TERMS OF USE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND BassComputers.com
The BassComputers.com Web Site is comprised
of various Web pages operated by
BassComputers.com.
The BassComputers.com Web Site is offered to
you conditioned on your acceptance without
modification of the terms, conditions, and
notices contained herein. Your use of the
BassComputers.com Web Site constitutes your
agreement to all such terms, conditions, and
notices.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
BassComputers.com reserves the right to
change the terms, conditions, and notices
under which the BassComputers.com Web Site
is offered, including but not limited to the
charges associated with the use of the
BassComputers.com Web Site.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The BassComputers.com Web Site may contain
links to other Web Sites ("Linked Sites").
The Linked Sites are not under the control
of BassComputers.com and BassComputers.com
is not responsible for the collection of
data or contents of any Linked Site,
including without limitation any link
contained in a Linked Site, or any changes
or updates to a Linked Site.
BassComputers.com is not responsible for
webcasting or any other form of transmission
received from any Linked Site.
BassComputers.com is providing these links
to you only as a convenience, and the
inclusion of any link does not imply
endorsement by BassComputers.com of the site
or any association with its operators.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the
BassComputers.com Web Site, you warrant to
BassComputers.com that you will not use the
BassComputers.com Web Site for any purpose
that is unlawful or prohibited by these
terms, conditions, and notices. You may not
use the BassComputers.com Web Site in any
manner which could damage, disable,
overburden, or impair the BassComputers.com
Web Site or interfere with any other party's
use and enjoyment of the BassComputers.com
Web Site. You may not obtain or attempt to
obtain any materials or information through
any means not intentionally made available
or provided for through the
BassComputers.com Web Sites.
USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES
The BassComputers.com Web Site may contain
bulletin board services, chat areas, news
groups, forums, communities, personal web
pages, calendars, and/or other message or
communication facilities designed to enable
you to communicate with the public at large
or with a group (collectively,
"Communication Services"), you agree to use
the Communication Services only to post,
send and receive messages and material that
are proper and related to the particular
Communication Service. By way of example,
and not as a limitation, you agree that when
using a Communication Service, you will not:
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or
otherwise violate the legal rights (such as
rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
Publish, post, upload, distribute or
disseminate any inappropriate, profane,
defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or
unlawful topic, name, material or
information.
Upload files that contain software or other
material protected by intellectual property
laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity)
unless you own or control the rights thereto
or have received all necessary consents.
Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted
files, or any other similar software or
programs that may damage the operation of
another's computer.
Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods
or services for any business purpose, unless
such Communication Service specifically
allows such messages.
Conduct or forward surveys, contests,
pyramid schemes or chain letters.
Download any file posted by another user of
a Communication Service that you know, or
reasonably should know, cannot be legally
distributed in such manner.
Falsify or delete any author attributions,
legal or other proper notices or proprietary
designations or labels of the origin or
source of software or other material
contained in a file that is uploaded.
Restrict or inhibit any other user from
using and enjoying the Communication
Services.
Violate any code of conduct or other
guidelines which may be applicable for any
particular Communication Service.
Harvest or otherwise collect information
about others, including e-mail addresses,
without their consent.
Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
BassComputers.com has no obligation to
monitor the Communication Services. However,
BassComputers.com reserves the right to
review materials posted to a Communication
Service and to remove any materials in its
sole discretion. BassComputers.com reserves
the right to terminate your access to any or
all of the Communication Services at any
time without notice for any reason
whatsoever.
BassComputers.com reserves the right at all
times to disclose any information as
necessary to satisfy any applicable law,
regulation, legal process or governmental
request, or to edit, refuse to post or to
remove any information or materials, in
whole or in part, in BassComputers.com's
sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any
personally identifying information about
yourself or your children in any
Communication Service. BassComputers.com
does not control or endorse the content,
messages or information found in any
Communication Service and, therefore,
BassComputers.com specifically disclaims any
liability with regard to the Communication
Services and any actions resulting from your
participation in any Communication Service.
Managers and hosts are not authorized
BassComputers.com spokespersons, and their
views do not necessarily reflect those of
BassComputers.com.
Materials uploaded to a Communication
Service may be subject to posted limitations
on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination.
You are responsible for adhering to such
limitations if you download the materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO BassComputers.com OR
POSTED AT ANY BassComputers.com WEB SITE
BassComputers.com does not claim ownership
of the materials you provide to
BassComputers.com (including feedback and
suggestions) or post, upload, input or
submit to any BassComputers.com Web Site or
its associated services (collectively
"Submissions"). However, by posting,
uploading, inputting, providing or
submitting your Submission you are granting
BassComputers.com, its affiliated companies
and necessary sub licensees permission to
use your Submission in connection with the
operation of their Internet businesses
including, without limitation, the rights
to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly
display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit,
translate and reformat your Submission; and
to publish your name in connection with your
Submission.
No compensation will be paid with respect to
the use of your Submission, as provided
herein. BassComputers.com is under no
obligation to post or use any Submission you
may provide and may remove any Submission at
any time in BassComputers.com's sole
discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing
or submitting your Submission you warrant
and represent that you own or otherwise
control all of the rights to your Submission
as described in this section including,
without limitation, all the rights necessary
for you to provide, post, upload, input or
submit the Submissions.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND
SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH
THE BassComputers.com WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE
INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.
CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE
INFORMATION HEREIN. BassComputers.com AND/OR
ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR
CHANGES IN THE BassComputers.com WEB SITE AT
ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE
BassComputers.com WEB SITE SHOULD NOT BE
RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR
FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT
AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC
ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
BassComputers.com AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE
NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY,
RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND
ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE,
PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS
CONTAINED ON THE BassComputers.com WEB SITE
FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH
INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES
AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND.
BassComputers.com AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS
HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION,
SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED
GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL
BassComputers.com AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE
BassComputers.com WEB SITE, WITH THE DELAY
OR INABILITY TO USE THE BassComputers.com
WEB SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION
OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR
ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED
THROUGH THE BassComputers.com WEB SITE, OR
OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE
BassComputers.com WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY
OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BassComputers.com OR
ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME
STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE
ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF
YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE
BassComputers.com WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF
THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE
BassComputers.com WEB SITE.
TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION
BassComputers.com reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to terminate your access to
the BassComputers.com Web Site and the
related services or any portion thereof at
any time, without notice.
GENERAL To
the maximum extent permitted by law, this
agreement is governed by the laws of the
State of Texas, U.S.A. and you hereby
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and
venue of courts in Harris County, Texas,
U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or
relating to the use of the BassComputers.com
Web Site. Use of the BassComputers.com Web
Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction
that does not give effect to all provisions
of these terms and conditions, including
without limitation this paragraph.
You agree that no joint venture,
partnership, employment, or agency
relationship exists between you and
BassComputers.com as a result of this
agreement or use of the BassComputers.com
Web Site. BassComputers.com's performance of
this agreement is subject to existing laws
and legal process, and nothing contained in
this agreement is in derogation of
BassComputers.com's right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement
requests or requirements relating to your
use of the BassComputers.com Web Site or
information provided to or gathered by
BassComputers.com with respect to such use.
If any part of this agreement is determined
to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to
applicable law including, but not limited
to, the warranty disclaimers and liability
limitations set forth above, then the
invalid or unenforceable provision will be
deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable
provision that most closely matches the
intent of the original provision and the
remainder of the agreement shall continue in
effect. Unless otherwise specified herein,
this agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the user and
BassComputers.com with respect to the
BassComputers.com Web Site and it supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous communications
and proposals, whether electronic, oral or
written, between the user and
BassComputers.com with respect to the
BassComputers.com Web Site. A printed
version of this agreement and of any notice
given in electronic form shall be admissible
in judicial or administrative proceedings
based upon or relating to this agreement to
the same extent an d subject to the same
conditions as other business documents and
records originally generated and maintained
in printed form. It is the express wish to
the parties that this agreement and all
related documents be drawn up in English.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:
All contents of the BassComputers.com Web
Site are: Copyright 2012 by Bass Computers,
Ibc. and/or its suppliers. All rights
reserved.
TRADEMARKS
The names of actual companies and products
mentioned herein may be the trademarks of
their respective owners.
The example companies, organizations,
products, people and events depicted herein
are fictitious. No association with any real
company, organization, product, person, or
event is intended or should be inferred.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are
reserved.
NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS
OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code,
Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed
copyright infringement under United States
copyright law should be sent to Service
Provider's Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES
NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL
RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. See Notice and
Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright
Infringement
Privacy Statement
BassComputers.com is committed to protecting
your privacy and developing technology that
gives you the most powerful and safe online
experience. This Statement of Privacy
applies to the BassComputers.com Web site
and governs data collection and usage. By
using the BassComputers.com website, you
consent to the data practices described in
this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
BassComputers.com collects personally
identifiable information, such as your
e-mail address, name, home or work address
or telephone number. BassComputers.com also
collects anonymous demographic information,
which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP
code, age, gender, preferences, interests
and favorites.
There is also information about your
computer hardware and software that is
automatically collected by BassComputers.com.
This information can include: your IP
address, browser type, domain names, access
times and referring Web site addresses. This
information is used by BassComputers.com for
the operation of the service, to maintain
quality of the service, and to provide
general statistics regarding use of the
BassComputers.com Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly
disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through
BassComputers.com public message boards,
this information may be collected and used
by others. Note: BassComputers.com does not
read any of your private online
communications.
Use of your Personal Information
BassComputers.com collects and uses your
personal information to operate the
BassComputers.com Web site and deliver the
services you have requested.
BassComputers.com also uses your personally
identifiable information to inform you of
other products or services available from
BassComputers.com and its affiliates.
BassComputers.com does not sell, rent or
lease its customer lists to third parties.
BassComputers.com does not use or disclose
sensitive personal information, such as
race, religion, or political affiliations,
without your explicit consent.
BassComputers.com keeps track of the Web
sites and pages our customers visit within
BassComputers.com, in order to determine
what BassComputers.com services are the most
popular. This data is used to deliver
customized content and advertising within
BassComputers.com to customers whose
behavior indicates that they are interested
in a particular subject area.
BassComputers.com Web sites will disclose
your personal information, without notice,
only if required to do so by law or in the
good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of
the law or comply with legal process served
on BassComputers.com or the site; (b)
protect and defend the rights or property of
BassComputers.com; and, (c) act under
exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of users of
BassComputers.com, or the public.
Security of your Personal Information
BassComputers.com secures your personal
information from unauthorized access, use or
disclosure. BassComputers.com secures the
personally identifiable information you
provide on computer servers in a controlled,
secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When
personal information (such as a credit card
number) is transmitted to other Web sites,
it is protected through the use of
encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
BassComputers.com will occasionally update
this Statement of Privacy to reflect company
and customer feedback. BassComputers.com
encourages you to periodically review this
Statement to be informed of how
BassComputers.com is protecting your
information.
Contact Information
BassComputers.com welcomes your comments
regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you
believe that BassComputers.com has not
adhered to this Statement, please contact
BassComputers.com at the
Contact
Us page. We will use commercially
reasonable efforts to promptly determine and
remedy the problem.
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY
Bass
Computers, Inc. and Tarpon Technology, Inc.
are IT Asset Disposal & electronics
recycling companies committed to offering
complete disposition solutions to our
customers. We strive to minimize waste and
maximize our clients’ return on investment
by focusing on high quality refurbishment
and materials recovery practices. We
maintain a strict no landfill policy and
adhere to all EPA guidelines and state and
federal regulations.
Bass
Computers, Inc. and Tarpon Technology, Inc.
will maintain an environmental, health &
safety management system in conformance with
the requirements of the ISO 14001 and OHSAS
18001 standards. This system includes
implementing appropriate programs and
procedures, setting measurable goals and
targets, and monitoring and auditing our
progress.
Our
goal is to make environment, health and
safety performance a focus of our business
operations.
We intend to achieve this by:
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Complying
with all applicable environmental,
health & safety laws, regulations, and
other requirements, including the
Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices, as
identified in the EHSMS;
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Managing all
material streams for maximum recovery
under the reuse, recover and dispose
hierarchy as set forth in the
Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices to
ensure all materials are processed with
minimal environment impacts through both
on-site activities and the selection of
our downstream vendors;
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Managing the
R2 focus materials (FMs) that pass
through our facility or control in a
manner protective of the environment and
of workers health and safety, and public
health while complying with all relevant
regulations of countries importing
equipment, components, or materials
containing FMs ;
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Preventing
pollution and implementing safe
technologies and operation and
responding immediately to emergencies to
minimize any adverse impacts;
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Identifying
and reducing the risks of all types of
work activities that have the potential
to cause personal injury or occupational
illness;
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Providing
training, and supervision to improve all
employees’ understanding of workplace
hazards, including safe work practices
and emergency procedures as well as the
key environmental impacts and
responsibilities of their work;
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Ensuring
that everyone (including visitors and
contractors) complies with appropriate
standards and workplace directions to
protect their own and others’ health and
safety as well as our environment.
Bass Computers, Inc. and Tarpon Technology,
Inc. strive to improve continually by
encouraging suggestions from our employees,
customers, suppliers, and other
stakeholders. |
