Terms and Conditions of Use

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COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS

The contents of all materials on this site are copyrighted by the National Oilheat Research Alliance unless otherwise indicated. The material may be copied online, but may not be subsequently reproduced or published in any form, except with the prior written permission of the National Oilheat Research Alliance. NORA grants permission to NORA members, however, to reproduce or publish materials on this site. OILHEATAMERICA.COM and other names are trademarks or service marks of the National Oilheat Research Alliance.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

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JURISDICTION

NORA controls and operates this site from the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America, and makes no representation that these materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable laws. By downloading or using content or features of this site, you assume the responsibility for doing so under the law that applies in jurisdiction(s) where you are located.

DISCLAIMER

NORA MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RESPECTING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. NORA SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF USE OR PROFITS, OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF GOODS OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

In no event shall NORA be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site.

INDEMNIFICATION

Users agree that they will indemnify NORA for any claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses arising from any breach of these terms.

PRIVACY POLICY

The National Oilheat Research Alliance respects the privacy of visitors to its family of websites. This statement describes NORA's policy regarding information received about you during your visit to the NORA sites.

The type and amount of information received about you by NORA varies according to how you use the NORA sites. For instance, you may read and download information provided on a NORA site without providing any personally identifiable information. Our Web server will collect your domain name (for example, www.aol.com) and means of entry to the NORA site (for example, via a particular search engine), the date, time and duration of each visit and the NORA site pages visited. NORA collects this information to measure usage, determine efficacy of various promotional programs and make improvements to the site.

You may voluntarily elect to provide personal information through one of several avenues: you request to receive occasional newsletters and announcements by providing us with your e-mail address; you request additional information through our comments section and provide us with an e-mail address so that we can respond to you; you order publications and materials and provide us with your name, address, e-mail address, company affiliation, telephone number, etc.

NORA uses the information you voluntarily provide for the sole purpose of fulfilling your request. NORA does not sell, rent or otherwise transfer received information to other organizations. NORA does not use "cookies" to collect information not voluntarily provided by you. Finally, NORA takes reasonable precautions to guard against unauthorized access to such information.

If you are accessing any of the NORA sites from a country other than the United States, then the information referenced above will be collected if you continue to navigate the sites. By continuing to navigate the NORA sites, you waive any and all claims against NORA related to the collection of this information. Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about NORA's privacy policy.

Please note, however, that the NORA sites may contain links to other Internet Web sites. NORA is not responsible for the contents or privacy practices of other linked sites.

NORA reserves the right to change its privacy policy at any time in the future without notice.

LAST UPDATED

These Terms and Conditions of Use were last updated on April 13, 2001.