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TERMS OF THE USER AGREEMENT
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This agreement is made between you (as the user) and Mid Atlantic Port Service ("Mid Atlantic Port Service") and it constitutes the terms and
conditions in respect of your access to and use of the Mid Atlantic Port Service
Web Site ("the Site") including the Mid Atlantic Port Service Extranet
("the Extranet"). The provisions set out below are the only
terms and conditions on which Mid Atlantic Port Service will agree to grant
you access to Extranet. By accessing the Site and/or the
Extranet you agree to be bound by all these terms and conditions.
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DURATION OF THE USER AGREEMENT
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This agreement will continue until either you or Mid Atlantic Port Service
terminate it. Either party may terminate it at any time
by sending notice of termination to the other party. On
termination, you will cease to be an authorised user of
the Extranet.
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NOTICES
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You may serve a notice on Mid Atlantic Port Service for the purposes of
this agreement by sending it by e-mail to webmaster@delmarvaport.com
or by post to The Webmaster, Mid Atlantic Port Service, 6600-C Cabot D,
Baltimore, MD 21220. Mid Atlantic Port Service may serve a notice
on you by sending it to your e-mail address or postal address
appearing on the Extranet User Access Request Form. Notices
will be deemed to have been served twenty four hours after
transmission by e-mail or 3 days after dispatch by post.
You are responsible for notifying Mid Atlantic Port Service of any change
to your e-mail or postal address.
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USERNAME AND PASSWORD
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You are responsible for all use of the Extranet made using
your username and password, whether or not the use is made
by you or by someone else using your username and password.
You are responsible for protecting and securing your username
and password from unauthorised use. If you believe there
has been a breach of security of your username or password,
such as theft or unauthorised use, you should notify Mid Atlantic Port Service
immediately by e-mail to webmaster@delmarvaport.com.
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4.2
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If Mid Atlantic Port Service has reason to believe that any information
you have supplied is not accurate, or if Mid Atlantic Port Service considers
that you have breached this agreement it will terminate
this agreement and you will cease to be an authorised user
of the Extranet.
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CHANGES TO THE USER AGREEMENT
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5.1
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Mid Atlantic Port Service may add to, remove or change the provisions
of this agreement from time to time. All additions and changes
will be notified to you by being posted on the site. It
is your responsibility as a user to refer to these additions
and changes. They will come into effect immediately on being
posted and you will be deemed to have accepted them if you
make access to the Extranet after that time. If you do not
wish to accept them, you must terminate this agreement as
described above. You are required to provide Mid Atlantic Port Service
with complete and accurate registration information and
to update your information if it changes. If you fail to
do so, you will be in breach of this agreement.
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MODIFICATION OF SITE OR EXTRANET
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6.1
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Mid Atlantic Port Service reserves the right to change, modify, suspend
or discontinue any or all parts of this Site or the Extranet
at any time. Mid Atlantic Port Service reserves the right to restrict a
Subscriber's access to parts or all of the Extranet without
notice or liability. No refund of any Subscription Fee will
be paid upon any such suspension or cancellation of service.
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COPYRIGHT AND LIMITED PERMISSION TO COPY
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7.1
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The materials contained on this Site and the Extranet are
protected under copyright and other laws of US,
and, under international conventions, and similar laws abroad.
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7.2
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Unless otherwise stated, copyright and other intellectual
property rights in all material published on the Site or
Extranet, including, but not limited to, the textual material,
artwork, photographs, computer software, audio and visual
elements, is owned or controlled by Mid Atlantic Port Service or its licensors.
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7.3
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Subject to clause 7.4 you are permitted to download and
print extracts from this material only in the following
situations:
- For your personal use;
- For criticism, review or news reporting of current
events, provided an acknowledgement of source is provided;
- For research or private study;
- Insubstantial portions of the materials may be quoted
in another document provided that an acknowledgement of
the source of the materials is provided.
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7.4
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The permissions given in clause 7.3 are subject to the following
conditions unless further copyright clearance to do such
acts has been expressly given by Mid Atlantic Port Service in writing:
- No more than one copy of the material may be made at
any one time;
- None of the material may be used for any commercial
or public use;
- No part of the Site or any material appearing on the
Site may be reproduced or stored in or transmitted to
any other web site; and
- No material appearing on the Site or Extranet may be
disseminated in any form, either electronic or non-electronic,
nor included in any retrieval system or service.
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7.5
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Any request for copyright clearance should be sent to Mid Atlantic Port Service
Webmaster, e-mail, webmaster@delmarvaport.com.
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7.6
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You agree not to remove, cover, overlay, obscure or change
any copyright notices, legends, or terms of use which Mid Atlantic Port Service
may post on the site.
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DISCLAIMER
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8.1
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While we endeavour to make reasonable efforts to ensure
the accuracy of content posted online, Mid Atlantic Port Service does not
give any warranty or other assurance as to the accuracy,
operation, quality or functionality of the Site and Extranet,
or its fitness for any particular purpose.
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8.2
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Access to the Site and/or Extranet may be interrupted, restricted
or delayed from time to time. However, Mid Atlantic Port Service will not
be liable for damages or refunds should either the Site
or Extranet become unavailable temporarily or access to
the Site or Extranet become impeded for any reason.
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8.3
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Mid Atlantic Port Service does not give any warranty or other assurance
as to the content of the material appearing on the Site
(including the Extranet), its accuracy, completeness, timeliness
or fitness for any particular purpose. To the full extent
permissible at law, Mid Atlantic Port Service disclaims all responsibility
for any damages or losses (including, without limitation,
financial loss, damages for loss in business projects, loss
of profits or other consequential losses) arising in contract,
tort or otherwise from the use of, or inability to use,
the Site, the Extranet or any material appearing on the
Site or the Extranet, or from any action or decision taken
as a result of using the Site, the Extranet or any such
material.
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In no case shall Mid Atlantic Port Service's aggregate liability for any
content or accessibility problems with the site exceed the
amount of the subscription fees, if any, paid by you in
the 12 month period preceding any claim or notice of damages.
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8.5
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The views expressed in any third party material published
on the Site or Extranet are not necessarily the views of
Mid Atlantic Port Service and Mid Atlantic Port Service expressly disclaims all responsibility
for the content of any third party material published.
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Although Mid Atlantic Port Service intends to take reasonable steps to
prevent the introduction of viruses or other destructive
materials to the Site (including the Extranet), Mid Atlantic Port Service
does not guarantee or warrant that the Site or materials
that may be downloaded from the Site (including the Extranet)
do not contain such destructive features. Mid Atlantic Port Service will
not be liable for any damages or harm attributable to such
features. If you rely on the Site (including the Extranet)
and any materials available through the Site (including
the Extranet), you do so solely at your own risk.
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ADVERTISING MATERIAL
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Material appearing on the Site may include advertising
and other material submitted by parties other than Mid Atlantic Port Service
and the Site may provide links to other sites operated by
advertisers and third parties. It is the responsibility
of such advertisers and third parties to ensure that such
material and such sites comply with all relevant laws and
regulations. To the full extent permissible or law, Mid Atlantic Port Service
disclaims all responsibility for any error, omission or
inaccuracy in such material or its failure to comply with
the relevant laws or regulations.
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PRIVACY
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Mid Atlantic Port Service is an Agency for the purposes of the Privacy
Act 1993. All personal information you supply to Mid Atlantic Port Service
will be treated in accordance with that Act. Unless you
have indicated to the contrary on the Extranet User Access
Request Form, Mid Atlantic Port Service may from time to time send you
information on selected products and services and invite
others to do so. You are deemed to have given your permission
to Mid Atlantic Port Service to convey all or part of your registration
information to independent auditors for the sole purpose
of verifying site usage statistics. As part of the verification
process, you may be contacted by these independent auditors
and asked to confirm that you have registered with the Site.
Accordingly, you may not register any personal details other
than your own.
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10.2
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You have the right to access your personal profile and correct
any of your personal information recorded.
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FEES
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Mid Atlantic Port Service reserves the right at any time to charge fees
for access to any material appearing on the Site (including
the Extranet). At the relevant time a notice will appear
when you visit the Site and will give you the relevant details.
You will have the opportunity to restrict your access to
material for which no charge is made or to terminate this
agreement if you do not wish to continue.
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PROTECTED RIGHTS
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The name and logo of Mid Atlantic Port Service are registered trade marks.
You are not permitted to use or reproduce or allow anyone
to use or reproduce these trade marks for any reason. The
software which operates the Site (including the Extranet)
is proprietary software and you are not permitted to use
it except as expressly allowed under the terms of this agreement.
Any other use or purported licensing, modification, enhancement
or interference is strictly prohibited.
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GOVERNING LAW
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This agreement is deemed to have been made in US
and is governed by US Law. Any dispute relating
to this agreement shall be referred to the US courts.
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