a.You further agree that your use of the functionality and tools provided on the Site, including the functionality and tools for providing engineering specifications or designs, through web-based applications or downloadable software or add-ins, (collectively “Tools”), is for the sole purpose of identifying potential products or services (except for Tools through which products or services are sold directly).  Output returned by a Tool may include suggestions from Company’s catalogs or data sheets, or calculations made therefrom; as such, the information accessed through use of any Tool is presented for general information only and is not to be used or relied upon for any application without independent verification by a licensed professional engineer, or other qualified professional.

b.In addition to the obligations provided under Section 1 with respect to the Content, you further agree (i) not to, or allow any third party to, disassemble, decompile, or otherwise reverse engineer any Tool provided by or through the Site, including the executable, object, or source code of such Tool; and (ii) to receive independent verification by a licensed professional engineer, or other qualified professional, of the information accessed through the use of any Tool.

c.You hereby agree, warrant and represent to Company that you own or otherwise have rights, including any intellectual property and other proprietary right, in and to any data or other information that you provide in connection with your use of any Tool and you hereby grant Company a license to use such data and other information, including in connection with any Tool. Moreover, you warrant and represent that none of the data or other information that you provide in connection with your use of any Tool infringes any third party’s intellectual property and other proprietary rights.

a. By submitting to Company via e-mail or the Site any ideas, suggestions, concepts, methods, systems, designs, plans, techniques, business information, inventions, how-to or product information or material relating to Company’s business, products, or services, including any submissions made to the Tools (collectively, “Ideas”), you: (i) agree such submission is non-confidential for all purposes, (ii) grant Company an unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual, sub-licensable, transferrable, royalty free license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute the Ideas, where applicable, and (iii) represent and warrant that you own or have a license to, or otherwise control all of the rights to, the Ideas and that Company is free to use the Ideas that you provide Company for any purpose.  Company may sublicense its rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses.

b.You acknowledge and agree that any personal information you provide to Licensor (including, without limitation, your name, company, title, address, telephone number, e-mail address, social media contact information) will be subject to our privacy policy at (Privacy Policy and California Privacy Rights) which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference.

a. Company has locations throughout at least one of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.  Company makes no claims that the Site and the Content are appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the location in which the Company is located.  Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Site from outside of the location in which the Company is located, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

b. Company reserves the right to do any of the following: (i) to modify, suspend or terminate operation of or access to any portion of the Site or Content thereon, for any reason, including without limitation, if Company believes that your conduct violates applicable laws or is harmful to the interests of Company; (ii) to modify or change any portion of the Site or Content thereon; or (iii) to interrupt the operation of any portion of the Site or Content thereon, as necessary to perform routine or non-routine maintenance, error correction, or other changes. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Company and its licensors.

c. If Company takes any legal action against you as a result of your violation, or pursuant to any provision, of these Terms and Conditions, Company will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree to pay all reasonable legal fees and costs of such action, in addition to any other relief granted to Company. You agree that Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination of your access to the Site or Content as a result of any violation of these Terms and Conditions.

d. The following provisions survive the expiration or termination of these Terms and Conditions and your use of the Site for any reason whatsoever: Section 3, Section 4, Section 5, Section 6, Section 7, Section 8c, this Section 8d, Section 9, Section 10, and any provision that by its nature would survive expiration or termination.

e. With respect to users located in Canada, the parties to these Terms and Conditions hereby confirm their express wish that these Terms and Conditions, as well as all other documents related to it, including but not limited to all confirmations, notices, waivers, consents and other communications between the parties in connection with these Terms and Conditions be in the English language only and declare themselves satisfied with this; Les parties aux présentes conditions générales par les présentes confirment leur volonté expresse que ces termes et Conditions, ainsi que tous les autres documents concernant, y compris mais non limité à tous les confirmations, les avis, les dispenses, consentements et autres communications entre les parties dans le cadre de ces modalités et Conditions en langue anglaise seulement et se déclarent satisfaits de cette.

i. With respect to users located in the United States, you expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with Company, or in any way relating to your use of the Site, resides in the state or federal courts located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving Company or its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, and directors.

ii.With respect to users located in the United States, these Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina without respect to the conflict of law principles. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision of the Terms and Conditions or any other provision therein.

i. With respect to users located in Canada, you expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with Company, or in any way relating to your use of the Site, resides in the courts in the City of Toronto, Ontario, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving Company or its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, and directors.

ii.With respect to users located in Canada, these Terms and Conditions are governed by the internal substantive laws of Ontario, Canada, without respect to the conflict of law principles. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision of the Terms and Conditions or any other provision therein.

i. With respect to users located in Mexico, you expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with Company, or in any way relating to your use of the Site, resides in the courts in Mexico City, Mexico and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving Company or its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, and directors.

ii. With respect to users located in Mexico, these Terms and Conditions are governed by the internal substantive laws of Mexico, without reference to, or application of, its conflict of laws rules and principles. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision of the Terms and Conditions or any other provision therein.