RHT Consulting LLC and its affiliates ("RHT" or "we" or "us") provides its content on this Web site (the "Site") subject to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms"). We may periodically change the Terms, so please check back from time to time. These Terms were last updated on August 1, 2009. By accessing and using this Site, you agree to these Terms. 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

Under no circumstances shall RHT or any of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, investors, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys and their respective heirs, successors and assigns be liable for any damages, including direct, incidental, punitive, special, consequential or exemplary damages that directly or indirectly result from the use of, or the inability to use, this site or the information contained on this site or obtained from your use of this site, including for viruses alleged to have been obtained from the site, even if RHT has been advised of the possibility of such damages. 

 

INDEMNIFICATION 

You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless RHT and all of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, investors, employees, agents, representatives and attorneys and their respective heirs, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of or relating to any breach by you of this Agreement or the representations, warranties, and covenants you have made by agreeing to the terms of this Agreement. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim. RHT reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you. 

 

DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES

The content and functionality on the site is provided with the understanding that RHT is not herein engaged in rendering professional advice and services to you. All content and functionality on the site is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. RHT and its third-party content providers make no warranties, express or implied, as to the ownership, accuracy, or adequacy of the site content. 

 

COPYRIGHTS

All content and functionality on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement thereof, is the exclusive property of RHT or its third party providers and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

 

TRADEMARKS

Any trademarks, service marks, designs, and logos (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are the registered and unregistered Trademarks of RHT and third party providers. You agree that you will not refer to or attribute any information to RHT or its licensors in any public medium (e.g., press release, Web sites) for advertising or promotion purposes, or for the purpose of informing or influencing any third party and that you will not use or reproduce any Trademark of, or imply any endorsement by or relationship with, RHT or its licensors.

 

USE OF SITE CONTENT

RHT hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license for the term hereof to access and download, display, and print one copy of the content and functionality displayed on the Site (the "Site Content") on any single computer solely for your internal, business use, provided that you do not modify the Site Content in any way and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the Site Content. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, post, or disclose the Site Content without RHT's prior written consent.

 

USER POSTINGS

You acknowledge and agree that RHT shall own and have the unrestricted right to use, publish, and otherwise exploit any and all information that you post or otherwise publish on the Site in postings, survey responses, and otherwise, and you hereby waive any claims against RHT for any alleged or actual infringements of any rights of privacy or publicity, moral rights, or rights of attribution in connection with RHT's use and publication of such submissions. You covenant that you shall not post or otherwise publish on the Site or any other third party site (e.g., Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.) any materials that (a) are threatening, libelous, defamatory, or obscene; (b) would constitute, or that encourage conduct that would constitute, a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate law; (c) infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third parties; (d) contain a computer virus or other destructive element; (e) contain advertising; or (f) constitute or contain false or misleading statements. RHT does not and cannot review all information posted to the Site by users and is not responsible for such information. However, RHT reserves the right to refuse to post and the right to remove any information, in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason.

 

NOTICES OF INFRINGEMENT AND TAKEDOWN BY RHT

RHT prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any content on the Site, please write to RHT at the address shown below, giving a written statement that contains: (a) identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property right claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Site that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available; (d) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) the signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorized on the owner's behalf to assert infringement of the right. RHT will remove any posted submission that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property right of any person under U.S. law upon receipt of such a statement. U.S. law provides significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely. Under appropriate circumstances, persons who repeatedly submit infringing or unlawful material will be prohibited from posting further submissions. RHT's contact for submission of notices under this Section is: 43988 Indian Fields Court; Leesburg, VA; 20176.  

 

THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES

We may provide links to third-party Web sites, and some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third-party Web sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third-party servers. RHT has no responsibility for these third-party Web sites, which are governed by the Terms of Use and privacy policies, if any, of the applicable third-party content providers.

 

GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Virginia without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

ENTIRE AGREEMENT 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and RHT with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding that subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by RHT.