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Notice of Terms of Use

Use of this Site is subject to certain Terms of Use which constitute a legal agreement between you and ECS Refining, LLC ("ECS REFINING"). By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. Please review the Terms of Use that follow; and if you do not agree to the terms, do not use this Site.

ECS Refining, LLC may at any time revise Terms of Use of this Site by updating this posting. By using this Site, you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the then current Terms of Use to which you are bound.

Acceptance of Contract Terms

The following are terms of a legal agreement between you and ECS Refining, LLC ("ECS REFINING"). By accessing, browsing and/or using this site ("Site"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including U.S. export and re-export control laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this Site. The material provided on this Site is protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States Copyright law and international treaties. This Site is controlled and operated by ECS REFINING from its offices within the United States. ECS REFINING makes no representation that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

Any claim relating to, and the use of, this Site and the materials contained herein is governed by the laws of the state of California.

Copyright Notice

The copyright in all material provided on this site ("Site") is held by ECS Refining, LLC or by the original creator of the material. Except as stated herein, none of the material may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ECS Refining, LLC or the copyright owner. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the materials on this Site for personal, non-commercial use only provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. You also may not, without ECS Refining, LLC's permission, "mirror" any material contained on this Site on any other server. This permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy any downloaded and printed materials. Any unauthorized use of any material contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks, and logos (the "Trademarks") used and displayed on this Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of ECS Refining, LLC and others. Nothing on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site, without the written permission of the Trademark owner. ECS Refining, LLC aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law. The name of ECS Refining, LLC Incorporated or the ECS Refining, LLC logo may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this Site, without prior, written permission. ECS Refining, LLC prohibits use of the ECS Refining, LLC logo as a "hot" link to any ECS Refining, LLC site unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by ECS Refining, LLC in writing.

A partial list of U.S. Trademarks owned by ECS Refining, LLC follows. Any questions concerning the use of these Trademarks or whether a Trademark that does not appear on this list is a Trademark of ECS Refining, LLC should be referred to ECS Refining, LLC at U.S. 1-408-988-4386. The Trademarks followed by an asterisk (*) are registered trademarks of ECS Refining, LLC.

ECS Refining, LLC* Registered Trademark

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, MSN, The Microsoft Network and/or other Microsoft products referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Use Restrictions

The copyright in all material provided on this Site is held by ECS Refining, LLC or by the original creator of the material. Except as stated herein, none of the material may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ECS Refining, LLC or the copyright owner. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the materials on this Site for personal, non-commercial use only provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. This permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy any downloaded and printed materials. You also may not, without ECS Refining, LLC's permission, "mirror" any material contained on this Site on any other server. Any unauthorized use of any material contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

U.S. Government Restricted Sites

The materials on this Site are provided with "RESTRICTED RIGHTS." Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in applicable laws and regulations. Use of the materials by the Government constitutes acknowledgment of ECS Refining, LLC’s proprietary rights in them.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE LAW, ECS REFINING DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OTHER VIOLATION OF RIGHTS. ECS REFINING DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF, OR OTHERWISE RESPECTING, THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL ECS REFINING BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA OR PROFIT, ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, EVEN IF ECS REFINING OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF WEB ALCHEMY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF MATERIALS FROM THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ANY COSTS THEREOF. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Restrictions on Use of ECS Refining, LLC Software

Any software that is made available to download from this server ("Software") is the copyrighted work of ECS Refining, LLC and/or its suppliers. Use of the Software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the Software ("License Agreement"). An end user will be unable to install any Software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement, unless he or she first agrees to the License Agreement terms. The Software is made available for downloading solely for use by end users according to the License Agreement. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software not in accordance with the License Agreement is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.

THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS WARRANTED IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, ECS REFINING INCORPORATED HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Restricted Rights Legend

Any Software which is downloaded from this Server for or on behalf of the United States of America, its agencies and/or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government"), is provided with Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. Manufacturer is ECS Refining, LLC Incorporated, 705 Reed Street, Santa Clara, California 95050.

Restrictions on Use of ECS Refining, LLC Documents

Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from this server ("Server") is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such Documents from this Server is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the ECS Refining, LLC website or any other ECS Refining, LLC owned, operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements of ECS Refining, LLC websites are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from any ECS Refining, LLC website may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by ECS Refining, LLC.

ECS REFINING AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SERVER FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ECS REFINING AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL ECS REFINING AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THIS SERVER.

THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SERVER COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. ECS REFINING AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.

NOTICES REGARDING SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE

IN NO EVENT SHALL ECS REFINING AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THIS SERVER.

Links to Third-Party Sites

SOME LINKS WILL LET YOU LEAVE ECS REFINING'S SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF ECS REFINING AND ECS REFINING IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES AND UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. ECS REFINING IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY ECS REFINING OF THE SITE.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is a primary concern to us at ECS Refining, LLC. Our goal in expanding and clarifying our policy on the collection and use of customer data is to ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security. Let us emphasize that this policy is a corporate-wide policy, not limited to our growing on-line business.

When you provide your personal information to ECS Refining, LLC (such as name, address, phone number, company name, or the products you are shopping for or purchasing) we will not give or sell your individual information to any outside company for its use in marketing or solicitation. We will maintain the confidentiality of your personal information and it will be used only to support your customer relationship with ECS Refining, LLC. Additionally, internal practices help protect your privacy by limiting employee access to and use of customer data.

When ECS Refining, LLC asks for customer information, it is done with the goal of improving the relationship between ECS Refining, LLC and the customer. At ECS Refining, LLC we are helping you maintain control over your personal data while fostering the growth of a more interactive on-line environment. Our intention is to only send e-mail to customers or to individuals whom we believe have chosen to receive such e-mails. At any time you have the right to 'opt out' of receiving future ECS Refining, LLC communications. And our website offers robust encryption technology to help protect the transmission of customer information over the Internet.

ECS Refining, LLC has developed an internal process to handle your questions on privacy. We also support the establishment of external programs for consumer recourse, such as the development of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) On-Line.

ECS Refining, LLC supports the work done by our industry trade associations in moving this issue forward and the efforts of the On-Line Privacy Alliance in pulling the business and public interest communities together in a meaningful dialogue. And we are very appreciative of the continuing efforts being taken by the President of the United States and his Administration to promote this issue and educate the public about the options and protections available to them.

Our Transmissions

You need to be aware that any material, information or idea you transmit to or post on this Site by any means will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary, and may be disseminated or used by ECS Refining, LLC or its affiliates for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law.

The following is explicitly NOT permitted:

Spamming: sending unsolicited e-mail or posting messages to irrelevant UsetNet newsgroups that do not explicitly allow advertising, with references to a site hosted on our servers
Pornography: sites containing pornographic material or sites which contain links to adult sites, sites encouraging illegal activity or racism, sites providing instructions of performing illegal activities
Malicious Circumvention of Security: Violations and attempted violations of system & network security. Or any type of tampering with the system with the purpose to inflict harm.

Practices

Your right to privacy is a concern to us. At ECS Refining, LLC on the internet we are helping you maintain control over your personal data while fostering the growth of a more interactive environment. Below are the guidelines we use for protecting the information you provide during a visit to our Internet site (ecsrefining.com). For a summary of our corporate-wide privacy policy, see the Privacy Policy above.

Subscription and Registration

In a few areas on our web site, we ask you to provide information that will enable us to enhance your site visit or follow-up with you after your visit. It is completely optional for you to participate.

We request information from you when you:

Register on ecsrefining.com
Provide feedback in an online survey
Request e-mail notification of your order status
Subscribe to a mailing list

In each of the instances above, we ask for your name, e-mail address and other appropriate personal information that would be needed to register for or subscribe to these services or offers. In the case of newsletters or mailing lists, you will be able to "unsubscribe" to these mailings at any time. The information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to support your customer relationship with ECS Refining, LLC. Information regarding you or your order and the products you purchase will not be disclosed or sold to any outside organization.

Internet Commerce

The online forms at ecsrefining.com are designed to give you control over the privacy of your credit card information, name, address, e-mail and any other information you provide us. We offer the industry standard security measures available through your browser called SSL encryption. If at any time you would like to make an order, but would rather give your credit card or request order information through a representative over the telephone, you may do so. Simply call 1-408-988-4386.

When you provide your personal information such as name, address, phone number and company name, ECS Refining, LLC will not give or sell this information to any outside company for any use. However, it has always been a ECS Refining, LLC policy to contact customers in the event of a potential problem with your order or any normal business communication regarding your order or service.

The information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to support your customer relationship with ECS Refining, LLC. Information regarding you or your order and the products you purchase will not be disclosed or sold to any outside organization.

Customized Experience

New technologies are emerging on the Internet that help us deliver customized visitor experiences. At ecsrefining.com, we primarily use "cookies" to help us determine which service and support information is appropriate to your machine and to maintain your shopping experience in our online store. Our use of this technology does not mean that we automatically know any information about you. We might be able to ascertain what type of computer you are using, but beyond that, our use of cookies is designed only to provide you with a better experience when using ecsrefining.com.

ECS Refining, LLC has no desire or intent to infringe on your privacy while using the ECS Refining, LLC site and we will never provide your personal information to anyone else.

For more information about ECS Refining, LLC's privacy or information usage policies, please do not hesitate to contact us.