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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

Use of site. Subject to your use in accordance with these terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”), DECISIONSTEP Inc. (“DECISIONSTEP”) hereby authorizes you to view and access the materials at this website (“Website”) for your personal, non-commercial use only. DECISIONSTEP reserves the right to change any or all features, content, information or other aspects of this Website at any time and from time to time without notice. All trademarks, trade names, logos and service marks used on this Website (“Trademarks”) are trademarks of their respective owners.

Nothing contained on this Website grants or should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right of use any such Trademarks displayed on this Website without the prior written permission of DECISIONSTEP or such third-party owner. You may only copy the materials on this Website if you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on all copies of the materials. You may not modify the materials located on this Website in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose. For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, any use of these materials on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. The materials at this Website are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of any materials at this Website may violate copyright, trademark and other laws. If you breach any of these Terms and Conditions, your authorization to use this Website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any printed or copied materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing, DECISIONSTEP and each of its affiliates reserves all legal rights and remedies which they may have in connection with any unauthorized use of this Website or the materials or Trademarks located herein.

User communications. Other than personally identifiable information, which is subject to this Website’s Privacy Statement, any material, information, suggestions, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, questions, comments or other communication you transmit or post to this Website in any manner is and will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary (“User Communications”). DECISIONSTEP, each of its affiliates and/or their designees may use any or all User Communications for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, reproduction, transmission, disclosure, publication, broadcast, development, manufacturing and/or marketing in any manner whatsoever for any or all commercial or non-commercial purposes. DECISIONSTEP may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review any User Communications.

DECISIONSTEP shall have no obligations to use, return, review or respond to any User Communications. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this website any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, offensive, pornographic or other material that would violate any law. DECISIONSTEP will have no liability related to the content of any such User Communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity or otherwise. DECISIONSTEP retains the right to remove any or all User Communications that includes any material DECISIONSTEP deems inappropriate or unacceptable.

Links to other websites. From time to time, this Website may contain links to other websites. All such links are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Website. Neither DECISIONSTEP nor any of its affiliates is responsible for any content, materials or other information located on or accessible from any such website. Neither DECISIONSTEP nor any of its affiliates endorses, guarantees or makes any representations or warranties regarding any other website, or any content, materials or other information located or accessible from such websites, or the results that you may obtain from using such websites. If you decide to access any other website linked to or from this Website, you do this entirely at your own risk.

DISCLAIMER. THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. NEITHER DECISIONSTEP NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES WARRANTS THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT THIS WEBSITE. THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS WEBSITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND NEITHER DECISIONSTEP NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES MAKES ANY COMMITMENT OR ASSUMES ANY DUTY TO UPDATE THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES DO NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY SUCH PROHIBITIONS.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL DECISIONSTEP, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, RETAILPARTNERS NOR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS WEBSITE BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THIS WEBSITE, OR THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR SERVICES CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL SUCH SITES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES DO NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY SUCH PROHIBITIONS.

Applicable laws; jurisdiction. This website is administered by DECISIONSTEP from its offices in Beltsville, Maryland. These Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. Any action seeking legal or equitable relief arising out of or relating to this Website shall be brought only in the courts of the State of Maryland or the United States District Court of Maryland.

Revisions to these Terms and Conditions. DECISIONSTEP may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time and from time to time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then current Terms and Conditions because they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these Terms and Conditions may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages at this Website.