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ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.
The services that Schneider Optics, Inc. (here "Schneider
Optics") provides to you are
subject to the following Terms of Use ("TOU"). Schneider
Optics 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 "Legal" hypertext
link located at the bottom of our Web pages.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.
On its Web site, Schneider Optics provides you with access to
a variety of resources, including information on
lenses and lens accessories, downloads, samples,
etc. (collectively "Services"). The Services, including
any updates, enhancements, and/or new features are
subject to the TOU.
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION.
Unless otherwise specified, the Services 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 from the Services.
PRIVACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
See the Privacy
Policy.
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS
WEB SITE.
Any software that is made available to download from
the Services ("Software") is the copyrighted work of
Schneider Optics and/or its suppliers.
The Software is made available for download solely
for use by end users according to the License Agreement.
Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software
is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe
civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted
to the maximum extent possible.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION
OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR
FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY
PROHIBITED, UNLESS SUCH REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION
IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY SCHNEIDER OPTICS.
SCHNEIDER OPTICS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS
WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES
AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, SCHNEIDER OPTICS MAY MAKE AVAILABLE
AS PART OF THE SERVICES OR IN ITS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS,
TOOLS AND UTILITIES FOR USE AND/OR DOWNLOAD. SCHNEIDER
OPTICS DOES NOT MAKE ANY ASSURANCES WITH REGARD TO
THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS OR OUTPUT THAT DERIVES
FROM SUCH USE OF ANY SUCH TOOLS AND UTILITIES. PLEASE
RESPECT THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS
WHEN USING THE TOOLS AND UTILITIES MADE AVAILABLE ON
THE SERVICES OR IN SCHNEIDER OPTICS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND.
Any Software which is downloaded from the Services
for or on behalf of the United States of America,
its agencies and/or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government"),
is provided with Restricted Rights. Use, duplication,
or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to
restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii)
of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software
clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1)
and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted
Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable.
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON
THIS WEB SITE.
Permission to use Documents (such as white papers,
press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services
is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice
appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice
and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such
Documents from the Services is for informational and
non-commercial or personal use only and will not be
copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast
in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents
are made. Accredited educational institutions, such
as K-12, universities, private/public colleges, and
state community colleges, may download and reproduce
the Documents for distribution in the classroom. Distribution
outside the classroom requires express written permission.
Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by
law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.
Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent
possible.
SCHNEIDER OPTICS 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. SCHNEIDER OPTICS 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 MICROSOFT
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 FROM THE SERVICES.
THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THE
SERVICES COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION
HEREIN. SCHNEIDER OPTICS 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 SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS AND
SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SCHNEIDER OPTICS 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 SOFTWARE,
DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES,
OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE SERVICES.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE.
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will
not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful
or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.
You may not use the Services in any manner that could
damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Schneider Optics
server, or the network(s) connected to any Schneider Optics
server, or interfere with any other party's use and
enjoyment of any Services. You may not attempt to
gain unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts,
computer systems or networks connected to any Schneider Optics
server or to any of the Services, 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
through the Services.
USE OF SERVICES.
The Services may contain e-mail services, bulletin
board services, chat areas, news groups, forums,
and/or other message or communication facilities
designed to enable you to communicate with others
(each a "Communication Service" and collectively "Communication
Services"). You agree to use the Communication 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 Services 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, unless such Communication
Services specifically allows such messages.
- 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.
- Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines
which may be applicable for any particular Communication
Service.
- 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 Services or other user or usage information
or any portion thereof.
Schneider Optics has no obligation to monitor the Communication
Services. However, Schneider Optics reserves the right to review
materials posted to the Communication Services and
to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Schneider Optics
reserves the right to terminate your access to any
or all of the Communication Services at any time, without
notice, for any reason whatsoever.
Schneider Optics reserves the right at all times to disclose
any information as Schneider Optics 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 Schneider Optics's
sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally
identifiable information about yourself or your children
in any Communication Services. Schneider Optics does not control
or endorse the content, messages or information found
in any Communication Services and, therefore, Schneider Optics
specifically disclaims any liability with regard to
the Communication Services and any actions resulting
from your participation in any Communication Services.
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 Schneider Optics
Schneider Optics does not claim ownership of the materials
you provide to Schneider Optics (including feedback and suggestions)
or post, upload, input or submit to any Services or
its associated services for review by 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
Schneider Optics, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees
permission to use your Submission in connection with
the operation of their Internet businesses (including,
without limitation, all Schneider Optics 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. Schneider Optics is
under no obligation to post or use any Submission you
may provide and Schneider Optics 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.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES.
THE LINKS IN THIS AREA WILL LET YOU LEAVE SCHNEIDER
OPTICS' SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE
CONTROL OF SCHNEIDER OPTICS AND SCHNEIDER OPTICS
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. SCHNEIDER OPTICS
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM
OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. SCHNEIDER
OPTICS IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A
CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT
IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY SCHNEIDER OPTICS OF THE SITE.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE.
See the Copyright
Statement.
TRADEMARKS.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned
herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are
reserved.
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