ACSM.NET - Terms of Use

Please read this agreement carefully before accessing or using this web site. By accessing or using this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. ACSM agrees to make the information, services and its suppliers on this web site available to you, the end user, conditioned on your acceptance of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein, without modification. Your use of this web site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

The information and services offered on this web site are provided with the understanding that neither ACSM nor its subscribers, suppliers or end users are engaged in rendering legal or other professional services or advice. While ACSM strives to keep the information on this web site accurate, complete, and up-to- date, ACSM and its suppliers cannot guarantee, and will not be responsible for any damage or loss related to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information.

PRIVACY POLICY

We catalog traffic patterns throughout the web site, including identifying browser and system data. We gather this data to optimize site conditions for our end users. This data, is intended for use only to better serve you the visitor to our website. Names, addresses and personal information of individuals collected at this site are held in strictest confidence and are not released or sold to any outside sources.

SECURITY:
VeriSign - ACSM eStore is a VeriSign Secure Site, in addition we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption to protect your personal and credit card information from unauthorized use.

Secure Metrics
This site is tested to ensure that high security standards of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) established by Visa and MasterCard are maintained.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION

You may access, download and print materials on this web site for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from this web site. Furthermore, you may not use the materials found on this web site on any other web sites or in a networked environment without written permission by ACSM.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

All materials on this web site are owned and copyrighted by ACSM or its suppliers. All rights reserved. No reproduction, distribution, or transmission of the copyrighted materials at this web site is permitted without the written permission of ACSM. The ACSM logo and/or any member organization logo cannot be used without the written consent of American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and/or the member organization.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless American Congress on Surveying and Mapping - ACSM, its affiliates and suppliers from any liability, loss, claim and expense (including attorneys' reasonable fees) related to your violation of this Agreement.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

This web site may contain hyperlinks to web sites operated by parties other than ACSM. For example, clicking on a category in our home page may bring you to a web site operated by a party independent of ACSM. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. ACSM does not control such web sites, and is not responsible for their contents. ACSM inclusion of hyperlinks to such web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such web sites or any association with their operators, and your access and use of such web sites, including information, material, products and services therein, is solely at your own risk. Furthermore, because the privacy policy you just read is applicable only when you are on our web site, once linked to another web site, you should read that web site's privacy policy before disclosing any personal information.

CHANGES TO SITE

ACSM and its suppliers may make improvements or changes in the information, services, products, and other materials on this web site, or terminate this web site, at any time without notice. American Congress on Surveying and Mapping - ACSM may modify this Agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Agreement. Accordingly, you agree to review the Agreement periodically, and your continued access or use of this web site shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified Agreement.

MISCELLANEOUS

This agreement and the resolution of any dispute related to this Agreement or the web site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland.

Visitors are responsible for knowing and complying with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the jurisdiction in which they live and work.