Terms of Use

IF YOU USE THIS SITE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO OUR TERMS.

By using this site, you are agreeing to our terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the site. We reserve the right to make changes to these forms at any time, so check back regularly for updates. By using the site following an update, you are agreeing to the terms of the update.

WE ARE GIVING YOU A LIMITED PERSONAL RIGHT TO USE OUR MATERIALS; COMMERCIAL USE IS PROHIBITED; NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK RIGHTS

HINESLUMBER.COM and other logos and service names appearing on this site are trademarks or service marks of Edward Hines Lumber Co. or its suppliers and affiliates. You may not use these trademarks or service marks in connection with any product or service that is not Edward Hines Lumber Co. or in any manner that disparages Edward Hines Lumber Co. All other marks contained on this site are the sole property of the parties indicated.

Edward Hines Lumber Co. owns this site. Within this site and these terms of use, when we say "Hineslumber.com," "we," "us," or "our," we mean Edward Hines Lumber Co. This site contains trademarks, service marks and other material furnished by Hineslumber.com and our licensor's. It should be assumed that everything seen, heard, or read on the site (such as text, images, photographs, sound files, movie files, and other materials, as well as the Site's overall design and configuration) ("Content") is copyrighted unless otherwise noted.

No Content may be sold, copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, distributed, modified, publicly performed, used in any derivative works based thereon, or otherwise used for any public or commercial purpose without the prior written consent of Hineslumber.com or, where applicable, our licensors. However, you may download one copy of any Content onto any single computer and you may print copies of that Content for your personal, noncommercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices appearing therein. Changing any Content or using the Content in any other way is a violation of our rights. The use of any Content without our permission on any other site or computer network is prohibited.

When you download content from the site, we are granting you a limited license to use the Content, as stated above. You do not own the Content (whether it is software, text, data, images, etc.) that you download. The materials that you download always remain our property or that of our licensors. You are not allowed to redistribute, sell, recompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the code downloaded or obtained in any way from this site into a human-readable form.

Job Applications

Job applications that are sent to us, are submitted to us without reservation. We may evaluate any and all such applications both internally and with any and all available third parties. In the event that you do not want us to completely evaluate your application, you need to make that clear to us in writing at the time you submit your resume and other personal information.

BAD BEHAVIOR IS PROHIBITED

Within this site, you are not allowed to distribute (by whatever means) content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or that we otherwise deem distasteful or objectionable (at our sole discretion).

You are not allowed to use our chat areas, bulletin boards or email service in any commercial manner. Any commercial solicitation by you of our other guests is prohibited. Guests are solely responsible for the content of their own messages.

IF YOU SEND US SOMETHING, WE CAN USE IT ANY WAY WE CHOOSE

By submitting any materials to us, you are granting to us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use such materials in any way we may choose.

JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES

Unless otherwise specified, the materials in this site are presented solely for the purposes of the promotion of products and services available in the United States. We control and operate this site from our offices in Buffalo Grove, IL, U.S.A. We make no claims that our content is appropriate for use outside of the United States. If you choose to use this site from outside of the United States, you are solely responsible for compliance with your local laws.

TERMINATION

These terms are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate these terms at any time by destroying all materials obtained from this site. These terms will terminate immediately without notice from us if we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have failed to comply with our terms. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this site.

DISCLAIMERS

THE MATERIALS IN OUR SITES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, Hineslumber.com DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hineslumber.com DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Hineslumber.com DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT Hineslumber.com) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL-NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Further, we explicitly disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on sites that link to or from this site belonging to third parties not associated with us. We encourage discretion when browsing the Internet using our or anyone else's service. Because some sites employ automated search results or otherwise link you to sites containing information that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in third-party sites, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites.

We cannot ensure that you will be satisfied with any products or services that you purchase from third-party product and service providers included within this site, since such third-party product or service providers are owned and operated by independent businesses. With respect to third-party sites that link to or out of this site, we have not taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in such third-party sites. We do not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including, without limitation, credit card and other personal information) you might be requested to give any third party, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites. We strongly encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties.

BUILDING INFORMATION

We aim to provide accurate and reliable Building information. In some cases, this information may not be current, may not contain a true image of the product, or may contain other errors. It is recommended that you confirm all prices and other information provided with your Hines Sales representative.

GENERAL TUTORIAL DISCLAIMER

All information presented on this site is for entertainment and personal knowledge enrichment only. You are urged to perform independent research and to seek expert advice on the topics presented in this site. You must not rely on the information presented in this site as your sole source of information on any topic; your reliance on such information is strictly at your own risk.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL Hineslumber.com BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE, EVEN IF Hineslumber.com OR A Hineslumber.com AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL HINESLUMBER.COM'S 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 THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.

NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to Service Provider's Designated Agent. See Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.

OUR PRIVACY POLICY

When using this site, we may collect personal information about you. We may collect personal information from you when you (i) participate in contests and giveaways, (ii) go through a registration process, and (iii) shop online and participate in rebates. In addition, we also collect information from you when you identify yourself for the purpose of participating in chat areas, bulletin boards, etc. We may use such information to fulfill prizes, to track compliance with our policies, for advertising and marketing purposes, for sale to our strategic partners or other third parties (you will have the option to opt out of such transactions), or for editorial and feedback purposes (to the extent that is explained when guests provide the information). In the event that we plan to post any such information on a site, guests are provided prior notification of such posting and given the option of preventing such posting.

OUR "REAL" POLICY AFTER THE LEGALEASE HAS BEEN STATED

Concerning our policies on customer information, it's protection, and your privacy: our Management takes privacy very seriously. Hineslumber.com is not currently providing our customers' information to anyone. In the future, if a decision were made to use our customer's data in any way that would jeopardize the confidential relationship we've fostered with our customers, each and every customer would be told of such a policy change.

Upon such a change, each and every customer would be given the opportunity to request that we DO NOT share his or her email address or other information with anyone. Our policies and beliefs are such that we place the decision solely with our customers about the use of their personal data and email addresses.

POLICIES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13

We encourage parents to spend time online with their children and to participate in the interactive activities offered on this site. Children under the age of 13 should not submit any information to the site without their parents' consent. Unless disclosed during collection, we will not provide any personal information of children under 13 to any third party for any purpose whatsoever. When a guest under 13 registers, we will provide parents with the ability to delete such registration. Email addresses of children under 13 are never posted for public view within our site. Parents should be forewarned that there are disclosures of information that may be made by children under 13 that are not within our control (e.g., disclosures on chat lines and bulletin boards, etc.). You should always monitor your children's activities with respect to chat lines and bulletin boards on the Internet. Additionally, if a guest does not identify his/her proper age, we will have no way of verifying actual age with respect to our privacy policy.

POLICIES FOR CHILDREN 13 AND OVER

With the permission of a guest who is 13 years of age or over, information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by us and may be shared with our affiliates or companies that have been prescreened by us. If a guest objects to such use for any reason, he/she may stop that use -- either by email request or by modifying his/her registration information online. Once you have registered with us, every effort will be made to maintain your information in a secure environment by us.

ABOUT IP ADDRESSES

We collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers and partners.

An IP address is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are on the Web. Your computer can be identified on the Internet through your IP address.

When guests request pages from our site, our servers log the guests' IP addresses. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable unless a guest registers with us. This means that an unregistered user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us.

USING COOKIES

Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make the Internet easier for you by saving your passwords, purchases, and preferences while you're at our site. Our site uses cookies for many purposes. The use of cookies is an industry standard -- you'll find them at most major Web sites.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

You should be aware that while on our site you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are links to other sites from Hineslumber.com that take you outside our service. For example, if you click on a banner advertisement or a link to another site, the click may take you off the Hineslumber.com site. This includes links from advertisers, sponsors, and partners that may use Hineslumber.com's logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, or otherwise collect data or solicit personal information. You should always be aware of the site that's currently serving you.

Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online - for example, via message boards or chat - that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. We cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these policies, please do not use our site. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. You can send email to us with any further questions.

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