PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
BY USING OUR WEB SITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF USE. AFTER REVIEWING THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
THOROUGHLY, IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU SHOULD NOT USE
OUR WEB SITE.
1. Acceptance of
Agreement
You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this
Terms and Conditions of Use Agreement (Agreement) with respect to our Web site (the
Site). This Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between us and
you, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations,
warranties and understandings with respect to the Site, the content, products
or services provided by or listed on the Site, and the subject matter of this
Agreement. This Agreement may be amended by us at any time and at any frequency
without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the
Site, and you should review this Agreement prior to using the Site.
2. Copyright
The content, organization, graphics, design, and other
matters related to the Site are protected under applicable copyrights and other
proprietary laws, including but not limited to intellectual property laws. The
copying, reproduction, use, modification or publication by you of any such
matters or any part of the Site is strictly prohibited, without our express
prior written permission.
3. Deleting and
Modification
We reserve the right in our sole discretion, without any obligation and without
any notice requirement to you, to edit or delete any documents, information or
other content appearing on the Site, including this Agreement.
4. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our
officers, our share holders, our partners, attorneys and employees harmless
from any and all liability, loss, damages, claim and expense, including
reasonable attorney's fees, related to your violation of this Agreement or use
of the Site.
5. Disclaimer
The content, services, products or services from or listed through the Site are
provided "as-is," "as available," and all warranties,
express or implied, are disclaimed, including but not limited to the disclaimer
of any implied warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability, quality
and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to this site and any Web site
with which it is linked. The information and services may contain bugs, errors,
problems or other limitations. We have no liability whatsoever for your use of
any information or service. In particular, but not as a limitation, we are not
liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages (including damages
for loss of business, loss of profits, loss of money, litigation, or the like),
whether based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, product
liability or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The
negations of damages set forth above are fundamental elements of the basis of
the bargain between us and you the user. This Site and the information would
not be provided without such limitations. No advice or information, whether
oral or written, obtained by you from us through the Site shall create any
warranty, representation or guarantee not expressly stated in this agreement.
The information and all other materials on the Site are provided for general
information purposes only and do not constitute professional advice. It is your
responsibility to evaluate the accuracy and completeness of all information available
on this Site or any Web site with which it is linked.
6. Limits
All responsibility or liability for any damages caused by viruses contained
within the electronic transmission or download is disclaimed. We will not be
liable to you for any incidental, special or consequential damages of any kind
that may result from use of or inability to use the Site.
7. Third-Party Website
All rules, terms and conditions, other policies
(including privacy policies) and operating procedures of third-party linked
websites will apply to you while on such Web sites. We are not responsible for
the content, accuracy or opinions express in such Web sites, and such Web sites
are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us.
Inclusion of any linked Web site on our Site does not imply approval or
endorsement of the linked Web site by us. This Site and the third-party linked
Web sites are independent entities and neither party has authority to make any
representations or commitments on behalf of the other. If you decide to leave
our Site and access these third-party linked sites, you do so at your own risk.
8. Third-Party Products
and Services
We may include third-party linked Web sites from which you may purchase or
otherwise obtain certain sample goods, freebie offerings or free trial
services. You understand that we do not operate or control the products, free
offerings or services offered by third-party linked Web sites. Third-party
linked Web sites are responsible for all aspects of order processing,
fulfillment, billing and customer service. We are not a party to the
transactions entered into between you and third-party linked Web sites. You
agree that use of such third-party linked Web sites is at your sole risk and is
without warranties of any kind by us, expressed, implied or otherwise. Under no
circumstances are we liable for any damages arising from the transactions between
you and third-party linked Web sites or for any information appearing on
third-party linked Web sites or any other site linked to or from our site.
9. Submissions
All suggestions, ideas, notes, concepts and other information you may send to
us (collectively, "Submissions") shall be deemed and shall remain our
sole property and shall not be subject to any obligation of confidence on our
part. Without limiting the foregoing, we shall be deemed to own all known and
hereafter existing rights of every kind and nature regarding the Submissions
and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose,
without compensation to the provider of the Submissions.
10. Governing Law
Any claim relating to DEC's web site shall be governed
by the laws of the State of District of Columbia without regard to its conflict
of law provisions.
General Terms and
Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important
to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to
understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of
personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy.
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Before or at the time of
collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which
information is being collected.
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We will collect and use
of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes
specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent
of the individual concerned or as required by law.
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We will only retain
personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those
purposes.
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We will collect personal
information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge
or consent of the individual concerned.
·
Personal data should be
relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent
necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
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We will protect personal
information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as
unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
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We will make readily
available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to
the management of personal information.
We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with
these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal
information is protected and maintained.