Windward Engineers & Consultants WEBSITE TERMS OF USE
Acceptance of the Terms of Use
Welcome to the website of Windward Engineers & Consultants. (“Windward Engineers & Consultants “, “we” or “us”). By accessing or using our website (“Site”), windwardec.com and all associated sites linked to the Site, including the content, functionality, or services offered on these websites, you agree to these Terms of Use (“Terms”), as well as any privacy policies, and other notices posted on our Site.
Please read these Terms carefully before using this Site. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MUST STOP USING THIS SITE.
Changes to the Terms
We may revise and update these Terms at any time for any reason. Changes will be posted on the Site. Your continued use of the Site means you accept changes.
User Guidelines
You must be at least 13 years to use our Site. This Site is intended solely for business or commercial use. If you are using this Site for business or commercial purposes, you attest you have the authorization to do so. This Site is only for persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Site or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are accessing the site in compliance with local laws.
You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for your ability to access the Site. Windward Engineers & Consultants does not provide you with any support in connection with our Site.
User Content
User Content includes all information or content a user provides us while using our Site. You are solely responsible for all User Content, and submit User Content at your own risk.
You may be requested, or choose to provide, certain information using our Site. All information you provide on our Site is to be accurate and current.
Proprietary Rights
The Site and its entire contents, features and functionality (including, but not limited to, all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof), are owned by Windward Engineers & Consultants, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
You must not copy, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Site. You must not reproduce, sell or exploit for any purposes, any part of the Site, access to the Site, or use of the Site or any services or materials made available through the Site.
If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use any part of the Site, your right to use the Site will cease immediately, and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Site or any content on the Site is given or implied, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Windward Engineers & Consultants. Any use of the Site not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
You agree not to use the Site:
In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local and international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the U.S. or other countries);
For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm others, including minors, in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise;
To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with the Content Standards set out below in these Terms;
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any”junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation;
To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Windward Engineers & Consultants or a Windward Engineers & Consultants employee, another user, or person or entity (including, without limitation, the use of e-mail addresses associated with any of the foregoing); or
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Site, or which, as determined by Windward Engineers & Consultants, may harm Windward Engineers & Consultants or users of the Site or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
Use the Site in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Site, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Site;
Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Site for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Site;
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Site or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent;
Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Site;
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful;
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Site;
Attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; or otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site.
Linking to the Website
You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of It, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. The Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of the Site other than the homepage. You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to cease. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
Third Party Links
This Site may contain other links to third party sites. We are not responsible for any of these third party websites. If you decide to access any of the third party websites, you do so entirely at your own risk. You may be subject to these third party website terms, privacy policies, and/or notices.
Disclaimer of Warranties
WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUS OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
YOUR USE OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER WINDWARD ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH WINDWARD ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER WINDWARD ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH WINDWARD ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
WINDWARD ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation on Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL WINDWARD ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, ANY CONTENT ON THE SITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Windward Engineers & Consultants, its affiliates and licensors and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors and suppliers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (Including reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from your violation of these Terms or your use of the Site, including, without limitation, any use of the Site’s content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms or your use of any information obtained from the Site.
Termination and Suspension
Windward Engineers & Consultants reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Site, and any service or material Windward Engineers & Consultants provides on the Site, in its sole discretion without notice. Windward Engineers & Consultants will not be liable if for any reason if all or any part of the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, Windward Engineers & Consultants may restrict access to any or all or some parts of the Site. Windward Engineers & Consultants is not responsible for any damages due to lack of information or any interruptions.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms, together with our , and other policies or notices provided on the Site, and any dispute or claim arising out of, or related to, them, their subject matter or their formation in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Site shall be instituted exclusively In the federal courts of the United States or the courts of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In each case located in the County of Philadelphia, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You agree to waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Contact Information
1201 Marquette Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Email: tara.egan@windwardec.com
