Terms and Conditions of Use
(Please Read These Terms and Conditions Carefully Before Using this Website)
The following terms and conditions govern your use of this site. By accessing, viewing, or using the material on this site, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you are not granted permission to use the site and should exit immediately.
ILTA reserves the right to change the terms and conditions under which this site is offered. These changes are effective immediately upon posting. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions, and your continued use of this site constitutes your agreement to all such terms and conditions.
Copyright
This site and all of its contents are protected by the copyright laws of the United States. Unless otherwise noted in a specific location on this site, you may not copy or download any of the material contained on this site in whole or in part without the express written authorization of ILTA. You may not publish, modify, transmit, reproduce, create new works from, distribute, sell, loan, nor in anyway exploit any of the material contained on this site in whole or in part, including such material permitted to be copied or downloaded, without the express written authorization of ILTA. Elements of this site are also protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, sound or image from the site may be copied or transmitted unless expressly permitted in writing by ILTA.
Trademark
Except as indicated, ILTA owns all trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and logos featured on this site, including the terms “ILTA”' and the "International Liquid Terminals Association”. Use of these marks without the express written permission of ILTA is expressly prohibited.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold ILTA, its officers, members, and employees, and its members, harmless from any claims, demands, or damages, including attorney fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of or conduct on the site.
Disclaimer of Warranty and Liability
ILTA makes no representations about the reliability, accuracy, or suitability of the information, software, products, or services contained in this site. All information, software, products, or services are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property.
To the maximum extent provided by law, in no event and under no legal theory shall ILTA or its suppliers be liable for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of, access to, or inability to use this site or materials. Without limiting the foregoing, ILTA shall not be liable for any harm caused by the transmission through the site of a computer virus, or other computer code or programming device, that might be used to access, modify, delete, damage, corrupt, deactivate, disable, disrupt, or otherwise impede in any manner the operation of a user’s software, hardware, or property.
Jurisdiction
ILTA controls and operates this site from the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America. The terms and conditions for this site shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without reference to its choice of law rules. By accessing, viewing, or using this site and the materials herein, you agree that any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the use of this site and these Terms and Conditions of Use shall be resolved by the federal and local courts presiding in the Commonwealth of Virginia and you hereby waive any and all jurisdictional and venue defenses otherwise available.
Privacy Policy
ILTA has a Privacy Policy that describes the information that we collect about visitors, and how this information is used. The Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference, can be viewed on ILTA’s site. ILTA's performance under this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal proceedings, and nothing in this agreement is in derogation of ILTA's right to comply with government, court or law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the site or to information collected by ILTA with respect to such use.
Links to Third Party Sites
This site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other websites for your convenience. You acknowledge and agree that such links do not reflect any endorsement by ILTA with respect to the owner of such linked site, or the quality, reliability, or any other feature of the linked site. ILTA makes no representations or warranties with respect to such linked site. In addition, you should be aware that your use of such linked site is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to that site. When you access a linked site from this site, you leave this site and you do so at your own risk.
Legal Advice
Nothing contained in this site is intended as, nor shall be construed as legal advice, guidance, or an interpretation of law. No attorney-client relationship is established between ILTA and you by your use of this site. The information provided on this site is for general educational purposes only and specific questions about any law, statute, or regulation should be directed to an attorney with expertise in the area.
Access to Secure Areas
You agree that you will not attempt to access password protected and/or secure areas of this site unless you are an authorized user. If you are an authorized user, you agree not to assist third-parties in obtaining access to these areas without ILTA’s approval.
Miscellaneous
As a condition of your use of this site, you agree not to use the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this agreement. Use of the site by you is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions contained in this agreement.
If any party of these terms and conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable or any reason including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations specified above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by valid enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement will remain in full force and effect.
A printed version of this agreement shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and ILTA with respect to your use of the site. You acknowledge that, in providing you access to and use of the site, ILTA has relied on your agreement to be legally bound by these terms and conditions.