This Terms of Use Statement applies only to this website (including its sub-domains) which is owned, offered or operated by or on behalf of Employee Owned Holdings, Inc., a Texas Corporation, and/or any of its affiliates (collectively “EOHI”) (such sites collectively referred to herein as the “EOHI Website”). BY USING THE EOHI WEBSITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you may not access or otherwise use the EOHI Website.
1. Site Security
You are hereby prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of this site. Any such violations may result in criminal and/or civil penalties against you. We will investigate any alleged or suspected violations and if a criminal violation is suspected, we will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in their investigations. Violations of the security of the site include without limitation:
∙ attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network;
∙ tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting or breaching security or authentication measures;
∙ logging into or attempting to log into a server or account that you are not authorized to access;
∙ accessing data or taking any action to obtain data, information or services not intended for you or your use;
∙ transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files or other computer programming routines or engines or engage in conduct that could damage, disrupt or otherwise impair or interfere with a computer’s functionality or the operation of the site.
2. Other Prohibited Activity.
In using this site, you must not:
∙ post, send or otherwise transmit to or through the site any unlawful, infringing, harmful, harassing, defamatory, threatening, vulgar, sexually explicit, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, any material that exploits children or is invasive of or in breach of another person’s privacy or other rights or any material that EOHI in its sole discretion does not wish posted or transmitted on the site;
∙ defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
∙ misrepresent your identity or affiliation in any way;
∙ engage in deceptive online marketing;
∙ upload or otherwise make available, files that contain images, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including without limitation copyright or trademark laws and rights of publicity and privacy unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary authorizations to do the same;
∙ violate any applicable laws or regulations; or
∙ assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above. 3. User Submissions
You must exercise caution, good sense and sound judgment in using the site. You are responsible for any material you place on or transmit to or through the site. You agree, represent and warrant that any information you post to or transmit through the site is truthful, accurate, not misleading and offered in good faith, and that you have the right to post or transmit such information. Such information (including without limitation, data, text, software, graphics or any other materials whatsoever), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is your sole responsibility.
4. Unsolicited Ideas
You must not transmit any material to or through this site that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. Any material that you transmit to or through this site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. This policy serves to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes regarding ownership of ideas. Except as expressly provided in the Privacy Statement or in a separate written agreement between you and EOHI, you give EOHI an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transit and distribute such information. You further agree that EOHI has the right to use, without any payment or accounting to you or others, any concepts, know-how or ideas that you (and those who act on your behalf) transmit to or through this site.
5. Copyright
The material made available at this site is protected by copyright. No material from this site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without written permission of the copyright owner, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer and produce one printed copy for your personal, noncommercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of EOHI’s and/or third parties’ copyright and other proprietary rights. Permission for all other uses of materials contained herein must be obtained from EOHI in advance. For purposes of this Agreement, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited. All design rights, databases and compilation and other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered, and related goodwill are proprietary to EOHI or third parties.
6. Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names, whether registered or unregistered, are proprietary to EOHI or to other companies where so indicated. You may not reproduce, download or otherwise use any such trademarks, service marks, logos or trade names without the prior written consent of the appropriate owner thereof.
7. Links to Other websites
As you view this site, you may notice links to websites not owned by EOHI. These links are for convenience only. EOHI is not responsible for the availability or content of these sites or for any viruses or other damaging elements encountered in linking to a third party website. In addition, providing links to these sites should not be interpreted as endorsement or approval by EOHI of the organizations sponsoring the sites or their products or services.
8. Jurisdictional Issues
This site is controlled and operated by EOHI from its offices within the State of Texas, United States of America. EOHI makes no representation that materials in the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Access to this site from jurisdictions where the contents of this site are illegal or penalized is prohibited.
9. Termination
This agreement is effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate this agreement at any time by destroying all materials obtained from this site and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under the terms of this agreement or otherwise. This agreement will terminate immediately without notice from EOHI if in EOHI’s sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of this agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this site and all copies thereof, whether made under the terms of this agreement or otherwise. The provisions of this Terms of Use Statement concerning site security, prohibited activity, copyrights, trademarks, user submissions, disclaimer, limitation of liability, indemnity, governing law and jurisdiction shall survive any termination of this agreement.
10. Disclaimer
The materials in this site are provided “AS IS” and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, EOHI disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. EOHI does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. EOHI does not make any representations or warranties regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted under applicable law, under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall EOHI be liable for any compensatory, punitive, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site, even if EOHI or an authorized representative of EOHI has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, and so to that extent the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall EOHI’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you to EOHI, if any, for using this site.
12. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold EOHI, its affiliates and any of its and their directors, employees, agents and contractors harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (i) your breach of this agreement; and/or (ii) your activities in connection with this website.
13. Other
As used throughout this site, the term “EOHI” and such terms as “the company,” “the corporation,” “our,” “we” and “us” may refer to one or more or all of Employee Owned Holdings, Inc.’s consolidated subsidiaries. All of these terms are used for convenience only and are not intended as a precise designation of any of the separate companies, each of which manages its own affairs.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing.
15. Changes to Terms of Use Statement
EOHI may revise this Terms of Use Statement at any time without notice. Although EOHI will endeavor to highlight any changes to this Statement, you should revisit this site periodically to make sure you are aware of the most recent terms, because they will be binding on you. Your use of the website after such changes constitutes your agreement to abide by such changes.
If you have any questions or complaints regarding this Terms of Use Statement, please email us at info@eoh-inc.com and we will endeavor to respond to you promptly.
Updated: January 2014