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This page states the Terms and
Conditions under which you, the
Web Site visitor ("You") may use
this Web Site, which is owned by
STIHL Incorporated ("STIHL"). Please
read this page carefully. By using
this Web Site, You agree to be bound
by all of the Terms and Conditions
set forth below. If You do not accept
these Terms and Conditions, please
do not use this Web Site. STIHL
may, in its sole discretion, revise
these Terms and Conditions at any
time, therefore, You should visit
this page periodically to review
the Terms and Conditions.
Use of Site Material
The contents of this Web Site,
such as text, graphics, images and
other content (the "Site Material"),
are protected by copyright under
both United States and foreign laws.
The names, marks and logos appearing
included in the Site Material are,
unless otherwise noted, trademarks
owned by or licensed to STIHL. The
use of these marks, except as provided
in these Terms and Conditions, is
prohibited. STIHL authorizes You
to view and download a single copy
of the Site Material for Your personal
use. Unauthorized use of the Site
Material violates copyright, trademark,
and other laws. You agree to retain
all copyright and other proprietary
notices contained in the original
Site Material on any copy You make
of such material. You may not sell
or modify our Site Material or reproduce,
display, distribute, or otherwise
use the Site Material in any way
for any public or commercial purpose.
Trademarks
The names, marks and logos appearing
in this Web site are, unless otherwise
noted, trademarks owned by STIHL's
founding company, Andreas Stihl,
and used under license. Any use
of these marks by You, except as
provided in these Terms and Conditions,
is prohibited. From time to time,
STIHL makes fair use in this Web
Site of trademarks owned and used
by its competitors. Any such marks
are clearly noted, and STIHL makes
no claim to ownership of those marks.
Limitation of Liability
Although STIHL strives for accuracy
in all elements of the Site Material,
it may contain inaccuracies or typographical
errors. STIHL makes no representations
about the accuracy, reliability,
completeness, or timeliness of the
material on this Web Site or about
the results to be obtained from
using the Web Site. You use the
Web Site and its material at Your
own risk.
STIHL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE
OR THAT THE WEB SITE AND ITS SERVER
ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR
OTHER HARMFUL MATERIAL. IF YOUR
USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE SITE'S
MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR
SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT
OR DATA, STIHL SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THOSE COSTS. THIS WEB SITE AND
ITS MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN
"AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND. STIHL AND ITS SUPPLIERS,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES'
RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS
FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. STIHL AND
ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES
ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY,
COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE
MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT,
GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
Disclaimer of Consequential
Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL STIHL, ITS
SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES
MENTIONED ON THE SITE BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING
FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY
TO USE MATERIAL ON THIS WEB SITE
OR SITES LINKED TO THIS WEB SITE,
WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT,
TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY,
AND WHETHER OR NOT STIHL IS ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Links
This Web Site contains links to
web sites owned by third parties.
These links are provided solely
as a convenience to You and are
not an endorsement by STIHL of the
contents on those other sites. STIHL
is not responsible for the content
of any linked sites and makes no
representations regarding the content
or accuracy of materials on such
sites. If You decide to visit any
third-party sites using links from
this Web Site, You do so at Your
own risk.
Indemnity
By using this Web Site, You agree
to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless
STIHL, its officers, directors,
employees and agents, from and against
any and all losses, claims, damages,
costs and expenses (including reasonable
legal and accounting fees) that
STIHL may become obligated to pay
arising or resulting from Your use
of the Site Material or Your breach
of these Terms and Conditions. STIHL
reserves the right to assume or
participate, at Your expense, in
the investigation, settlement and
defense of any such action or claim.
User Submissions
STIHL welcomes your comments on
our Web Site and products. However,
You acknowledge that if You send
us creative suggestions, ideas,
notes, drawings, concepts, inventions
or other information (collectively,
the "Information"), the Information
shall be deemed, and shall remain
STIHL's property. Generally, any
communication which you post to
the Web Site or transmit to STIHL
over the Internet is considered
to be, and will be treated as, non-confidential.
If particular Web pages permit the
submission of communications which
will be treated by STIHL as confidential,
that fact will be clearly stated
on those pages. Without limitation
of the foregoing, by submission
of any Information to us, You assign
to us and we shall exclusively own
all now known or hereafter existing
rights to such Information of every
kind and nature throughout the universe
and shall be entitled to unrestricted
use of the Information for any purpose
whatsoever, commercial or otherwise,
without compensation to the provider
of the information.
As a user of this Web site, You
are responsible for Your own communications
and are responsible for the consequences
of their posting. Therefore, do
not do any of the following things:
transmit to us material that is
copyrighted, unless You are the
copyright owner or have the permission
of the copyright owner to post it;
send material that reveals trade
secrets, unless You own them or
have the permission of the owner;
send material that infringes on
any other intellectual property
rights of others or on the privacy
or publicity rights of others; send
material that is obscene, defamatory,
threatening, harassing, abusive,
hateful, or embarrassing to another
user or any other person or entity;
send sexually-explicit images; send
advertisements or solicitations
of business; send chain letters
or pyramid schemes; or impersonate
another person.
STIHL reserves the right to expel
users and prevent their further
access to this Web Site for violating
these terms or the law and reserves
the right to remove any communications
from this Site.
Miscellaneous
This Web Site originates from Virginia
Beach, Virginia. STIHL does not
claim that the materials on this
Web Site are appropriate or may
be used outside of the United States.
Access to the Site Materials may
not be legal by certain persons
or in certain countries. If You
access the Web Site from outside
of the United States, You do so
at Your own risk and are responsible
for compliance with the laws of
Your jurisdiction.
These Terms and Conditions are
governed by the substantive laws
of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
without respect to its conflict
of laws principles. You agree to
submit to the jurisdiction of the
courts situated in the Commonwealth
of Virginia with respect to any
dispute, disagreement, or cause
of action related to or involving
this Web Site. If any provision
is found to be invalid by any court
having competent jurisdiction, the
invalidity of such provision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of these Terms and Conditions,
which shall remain in full force
and effect. No waiver of any of
these Terms and Conditions shall
be deemed a further or continuing
waiver of such term or any other
term. Except as expressly provided
elsewhere in our Web Site, these
Terms and Conditions constitute
the entire agreement between You
and STIHL with respect to Your use
of this Web Site.
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