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Please
review our Terms of Use. If you disagree with the Terms of Use or
are dissatisfied with this or any web site operated by FORTE, your sole
and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Web Site. Your continued
use of this FORTE web site constitutes your agreement with the Terms
of Use.
Please
review our Privacy Policy. If you disagree with the Privacy Policy
or are dissatisfied with this or any web site operated by FORTE, your
sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Web Site. Your
continued use of this or any FORTE web site constitutes your agreement
with the Privacy Policy.
- Information FORTE Collects
From You
- How FORTE Uses Your Information
- Choices
You Have About How FORTE Treats Your Information
- How FORTE Protects Your
Information
- How You Can Contact FORTE
Welcome to the FORTE Web Site. This Web Site and other FORTE Web Sites
(collectively, the “FORTE Web Site” or the “Web Site”)
provide general information about FORTE and its products and services
free of charge to users in the United States.
All users of the FORTE Web Site are subject to the following terms
and conditions of use (these “Terms of Use”).
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before accessing or using
any part of this Web Site. By accessing or using this Web Site,
you agree that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these
Terms of Use, as amended from time to time, as well as the FORTE
Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into these Terms of
Use. If you do not wish to agree to these Terms of Use, do
not access or use any part of this Web Site.
FORTE may modify or supplement these Terms of Use at any time without
notice by posting the amended terms to this Web Site. Your continued
use of the FORTE Web Site means that you accept and agree to the revised
Terms of Use. If you disagree with the Terms of Use (as amended from
time to time) or are dissatisfied with this Web Site, your sole and
exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this Web Site.
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Use
of the FORTE Web Site
You agree to use the FORTE Web Site only for lawful purposes:
Specifically you agree not to do any of the following: (1) communicate
to FORTE or upload to or transmit on the FORTE Web Site any defamatory,
indecent, obscene, harassing, violent or otherwise objectionable material,
or any material that is, or may be, protected by copyright, without
permission from the copyright owner; (2) use the FORTE Web Site to violate
the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of
others or to violate the laws of any jurisdiction; (3) intercept or
attempt to intercept electronic mail not intended for you; (4) misrepresent
an affiliation with any person or organization; (5) restrict or inhibit
use of the FORTE Web Site by others; (6) engage in any other conduct
that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the FORTE
Web Site, or which, as determined by FORTE, may harm FORTE or users
of the FORTE Web Site or expose them to liability.
FORTE reserves the right to modify, reject or eliminate any information
residing on or transmitted to the FORTE Web Site. Your failure to comply
with the provisions of above may result in the termination of your access
to the FORTE Web Site and may expose you to civil and/or criminal liability.
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Copyright
Restrictions/Use of Content
The entire contents of this Web Site (including all information, software,
text, displays, images and audio) and the design, selection and arrangement
thereof, are proprietary to FORTE or its licensors and are protected
by United States and international laws regarding copyrights, trademarks,
trade secrets and other proprietary rights. You are authorized only
to use the content on the FORTE Web Site for personal use or legitimate
business purposes related to your role as a current or prospective customer
or supplier of FORTE. You may not copy, modify, create derivative works
of, publicly display or perform, republish, store, transmit or distribute
any of the material on this site without the prior written consent of
FORTE, except to: (a) store copies of such materials temporarily in
RAM, (b) store files that are automatically cached by your web browser
for display enhancement purposes, and (c) print a reasonable number
of pages of the FORTE Web Site; provided in each case that you do not
alter or remove any copyright or other proprietary notices included
in such materials. Neither the title nor any intellectual property rights
to any information or material in this Web Site are transferred to you,
but remain with FORTE or the applicable owner of such content. Except
as expressly authorized by FORTE in writing, you may not reproduce,
sell or exploit for any commercial purposes (a) any part of this Web
Site, (b) access to this Web Site or (c) use of this Web Site or of
any services or materials available through this Web Site.
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Trademarks
The names, logo, product and service names, design marks and slogans
of FORTE are the trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks
of FORTE. All other products or service marks contained herein are used
for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. The FORTE name and logo may not
be used in any commercial manner without the prior written consent of
FORTE.
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Liability
of FORTE and Its Licensors
You assume all responsibility and risk for the use of this Web Site
and the Internet. FORTE does not assume any liability for the materials,
information and opinions provided on, or available through, the FORTE
Web Site (the “Site Content”). Any of the Site Content may
include technical, accuracy and typographical errors. FORTE has the
right to make changes and updates to the Site Content without prior
notice. Neither the Site Content nor any advice or information given
by FORTE or its employees shall create any warranty. Reliance on such
advice, information or the Site Content is solely at your own risk.
FORTE disclaims any liability for injury or damages resulting from the
use of thereof.
THE FORTE WEB SITE, THE SITE CONTENT AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
PROVIDED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS
IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH ALL FAULTS. NEITHER
FORTE NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH FORTE MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION
WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS OR AVAILABILITY
OF THE SITE CONTENT OR THE FORTE WEB SITE. SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER FORTE NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH FORTE
WARRANTS OR REPRESENTS THAT THE FORTE WEB SITE, THE SITE CONTENT OR
THE SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE WILL BE ACCURATE,
RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED;
THAT THE FORTE WEB SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE
OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT THE FORTE WEB SITE WILL
OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. FORTE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
FORTE shall not be liable for any damages of any kind whatsoever arising
out of your reliance on the information on this Web Site. FORTE assumes
no responsibility and shall not be liable for any damages resulting
from viruses that may affect your computer equipment, software, data
or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing
in this Web Site or any other linked web sites on or in the Internet
generally or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images,
video or audio from this Web Site or any linked web site or the Internet
generally.
IN NO EVENT WILL FORTE OR ITS LICENSORS OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE FORTE WEB SITE,
THE SITE CONTENT, ANY SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE
OR ANY LINKED SITE, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL
INJURY, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM DELAY, INTERRUPTION IN
SERVICE, LOST DATA, LOSS OF USE, VIRUSES, DELETION OF FILES OR ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS, OR ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE FORTE
WEB SITE OR THE SITE CONTENT, WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS NEGLIGENCE BY
FORTE AND WHETHER OR NOT FORTE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
ANY SUCH DAMAGES.
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Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless FORTE and its officers, directors,
employees, agents, affiliates, third-party information providers, licensors
and others involved in the FORTE Web Site or the delivery of products,
services or information over the FORTE Web Site, from and against any
and all liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable
attorney’s fees, arising from any violation by you of this Agreement
or your use of the FORTE Web Site or any products, services or information
obtained from this Web Site.
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Privacy;
Protection of Personal Information
FORTE’s use of your personal information and your responsibilities
in connection with protecting your privacy are described in the FORTE
Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms
of Use.
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Comments
and Submissions
Anything that you submit to FORTE is non-confidential for all purposes
and will not be held in confidence. FORTE does not want to receive confidential
or proprietary information from any user through its web sites. Should
you provide FORTE or its business partners with information, including
but not limited to, feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions,
plans, ideas or the like, whether or not such information is provided
in response to solicitations on this Web Site, such information shall
be deemed to be nonproprietary and non-confidential and shall become
the property of FORTE and you agree that all intellectual property rights
therein are transferred to FORTE. FORTE assumes no obligation to protect
such information from disclosure. The submission of such information
to FORTE shall in no way prevent the purchase, manufacture or use of
similar products, services, plans and ideas by FORTE for any purpose
whatsoever and FORTE shall be free to reproduce, use, display, broadcast,
disclose, transmit and distribute the information to others without
restriction. FORTE cannot prevent the “harvesting” of information
from this Web Site, and a user may be contacted by FORTE or unrelated
third parties by e-mail or otherwise, within or outside of this Web
Site. In addition, while there is no limitation on how a user’s
information may be used, we may use your IP address to help diagnose
problems with our server and administer this Web Site, or to help identify
you and to gather broad demographic information.
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Links
to Other Sites; References to Third Parties
The FORTE Web Site contains links to other web sites on the Internet.
FORTE is not responsible for and does not endorse the content, products,
services or privacy practices of any third-party web sites, including,
without limitation, sites framed within the FORTE Web Site or third-party
advertisements, and does not make any representations regarding their
quality, content or accuracy. Your use of third-party web sites is at
your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such
web sites. Further, a reference on the FORTE Web Site to any products,
services, processes, hypertext links to third-parties or other information
by trademark, trade name, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not
necessarily constitute or imply FORTE's endorsement, sponsorship or
recommendation. Product and service information are solely the responsibility
of each individual vendor and FORTE does not make any representations
regarding the quality, content or accuracy of such information or provide
any warranties as to such vendors’ products, trademarks, trade
names or trade dress.
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Compliance
The owner of this Web Site is based in the State of Ohio, USA. FORTE
makes no representation that materials in this Web Site are appropriate
or available for use in other locations. If you access this Web Site
from other locations, you are responsible for complying with local laws.
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Contact
Please contact us at, 513-398-2800, webmaster@forte-industries.com,
if you become aware of any content that may infringe the copyright of
a third party or that you believe to be in violation of these Terms
of Use.
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction
The posting of this Web Site on the World Wide Web is a passive activity
in itself. Access to this Web Site by persons in any jurisdiction does
not imply that FORTE intends to purposely avail itself of the privilege
of conducting activities within such jurisdiction, nor does it imply
that FORTE invokes the benefits and protections of the law of such jurisdiction.
This site was developed in the United States of America in accordance
with, and shall be governed by, and your browsing in and use of this
Web Site shall be deemed acceptance of, the laws of the State of Ohio
and the United States of America. These Terms of Use shall be governed
in all respects by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Ohio, USA, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.
Exclusive jurisdiction over any cause of action arising out of these
Terms of Use or your use of the FORTE Web Site shall be in the state
or federal courts located in Cincinnati, Ohio. You agree to submit to
the jurisdiction of such courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
site may be viewed internationally and may contain references to products
or services not available in all countries. References to a particular
product or service do not imply that FORTE intends to make such products
and services available in such countries.
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Limitations
of Use by Visitors from Outside the United States
This Web site is presented by FORTE from within the United States.
FORTE makes no representation that materials in the Web site are appropriate
or available for use in locations outside the United States. Neither
the Web site, nor any underlying information or technology may be downloaded
or otherwise exported or re-exported into, or to a national or resident
of, any country to which the United Sates has embargoed goods (for example,
Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria) or to anyone on
the U. S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nations
or the U. S. Commerce Department’s Table of Denial Orders. By
downloading or using any element of the Web site, you are agreeing to
the foregoing and you are certifying that you are not located in, under
the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or any
such list. In addition, you are responsible for complying with any and
all local laws in your jurisdiction which may impact your right to use
the Web site.
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Miscellaneous
If any part of these Terms of Use is unenforceable, the unenforceable
part shall be construed to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original
intentions of the parties. The other provisions of these Terms of Use
shall remain in full force and effect. FORTE’s failure to insist
upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms of
Use shall not constitute a waiver of the provision. Neither a course
of dealing or conduct between you and FORTE nor any trade practices
shall be deemed to modify these Terms of Use.
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FORTE respects your personal privacy and is committed to adhering to
federal and state privacy laws and industry guidelines in order to protect
you and your identity. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”)
describes how we handle the personal information that you provide to
us on this web site and other FORTE web sites (collectively, the “Web
Site”). This Privacy Policy applies only to the Web Site, not
to any other third party sites that may be accessible from here.
After reading this Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and is
a part of this site’s Terms of Use, you will know:
- what information FORTE
collects from you;
- how FORTE uses your information;
- choices
you have about how FORTE treats your information;
- how FORTE protects your
information;
- how you can contact FORTE
Please be sure to read this Privacy Policy before using this site or
submitting information to us. Our Privacy Policy may change from time
to time and your continued use of the Web Site is acceptance of such
changes, so please check this area periodically for updates to this
Privacy Policy.
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1.
Information FORTE Collects From You
You can visit FORTE’s Web Site to read information without telling
us who you are and without revealing any personally identifiable information.
There are instances, however, where FORTE requests personally identifiable
information to interact, provide you a service, or respond to a request
for information. Described below are the ways in which FORTE actively
and passively collects information during a Web Site visit. This information
is collected and stored in a manner appropriate to the nature of the
data by FORTE or its third party service providers and is used to fulfill
your requests, as further described below.
Active Information Collection
Like many other web sites, we actively collect information from our
visitors both by asking specific questions on this Web Site and by permitting
you to communicate directly with us via e-mail. Some of the information
that you submit may be personally identifiable (that is, information
that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your name, business
name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, etc.).
If you register with this Web Site in order to gain access to certain
site features, during the registration process we may ask for your first
and last name, job title, e-mail address, telephone number, company
name and postal address, all of which are generally required in order
to complete the registration. We also may ask you for other optional
information, such as your experience with supply chain management. Registered
users who provide this information and register can benefit from access
to additional information about FORTE products and other features that
FORTE may offer from time to time.
Passive Information Collection
As you navigate through a web site, certain information can be passively
collected (that is, gathered without you actively providing the information)
using various technologies and means, such as navigational data collection.
Like most web site operators, we track IP addresses, assign Internet
tags, and use both session and persistent cookies. We use cookies to
help identify you when you visit our Web Site, save your password so
you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit a password protected
area, keep track of your shopping cart and deliver content specific
to your interests. We also use cookies to help you shop with the FORTE
dealers who participate in our Preferred Online Dealer program. You
should be aware that we may use these cookies for other purposes now
and in the future. Our system also automatically gathers information
about the areas you visit on this Web Site and collects operational
information about the technology you use, such as the web site that
referred you to us and your browser, screen name, type of computer,
operating systems and Internet service providers.
We passively collect information to generate statistics and measure
site activity in order to understand what areas of this Web Site are
most popular, which areas may require improvement and what technologies
are being used by our visitors. This information helps us to update
and improve this Web Site and enhance the usefulness of customer visits.
We also use this information for security purposes, to detect and to
block security breaches and to provide you with a safe online environment.
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2.
How FORTE Uses Your Information
FORTE uses your personal information to enhance the operation of this
Web Site, allow you to use all of its features and provide you with
the services that you request (i.e., fulfilling orders, contacting purchasers
to inform them of their order status, sending promotional information,
enhancing our Web Site and the operation of our Web Site, serving advertisements,
for statistical purposes, etc.). FORTE may and does partner with other
companies to provide specific services such as using an outside shipping
company to ship orders, a credit card processing company to bill users
and other such items related to your visit to this Web Site. As a result,
when you access our services on this Web Site, we may share this information
with other third parties. While our current Privacy Policy does not
authorize these other parties to use personally identifiable information
except for the purposes of providing these services, FORTE does not
guarantee that this information will not be used in other matters by
FORTE or by these third party providers.
FORTE may send you information about its products and services and
may contact you about new features or products in which it believes
you may be interested. FORTE also may use your contact information for
marketing and other purposes. In addition, we may provide aggregate
statistics about our customers, sales, online traffic patterns and related
information to reputable third parties, but these statistics will not
include any personally identifying information. FORTE also will disclose
any information that it is required to disclose by law or by an appropriate
government authority.
From time to time, FORTE conducts on-line surveys. We use contact data
from our surveys to send users information about our company, provide
Web Site survey results when available, and for marketing and other
purposes.
Although FORTE does not currently rent, sell, or otherwise share your
information with third parties for purposes unrelated to this Web Site,
it may do so in the future. If you do not want your information to be
shared, you should contact us at webmaster@forte-industries.com,
as described in Section
3, “Choices You Have About How FORTE Uses Your Information”.
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3.
Choices You Have About How FORTE Uses Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information
you provide to us.
You may send us an e-mail message at webmaster@forte-industries.com,
to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that
you have provided to us. To protect your privacy, we will only respond
to e-mail messages sent from the e-mail account you specified when you
gave us your contact information. Should you elect to have your information
deleted, we will also delete your user account.
You also may opt out of having your e-mail address used for promotional
purposes by FORTE. This opt out does not apply to information provided
to FORTE as a result of a product purchase, warranty registration, product
service experience or other transactions. If you no longer wish to receive
information or promotional materials from us by e-mail you may opt out
of receiving these communications. We offer two methods for such opt-out
choices. If we have sent you a promotional e-mail, you may send us a
return e-mail asking to be omitted from future e-mail distributions.
You also may send us an e-mail stating your request addressed to webmaster@forte-industries.com.
If you do not wish us to collect cookies, you may set your browser
to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you
do so, please note that some parts of this Web Site may then be inaccessible
or not function properly.
You should review this Privacy Policy carefully, because if you do
not agree with our practices, your ultimate choice is not to use this
Web Site. Remember, by using any part of this Web Site, you accept and
agree to our privacy practices. If we update this Privacy Policy, your
continued use of this Web Site means that you accept and agree to the
terms of the revised Privacy Policy.
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4.
How FORTE Protects Your Information
When you place orders or submit a new password to us, we offer the
use of a secure server. The secure server encrypts all sensitive information
you input before it is sent to us. Furthermore, every reasonable effort
is made to protect customer data from unauthorized access. We use both
technical and procedural methods to maintain the integrity and security
of our databases, including but not limited to SSL encryption for data
transfer, firewalls, restricted access to data, employee training, and
other methods.
This Web Site contains links to other web sites operated by third parties
that may be of interest to you. We cannot control these third party
sites, which may collect personal information from you. When you follow
a link and leave this Web Site, you do so at your own risk.
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5.
How You Can Contact FORTE
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy
Policy or the information practices of this Web Site, please contact
us at:
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