NetCanary: Terms of Use and Copyright Notice

Terms of Use and Copyright Notice

By accessing or using our web site, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. The material provided on this web site is protected by U.S. and worldwide copyright laws and treaties. Except as specifically stated, none of the material may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form without NIS prior written permission. You also may not, without our permission, "mirror" any material contained on our web site or any other server. Permission is granted for you to make a single copy of documents published by NIS on our web site solely for informational and non-commercial use within your organization; provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. No other use of the information provided is authorized.

Your use of our web site is at your own risk. NIS assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained on the web site. All information published on this web site is provided "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, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Web Linking Policy

NIS may provide hyperlinks or pointers to other web sites maintained by third parties. The links to any such third party web sites are provided for your convenience and information only. The content in any linked web site is not under our control and if you decide to access any such web site, you do so entirely at your own risk. The fact that we provide a link to a third party web site does not mean that we endorse, authorize or sponsor any such site or that we are affiliated with such third party. Under no circumstances shall NIS be liable to any person for any direct, special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential damages, loss of profits or revenues or costs of replacement goods resulting from use of or reliance on the information presented in or through this web site, even if informed in advance of the possibility of such damages.

Information published on this web site is subject to change without notice. Nortel may also make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs described in this web site at any time without notice. Mention of products or services from companies other than NIS is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation.

NIS does not want you to, and you should not, send any confidential information or proprietary information to NIS via the seb site. Any submission by you shall become the property of NIS and be submitting such information you grant NIS the authority and right to use that information subject to the NIS Privacy Statement set forth below. By sending materials or information to NIS, you grant NIS an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute such material or information and you further agree that NIS is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you provide for any purpose.

NIS makes no representation that the information contained in this web site or that access to this web site is appropriate or available for use in any specific location. You are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws of the locale from which you access this web site, including but not limited to, all applicable export and import laws and regulations. Any claims relating to our web site shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, USA, exclusive of any conflict of law provisions. NIS may unilaterally revise these terms and conditions without notice and any such changes shall be effective upon posting.

You agree that any software which you download from this web site is governed by the licensing terms accompanying the software or if no license terms accompany the software, the licensing terms contained in your agreement with NIS authorizing you to access or download such software or the license agreement which accompanied the original product licensed by you which you are updating. All software and software documentation available from this site is commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation and, in the event software is downloaded for or on behalf of the United States Government, the respective rights to the software and software documentation are governed by NIS standard commercial license in accordance with U.S. Federal Regulations at 48 C.F.R. Sections 12.212 (for non-DoD entities) and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202 (for DoD entities).

All product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Privacy Statement

Network Information Services, Inc., together with its Associated Companies ("NIS") is committed to protecting personal information that you provide to us via our web site. Please read this Privacy Statement carefully as it explains what information we collect about you and how we use your information, including setting out the circumstances where we could provide it to third parties.

Personal nformation we collect / what do we do with it

To assist us in delivering services to you we will collect information about you or your computer when you browse on our website, or if you choose to register and take advantage of our services. We will use the information which we collect to help us to improve the usefulness and effectiveness of our web site, and to personalize your experience on our web site, to help you log on in future and to continue to use our web site. By knowing your preferences we can deliver relevant information that meets your needs and ensure that your visit to our site is quick, easy and productive. We may use your IP address to conduct analyses of user traffic, to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our web site, or to enable selected third parties to provide us with information on the companies visiting our site. Since NIS is an international company with offices or affilliates in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim, there may be occasions where information may be transferred from one country or continent to another. If you are an existing customer we may use your email address to respond to inquiries and to provide you with information that may be of interest to you, relating to products similar to those you use or have used in the past, at your request. Every email you receive from us will contain simple instructions for removing yourself from the list or changing your profile.

Sharing of Information with Third Parties

We may need to pass your personal information to third parties who help us to maintain, administer or develop our products, services, and web site. In that event, the information is only given to those third parties for that limited purpose. From time to time, we may pass your personal information to selected third parties who help us to provide you with our products and services. Such third parties will not use your personal information for any other purpose. If you do not wish to permit such third party use, you should notify us immediately in writing. If we do disclose personal information to third parties, we will only do so to third parties whom we are satisfied have measures to protect your personal information in a manner consistent with all applicable laws. NIS reserves the right to access and disclose personal information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate its systems properly, or to protect itself or its users.

Your Consent

By utilizing NIS web sites you acknowledge and agree that in the course of registering and using our web site and any services offered via our web site, certain personal information about you will be captured electronically or otherwise and transmitted to us, and potentially to any third parties as set out above; and we may transfer your personal information from one country or continent to another for processing or use in accordance with this Privacy Statement. By using our web site, you expressly agree to the collection and use of your personal information as set out above for the purposes set out in this Privacy Statement.

Our Responsibilities - How does Nortel protect user information?

NIS respects the privacy of its customers and business partners and is committed to complying with all laws relating to the protection of personal data. NIS has adopted a Policy of Privacy and Data Protection that apply to all our global operations and protect the rights of customers in compliance with all laws relating to the protection of personal information. To prevent unauthorised access, we follow appropriate security procedures in the storage and disclosure of personal information which you have given to us.Certain areas of our web site are password protected. You can help to preserve your privacy by never sharing your password with anyone else.

What are 'Cookies' and how do we use them?

We may conduct analyses of user traffic. These analyses will be performed through the use of IP addresses and cookies. We may also use cookies when you request personalised information, so that we can provide you with more tailored information when you return to our web site. We do not use cookies to store any personal information for any promotional or marketing purposes.

A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser. The information stored will make your usage of our web site easier and faster because it allows you to use our web site without having to re-enter information on each visit. Cookies also maintain the visitor's identity while at our web site so you need only log in once. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to add to or change the terms of this Privacy Statement at our sole discretion, without prior notice to you. If we change this Privacy Statement, we will post the new Privacy Statement on our web site, and it will become effective from the time of posting to our web site. Please visit this Privacy Statement on a regular basis to make sure you have read the latest version and you understand what we do with your personal information. Whenever possible, we will give you notice of any changes prior to their implementation. Your continued use of our web site following the posting of changes to these terms means that you consent to those changes.

General

"Associated Companies" means any parent, subsidiary company or affiliate of Network Information Services, Inc.

This Privacy Statement is effective July 15, 2005.