Surety, LLC. (“Surety”) is providing the information either in or accessible through this site (“Materials”) as a service to customers, vendors, suppliers and other interested parties for informational purposes only. Copies may be downloaded only subject to the provisions below. By either accessing or downloading Materials from it, User agrees to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement; should User not agree, do not access the site or download materials from it. “User” means an individual user accessing this site.

Ownership of Materials

Surety owns, reserves and retains all proprietary rights, including copyrights, to this site and its Materials; they are protected from copying or distribution under national and international copyright laws and treaties throughout the world.

License; Restrictions on Use

User is granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited license to access, download and use Materials for non-commercial internal purposes only, subject to this Agreement. This is a license, not a transfer of title, and User may not, without Surety's prior written permission: (i) modify the Materials or use them for any commercial purpose or any public display, sale or rental; (ii) remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from the Materials; or (iii) sell or transfer the Materials to another. User agrees to prevent any unauthorized copying, distribution or publication of Materials. Surety may terminate this license at any time if User violates any term of this Agreement, upon which User will immediately destroy any Materials in its possession or control. User agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Surety from any damages, losses, costs or expenses which Surety, its employees and authorized representatives may incur as a result of User's use or dissemination of any Material in violation Agreement.

Links

If you access a link on this site to any site operated by a third party, you do so entirely at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. Surety is not responsible for the content of any third party site and does not make any representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to any link or content on linked sites and shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising there from. If you want to link to the Surety Website, please contact us at info@surety.com. Unless approved in advance by Surety, you may not link to Surety or create any frames at any other sites pertaining to any of the content located at Surety. This site has been specifically designed by Surety and its unique appearance is protected by applicable laws. Users may not display any link to our site in such a manner so as to give the viewer the impression that Surety is responsible for the content on such site, or link to this site any site containing inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful content or information that violates any applicable intellectual property, proprietary, privacy or publicity rights. Surety reserves the right to terminate any link or permission to link at any time.

Other Limitations on Liability

Although we have tried to ensure that all Materials are complete and correct, Surety does not guarantee or warranty their completeness or accuracy, or results to be obtained from using them or this site, for any purpose. Materials and any products or services they describe are offered for technically qualified personnel at their discretion and risk, without warranty of any kind. Surety does not assume responsibility for any injury or damage which may result directly or indirectly from the use of Materials or products they describe.

Surety makes no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to this site, Materials, or products described in them, which are provided on an "as is basis"; any use of them is at User's sole risk. Under no circumstances shall Surety be liable to User or to anyone else for any indirect, consequential, special, or punitive or exemplary damages (including, but not limited to, loss of profits) arising from the use of this site, Materials or products or services described in them.

Trademark Information

The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of Surety, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries:

Surety
AbsoluteProof
The Power of Proof
Digital Notary
Guaranteeing Trustworthy Electronic Records
It's All Black and White
the Surety logo
Surety Integrity Advantage

Surety trademarks and service marks may be used publicly with permission only from Surety. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names are property of their respective owners.

Severability

User agrees that if a court of competent jurisdiction finds any part of this Agreement void or unenforceable, the rest of it should be enforced and the court should use its authority to amend it in order to fulfill the stated purposes of this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Applicable Laws

This site is operated by Surety from within the United States of America. Surety makes no representation that the Materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. User may not use or transfer the Materials in violation of US export or other law and regulations. Any claim relating to the Materials shall be governed by the Law of the State of Delaware.

Privacy Policy

As the Internet and the World Wide Web accelerate the exchange of information between businesses and their clients, privacy and the safeguarding of information become increasingly important concerns. On our Web site, we occasionally ask you to give us information that helps us learn your requirements so that we can refine both our Web site and our product offerings to better match your specific needs. Because we know how important it is to handle any information about you responsibly, we follow a policy that protects your privacy and makes sure that any information you trust us with is used exclusively to help us form a business relationship with you that benefits both your company and Surety.

What kind of information do we collect?

We only collect information that you volunteer. When you request information from us, we may ask you to fill out a form soliciting information about you, your company, or your business. We might ask for contact information, such as your name, telephone number, address, and e-mail address. And we might ask you to tell us what your job function is or what software solutions your company uses or plans to use. In most cases, the information is required, and you can't receive the information if you don't fill out the form.

What do we do with the information we collect?

We use the information we collect to build strong business relationships with our customers. We want your business, so we want our sales staff to contact you. But when they do, we want them to know your needs and business requirements so they can offer you solutions that help your business succeed. We also use your contact information to send you information that we hope will help you make sound purchasing decisions - white papers discussing industry trends; customer newsletters; invitations to events such as seminars, Webcasts, and user conferences; and product announcements and upgrades.

Do we sell or otherwise share the information we collect?

The information you share with us is confidential. We never sell it. We may on occasion share it with business partners such as systems integrators who help us implement the solutions our customers buy, but only with your express permission.

Do we use cookies?

When you visit our Web site, our Web server places a "cookie" on your hard disk - a small piece of information that tells our Web server, when you revisit our site, whether you've visited before. It also tells us what sections of our Web site you visit. Why do we use cookies? To analyze traffic and draw conclusions about the effectiveness of our Web site design and the usefulness of the information the site displays. We use them to identify usage patterns so that we can offer you a more effective Web site that has the information you need to evaluate our solutions and services.

Do these policies apply to third-party sites linked to Surety site?

The policy described here applies only to information you supply directly to Surety via the Surety Web site or via e-mail in response to offers and promotions on the Surety Web site. As you explore Surety.com, you may find links to other Web resources - partner and customer sites and professional resources such as organizations and publications. Our privacy policies do not apply to these Web sites, and you should check the policies of any linked site before offering information to the sponsor of the site.

Contact Information

For further information on this website or privacy policy, please contact Surety at 703-707-9901.

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Last revised: January 1, 2006