Terms & Conditions
IN ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. “YOU” AND “YOUR” ALSO INCLUDE ANY ORGANIZATION YOU WORK FOR RESPECTING DRIVERTECH’S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
DriverTech LLC (“DriverTech”), a Delaware limited liability company, makes available this web site including all pages and other DriverTech-linked sites (“Web site”), and all content, information, services, and software ordered or provided on or through this Web site (“Content”), solely under the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”).
1. License
You are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to access and use this Web site and Content in accordance with these Terms of Use. DriverTech may terminate this license at any time for any reason.
2. Basic Limitations
The Content on this Web site is limited to bona fide actual and prospective authorized users of DriverTech’s software products and related documentation (“Products”). In addition, you may not: (a) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sublicense, or create derivative works from this Web site or the Content; (b) use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the site architecture, or extract information about usage, individual identities or users; (c) use any robot, spider, other automatic software or device, or other processes to monitor or copy our Web site or the Content; (d) use this Web site to transmit any false, misleading, disparaging, fraudulent or illegal communications; (d) copy, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, display, or transmit all or any portion of this Web site, except for authorized downloads of Products by parties with valid Product licenses from DriverTech. You may not use or otherwise export or re-export this Web site or any portion thereof, or the Content in violation of the export control laws and regulations of the United States of America. Any unauthorized use of this Web site or its Content is prohibited.
3. Intellectual Property Rights, Including Postings and Content
a. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring on you or any third party any license or right, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under any law (whether common law or statutory law), rule or regulation including, without limitation copyrights or other intellectual property rights. You agree that the Content and Web site are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. No part of the design or materials, including text, graphics, images, logos, sound files, software, photographs, and videos, available in any Content on this Web site may be copied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without specific written permission. b. DriverTech hereby grants to you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to use and make derivative works of any DriverTech Content that is available for download from the Web site (“Downloadable Content”). Downloadable DriverTech Content may only be used for your own personal and non-commercial use, and may not be redistributed without DriverTech’s prior express written permission. Under no circumstances shall the limited license contained in this section be construed to transfer any intellectual property rights contained within the Downloadable DriverTech Content or the Web site. c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you grant to DriverTech an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, authorize the use of, and have used on its behalf any ideas, expression of ideas, text, graphics, messages, links, data, information, software scripts, objects, applications, programs and other items you submit (collectively, “Postings”) to this Web site. Said license is without restrictions of any kind and without any payment due from DriverTech to you or permission or notification, to you or any third party. The license includes the right to make, use, sell, reproduce, publish, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works from, combine with other works, translate, distribute, display, execute, perform and sublicense Postings – in any form, medium, or technology now known or hereafter developed. You acknowledge and agree that your submitting Postings to this Web site does not create any new or alter any existing relationship between DriverTech and you or the party for which you work. By submitting Postings, you acknowledge and agree that DriverTech may create its own ideas that may be, or may obtain submissions that may be, similar or identical to Postings you submit. You agree that you shall have no recourse against DriverTech for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary or other right in the Postings you provide to DriverTech. d. You certify and warrant that the Postings: (i) are your original works or that the owner of such works has expressly granted to DriverTech a perpetual worldwide royalty-free irrevocable, non-exclusive license for said works with all of the rights granted by you in these Terms of Use, and (ii) do not violate and will not violate the rights of any third party including any right of publicity, right of privacy, copyright, patent or other intellectual property right or any proprietary right. e. DriverTech may display the trademarked names and logos of third parties on the website to the extent authorized to do so. By displaying such items, DriverTech is not endorsing or recommending such parties’ products or services. Each such party retains ownership of its trademarks and other intellectual property, and any other party that infringes or violates such trademarks or rights is subject to all legal remedies.
4. Digital Millennium Copyright Act – Notification of Alleged Copyright Infringement
DriverTech has registered as an agent with the United States Copyright Office in accordance with the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “Act”) and avails itself of the protections under the Act. DriverTech reserves the right to remove any Content that allegedly infringes another person’s copyright. DriverTech will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, access to this Web site to repeat infringers of another person’s copyright. Notices to DriverTech regarding any alleged copyright infringement should be directed to mark.haslam@drivertech.com. You are required to include: an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Web site; your address, telephone number, and email address; a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
5. Login and Registration
Certain sections of this Web site require you to log-in using valid registration information. If log-in or registration is requested, you agree to provide accurate and complete information. It is your responsibility to inform DriverTech of any changes to that information. Each log-in registration is for a single individual only, unless specifically permitted otherwise by DriverTech. DriverTech does not permit (a) anyone other than you to use the sections requiring registration by using your user name or password; or (b) access, directly or indirectly, through a single name made available to multiple users on a network or otherwise. You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use. If you believe there has been unauthorized use, you must notify DriverTech immediately by emailing support@DriverTech.com.
6. Links
You may provide links to this Web site, provided that (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, any portion of this Web site, including any terms of use, copyright notice, and other notices on this Web site, (b) you immediately deactivate and discontinue providing links if requested by DriverTech, and (c) DriverTech may deactivate any link(s) at its discretion. This Web site, or third parties on the Web site, may provide links to other sites and/or resources over which DriverTech has no control. You agree that DriverTech has no responsibility for and no liability for the availability of such external sites or resources, or for the Content, advertising, products, or other materials available through such sites or resources.
7. “Partner” Relationships
The parties who are referred to as “Partners” herein or on DriverTech’s websites are NOT partners of DriverTech in any legal sense, and instead are only acting as independent contractors in making DriverTech’s products available to their end customers. NEITHER THE USE OF THE TERM “PARTNERS” NOR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY, NOR ANY STATEMENTS REGARDING “PARTNERS” OR A “PARTNERSHIP” HEREIN OR ON DRIVERTECH’S WEB-SITES, IN ITS MARKETING MATERIALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION, OR MADE IN ANY COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ANY PARTIES SHALL BE INTERPRETED AS CREATING AN ACTUAL OR IMPLIED PARTNERSHIP, JOINT VENTURE, AGENCY OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP. DRIVERTECH HAS NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY PARTY DESIGNATED AS A “PARTNER.”
8. Disclaimer
THIS WEBSITE, THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, THE CONTENT, AND POSTINGS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. DRIVERTECH DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT OR POSTINGS WILL BE ERROR-FREE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT IT WILL ALWAYS BE ACCESSIBLE. DRIVERTECH DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE CONTENT OR POSTINGS AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECT, ACCURATE, TIMELY, OR OTHERWISE RELIABLE. DRIVERTECH MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES TO ITS FEATURES, FUNCTIONALITY OR CONTENT OR POSTINGS AT ANY TIME. DRIVERTECH, FOR ITSELF AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. DRIVERTECH DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR ANY WAY RELATED TO (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THIS WEBSITE, THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, THE CONTENT, AND THE POSTINGS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, (B) THIRD PARTY ITEMS, (C) ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITES OR CONTENT THEREIN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS IN THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS THEREFROM, (D) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THIS WEBSITE, THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, THE CONTENT, THE POSTINGS, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, (E) YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, THE CONTENT, OR THE POSTINGS, OR (F) YOUR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE, THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, CONTENT, OR POSTINGS.
9. Limitation of Liability
DRIVERTECH AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM USE OF THIS WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, THE POSTINGS, THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, ANY FACTS OR OPINIONS APPEARING ON OR THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE AREA, OR ANY THIRD PARTY ITEMS. DRIVERTECH SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS’ FEES) IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, THE INTERACTIVE AREAS, THE CONTENT, THE POSTINGS, OR ANY THIRD PARTY ITEMS. TO THE EXTENT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED OR FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, DRIVERTECH’S SOLE OBLIGATION FOR DAMAGES TO YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION OR ANY OTHER PARTY CLAIMING BY OR THROUGH YOU SHALL BE LIMITED TO $1,000 IN THE AGGREGATE.
10. Indemnification
You in your personal capacity and on behalf of the party for which you work agree to indemnify, defend and hold DriverTech, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to this Web site harmless from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use by or through you or arising from or related to any Postings uploaded or submitted by you.
11. Third Party Rights
The provisions of paragraphs 8 (Disclaimer), 9 (Limitation of Liability), and 10 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of DriverTech and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to this Web site. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
12. Remedies for Violations
DriverTech may take legal action against anyone violating these Terms of Use, may refer the matter to the appropriate authorities for prosecution. DriverTech may also block access from a particular internet address to this Web site and any other DriverTech web sites and their features. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, DriverTech’s Products are protected by the United States Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq., as amended, violations of which can be subject to civil damages of as much as $150,000 per violation, and criminal penalties, including fines and possible imprisonment. Unauthorized access and other actions respecting DriverTech’s Products may also violate the United States Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1030 et seq., as amended, violations of which can be subject to civil damages and criminal penalties.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah and any action arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in state or federal courts located in Salt Lake City, UT and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such action.
14. Privacy
Your use of this Web Site is subject to DriverTech’s Privacy Policy.
15. Severability of Provisions
These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any notices contained on this Web Site, the Privacy Policy and the DriverTech License and constitute the entire agreement with respect to access to and use of this Web Site, the Interactive Areas, and the Content and Postings. If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, or conflicts with the DriverTech License then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions.
16. Modifications to Terms of Use
DriverTech reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. Updated versions of the Terms of Use will appear on this Web Site and are effective immediately. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. Continued access to this Web Site after any such changes constitutes your consent to such changes.