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This Web site ("Site") is owned and operated
by Chevron International Pte Ltd ("Chevron”).
References in the following terms (“Terms of
Use”) to “we” and “our” are to Chevron, Chevron Corporation and its
immediate and ultimate holding company(ies), and Chevron’s Affiliates
(collectively "Chevron Group Companies").
The term “Affiliate” means, in respect of Chevron,
any other entity directly or indirectly controlled by Chevron Corporation
and/or its immediate and ultimate holding company(ies), where:-
(i) "control", with correlative meanings, means
either
- the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of another entity, whether directly
or indirectly, and whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise, or
- the direct or indirect ownership of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting stock, or limited liability
company interest, general partnership interest or voting interest,
in any other entity; and
(ii) "entity" means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited
liability company, trust, estate, unincorporated organization or
government organization (including a subdivision, agency or authority
thereof), whether foreign or domestic.
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| 1.
ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT TERMS |
These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding
agreement between you and Chevron. By accessing, browsing and/or using
this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree
to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms
of Use, do not use this Site. All content including but not limited
to text, graphics, logos, designs, sounds and images (the "Materials")
provided on this Site is protected by law, including, but not limited
to, copyright law and international treaties.
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2. ACCESS CODES |
| You or your authorized
users may have been provided a user name (“User Logon ID”) and password
for access to some or all of the services provided on or through the
Site (collectively, “Access Codes”). You must use the Access Codes
in order to access or use any services offered by Chevron or any Chevron
Group Company on or through this Site. You must keep secure and protect
your Access Codes, and must not disclose your Access Codes to any
unauthorized person. You are fully responsible for all activities
that occur under your Access Codes. You must notify Chevron immediately
if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your Access Codes,
or any loss or theft of your Access Codes or any records thereof,
or if you believe that any of your Access Codes have become known
to any unauthorized person. Upon being so notified, Chevron may, in
its sole discretion, revoke your password and/or User Logon ID and
issue new Access Codes to you. Chevron may in its sole discretion invalidate
your any of Access Codes at any time for any reason, including without
limitation if it has not been used to access the Site for a period
of one month or after five attempts by you to use an incorrect Access
Code. |
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CODE OF CONDUCT |
When using the Site, you
also agree not to:
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using or enjoying the
Site, including without limitation by means of "hacking" or defacing
any portion of the Site;
- Transmit any information or software that contains a virus,
worm, time bomb, Trojan horse or other harmful or disruptive component;
- Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any
commercial or unlawful purposes, the Materials or any portion
thereof, your right to use the Site, or your right to access any
services offered or made available on or through the Site.
- Remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights
notices contained in the Site or on any material downloaded from
the Site;
- Submit Communications (as defined in Paragraph 6 of these Terms
of Use) that you do not have the right or authority to submit
under any law or any contractual or fiduciary relationship (such
as trade secrets and confidential information);
- Post or transmit to or from this Site any unlawful, threatening,
libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, offensive or other
similar material;
- Use the Site to conduct, or solicit the performance of, any
unlawful activity or other activity which infringes the rights
of others;
- Interfere with or disrupt the Site or any services provided
thereon or thereby, or any servers or networks connected to the
Site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations
of networks connected to the Site;
- Frame or mirror any part of the Site without Chevron’s prior
written authorization;
- Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or
other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index,
"data mine," or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational
structure or presentation of the Site or the Materials provided
on the Site; or
- Violate any law, regulation or contract.
You shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding
online conduct and content. You will provide accurate and current
information on all registration forms or Communications on the Site.
You will not impersonate any person or entity, misrepresent your affiliation
with a person or entity, or misrepresent the origin of any content
posted on or distributed through the Site. |
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
| The Materials and any
software (the "Software") used, displayed or made available on this
Site are the property of the Chevron Group Companies, their content
suppliers, guest vendors or licensors and are protected by applicable
local and international copyright, patent and other laws. Without
limiting the foregoing, the compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement
and assembly) of the Materials is the exclusive property of Chevron
and protected by applicable local and international copyright, patent
and other laws. The Materials and Software used, displayed or made
available on this Site may be used only for the purpose of conducting
business on the Site. Any other use, including without limitation
the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication,
display or performance, of the Materials or the Software is strictly
prohibited; except only that you may print or download extracts from
the Materials or the Software for your personal, non-commercial or
internal business use. If you download any Software from the Site,
such Software, including without limitation any files or data therein,
or images incorporated in or generated by the Software, is licensed
on a limited basis to you by Chevron or the owner of such Software.
Title to the Software is not transferred to you. You own the medium
on which the Software is recorded, but Chevron or its licensors retain
all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, and all intellectual
property rights therein. You may not re-sell, rent, transmit, transfer
or distribute the Software, or attempt to decompile, reverse engineer,
disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable
form. Any unauthorized use, modification or reproduction of the Materials,
the Software or other content and material that is provided on this
Site and that is protected by proprietary rights, is strictly prohibited
and no express or implied license is granted in respect thereof. You
acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any such
Materials, Software or other content or material by your use of this
Site. |
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| 5.
TRADEMARKS |
| All trademarks, service
marks, logos and trade names are proprietary to the Chevron Group Companies
or to guest vendors where so indicated. You may not reproduce, download
or otherwise use any such trademarks, service marks, logos or trade
names without the prior written consent of the appropriate owner thereof.
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USER SUBMISSIONS |
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Except for personally identifiable information
which is protected under Chevron’s Privacy Policy, any and all other
material, information or other communication you transmit or post
to this Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary
communications ("Communications"). You agree to strictly comply
with paragraph 3 (Code of Conduct) in respect of all Communications.
Chevron does not and cannot screen any content or Communications
provided by users of the Site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Chevron
reserves the right to monitor content on and Communications to the
Site, and to remove content or Communications which Chevron, in its
sole discretion, determines to be harmful, offensive or otherwise
in violation of these Terms of Use.
Chevron does not and cannot guarantee the security
of any Communications, and assumes no obligations with respect thereof.
You agree to assume the security risk for any Communications you
provide. You hereby grant to chevron and its designees a worldwide,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, transferable
and non-exclusive license to reproduce, disclose, distribute, incorporate,
edit, modify and otherwise use the Communications (including without
limitation all data, images, sounds, text, and other content embodied
therein) for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes.
You agree that you shall have no recourse against Chevron or any
Chevron Group Company for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation
of any intellectual property, proprietary or other right in or relating
to any Communications.
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DEALING WITH CHEVRON WITH THIS SITE |
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Except where otherwise expressly indicated, your
dealings on this Site are with Chevron. With respect to the purchase
of certain products or services on or through this Site, additional
terms and conditions may apply, which additional terms and conditions
will supplement these Terms of Use and which will be disclosed to
you before the point of purchase.
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USE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITIES AT THIS SITE
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| This is a business-oriented
Web site. Information that Chevron collects hereon or in relation hereto
(other than personally identifiable information which is protected
under Chevron’s Privacy Policy) may be used by Chevron for any lawful
business purpose, and may be shared by Chevron with others (including
without limitation Affiliates). Similarly, information collected on
this Site by guest vendors may be used by them for any lawful business
purpose and may be shared by them with others. |
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CHEVRON PRIVACY POLICY |
| Please review our Chevron
Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to this Site, to understand
our practices in relation to information that we collect about you
and your activities on the Site. |
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| 10.
LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES |
| Links on this Site to
other Web sites operated by third parties, or by Chevron, or another
Chevron Group Company, are provided solely as a convenience to you.
If you use these links, you will leave this Site. Chevron does not
review these sites; cannot and does not control and is not responsible
for any of those sites or their content. As such, Chevron cannot and
does not endorse or make any representation or warranty as to the
accuracy, authenticity, reliability or completeness of any material
in them, or any information, software or other products or materials
provided thereon, or any results that may be obtained from using them.
If you decide to access any of the sites linked to this Site, you
do so entirely at your own risk. |
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DISCLAIMER |
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This Site is provided by Chevron on an "as is" and "as available"
basis. Chevron makes no representations or warranties of any kind,
express or implied, as to the operation of this Site, the Materials
or Software, or any information made available on or through this
Site. Chevron makes no representations or warranties of any kind,
express or implied, as to any products or services offered on this
Site except as expressly contained in written documentation accompanying
such products or services or elsewhere on the Site. To the full
extent permissible by applicable law, Chevron disclaims any and all
warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to, implied
warranties of title, merchantability, non-infringement and fitness
for a particular purpose, with respect to all of the foregoing.
Furthermore, Chevron does not warrant the accuracy, reliability
or completeness of the information provided on or through this Site.
Chevron may make changes to the Materials, Software and any and all
information provided on or through this Site (including without
limitation information relating to the products, services and prices
provided on the Site), at any time without prior notice to users
of this Site. Information on the Site therefore may not be current
at the time you visit this Site and may contain errors. Chevron does
not warrant that the services available on or functions performed
at this Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will
be corrected, or that this Site or the server(s) that makes it available
are or will be free of viruses or other harmful components.
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY |
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In no event will Chevron or any Chevron Group Company or Affiliate,
any of its or their directors, employees, advisors, suppliers, advertisers,
agents and sponsors, be liable for any damages of any kind arising
from the use of, inability to use, or results of using, this Site
or any of the products, services or features (including without
limitation any Materials, Software or Communications) provided thereon,
including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, exemplary,
special, punitive and consequential damages, and whether based on
warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or
not advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will
Chevron, any Chevron Group Company, an Affiliate, any of its or their
suppliers, or other third parties be liable for any damages whatsoever
(including, without limitation, those resulting from lost profits,
lost data or business interruption) arising out of the use of, inability
to use, or the results of using, any Web sites linked to this Site,
including without limitation damages relating to the use of any
information, products, services or software contained at or provided
on any or all such linked sites, whether based on warranty, contract,
tort or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the
possibility of such damages. Without limiting any of the foregoing,
if your use of any of the Materials, information or Software from
this Site results in the need for servicing, repair or correction
of equipment or data, you assume all costs and risks in relation
thereto.
Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Site
must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of
action arises, otherwise such claim or cause of action shall be
barred. In no event shall Chevron’s, any Chevron Group Company’s,
or any Affiliate’s total liability to you for all damages, losses
and cause of action (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) exceed
the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing the Site.
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INDEMNIFICATION |
| You agree to indemnify,
defend and hold Chevron, the Chevron Group Companies, its and their
Affiliates and any of its and their directors, employees, advisors,
suppliers, advertisers, agents or sponsors harmless from and against
any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including without limitation
reasonable attorneys’ fees) or other expenses that arise directly
or indirectly out of or from (i) your breach of these Terms of Use;
(ii) your violation of the Code of Conduct above; and/or (iii) your
activities in connection with the Site. |
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REVISIONS TO THESE TERMS OF USE |
| Chevron may at any time
revise the Terms of Use by updating the then-current version thereof
posted on the Site. By using this Site, you agree to be bound by any
such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page of
the Site to determine the most current version of the Terms of Use
to which you are bound. Certain provisions of the Terms of Use may
be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located
on particular pages at this Site. |
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TERMINATION |
| Chevron reserves the right
to restrict access to this Site to any person, and may at any time
in its sole discretion without notice and without cause bar access
to the Site by any person, including persons who previously have access
including, without limitation, where Chevron determines, in its sole
discretion, that you have breached or may breach any provision of
these Terms of Use. The provisions of paragraphs 3 (Code of Conduct),
4 (Intellectual Property), 5 (Trademarks), 6 (User Submissions), 11
(Disclaimer), 12 (Limitation of Liability), 13 (Indemnification),
16 (Governing Law), 17 (Jurisdiction) and 18 (Miscellaneous) shall
survive the termination of these Terms of Use. |
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GOVERNING LAW |
| The Terms of Use and any
claim arising from the use of this Site shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of Singapore, without giving effect to
any principles of conflicts of law. |
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JURISDICTION; EXPORT CONTROLS |
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Chevron and you hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts of Singapore.
Except as may be otherwise specified, as Chevron’s immediate and
ultimate holding companies are based in the United States, the Materials
and Software available from this Site may be subject to United States
export controls. No Material or Software from this Site may be downloaded
or otherwise exported or re-exported into any country to which the
US has embargoed goods or to anyone on the US Treasury Department’s
list of Specially Designated Nationals or the US Commerce Department’s
Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using any Material or Software
from the Site, you represent and warrant that you are not located
in, under control of, or a national or resident of any such country
or on any such list.
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MISCELLANEOUS |
| In the event any provision
of these Terms of Use is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable such provision shall
be deemed to have been deleted from these Terms and Use, while the
remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Chevron’s
failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision
of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision
or right. Neither shall the course of conduct between the parties
nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of these Terms
of Use. |
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LANGUAGE |
| These Terms of Use may
be translated into local languages for convenience purposes. In the
event of inconsistency between this English version and the local
language, the English version shall prevail. |
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