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Terms of Use
YOU SHOULD READ THIS LEGAL AND
PRIVACY STATEMENT BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. BY CONTINUING TO ACCESS OR
USE THIS WEBSITE, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LEGAL AND PRIVACY STATEMENT.
THE
MATERIALS PROVIDED AT THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
By
accessing, visiting, or otherwise utilizing the Global Carbon Exchange,
LLC (Global Carbon Exchange) web site (the "Site"), you agree to adhere
to the following terms and conditions by clicking on the "I Accept", "I
Agree" or other similar phrases, button. You represent that you have
read and understand each of the terms and conditions described below
and agree that these terms and conditions apply to your use of the
Site. If you do not agree to accept the following terms and conditions,
you may not conduct any business over our Site, use the Site, or
register as a Registered Member.
It is important that you read
these terms and conditions carefully. Any business that you conduct
over our Site, and your use of our Site, is subject to these terms and
conditions.
Definitions
In these terms and conditions (and the Privacy Statement which is incorporated hereunder):
"Affiliate" or "affiliation" means an entity controlled by, controlling or under common control of the relevant party.
"Authorized
person" means, in the case of a username that is provided to a
corporation or other entity, any officer or agent who is authorized to
act on behalf of the corporation or entity.
"Hyperlinks" are
highlighted words or pictures within a hypertext document that when
clicked take a User to another place within the document, to another
document, or another web site, typically operated by a party that is
not an Affiliate of Global Carbon Exchange.
"Information" means all information transmitted over the Site and shall include Market Data and news.
"Market
Data" means last sale prices, bids, offers, information related to
those prices, bids and offers and other similar financial or
transactional information provided to a User.
"Marketing Partners" means those entities providing products and services through Global Carbon Exchange.
"Registered
Members" means any User who has registered with Global Carbon Exchange.
Currently, this includes those Users described as an Executive Trader,
Trader, Subscriber, or Virtual Trader within Global Carbon Exchange's
membership registration process and other titles which may be added at
a future date.
"Site" means the Global Carbon Exchange web site.
"Trade
Request" means the form completed by Users, which provides details as
to their bid or offer to buy or sell emission reductions in whatever
form (including derivatives) through Global Carbon Exchange.
"Trading
Floor" means that portion of the Site which includes Market Data and
information concerning the trading or exchange, the simulation of the
trading or exchange, and the portfolio management, of emission
reductions.
"Us", "we" and "Global Carbon Exchange" means Global Carbon Exchange, LLC.
"User",
"you" or "your" means any person accessing, browsing, utilizing, or
participating in the use, of the Site either manually or via an
automated device or program.
"User Codes" means collectively the usernames and passwords designated for your use on our Site.
License to use the Site
Global
Carbon Exchange agrees to furnish to a User access to Global Carbon
Exchange's Site pursuant to a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
revocable license. The mode of delivery may change from time to time.
Global Carbon Exchange reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
limit or terminate your access to the Site and to accept, reject or
check any trade, order, transaction or other request from any User.
Information input by the User will be deemed transmitted when received
by Global Carbon Exchange. Further, the use of some parts of the Site
by a User may be subject to Global Carbon Exchange's credit criteria
and subject to credit limits imposed by Global Carbon Exchange; and
Global Carbon Exchange reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
change such credit limits at any time without notice to a User.
No Warranties and Limitation of Liability
ACCESS
TO THE SITE, AND ALL INFORMATION AND CONTENT, IS PROVIDED "AS IS."
CO2E.COM MAKES NO WARRANTIES (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED), REPRESENTATIONS, OR
GUARANTEES AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRIGEMENT OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, ANY
DOCUMENTATION OR ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY CO2E.COM.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES COULD BE ENCOUNTERED IN OPERATION,
FUNCTIONALITY, AVAILABILITY, OR CONNECTION WITH THE SITE. THESE
DIFFICULTIES COULD INVOLVE, AMONG OTHERS, THE COMPLETE DISCLOSURE OF
ANY AND ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU TO US TO THE PUBLIC, FAILURES,
DELAYS, MALFUNCTIONS, SOFTWARE EROSION OR HARDWARE DAMAGE. THESE
DIFFICULTIES COULD BE THE RESULT OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR COMMUNICATION
LINK INADEQUACIES OR OTHER CAUSES. SUCH DIFFICULTIES COULD LEAD TO
POSSIBLE ECONOMIC AND/OR DATA LOSS. IN NO EVENT WILL CO2E.COM, ITS
AFFILIATES, ITS VENDORS OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES
OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY POSSIBLE LOSS, COST OR DAMAGE INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MIGHT OCCUR AS A RESULT
OF OR ARISING OUT OF USING, ACCESSING, INSTALLING, MAINTAINING,
MODIFYING, DEACTIVATING OR ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE SITE OR OTHERWISE.
FURTHER, THERE WILL NO LIABILITY TO YOU WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES,
CONTENT, SITE OR ANY SOFTWARE UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT,
STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION LIABILITY (I) FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE TO COMPLETE A
REQUEST, ORDER, OR TRADE, OR (II) FOR ANY COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS, TECHNOLOGY OR SERVICES, OR (III) FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRADING LOSSES, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED
PROFITS, LOSS BY REASON OF SHUTDOWN IN OPERATION OR INCREASED EXPENSES
OF OPERATION, COST OF COVER, OR OTHER INDIRECT LOSS OR DAMAGE, EVEN IF
CO2E.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Privacy Statement
Global
Carbon Exchange's privacy policies are detailed in our Privacy
Statement. By consenting to these terms and conditions you are agreeing
to be bound by the provisions in to Global Carbon Exchange's Privacy
Statement.
Information Provided by Users & Authority
You
accept responsibility for all Information submitted through your access
to the Site, using the User Codes or otherwise. In the event that
Information is submitted through to the Site erroneously, or any User
later determines that Information should not have been submitted, for
any reason, the User accepts full financial responsibility for such
entry. Further, by logging on to our Site on behalf of an entity or
corporation, you are agreeing that you have the right and authority to
bind that entity or corporation to the obligations and responsibilities
incurred by utilizing this Site.
User Code Protection
The
User Codes are for the personal use of the User's authorized personnel
only and such authorized personnel are not permitted to provide the
User Codes to or permit the User Codes' use by any other party. The
User shall be solely responsible for the safeguarding, security and
confidentiality of the User Codes and shall be responsible for all use,
activities and transactions associated with or arising from User's use
of the Site. The User agrees to notify Global Carbon Exchange
immediately in the event of loss or theft of part or all of the User
Codes, or if the User believes the confidentiality of part or all of
the User Codes has been compromised in any way, or in the event that
the User learns about a possible or actual unauthorized use of the
Site. The User shall implement and enforce procedures sufficient to
ensure that all transactions related to the User's use of the Site
comply in all respects with the laws, rules and regulations to which
User and its transactions are subject. If you or any authorized person
loses any or all of these identification devices or handles them in a
manner that permits any third party to discover them, you are solely
responsible for any transactions or other actions that occur using them
until you notify us of that loss or discovery and we have had a
reasonable opportunity to act on your notice. If any third-party gains
access to our online services through your User Codes, you will
cooperate in defending and indemnifying us against any liability, costs
or damages arising out of claims or suits by such third parties based
on or relating to such access or use. The User shall implement and
enforce procedures governing authorized access, validation of
transaction size and verification of the accuracy of Information
submitted to the Site.
User's Responsibility for Monitoring
If
you enter or input a request, order, trade or information through our
online services, it is your responsibility to review the confirmations,
reports or responses on first receipt, to ensure that your Information
has been properly entered and transmitted. You understand and agree
that, as a condition of using our online services, you will immediately
notify Global Carbon Exchange if:
- you receive acknowledgment of a
transaction that you did not enter into or any similar conflicting or
inaccurate confirmation, report or response; or
- you become aware of any unauthorized use of your User Codes or any similar identification device.
If
you fail to notify us when any of the above conditions occur, neither
Global Carbon Exchange, its Affiliates, nor any of their respective
directors, officers, employees or agents can or will have any
responsibility or liability to you or to any other person whose claim
may arise through you for any claims with respect to the handling,
mishandling or loss of any request, order, trade or information.
No Guarantee of Uninterrupted Service
We
cannot guarantee the privacy or transmission speed of any request,
order or trade. We cannot guarantee that our online services will be
operated without interruption or error free or that we will actually
receive information you transmit to us. Therefore, you agree that your
use of our services is "as is" and at your own risk, and that you will
not hold us responsible for any information, communication, request,
order or trade that is delayed or lost while in transit to us or whose
security is compromised.
If you experience difficulties placing a request, order, trade or sending information, you should promptly contact us:
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Electronic Communication Delivery
We
may deliver communications to you electronically. You acknowledge that,
by receiving communications electronically, you may incur online
charges depending on how you arrange for online services.
You
agree to notify Global Carbon Exchange immediately by e-mail of any
change in your e-mail address and we shall require that you provide
certain information prior to changing your e-mail address.
Communications sent by us to your e-mail address will, until we have
received written notice of a different e-mail address delivered to us,
be deemed to have been personally delivered to you whether actually
received by you or not. You also authorize us to deliver to you any
communication by sending you a notice by e-mail or otherwise that
directs you to an address on our Site where the communication is posted
and from where it can be read and printed. You agree that our sending
such a notice will constitute good and effective delivery to you of the
communication regardless of whether you follow the directions in the
notice and actually access the communication from our Site.
Users
should note that checking boxes, or clicking buttons, that state "I
Accept," "I Agree" or other similar phrases on our Site will be a
legally binding obligation to these terms and conditions, any other
provisions in which you give your assent in the above manner.
Monitoring E-Mail
For
your and our protection and to correct misunderstandings, you
understand and agree that we may monitor and retain e-mail
communications conducted with us. Personally identifiable information,
including the contents of and addresses of e-mail, may be shared with
our Affiliates and third parties, such as Marketing Partners. A User
may be able to opt-out of having such information shared with third
parties, except such information may be disclosed by Global Carbon
Exchange in order to be in compliance with all appropriate and
applicable regulations and laws for the conduct of the business of
Global Carbon Exchange and in response to a request or demand for such
information made by any governmental entity, including law enforcement
agencies of such governmental entity.
No Legal, Taxation or Accounting Advice
You
acknowledge that we do not provide, through our Site or otherwise, any
legal, taxation or accounting advice. You assume full responsibility
with respect to legal, taxation and accounting matters relating to your
use of the Site.
Not a Recommendation or Solicitation
We
may make information available to you through our Site about various
transactions, investment strategies or services, including our own
reports and commentaries and materials prepared by others. You should
not view the fact that we make this information available as our
recommendation to you of any particular transaction, investment
strategy, service or service provider. This information is not
personalized and is in no way tailored to reflect your own financial
circumstances or investment objectives, and the transactions or
investment strategies discussed might not be suitable for you. You
acknowledge that you are not relying upon any representations or
opinions of Global Carbon Exchange to influence your decision to
execute any transaction, whether through the Site or otherwise. We are
not acting as a fiduciary or a financial, investment or trading or
other advisor for you and we have no obligation to determine that any
transaction or service is suitable for you.
Global Carbon
Exchange is not a securities broker, broker-dealer, investment adviser,
futures commission merchant, commodities trading advisor, commodity
pool operator or securities or commodities exchange. Global Carbon
Exchange is not a bank or savings bank and does not take deposits or
make loans or otherwise conduct a banking or deposit-taking function.
Global Carbon Exchange is a Venue Only
The
Site serves only as a venue for the authorized sale of emissions
offsets and delivery of associated services and tools. Global Carbon
Exchange is not involved in the actual transaction. As a result, Global
Carbon Exchange has no control over the quality, safety or legality of
the services or items offered for sale, the truth or accuracy of the
listings, or the ability of Users to buy or sell these emissions
offsets or seek or provide associated services.
Global Carbon
Exchange makes no representations or endorsements regarding the
quality, accuracy, reliability or condition of any item or Information
posted on the Site. Global Carbon Exchange does not control the
quality, safety, truth or accuracy of the listings or Information and
makes no representation thereof. Global Carbon Exchange shall assume no
obligation or responsibility for investigating the background or
confirming the identity of Users. Global Carbon Exchange shall have no
obligation to review the Site's content and Information, or to remove
any such Information. Global Carbon Exchange reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to monitor, review, remove, edit, or delete or refuse
to post, any Information that Global Carbon Exchange deems
objectionable or in violation of any term of these terms and
conditions. Global Carbon Exchange does not make any representation or
warranty regarding the accuracy of any Information provided by a User
and Global Carbon Exchange makes no guarantee that a User actually will
complete any transaction.
Not Responsible for News & Information
You
agree that the Information we provide you (directly or indirectly
through a third-party information provider) are for your personal use
only and you will not retransmit or republish this Information in any
form. You acknowledge that the Information is obtained from sources we
believe reliable, is provided solely on an "as available" basis for
your convenience, and that no guarantees are made by us or by any
information provider as to the Information's accuracy, completeness or
timeliness. You shall not hold Global Carbon Exchange liable in any way
for any inaccuracy, error or delay in, or omission of, any Information
or message or non-performance or interruption in such Information or
message, due either to any negligent act or omission by Global Carbon
Exchange, to any "force majeure" or to any other cause beyond our
reasonable control. While Global Carbon Exchange uses reasonable
efforts to obtain Information from reliable sources, we make no
representations or warranties as to the accuracy, reliability or
completeness of any Information on this Site. Information, opinions and
any other contents of this Site are subject to change without notice.
Hyperlinks
This
Site may provide links to certain web sites sponsored and maintained by
third parties. Such web sites are publicly available and Global Carbon
Exchange is providing access to such web sites through this Site solely
as a convenience to you. The content of other web sites, services,
goods or advertisements that may be linked to this Site is not
maintained or controlled by Global Carbon Exchange, and Global Carbon
Exchange makes no representations or warranties concerning the content
of such web sites and the fact that access to such web sites is
provided does not constitute any endorsement, authorization or
sponsorship of such web sites or their sponsors by Global Carbon
Exchange nor is there any affiliation between Global Carbon Exchange
and such sponsors and such sponsors do not endorse, authorize or
sponsor this Site. Moreover, Global Carbon Exchange is in no way
responsible for the availability, content or accuracy of other web
sites, services or goods that may be linked to, or advertised on, the
web site and does not make any warranty, express or implied, with
respect to the use of the links provided on, or to, the web site, or
guarantee the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or adequacy of any
other web sites, services, goods or advertisements that may be linked
to the Site. You understand and agree that you will use or rely on such
web sites solely at your own risk and that Global Carbon Exchange does
not grant to you any rights in respect of such web sites.
Screaming Media Content
When
you use the Site, access to certain news and information provided by
Screaming Media, Inc. ("Screaming Media" and the "Screaming Media
Information") might be made available to you. The Screaming Media
Information is the sole and exclusive property of Screaming Media or
its licensor. By accessing the Screaming Media Information, you agree
to be bound by the following terms and conditions:
- Neither
Screaming Media or any of its licensors or affiliates guarantees the
timeliness, sequence, accuracy or completeness of the Screaming Media
Information;
- THE SCREAMING MEDIA INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS
IS". NEITHER SCREAMING MEDIA OR ANY OF ITS LICENSORS OR AFFILIATES
SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE
ARISING FROM INACCURACIES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, INTERRUPTIONS OR
NON-PERFORMANCE DUE TO ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF SCREAMING MEDIA
OR ANY OF ITS LICENSORS OR AFFILIATES;
- Neither Screaming Media
or any of its licensors or affiliates may be held liable for any
discontinuance in the provision of the Screaming Media Information or
for any change in the manner of distribution for any reason;
- The
Screaming Media Information is made available solely for your personal
use and you are prohibited from furnishing such information to any
other person or entity;
- At any time, Screaming Media or its distributor may terminate your access to the Screaming Media Information; and
- Screaming
Media is a third-party beneficiary under these terms and conditions and
is entitled to enforce the terms of these terms and conditions by legal
proceeding or otherwise against you or any person or entity that gains
access to the Screaming Media Information other than as these terms and
conditions contemplate. You shall pay the reasonable attorney's fees
that Screaming Media may incur in so enforcing the terms of these terms
and conditions.
SCREAMING MEDIA AND ITS AFFILIATES, ITS SOURCES
(OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION AGENT) AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
REPRESENTATIVES (THE "SCREAMING MEDIA PARTIES") SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO
Global Carbon Exchange OR ITS VENDORS OR USERS, OR REGISTERED MEMBERS
FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING FROM
(i) ANY INACCURACY OR INCOMPLETENESS IN, OR DELAYS, INTERRUPTIONS,
ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE DELIVERY OF SCREAMING MEDIA INFORMATION OR
ANY OTHER INFORMATION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "DATA" ) SUPPLIED
TO Global Carbon Exchange, ITS VENDORS, USERS, OR REGISTERED MEMBERS OR
(ii) ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY Global Carbon Exchange OR ANY
OF ITS VENDORS, USERS, OR REGISTERED MEMBERS IN RELIANCE UPON THE DATA.
THE SCREAMING MEDIA PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO Global Carbon
Exchange OR ITS VENDORS, USERS, OR REGISTERED MEMBERS FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS REVENUES, LOST PROFITS OR ANY PUNITIVE, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF THE SCREAMING
MEDIA PARTIES ARISING OUT OF ANY LEGAL CLAIM IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO
THE DATA EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY Global Carbon Exchange HEREUNDER
DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH
CLAIM.
Global Carbon Exchange EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
SCREAMING MEDIA PARTIES DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
TO Global Carbon Exchange OR ITS VENDORS OR USERS OR REGISTERED MEMBERS
WITH RESPECT TO THE DATA, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION: (i) ANY
WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE DATA OR (ii) ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS
TO BE OBTAINED BY Global Carbon Exchange, ANY OF ITS OR VENDORS, OR
USERS, OR REGISTERED MEMBERS ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN CONNECTOIN
WITH THE USE OF THE DATA.
Market Data
You agree that:
- we own the rights to all Market Data we supply;
- we
do not guarantee the timeliness, sequence, accuracy or completeness of
Market Data or other messages that we may disseminate;
- we are
not liable to you or to any other person for any loss or damage arising
from inaccuracies, errors, omissions, delays, interruptions or
non-performance due to any negligent act or omission by us or to any
other cause beyond our reasonable control;
- we shall not be held
liable for any discontinuance in the provision of Market Data or for
any change in the manner of distribution for any reason;
- Market
Data is made available for your own personal use and you are prohibited
from furnishing it to any other person or entity;
- we may terminate your receipt of any or all Market Data at any time; and
- Market
Data posted by Global Carbon Exchange and any transaction to which a
Global Carbon Exchange Registered Member is a party is confidential and
proprietary information and you shall not in any way disclose this
Market Data to any third party other than those with whom you have a
confidential or fiduciary relationship and shall be used, in all
instances, solely for your internal business purposes.
Proprietary Information & Copyright
All
present and future rights in and to trade secrets, trademarks, service
marks, copyrights, patents and other proprietary rights under the laws
of any domestic or foreign governmental authority (the "Intellectual
Property Rights") shall at all times be and remain the sole and
exclusive property of Global Carbon Exchange. Except as specifically
permitted by these terms and conditions, you shall not use the
Intellectual Property Rights or the Site, or any derivations thereof,
for any purpose, without Global Carbon Exchange's prior written
approval. You agree to protect the proprietary rights of Global Carbon
Exchange and all others having rights in the Site and to comply with
all reasonable written requests made by Global Carbon Exchange or its
suppliers of content or otherwise ("Suppliers") to protect their and
others' contractual, statutory and common law rights in the Site. You
agree to provide Global Carbon Exchange with prompt written notice of
any unauthorized access or use of the Site by any party or of any claim
that the Site infringes upon any copyright, trademark or other
contractual, statutory or common law rights.
You acknowledge and
agree that the contents of our Site are protected by applicable
copyright law and that you do not have permission to copy, distribute,
modify, post or frame any text, graphics, video, audio, software, user
interface, design or logos contained on our Site. Global Carbon
Exchange owns and maintains this Site. The trademarks, logos and
service marks displayed on this Site are registered trademarks of
Global Carbon Exchange and others. Nothing on this Site shall be
construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any
license or right to use any image, trademark, logo or service mark on
the Site. No act of downloading or otherwise copying from this Site
will transfer title to any software or material on this Site to you.
Anything that you transmit to this Site or Information becomes the
property of Global Carbon Exchange, may be used by Global Carbon
Exchange for any lawful purpose and is further subject to disclosure as
deemed appropriate by Global Carbon Exchange including to any legal or
regulatory authority to which Global Carbon Exchange is subject to be
in compliance with or subject to a request by same. Global Carbon
Exchange reserves all rights with respect to copyright and trademark
ownership of all material on this Site and Information, and will
enforce such rights to the full extent of the law.
Copyright Infringement & Designation of Agent
Global
Carbon Exchange respects the intellectual property rights of others and
requires those that visit our Site to do the same. Global Carbon
Exchange may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion,
remove or disable access to material on its Site that infringes upon
the copyright rights of others. Global Carbon Exchange also may, at its
discretion, remove or disable links or references to an on-line
location that contains infringing material or infringing activity.
If
you believe that your work has been used on our Site in any manner that
constitutes copyright infringement, please notify Global Carbon
Exchange's copyright agent by written notice or by e-mail. The notice
should include the following information:
- an electronic or
physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of the copyright allegedly infringed;
- a description of the
copyrighted work you claim has been infringed, including a copy of the
copyrighted work or the web page address where the copyrighted work may
be found;
- identification of the location on our Site of the
material you claim has been infringed, or the link or reference to
another web site that contains the material you claim has been
infringed;
- your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address;
- a
statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed
use of the material at issue is not authorized by the copyright owner,
the agent of the copyright owner or the law; and
- a statement by
you, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this
notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner of the
material allegedly infringed or authorized to act on the copyright
owner's behalf.
Global Carbon Exchange's copyright agent for
notice of claims of copyright infringement on this Site is William B.
Wilhelm, Jr. Attorney at Law, who can be reached as follows:
By Mail:
William B. Wilhelm, Jr.
Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman LLP
3000 K St, NW Suite 300
Washington DC 20007
By e-mail:
Amendments
Global
Carbon Exchange can amend these terms and conditions relating to your
use of our online services and the Site. Your conduct of any business
through our Site after such amendments will constitute your agreement
to the amendments. Absent such action, Global Carbon Exchange is under
no obligation to use e-mail to notify Users of amendments.
Trade Requests
You
understand the terms, conditions and risks (economic and otherwise) of
your submitting a request, order, trade, information (including a Trade
Request) and you are capable of assuming and willing to assume
(financially and otherwise) those risks.
You acknowledge that you are submitting a Trade Request as principal, and not as agent, fiduciary or any other capacity.
Indemnity
You
agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend at you own cost Global
Carbon Exchange and its officers, directors, employees, agents,
successors, and assigns from and against any liability, claim, loss or
damage (including attorney's fees and other expenses) arising out of,
or in connection with, any inaccuracy of a representation or breach of
a warranty or covenant made by you herein.
Severability
Should
any provision of these terms and conditions be held by a court of law
to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of these terms and
conditions shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The failure of
any party to enforce any of the terms or conditions, unless waived in
writing, shall not constitute a waiver of that party's right to enforce
each and every term and condition herein. Any prior agreements between
you and Global Carbon Exchange shall remain in full force and effect.
In the event that there are conflicts between such prior agreements and
these terms and conditions, these terms and conditions shall control.
Disputes & Notice
These
terms and conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of Australia applicable to contracts made and to be
fully performed.
Notices for service of process for Global Carbon Exchange should be sent to
General Counsel
Global Carbon Exchange.Pty Ltd
88 Philips St
Sydney 2000
Australia
No Representations
The
Site is designed for sophisticated individuals and institutions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Global Carbon Exchange makes no
representation or warranty with respect to the authentication,
eligibility or qualification of any User (including Registered Members)
or Marketing Partner. Determination of the eligibility, qualification
or creditworthiness of any User (including Registered Members), or
Marketing Partner is the responsibility of the Users entering into any
request, order, trade or transaction.
I hereby acknowledge
that I have carefully read and reviewed all of the terms and conditions
above and I and any person authorized to act on behalf of the User
hereby understand and consent to all of these terms and conditions.
Posted and Effective: March 23, 2007
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