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Acceptance of Terms Through Use

By using the gridenergyexchange.com site (“Site”) you signify your agreement to all terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced here in the Terms and Conditions of Use. (the “Terms of Use”). If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Site. Although you may “bookmark” a particular portion of this Site and thereby bypass this Agreement, your use of this Site binds you to the terms. We reserve the right at our discretion, to update or revise these Terms of Use. Please check the Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of any changes to the Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance of these changes.

Agreement to Rules of User Conduct

You agree to abide by the Grid Energy Exchange Rules of User Conduct, including but not limited to, agreeing not to use this Site for any unlawful purpose.

Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that all content and materials available on this Site are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Grid Energy Exchange, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from such materials or content. Notwithstanding the above, you may print or download one copy of the materials or content on this Site on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from this Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from Grid Energy Exchange is prohibited. In addition, use of the content or materials for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms of Use is prohibited. As noted above, reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials or design elements on this Site is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Grid Energy Exchange.

Third Party Sites

This Site may link you to other sites on the internet. These sites may contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. These other third party sites are not under the control of Grid Energy Exchange, and you acknowledge that Grid Energy Exchange is not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency or any other aspect of the content of such third party sites. The inclusion of such a link does not imply an endorsement of the third party site by Grid Energy Exchange or any association with its operators.

Warranties and Limitation of Liability

While Grid Energy Exchange uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on this Site, it makes no representation as to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of that information, and you should not rely upon it. In using this website, you agree that its information and services are provided “as is,” “as available,” without warranty, express or implied, and that you use this Site at your risk.

Applicable Laws

This Site is controlled by Grid Energy Exchange from its office in Baltimore Maryland, in the United States. This Site can be accessed from all 50 states as well as from other countries around the world. However, by accessing this Site, you expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of relating to these Terms of Use or your use of this Site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the state of Maryland, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws Maryland, excluding its conflict of rules laws. Grid Energy Exchange makes no representation that materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents may be 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 the local laws.

Indemnification

Upon request by Grid Energy Exchange, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Grid Energy Exchange and its officers and directors from all liabilities, claims and expenses including attorney fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this Site. Grid Energy Exchange reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Grid Energy Exchange in asserting any available defenses.

Site Security

You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Grid Energy Exchange.com, Site including but not limited to: (1) accessing data not intended for you, or logging in to a server or account which you are not allowed to access; (2) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures; (3) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including but not limited to, by means of overloading, “flooding”, “mail bombing”, or crashing; or (4) sending unsolicited email, including email, including promotions or advertising of products or services, or (5) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting. Violations of the Site security may result in civil or criminal penalties. Grid Energy Exchange will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations, and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.

Severability and Integration

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Grid Energy Exchange with respect to this Site and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, (whether written or electronic) between you and Grid Energy Exchange with respect to this Site. If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Termination

Grid Energy Exchange reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part if this Site with or without notice.