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EMD CHEMICALS Inc. TERMS OF USE

WELCOME TO THIS WEBSITE. EMD CHEMICALS OFFERS THIS SITE TO YOU SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("Terms"). USE OF THIS SITE BY YOU SHALL BE YOUR AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY EACH OF THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE TERMS, PLEASE CONTACT WEB ADMINISTRATION AT EMDINFO@EMDCHEMICALS.COM.

Limited License to Use Site. EMD Chemicals or third parties granting rights to EMD Chemicals hold all right, title, and interest in and to the materials on this Site, which are the copyrighted work of EMD Chemicals or such third parties. Subject to these terms, conditions and restrictions, EMD Chemicals, Inc. ("EMD Chemicals") grant to each user of this site a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display this site and the information presented on this site. No user shall attempt to interfere with the operation of this site in any way. For purposes of these terms, conditions and restrictions, other communication media employed in conjunction with use of this site, including telephone and video augmentation, shall be deemed to be part of this site and the information provided in such other communication media shall be deemed to be information presented on this site. This site is not intended for use by any natural person under eighteen years of age and no license to use the site is granted to such persons.

Our Commitment To Children's Privacy: Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

Except as stated herein, you have no right to copy, download, display, perform, reproduce, distribute, modify, edit, alter or enhance any of the materials in any manner. This limited license terminates automatically, without notice to you, if you breach any of these Terms. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy any downloaded and printed materials. You have no right, title or interest (and no copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right) in or to the Site or any materials and you agree not to "frame" or "mirror" the Site, any material contained on or accessible from this Site on any other server or Internet-based device without the advanced written authorization of EMD Chemicals.

EMD Chemicals does not routinely monitor your postings to the Site but reserves the right to do so. However, in our efforts to promote good citizenship within the Internet community, if EMD Chemicals becomes aware of inappropriate use of the Site or any of its Services, EMD Chemicals will respond in any way that, in its sole discretion, EMD Chemicals deems appropriate. You acknowledge that EMD Chemicals will have the right to report to law enforcement authorities any actions that may be considered illegal, as well as any reports it receives of such conduct. When requested, EMD Chemicals will cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity on the Internet.

Nature of the Information. The information and functionality contained in this site has been provided as a convenience and, in some cases, is provided by outside sources. This site has been supplied upon the condition that you will make your own determination as to the suitability of information contained in this site before use and that you have the proper qualifications or expertise to properly evaluate and use that information. Although EMD Chemicals attempt to make all information accurate at the time it is posted to the site, EMD Chemicals cannot guarantee or warrant completeness or accuracy, or that information will be updated. EMD Chemicals make no representation that the information contained on the site is appropriate or available for use in all countries, and access to information from places where the site's contents are illegal is prohibited. EMD Chemicals may, in our sole discretion and at any time, change site content or these terms, conditions and restrictions, or modify or discontinue this site or specific portions of it, without notice. Subsequent re-use of this site shall be deemed an agreement to any previously revised terms, conditions and restrictions.

Product Safety Information. EMD Chemicals maintain material safety data sheets (MSDSs) on all of their respective chemical products. You are urged to obtain copies of the relevant MSDSs before using these products to enhance the protection of your employees and customers against any known health or safety hazards described in those MSDSs. EMD Chemicals strive to make safety a top priority. Therefore, do not hesitate to contact us to discuss any safety aspects of these products. Certain areas of this site have been designed to provide online safety or process training or advice. In all cases, such training or advice is based only on the specific factual information provided to us; the scope of our training or advice is limited to the scope of coverage and limiting assumptions and premises identified in our response. The statements contained herein are based upon technical data that EMD Chemicals believes to be reliable, are offered for informational purposes only and as a guide to the appropriate precautionary and emergency handling of the material by a properly trained person having the necessary technical skills. Users should consider these data only as a supplement to other information gathered by them and must make independent determinations of suitability and completeness of information from all sources to assure proper use, storage and disposal of these materials and the safety and health of employees and customers and the protection of the environment. EMD CHEMICALS MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN OR THE PRODUCT TO WHICH THE INFORMATION REFERS.

Governing Law and Venue. Any action related to these Terms will be governed by the law of the State of New York, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of New York, for the resolution of all disputes arising from or related to these Terms and/or your use of the Site.

The venue shall be the Southern District of New York or any other court of competent jurisdiction within the State of New York.

Jurisdictional Issues. The existence of this site and the ability to request information or request or order products through the site is not an offer to sell or solicit or do business in those countries or jurisdictions in which EMD Chemicals is not permitted by law to do business or in which EMD Chemicals does not already conduct business. Neither the existence of this site nor the accessibility of content of this site is intended to establish any new or additional jurisdictional or tax contacts or relationships for or between EMD Chemicals within any country or jurisdiction in which EMD Chemicals does not already conduct business. You are responsible for compliance with all local laws applicable to you with respect to the content and operation of this site.

Online Product Orders. Nothing contained in this site shall constitute an offer by EMD Chemicals to buy or sell products or services. No agreement to buy or sell products or services shall be formed by means of the use of this site until an order is placed by a user and then accepted by EMD Chemicals in the manner described in the specific ordering information provided with the online product or service descriptions. Once an agreement has been formed, the terms and conditions of the agreement shall be the terms and conditions of EMD Chemicals governing the purchase or sale, as the case may be, presented on-line at the time of order. All product requests or orders are subject to prevailing law, including, as appropriate, export and import regulations and boycotting restrictions, if any, imposed by governing bodies having jurisdiction over such product requests or orders.

BBB OnLine Privacy Program
Your privacy is important to us. By participating in the Council of Better Business Bureau’s BBBOnLine Privacy Program we have made a commitment to meet the program’s strict requirements regarding how we treat your information and have it verified by BBBOnLine. Further information about this program is available at www.bbbonline.org
All BBBOnLine Privacy Program participants are required to work with the program's dispute resolution process. The Privacy Program will only accept complaints regarding the misuse of personally identifiable information by a website operator. For more information about the Privacy Program dispute resolution process visit www.bbbonline.org/privacy/dr.asp

Hyperlinks. For your convenience, this site contains hyperlinks to other websites unrelated to EMD Chemicals that are not under the control of or maintained by EMD Chemicals. If you use these links, you will leave this site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of any such linked sites. Links to other sites do not imply that EMD Chemicals endorses, approves, or sponsors any information available at the linked site or any products or services that may be sold there, nor is EMD Chemicals liable for any damage that might result from your use of such information, products or services. You acknowledge that EMD Chemicals is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and you agree that EMD Chemicals is not responsible for the content or links displayed on such sites to which you may be linked. We make no representations about the hyperlinks that other parties may appear to have to this site but which are not active links to the most current information.

Cookies. The use of a technology called "cookies" is now an industry standard and part of most major websites. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your web browser software on your hard drive or temporarily in the memory of your computer. Cookies can be useful to you because it helps you move more quickly through a web site by recording information from your last visit to a site, such as user name, registration information and pages viewed. In addition to recording website usage, cookies track traffic patterns, add advertisements for goods or services of interest, and estimate website audience size. Some of the Web pages of this site use cookies to better serve your needs for return visits to this site. Your browser can be set to notify you when a cookie is received so that you may choose whether to accept it.

IP Addresses. An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique string of numbers that is assigned to a computer by an Internet Service Provider. Web servers automatically identify computers by their IP addresses. EMD Chemicals will use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website. IP addresses also may be used to gather broad demographic information.

Disclaimer of Warranties Your use of this Site is at your own risk. This Site may include inaccuracies or errors that may affect the quality of the materials on the Site. The materials have not been independently verified or authenticated in whole or in part by EMD Chemicals. EMD Chemicals does not warrant the accuracy or timeliness of the materials. EMD Chemicals has no liability for any errors or omissions in the materials, whether provided by EMD Chemicals or third parties.

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" AND "WHERE-IS" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. EMD CHEMICALS, FOR ITSELF AND ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDING MATERIALS, SERVICES, OR CONTENT TO THIS WEBSITE, MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY MATERIAL, INFORMATION, PRODUCT, OR SERVICE CONTAINED ON THE SITE. ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. EMD CHEMICALS WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING FROM OR CONNECTED WITH THE SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, EVEN IF EMD CHEMICALS HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Exception for EU citizens: IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, EMD CHEMICALS DOES NOT EXCLUDE OR LIMIT ITS LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE.

Inaccuracies or Errors. The descriptions, pictures and other representations of products on this site may contain inaccuracies and errors. EMD Chemicals does not make any warranty or representation with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any such information.

Furthermore, the prices and availability of products on this site may change without notice to you at any time at EMD Chemical's sole discretion. EMD Chemicals shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at incorrect price. EMD Chemicals shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, EMD Chemicals shall promptly issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.

Export Restrictions. This site is maintained and operated by EMD Chemicals from its offices within the United States. We make no representation that the information or other materials accessed through this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from other countries where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the information or the site from other locations do so on their own volition and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not export or re-export any information or products received hereunder except in full compliance with all United States laws and regulations. In particular, the information or products may not be exported or re-exported into (or to a national or resident of) any country to which the United States embargoes goods, or to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. In addition, you are responsible for complying with any local laws in your country, which may impact your right to import, export or use the information or products.

Bulletin Boards. This site may contain chat rooms or bulletin boards for the convenience of users of this site and EMD Chemicals. EMD Chemicals does not control the materials or information placed in these media. No user shall: (i) interfere with another user's use of such media on this site; (ii) post unlawful, obscene, threatening, libelous, defamatory, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, profane, or indecent material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law; (iii) post material infringing upon any copyright, trademark or similar proprietary material; (iv) violate the privacy or publicity rights of others; (v) post material containing viruses or other harmful elements; or (vi) post material for commercial or advertising purposes. EMD Chemicals may, from time to time, monitor or review discussions, chats or postings in the chat rooms or on bulletin boards. However, EMD Chemicals is under no obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such discussions, chats or postings or for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger or inaccuracy contained in any such discussions, chats or postings. EMD Chemicals reserves the right to disclose any information: (x) required to satisfy legal or governmental requirements; (y) in cooperation with any law enforcement authorities or court order; or (z) if it has a good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or personal safety of EMD Chemicals, its employees or customers or the public. EMD Chemicals reserves the right to remove or deny the posting of any material that EMD Chemicals deems objectionable in its sole judgment. EMD Chemicals may prosecute improper tampering with or use of this site to the full extent of the law.

Proprietary Information. EMD Chemicals owns the copyright for all of the material on this site or has a valid right from a third party to use material on this site. Trademarks and trade names belonging to EMD Chemicals are protected under the laws of various jurisdictions and have been registered in various countries where registration is legally required or considered to be beneficial. No part of this site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices on the materials. Any modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of copyright and other proprietary rights of EMD Chemicals. The use of any such material on any other site or computer network without the prior written consent of EMD Chemicals, as applicable, is prohibited. Permission to link to our information will not be granted to a site that frames or otherwise presents our information in a manner that does not attribute such information to us. Your use of the trademarks, service marks and trade names on this site in any manner other than as authorized in these terms, conditions and restrictions, or as authorized in writing by EMD Chemicals, is strictly prohibited. Presentation of information in this site is not intended to confer any proprietary or other rights in our trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents or other proprietary rights or information nor is it intended to infringe patent rights or other intellectual property rights held by others. Linking to other sites does not imply that EMD Chemicals or the linked site has any legal authorization to any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright of the other.

Digital Signatures; Electronic Signatures; Notices. This site does not accept notices sent by electronic means, and no digital or electronic sound, video, action, or signature implemented through this site shall bind EMD Chemicals, unless (i) prior written arrangements have been made by our duly authorized officers or their appointed representatives or (ii) with respect to a particular portion of our site, such portion invites electronic contracting in a specific manner, in which case electronic action in such manner shall bind us and you as a user on the terms and conditions provided. Clicking on "I submit" or "I agree" or "I accept" buttons on this site are intended as a binding electronic acceptance whose contract provisions are those terms and conditions provided online. Similarly, use of this site constitutes the user's binding agreement to these terms, conditions and restrictions and our binding agreement to provide the information on this site on that basis.

Terms of Use Revisions. EMD Chemicals may revise these Terms at any time without notice by updating this posting. Your continued use of the Site after such modifications have been made will constitute your acceptance of such revised Terms.

Unauthorized Activities. Submissions and unauthorized use of any materials contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, certain communications statutes and regulations and other applicable laws and regulations. You alone are responsible for your actions or the actions of any person using your user name and/or password. As such, you shall indemnify and hold EMD Chemicals and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors, and business partners harmless from and against any and all costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in relation to, arising from, or for the purpose of avoiding, any claim or demand from a third party that your use of the Site or the use of the Site by any person using your user name and/or password (including without limitation your participation in the posting areas or your Submissions) violates any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third party.

PRIVACY AND SECURITY

The privacy and the security of your information is important to us. EMD Chemicals takes care to ensure that the online data profiles that you create and submit to us on this site are used by us to fulfill our internal purposes in serving you as a customer. EMD Chemicals will maintain the security of your information, and protect the integrity of such information, with a commercially reasonable degree of care. Our site's security measures are intended to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control. These measures may not fully protect such information in all cases, therefore you should exercise care in using this site.

Unless EMD Chemicals are required to do so by law, EMD Chemicals will not reveal to any party your online profile that you submitted to us. EMD Chemicals will not sell your individual online profile. EMD Chemicals will not publicize your online profile or any materials or other information specific to your identity submitted by you to us online, unless: (i) EMD Chemicals first receive your permission; (ii) EMD Chemicals notify you before EMD Chemicals collect your online profile, materials or other information that such could be published, sold or traded; (iii) required by law; (iv) EMD Chemicals feel it is necessary in order to protect the integrity or security of our site; or (v) you have violated our site terms, conditions and restrictions and EMD Chemicals feel it is necessary to protect our business or is in the interest of an individual's personal safety. You have the right upon request to view and verify the contents of your online profile. Please email us at emdinfo@emdchemicals.com or send your request to EMD Chemicals Inc. Attn: Marketing Communications 480 S. Democrat Road Gibbstown, NJ 08027 or call us at 1-800-222-0342.

Periodically, EMD Chemicals create statistical reports that include aggregate data regarding our customers. These reports may also include information on sales, traffic patterns, and similar site related information. The amount of information EMD Chemicals gather from you may depend on the settings you have on your browser; please refer to your browser to learn what information it sends. Our reports are used for various purposes, including improving our site. Aggregate data may be shared with external parties, such as industry trade associations, marketing organizations, or organizations providing actuarial, research study or similar services. However, no information by which any individual customer could be identified is part of the aggregate data that is shared.

Some of the applications on this site require either pre-qualification or registration with us before access is granted. Once access is granted, you will be issued a username and password. You should safeguard your password carefully and make it available only to those persons whom you authorize as your agent. You may not otherwise sell, resell, assign or transfer your access rights. It is our policy to grant access to anyone using your password in conjunction with your username and to treat anyone using your username and password as your agent for all purposes. You should notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of such password.

For your convenience, this site may contain links to other websites. EMD Chemicals can make no promises or guarantees regarding the privacy policies of other websites or the data collection practices of such websites. EMD Chemicals recommend that you read the privacy policy for each website you visit.

This privacy and security statement is subject to our Web Site Terms and Conditions.

Last updated - March 16, 2006 The information on this site is copyrighted. EMD Chemicals Inc. World Wide Web Site © 2006 EMD Chemicals Inc. All rights reserved.


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