Last updated: 20 January 2011

 

Welcome to EnergySec!

 

1. Your relationship with EnergySec

1.1 Your use of EnergySec's products, software, services and web sites (referred to collectively as the "Services" in this document and excluding any services provided to you by EnergySec under a separate written agreement) is subject to the terms of a legal agreement between you and EnergySec. "EnergySec" means the Energy Sector Security Consortium, Inc., whose principal place of business is at 8440 SE Sunnybrook Blvd., Suite 206 Clackamas, OR 97015, United States. This document explains how the agreement is made up, and sets out some of the terms of that agreement.

 

1.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing with EnergySec, your agreement with EnergySec will always include, at a minimum, the terms and conditions set out in this document. These are referred to below as the "Universal Terms".

 

1.3 Your agreement with EnergySec will also include the terms of any Legal Notices applicable to the Services, in addition to the Universal Terms. All of these are referred to below as the "Additional Terms". Where Additional Terms apply to a Service, these will be accessible for you to read either within, or through your use of, that Service.

 

1.4 The Universal Terms, together with the Additional Terms, form a legally binding agreement between you and EnergySec in relation to your use of the Services. It is important that you take the time to read them carefully. Collectively, this legal agreement is referred to below as the "Terms".

 

1.5 If there is any contradiction between what the Additional Terms say and what the Universal Terms say, then the Additional Terms shall take precedence in relation to that Service.

 

1.6 MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND REGULATORY AGENCIES, PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS ON, AND CONDITIONS TO, YOUR USE OF THESE SERVICES. THEY ARE DETAILED IN SECTION 5. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN SECTION 2, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS WHENEVER YOU USE THESE SERVICES AND IN THE COURSE OF ANY USE OF THE DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THESE SERVICES. YOU WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO FORM A BINDING AGREEMENT WITH EnergySec WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, AND THAT YOU WILL NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND/OR REGULATORY AGENCY TO VIOLATE THESE CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS WHEN USING THESE SERVICES OR IN THE COURSE OF ANY USE OF THE DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THESE SERVICES.

 

2. Accepting the Terms

2.1 In order to use the Services, you must first agree to the Terms. You may not use the Services if you do not accept the Terms.

 

2.2 You can accept the Terms by:

á                (A) clicking to accept or agree to the Terms, where this option is made available to you by EnergySec in the user interface for any Service; or

á                (B) actually using the Services. In this case, you understand and agree that EnergySec will treat your use of the Services as acceptance of the Terms from that point onwards.

 

2.3 You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if (a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with EnergySec, or (b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the United States or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Services.

 

2.4 Before you continue, you should print off or save a local copy of the Universal Terms for your records.

 

3. Language of the Terms

3.1 Where EnergySec has provided you with a translation of the English language version of the Terms, then you agree that the translation is provided for your convenience only and that the English language versions of the Terms will govern your relationship with EnergySec.

 

3.2 If there is any contradiction between what the English language version of the Terms says and what a translation says, then the English language version shall take precedence.

 

4. Provision of the Services by EnergySec

4.1 EnergySec is constantly innovating in order to provide the best possible experience for its users. You acknowledge and agree that the form and nature of the Services which EnergySec provides may change from time to time without prior notice to you.

 

4.2 As part of this continuing innovation, you acknowledge and agree that EnergySec may stop (permanently or temporarily) providing the Services (or any features within the Services) to you or to users generally at EnergySec's sole discretion, without prior notice to you. You may stop using the Services at any time. You do not need to specifically inform EnergySec when you stop using the Services.

 

4.3 You acknowledge and agree that if EnergySec disables access to your account, you may be prevented from accessing the Services, your account details or any files or other content which is contained in your account.

 

4.4 You acknowledge and agree that while EnergySec may not currently have set a fixed upper limit on the number of transmissions you may send or receive through the Services or on the amount of storage space used for the provision of any Service, such fixed upper limits may be set by EnergySec at any time, at EnergySec's discretion.

 

5. Use of the Services by You

5.1 In order to access certain Services, you may be required to provide information about yourself (such as identification or contact details) as part of the registration process for the Service, or as part of your continued use of the Services. You agree that any registration information you give to EnergySec will always be accurate, correct and up to date.

 

5.2 You agree to use the Services only for purposes that are permitted by (a) the Terms and (b) any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions (including any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other relevant countries).

 

5.3 You agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of the Services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by EnergySec, unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate agreement with EnergySec. You specifically agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of the Services through any automated means (including use of scripts or web crawlers).

 

5.4 You agree that you will not engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Services (or the servers and networks which are connected to the Services).

 

5.5 Unless you have been specifically permitted to do so in a separate agreement with EnergySec, you agree that you will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade or resell the Services for any purpose, nor will you use information obtained by or through the use of, or access to, the Services for any activity that competes, directly or indirectly, with any Services provided by EnergySec.

 

5.6 You agree that you are solely responsible for (and that EnergySec has no responsibility to you or to any third party for) any breach of your obligations under the Terms and for the consequences (including any loss or damage which EnergySec may suffer) of any such breach.

 

5.7 MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND REGULATORY AGENCIES:

YOU AGREE TO USE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THESE SERVICES ONLY AS INTENDED BY THE OWNER OF THE INFORMATION, AND AGREE NOT TO USE, COPY OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATE OR DISCLOSE, NOR CAUSE TO BE DISSEMINATED OR DISCLOSED, ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THESE SERVICES FOR PURPOSES OF SANCTIONS, PENALTIES, REGULATORY OR LEGAL ENFORCEMENT, OR OTHER FUNCTION NOT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE STATED PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A CONDUIT FOR THE TIMELY SHARING AND REVIEW OF INFORMATION BY INTERESTED EQUAL PARTIES.

 

YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT YOUR ACCESS TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THESE SERVICES IS AS AN "EQUAL PARTNER" WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS AND THAT YOU WILL NOT USE THREAT OR FORCE OF LAW, REGULATION, OR OTHER MANDATE TO COMPEL EnergySec OR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE, WITHHOLD, OR CAUSE TO BE DISCLOSED OR WITHHELD, ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THESE SERVICES, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THIS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, RESPECTING THE DESIRE OF ALL MEMBERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO OTHER MEMBERS IN AN UNATTRIBUTABLE FASHION.

 

THESE ARE MATERIAL CONDITIONS OF YOUR USE OF THESE SERVICES. IF YOU ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO BE BOUND BY THE CONDITIONS STATED HEREIN, YOU MUST NOT USE THESE SERVICES.

 

6. Your passwords and account security

6.1 You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated with any account you use to access the Services.

 

6.2 Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to EnergySec for all activities that occur under your account.

 

6.3 If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or of your account, you agree to notify EnergySec immediately.

 

6.4 You agree not to provide your password or other credentials to any person, company, organization, or service (including web-based or other public RSS or content readers) for any purpose whatsoever.

 

7. Privacy and your personal information

7.1 For information about EnergySec's data protection practices, please read EnergySec's privacy policy. This policy explains how EnergySec treats your personal information, and protects your privacy, when you use the Services

 

7.2 You agree to the use of your data in accordance with EnergySec's privacy policies.

 

8. Content in the Services

8.1 You understand that all information (such as data files, written text, computer software, music, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos or other images) which you may have access to as part of, or through your use of, the Services are the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated. All such information is referred to below as the "Content".

 

8.2 You should be aware that Content presented to you as part of the Services, including but not limited to advertisements in the Services and sponsored Content within the Services may be protected by intellectual property rights which are owned by the sponsors who provide that Content to EnergySec (or by other persons or companies on their behalf). You may not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on this Content (either in whole or in part) unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by EnergySec or by the owners of that Content, in a separate agreement.

 

8.3 EnergySec reserves the right (but shall have no obligation) to pre-screen, review, flag, filter, modify, refuse or remove any or all Content from any Service. For some of the Services, EnergySec may provide tools to filter content.

 

8.4 You understand that by using the Services you may be exposed to Content that you may find offensive, indecent or objectionable and that, in this respect, you use the Services at your own risk.

 

8.5 You agree that you are solely responsible for (and that EnergySec has no responsibility to you or to any third party for) any Content that you create, transmit or display while using the Services and for the consequences of your actions (including any loss or damage which EnergySec may suffer) by doing so.

 

9. Proprietary rights

9.1 You acknowledge and agree that EnergySec owns all legal right, title and interest in and to the Services, including any intellectual property rights which subsist in the Services (whether those rights happen to be registered or not, and wherever in the world those rights may exist). You further acknowledge that the Services may contain information which is designated confidential by EnergySec and that you shall not disclose such information without EnergySec's prior written consent.

 

9.2 Unless you have agreed otherwise in writing with EnergySec, nothing in the Terms gives you a right to use any of EnergySec's trade names, trade marks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features.

 

9.3 Other than the limited license set forth in Section 11, EnergySec acknowledges and agrees that it obtains no right, title or interest from you (or your licensors) under these Terms in or to any Content that you submit, post, transmit or display on, or through, the Services, including any intellectual property rights which subsist in that Content (whether those rights happen to be registered or not, and wherever in the world those rights may exist). Unless you have agreed otherwise in writing with EnergySec, you agree that you are responsible for protecting and enforcing those rights and that EnergySec has no obligation to do so on your behalf.

 

9.4 You agree that you shall not remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary rights notices (including copyright and trade mark notices) which may be affixed to or contained within the Services.

 

9.5 Unless you have been expressly authorized to do so in writing by EnergySec, you agree that in using the Services, you will not use any trade mark, service mark, trade name, logo of any company or organization in a way that is likely or intended to cause confusion about the owner or authorized user of such marks, names or logos.

 

10. License from EnergySec

10.1 EnergySec gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the software provided to you by EnergySec as part of the Services as provided to you by EnergySec (referred to as the "Software" below). This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Services as provided by EnergySec, in the manner permitted by the Terms.

 

10.2 You may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Software or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or required by law, or unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by EnergySec, in writing.

 

10.3 Unless EnergySec has given you specific written permission to do so, you may not assign (or grant a sub-license of) your rights to use the Software, grant a security interest in or over your rights to use the Software, or otherwise transfer any part of your rights to use the Software.

 

11. Content license from you

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give EnergySec a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling EnergySec to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.

 

11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for EnergySec to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom EnergySec has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.

 

11.3 You understand that EnergySec, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit EnergySec to take these actions.

 

11.4 You confirm and warrant to EnergySec that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

 

12. Software updates

12.1 The Software which you use may automatically download and install updates from time to time from EnergySec. These updates are designed to improve, enhance and further develop the Services and may take the form of bug fixes, enhanced functions, new software modules and completely new versions. You agree to receive such updates (and permit EnergySec to deliver these to you) as part of your use of the Services.

 

13. Ending your relationship with EnergySec

13.1 The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or EnergySec as set out below.

 

13.2 If you want to terminate your legal agreement with EnergySec, you may do so by (a) notifying EnergySec at any time and (b) closing your accounts for all of the Services which you use, where EnergySec has made this option available to you. Your notice should be sent, in writing, to EnergySec's address which is set out at the beginning of these Terms.

 

13.3 EnergySec may at any time, terminate its legal agreement with you if:

á       (A) you have breached any provision of the Terms (or have acted in manner which clearly shows that you do not intend to, or are unable to comply with the provisions of the Terms); or

á       (B) EnergySec is required to do so by law (for example, where the provision of the Services to you is, or becomes, unlawful); or

á       (C) the entity with whom EnergySec offered the Services to you has terminated its relationship with EnergySec or ceased to offer the Services to you; or

á       (D) EnergySec is transitioning to no longer providing the Services; or

á       (E) the provision of the Services to you by EnergySec is, in EnergySec's opinion, no longer viable.

 

13.4 Nothing in this Section shall affect EnergySec's rights regarding provision of Services under Section 4 of the Terms.

 

13.5 When these Terms come to an end, all of the legal rights, obligations and liabilities that you and EnergySec have benefited from, been subject to (or which have accrued over time whilst the Terms have been in force) or which are expressed to continue indefinitely, shall be unaffected by this cessation, and the provisions of paragraph 20.7 shall continue to apply to such rights, obligations and liabilities indefinitely.

 

14. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES

14.1 NOTHING IN THESE TERMS, INCLUDING SECTIONS 14 AND 15, SHALL EXCLUDE OR LIMIT EnergySec'S WARRANTY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF IMPLIED TERMS, OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, ONLY THE LIMITATIONS WHICH ARE LAWFUL IN YOUR JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU AND OUR LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

14.2 YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE."

 

14.3 IN PARTICULAR, EnergySec, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT TO YOU THAT:

á       (A) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,

á       (B) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR FREE FROM ERROR,

á       (C) ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, AND

á       (D) THAT DEFECTS IN THE OPERATION OR FUNCTIONALITY OF ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS PART OF THE SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED.

 

14.4 ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

 

14.5 NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM EnergySec OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS.

 

14.6 EnergySec FURTHER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

 

15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

15.1 SUBJECT TO OVERALL PROVISION IN PARAGRAPH 14.1 ABOVE, YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT EnergySec, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR:

á       (A) ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. THIS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY LOSS OF PROFIT (WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY), ANY LOSS OF GOODWILL OR BUSINESS REPUTATION, ANY LOSS OF DATA SUFFERED, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS;

 

á       (B) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF:

o   (I) ANY CHANGES WHICH EnergySec MAY MAKE TO THE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY CESSATION IN THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES (OR ANY FEATURES WITHIN THE SERVICES);

o   (II) THE DELETION OF, CORRUPTION OF, OR FAILURE TO STORE, ANY CONTENT AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DATA MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY OR THROUGH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES;

o   (III) YOUR FAILURE TO PROVIDE EnergySec WITH ACCURATE ACCOUNT INFORMATION; OR

o   (IV) YOUR FAILURE TO KEEP YOUR PASSWORD OR ACCOUNT DETAILS SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

 

15.2 THE LIMITATIONS ON EnergySec'S LIABILITY TO YOU IN PARAGRAPH 15.1 ABOVE SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT EnergySec HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSSES ARISING.

 

16. Copyright and trade mark policies

16.1 It is EnergySec's policy to respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable international intellectual property law (including, in the United States, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and to terminating the accounts of repeat infringers.

 

17. Other content

17.1 The Services may include hyperlinks to other web sites or content or resources. EnergySec may have no control over any web sites or resources which are provided by companies or persons other than EnergySec.

 

17.2 You acknowledge and agree that EnergySec is not responsible for the availability of any such external sites or resources, and does not endorse any advertising, products or other materials on or available from such web sites or resources.

 

17.3 You acknowledge and agree that EnergySec is not liable for any loss or damage which may be incurred by you as a result of the availability of those external sites or resources, or as a result of any reliance placed by you on the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertising, products or other materials on, or available from, such web sites or resources.

 

18. Changes to the Terms

18.1 EnergySec may make changes to the Universal Terms or Additional Terms from time to time. When these changes are made, EnergySec will make a new copy of the Universal Terms available at this URL and any new Additional Terms will be made available to you from within, or through, the affected Services.

 

18.2 You understand and agree that if you use the Services after the date on which the Universal Terms or Additional Terms have changed, EnergySec will treat your use as acceptance of the updated Universal Terms or Additional Terms.

 

19. General legal terms

19.1 Sometimes when you use the Services, you may (as a result of, or through your use of the Services) use a service or download a piece of software which are provided by another person or company. Your use of these other services or software may be subject to separate terms between you and the company or person concerned. If so, the Terms do not affect your legal relationship with these other companies or

individuals.

 

19.2 The Terms constitute the whole legal agreement between you and EnergySec and govern your use of the Services (but excluding any services which EnergySec may provide to you under a separate written agreement), and completely replace any prior agreements between you and EnergySec in relation to the Services.

 

19.3 You agree that EnergySec may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms, by email, regular mail, or postings on the Services.

 

19.4 You agree that if EnergySec does not exercise or enforce any legal right or remedy which is contained in the Terms (or which EnergySec has the benefit of under any applicable law), this will not be taken to be a formal waiver of EnergySec's rights and that those rights or remedies will still be available to EnergySec.

 

19.5 If any court of law, having the jurisdiction to decide on this matter, rules that any provision of these Terms is invalid, then that provision will be removed from the Terms without affecting the rest of the Terms. The remaining provisions of the Terms will continue to be valid and enforceable.

 

19.6 You acknowledge and agree that no other person or company shall be third party beneficiaries to the Terms.

 

19.7 The Terms, and your relationship with EnergySec under the Terms, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oregon without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. You and EnergySec agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Clackamas, OR to resolve any legal matter arising from the Terms. Notwithstanding this, you agree that EnergySec shall still be allowed to apply for injunctive remedies (or an equivalent type of urgent legal relief) in any jurisdiction.