TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

IN ORDER TO USE THIS SITE, YOU MUST AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE. THESE TERMS MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THE CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING.

SPONSORS

The VINYL.ORG site is a joint effort of The Vinyl Institute, Inc. ("VI"), EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF VINYL MANUFACTURERS, and VINYL COUNCIL OF CANADA, (hereinafter "Sponsors").

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS

The contents of all materials on this site are copyrighted by the VI unless otherwise indicated. Although you can copy any part of this web site to your own computer for your personal use, you may not use any of the content (including the pictures or graphics) on your own web site or in any other public or commercial manner. The material may be copied online, but may not be subsequently reproduced or published in any form, except with the prior written permission of the VI. VINYL.ORG and THE VINYL INSTITUTE names and logos are trademarks of VI. EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF VINYL MANUFACTURERS and VINYL COUNCIL OF CANADA and all other names, service marks and logos, are trademarks of their respective owners.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

At certain places on this site, users may be able to link to other Internet addresses. Such external addresses may contain information created, published, maintained, or otherwise posted by institutions or organizations independent of VINYL.ORG and/or the Sponsors and are governed by the Terms and Conditions of Use on the linked site. The Sponsors do not endorse, approve, certify or control those external addresses and do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, or correct sequencing of information located at such addresses.

Additionally, users may be able to link to a specific Sponsor's site. Each Sponsor's site is governed by that Sponsor's Terms and Conditions of Use and the other Sponsor's do not endorse, approve, certify, or control those external addresses and do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, or correct sequencing of information located at such addresses.

Use of any information on this site or obtained from linked addresses is voluntary and reliance on it should only be undertaken after an independent review. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service by trademark name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the Sponsors.

JURISDICTION

VI controls and operates this site from the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America, and makes no representation that these materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable laws. By downloading or using content or features of this site, you assume the responsibility for doing so under the law that applies in jurisdiction(s) where you are located.

DISCLAIMER

THE SPONSORS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RESPECTING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. THE SPONSORS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF USE OR PROFITS, OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF GOODS OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

In no event shall any Sponsor be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site.

INDEMNIFICATION

Users agree that they will indemnify each Sponsor for any claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses arising from any breach of these terms.

ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

The Sponsors respect the privacy of visitors to the VINYL.ORG web site. This statement describes the Sponsors' policy regarding information received about you during your visit to the VINYL.ORG site.

The type and amount of information received about you by the Sponsors varies according to how you use the VINYL.ORG site. For instance, you may read and download information provided on the site without providing any personally identifiable information. Our Web server will collect your domain name (for example, www.aol.com) and means of entry to the VINYL.ORG site (for example, via a particular search engine), the date, time and duration of each visit and the site pages visited. The Sponsors collect this information to measure usage, determine efficacy of various promotional programs and make improvements to the site.

You may voluntarily elect to provide personal information through one of several avenues: you request to receive occasional newsletters and announcements by providing us with your e-mail address; you request additional information through our comments section and provide us with an e-mail address so that we can respond to you; you order publications and materials and provide us with your name, address, e-mail address, company affiliation, telephone number, etc.

The Sponsors use the information you voluntarily provide for the sole purpose of fulfilling your request. The Sponsors do not sell, rent or otherwise transfer received information to other organizations. The Sponsors do not use "cookies" to collect information not voluntarily provided by you. Finally, the Sponsors take reasonable precautions to guard against unauthorized access to such information.

If you are accessing the VINYL.ORG site from a country other than the United States, then the information referenced above will be collected if you continue to navigate the sites. By continuing to navigate the site, you waive any and all claims against the Sponsors related to the collection of this information. Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about VINYL.ORG's privacy policy.

Please note, however, that the VINYL.ORG site may contain links to other Internet Web sites. The Sponsors are not responsible for the contents or privacy practices of other linked sites and specific Sponsors are not responsible for other Sponsor's web site contents or privacy practices.

The Sponsors reserve the right to change the VINYL.ORG privacy policy at any time in the future without notice.

LAST UPDATED

These Terms and Conditions of Use were last updated on July 29, 2002.