Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Use

Your access to this website signifies your consent to the terms and conditions contained herein.

Permission to copy and distribute all documents and related graphics from this website is granted, provided that (i) the materials provided herein are for informational purposes and personal use only, (ii) any copies of documents and related graphics contained within this website or portions thereof must include this copyright notice, and (iii) you may not otherwise distribute, modify, transmit, report, or use the content of this website for public or commercial purposes without EKI Environment & Water, Inc.’s prior written permission.

Each document published by EKI Environment & Water, Inc. on this website may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. This website may describe products, services, processes, or technologies owned by EKI Environment & Water, Inc. or third parties. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting to you, either expressly or impliedly, a license under any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property right of EKI Environment & Water, Inc. or any third party.

The EKI Environment & Water, Inc. name and logo and all related product and service names, design marks, and slogans are the trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of EKI Environment & Water, Inc. All other products and service marks contained herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. The name, logo, and other trademarks and tradenames owned by EKI Environment & Water, Inc. may not be used in any commercial manner without the prior written consent of EKI Environment & Water, Inc.

Nonconfidential Submissions

EKI Environment & Water, Inc. does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through this website. Should any user of this website provide such information, including but not limited to feedback, data, comments, or the like, such information shall be deemed to be unsolicited, nonproprietary, and nonconfidential. The submission of such information shall in no way prevent the purchase, manufacture, or use of similar products, services, plans, and ideas by EKI Environment & Water, Inc. for any purpose whatsoever.

Except as provided by our Privacy Policy and applicable law, EKI Environment & Water, Inc. assumes no obligation to protect confidential or proprietary information from disclosure and shall have an unrestricted and irrevocable right to reproduce, use, publish, broadcast, disclose, display, perform, modify, transmit, and distribute such information without restriction. EKI Environment & Water, Inc. cannot prevent the “harvesting” of information from this website, and you may be contacted by EKI Environment & Water, Inc. or unrelated third parties within or outside of this website.

Prohibited Conduct

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. EKI Environment & Water, Inc. will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order directing EKI Environment & Water, Inc. to disclose the identity of or help identify or locate anyone posting any such information or materials.

You are similarly prohibited fromdirectly or indirectly (i) accessing the website, its servers, networks, databases, or systems without authorization, (ii) hacking, scraping, and engaging in data extraction of any portion of the website or its content, (iii)reverse engineering and circumventing the website’s codes or algorithms or otherwise interfering with access controls, digital rights management, or other safeguards protecting the website, (iv) engaging in automated access through bots, scripts, emulators, or scraping tools, in a manner that exceeds reasonable human usage patterns, bypasses rate-limiting controls, or interferes with normal website operations, (v) conducting security breaches and system interference intended to introduce, transmit, or deploy malware, viruses, worms, logic bombs, or other harmful code, (vi) conducting denial-of-service or distributed denial-of-service attacks and interfering with, disrupting, or degrading the functionality, performance, or availability of the website, (vii) attempting to defeat security or monitoring measures, (viii) interfering with the use of the website by any other user, including by overloading, flooding, spamming, mail-bombing, or crashing the website, and (ix) assisting or facilitating violations of any of the prohibited activities described above.

EKI Environment & Water Inc. reserves the right to investigate any suspected or actual violation of this Prohibited Conduct section and to take any action it deems appropriate, including immediate suspension or termination of access without notice, content removal, IP blocking, reporting to law enforcement or regulatory authorities, and pursuit of civil, criminal, or equitable remedies to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Disclaimer of Liability

You assume all responsibility and risk for the use of this website or any linked website, and the internet generally. EKI Environment & Water, Inc. assumes no liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process disclosed on or through this website. In no event shall EKI Environment & Water, Inc. be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of your reliance on the information on or resulting from your use of this website or any linked website, including any damages resulting from viruses that may infect your computer equipment, software, data, or other property on account of your use of this website or any linked websites or your downloading of any materials from this website or any linked websites.

No Warranties

EKI Environment & Water, Inc. has the right to make changes to any information on this website without prior notice. Information included on this website speaks as of the date it was first published in print or on this website, whichever date is earlier. Republication on this website of previously printed material means that it was not updated from its date of original printing.

The information provided on this website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. EKI Environment & Water, Inc. disclaims all warranties, representations, or endorsements, express or implied, regarding the information accessed from or via this website, including, but not limited to, all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or noninfringement of intellectual property rights. Reference herein to any products, services, processes, third parties, or other information by tradename, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute its endorsement by EKI Environment & Water, Inc.

Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless EKI Environment & Water, Inc., and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives from and against any and all claims and damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or relating to your use of this website. EKI Environment & Water, Inc. reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you agree to reasonably cooperate with EKI Environment & Water, Inc. in connection with such defense. You may not settle any claim that imposes liability or obligations on EKI Environment & Water, Inc. without EKI Environment & Water, Inc.’s prior written consent.

Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising out of your use of the website shall be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration and administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The arbitration shall be conducted by a neutral arbitrator and shall take place in the State of California.

Right to Modify

EKI Environment & Water, Inc. reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the site following any changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

Severability

If any portion of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unenforceable, that portion shall be severed, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Governing Law

The posting of this website is a passive activity. Access to this website in any jurisdiction does not imply that EKI Environment & Water, Inc. intends to purposefully avail itself of the privilege of conducting activities within such jurisdiction, nor does it imply that EKI Environment & Water, Inc. invokes the benefits and protections of the laws of such jurisdiction. Your use of the website shall be deemed acceptance of the laws of the State of California, United States of America.