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Welcome to The US-China Business Council (USCBC) online store, part of the USCBC
website (the site). The US-China Business Council and its associates provide their
services to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit or shop within this
site, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully.
PRIVACY
Please review our Privacy Notice, which also governs your visit
to our website, to understand our practices.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
When you visit the USCBC website or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us
electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will
communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all
agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you
electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
COPYRIGHT
All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons,
images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the
property of The US-China Business Council or its content suppliers and protected by
US and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is
the exclusive property of The US-China Business Council, with copyright authorship
for this collection by Hubris Communications, and protected by US and international
copyright laws. The software application provider and author for "osCommerce," is
used under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE and all original authorship and credit for
osCommerce remains the intellectual rights of www.oscommerce.com.
TRADEMARKS
The US-China Business Council's trademarks and trade dress may not be used in
connection with any product or service that is not The US-China Business Council's,
in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner
that disparages or discredits The US-China Business Council. All other trademarks not
owned by The US-China Business Council or its subsidiaries that appear on this site
are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with,
connected to, or sponsored by The US-China Business Council or its subsidiaries.
LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
The US-China Business Council grants you a limited license to access and make
personal use of this site on the condition that you agree not to download (other than
page caching) or modify the site, or any portion of it, except with express written
consent of The US-China Business Council. This license does not include any resale or
commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product
listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents;
any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another
merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction
tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated,
copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose
without the express written consent of The US-China Business Council. You may not
frame or use framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary
information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of The US-China Business
Council and our associates without express written consent. You may not use any meta
tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing The US-China Business Council's name or
trademarks without the express written consent of The US-China Business Council. Any
unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by The US-China
Business Council. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to
create a hyperlink to the home page of The US-China Business Council so long as the
link does not portray The US-China Business Council, its associates, or their
products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive
matter. You may not use any US-China Business Council logo or other proprietary
graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.
YOUR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT
If you use this site, 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.
If you are under 18, you may use our website only with the involvement of a parent or
guardian. The US-China Business Council and its associates reserve the right to
refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their
sole discretion.
REVIEWS, COMMENTS, E-MAILS, AND OTHER CONTENT
Visitors may submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so
long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of
privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third
parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses,
political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any
form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or
entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. The US-
China Business Council reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit
such content, but does not regularly review posted content.
If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you
grant The US-China Business Council and its associates a nonexclusive, royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such
content throughout the world in any media. You grant The US-China Business Council
and its associates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in
connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own
or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content
is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will
not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify The US-China
Business Council or its associates for all claims resulting from content you supply.
The US-China Business Council has the right but not the obligation to monitor and
edit or remove any activity or content. The US-China Business Council takes no
responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third
party.
RISK OF LOSS
All items purchased from The US-China Business Council are made pursuant to a
shipment contract. This basically means that the risk of loss and title for such
items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
The US-China Business Council and its associates attempt to be as accurate as
possible. However, The US-China Business Council does not warrant that product
descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current,
or error-free. If a product offered by The US-China Business Council itself is not as
described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE
INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY
AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE US-CHINA
BUSINESS COUNCIL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM
THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE
US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM
THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE
DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
APPLICABLE LAW
By visiting the USCBC website, you agree that the laws of Washington, DC, without
regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any
dispute of any sort that might arise between you and The US-China Business Council or
its associates.
DISPUTES
Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to The US-China Business Council or to
products you purchase through the USCBC website shall be submitted to confidential
arbitration in Washington, DC, except that, to the extent you have in any manner
violated or threatened to violate The US-China Business Council's intellectual
property rights, The US-China Business Council may seek injunctive or other
appropriate relief in any state or federal court in Washington, DC, and you consent
to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement
shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration
Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment
in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, no arbitration under this agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving
any other party subject to this agreement, whether through class arbitration
proceedings or otherwise.
SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY
Please review our other policies, such as our Shipping and Returns policy, posted on
this site. These policies also govern your visit to the USCBC website. We reserve the
right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time.
If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason
unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the
validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
QUESTIONS
Questions regarding our Conditions of Use, Privacy Policy, or other policy related
material can be directed to our support staff by clicking on the "Contact Us" link in
the side menu. Or by sending an e-mail to: publications@uschina.org
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