These Terms of Use apply to your use of websites and mobile applications managed by ASSA ABLOY Inc., an ASSA ABLOY Group company, and its brands, subsidiaries and affiliates that link to these Terms of Use (collectively "ASSA ABLOY”, "we", or “us”). By using this site, you accept and agree to be bound by the following Terms of Use, this site’s privacy policy, any other terms, conditions or guidelines set out elsewhere in this site, as well as all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to laws regarding trademarks, copyrights, rights of privacy and publicity, pornography, defamation, and Export Control laws.  We reserve the right to change or discontinue, at any time, any aspect or feature of this site or these Terms of Use, and we will post notice of changes to these Terms of Use on this site.  Your continued use of this site means that you agree to new Terms of Use, even if you have not reviewed the changes. 

CONTENT AND ACCURACY OF CONTENT

ASSA ABLOY takes reasonable steps to ensure that the content, information, images, trademarks, brands, logos, text and links (the “Content”) contained in this site are accurate and complete.  However, ASSA ABLOY makes no representation or warranty as to the completeness or accuracy of the Content.  ASSA ABLOY hereby disclaims any and all liability for any omissions or errors in or to the Content or the content of this site generally.

COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARKS and CONTENT

The Content on this site is protected by intellectual property laws.  It is generally illegal to copy, reproduce or distribute copyrighted Content or materials, including images, without the consent of the owner of such copyright.  Unless otherwise clearly indicated, you should assume that anything and everything on this site is copyrighted and may not be used or copied by you except as explicitly provided on this site, or by applicable law or otherwise without the express prior written consent of ASSA ABLOY or the copyright owner. 

You are authorized to view, email, download, or print copies of the Content for your personal, non-commercial use.  When using the Content, such as downloading, attaching to emails, or printing copies, you must also include all copyright notices provided at the bottom of the site’s page.

You agree not to present any links to this site in such a way that they are associated with advertising or appear to be an endorsement of any organization, product, or service; and you agree not to place links to this site on any websites that are obscene, defamatory, harassing, grossly offensive, or malicious, as determined by ASSA ABLOY in its sole discretion.

Unauthorized use may be in violation of the law and could result in liability by you.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

This site may contain links to third party websites (“Linked Sites”).  ASSA ABLOY is providing links to Linked Sites only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by ASSA ABLOY of the Linked Site or any association with its operators.  ASSA ABLOY does not control Linked Sites and is not responsible for the content of any Linked Sites, including without limitation any link, webcasting or any other form of transmission received from or contained in such Linked Sites, or any changes or updates to Linked Sites.  ASSA ABLOY is not responsible if the Linked Site is not working properly.  The Linked Site may contain its own privacy policy governing the collection and use of your information, and ASSA ABLOY is not responsible for the use of any information, including personal data or personal information, submitted to the Linked Sites.  You are responsible for viewing and abiding by the privacy policies and terms of use posted on Linked Sites.

Any interactions or dealings with third parties (including advertisers) included within the ASSA ABLOY site or participation in promotions, including the delivery for goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings or promotions, are solely between you and the advertiser or other third party.  ASSA ABLOY is not responsible or liable for any part of any such third-party dealings or promotions.

PROMOTIONS

This site may contain or offer sweepstakes, programs or other promotions, which may be governed by a separate set of rules and/or terms and conditions (“Special Terms”) that describe and/or govern the sweepstakes, program or promotion and may have eligibility requirements (e.g., age or geographic restrictions).  It is your responsibility to read the Special Terms to determine whether or not your participation, registration or entry will be valid and to determine the sponsor’s requirements of you in connection with the applicable sweepstakes, program or promotion.  In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and any Special Terms, the terms of the applicable Special Terms will take precedence over the conflicting portions of these Terms of Use for the specific sweepstakes, program or other promotion that is the subject of those Special Terms.

SUBMISSIONS

In certain areas of the site, ASSA ABLOY may provide you with the ability to submit information, materials and/or content, including without limitation, profiles, profile snapshots or photos, customizations, comments, chats, message boards or other forum communications (each a “Submission”) through posting areas, blogs, emails or other services available in connection with this site.  You acknowledge that you are fully responsible for each Submission, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright, provided by you in connection with the site.  You agree that any Submission provided by you in connection with this site is provided on a non-proprietary and non-confidential basis.  You agree that ASSA ABLOY shall be free to use or disseminate a Submission on an unrestricted basis for any purpose.  If you submit information to the site, you grant ASSA ABLOY a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to (in any media now known or not currently known or invented) link to, utilize, use, copy, exploit, and prepare derivative works of the Submission.  No information you submit shall be deemed confidential.  However, ASSA ABLOY agrees to use your information in accordance with ASSA ABLOY’s Privacy Policy linked to the applicable site.  YOU RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF ANY COPYRIGHTS OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO ANY INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT TO ASSA ABLOY, SUCH AS YOUR SUBMISSIONS.  You further agree that you will not upload, post or otherwise make available on the site any material protected by copyright, trademark, or any other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of such copyright, trademark or other proprietary right, and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by any such right is your responsibility.  You shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, trademarks, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from any Submission.  You represent and warrant that:  (i) you own the Submissions posted by you on or through the site or otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth in this section and (ii) the posting of your Submissions on or through the site does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, trademark rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person.  You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any Submission posted by you to or through the site.

When posting Submissions to or otherwise using the site and/or the services offered on the site, you agree not to, without limitation:

• post off-topic messages;
• defame, abuse, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights of others (such as privacy and publicity rights);
• impersonate or represent ASSA ABLOY, our staff or other industry professionals; 
• use racially, ethnically, or otherwise offensive language; 
• discuss or incite illegal activity; 
• use explicit/obscene language or solicit/post sexually explicit images (actual or simulated); 
• disrupt the flow of chat in any manner, including without limitation vulgar language or abusiveness; 
• post anything that exploits children or minors or that depicts animal cruelty; 
• post any copyrighted or trademarked materials without the express permission from the owner; and
• disseminate any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of such solicitation. 

This list of prohibitions is not complete or exhaustive and these prohibitions do not require ASSA ABLOY to monitor, police or remove any Submissions or other information submitted by you or any other user.  ASSA ABLOY reserves the right to (a) terminate ability to post to the site and (b) refuse, delete or remove any Submissions, with or without cause and with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, or for any action that ASSA ABLOY determines is inappropriate or disruptive to the site, services offered on the site or to any other user of the site and/or services offered on the site.  ASSA ABLOY may report to law enforcement authorities any actions that may be illegal and any reports it receives of such conduct.  When legally required or at ASSA ABLOY’s discretion, ASSA ABLOY will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity on the internet. 

You understand that your interactions and dealings with other users of this site are solely between you and such other user.  ASSA ABLOY shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any such interactions and/or dealings and ASSA ABLOY will have no obligation to become involved in such dispute. 

LOCAL LAWS; EXPORT CONTROLS

ASSA ABLOY controls and operates this site from its headquarters in the United States of America and the materials may not be appropriate or available for use in other locations.  If you use this site outside the United States of America, you are responsible for following applicable laws. 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

ASSA ABLOY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, CONTENT, SUBMISSIONS OR SERVICES PROVIDED ON THIS SITE, OR THE USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY OF THE FOREGOING.  THEREFORE, YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.  ASSA ABLOY PROVIDES THE SITE, CONTENT, SUBMISSIONS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE.  ASSA ABLOY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  ASSA ABLOY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, CONTINUITY, OR TIMELINESS OF ANY INFORMATION, MATERIAL, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, VIEWS, OPINIONS, STATEMENTS OR COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE SUBMISSIONS, PRESENTED AND/OR PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, AND ASSA ABLOY HAS NO LIABLITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY OF THE FOREGOING.  ASSA ABLOY DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY WARRANTIES AGAINST VIRUSES, SPYWARE, MALWARE OR ANY OTHER POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE COMPUTER CODE THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER, AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTENT YOU MAY OBTAIN FROM THIS SITE IS FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES, SPYWARE OR MALWARE OR ANY OTHER POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE COMPUTER CODE.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

Neither ASSA ABLOY nor any person or company associated with ASSA ABLOY shall be liable for any damages whatsoever resulting from your use or inability to use this site, content OR ANY SERVICES, INFORMATION, MATERIAL, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, VIEWS, OPINIONS, STATEMENTS OR COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE SUBMISSIONS, PRESENTED AND/OR PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE (“this protection”).  This protection includes all claims, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), strict liability, or any other legal theory, and whether or not ASSA ABLOY is advised of the possibility of such damages.  This protection covers all losses, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary, and punitive damages; lost profits; and damages resulting from lost data or business interruption.

DISPUTES  AND CONTROLLING LAW

If you violate these Terms of Use, ASSA ABLOY may terminate your access to the site without notice.  Delaware law and controlling U.S. federal law, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions, will govern these Terms of Use.  Any disputes relating to these Terms of Use or the site will be heard in the courts located in Delaware.  If any of the terms in these Terms of Use is found to be inconsistent with applicable law, then such term shall be interpreted to reflect the intentions of the parties, and no other terms will be modified.  ASSA ABLOY’s failure to enforce any of the terms in these Terms of Use is not a waiver of such term.  The Terms of Use are the entire agreement between you and ASSA ABLOY and supersede any prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements between you and ASSA ABLOY related to the subject matter of these Terms of Use.  The proprietary rights, disclaimer of warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability and general provisions shall survive any termination of these Terms of Use.   

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