Acceptable Use Policy
Acceptance
These terms, which specifically incorporate the Cisco
Privacy Policy, state Cisco’s requirements for your use of the
Website. Use of the Website constitutes acceptance of these legal terms
and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please cease all
further use of the Website. You may also be asked to acknowledge acceptance
of the AUP if you register with the Website. Cisco may amend these
terms at any time by posting the amended terms at this URL no less than five
(5) days prior to the effective date of such amendment. Your use
of this Website after the effective date of the changes will signify your
express acceptance of them.
Eligibility
The Website may be used only for lawful purposes by individuals in connection
with the Cisco I-Prize Contest (the “Contest”). Participation
in the Contest or other use of Website services requires that you register
with the Website and separately agree to the Contest terms and conditions (the “Terms
and Conditions”). The Website is for the personal use of registered
users only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors
except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by Cisco. In
the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the AUP and the Terms
and Conditions, the Terms and Conditions control.
Collection of Personal Information
If you are an individual using the Website, you acknowledge and agree that
Cisco may collect personally identifiable information from you and may use
such information in accordance with Cisco’s
Privacy Policy.
User Content
You are solely responsible for any content, including: any registration
or profile information, personal data, messages, audio, video, photos,
text, or other information (collectively, "User Content”).
Use Restrictions
It is Cisco's intention that the Website is free from verbal abuse, violations
of privacy or other harmful activities. You shall not post or submit
false, misleading, inaccurate, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene,
pornographic, or other material that would violate any law or which contains
any computer programming routine that is intended to damage, detrimentally
interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data,
or personal information. You agree not to post any information that
may infringe upon or violate the intellectual property rights of any party,
including, without limitation, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret,
moral right, proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy.
You also agree not to send unsolicited mail or e-mail, make unsolicited
phone calls or send unsolicited faxes regarding promotions and/or advertising
of products or services to any Website user or Contest participant.
Own Risk
While Cisco may monitor the Website, it does not have the obligation
to do so, and may remove any content which it feels violates the AUP. You
acknowledge that any reliance on User Content, or any third party link,
will be at your own risk.
Ownership
All contents on this Website are protected by Copyright, and with the
exception of User Content, are owned by Cisco or its suppliers or partners. All
rights to the contents on this Website are reserved. You may not reproduce
any portion of the contents of this Website without Cisco’s prior
written consent.
Confidentiality
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account,
registration and password information, and for all uses of this information,
whether or not authorized by you. We will treat any feedback or suggestions
you provide about the Website as non-confidential.
Termination
Cisco may immediately suspend or terminate your access to the Website
if you violate or are believed to have violated the terms of this Agreement. Upon
doing so, Cisco may retain or delete, in its sole discretion, any content that
you provided to the Website. In addition, Cisco may cease to provide
and maintain the Website or the Contest at any time.
Disclaimer and Liability
Cisco is not responsible for any information, promotion, marketing material
or professional opportunities that may be presented, discussed, or referred
to on the Website. You should independently confirm the truth and
accuracy of all information that you obtain from this Website before relying
on any such information.
ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CISCO ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITH
ALL FAULTS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. CISCO
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
THOSE OF MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE.
CISCO SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, COSTS OF REPLACEMENT
GOODS, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS
SITE OR ANY CISCO PRODUCT, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE
INFORMATION PRESENT, EVEN IF CISCO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
Contact Information.
The AUP is provided by:
Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Dr.
San Jose, CA 95134
USA 95134
(408)526-4000
Copyright.
Cisco’s Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement
on the Website can be reached as follows:
Copyright Agent
c/o Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
By phone: 408-526-4000
By facsimile: 408-526-5952
By e-mail: dmcaagent@cisco.com
If you believe that your work has been infringed, please provide Cisco’s
Copyright Agent with the following information:
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act
on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
- A description of where the material that you claim is located on the
Website, or other appropriate information sufficient for its location
and removal;
- Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed
use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
and
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information
in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized
to act on the copyright owner’s behalf
This Acceptable Use Policy was last updated on October 29, 2007 and is effective
immediately.
