Compliance Implementation Services, LLC (“CIS”)
Website Terms and Conditions

Introduction and Consent

CIS maintains this site for your personal information, education and communication. Please review these terms and conditions carefully before using this site. By visiting this site, we will deem you to have accepted the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in the CIS Website Privacy Policy. CIS modify these terms and conditions at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately when we post them to this site.

  1. Use of Site. You may freely browse the site and may freely download material therefrom. Any and all downloaded materials may only be used by you for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost or use any such materials for public or commercial purposes without the express written permission of CIS. All copyright and other proprietary notices contained in downloaded materials must be retained and included with the downloaded materials as originally shown. All contents of the site are copyrighted work of CIS and/or any of CIS’ suppliers or affiliates unless otherwise noted, and may not be used without the express written permission of CIS or except as provided herein. Images of people or places displayed on the site are either property of, or used with permission by, CIS. The use of these images by you is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright, trademark, privacy and\or publicity laws as well as communications regulations and statutes.

  2. Limitations on Access. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by CIS, any access or attempt to access password restricted areas of the site, or other areas of CIS’ computer systems or other information contained on CIS-controlled computer systems for any purpose is strictly prohibited. You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic or manual process or devise to “screen scrape” monitor, “mine”, or copy web pages on the site or the content contained therein without CIS’ express written permission. You agree not to spam any other user of the site for any reason. You agree that you will not use any devices, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the site. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on CIS’ infrastructure. You may not use framing techniques to enclose any CIS trademark, logo, trade name or other proprietary information, including images, frames, content, or layout/design found on any page of the site without CIS’ express written permission.

  3. Limitation of Liability. CIS uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information in the site. However, since information changes so quickly, CIS is unable to make any representations as to its accuracy. CIS assumes no responsibility or liability as to the reliability, accuracy, validity, timeliness, usefulness or completeness of any information on this site. Your use of this site is at your own risk. In no event shall CIS or any other party involved in creating, developing, or updating the site be liable for damages (including, without limitation, direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, or damages resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption) that in any way arise from access or use of this site, or inability to do so. This limitation includes damages to your computer system, including viruses or other unauthorized transmissions. CIS does not guarantee that files downloaded from this site are free from viruses or worms, trojan horses or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on this site is provided “AS IS” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.

  4. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CIS, its officers, managers, employees, agents, supplies and third party partners from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation by you of any of the terms and conditions set forth in this document or the CIS Website Privacy Policy, or any activity you undertake in accessing this site, (including negligent or wrongful conduct).

  5. Confidentiality. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the CIS Website Privacy Policy, any communication or material that you transmit to, or post on, this site by electronic mail or otherwise, including but not limited to, any data, questions, comments, suggestions or otherwise is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and nonproprietary information. CIS, or any of its affiliates, may use such communications or material for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and further posting. Further, CIS, and its affiliates, are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication or material you send to the site for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products.

  6. Trademark and Copyright Protection of CIS materials. The trademarks, logos and service marks (collectively, “Trademarks”) displayed on this site are registered and unregistered trademarks of CIS and others. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are service marks, trademarks or trade dress of CIS and may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of CIS. You acknowledge that the Trademarks used and displayed on this site are and shall remain the sole property of CIS or the Trademark owner. Nothing contained in this site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right in and to the Trademarks without the express written permission of CIS or the Trademark owner, as applicable. CIS claims copyright protection on any and all text, graphics, design, images, charts and other content on this site, unless otherwise noted. CIS grants you the privilege of accessing and viewing the content, but, other than as expressly provided in these terms and conditions, grants no other license or rights to use. Your misuse of the Trademarks or copyright protected material on this site and in its contents, except as provided in these terms and conditions, is strictly prohibited.

  7. Online Communication. CIS may include features on this site which allow you to view communications from third-parties, our employees, customers. Except with regard to employees acting within the scope of their duties, CIS assumes no responsibility for the content of such communications. Although CIS may, from time to time, monitor or review the online discussions or postings, CIS accepts no responsibility to do so, and accepts no responsibility or liability arising from such content for any error, defamation, danger or inaccuracy. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material or material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or that would otherwise violate the law. CIS may block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be:
    • (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene,
    • (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading,
    • (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right of another, or
    • (d) offensive, objectionable or otherwise unacceptable to CIS at its sole discretion.
    CIS will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order directing or requesting CIS to disclose the identity of anyone posting such information or materials.

  8. Editorial Policy. CIS reserves the right to alter or delete material from the site at any time.

  9. No Endorsement. Certain links on the site lead to sites or pages that are not controlled by CIS. CIS provides such links as a convenience to users of this site; however, CIS takes no responsibility for such sites, and the link should not be deemed to be an endorsement of such linked resources by CIS. Access to such linked resources is at your own risk, and CIS disclaims all liability with regard to the content or, and consequences of accessing, such resources.

  10. Governing Law. These terms, together with the CIS Website Privacy Policy, and any other agreement that may be entered into by you and CIS in connection with a specific engagement, constitute the entire agreement between you and CIS, and supersede any and all other agreements, representations and understandings, whether written or oral. This agreement may not be modified or amended by you without the prior written consent of CIS. CIS may modify or amend this agreement for all subsequent events at any time. You should regularly review these terms for any modifications or amendments as your continued use of the site shall constitute your assent to any such modifications or amendments. If any clause or provision of these terms, or the CIS Website Privacy Policy, is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under the present or future law, then, you agree that the clause or provision so determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable shall be severable without affecting the enforceability of all remaining clauses or provisions. These terms and the CIS Website Privacy Policy, as well as your use of the site and any products or services provided by or through the site, shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America, and the State of Pennsylvania, without regard to conflicts of law principles.

  11. Effective Date. This policy is effective as of July 18, 2005

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