Ownership and Terms of Use

The information and services made available by the World Wide Web site and associated servers located at DataExpedition.com, and those of all associated sites and servers linked to DataExpedition.com by DEI, including DEI sites around the world (collectively, the "Site"), are the property of Data Expedition, Inc. ("DEI") and are subject to the following Terms of Use.  DEI reserves the right to change the Terms of Use at any time without notice to you.  It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes.  Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes.  As long as you comply with these Terms of Use, DEI grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site.

All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork and computer code (collectively, "Content"), including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, "look and feel" and arrangement of such Content, contained on the Site is owned, controlled or licensed by or to DEI, and is protected by trade dress, copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.

Unless otherwise specified, the Site is for your personal and non-commercial use.  You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Site without the express prior written consent of DEI.  You may not use deep-linking, frames, embedding, or any other means to cause any part of the Site to appear as part of or to be included within another site without the express prior written permission of DEI.

You may use information on DEI products and services (such as documentation, white papers, and similar materials) purposely made available by DEI for downloading from the Site, provided that you (1) not remove any proprietary notice language in all copies of such documents, (2) use such information only for your personal, non-commercial informational purpose and do not copy or post such information on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media, (3) make no modifications to any such information, and (4) not make any additional representations or warranties relating to such documents.

You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site, or any other systems or networks connected to the Site or to any DEI server, or to any of the services offered on or through the Site, by hacking, password "mining" or any other illegitimate means.  You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected to the Site, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Site or any network connected to the Site.

You may not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message or transmittal you send to DEI on or through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site.  You may not pretend that you are, or that you represent, someone else, or impersonate any other individual or entity.  You may not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of DEI or others.

You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Site or DEI's systems or networks, or any systems or networks connected to the Site or to DEI.

DEI may, at any time and without notice, make changes to the Site.  The Site may contain errors or inaccuracies.  DEI makes no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the Site for any purpose.  The Site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.  DEI hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to the Site, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.  In no event shall DEI by 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 the Site.

Copyright and Trademark Notice

Copyright © 2000-2013 Data Expedition, Inc.  All rights reserved.

"ExpeDat", "SyncDat", "HyperGate", and "MTP" are trademarks of Data Expedition, Inc.  "Data Expedition, Inc.", "DEI", "Multipurpose Transaction Protocol" and the pith helmet logo are trademarks of Data Expedition, Inc. and are registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Patent and Trade Secret Notice

The Multipurpose Transaction Protocol technology and related technologies are covered by U.S. Patent Numbers 7158479, 7313627, 7404003, 7630315, and 8014289.  Aspects of these technologies and related software are protected by US and state trade secret laws.

Privacy

The Site may collect information about how the Site is used, such as page views, types of browsers, page flow, session time, return visits, errors, etc.  The Site does not collect personally identifiable information about users of the publicly accessible portions of the Site.  Access to restricted portions of the Site may require users to provide personal registration information for the purposes stated on the form collecting said information.  Such personally identifiable information will not be disclosed to third parties except as stated on the form collecting said information or as may be required by law or regulation.

Software

Any software that is made available to download from the Site ("Software") is the copyrighted work of DEI and/or its suppliers.  Use of the Software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement which accompanies or is included with the Software ("License Agreement").  You must agree to the terms of the License Agreement prior to using any Software that it accompanies.  Software is made available for download 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.