Terms of Use: The services that ALTEX provides to you are subject to the following Terms of Use (“TOU”). ALTEX reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice to you. The most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on the “Terms of Use” hypertext link located at the bottom of our web pages.

OUR SITES AND ALL CONTENTS AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE BY YOUR USE OF OUR SITES THAT YOUR USE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS OF ANY EQUIPMENT YOU USE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OUR SITE, AND THAT ALTEX SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OUR SITES.


 

 

Description of Products

Through its network of websites, ALTEX provides you with access to a variety of resources, including download areas, communication forums and service/product information (collectively “Products”). The products, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new web properties, are subject to the TOU.

 

Personal and Non-Commercial Use Limitation

Unless otherwise specified, the Products are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained related to the Products.

 

Privacy and Protection of Personal Information

See the Privacy Statement disclosures relating to the collection and use of your information.

 

Notice Specific to Graphics and Documents Available on this Website

Permission to use Documents (such as graphics, logos, white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the ALTEX site is only granted with expressed permission from ALTEX.  Use for any purpose is expressly prohibited by law and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

Elements of ALTEX websites are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from any ALTEX website may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by ALTEX.

ALTEX AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALTEX AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL ALTEX AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THE ALTEX SITES COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. ALTEX AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.

 

Notices Regarding Information, Documents and Products Available on this Website

IN NO EVENT SHALL ALTEX AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE ALTEX SITES.

 

Member Account, Password, and Security

If any area of our site requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration process by providing us with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form. You also will choose a password and a user name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify ALTEX immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. ALTEX will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by ALTEX or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else’s account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.

 

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of your use of the site, you will not use the ALTEX Products for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Products in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any ALTEX server, or the network(s) connected to any ALTEX server, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of any Products.  You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Products, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any ALTEX server through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available.

 

Use of Communication Products and Services

ALTEX sites may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file cabinets and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with ALTEX or others (each a “Communication Service” and collectively “Communication Services”). You agree to use these Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Communication Services, you will not:

Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).

Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.

Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.

Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the same.

Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Products in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.

Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer or property of another.

Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose.

Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.

Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.

Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.

Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.

Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.

Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Products or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

ALTEX has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, ALTEX reserves the right to review materials posted to the Communication Services and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. ALTEX reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Products or Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.

ALTEX reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as ALTEX deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in ALTEX’s sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication Services. ALTEX does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, ALTEX specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized ALTEX spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of ALTEX.

Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination; you are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

 

Materials Provided to ALTEX or Posted at Any ALTEX Website

ALTEX does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to ALTEX (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit for review by ALTEX or the general public, or by the members of any public or private community, (each a “Submission” and collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting (“Posting”) your Submission you are granting ALTEX, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses (including, without limitation, all ALTEX Services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; to publish your name in connection with your Submission; and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. ALTEX is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and ALTEX may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion.

By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

In addition to the warranty and representation set forth above, by Posting a Submission that contain images, photographs, pictures or that are otherwise graphical in whole or in part (“Images”), you warrant and represent that (a) you are the copyright owner of such Images, or that the copyright owner of such Images has granted you permission to use such Images or any content and/or images contained in such Images consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by these Terms of Use and the Services, (b) you have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms of Use, and (c) that each person depicted in such Images, if any, has provided consent to the use of the Images as set forth in these Terms of Use, including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public display and reproduction of such Images. By Posting Images, you are granting (a) to all members of your private community (for each such Images available to members of such private community), and/or (b) to the general public (for each such Images available anywhere on the Services, other than a private community), permission to use your Images in connection with the use, as permitted by these Terms of Use, of any of the Services, (including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, making prints and gift items which include such Images), and including, without limitation, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Images without having your name attached to such Images, and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services. The licenses granted in the preceding sentences for a Images will terminate at the time you completely remove such Images from the Services, provided that, such termination shall not affect any licenses granted in connection with such Images prior to the time you completely remove such Images. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Images.

 

Notices and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to Service Provider’s Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

 

Links to Third Party Sites

LINKS IN THIS SITE WILL LET YOU LEAVE ALTEX’S SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF ALTEX AND ALTEX IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. ALTEX IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. ALTEX IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY ALTEX OF THE SITE.

 

Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy

ALTEX OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES DO NOT ACCEPT OR CONSIDER UNSOLICITED IDEAS, INCLUDING IDEAS FOR NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, NEW PROMOTIONS, NEW PRODUCTS OR TECHNOLOGIES, PROCESSES, MATERIALS, MARKETING PLANS OR NEW PRODUCT NAMES. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY ORIGINAL CREATIVE ARTWORK, SAMPLES, DEMOS, OR OTHER WORKS. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO AVOID POTENTIAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR DISPUTES WHEN ALTEX’S PRODUCTS OR MARKETING STRATEGIES MIGHT SEEM SIMILAR TO IDEAS SUBMITTED TO ALTEX. SO, PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR UNSOLICITED IDEAS TO ALTEX OR ANYONE AT ALTEX. IF, DESPITE OUR REQUEST THAT YOU NOT SEND US YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS, YOU STILL SEND THEM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT ALTEX MAKES NO ASSURANCES THAT YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY.

 

Disclaimer

OUR SITE AND ALL CONTENTS AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE BY YOUR USE OF OUR SITE THAT YOUR USE OF OUR SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS OF ANY EQUIPMENT YOU USE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OUR SITE, AND THAT ALTEX SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OUR SITE. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.

 

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and defend us, and our successors, assigns, partners, members, owners, shareholders, trustees, directors, officers, affiliates, licensors, licensees, agents and representatives (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”), with respect to, and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from, any claims, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and other losses that the Indemnified Parties, or any of them, may directly or indirectly incur or suffer by reason of, or which results from, arises out of or is based upon (1) your access to or use of the Site, the Materials, the Content, the Third Party Sites or the Internet, (2) your posting, publishing or transmitting of the user information or Comments on, through or to this Site or the Third Party Sites, (3) any discontinuation, suspension or termination of the Site, the Materials or the Content, and (4) your violations of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

Limited Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, WE, ON BEHALF OF OURSELVES AND THE REMAINING INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR OTHER CLAIMS, DAMAGES, EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES) OR LOSSES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE OF THE MATERIALS OR THE CONTENT, LOST ACCESS TO THIS SITE, LOST PROFITS, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED TO (1)YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE, THE MATERIALS, THE CONTENT, THE THIRD PARTY SITES OR THE INTERNET, (2) YOUR POSTING, PUBLISHING OR TRANSMITTING OF THE USER INFORMATION ON, THROUGH OR TO THIS SITE OR THE THIRD PARTY SITES, (3) ANY DISCONTINUATION, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE SITE, THE MATERIALS OR THE CONTENT, (4) ANY THIRD PARTY STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT ON THE SITE, (5) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, (6) THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, SUITABILITY, USEFULNESS OR APPLICABILITY OF ANY CONTENT OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, OR (7) YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF WE WERE ADVISED OF SUCH POSSIBILITY, OR IF SUCH CLAIM, DAMAGE, EXPENSE OR LOSS WAS FORESEEABLE IN ANY WAY.

IN THE EVENT ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS FOUND TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGE, EXPENSE OR LOSS, SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE ONLY FOR ACTUAL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, EXPENSES OR LOSSES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, YOUR REMEDIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXCLUSIVE.

BEFORE SEEKING LEGAL RECOURSE FOR ANY CLAIM, COST, DAMAGE, EXPENSE OR CLAIM THAT YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE, THE MATERIALS OR THE CONTENT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU WILL GIVE US AT LEAST THIRTY (30) DAYS’ WRITTEN NOTICE PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY LEGAL ACTION, WHICH NOTICE SHALL SPECIFY SUCH CLAIM, COST, DAMAGE, EXPENSE OR CLAIM.

 

Governing Law, Waiver of Jury Trial and Venue

THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOMESTIC LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICTING PROVISION OR RULE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE COMMONWEALTH OF FLORIDA TO BE APPLIED. THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENTS RELATED HERETO. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES AMONG THEM ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY BY STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT YOU MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTON BROUGHT BY YOU AGAINST US OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE.