Terms and Conditions For Using the Duplo USA Website The following Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Duplo USA Web site and the materials accessible on or from the site. Please read them carefully before entering the site, and refer to them as necessary as you explore the Duplo USA Web Site. Your use of the site means that you accept the Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, please do not visit or use the Duplo USA Web site.

Confidentiality Duplo USA Ownership Information Disclaimers Export Control Restricted Rights Forward Looking Statements Privacy Third-Party Statements on Duplo USA Web Site; Links Applicable Laws Limitations on Use

1. Confidentiality

Those areas of the Duplo USA Web site which you access by using a password or other security device (including Duplo USA Partner Access) contain proprietary and confidential information on Duplo USA and its suppliers, including engineering documents, manuals, software, program listings, data file printouts, and other technical and marketing information ("Duplo USA Confidential Information"). By accessing Duplo USA Confidential Information, you agree to keep this information confidential and to use the information solely for the purpose of maintaining and supporting your Duplo USA network, or, if you are a Duplo USA Partner, your customers' networks. You also agree to be careful with this Duplo USA Confidential Information and to only disclose it within your company to employees with a "need to know" who are instructed and agree not to disclose the information and not to use the information for any purpose not permitted by this agreement. You will not alter, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or modify any Duplo USA Confidential Information that you receive.

Duplo USA discourages you from sending us any information that you consider to be confidential or proprietary through this Web site. Please note that if you do send us any such information or material, Duplo USA will assume it is not confidential. By sending Duplo USA information or material, you grant Duplo USA an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that Duplo USA is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose.

2. Duplo USA Ownership Information

The information on this Web Site, along with any Materials (including, for example, white papers, press releases, data sheets, product descriptions and FAQs) is the copyrighted work of Duplo USA and/or its suppliers and is protected under US and worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. Duplo USA grants you permission to copy such Materials so long as each copy (i) is solely for informational, non-commercial use in support of Duplo USA products and is not modified or revised in any manner, (ii) plainly displays all copyright and other proprietary notices, in the same form and manner as on the original and (iii) displays a statement that the Materials are used solely with permission of Duplo USA.

Any software which you download from the Duplo USA Web Site is governed exclusively by the license terms accompanying the file or the terms of the license agreement which accompanied the original product licensed by you which you are updating, and by downloading such software, you agree to abide by the terms of the license. Any reproduction or redistribution of such software not in accordance with the software license is expressly prohibited by law.

Duplo USA's trademarks may be used publicly only with permission from Duplo USA and proper acknowledgement. For a current list of Duplo USA's trademarks and service marks, as well as trademarks licensed to Duplo USA by third parties, refer to Duplo USA Trademarks and Trademark Information at: Trademark. All other trademarks, brands, and names are the property of their respective owners.

Except as expressly granted in this section (or to you specifically in writing), Duplo USA and its suppliers do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information.

3. Disclaimers

THE MATERIALS ACCESSIBLE FROM OR ON THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," AND Duplo USA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RELATING TO SUCH MATERIAL. IN NO EVENT SHALL Duplo USA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES OR COSTS OF REPLACEMENT GOODS.

Although Duplo USA has attempted to provide accurate information on this Web site as a service to its users, Duplo USA assumes no responsibility for, and makes no representations with respect to, the accuracy of the information. Duplo USA may change the programs or products mentioned at any time without notice. Mention of non-Duplo USA products or services is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. This site may contain indications of Duplo USA’s current plans. Duplo USA does not guarantee that any feature or product mentioned in this site will be produced, or produced in the form described. Duplo USA reserves the right to modify its roadmaps without notice. Because international information is provided at this Web site, not all products or programs mentioned will be available in your country. Please contact your local sales representative for information as to products and services available in your country.

Any claims relating to the materials or the Web site will be governed by California law.

4. Export Control

Export of any information from the Duplo USA Web site (including Confidential Information obtained through Duplo USA Partner Access) outside of the United States is subject to all U.S. export control laws. You will abide by such laws and also to the provision of the U.S. Export-Re-export Requirements and Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative set forth here. You and your organization will not sell, license, or otherwise provide or ship Duplo USA products or technical data (or the direct product thereof) for export or re-export to the embargoed countries listed below:

Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, and the Republic of Serbia

You also agree that unless you receive prior authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce, you shall not transfer, export or re-export, directly or indirectly, any Duplo USA technology or software (or the direct product of such technology or software or any part thereof, or any process or service which is the direct product of such technology or software) to any of the following nations or nationals thereof:

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, North Korea, People's Republic of China, Republic of Serbia, Romania, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

You agree not to transfer, export or re-export Duplo USA products, technology or software to your customers or any intermediate entity in the chain of supply if our products will be used in the design, development, production, stockpiling or use of missiles, chemical or biological weapons or for nuclear end uses without obtaining prior authorization from the U.S. Government.


5. Privacy

We recognize that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act in a responsible manner. That's why we have put in place a Privacy Statement to protect your personal information. You should review this document before providing any personal data on the Duplo USA site. Please read our Privacy Statement.

6. Third-Party Statements on Duplo USA Web Site; Links

Duplo USA may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review statements made by third parties on Duplo USA's Web site. Users or other third parties may post statements or information on some portions of the Duplo USA site from time to time. Duplo USA makes no representation as to the accuracy, appropriateness, legality, ownership or other aspects of such statements or information. Duplo USA expressly disclaims any liability for such third party statements under criminal or civil laws relating to defamation, intellectual property infringement, Privacy, obscenity, or other areas of law. Also, at times this site may contain links to Web sites maintained by other companies, individuals or agencies which are provided as a convenience to Duplo USA users. These linked sites are not under the control of Duplo USA, and Duplo USA is not responsible for the accuracy of information on such sites. Duplo USA does not monitor or review the content of such third party sites and therefore advises you that your access by link to third-party sites is at your own risk.

7. Applicable Laws

This Web site originates from and is maintained in the United States of America, and Duplo USA makes no representations regarding the legality of access to or use of the site or the materials from other countries. Any export or use of the materials by a user must be in compliance with all U.S. export laws and regulations in effect at the time of such export or use, and use is limited as described above in Section 4 of these Terms and Conditions. Access in countries where the materials are illegal is prohibited. Users who access the Web Site from outside of the United States do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable U.S. export and local country laws.

8. Limitations on Use

Duplo USA may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time. Revisions will be posted on this "Legal Information" page and users are responsible for reviewing the page from time to time to ensure compliance. If Duplo USA makes a request to you to stop using Duplo USA Partner Access and/or to promptly return or destroy any copies of the information provided on this Web site, you will comply immediately with this request and will confirm in writing to Duplo USA within ten (10) days that you have done so.