Intellectual Property Rights in the Website

Unauthorized duplication of this Website, in whole or in part, or of any plans, designs, specifications, data or content made available from the Website (except as expressly authorized herein) is a violation of the Copyright Act of 1976.

Copyrights

Unless otherwise stated, IPD owns the copyright in this Website and is the owner or a licensee of the plans, designs, specifications, data and content hereon, including, without limitation, all text, graphics, images, video material, audio material, audiovisual material, and other content, regardless of media format, whether now existing or hereafter arising (“Copyright Material”). The Copyright Material is protected by United States and international copyright laws. You may display and download portions of the Website solely for your own personal, non-commercial use. You agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the IPD Website. All other uses, including, without limitation, the reproduction, copying, modification, distribution, sale, lease, transmission, republication, performance, or display, or any commercial use of the content on this site are strictly prohibited by law.

Trademarks

INDUSTRIAL PART DESIGNS™ and any associated logos, designs, images, and graphical depictions are trademarks, trade names, or service marks of IPD (individually and collectively the “Trademarks”). The Trademarks may not be used in any manner by any person or in connection with any product or service, without the express written authorization of an officer or director of IPD. All other trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners and are used on this site by virtue of a right or license from their respective owners.

Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

Notice of Claimed Infringement

Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512, claims of copyright infringement must be submitted to the following designated agent for IPD:

Henry “Hank” J. Fasthoff, IV

Fasthoff Law Firm PLLC

21 Waterway Ave., Suite 300

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

hank <@> fasthofflawfirm.com

To be effective, the notification must be a written communication that includes the following:

(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

(ii) A reasonably detailed description of the alleged infringing material, or, if multiple copyrighted works are alleged to be infringing, a representative list of such works on this website;

(iii) A reasonably detailed description of where the alleged infringing material is located on this website;

(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;

(v) A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

(vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.       

Counter-Notice

If you believe that your content that was removed pursuant to a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice we received is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to law, to post and use the content, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent at the address listed above:

(i) Your physical or electronic signature;

(ii) Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled;

(iii) A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and

(iv) Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Cook County, Illinois, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

If a counter-notice is received by the Copyright Agent, we may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.

Submissions

IPD values and encourages feedback. Pursuant to the IPD’s policy, however, we do not accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions, or materials other than those specifically requested from you by IPD. If you choose to send any creative submissions to us, whether at IPD’s request, or despite our request that you do not send submissions to us, then you hereby irrevocably assign and transfer to IPD any and all rights, throughout the universe, in and to each submission (including the individual elements of each submission), without any compensation therefore, including, without limitation, all domestic and foreign copyrights, trademark rights (and goodwill appurtenant thereto), patent rights, trade secret rights, know-how, and all other intellectual property rights and other rights, whether now existing or hereafter arising. To the extent moral rights may not be assigned or transferred, you hereby irrevocably waive enforcement of any and all moral rights. IPD shall be entitled to complete unrestricted use of the submissions and all content, data and information contained therein for any purpose, whether commercial or otherwise, without compensation to, or recognition or acknowledgment of, the author(s) or provider(s) of the submissions.

Purchases & Recurring Billing

When you elect to submit payment for one or more licenses or products on an automatic, recurring payment basis, you hereby authorize IPD to collect and reverse  fixed and/or variable payment amounts until such time as you cancel the recurring payment as set forth in IPD’s Recurring Payment Cancellation Policy below. Charges will appear on your bill as “Industrial Part Designs.” Recurring charges are nonrefundable for orders that have been processed, except as set forth in the IPD’s Returns & Refund Policy set forth below. If a payment is declined, the order for the products which are the subject of the recurring payment will not be processed and the products will not be shipped.

Recurring Payment Cancellation Policy

To cancel a recurring payment, follow these steps:

• Sign into My Account.
• On the My Account tab, go to Billing.
• Click Cancel next to Payment Frequency: Recurring. 
• Select Yes to confirm your request to cancel. We will send you an email to confirm that your request was processed.

User Representations & Warranties

You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and have reached the age of majority in the location where you reside. You further represent and warrant that you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this Agreement and to use the Website, goods, and services in accordance with this Agreement. You agree to be financially responsible and otherwise responsible for your use of the Website, goods, and services and to comply with your responsibilities and obligations as stated in this Agreement. You further agree to (i) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about you as requested by the forms available on this Website; (ii) to maintain and update your information to keep it secure, true, accurate, current, and complete, (iii) you will not upload, post or otherwise make available any content or material on this site that infringes any rights of anyone; and (iv) agree, represent and warrant that you understand IPD is simply a marketplace and IPD has not induced, or attempted to induce, you to enter into any license agreement or download or use any files, materials, data or other information made available on this site. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, IPD has the right to terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Website.

You further represent and warrant that you will not provide to us the name, address, email address, phone number, or other personal identifying information of any person under the age of 13. Violation of this provision is grounds for immediate cancellation of any orders, goods, and services offered hereunder.

Governing Law, Jurisdiction, & Venue; Arbitration

All uses of the Website, and all content contained herein, including, without limitation, any disputes arising under or related to this Agreement and/or the use of the Website, shall be governed by and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America without regard for conflicts of laws principles, and without regard to the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods. All disputes arising under or relating to the Agreement and/or your visitation, access or use of the Website, shall be submitted to and resolved by binding arbitration in Harris County, Texas, and any award shall be confirmed exclusively in the courts situated in Harris County, Texas. You further irrevocably agree and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts situated in Harris County, Texas for the purposes of reviewing, confirming or otherwise relating to any arbitration award, and you hereby expressly waive jurisdiction and venue in any other forum for such purposes. Any arbitration shall be conducted on a confidential basis pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any decision or award as a result of any such arbitration proceeding shall be in writing and shall provide an explanation for all findings of fact and conclusions of law, and shall be kept confidential and not disclosed for any purpose except as required by law, e.g., disclosure to tax advisors for the purpose of filing a tax return. Any such arbitration shall include a written record of the arbitration hearing.

WAIVER OF CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL

ARBITRATION MUST BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. YOU MAY NOT JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS OR PARTIES IN ARBITRATION, OR LITIGATE IN COURT OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF A CLASS OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY, AND YOU HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO FILE ANY SUCH CLAIM OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH CAPACITY. YOU FURTHER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

INDEMNIFICATION

YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS INDUSTRIAL PART DESIGNS, INC., AND ITS PARENT (IF ANY), SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF THE FOREGOING’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTNERS, SHAREHOLDERS, OWNERS, ASSOCIATES, JOINT VENTURERS, CONTRACTORS, ATTORNEYS, INSURERS, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES, FROM AND AGAINST ALL LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, LOSSES, CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION, COSTS, ATTORNEY’S FEES, AND ALL OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES, IN CONNECTION WITH, ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATING TO (I) YOUR ACTUAL OR ALLEGED BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, (II) ANY ALLEGATION OR CLAIM THAT ANY DESIGNS, PLANS, GOODS, SERVICES, SPECIFICATIONS, CONTENT, DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED OR MADE AVAILABLE BY YOU INFRINGES ANY RIGHT (INCLUDING, WIHTOUT LIMITATION, ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT) OF ANY PERSON, ENTITY, ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION, (III) ANY OF YOUR ACTUAL OR ALLEGED NEGLIGENT, WILFUL OR INTENTIONAL ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR REGISTRATION, VISITATION, USE OR MISUSE OF THIS SITE OR ANY PLANS, DESIGNS, GOODS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, DATA, INFORMATION, AND OTHER CONTENT OFFERED OR MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE. IPD MAY, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEFENSE OR ANY MATTER OR CLAIM OR NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT. NO SETTLEMENT WHICH MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT IPD’S RIGHTS IN ANY WAY SHALL BE ENTERED INTO WITHOUT IPD’S PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL, WHICH MAY BE WITHHELD AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT INDUSTRIAL PART DESIGNS, INC., AND ITS PARENT (IF ANY), SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF THE FOREGOING’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTNERS, SHAREHOLDERS, OWNERS, ASSOCIATES, JOINT VENTURERS, CONTRACTORS, INSURERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR ANY INDEMNITY, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OR CAUSE OF THE DAMAGES OR INDEMNITY, THAT ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, OR THE PROVISIONING OF CONTENT, INFORMATION, GOODS, SERVICES, OR OTHER MATERIAL ON, OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH, THIS WEBSITE AND/OR IN ANY IPD EMAILS, NEWSLETTERS, OR IN ANY EXTERNALLY-LINKED THIRD PARTY SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, INDUSTRIAL PART DESIGNS, INC., AND ITS PARENT (IF ANY), SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF THE FOREGOING’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTNERS, SHAREHOLDERS, OWNERS, ASSOCIATES, JOINT VENTURERS, CONTRACTORS, ATTORNEY, INSURERS, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY OTHER CAUSE, LOSS, ACTION, CLAIM, OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING LOSS OF TIME, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF EARNINGS, OR INJURY TO PERSON (INCLUDING DEATH) OR PROPERTY. IF, IN SPITE OF THE FOREGOING, THERE IS A FINDING OF LIABILITY AGAINST IPD, YOU AGREE THAT ANY DAMAGES FOR WHICH IPD MAY BE LIABLE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SUM OF MONEY IPD HAS RECEIVED FROM YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

ALL PLANS, DESIGNS, GOODS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, DATA, INFORMATION, AND OTHER CONTENT OFFERED OR MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. IPD MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY TYPE, NEITHER EXPRESS NOR IMPLIED, AS TO THE SITE OR PLANS, DESIGNS, GOODS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, DATA, INFORMATION, OR OTHER CONTENT OFFERED OR MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE. IPD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ALL TYPES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IPD AND ITS PARENT (IF ANY), SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF THE FOREGOING’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, PARTNERS, SHAREHOLDERS, OWNERS, ASSOCIATES, JOINT VENTURERS, CONTRACTORS, ATTORNEYS, INSURERS, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE ACCESS OR USE OF THIS SITE OR ANY PLANS, DESIGNS, GOODS, SERVICES, MATERIALS, DATA, INFORMATION, AND OTHER CONTENT OFFERED OR MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE , INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY OTHER CAUSE, LOSS, ACTION, CLAIM, OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF TIME, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF EARNINGS, OR INJURY TO PERSON (INCLUDING DEATH) OR PROPERTY.

SITE USAGE POLICY

The Website may be used only for lawful purposes. The transmission, storage, routing, or presentation of any information, data or material in violation of any applicable local, state, or federal law or regulation, or in violation of this Site Usage Policy is strictly prohibited. Examples of such information, data, or material include unauthorized reproduction, publication, distribution or other use of copyrighted works, patents, inventions, trademarks, trade secrets; research, development, plans, materials or other data that are prohibited by the United States Export Control Regulations; or the dissemination of harmful, harassing, or fraudulent content. Any conduct by any user that constitutes harassment, fraud, stalking, abuse, or a violation of federal import/export restrictions in connection with this site or the use of products or services advertised, marketed, promoted, distributed, and/or sold or made available on the Website is strictly prohibited. Using the Website to perform, or solicit the performance of, any illegal activity is also strictly prohibited.

In addition to the forgoing, the following uses are strictly prohibited and all users agree not to engage in such conduct, directly or indirectly:

1. Plans, information other data that could permit the design, printing, or other materialization of a firearm or incendiary device.
2. Posting or transmitting any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, "spam," chain letters/emails, telephone calls or any other form of solicitation to anyone.
3. Spamming any email address that appears on the Website.
4. Posting any multi-level-marketing, pyramid scheme, "club membership," distributorship or sales representative agency arrangement or other business or commercial opportunity.
5. Including any hidden text in your postings, including words in white or otherwise invisible font.
6. Deleting or revising any material posted by any other person or entity.
7. If you have a password allowing access to a nonpublic area of the Website, you are prohibited from sharing or disclosing it to any third party, and from allowing any third party to access the Website under your account. 
8. Using, or attempting to use, any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including without limitation browsers, spiders, bots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Website, other than (i) the search engine and search agents available on the Website, and (ii) generally available third party web browsers.
9. Accessing the Website by any means other than through the interface that is provided for use in accessing the Website.
10. Attempting to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising a part of the Website.
11. Aggregating, copying or duplicating in any manner any of the materials or information available from the Website.
12. Framing of or linking to any of the materials or information available from the Website.