This website is hosted in the United States by the Institute for Energy Research (“IER”). IER takes user privacy very seriously because we know that your privacy on the web is very important to you. Protecting your personal information is of the utmost importance to IER. We may collect the email addresses of those who send us email messages, but will not share those addresses with any other company or send unsolicited email to any of the addresses we collect, except in very limited circumstances as set forth below. IER has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect your personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized IER personnel are provided access to personally-identifiable information and these parties are required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, however, IER cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personally identifiable information.
When you request information from IER and supply information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you, you are agreeing to share that information with IER, its agents, representatives and affiliates. IER may aggregate personally identifiable information and may disclose such information in aggregate form for marketing and promotional purposes. However, in these situations, we do not disclose to these entities any information that could be used to personally identify you. We may use cookies and obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses this website or other linked site. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Our website may use cookies and other technology to store pertinent user information during a session to speed navigation and keep track of items and to collect anonymous traffic data that we may use to enhance our website and for marketing and other internal purposes. The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive new cookies and how to disable cookies altogether. We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) comply with law or comply with legal process served upon us or our agents, representatives and affiliates; (2) protect and defend our rights or property or those of our users; or (3) protect the personal safety of our users or the public. IER would like to keep your personal information accurate. Therefore, IER allows you to correct or change personal identifiable information collected by us by replying to any IER email.
This website is not directed at children 13 years of age or younger. IER, therefore, will not intentionally collect information about any user under the age of 13. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us through our website or write to us at:
IER Privacy Policy
Washington, D.C. 20005
Please note that the Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under the Privacy Policy without your explicit consent. We will post any changes on this page with a prominent notice. Each version of this Privacy Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date, and we will keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for review.
TERMS OF USE
The following are terms of a legal agreement (“Agreement”) between you and IER. By accessing, browsing and/or using this website you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this website. This website may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. Information on this website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Please read this Agreement carefully and be aware that IER may, in its sole discretion and without notice, revise these terms at any time by updating this posting.
HYPERLINKING
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of our affiliate, the American Energy Alliance (“AEA”). IER makes no other representations whatsoever about any other website which you may access through this one. When you access a non-IER website, please understand that it is independent from IER, and that IER has no control over the content on that website, even if IER provides information or services to the owner of that website. In addition, a link to a non-IER website does not mean that IER endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such website. In fact, IER disclaims any and all liability and responsibility for such content. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature
COPYRIGHTS AND USE OF WEBSITE CONTENT
The copyright in all materials provided on this website is held by IER or by the original creator of the material. Except as stated herein, none of the materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of IER or the copyright owner. Permission is granted to download one copy of the materials on this website on a single computer for your personal or internal business use only provided that you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. This permission terminates immediately if you breach this Agreement. You may not “mirror” any material contained on this website without IER’s express written permission. Any unauthorized use of the materials contained on this website may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity and/or communications regulations and statutes. All content and functionality on this website, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement thereof, are the exclusive property of IER or its licensors and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
TRADEMARKS
The trademarks, service marks and logos (the “Trademarks”) used and displayed on this website are registered and unregistered Trademarks of IER. Other trademarks, service marks and trade names may be owned by others. Nothing on this website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark or any other IER intellectual property displayed on this Site. IER aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law. The name IER or any other Trademarks may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this Site, without prior written permission from IER. IER also prohibits use of IER or any other Trademark as part of a link to or from any website unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by IER in writing.
USER POSTINGS
You acknowledge and agree that IER shall own and have the unrestricted right to use, publish, in electronic form and otherwise, distribute and exploit any and all information that you post or otherwise publish on this website (“Submissions”). You hereby waive any and all claims against IER for any alleged or actual infringements of any rights of privacy or publicity, moral rights, rights of attribution or any other intellectual property rights in connection with IER use and publication of such Submissions. This means that anything submitted by you to this website will be owned by IER and may be used by IER for any purpose, now or in the future, without any payment to, or further authorization by, you. In the event IER ownership of such Submissions is successfully contested, you automatically grant IER a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, perform or display such Submissions, in whole or in part, in any form, media or technology known or hereafter developed for any purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotional purposes. IER does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any Submissions displayed, uploaded, posted on any message board, or otherwise distributed through this website by any user of this Site, information provider or any other third party. IER expressly disclaims any and all liability related to Submissions, and you acknowledge that any reliance upon such Submissions shall be at your sole risk. You covenant that you shall not post or otherwise publish on the website any materials that: (i) are threatening, libelous, defamatory, or obscene; (ii) would constitute, or that encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate law; (iii) infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third parties; (iv) contain a computer virus or other destructive element; (v) contain advertising; or (vi) constitute or contain false or misleading statements. IER in its sole discretion reserves the right to refuse to post and the right to remove any information or Submission from this Site, in whole or in part, for any reason.
NO SERVICES, ENDORSEMENT OR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION
There may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in information obtained through your use of this Site. This information is provided to you with the understanding that IER’s provision of this information to you does not constitute the rendering of investment, consulting, legal, accounting, tax, career or other advice or services. Information on this website should not be relied upon for making business, investment or other decisions or used as a substitute for consultation with professional advisors. Moreover, IER does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed, uploaded, downloaded or distributed through this website by IER, any user, information provider or any other person or entity. You acknowledge that any reliance upon such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your sole option and risk. Moreover, IER does not grant any license or other authorization to you to use this website in any manner if such use in whole or in part suggests that IER promotes or endorses any third party’s causes, ideas, political campaigns, political views, websites, products or services.
ACCESS TO THIS SITE
IER may alter, suspend or discontinue this website or your access to use this website at any time for any reason without notice or liability to you or any third party. This website may become unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment or for other reasons and may result in damages to the user’s systems or operations. The user shall be solely responsible for ensuring that any information or content obtained from this website does not contain any virus or other computer software code or subroutine designed to disable, erase, impair or otherwise damage the user’s systems, software or data.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE WEBSITE AND ALL MATERIALS THEREON ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, IER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, IER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (1) THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IS CORRECT, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (2) THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERRORFREE; OR (3) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 WHICH PROVIDES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL IER OR ANY OF ITS PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, INVESTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, ATTORNEYS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THIS WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE OR OBTAINED FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE SITE, EVEN IF IER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL IER’ OR ANY OF ITS PREDECESSORS’, SUCCESSORS’, PARENTS’, SUBSIDIARIES’, AFFILIATES’, OFFICERS’, DIRECTORS’, SHAREHOLDERS’, INVESTORS’, EMPLOYEES’, AGENTS’, REPRESENTATIVES’ AND ATTORNEYS’ AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS’, SUCCESSORS’ AND ASSIGNS’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE EXCEED $1. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN WHICH CASE SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL USERS.
INDEMNIFICATION
You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless IER and all of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, investors, employees, agents, representatives and attorneys and their respective heirs, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of or relating to any breach by you of this Agreement or the representations, warranties, and covenants you have made by agreeing to the terms of this Agreement. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim. IER reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.
ENFORCEMENT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Agreement is governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the District of Columbia, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction resides in the courts of the District of Columbia. You further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the State of (same as above) in connection with any dispute or claim involving IER. If any part of these terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
INFRINGEMENT NOTICES AND TAKEDOWN
IER prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that any material contained on this website infringes your copyright, you should notify IER of your copyright infringement claim in accordance with the following procedure. IER will process notices of alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate action as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA requires that notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to this Site’s Designated Agent who can be contacted via the email link on the contact page.
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3)):
• Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online website are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
• A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
EMAIL TRAFFIC
The information contained in any email traffic from this site may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of any message or attachment is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received any communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message and attachment(s).
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and IER with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding that subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by IER.
