Please Read These Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms”) Carefully Before Using this Site
The Leviton website ("site") is provided by Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. ("Leviton") and may be used for informational and intended purposes only. By using the site or downloading materials from the site, you agree to abide by the terms set forth herein. If you do not agree to abide by these terms, please do not use or view the site or download materials from the site.
Upon Leviton's belief that your conduct fails to conform with these terms, Leviton, in its sole discretion and without notice, reserves the right to block your access to this site, to terminate the limited license, to investigate, to involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities, and to pursue a civil action or criminal prosecution for any alleged or actual illegal activities involving this site.
Ownership of Content
This website and all of its contents, including, but not limited to, all text, graphics, data, and images ("Content") are owned and copyrighted, or licensed, by Leviton with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted. Any Content that is used as a trademark or logo is also a Leviton owned or licensed trademark of Leviton, unless otherwise noted. The compilation of all Content on this website is the exclusive property of Leviton and is protected by U.S. and international copyright law. Your use of any Content, except as provided in these Terms of Use, without the written permission of Leviton, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that Leviton will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.
Limited License
Subject to the terms set forth herein, Leviton grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display this site and the content thereon on the condition that you agree, and in fact abide by said agreement, not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of the site in any way.
Leviton authorizes you to view and download the content(also called "materials") at this site only for your personal, non-commercial use. This authorization is not a transfer of title in the materials or copies of the materials and is subject to the following restrictions:
- you must retain, on all copies of the materials downloaded, all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials;
- you may not change or modify the materials in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose; and
- you must not transfer the materials to any other person unless you give them notice of, and they agree to accept, the obligations arising under these terms.
You agree to abide by all additional restrictions displayed on the site as it may be updated from time to time. This site, including all materials, is copyrighted and protected by worldwide copyright laws. You agree to comply with all trademark, copyright, and other laws worldwide in your use of this site and to prevent any unauthorized copying of the materials. Except as expressly provided herein, Leviton does not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret information.
Leviton Brand Logo
No permission is granted to use any Leviton Brand or Logo unless a request for such use is made and written permission is first granted pursuant ot Leviton's Branding Procedures. You will find these procedures on this website by going to the Leviton Home Page, clicking "About" and going to "Branding," or hold control and click here for Leviton's Branding Procedures.
Registration
You may be required to register with Leviton in order to access certain areas of this Website. With respect to any such registration, Leviton reserves the right to refuse to grant you such access because your requested user name or email address is being used by someone else, that you may be impersonating another person, that it violates the intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, that it is offensive, or for any other reason in our sole discretion. You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any identification or user name or password you may use to access the website. You agree not to transfer your identification or user name or password, or use of same, to any third party. You are fully responsible for all interaction with the website that occurs in connection with your password or identification or user name. You agree to immediately notify Leviton of any unauthorized use of your identification, user name, or password for this website. Leviton is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with any of these obligations.
Information Provided By You
Confidential or Proprietary Information - Leviton does not want you to, and you agree not to, send any confidential or proprietary information to Leviton via the web, either by e-mail, discussion groups or chat rooms, or through any social media (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, etc.) You agree that any information or materials that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to Leviton will not be considered confidential or proprietary. By providing any such information or materials to Leviton, you grant to Leviton an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information and materials, and you further agree that Leviton is free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to Leviton. You further recognize that Leviton does not want you to, and you warrant that you shall not, provide any information or materials to Leviton that is defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporates the confidential or proprietary information or materials of another.
Indemnity and Limitations of Damages
You shall indemnify and hold harmless Leviton, its officers, directors, shareholders, subsidiaries, and employees from and against any and all costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in relation to, arising from, or for the purpose of avoiding, any claim or demand from a third party that your use of the site violates any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third party.
Your use of this website, services, materials, and information contained therein is at your own risk.
In no event shall Leviton, its officers, directors, or employees be liable to any person or entity for any direct, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages, including, but not limited to, lost profits, business interruption, loss of information or data, that related to the use of, or the inability to use, the content, materials, and functions of this website.
Termination
You agree that Leviton, in its sole discretion, may terminate your access to or use of this website at any time, and for any reason, including, but not limited to, if Leviton believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms. Upon such termination, your right to use the website will cease immediately. You agree that any such termination may be made by Leviton without prior notice to you. You further agree that Leviton will not be liable to you, or any third party, for any termination of access to the website or to any information held by Leviton.
Changes
Leviton reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these terms or the website, in whole or in part, at any time, without notice. Changes in this agreement and the website will be effective when notice of such change is posted. Your continued use of the site after any changes to these terms are posted will be acceptance of those changes.
International Users and Choice of Law
This site is operated and administered from within the United States of America. If you access this site from a location outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. These terms and conditions of use shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of New York, for the resolution of all disputes arising from or related to these terms and/or your use of the site, and you waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.
These terms, as well as Leviton's website Privacy and Disclaimer links, constitute the entire agreement between Leviton and you with respect to your use of the site. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the agreement or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the agreement, and the remainder of this agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
Intended Users
This site is not intended for persons under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from or about children, and we do not knowingly market our products or services to children.
Use of Collected Information
Information that we collect is used to measure and administer the number registered users and viewer statistics, such as the number of viewers that visit the site, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. We use this information to measure the use of our site and to improve the content of our site.
When other information is collected from you, such as your name and e-mail address, Leviton will make commercially reasonable efforts to let you know at the time of collection how this information will be used. Usually, the personal information you provide will only be used to respond to an inquiry you make or to process your request. This information may be shared with other Leviton businesses, but only if necessary to fulfill your request or for related purposes. Leviton does not share, sell, or lease personal information about you to any third-parties for their marketing use. Leviton will release information about you if you direct it to do so, if Leviton is required by law to do so, or in other legally limited circumstances.
If you register with one of Leviton's business units online, they may use your information to provide you with custom information about Leviton's offerings in support of your business needs. You should review the privacy policy associated with that Leviton business' website for further information about that Leviton business' privacy practices.
Payment for Purchases from Leviton
When you purchase products from the Leviton website, your complete purchase order is processed by Leviton, but your payment information is submitted directly by you to a third party website for processing of your payment only. By your use of this website, you agree to such transmission for this purpose. Leviton does not collect, store, or see your credit card information, only the third party website obtains the information regarding to your payment by credit card. Leviton is not responsible to you for the handling of that third party website. Leviton has, however, ensured itself that the third party is handling your payment information in a secure and safe manner, and that the third party is a company with a reputation for handling credit card payments in a safe, secure manner.
Links to Other Sites
Leviton's site may contain links to other sites such as Leviton distributors and sales affiliates. While Leviton makes reasonable efforts to try to link only to sites that share Leviton's high standards and respect for privacy, Leviton is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices employed by other sites.
Security of Collected Information
Leviton maintains strict physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized or inappropriate access. Leviton restricts access to information about you to those Leviton employees who need to know the information to respond to your inquiry or request. Leviton employees who misuse personal information are subject to disciplinary action.
Access to Collected Information
You may review and update the information that you provide to Leviton through this site by contacting us as described below.
Contacting Us
Leviton welcomes your questions and suggestions about these terms and conditions. If you have any questions, please contact us at ebusiness@leviton.com.