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Copley Internet Systems logo and type treatment
and "bright solutions for business" tagline

Terms and Conditions

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.

By using this World Wide Web site ("Site"), you signify your assent to these terms of use and agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including U.S. export and re-export control laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use this Site. By using this Site, you expressly agree that your rights and obligations, as well as those of Copley Internet Systems, Inc. (referred to as "Copley Internet Systems" herein), shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, excluding its choice of law rules. This Agreement expressly excludes and disclaims the terms of the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, which Convention shall not apply to any transaction conducted through or otherwise involving this Site.

1. This Site is owned and operated by Copley Internet Systems. Except as expressly licensed by Copley Internet Systems, no material from Copley Internet Systems or any Web site owned, operated, licensed or controlled by Copley Internet Systems 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 individual, 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 Copley Internet System's copyright and other proprietary rights. For purposes of these terms and conditions of use, the use of any such material on any other Web site or networked computer environment is prohibited. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names (collectively, the "Marks") are proprietary to Copley Internet Systems, or other respective owners which have granted Copley Internet Systems the right and license to use such Marks.

2. While Copley Internet Systems uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Site, Copley Internet Systems makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. Copley Internet Systems assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or representations in the content of this Site.

3. The Site may contain links to other sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by Copley Internet System's customers, suppliers and other third parties (the "External Sites"). You acknowledge that Copley Internet Systems is not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any External Site. You should contact the site administrator or Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such External Sites.

4. The materials on this site are provided with "Restricted Rights." Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in applicable laws and regulations. Use of the materials by the Government constitutes acknowledgment of Copley Internet System's proprietary rights in them.

5. THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, COPLEY INTERNET SYSTEMS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OTHER VIOLATION OF RIGHTS.

6. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL COPLEY INTERNET SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA OR PROFIT, ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, EVEN IF COPLEY INTERNET SYSTEMS OR A COPLEY INTERNET SYSTEMS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF MATERIALS FROM THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ANY COSTS THEREOF. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILES OF THIS SITE ARE DISCLAIMED.

7. Except for actions for preliminary injunctive relief and actions to enforce the decisions of the arbitrators, all disputes arising out of or related to your use of the Site, as well as the scope, application, interpretation and construction of the terms and conditions of use of the Site, shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the World Intellectual Property Organization then in force. The arbitration hearings and all meetings pursuant to this section shall be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, and shall be conducted in English. If you and Copley Internet Systems cannot agree upon a single arbitrator within 15 days after you or Copley Internet Systems demands arbitration, you and Copley Internet Systems shall select one arbitrator knowledgeable of the computer service industry and the World Wide Web and notify the other of its selection, and such two arbitrators shall select a third. The arbitrator(s) shall conduct a hearing within 30 days after their selection. A majority of the arbitrators shall determine the decision/award, which shall be rendered within five days after the completion of the hearing. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding upon the parties both as to law and to fact, and shall not be appealable to any court in any jurisdiction. The expenses of the arbitrators shall be shared equally by you and Copley Internet Systems.

8. "Clients" is a closed online community for Copley Internet Systems, inc. customers. As a condition of participating in and using the site, you agree that you continue to be bound by the confidentiality provisions of any agreement between you and Copley Internet Systems and that you shall respect those obligations. All materials are confidential and proprietary unless otherwise indicated on the site or apparent from the nature of such materials (for example, publicly available forms or documents).

About Your Privacy

Our Commitment to Privacy:
Our Privacy Policy was developed as an extension of our commitment to combine the highest-quality products and services with the highest level of integrity in dealing with our clients and partners. The Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site and our products and services. This statement will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our customers' needs.

What information do we collect?
When you visit our web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis, and web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our web site.
1. Personal information you choose to provide
Credit information:
If you choose to purchase services from us, you may need to give personal information and authorization to obtain information from various credit services.
For example, you may need to provide the following information:
· Name · Mailing address · E-mail address · Business phone number · E-mail information:
In addition to providing the foregoing information, if you choose to correspond further with us through e-mail, we may retain the content of your e-mail messages together with your e-mail address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail or by telephone.
2. Web Site use information
Similar to other commercial web sites, our web site utilizes a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?") and Web server logs to collect information about how our web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, time spent on our web site, and the web sites visited just before and just after our web site. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual.

How do we use information you provide to us?
Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering our business activities, providing customer service and making available other products and services to our customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our web site, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. The lists used to send you product and service offers are developed and managed under our traditional corporate standards designed to safeguard the security and privacy of our customers' personal information. As a customer, you will be given the opportunity, at least once annually, to notify us of your decision not to receive these offers.

 

How do we use information we collect from cookies?
We use web site browser software that allows Web servers to recognize the computer used to access a web site. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user's Web browser on the user's hard drive. Cookies can remember what information a user accesses on one web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that web site by the same user or to use the information to streamline the user's transactions on related web pages. This makes it easier for a user to move from web page and to complete commercial transactions over the Internet. Cookies should make your online experience easier and more personalized.
Cookies help us collect important business and technical statistics. The information in the cookies lets us trace the paths followed by users to our web site as they move from one page to another. Web server logs allow us to count how many people visit our web site and evaluate our web site's visitor capacity. We do not use these technologies to capture your individual e-mail address or any personally identifying information about you, although they do permit us to send focused online banner advertisements or other such responses to you.

 

Sharing information with strategic partners:
We may enter into strategic marketing alliances or partnerships with third parties who may be given access to business information including your company's name, your name, address, telephone number and e-mail for the purpose of providing you information regarding products and services that we may think will be of interest to you. In connection with strategic marketing alliances or partnerships, we will retain all ownership rights to the information, and we will not share information regarding your social security number or other personal financial data.

 

Notice of new services and changes:
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our web site, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. (As our client, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these offers by clicking on a response box when you receive such an offer or by sending us an e-mail request at info@copleyinternet.com.)

 

How do we protect your information?
Information Security. We utilize encryption/security software to safeguard the confidentiality of personal information we collect from unauthorized access or disclosure and accidental loss, alteration or destruction.
Evaluation of Information Protection Practices. Periodically, our operations and business practices are reviewed for compliance with corporate policies and procedures governing the security, confidentiality and quality of our information.
Employee Access, Training and Expectations. Our corporate values, ethical standards, policies and practices are committed to the protection of customer information. In general, our business practices limit employee access to confidential information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons, processes and transactions.

 

Do we disclose information to outside parties?
We may provide aggregate information about our customers, sales, web sites traffic patterns and related web site information to our affiliates or reputable third parties, but this information will not include personally identifying data, except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy.

 

What about legally compelled disclosure of information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights

 

What about other web sites linked to our web site?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by web sites linked to or from our web site nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our web site.
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our web site to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other web site, including web sites which have a link on our web site, is subject to that web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.

 

Your consent:
By using our web site you consent to our collection and use of your business information as described in this Privacy Policy. If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our web site to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it.