Terms of use

Cleantech Group LLC ("Cleantech") provides its Website, www.cleantech.com (the "Website"), and its related services to you subject to the following notices, terms and conditions ("Terms of Use"). Please read these Terms of Use carefully BEFORE using the Website. Your continuing access and/or use of this Website SIGNIFIES YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. If at any time you do not wish to accept these Terms of Use, you may choose not to use the Website. Any additional terms and conditions proposed by you which are in addition to or which conflict with these terms and conditions of service are expressly rejected and shall be of no force or effect.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.


MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATE

Terms, prices and availability information on this Website are subject to change without notice. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. CLEANTECH MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE (AT ANY TIME) AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION. The most current version of these terms can be reviewed by clicking on the "Terms of Use" link located at the bottom of any page. These notices, terms, and conditions are subject to change in the sole and absolute discretion of Cleantech. All updates, enhancements, new features and or the addition of additional web properties (in the form of additional web pages or websites) are immediately subject to these terms and conditions. Your continued use of the Cleantech website constitutes your continued acceptance to all such notices, terms and conditions as modified.


USE OF SITE

Cleantech may, in its sole discretion and without notice, deny any person or company access to this Website or any portion thereof. As a condition of your use of this Website, you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You may not use this Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Cleantech server or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Website and services offered herein. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to Cleantech's or other's accounts, information, computer systems or networks connected to the Cleantech server or to any of the services or products offered via the Website, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the website.

This Website, any portion of this Website and any software, products or services obtained herein may not be decompiled, disassembled, reverse engineered, uploaded, reproduced, modified, distributed, transmitted, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, displayed, performed, published, licensed, used to create derivative works from, transferred or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly granted by Cleantech. Cleantech reserves the right to refuse service, terminate account(s) and/or cancel orders in its discretion, including, without limitation, if Cleantech believes that conduct violates applicable law, is harmful to the interests of Cleantech and its affiliates or any other reason. Cleantech further reserves the right to pursue any legal action available against any user who violates the state, federal or local law or these Terms of Use.

Availability of this Website or particular information or services herein is subject to change without notice.


CHILDREN UNDER 18

Cleantech does not sell products for or provide information or services to children. If you are under 18, you may use the Website only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Cleantech reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders/requests in its sole discretion.


ACCOUNT CREATION

In order to obtain access to certain portions of this Website, you must create a user name and password. You will provide Cleantech with certain registration information, all of which must be accurate, truthful and updated. You shall not: (i) select a username already used by another person, (ii) use a username in which another person has rights without such person's authorization; or (iii) use a username or password that Cleantech, in its sole discretion, deems offensive or inappropriate. Cleantech reserves the right to deny creation of your account based on Cleantech's inability to verify the authenticity of your registration information. You shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You shall immediately notify Cleantech of any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information. If you use this Website, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You are fully responsible for all usage or activity on your account, including but not limited to use of the account by any third party authorize by your account, including but not limited to use of the account by any third party authorized by you to use your username and password. Cleantech reserves the right to terminate your account, in its sole discretion, at any time without notice. You may also terminate your account at any time in writing. You are responsible for all charges incurred up to the time the account is terminated. Notwithstanding anything else herein, Cleantech reserves the right to pursue any and all claims against any user of your account. You agree to maintain only one account with the Website at any time and you certify that you currently have no other account(s) with the Website.


UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY

Cleantech or any of its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new advertising campaigns, suggestions, new promotions, new products or technologies, concepts, story or plot lines, ideas, notes, designs, materials, marketing plans, new product names or other materials or processes other than those it has specifically requested. Please do not send any original creative artwork, samples, demos, or other works. The sole purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes when Cleantech's products or marketing strategies might seem similar to ideas submitted to Cleantech. So, please do not send your unsolicited ideas to Cleantech or anyone at Cleantech. If despite our request that you not send us your ideas and materials, you still send them, please understand that Cleantech makes no assurances that your ideas and materials will be treated as confidential or proprietary. Unless otherwise agreed, Cleantech may edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate, and otherwise use in any medium any such materials that you forward to Cleantech and will own exclusively all such rights, titles, and interest and shall not be limited in any way in its use, commercial or otherwise. Cleantech is and shall be under no obligation to: (1) maintain any of your materials in confidence; (2) to pay you or any user any compensation for any such materials; or (3) to respond to any of your or any other user's materials.


LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

Cleantech may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). Linking to such Linked Sites will let you leave the Website. Unless otherwise indicated, Cleantech is not affiliated with any of the Linked Sites. The Linked Sites are not under the control of Cleantech and Cleantech is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including, without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Cleantech does not endorse or make any representation about any Linked Site, any information, software or other products or materials found in a Linked Site, or any results that may be obtained from using these links. Cleantech is providing these links only as a mere convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Cleantech. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked from this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk.


LINKING TO CLEANTECH

Linking to Cleantech from another website ("Linking Site") is only allowed under the following conditions. A Linking Site may link to, but not replicate, Cleantech's content. A Linking Site shall not create a frame, browser or border environment to Cleantech's content and a Linking Site shall not imply that Cleantech is endorsing it or its products. The Linking Site shall not misrepresent the Linking Site's relationship with Cleantech, shall not provide false information about Cleantech's products or services, and shall not unlawfully use the copyrights or trademarks owned by Cleantech or others. Linking Sites shall abide by any and all applicable laws.


LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THIS WEBSITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, SERVICES, GOODS, ADVERTISEMENTS, DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PROVIDED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR. CLEANTECH MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, CLEANTECH AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESSLY IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. CLEANTECH DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE IS COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR EQUIPMENT OR THAT THE RELATED SERVICES THEREIN ARE FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, WORMS, "TROJAN HORSES" OR ANY OTHER HARMFUL, INVASIVE OR CORRUPTED FILES AND IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES YOU MAY SUFFER AS A RESULT OF SUCH DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. IN NO EVENT, SHALL CLEANTECH AND OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES 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 TORTUOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE OR SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM CLEANTECH THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.


COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright Cleantech Network™ LLC 2008 All rights reserved.


COPYRIGHT

With the exception of the images of the illustrative projects set forth in on this Website and as otherwise specifically stated, all content and otherwise protectable features of this website, including but not limited to the design, arrangements, layout, software, text, graphics and images were created by or at the direction of Cleantech, are the property of Cleantech and are protected by the United States in international copyright laws. NO PORTION OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE COPIED, IMITATED OR RETRANSMITTED UNLESS EXPRESS PERMISSION TO DO SO IS GIVEN BY CLEANTECH IN WRITING. The compilation, collection, arrangement, and assembly of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Cleantech and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of Cleantech or its software suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The images used on this Website are the property of their respective copyright owners, and are used by Cleantech pursuant to authorization from the copyright owners or their agents. The content, images and software on this Website may be used as a shopping resource. Any other use, including, the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, or display, of the content, images and software on this Website is strictly prohibited.


COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT POLICY

Cleantech, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 512 as amended ty Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "Act"), reserves the right, but not the obligation, to terminate your license to use this Website if it determines in its sole and absolute discretion that you are involved in infringing activity, including alleged acts of first-time or repeat infringement, regardless of whether the material or activity is ultimately determined to be infringing. Cleantech accommodates and does not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to protect their materials. In addition, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c), Cleantech has implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed infringements and for processing such claims in accordance with the Act. All claims of infringement must be submitted to Cleantech in a written complaint that complies with the requirements below and is delivered to our designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement:

     By Mail:
     Cleantech Group LLC
     2250 Genoa Business Park, Suite 130
     Brighton, MI 48114
     United States of America

In addition, any written notice regarding any defamatory or infringing activity, whether of a copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary right must include the following information:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of (1) the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or (2) the person defamed.

2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site. Similarly, for materials that are defamatory or infringe patent, trademark, or other proprietary rights of a third party, please submit a list of such materials.

3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, to be the subject of infringing activity, or that is claimed to be defamatory and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.

4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Cleantech to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and/or electronic mail address.

5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright or other proprietary right owner, its agent, or the law.

6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or on behalf of the person defamed.

TRADEMARKS

"Cleantech Network™", "Cleantech®", "Accelerating the Next Wave of Innovation®", and the stylized "Cleantech Group™" logo along with all other logos, tradenames, trademarks, service marks, whether registered or not, set forth on this Website are the sole property of Cleantech and may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not owned by Cleantech in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Cleantech. Any trademarks not owned by Cleantech that appear on this Website are the property of their respective owners and may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not owned by the trademark owners and may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not owned by the trademark owners in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits the trademark owners. All of the above trademarks may not be copied, downloaded or otherwise exploited without the permission of Cleantech or the owner of such trademark, service mark or trade name, except as explicitly permitted by the trademark owner.


EXPORT CONTROL

Unless otherwise specified, the materials on this Website are presented solely to provide information regarding and to promote Cleantech's services and other products available in the United States, its territories, possessions and protectorates. The Website is controlled and operated by Cleantech from its offices within the state of Michigan, United States of America. Cleantech makes no representation that materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent that local laws are applicable. Software from the Website is further subject to United States export controls. No software from the Website may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (A) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. embargoes goods, or (B) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.


SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these terms, conditions and notices are found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions with remain in full force.


APPLICABLE LAW

This site is created and controlled by Cleantech in the State of Michigan, USA. As such, the laws of the State of Michigan will govern these notices, terms, and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.


NO RECOMMENDATIONS OR INVESTMENT ADVICE

Cleantech does not provide investment advice or recommendations about investments of any kind. The information on this Website is intended for educational, informational and research purposes only. Accordingly, Cleantech does not offer advice regarding the quality or suitability of any investment or of any investment manager and assumes no responsibility or liability for any investment decision or advice, treatment, or services rendered by any institutional investor, broker-dealer, investment manager, investment advisor, investment professional or any other person or entity featured on this Website. Prior to making any investment or hiring any investment manager, you should consult your own financial advisors, review the underlying prospectuses and conduct such other due diligence as may be appropriate under the circumstances.


INVESTMENT RETURNS

Investment returns and value of funds based on The Cleantech Index will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guaranty of future results. Index returns assume the reinvestment of all income and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses associated with fund returns. Returns for actual fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses.


PRIVACY

See our Privacy Policy relating to the collection and use of your information.


OUR ADDRESS

Cleantech Group LLC
2250 Genoa Business Park, Suite 130
Brighton, MI 48114
United States of America

www.cleantech.com

Phone: (+1 810) 224-4310
Fax: (+1 810) 355-3024