PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS” OR “TERMS OF USE”) CAREFULLY BEFORE
USING ANY WEBSITE ON WHICH THESE TERMS ARE POSTED (“SITE(S)”). BY USING
ONE OR MORE OF THESE SITES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, AS SUPPLEMENTED
OR MODIFIED BY “SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS OF USE” AND OTHER SITE SPECIFIC TERMS
THAT ARE POSTED ON A PARTICULAR SITE OR SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN A SEPARATE
DOCUMENT BY THE SITE OPERATOR.
- Parties. General Electric International, Inc. (“Operator”
or “GEII”), is the commercial operator of these Sites, although software,
hosting and other functions and content may be provided by Operator’s
service providers (“Service Providers”), other companies affiliated
with Operator (“Affiliates”), or merely in a business relationship
with Operator (“Business Partners”). Operator’s Service Providers,
Affiliates and Business Partners are intended third-party beneficiaries
of these Terms of Use. This Site is not directed to or intended for
individuals under 18 years of age.
- Changes in Terms. Operator may change these Terms
from time to time, with notice given to those completing a registration
process (“Registered Users”). Your continued use of the Sites after
any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do
not agree to abide by these or any future Terms, do not use the Sites
and do not download materials from them.
- Changes in Site(s). Operator may terminate, remove,
modify, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Sites, including
the availability of any features or content, which it controls. Service
Providers, Affiliates and Business Partners may also terminate, remove,
modify, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Sites, including
the availability of any features or content, which they control. Operator
may impose limits on certain features and services, or terminate or
restrict your access to part or all of any of the Sites without liability,
provided that Registered Users will receive notice. Operator may also
without liability: (a) remove, modify or otherwise change any user’s
Site accessfor material breach of this Agreement; (b) supplement or
make changes to its user access or security procedures with notice
to Registered Users; and (c) change the type or location of Operator
equipment, facilities or software used by it in providing access provided
that no such action shall have the effect of amending or otherwise
affecting the parties’ respective obligations under any contract with
Operator or its Affiliates. All obligations created before termination
shall survive termination.
- Privacy Policy. Operator’s Privacy
Policy, incorporated by this reference, describes the type of
information Operator and its Business Partners, Service Providers
and Affiliates collect when you visit the Sites and how they use that
information. Please see our Privacy
Policy for more information.
- Proprietary Rights. Unless Operator or one of its
Service Providers, Affiliates or Business Partners specifically agrees
otherwise, the following terms apply to all activity on the Sites.
- Confidentiality. The following restrictions
apply to use of material on the Sites: (i) if any information
is marked “Proprietary” or “Confidential” or words of like import,
you will hold such information in confidence, use it exclusively
in connection with the activities for which you are authorized
on the Sites, and not publish or otherwise disclose it to others;
(ii) if any information contains restrictions on use or disclosure,
you will comply with the restrictions; and (iii) you will keep
all restrictive language intact in all copies.
- Copyrights. Operator and its Service Providers,
Affiliates and Business Partners each reserve copyrights in all
content that each provides to the Sites, including but not limited
to design, text, software, technical drawings, configurations,
graphics, other files, and their coordination, selection and arrangement.
You may not prepare derivative works based upon such content,
nor may such content be modified, copied, distributed, framed,
reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted,
or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without
prior written permission of the copyright owner. No such activity
may be competitive with or derogatory to Operator, its Service
Providers, Affiliates or Business Partners. All copyright or other
proprietary notices must be kept intact. You may not distribute
any of the content of any of the Sites to any other person unless
that person accepts all obligations under these Terms. Any copyright
owner consent may be revoked at any time, and such consent does
not include consent to republish Site information on any other
Internet, Intranet or Extranet site or to incorporate the information
in any other database or compilation, unless expressly given in
writing. Any other use of the content of this Site is strictly
prohibited. You further agree that you will not extract, collect
or harvest, through electronic means or otherwise, any data or
data fields from this Site, including but not limited to personally
identifiable information of any other user of the Sites, or the
names of customers Operator or its Affiliates, Services Providers,
or Business Partners.
- Trademarks. No trademark, service mark, certification
mark, collective mark or trade dress (collectively “Trademarks”)
owned by Operator, Service Providers, Affiliates or Business Partners
may be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without
prior written permission of the owner of the relevant Trademark.
All page headers, custom graphics, and button icons may be Trademarks
owned by Operator, Service Providers, Affiliates or Business Partners
which may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part,
without the relevant owner’s prior written permission. No rights
to use any Trademarks are granted under these Terms. Certain company
names and products mentioned on the Sites may be claimed as Trademarks
by their respective owners, who may not be affiliated with Operator,
Service Providers, Affiliates or Business Partners.
- Patents. Some products and processes used on
the Sites may be covered by, or may be subject to, one or more
patents and are subject to other trade secret and proprietary
rights. Operator, Service Providers, Affiliates and Business Partners
reserve all such rights. You agree not to infringe upon such rights
or decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble any of the products
or processes on the Sites.
- Software. Any software, including any files,
images generated by the software, code, and data accompanying
the software (collectively, “Software”), used or accessible through
the Sites may be used by you solely for accessing and using the
Sites for purposes expressly stated on the Sites or in an applicable
written document, provided that such uses are not competitive
with or derogatory to Operator or its Service Providers, Affiliates
or Business Partners. Operator and its Service Providers, Affiliates
and Business Partners retain full and complete title to and all
intellectual property rights they may own in the Software. You
agree not to copy, distribute, sell, modify, decompile, reverse
engineer, disassemble or create derivative works based upon any
Software.
- License. Except as otherwise provided in our
Privacy
Policy, in Supplemental Terms of Use posted on a Site, or
in a separate contract, you agree that any communications you
transmit to anyone through the Site or copyrighted works you post
on the Sites, including, without limitation, questions, comments,
suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, configurations, purchase
orders, quotes, performance data, account information, or other
material, data or information (collectively, “Information”), need
not be handled as confidential by Operator or its Service Providers,
Affiliates or Business Partners and you further agree that upon
transmission of such information to Operator or its Service Providers,
Affiliates or Business Partners via email or other means you grant
to Operator and its Service Providers, Affiliates and Business
Partners an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable,
worldwide license (including but not limited to a copyright license)
to prepare derivative works, use, reproduce, display, publicly
perform, transmit and distribute such Information and derivative
works thereof for any purpose.
- User Conduct - Security. In using any of the Sites,
you agree not to:
- disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise abuse,
the Sites, or any services, system resources, accounts, servers
or networks connected to or accessible through the Sites or affiliated
or linked websites;
- disrupt or interfere with any other user’s enjoyment of the
Sites or affiliated or linked websites;
- upload, post, or otherwise transmit through or on any Sites
any viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files;
- use or attempt to use another’s account, service or system without
authorization from Operator or create or use a false identity
on any Sites;
- transmit through or on any Sites spam, chain letters, junk mail
or any other type of unsolicited mass email to people or entities
who have not agreed to be part of such mailings;
- attempt to obtain unauthorized access to any Site or portions
of any Site that are restricted from general access (“Limited
Access Areas”);
- grant access to or use of any Limited Access Areas of any Sites
to any third party without Operator’s prior consent (evidenced
by Operator’s issuance of valid user name and password); or
- use the user name or password of any other person at any time.
You also agree to keep any user name and password issued to you safe
from disclosure to third parties, and to be responsible for all actions
and communications undertaken or transmitted under your account.
- User Conduct - Online Communities and Other Interactive
Areas. The Sites may contain areas where you may post and
share comments with other Site users on a variety of subjects. You
agree that you will not post or otherwise disseminate on or through
any of the Sites unlawful, harassing, libelous, tortious, abusive,
offensive, threatening, or obscene communications or material of any
kind, or materials which infringe or violate any third party’s copyright,
Trademark, trade secret, privacy or other proprietary or property
right, or that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil
liability or otherwise violate any applicable law or regulation; or,
that are otherwise objectionable, including without limitation, content
that evidences bigotry, racism, sexism, or hatred, or that promotes
or conveys information about illegal activities or harm against anyone.
Operator reserves the right but not the obligation to remove any materials
it deems objectionable. You agree to hold harmless Operator and its
Affiliates, Service Providers and Business Partners from all claims
based upon communications made or materials posted by others or the
use by third parties of any Site.
- Termination. Registered Users agree to notify Operator
immediately when he/she is no longer working for the company or other
legal entity under which access to the Sites was originally granted,
or when such entity no longer consents to such access. All termination
notices must be sent to the Designated Address for each Site to which
the Registered User is registered, containing the following header:
“NOTICE OF TERMINATION/ CHANGE OF USER STATUS”. The notice must specify
the extent of and effective date of the termination/change, the user
name of the individual who is subject to the notice, and the Site(s)
for which access is terminated. This termination/change will not affect
any obligations or rights of the parties arising before the effective
date of termination or change. Termination will be deemed effective
at the earlier of: (a) transmission of an Acknowledgment from Operator
to the user expressly confirming the termination; or (b) midnight
on the first business day following Operator’s receipt of the termination
notice.
- Links and Third Party Content.
- Links to Other Websites. The Sites may from
time to time contain links to other websites or other Internet
information sources (“Third Party Sources”). These links are provided
as a convenience and do not constitute an approval, endorsement,
sponsorship or recommendation by Operator of -- or responsibility
for -- the third parties or the linked Third Party Sources or
any content, services or products available on or through such
Third Party Sources.
- Links from Other Websites. All links to any Site must be approved
in writing by Operator, except that Operator consents to links
in which: (i) the link is a text-only link containing only the
name “GEPower.com” or the URL “http//www.GEPower.com”; (ii) the
link “points” only to http://www.gepower.com
and not to deeper pages; (iii) the link, when activated by a user,
displays this page full-screen in a fully operable and navigable
browser window and not within a “frame” on the linked website;
(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 Operator or its
Service Providers, Affiliates or Business Partners nor be such
as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with the name and
trademarks of Operator or its Service Providers, Affiliates or
Business Partners. Operator reserves the right to revoke this
consent to link at any time in its sole discretion.
- Third Party Content. Any Site may contain material, data or
information provided, posted or offered by third parties, including
but not limited to advertisements and postings in online community
discussions. You agree that neither Operator nor its Service Providers,
Affiliates nor Business Partners shall have any liability whatsoever
to you for any such third party material, data or information.
- Disclaimers. Unless Operator or one of its Service
Providers, Affiliates or Business Partners agrees otherwise in a separate
writing, the following terms apply to all activity on the Sites.
- THESE SITES, THEIR CONTENT AND THE AVAILABILITY OF LISTED PARTS
AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF ALL SITE(S) AND/OR THEIR CONTENT
IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
- TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW,
OPERATOR AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS, AFFILIATES AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU EXPRESSLY
AGREE THAT USE OF ANY SITE WILL NOT EXPAND OPERATOR’S LIABILITY
BEYOND THE LIMITS OF ANY CONTRACT UNDER WHICH ACCESS HAS BEEN
GRANTED. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT OPERATOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, LOSS OF
DATA OR MISDELIVERIES THAT RESULT FROM USE OF THE SITE OR DOWNLOAD
OF ANY CONTENT, DATA AND/OR SOFTWARE FROM THE SITES. OPERATOR
ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION
AS TO THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, COMPATIBILITY
OR USEFULNESS OF CONTENT OR PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED OR MADE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE SITES. OPERATOR AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS, AFFILIATES
AND BUSINESS PARTNERS DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT ANY SITE OR
ITS CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS, IF ANY, WILL BE
CORRECTED.
- NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED
BY YOU THROUGH THE SITES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY
STATED IN AN APPLICABLE WRITTEN CONTRACT.
- THE SITES TOGETHER WITH ANY DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY OPERATOR OR
ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS, AFFILIATES OR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE SITES MAY CONTAIN CERTAIN “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS”
WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
ACT OF 1995. THESE STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENT’S CURRENT
EXPECTATIONS AND ARE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY AND CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES.
ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THESE EXPECTATIONS DUE
TO CHANGES IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC, BUSINESS, COMPETITIVE MARKET AND
REGULATORY FACTORS. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE FACTORS
IS CONTAINED IN OPERATOR’S FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.
- ALTHOUGH DATA, QUOTES, STATUS REPORTS, TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, CONFIGURATIONS,
AND CATALOG LISTINGS ON THE SITES ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE,
YOU SHOULD INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATE THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION
AND THE USEFULNESS TO YOUR PARTICULAR NEEDS OF ANY PRODUCT OR
SERVICE. SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE, AND OPERATOR AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS,
AFFILIATES AND BUSINESS PARTNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES
WITHOUT NOTICE TO PROCESSING, MATERIALS, OR CONFIGURATION. PRODUCTS
LISTED IN ONLINE CATALOGS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE AVAILABLE AT
THE TIME OF YOUR ORDER.
- Limitation of Liability.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE,
SHALL OPERATOR OR ITS AFFILIATES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS,
VENDORS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY PARTY OTHER THAN
OPERATOR FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY
TO USE ANY SITE OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED ON ANY SITE, OR RESULTING
FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR
DATA, OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT IS SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR
RECEIVED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 11 AND SECTION 10
ABOVE SHALL ALSO APPLY TO PROTECT THE PARENTS AND SUBSIDIARIES OF
OPERATOR AND ITS AFFILIATES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS,
VENDORS, AND SUPPLIERS, AND THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND
AGENTS OF EACH OF THEM, WHO ARE THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS
AGREEMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
- General
- International. Your access to any Site from
territories where its contents may be illegal is prohibited.
- Compliance with Export Control Laws. All transactions
and other activity on any Site shall at all times be subject to
and conditioned upon compliance with all applicable export control
laws and regulations and any amendments thereof of the U.S.A.
and user’s country. User hereby agrees that it shall not, except
as said laws and regulations may expressly permit, make any disposition
by way of transshipment, re-export, diversion or otherwise, of
technical information (including but not limited to technical
data and software) made available on or through any Site, or the
direct product thereof, other than as permitted by applicable
export control laws and regulations. Additional export restrictions,
including those relating to nuclear technical data, information,
software, assistance and services, may also apply, as stated in
the Terms of Use or Supplemental Terms of Use for a particular
Site or any applicable agreement. All obligations in this paragraph
survive any termination of site access, and discharge of any other
contract obligations.
- Applicable Law. These Terms shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, and the federal laws of the United States of America, without
giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions. You agree to
submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state
or federal courts located within the State of New York for any
disputes arising from or related to any Site or these Terms. You
also agree that you will comply with all applicable local, state,
national and international laws and regulations, including but
not limited to United States export restrictions, that relate
to your use of or activities on this Site.
- English Language. The parties agree that there
shall be no requirement to translate any of the Sites, or any
portion thereof or content thereon, into any other language than
the one in which they appear, and that all contractual and transactional
communications shall be in the English language, and that there
shall be no requirement to translate any communication into any
other language.
- Enforceability. These Terms are not intended
to alter the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may
have with Operator or its Service Providers, Affiliates or Business
Partners to the extent that those agreements govern issues other
than your use of any of these Sites, nor any agreements that they
may have with one another. Should any provision in these Terms
be found invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that provision
shall be deemed severable from the Terms and shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. You
agree that any claim arising out of or related to the terms or
your use of the Site must be filed within one year after it arose
or be permanently barred.
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