Terms of Use

Terms of Use 

Acceptance of Terms

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association and the information and materials available through this web site (“Site”) are offered to you (“you” or “user”) by Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association subject to the following Terms of Use. In addition, you are also subject to any posted guidelines, rules or policies. All such guidelines, rules or policies are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms of Use. The Terms of Use, and all guidelines, rules and policies are subject to change from time to time and without prior notice to you unless otherwise expressly provided. By using this Site, you agree to abide by the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please discontinue your use of the Site immediately. To view a copy of the current Terms of Use, you may go to www.eeca.coop at any time.

Site Description & Availability

The Site is directed to members of Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association, and its contents include news, information and events of interest to the members of the cooperative.

The Site and any information obtained from the Site are for educational and informational purposes only, and do not constitute expert, professional, financial or legal advice or opinion.

If you rely on and/or use any information you obtain via the SITE you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or to discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Site.

Proprietary Rights & Copyright Agent

This Site is owned and operated by Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association. You acknowledge and agree that this Site contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that information presented to you through the Site is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, or other proprietary rights and laws. You may view and download materials from the Site on a single computer for your personal, noncommercial use; provided that you retain any copyright or other legal notices contained in any material downloaded from the Site; and further provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party) to copy, modify, distribute, transmit, reproduce, display, publish, license, create a derivative works from, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise make use of the Site and any materials obtained from it.

In providing the Site, Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association has included content provided by users and other third parties. Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association respects the intellectual property rights of others and will remove content that appears to infringe any copyright or other intellectual property rights. Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association reserves the right to terminate access to the Site for any user who posts infringing material.

If you believe that your intellectual property has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please contact our Copyright Agent and provide the following information:

  • a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you believe has been infringed;
  • a description of where that material is located on the Site;
  • your mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
  • a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that: (1) you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (2)   the above information in your notice is accurate; and (3) you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf;
  • your physical or electronic signature.

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:

By mail:

 

Bryce Cramer

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association

PO Box 38

Steeleville, IL  62288

 

By phone: (618) 965-3434

By e-mail: bcramer@eeca.coop

Your notice will be evaluated and action taken as is appropriate under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 et seq.

Links

This Site contains links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties solely as a convenience to users of the Site. Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association does not operate or control, in any respect, and does not necessarily endorse or recommend these sites, their operators or content. You acknowledge and agree that Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association is not responsible or liable for the availability of such third party sites, their content, or anything obtained through such third-party sites.

User Conduct, Postings & Submissions

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association monitors all communications, related data and activity on the Site but does not actively monitor the content of such communications, data and activity. Nevertheless, Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association reserves the right to monitor, and to edit, remove, or refuse to make available anything submitted or posted by you to the Site that violates the Terms of Service or other rules or policies, or is otherwise objectionable, in our sole discretion.

It is your responsibility as a user of the Site to ensure that any message, information, communications, data, text or other material (“Content”) that you submit or post to or via the Site is lawful and appropriate. When submitting or posting Content to the Site, you agree to:

  • Not submit or post any Content that is unlawful, threatening, defamatory, hateful, obscene, or otherwise offensive, or that may be invasive of another’s privacy, business or trade secrets (including disclosures of confidential or proprietary business information).
  • Not violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including but not limited to the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Rural Utilities Service, and any other rules or regulations having the force of law.
  • Not submit or post any Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights (“Intellectual Property”) of any party. By submitting or posting Content through the Site you warrant that you have the necessary right, license or permission to so use any relevant Intellectual Property, and grant to Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association and other Site users a nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use the Intellectual Property without compensation to you.
  • Grant to Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association the irrevocable, transferable and worldwide right to print, copy, display, distribute or otherwise use the Content that you submit or post to the Site, and to sell, lease, give or otherwise transfer any ideas, concepts or other information you submit or post to the Site without compensation to you.
  • Not knowingly submit or post any Content that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Site or any computer hardware, software or networks connected to the Site, or that otherwise disrupt the normal flow of communications on the Site.

Disclaimers

Disclaimer of Warranties:Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any information transmitted or made available via the SITE, and shall not be responsible or liable for any decisions or actions you may take based on information provided via the SITE. If you rely on and/or use any information THAT YOU obtain via the SITE you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. Information posted here is provided “AS IS” and Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association hereby disclaims all warranties regarding this information, whether posted by Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association, or any third party; this disclaimer includes implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. (If you live in a state which does not permit disclaimers of implied warranties, this part of our disclaimer may not apply to you.)

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Associationfurther disclaims any and all warrantees that this Site shall be operated free of delays in transmission, failure in performance, computer viruses, inaccuracies or errors in the materials, or other errors or defects.

Limitation of Liability:  In no event shall Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of the site OR any information, materials, products or services obtained via the SITE. (If you live in a state which does not permit the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, part of this section may not apply to you.)

Indemnification:  You agree to indemnify and hold Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association, and their affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from any and all claims, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from or in connection with your use of the Site, your violation of the Terms of Use or other Site Policies, or your violation of any rights of another.

Termination

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association, as noted above under “Site Description” reserves the right to terminate the Site temporarily or permanently without prior notice to users. Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association further reserves the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site for any reason, including without limitation, failure to abide by these Terms of Use.

Entire Agreement

As noted above, these Terms of Use shall be deemed to include all other notices, policies, disclaimers and other terms contained in the Site; provided however, that in the event of a conflict between such other terms and the Terms of Use, the Terms of Use shall control. The Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement, and supercede and replace any and all prior oral or written agreements, representations, warranties, or other statements or documents, between Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association and you regarding your use of the Site.

Partial Invalidity

The invalidation of any provision, or any portion of a provision, of the Terms of Use by any entity with proper jurisdiction and authority does not invalidate the remaining provisions, or the remaining portion of a provision.

Applicable Law, Jurisdiction & Venue

The Terms of Use are governed by, and will be interpreted under, the laws of the Illinois, without regard to choice or conflicts of law rules. Any legal action regarding the Terms of Use shall be commenced and heard in the Circuit Court of Randolph County, Illinois. Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association and you agree to submit and consent to the jurisdiction and venue of these courts. You agree to irrevocably waive any right you may have to commenceany action against Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association in any other court and irrevocably waive any rights or defenses in any action before the above noted courts based on lack of personal jurisdiction or improper or inconvenient venue.

No Waiver

No waiver of any breach by you of the Terms of Use shall constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. 

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