
link containing only the name "General Electric Co.";
(ii) the link "points" only to www.ge.com and not to deeper
pages;(iii) the link, when activated by a user, displays that page
full-screen in a fully operable and navigable browser window and
not within a "frame" on the linked website; and (iv) the
appearance, position, and other aspects of the link may neither
create the false appearance that an entity or its activities or
products are associated with or sponsored by GE nor be such as to
damage or dilute the goodwill associated with the name and trademarks
of GE or its Affiliates. GE reserves the right to revoke this consent
to link at any time in its sole discretion.
Information Provided By You
Any personally identifiable information you may provide to GE via
this Site is protected by the Privacy Policy associated with this
Site. GE does not want you to, and you should not, send any confidential
or proprietary information to GE via the Site. You agree that any
information or materials that you or individuals acting on your
behalf provide to GE will not be considered confidential or proprietary.
By providing any such information or materials to GE, you grant
to GE an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license
to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute
such information and materials, and you further agree that GE is
free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals
acting on your behalf provide to GE. You further recognize that
GE does not want you to, and you warrant that you shall not, provide
any information or materials to GE that is defamatory, threatening,
obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporates
the proprietary material of another.
Limitations of Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL GE OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES BE LIABLE TO ANY
ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR
INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM) THAT ARE RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR
THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE
SITE OR ANY LINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF GE IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Changes
GE reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify,
add or remove any portion of this Agreement in whole or in part,
at any time. Changes in this Agreement will be effective when notice
of such change is posted. Your continued use of the Site after any
changes to this Agreement are posted will be considered acceptance
of those changes.
GE may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of
the GE Site, including the availability of any features of the Site,
at any time. GE may also impose limits on certain features and services
or restrict your access to parts or all of the Site without notice
or liability. GE may terminate the authorization, rights and license
given above and, upon such termination, you shall immediately destroy
all Materials.
International Users and Choice of Law
This Site is controlled, operated and administered by GE from its
offices within the United Kingdom. GE makes no representation that
materials at this site are appropriate or available for use at other
locations outside of the United Kingdom and access to them from
territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You
may not use the Site or export the Materials in violation of UK
laws and regulations. If you access this Site from a locations outside
of the United Kingdom, you are responsible for compliance with all
local laws. These Terms and Conditions of use shall be governed
by the laws of the United Kingdom, without giving effect to its
conflict of laws provisions.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between GE and
you with respect to your use of the Site. Any cause of action you
may have with respect to your use of the Site must be commenced
within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If
for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision
of the Agreement or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision
shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect
the intent of the Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement
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