Terms and Conditions
CSW grants you the right to display, store and reproduce copies of the web pages on this site for business use subject to the following conditions:
1. Content shall be used for your own internal business purposes only and may not
be sold or distributed for commercial purposes.
2. Content shall not be modified, reused, reposted or transmitted in any respect.
3. The CSW copyright notice shall appear on every copy of the content or portion thereof.
4. You may not use data mining, screen scraping or similar data gathering and extraction tools to collect content from this site without CSW's prior permission.
Product Use
You as the user of products and services must make your own determination that any products and services offered or supplied by CSW are suitable for the intended process or purpose, are compliant with environmental, health and safety regulations, and will not infringe any third party's intellectual property rights.
No Warranty
CSW takes reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information in this web site; however, we make no representations or warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the provided information and disclaim any liability for the use of this site or any site linked to it. CSW may change this site at any time without notice but does not assume any responsibility to update it. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THIS SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." CSW DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY, NOR DOES IT IN ANY WAY GUARANTEE THE QUALITY, DATA CONTENT, ARTISTIC WORTH, OR LEGALITY OF INFORMATION, CONTENT, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED BY WAY OF THIS SITE. CSW DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
No Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL CSW OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING THIS WEB SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ATTORNEY'S FEES OR LOST PROFITS ARISING FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE, EVEN IF CSW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL CSW'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE OR, IF APPLICABLE, IN PURCHASING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM CSW. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Terms of Sale
Orders, quotations and contracts to purchase products or materials from CSW are subject to CSW's Terms and Conditions of Sale. In the event of a conflict between these Terms of Use and such terms, the Terms and Conditions of Sale shall prevail with respect to such orders, quotations, contracts or purchased products and materials.
User Content
By uploading or otherwise providing any ideas, suggestions or other materials to CSW or this site ("Disclosures"), including e-mails to CSW or postings on interactive portions of this site, you hereby grant CSW and its sublicensees, the unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual right to reuse, redistribute, modify and create derivative works from such Disclosure for any purpose and in any media without compensation, and you warrant that all "moral rights" in such materials have been waived. Any Disclosure is PROVIDED ON A NON-CONFIDENTIAL BASIS with no obligation on our part to keep such information secret. CSW does not ordinarily, but reserves the right to in its sole discretion, filter, censor, edit or regulate information and content provided by users and third parties on this site, including Disclosures and any other information provided in comment or other interactive areas, and CSW neither endorses nor is responsible for (and under no circumstances shall be liable for) the contents, accuracy or reliability of such information and content.
Responsibility for Account
If you apply to become a registered user of this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your User ID and password and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold CSW harmless from and against any and all liabilities and costs (including reasonable attorney's fees) incurred by CSW or its affiliates, employees, suppliers, or representatives arising out of your breach of these Terms of Use or from your account.
Trademarks
The trademarks and logos displayed on this site are registered and unregistered trademarks of CSW and others. Be aware that certain product names presented here are trademarks, even if not specifically mentioned. Nothing on this site should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right in or to the trademarks or logos without the express written permission of CSW or such third party. Your misuse of the trademarks or logos on this site is strictly prohibited.
Governing Law and Venue
You agree that all disputes relating to this site, these Terms of Use or any material sold or services rendered by CSW to you shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. You agree that any legal action or proceeding shall be brought only in either the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois or in the Circuit Court of Cook County and you consent to both venue and personal jurisdiction in those courts to the exclusion of all others.
Severability and Other Terms
If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Specific areas or pages of this site may include additional or different terms relating to the use of this site or the rights or obligations of you or CSW. In the event of a conflict between such terms and these Terms of Use, such specific terms shall control.
Changes to Terms of Use or Privacy Policy
CSW reserves the right to change or update these Terms of Use (including the Privacy Policy below), or any other policy or practice, at any time, with reasonable notice to site users. Any changes or updates will be effective immediately upon posting to our website. You should periodically visit this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Page to review the most current terms and conditions.
PRIVACY POLICY
Your Information and Privacy Statement
CSW recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of information we collect from visitors to this web site. To this end, we use security measures consistent with industry practice to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of sensitive information under our control. While we use reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your information, we cannot guarantee that data will always remain secure due to transmission errors, outside events, third party hacking or other causes. We will comply with all privacy laws and make any legally required disclosures regarding breaches of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal data consistent with our ability to determine the scope of a breach and our obligations to law enforcement.
Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
CSW collects personally identifiable information, such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses and the like, only when voluntarily provided by a web site visitor, including in connection with registration for an account. If you choose not to give information we request, you can still visit most of our site, but you may be unable to access certain options, offers, and services, including features available only to registered users of this site. In case you change your mind or wish to update or delete your personal information, we will endeavor to correct, update or remove the personal data you give us. You can do this by contacting us at the contact points specified below.
Online Tracking And Passive Data Collection
Our web servers collect general data ("Usage Information") pertaining to users of this site and the mobile devices and programs from which they access this site. Usage information can include IP address, domain name, referring web page, browser type, mobile device type, device operating system, device settings, and information about the way you use your device or this site (such as the length of time spent and the pages accessed while visiting this site). Usage Information does not, in and of itself, identify you personally, but we may link it to personal information for registered site users. Usage Information is collected to help us manage and administer our site, to improve the quality and effectiveness of our site and to customize and improve the website user experience. Usage Information is gathered using the following methods: (1) cookies and (2) general detection and use of your internet protocol (IP) address or domain name. We do not collect personally identifiable information about an individual consumer's online activities across third party web sites (and thus do not monitor your browser's Do Not Track indicator).
Cookies
Areas of this site may make the use of a temporary "cookie". This cookie is used to uniquely identify your session for the duration of your time logged on to this web site. We do not keep this cookie after you log off or close your browser session. This cookie does not contain personally identifying information. If for any reason you don't want to take advantage of cookies, you may have your browser not accept them, although this may disable or render unusable some of the features of our site.
Marketing Messages
When you purchase products from us, request product information or otherwise provide us with personal information, we may automatically place you on a list to receive promotional mailings and e-mails regarding special offers from CSW. If you do not wish to receive these messages, you can simply utilize the opt-out method detailed in the message, respond to any email by telling us that you do not want to receive any future communications, or contact us using the contact information specified below. You may not opt-out of receiving essential updates regarding your account.
Use and Sharing of Personal Information
We use the personal information that is collected through the site to better serve users, customize their website experience, and improve the content of our site. We may use personal information about you and your use of the site to offer you tailored content and to notify you of offers from CSW. Personal information that you provide will be used for marketing and promotional purposes only by CSW and its corporate affiliates. We may share your personal information as follows:
• Among our corporate affiliates;
• With third party agents we have hired to help us provide materials or service you have requested (for example, in connection with an order, we could provide
payment card information to a payment processor and your address to a shipping company); and
• In the Special Cases set forth below.
We do not rent or sell to third parties your personally identifiable information for such parties' own marketing purposes. We may share statistical or aggregated non-personal information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties. This data is used to customize website content and advertising to deliver a better experience to our users.
Consent to Transfer
This site is operated in the United States. If you are located in the European Union, Canada or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to CSW will be transferred to the United States. By using this site or providing us with your information you consent to this transfer.
Special Cases
CSW reserves the right to disclose user information in special cases, when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property, other CSW site users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. We may disclose personal information without notice to you in response to a subpoena or when we believe in good faith that the law permits it or to respond to an emergency situation.
In the event CSW or its subsidiaries or affiliates or their assets are sold, merged or otherwise involved in a corporate transaction, your personal information will likely be transferred as part of that transaction. We reserve to right to transfer your information without your consent in such a situation; provided that we will make reasonable efforts to see that your privacy preferences are honored by the transferee.
Specific areas or pages of this site may include additional or different provisions relating to collection and disclosure of personal information. In the event of a conflict between such provisions and this Privacy Policy, such specific terms shall control.
Policies for Children
CSW does not knowingly collect or use any personal information from users under 18 years of age. No information should be submitted to this site by guests under 18 years of age, and guests under 18 years old are not allowed to register for accounts or promotional activities.
Linked Sites
Please be advised that our site contains links to third-party websites. The linked sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the contents or privacy practices of any linked site or any link on a linked site.
Please do not use the web site if you do not agree with any provision of these Terms of Use (including the Privacy Policy).
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Central Steel & Wire Company
3000 W. 51st Street
Chicago, IL 60632
Attention: Webmaster
Phone: 800-621-8510
Fax: 800-232-9279