Legal Notices

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Q-Tec, the Q-Tec logo, and the Q-Tec products referred to herein are either the trademarks or the registered trademarks of Q-Tec. The absence of a product name or logo on this web site does not constitute a waiver of Q-Tec's trademark or other intellectual property rights concerning that name or logo. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT and/or other Microsoft products referenced on the Q-Tec web site are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the exclusive property of Q-Tec or of their respective owners.

Elements of Q-Tec web sites are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from any Q-Tec web site may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by Q-Tec.

The information on this web site is provided for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. It is provided "AS IS" and without any warranty. Any risk arising out of the use of the information on this web site shall remain with the reader. In no event shall Q-Tec be liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, special, punitive or other damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption or loss of business information), arising out of or in connection with the availability, performance or use of the information contained on this web site, even if Q-Tec has been advised of the possibilities of such damages.

Q-Tec authorises you to view and download the materials at this web site only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials or any copies of the materials. You may not modify the materials at this web site in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose. For purposes of these Terms, any use of these materials on any other web site or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. The materials at this web site are copyrighted and any unauthorised use of any materials at this web site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. If you breach any of these Terms, your authorisation to use this web site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials.

Links to other web sites are available on the Q-Tec web site and these links will allow you to leave the Q-Tec site. Q-Tec has not reviewed all of these linked sites. The linked sites are not under the control of Q-Tec and Q-Tec is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. These links are provided as a convenience only and do not imply any endorsement or recommendation by Q-Tec. Thus, Q-Tec does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the linked sites linked to this web site, you do so entirely at your own risk.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your Submission you are granting Q-Tec permission to use your Submission including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission and to publish your name in connection with your submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. Q-Tec is under no obligation to post or use any submission you may provide and Q-Tec may remove any submission at any time at its sole discretion.

By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

In addition to the warranty and representation set forth above, by Posting a Submission that contains images, photographs, pictures or that are otherwise graphical in whole or in part ("Images"), you warrant and represent that (a) you are the copyright owner of such Images, or that the copyright owner of such Images has granted you permission to use such Images or any content and/or images contained in such Images consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by these Terms of Use, (b) you have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms of Use, and (c) that each person depicted in such Images, if any, has provided consent to the use of the Images as set forth in these Terms of Use, including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public display and reproduction of such Images. By Posting Images, you are granting (a) to all members of the general public, permission to use your Images in connection with the use, as permitted by these Terms of Use, (including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, making prints and gift items which include such Images), and including, without limitation, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Images without having your name attached to such Images. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Images.

In no event shall Q-Tec be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of software, drivers or documents.

No part of our instruction manuals may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems, for any purpose other than the purchaser's own personal use, without prior written permission from the manufacturer.

The manufacturer specifically disclaims all warranties, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties for the marketability and suitability for a particular purpose, with respect to the software, the accompanying product manual(s) and written material, and all other accompanying hardware. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise or make improvements to its product at any time and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or improvements. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for any consequential or incidental damages, including any loss of business profits or any other commercial damages, arising out of the use of its products.

In no event will Q-Tec, its suppliers, or other third parties mentioned at this site be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, those resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption) arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this site, any web sites linked to this site, or the materials or information or services contained at any or all such sites, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages. If your use of the materials, information or services from this site results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment or data, you assume all costs thereof. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

This web site is administered by Q-Tec from its offices in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Q-Tec makes no representation that materials or services at this web site are appropriate or available for use outside the Netherlands, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use or export or re-export the materials or services at this web site or any copy or adaptation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations including without limitation Dutch export laws and regulations. If you choose to access this web site from outside the Netherlands, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

Q-Tec may revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current Terms because they are binding. Certain provisions of these Terms may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages at this web site.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

If you have any questions or concerns about the Q-Tec Legal Notices please contact us at webmaster@qtec.info.

Revised April 2002

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