These terms of use are entered into by and between you and A.W. Chesterton Company ("Chesterton," "Company," "we," or "us"). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, "Terms of Use"), govern your access to and use of www.chesterton.com, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through www.chesterton.com (the "Website").

The materials contained in this Website are provided by Chesterton as a service to its customers and are for informational purposes only. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITE. By accessing, browsing, downloading materials from and/or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms ​of Use and our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not access or use this website or download any materials from it.

Changes to the Terms of Use

Chesterton may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions in our sole discretion by updating this page. All changes are effective immediately when posted and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of this website after Chesterton revises these Terms and Conditions means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to periodically check this page so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

Accessing the Website

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict user access to some parts of the Website or the entire Website.

To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain contact details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide on this Website, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

Use Restrictions / Intellectual Property Rights

This website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by Chesterton, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website without Chesterton's prior written approval, except as follows:

• Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
• You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
• You may print or download a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
• If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
• If we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You must not:

• Modify copies of any materials from this site.
• Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text without Chesterton's prior written approval.
• Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

Trademarks

AMPS, AXIUS, BELT-FLO, BLU-LON, BRIGADE, CARBMAX, CHEMLAST, CHES-LON, CHESTERTON, CHESTERTON CONNECT, DUALPAC, FLOW GUARDIAN, GRAPHMAX, GOLD END, HYDROSHIELD, INTELLI-FLOW, LUBRI-CUP, MONOSEAL, MULTI-LON, OPTICOOL, PARACHUTE, QBT, RUST TRANSFORMER, RUSTSOLVO, SPEEDSEAL, SPRAGRIP, SPRA-FLEX, SPRASOLVO, STEELTRAP, STERN-LON, SUPERCUP, SUPER-LON, SUPER-MONOSEAL, SUPERSET, T.A.B.S., VALVELON, VIEWIN, WEDGESEAL,WHITE-LON, the ARC logo, the CHESTERTON logo, the FLUIDEFFICIENCY logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Chesterton or its affiliates or licensors protected in the USA and/or other countries. The absence of any trademark from this list does not constitute a waiver of Chesterton's intellectual property rights concerning that trademark.

This Website does not grant, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Chesterton trademark without Chesterton's prior written permission.

All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans mentioned on this Website are trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the website:

• In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries).
• To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
• To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Chesterton, a Chesterton employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
• To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Chesterton or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

• Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website.
• Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
• Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent.
• Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
• Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
• Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
• Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

Information about You and Your Visits to the Website

All information Chesterton collects on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by Chesterton with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

User Contributions

This Website may contain interactive features that allow users to submit or otherwise transmit content, business process information needed for a quote, or other information and materials (collectively, "User Contributions") to Chesterton and our affiliates on or through the Website. Although Chesterton will use reasonable efforts to keep any confidential business process information you submit via these pages confidential, we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of User Contributions submitted on this site.

By providing any User Contribution on the Website, you grant Chesterton, our affiliates, and our service providers and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material. You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above and that all of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms of Use. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not Chesterton, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.

User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:

• Contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
• Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
• Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
• Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
• Be likely to deceive any person.
• Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
• Cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person.
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.

Chesterton is not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

Reliance on Information Posted

The information, text, graphics, and services provided on this Website are made available solely for general information purposes. While Chesterton has tried to provide accurate information, Chesterton does not warrant or make any representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, text, graphics, service, or other items on this website. Chesterton may update the materials on this website or the products described therein at any time without notice. Chesterton makes no commitment to update these materials.

Chesterton explicitly disclaims all liability for the use or interpretation by others of information contained on this website. Any decision or reliance you make based on information contained on this website is your sole responsibility and strictly at your own risk, and you agree to hold Chesterton and its affiliates harmless against any and all claims for damages, loss, costs, liability or expenses arising from any reliance placed on and any decisions you make based on information contained on this Website.

Linking to the Website and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.

This Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to:

• Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Website.
• Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Website.
• Cause limited portions of content on this Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.

You may use these features solely as they are provided by us solely with respect to the content they are displayed with and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:

• Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
• Cause the Website or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking.
• Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on this Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use.

You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.

Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. NEITHER CHESTERTON NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH CHESTERTON MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER CHESTERTON NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH CHESTERTON REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, CHESTERTON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OF THIS SITE REMAINS WITH THE USER.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CHESTERTON, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, OR LOSS OF INFORMATION), WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. This paragraph applies to all content, merchandise or services, including technical support, available through or on behalf of, this Website.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Chesterton, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

Links to Third Party Website

This Website may contain links which allow you to leave the Website and visit third party websites. Please be aware that the Internet sites available through these links, and the material that you may find there, are not under Chesterton's control. Chesterton provides these links only as a convenience to you, and not as an endorsement or recommendation of any information, materials, products, or services contained on those third party websites. Chesterton assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these websites. There are dangers inherent in the use of any software found on the Internet, and it is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that whatever websites or software you select for use are free of viruses and other items of a destructive nature. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

Author's Opinions

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in documents available through this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Chesterton.

Compliance with United States and International Laws

This site is controlled and operated by Chesterton from its offices and servers within the United States of America. Chesterton makes no representation that its website is appropriate or available for use outside the United States. The information provided on and through this website may be deemed in some cases to be controlled technology and subject to the export/reexport control restrictions of the United States. Access to this website from locations where its content and/or materials are illegal or restricted is prohibited. If you access this website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and agree that your use of this website will be in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, including but not limited to United States export controls and economic sanctions.

Applicable Law

By accessing this website, you agree that the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where Chesterton is located, will apply without regard to any conflict of laws principles to any and all disputes based on, arising out of, or relating to your use of this Website or any information it contains and these Terms of Use.

Waiver and Severability

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

The Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Chesterton regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

Your Comments and Concerns

This website is operated by A.W. Chesterton Company, 860 Salem Street, Groveland, MA 01834.

All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to: marketingdist@chesterton.com

Revision date: August 15, 2024