Terms of Use

Visual Engineering's Terms of Use


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TERMS OF USE
Effective Date: December 1, 2004

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1.    Parties.  The parties to this Agreement are you, and the owner and operator of this web site: Visual Engineering, Inc. ("VE").  All references to "we", "us", "this web site" or "this site" shall be construed to mean VE.  

2.    Modification of Agreement.  We reserve the right to modify this Agreement at any time, and without prior notice, by posting an amended Agreement that is always accessible through the "Legal" link on this site's home page.  Your continued use of this site indicates your acceptance of the amended Agreement.  You should check this Agreement through this link periodically for modifications by clicking on the link provided near the top of the Agreement for a listing of material changes and their effective dates.

3.    License.  VE grants you a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the public areas of this site, only for your personal use and not for purposes of resale, except as may be provided in any separate written agreement signed by the parties or separate agreement originating with this site; provided, however, that you do not modify this site, its content, or any copyright or other proprietary notices. This license terminates automatically if you breach any of these Terms of Use.  Unauthorized use of this site or any content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

4.    Restrictions.  Except as expressly authorized herein or in any separate written agreement signed by the parties or separate agreement originating from this site, you may not copy, modify, distribute, download, display, transfer, post, or transmit this site or its content in any form without VE's prior written permission.

5.    Prohibited Activities.  The following activities are also expressly prohibited without VE's prior written permission: any non-personal or commercial use, except as may be provided in any separate written agreement signed by the parties or separate agreement originating with this site; use of any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy this site or any of its content; "mirroring" this site or any content on any other server; collection or use of product listings, descriptions, or prices for a supplier of competitive or comparable products; and any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on this site or otherwise interferes with its functioning.

6.    Posting To This Site.  We will not treat information that you post to areas of this site that are viewable by others (for example, to a forum or chat-room) as confidential or proprietary.  By posting information to this site, you agree that we may use that information without restriction.  You may not post any infringing, threatening, defamatory, sexually graphic, inflammatory, profane, or other inappropriate material.  We have no obligation to monitor posts to this site; however, we reserve the right to review such posts and to remove any material that, in our judgment, is not appropriate.

7.    Defamation; Communications Decency Act Notice.  This site is a provider of "interactikavachart.computer services" under the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 230, and as such, our liability for defamation and other claims arising out of any postings to this site by third parties is limited as described therein.  We are not responsible for content or any other information posted to this site by third parties.  We neither warrant the accuracy of such postings nor, nor do we assume any legal obligation or liability in connection with such postings, including any responsibility or liability for investigating or verifying the accuracy of any content or any other information contained in such postings.

8.    Monitoring.  We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor your access and use of this web site without notification to you.  We may record or log your use in a manner as set out in our Privacy Policy that is accessible though the "Legal" link on this site's home page.

9.    ECPA Notice.  This web site treats email messages and other communications through this site as private.  Exceptions are those permitted by law, included under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2701-2711 (the "ECPA").  The ECPA permits our limited ability to intercept and/or disclose electronic messages, including, for example (i) as necessary to operate our system or to protect our rights or property, (ii) upon legal demand (court orders, warrants, subpoenas), or (iii) where we receive information inadvertently which appears to pertain to the commission of a crime.  This site is not considered a "secure communications medium" under the ECPA.

10.    USA Patriot Act Notice.  The U.S. federal USA Patriot Act ("USA Patriot Act") provides generally for the operator of a communication host and law enforcement to be able to monitor any content, upon request of the operator.  We anticipate fully complying with all our obligations, and availing ourselves of all our rights, under the USA Patriot Act.

11.    Separate Agreements.  You may acquire products, services and/or content from this site, and your purchase and use of such products, services and/or content will be governed by these Terms of Use and/or by any separate written agreement signed by the parties and/or separate agreement originating from this site.

12.    Ownership.  The material provided on this site is protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States copyright law and international treaties. The copyright in the content of this site is owned by VE or others. Except for the limited rights granted above, all other rights are reserved.  All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

13.    Copyright Infringement; The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice.  This site is an Internet "service provider" under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 512 ("DMCA").  As Required by the DMCA, this site maintains specific contact information provided below, including an e-mail address, for notifications of claimed infringement regarding materials posted to this site.  All notices should be addressed to the contact person specified below (our agent for notice of claimed infringement):

Notification of Claimed Infringement
Visual Engineering, Inc.
164 Main St.
Second Floor
Los Altos, CA, 94022
Agent's Name/Email Address:
Robert Glazebrook

Telephone:650-949-5304
Facsimile:650-949-5578

You may contact our agent for notice of claimed infringement specified above with complaints regarding allegedly infringing posted material and we will investigate those complaints.  If the posted material is believed in good faith by us to violate any applicable law, we will remove or disable access to any such material, and we  will notify the posting party that the material has been blocked or removed.

In notifying us of alleged copyright infringement, the DMCA requires that you include the following information: (i) description of the copyrighted work that is the subject of claimed infringement; (ii) description of the infringing material and information sufficient to permit us to locate the alleged material; (iii) contact information for you, including your address, telephone number and/or e-mail address; (iv) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or by the operation of any law; (v) a statement by you, signed under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you have the authority to enforce the copyrights that are claimed to be infringed; and (vi) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.  Failure to include all of the above-listed information may result in the delay of the processing of your complaint.

14.    Accuracy of Information and Disclaimer of Warranty.  VE has made every effort to present the content on this site accurately, but additions, deletions and changes may occur.  Except as may be provided in any separate agreements originating from this site, products, services, and/or content on this site is provided "as is", and neither VE nor its representatives make any representation or warranty with respect to such products, services, and/or content.  EXCEPT AS MAY BE PROVIDED IN ANY SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE PARTIES OR SEPARATE AGREEMENT ORIGINATING FROM THIS SITE, VE AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THIS SITE OR PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT ACQUIRED FROM THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, CORRECTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

15.    Limitation of Liability.  Under no circumstances will VE or its affiliates have any liability with respect to any claims or damages (whether direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive) as a result of your access or use of (or inability to access or use) this site or its content, even if they have been advised of the possibility of such damages. You access and use this site at your own risk.

16.    Links to This Site.  VE grants you a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of this site so long as the link does not portray VE or its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or offensive matter. You may not use the VE logo, VE trademark, or VE's name or trademarks, or other proprietary graphic in the link without the prior written permission of VE.

17.    Links to Third Party Web Sites.  VE does not review or control third party Web sites that link to or from this site, is not responsible for their content, and does not represent that their content is accurate or appropriate. Your use of such third party site is on your own initiative and at your own risk and may be subject to the other sites' terms of use.

18.    Participation In Promotions Of Advertisers.  You may enter into correspondence with or participate in promotions of advertisers promoting their products, services or content on this site ("Advertisers").  Any such correspondence or participation, including the delivery of and the payment for products, services or content, are solely between you and each Advertiser.

19.    Consumer Rights Information; California Civil Code Section 1789.3.  Pricing information is posted as part of the ordering page(s) for this site.  VE maintains specific contact information including an e-mail address for notifications of complaints and for inquiries regarding pricing policies in accordance with California Civil Code Section 1789.3.  All correspondence should be addressed to VE's agent for notice at the following address:

Notification of Consumer Rights Complaint or Pricing Inquiry:
Visual Engineering, Inc.
164 Main St.
Second Floor
Los Altos, CA, 94022
Contact: Robert Glazebrook

Telephone:650-949-5304
Facsimile:650-949-5578

You may contact VE with complaints and inquiries regarding pricing and we will investigate those matters and respond to the inquiries.

The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1020 N. Street, #501, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by telephone at 1-916-445-1254.

20.    Arbitration.  Except for actions to protect intellectual property rights and to enforce an arbitrator's decision hereunder, all disputes, controversies, or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or a breach thereof shall be submitted to and finally resolved by arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") then in effect.  There shall be one arbitrator, and such arbitrator shall be chosen by mutual agreement of the parties in accordance with AAA rules.  The arbitration shall take place in San Jose, California, and may be conducted by telephone or online.  The arbitrator shall apply the laws of the State of California, USA to all issues in dispute.  The controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.  The findings of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties, and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement. Enforcements of any award or judgment shall be governed by the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.  Should either party file an action contrary to this provision, the other party may recover attorney's fees and costs up to $1000.00.

21.    Jurisdiction And Venue.  The courts of Santa Clara County in the State of California, USA and the nearest U.S. District Court shall be the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all legal proceedings that are not arbitrated under these Terms of Use.

22.    Controlling Law.  This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of California, USA, excluding rules regarding conflicts of law.  The application the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded.

23.    Intended For Use Only In The United States.  This site is controlled and operated by VE from its offices within the United States. VE does not represent that this site is appropriate or available for use elsewhere; access to this site from locations where its contents are illegal is not authorized. If you access this site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk.

24.    Force Majeure.  We shall not be liable for damages for any delay or failure of delivery arising out of causes beyond their reasonable control and without their fault or negligence, including, but not limited to, Acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, fires, riots, wars, embargoes, Internet disruptions, hacker attacks, or communications failures.

25.    Privacy.  Please review this site's Privacy Policy which also governs your visit to this site.