These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website located at www.ces-ltd.com and any related subdomains, mobile sites, or online platforms (collectively, the “Site”) operated by Customized Energy Solutions and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “CES,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
CES is a global provider of energy consulting, technology, asset management, retail operations, and market solutions services, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with offices in the United States (including California), Canada, Japan, India, Vietnam, the UAE, and other locations.
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Site. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of any updates or modifications to these Terms.
We may revise these Terms from time to time by posting an updated version on the Site. The “Last Updated” date at the top indicates when changes were last made. Material changes will be noted prominently. Your continued use of the Site after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
1. Acceptable Use
You may use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:
- Use the Site in any way that violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Site.
- Use any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, or other automated means to access the Site for any purpose without our express written consent.
- Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
- Attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
- Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site.
- Copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, license, sell, or transmit any of the material on the Site without our prior written permission (except as expressly permitted under these Terms).
- Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Site.
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Site immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms.
2. Intellectual Property
The Site and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by CES, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
CES name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of CES or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Site are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and view the publicly available content on the Site for your personal, non-commercial use only. No other license or right is granted to you by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.
3. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
4. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL CES, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE SITE, OR ANY SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE.
OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES FINALLY AWARDED SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100.00), OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US (IF ANY) IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER THE CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND EVEN IF CES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
5. Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites or resources. We provide these links for your convenience only and have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We do not endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third-party sites, information, materials, products, or services. If you access any third-party websites from the Site, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
6. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms and your use of the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms or the Site shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts or the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
7. Miscellaneous
- Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy (available at www.ces-ltd.com/privacy-policy), constitute the entire agreement between you and CES regarding the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings.
- Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
- No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision.
- Assignment. We may assign these Terms at any time without notice. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent.
- Contact Us. For questions about these Terms, please contact:
Legal Department Customized Energy Solutions 1528 Walnut Street, 22nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA Email: legal@ces-ltd.com
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