All use of The BPCouncil web pages, located within www.bpcouncil.com, is subject to the terms and conditions outline below ("Terms"). Any use of these web pages and their extended content constitutes the user's agreement to abide by the Terms. We may amend the Terms at any time by posting the amended terms on this Site.

By using the BPCouncil site you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy. Please desist in your use of the Site if you do not agree to the policy.

The BPCouncil strives to ensure a positive and welcoming experience for each of our members and visitors at www.bpcouncil.com. As a member or visitor of the BPCouncil you share with us a variety of personal information which we promise to gather and use in a responsible manner. Our primary goal in collecting this information is to communicate to members and users information about events, new resources and so on as well as to design and customize features to better serve the community.

It is our policy to share information with a third party when legally required to do so or perhaps when we have been approached by a third party with a similar business that may be of benefit or interest to our community. It is our policy to furnish information only to those parties that have a bona fide contractual arrangement with us, thus holding them to the same privacy standards to which the BPCouncil maintains.

Members and users generally have a choice as to the information they provide to the BPCouncil. At any time, members and users can request to be removed from BPCouncil mailing lists or to edit or alter personal information by sending a request to members@bpcouncil.com.

In response to new technologies, community issues and Site changes, this Privacy Policy may evolve. Any changes to the policy will be made, without notice, on the Site. Continued use of the Site, reflects the member and visitors agreement to any new terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy. It is recommended that members and visitors regularly review this policy.

It should be noted that when a members or visitor voluntarily provides personal information (i.e. in a discussion environment) the BPCouncil is not responsible for the use of said information by other members and visitors.

The BPCouncil may conduct surveys. The results of these surveys may be shared with third parties. If you participate in a survey, the information that you provide may be shared in aggregate form with a third party and or the membership at large. Specific comments and messages associated with the survey will be treated as electronic communication.

Anonymous information may be collected for statistical usages, for instance which countries members or visitors IP addresses originate from or which pages are most visited on the BPCouncil site. This information allows the BPCouncil to better serve the community and may be shared in aggregate form.

All content provided on this Site is owned or license to the BPCouncil and protected by United States and international copyright laws. BPCouncil and its licensors retain all property rights to the content of www.bpcouncil.com. The content may not be reproduced, transmitted or distributed without expressed prior written consent by the BPCouncil.

The BPCouncil is not responsible for the content of the articles, discussion tools, research material, white papers or working papers posted in the Research Room. Moreover, the poster agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the BPCouncil harmless from any claim by a third party arising from a dispute related to the content of their posting.

If you would like permission to use any specific BPCouncil content, please email us at reprints@bpcouncil.com. Be sure to include:

• Title of the piece
• Author or Section
• URL when possible
• Specific purpose of the reprint and the
• Approximate number of distribution copies
• Format of distribution – ie print, pdf

Please refer to our reprint policy.

The BPCouncil provides this Site "as is" and "as available" basis, making no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this Site or the information, content or materials included on this Site. Furthermore, the BPCouncil does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via the Site is accurate, complete or current. The Site may contain typographical errors or technical inaccuracies. We retain the right to add, change, edit or delete any part of the content without notice. In addition, this Site may contain content supplied by a third party. The BPCouncil makes no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy, truth, quality, suitability, or reliability of such information. The BPCouncil does not endorse, warrant or guarantee any products or services offered or mentioned within the Site. We are not party to, and do not monitor, any transaction between users and third party providers of products or services.

You expressly agree that your use of this Site is at your sole risk and responsibility. To the full extent permitted by applicable law, the BPCouncil disclaim all warranties, expressed, and implied, including but not limited to: implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, the BPCouncil will not be liable for any damages of any kind resulting from the use of this Site, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, consequential and punitive damages.

All of the information and content on this Site is provided to the public as a source of general information on brand protection and intellectual property issues. In legal matters, no publication whether written or electronic form can take the place of professional advice given with the full knowledge of the specific circumstances of each case and proficiency in the laws which govern the relevant geographic locations.

To provide a informative, professional, and useful tool, the BPCouncil requests that participants agree to the following guidelines:

• Membership to the BPCouncil is not required for all of the discussion tools. These activities are moderated and the appropriate decorum us requested of all participants
• Posting

• The moderator receives posted messages on a regular basis and broadcasts the postings directly to the discussion tool.
• Users are expected to follow the list, blog or forum rules at all times. If you are not sure of the rules, please ask the moderator for guidance.
• Do no blatantly promote yourself or otherwise spam the discussion tool. Self-promotion should be kept to a brief signature file at the end or your posts and should not exceed 6 lines.
• When sending messages to a discussion list – subject headings should start with "BPCouncil:" followed by a brief descriptor of the topic. This assists participants in responding to a posting and to the archiving of messages.
• If a participant wants to expand on a topic in the discussion list, the subject line should be revised accordingly.
• Utilize common sense when posting responses and always remain courteous. First choose if it is appropriate to respond to the discussion list or directly to the participant that posted the message.
• Please only post your response and the relevant part of the original message. DO NOT post the entire message trail in your response.
• By posting content, the posting party warrants and represents that it owns the copyright of the material or has received permission from the copyright owner.
• All discussion tools are public domain, therefore it is advisable to use caution when discussing products or services. Comments, messages and information posted on the discussion tools are subject to libel and slander laws.

• Approval

• The following types of posts are not permitted: extreme commercial content, flames, job solicitations, personal discussions, and profanity.
• The moderator may refuse to post inappropriate postings.
• The moderator may stop posting messages relating to a particular topic if the subject has been exhausted.
• Do not post non-original content unless it meets "fair use" guidelines of copyright law or if you have permission from the original source. Be sure to cite the original source.

• Flaming

• Civil discussion, healthy disagreement, and strong opinions are welcome – but personal attacks and flaming are not permitted.
• Please do not refer to a specific participant by name when voicing a strong negative opinion.
• Abusive, derogatory, illegal, offensive, profane, or threatening content and material is strictly banned. The moderator will warn offenders, after repeated violation of these rules the offenders will be deleted from the list.

• Digest

• o Traffic fluctuates on discussion lists and in blogs and forums. You may want to choose the digest option for the discussion tools to which you participate.

• Disclaimer

• These discussion tools are a service provided by the BPCouncil and the council takes no responsibility for the information and or opinions expressed therein. Furthermore, the poster grants the BPCouncil the non-exclusive right and license to copy, display, distribute, print, publish, transmit and use such information and other material. Additionally, users should be aware that when they voluntarily post their personal information, as it appears in a signature line or otherwise, the information may be collected and used by others participating in the discussion environment and may result in the unsolicited messages of third parties or posters. Please bring to this type of activity to the attention of the BPCouncil, so that we may take the appropriate action. The BPCouncil reserves the rights to terminate access to any user that does not follow these guidelines.

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These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland, without regard to any principle conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity that may result out of use or relates to these conditions will be filed only in the courts of Switzerland.

Thank you for visiting www.bpcouncil.com. Should you have any questions or comments regarding any of our policies, please contact us at info@bpcouncil.com.

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Any other webSites accessible via links to www.bpcouncil.com are not under the control of the BPCouncil. We are not responsible for the content of any linked Site or any link contained in a linked Site or any changes or updates to the information contained in such Sites. The BPCouncil provides linked Sites as a convenience and the inclusion of such a like on www.bpcouncil.com does not imply an endorsement by the BPCouncil of the linked Site, the host organization, its content, products or services.

The BPCouncil may choose to link to the Site to websites that we consider of interest to our members and visitors. These websites may offer educational content, additional resources or government related information or may be controlled by advertisers, customers, consultants, licenses, sponsors or other third-parties.

Your choice to link to any off-Site pages or other Sites is entirely at your own risk.

Please report to info@bpcouncil.com , should you find any linked website objectionable for any reason. The BPCouncil will consider all requests to remove links, but has not direct obligation to respond to your request or to remove the links.

Please send a link request for your website to info@bpcouncil.com. Be sure to include your name, your organization's name, contact information (phone number and email), the website's URL, and a list of the relevant URLs that you intend to link to www.bpcouncil.com. All requests will be given serious consideration and decided upon on a case by case basis with the sole discretion of the BPCouncil. All decisions are final. We will make every reasonable effort to contact you with our decision, should we fail to do so we are released from any liability or obligation to you and your organization. The BPCouncil has no duty or obligation to notify you of a negative response.

We welcome organizations linking their sites to www.bpcouncil.com if they follow the terms expressed below.

Please contact the BPCouncil at info@bpcouncil.com if you are interested in linking to our site. Be sure to include your name your organization's name, contact information (phone number and email), the website's URL, and a list of the relevant URLs that you intend to link to www.bpcouncil.com.

By linking to any page on the Site, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions:

• Links may be text based using the words: "Brand Protection Council", "BPCouncil" or www.bpcouncil.com. You may not use the BPCouncil logo or other trademark as a link to the BPCouncil with expressed written permission.
• You may link to the homepage of www.bpcouncil.com and may not link to any member's only pages or content.
• When linking to the Site, you agree and acknowledge that other than as set forth herein, all rights to the Licensed Marks, other BPCouncil marks, the content appearing on the BPCouncil webpages and the design of the BPCouncil web presence belong to the BPCouncil.
• It is not permitted for you to create frames around BPCouncil webpages or use any other techniques that may alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of the BPCouncil website.
• Misrepresentation or presenting false or misleading impressions regarding you or your organization's relationship with the BPCouncil is forbidden. No links can be used in a manner that could be construed as the BPCouncil endorsing, supporting or approves of you or your organization, products, or services – except in cases where the BPCouncil has expressly done so.
• You agree to indemnify and defend the BPCouncil against any claims which might arise from or be based upon the links generated from your site. The BPCouncil takes no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your site.
• You can not link the BPCouncil to any page that may contain content or materials that may be construed as criminal, libelous, obscene or which infringes, impinges or otherwise violates or advocates the violation or infringement of any third party rights.
• The BPCouncil reserves the right at any time atour sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to the BPCouncil website from your site.

As a result of your compliance with the above terms, the BPCouncil agrees to grant you limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to use the Licensed Marks solely for the purpose of establishing any permitted link hereunder. Except for the limited license to use the Licensed Marks outlined in this paragraph and otherwise may be permitted by applicable law, you and your organization may not use any of the BPCouncil trademarks or services marks for any reason without expressed written consent by the BPCouncil. Upon the request of the BPCouncil, which can be made at any given time, you must remove any links to the BPCouncil website, and desist in any usage of BPCouncil Licensed Marks.

The BPCouncil may upon written request permit members to use the BPCouncil logo, icons and symbols.

The BPCouncil does not certify, endorse or otherwise guarantee the goods or services of its members. The unauthorized use of the BPCouncil logo, icons or symbols may confuse the public.

Please refer logo usage requests to info@bpcouncil.com.

We welcome use comments and suggestions, but are under no obligation to respond to all correspondence received via the Site or other means, nor must me keep your correspondence confidential or pay compensation of any kind for comments or submissions. All unsolicited correspondence remains the property of the BPCouncil. Any such declaration by a user is considered a full release of all property claims and/or intellectual rights regarding your submission.

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