TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY
Last modified: February 1, 2001
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. The use of this Internet site (the "Site") is governed by these Terms of Use. By accessing and using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms of Use and accept them without limitation or reservation. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS SITE. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Using this Site following the posting of changes to these terms indicates that you accept these Terms of Use as changed.
Copyrights and Restrictions on Use of Materials
Hercules Incorporated ("Hercules") or an affiliate thereof is the copyright owner of everything on this Site unless otherwise noted. All rights are reserved. Individuals may, for personal use, bookmark or point to any page within this Site. In addition, any person may display, reproduce and distribute copies of any part of this Site so long as (a) such use does not violate any confidentiality agreement that exists between Hercules and such person, (b) such use is for informational purposes only and may not be sold or be distributed for commercial gain, and (c) all copyright and other proprietary notices are retained. Except as noted above, no portion of this Site may be used in any manner without the express written permission of Hercules.
Trademarks
All names, logos and marks appearing in this site, except as otherwise noted, are owned or used under license by Hercules or its affiliates. The use or misuse of these trademarks or any other content of this site is strictly prohibited.
Links to Other Materials.
This Site provides links to other Hercules sites and may provide links to third party sites. The linked third party sites (including any links provided by the third party sites) are not under the control of Hercules, and Hercules is not responsible for their content. If you decide to access any such third party site, you do so at your own risk. By providing access to third party sites, neither Hercules nor its affiliates is recommending the purchase or sale of the stock issued by any company, nor is it endorsing products or services provided by any such sites or sponsoring organizations.
Restrictions
Other users and sites may not:
(1) Use this site to upload files that contain viruses or corrupted files that may damage the operation of others' computers.
(2) Use devices (including software) that are designed to provide repeated automated access to this Site without the express written permission of Hercules. Hercules reserves the right to take all measures necessary to prevent such access, including denial or termination of service.
(3) Include "Hercules", any other Hercules trademark, any Hercules executive's name, or any variation of any of the foregoing, as a metatag, hidden textual element, or any other indicator that may create an impression of affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement between any user and/or site and Hercules.
Content
Although Hercules strives to provide accurate information in this Site (which might include statements regarding future performance), there may be inaccuracies and errors, and Hercules makes no representations or warranties as to, and assumes no liability for, the accuracy or completeness of such information. Nothing on this Site shall be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Hercules or any of its affiliates. The information on this Site is not, and should not be construed as, investment advice with respect to the purchase or sale of securities of Hercules or any other security. Users should not rely on the accuracy of any stock prices posted on this Site, and Hercules takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any stock prices posted on this Site.
Disclaimers
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT, ALL OF WHICH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.
Hercules does not warrant that the functions on the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the servers that make it available are free from viruses or other harmful components.
Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above disclaimers may not apply to you.
You (and not Hercules) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction of your property or operations as a result of using this Site. By using this Site, you accept at your own risk that the Internet and online communications medium may not perform as intended despite the efforts of Hercules, your Internet service provider, and you.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Hercules’ total liability to you for damages, losses, and causes of action—whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence), or otherwise—exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this Site.
Jurisdictional Issues and Applicable Law
Integration and Severability
If any provision of these terms is deemed unlawful, void, or for any
reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severed from these
terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining
provisions.
The preceding terms of use represent the entire agreement between Hercules and
the user relating to the subject matter herein.
Last Modified February 1, 2001
Our Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we are providing this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.
How We Collect and Use Information
First, we passively collect information that is automatically sent to us by your web browser. This information typically includes your domain name (the site after the @ in your e-mail address). It may also contain your user name (the name before the @ in your e-mail address). The amount of information sent depends on the settings you have on your web browser. Please refer to your browser if you want to learn what information it sends. We do not actively seek to identify any individual visitor by this passive collection, with the exception of investigating security breaches or cooperating with authorities pursuant to a legal matter.
We use the information we automatically receive from your web browser to see which pages you visit within our site, which site you visited before coming to ours, and where you go after you leave. We use this and other non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our Site.
Second, if you enter into a transaction on our Site, we will collect information needed to complete the transaction, including your name and product selections. We use the information you provide about yourself when placing an order only to complete that order. We do not share this information with outside parties (those not affiliated with Hercules) except to the extent necessary to complete that order. We do not save any credit or other payment information longer than is necessary to comply with the law and auditing requirements.
Hercules may use any of the information gathered at www.herc.com and related sites (other than credit information) for any legal purpose. For example, we may use this information for direct marketing (but only by Hercules or one of its affiliates). We may analyze it for historical, statistical or scientific purposes, or we may store it for your convenience should you return to these pages in the future. In the course of any of these activities, we may transmit it to another country and/or share it with third parties (but we will not share it with third parties for the direct marketing purposes of anyone except Hercules and its affiliates). We may also use it to investigate security breaches or cooperate with authorities pursuant to a legal matter.
If you e-mail us, you are voluntarily releasing information to us. We use return e-mail addresses to answer the e-mail we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with non-Hercules parties.In addition, we may have collected similar information from you in the past. By entering this Site you are consenting to the terms of our information privacy policy and to our continued use of previously collected information.
For your convenience, this page may contain certain hyperlinks to other Hercules pages as well as to other web sites. We can make no promises or guarantees regarding data collection on the hyperlinked pages and sites that are not owned by Hercules. We therefore recommend that you read the privacy policy/statement for each site you visit.
Our Commitment To Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How To Contact Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, or should you wish to request access to the information Hercules has collected about you at this web site, please contact us at
webmaster@herc.com or at 302 594 5000.