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The following terms and conditions of use (“Terms and Conditions”) apply to any person or entity (“You” or “Your”) accessing the website (“Site”) of Quality Assured Label, Inc. (“QAL”). By accessing the Site or downloading or using information or materials (collectively, “Materials”) from the Site, You agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions. If You do not agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions, then You shall not access, download, or use the Materials.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

The Site, including all Materials, is copyrighted and protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. You agree to comply with all copyright laws in your use of the Site and Materials, and to prevent unauthorized copying from the Site and Materials.

In order to access certain sections of the Site, such as but not limited to the Customer Portal, You must provide Your Username and Password (collectively, “Customer Identification”). You agree to maintain your Customer Identification as confidential. You will be responsible for any activity that occurs as a result of Your enabling or authorizing another person or entity to use Your Customer Identification. You must notify us immediately if Your Customer Identification is lost or stolen, or if You become aware of any unauthorized use of Your Customer Identification or any other breach of security that may affect the Site.

Please be advised that although QAL seeks to attempt to prevent unauthorized access to or interception of your information, QAL cannot guarantee such security. In an event that an unauthorized third party intercepts or accesses your information, QAL shall not be responsible for such interceptions or unauthorized access, or for any direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including lost profits) that you may suffer, even if QAL has been advised of a possibility of such damages. QAL expressly disclaims any warranty, express or implied, that information which you provide will be free from interception or unauthorized access, regardless of whether circumstance given rise to such events may have been within the control of QAL or of any vendor providing software or support services.

The Site and Materials are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Neither the Site nor the Materials shall create any warranty; nor shall You rely solely on the Site or the Materials.

You expressly agree that Your use of the Site and the Materials is at Your sole risk. QAL does not warrant that the Site or the Materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, nor does QAL make any warranty as to results that may be obtained from use of the Site or Materials.

QAL reserves a right, at any time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site and Materials (or any parts thereof) without notice. You agree that QAL shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site or Materials.

COPYRIGHT OR OTHER NOTICES

If you download any portion of the Materials, You shall not copy it or remove or obscure any patent, copyright, trademark, or other notices or legends contained in any such Materials. Further, You shall not distribute any such Materials to anyone, in either electronic or paper format.

TERMS OF USE

QAL shall have a right, at any time and without advance notice, to: change these Terms and Conditions; change the Site or Materials, including eliminating, discontinuing, or modifying any portion of any Materials; or change any fees or charges associated with the Site or with products or services offered through the Site. In addition, QAL reserves a right, at any time and without advance notice, to refuse service to you. These rights shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means in the sole discretion of QAL, including but not limited to posting any such notice on the Site or transmitting via e-mail. Your use of the Site after such notice constitutes Your acceptance thereof. You agree to review these Terms and Conditions periodically to ensure that You are familiar with the most current version.

You agree to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless QAL, its employees, agents, representatives, and associates, from and against all claims, losses, costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising out of: (i) Your activities in connection with the Site; (ii) Your breach of any of these Terms and Conditions; (iii) Your improper or unauthorized use of the Site or Materials; or (iv) any allegation that anything You transmit through, or in connection with, the Site infringes or otherwise violates patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, or other rights of any third party.

RULES OF CONDUCT

You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in accessing or using the Site or any Materials. In addition, Your use of the Site and Materials is conditioned on Your compliance with the following rules of conduct. Accordingly, You agree not to:

  • use the Site or Materials for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose;
  • impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, any QAL employee, agent, representative, or associate;
  • falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Your identity or Your affiliation with any person or entity, or express or imply that QAL endorses any statement that You make;
  • interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site;
  • transmit or otherwise make available in connection with the Site any virus, worm, Trojan Horse, or other harmful code;
  • restrict or inhibit any other person or entity from using the Site, including by means of hacking or defacing any portion of the Site;
  • interfere with or violate any other Site visitor's or user's right to privacy or other rights;
  • harvest or collect personally identifiable information about Site visitors or users or about a QAL employee, agent, representative, or associate identified on the Site, without their express consent;
  • sell, resell, transfer, license, or exploit for any commercial purposes any use of or access to the Site or the Materials;
  • modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Site or Materials; and
  • frame or mirror all or any part of the Site or materials without prior express written authorization from QAL.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

You acknowledge and agree that the Site and the Materials are and shall remain the property of QAL and/or its licensors, and that they are protected by copyright, trademark, and/or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized in advance by QAL, You agree not to copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform or create derivative works of the Site or of any of the Materials, provided that, subject to your compliance with these Terms and Conditions, QAL does grant to You a limited, personal, revocable, non-transferable and non-sublicensable license to (a) access the Site and the Materials via the Internet solely for purposes of viewing them and (b) print out pages of the Site for Your personal and non-commercial use.

Trade names, trademarks, and service marks of QAL or its affiliates include without limitation: “QA”; “QUALITY ASSURED”; “QUALITY ASSURED LABEL”; “QUALITY ASSURED MEXICO”; “BACKPACK”; “INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR BRAND”; “Q-SEAL”; “PRYSMATIC”; “QVATION”; and "QPON"; and any associated logos or designs. All trade names, trademarks and service marks on the Site that are not owned by QAL or its affiliates are the property of their respective owners. The trade names, trademarks, and service marks owned by QAL or its affiliates, whether registered or unregistered, may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not that of QAL or its affiliate, or in any other manner that is likely to cause confusion or dilution. Nothing on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any right or license to use any of QAL’s (or its affiliates’) trade names, trademarks, or service marks without prior express written permission of QAL or the relevant affiliate.

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