Terms and Conditions of Use/Copyright Information

Terms and Conditions of Use


Clean Air Engineering is a company based in the State of Illinois, USA (Clean Air, cleanair.com, Hot Air News). For more information, please see "About Cleanair." This Web site is created and controlled by Clean Air Engineering in the State of Illinois, USA. As such, the laws of the State of Illinois will govern these disclaimers, terms, and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. By use of this Web site you irrevocable consent for any and all disputes with Clean Air Engineering to the venue of state or federal courts located in the State of Illinois. If you access the Web site from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk, and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

Although we strive to ensure that the content on cleanair.com is as accurate and up-to-date as possible, the field of environmental engineering and air compliance is constantly changing. By using this web site, the reader agrees that Clean Air Engineering is not responsible for any event resulting from the use or misuse of this information. We reserve the right to make changes to our site and these disclaimers, terms, and conditions at any time with or without notice to its readers. Unless otherwise expressly provided in a legal notice, the aggregate liability for Clean Air Engineering to you for all claims arising from the use of the Web site (including downloads) is limited to $100.

Cleanair.com is provided by Clean Air Engineering on an "as is" basis. Clean Air Engineering makes no express or implied representations or warranties of any kind, as to the operation of the Web site, or the content, information, materials, or products included on this Web site. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, Clean Air Engineering disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Clean Air Engineering will not be liable for any damages of any kind resulting from the use of this Web site, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental punitive and consequential damages. Clean Air Engineering will not be liable for any damages that may result from misrepresentation of age by a user of our Web site. Clean Air Engineering does not warrant that the web site will operate error-free or that this web site and its server are free of computer viruses and other harmful goods. If your use of the web site or the material results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, Clean Air Engineering is not responsible for those costs.

If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Except as expressly provided in a particular "Legal Notice" or material on particular Web pages, this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between you and Clean Air Engineering with respect to the use of Web Site. Any changes to this Agreement must be made in writing, signed by an authorized representative of Clean Air Engineering.

Hypertext Links


Clean Air Engineering is not responsible for the contents of any off-site materials referenced. The reader specifically acknowledges that Clean Air Engineering is not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other users, links or third parties, and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user.

Links from this site to other users on the World Wide Web do not constitute an endorsement from Clean Air Engineering. These links are provided for informational purposes only. It is the responsibility of the reader to evaluate the content and usefulness of materials or information contained on other sites.

That said, establishing links to www.cleanair.com, news.cleanair.com, or www.hotairnews.com is always encouraged and no permission is required.

General Copyright


All content provided on this Web site, including but not limited to logos, button icons, formatting, graphics, images and text, is the copyright of Clean Air Engineering or its content suppliers and is protected by applicable U.S. and international copyright laws. The content and files on this website may be used for online shopping and research purposes. Any other use-- including display, distribution, modification, republication, reproduction, or transmission-- of the content on this Web site is strictly prohibited, save for transmission through the Internet and transient reproduction on screen by end users accessing the site. One printed copy of the material on, or downloaded from cleanair.com or hotairnews.com may be kept for personal use. Copyright © 2002 Clean Air Engineering.

Cleanair.com Discussion Groups


The original authors retain all rights to posted material on the cleanair.com discussion groups (news.cleanair.com). Clean Air Engineering maintains the right to edit, delete and/or quote from posts in their online/printed marketing publications as governed by the fair use provision of U.S. and International Copyright Law. Clean Air Engineering will seek permission from individual authors to repost/reprint their comments.

Reprint Rights


If you would like to reprint any of the articles/information on cleanair.com, hotairnews.com, or frame any of the HTML content, please contact:

Content Editor -- Cleanair.com
Clean Air Engineering
500 W. Wood Street
Palatine, IL 60067

Reprint rights are negotiable on an individual basis. (Reprint rights must also be obtained to use Clean Air Engineering copyrighted works on an Intranet or in an electronic database.)

Trademark Use


The Clean Air Europe (CAEE), cleanair.com, and EnviroTemps logos are trademarks belonging to Clean Air Engineering. The domain names cleanair.com and hotairnews.com are registered/owned by Clean Air Engineering, Inc.

Clean Air Engineering's trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not the property of Clean Air Engineering, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Clean Air Engineering or its affiliates. Other registered trademarks and trademarks used on this site are the property of their respective owners and are used herein solely for descriptive purposes. Mention on this Web site of trademarks held by other parties should not be construed as a challenge to said trademarks' ownership status.

Privacy Statement


Clean Air Engineering is the sole owner of the information collected on the cleanair.com Web site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Clean Air Engineering collects information from our Users at several different points on our Web site.

Log Files


We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track User’s movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Newsletter


If a User wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, Hot Air, we ask for contact information such as name and e-mail address.

Reader Feedback


If a User sends feedback or comments to cleanair.com through either the User feedback form, or regular e-mail, that User retains copyright for his/her e-mail comments. (See copyright section) If we wish to post, quote or paraphrase the e-mail communication on cleanair.com, we will ask the necessary permission of the author.

Cleanair.com Discussion Forum


Be aware that the cleanair.com Discussion forum is a PUBLIC forum. All information submitted to the cleanair.com forum is visible by anyone visiting cleanair.com. Participation in the discussion forums may increase the User’s chances of receiving "Spam" or unsolicited e-mail. Use discretion when disclosing information online.

Links


This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Clean Air Engineering is not responsible for the privacy practices of other such sites. We encourage our Users to be aware when they leave our site, and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Correction/Updating Personal Information


If a User’s personally identifiable information changes (such as your e-mail address), or if a User no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that User’s personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by sending us e-mail at contact@cleanair.com and mentioning the desired changes.

Notification of Changes


If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our site so our Users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify Users by way of e-mail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.