Terms and conditions

Restrictions on use

This Web Site is owned and operated by DeSouza Associates and may be used for informational purposes only. By using this Web site, or downloading materials from this site, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of use set forth in this notice without limitation or qualification. If you do not agree to abide by these terms and conditions do not use the Web site or download materials from the Web site. These terms and conditions of use may be revised at any time by updating this posting, and will be effective as of the date of such posting. Your continued use of the Web site after any changes to this posting will be considered acceptance of those changes. This text was last revised on 26th February, 2003.

Except as otherwise expressly permitted by DeSouza Associates, no materials from this Web site or any Web site owned, operated, licensed or controlled by DeSouza Associates may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. You may download material displayed this Web site for your use only, provided that you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, or use the content of this Web site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video without DeSouza Associates’ written permission. You may not interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of this Web site in any way.

Disclaimer

The materials on this Web site are provided "AS IS" and without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, DeSouza Associates EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER RELATING TO OR REFERENCED BY THE DeSouza Associates WEB SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. DeSouza Associates does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Web site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. DeSouza Associates does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials on this Web site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. DeSouza Associates does not warrant the reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed or distributed through this Web site. The information and descriptions contained herein are not intended to be complete descriptions of all terms, exclusions and conditions applicable to the products and services, but are provided solely for general informational purposes. DeSouza Associates reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Web site. DeSouza Associates neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on this Web site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with DeSouza Associates.

This Web site may be linked to other Web sites that are not maintained by DeSouza Associates. DeSouza Associates is not responsible for the content of those Web sites. If you use these sites, you will leave this Web site. If you do decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. The inclusion of any link to such Web sites does imply approval of or endorsement by DeSouza Associates of the Web sites or the content thereof.

Trademarks & Copyrights

All trademarks, services marks, trade names, logos, and icons are proprietary to DeSouza Associates, unless otherwise noted. Nothing contained on the Web site should be construed as granting, by implication, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on this Web site without the written permission of DeSouza Associates or such third party that may own the trademarks displayed on this Web site. Your use of the trademarks displayed on this Web site, or any other content on this Web site, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.

Images displayed on this Web site are either the property of, or used with permission by, DeSouza Associates. The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted herein. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

Privacy and Ownership of Information

Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any information, communications or material you transmit to this Web site by electronic mail or otherwise, including data, questions, comments, or suggestions will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and will become the property of DeSouza Associates. By providing any such information, communications or materials to DeSouza Associates you grant to DeSouza Associates an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit post and distribute such information and materials, and you further agree that DeSouza Associates is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to this Web site for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing and marketing products using such information. You further recognize that DeSouza Associates does not want you to, and you warrant that you will not, provide any information or materials to DeSouza Associates that is defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporates the proprietary material of another. DeSouza Associates will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to DeSouza Associates without your permission unless we are required to do so by law.

DeSouza Associates' Privacy Policy is located on this Web site.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall DeSouza Associates, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or any party involved in creating, producing, or delivering this Web site be liable to you or to any entity for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages (including, without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, loss of information or programs or other data on your information handling system) that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the content, materials and functions on this Web site or any linked Web site, even if DeSouza Associates or a DeSouza Associates authorized representative has been expressly advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall DeSouza Associates’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this Web site.

DeSouza Associates also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property as a result of access to, use of, or browsing in this Web site or your downloading of any, data, text, images, video, or audio from this Web site.