The following Terms and Conditions of Use apply to the entire group of World
Wide Web sites created and provided by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., and
its subsidiary companies, inclusive of but not limited to all written and
graphic or design materials, underlying HTML or other source files, discussion
groups and e-mail features offered as part of any BNA Web site, all of which are
defined collectively as the "Site".
1.1 This Site contains proprietary material of BNA which is protected by
copyright and other laws respecting proprietary rights. The Site is also
protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S.
copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws. BNA retains
all rights in this Site and the materials herein, including (without limitation)
all copyright and other proprietary rights worldwide in all media. You may not
use this Site or any materials herein except as expressly permitted under these
Terms and Conditions.
1.2 BNA may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any
time, including the availability of any feature, database, or content. BNA may
also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict access to parts
or all of the Site without notice or liability.
1.3 You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or
sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display,
or in any way exploit, any of the Content, software, materials, or Site in whole
or in part. In no event shall materials from this Site be stored in any
information storage and retrieval system without prior written permission from
BNA.
1.4 This Site and these Terms and Conditions may be changed by BNA with or
without notice. Please review this link on a regular basis for changes.
Continued use of this Site following any change constitutes your acceptance of
the change.
You may provide hot links to this Site and/or publicly available portions of
the Site, not protected by password or other control measures, provided (a) you
notify BNA of such a link by sending an e-mail to webmaster@bna.com, (b) you do not remove or
obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, copyright notices, or other
notices on this Site, and (c) you discontinue providing hot links to this Site
if notified by BNA.
This Site may contain references or cross references to BNA products and
services that are not available in every country.
4.1 While BNA attempts to include accurate information in the Site,
occasional errors or omissions in content may occur. BNA will make reasonable
efforts to correct these errors or omissions, but can make no representation
regarding the accuracy of information provided. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED
ABOVE, THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER "AS IS." BNA MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY
OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BNA DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, CURRENCY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE
SITE OR THE INFORMATION IT CONTAINS. BNA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE IS
ERROR-FREE IN CONTENT. BNA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON
OR ENTITY FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED IN ANY PART BY CUSTOMER'S USE OF THE SITE,
CUSTOMER'S RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SITE OR BNA'S SUPPORT
SERVICES, OR FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR
SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES
DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU.
4.2 BNA 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 Site and its content, including but not
limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors, (b) any third party
websites or content therein directly or indirectly accessed through hot links in
this Site, including but not limited to any errors in or omissions therefrom,
(c) the unavailability of this Site or any portion thereof, (d) your use of this
Site, or (e) your use of any equipment or software in connection with this Site.
A COVERED PARTY (AS DEFINED BELOW) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS) IN
ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE,
INCLUDING ITS CONTENT, REGARDLESS OF ANY NEGLIGENCE OF ANY COVERED PARTY.
"Covered Party" means BNA, its affiliates, and any officer, director, employee,
subcontractor, agent, successor, or assign of BNA or its affiliates.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the District of Columbia, USA, as they apply to agreements made
and performed therein.
These Terms and Conditions incorporate by reference any notices contained on
this Site and constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and
use of this Site. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful,
void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the
remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability.
IF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN FULL, YOU MUST
IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.