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Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.

ACNielsen Corporation, including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("ACNielsen"), requires that all visitors to a World Wide Web site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by ACNielsen (an "ACNielsen Site") adhere to the following terms of service. By accessing and using an ACNielsen Site, you indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms of service. If you do not agree with these terms of service, you should not use an ACNielsen Site.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE
All the Materials, graphics, sounds and other components on this site (the “Materials”) are copyrighted by ACNielsen unless otherwise noted. Any unauthorized use of Materials on this site may violate copyright, trademark and other laws and intellectual property rights of ACNielsen. Materials from this site may not be copied or distributed, or republished, uploaded, posted, decompiled, or transmitted in any way, without the prior written consent of ACNielsen, except that you may download one copy of the Materials on one computer for your personal, non-commercial home or archival use only, provided you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices contained therein. The Materials in this site are provided for lawful purposes only. If you download software from this site, the software, including all files and images contained in or generated by the software, and accompanying data (together, the "Software") are deemed to be licensed to you by ACNielsen for the purposes and under the conditions set forth in connection with the Software. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you, but remain with ACNielsen, which owns full and complete title and all copyright rights in the Software. If the downloaded Software constitutes a maintenance patch, fix, upgrade, add-on or other addition or modification to Software already licensed to you by ACNielsen, the terms of the license for the downloaded Software shall be the same as those of your existing license except to the extent specifically modified by a notice accompanying the downloaded Software. You may not resell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise convert the Software to a human or machine perceivable form.

U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
The materials on this site are provided with "RESTRICTED RIGHTS." Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR52.227-14 and DFAR252.227-7013 et seq. or its successor. Use of the materials by the U.S. government constitutes acknowledgment of ACNielsen's proprietary rights in them.

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT
ACNielsen has registered itself as a Service Provider and identified an agent with the United States Copyright Office in accordance with the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "Act") and avails itself of the protections under the Act. ACNielsen reserves the right to remove any content contained in or posted to this site which allegedly infringes another person's copyright. Notices to ACNielsen regarding any alleged copyright infringement on this site should be directed to ACNielsen's General Counsel's Office, at 770 Broadway, New York, New York 10003, U.S.A, tel. +1 646 654 5000.

RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY

ACNIELSEN WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY MATERIALS OR SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR LINE FAILURE. ACNIELSEN WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS IN OR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE, EVEN IF THERE IS NEGLIGENCE OR EVEN IF ACNIELSEN OR AN AUTHORIZED ACNIELSEN REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR BOTH. THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACNIELSEN'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (IN CONTRACT, TORT [INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE], OR OTHERWISE) WILL NOT BE GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ACCESS THIS SITE.

SUBMISSIONS
All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to ACNielsen through this site (together, the "Submission") will become upon communication and will forever be the property of ACNielsen. ACNielsen will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas for its business (including, without limitation, product or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future ACNielsen operations or Materials. Without limitation, ACNielsen will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submission of every kind and nature everywhere. Except as noted below in this paragraph, ACNielsen will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission.

Personally identifiable information that may be received at this site is provided voluntarily by a visitor to this site and is governed by the terms of our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not ACNielsen, have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other material that would violate any law.

JURISDICTION
Except as otherwise described, all Materials in this site are made available only to provide information about ACNielsen and its services. ACNielsen controls and operates the "ACNielsen.com" site and makes no representation that the Materials on such sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Other ACNielsen Sites may be controlled and operated outside of the United States of America and may be subject to the laws of the country in which they are controlled and operated. If you use an ACNielsen Site from a location other than the location where the site is controlled and operated, you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Some Software on ACNielsen Sites may be subject to export controls imposed by the United States and may not be downloaded or otherwise exported or reexported: (a) into (or to a national or resident of ) any country to which the U.S. has placed an embargo, including without limitation, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Syria, or Yugoslavia; (b) to entities on the US Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals list, or (c) the US Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. If you view, download or use the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, or under the control of, or a national of any such country or on any such list.

DISCLAIMER
The materials in this site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Also, ACNielsen may make changes or improvements to this site at any time. THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW. ACNIELSEN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ACNIELSEN DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE, OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THEM AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ACNIELSEN DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. ACNIELSEN MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE. YOU (AND NOT ACNIELSEN) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

TERMINATION
ACNielsen or you may terminate this agreement at any time. You may terminate this agreement by destroying all materials obtained from this site and all related documentation and all copies and installations. ACNielsen may terminate this agreement immediately without notice if, in its sole judgment, you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this site and all related documentation and all copies and installations. You may not access this site after termination of this agreement without the written approval of ACNielsen. Provided, however, that ACNielsen shall retain all rights, including all copyright rights and the right to use submissions as provided herein, and the limitations on use and treatment of Materials and Software shall remain in full force.

LINKED SITES
This site includes links to other sites which are not maintained by ACNielsen. ACNielsen is not responsible for the content of those sites and makes no representations whatsoever concerning the content or accuracy of, opinions expressed in or other links provided by, such other sites. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement by ACNielsen of the sites or any products or services referred to therein. ACNielsen may terminate a link at any time. The terms of service and privacy policies applicable to such sites may be different from those applicable to this site. If you decide to access any third party site linked to this site, you do so entirely at your own risk and ACNielsen shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of any such site.

LINKING AND LOGO POLICY
By linking to any page on this site, you hereby agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions as set forth below.


Except as provided below, ACNielsen prohibits site caching, the use or posting of unauthorized hypertext links to this site and the framing of any content available through this site. You may link to this site only via the site’s home page (i.e., www.acnielsen.com) or a designated gateway page. A gateway page is any page that is the first and primary page that serves as a starting point to a significant body of content.

Links can be by text only and may only read "ACNielsen." Images of the ACNielsen logo can only be used for link purposes can only be made with the express written permission of ACNielsen. Any requests for such permission or for permission to link to this site in a manner other than as permitted in the preceding paragraph should be addressed to ACNielsen Global Communications at 770 Broadway, New York, New York, U.S.A., Tel: +1 646 654 8132.


By linking to this site, you acknowledge and agree that, other than as set forth herein, all rights to the ACNielsen trademarks or service marks used on this site, the content appearing on this site and the design of this site belong to ACNielsen.

You must not misrepresent your relationship with ACNielsen or present false or misleading impressions about ACNielsen. No links to an ACNielsen Site may be used in a manner that implies or suggests that ACNielsen approves or endorses you, your website or your goods and services (in all cases, except as ACNielsen may have agreed separately with you in writing).

ACNielsen shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your website. You agree to indemnify and defend ACNielsen against all claims arising out of or based upon your website.

No link(s) may appear on any page on your website or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

ACNielsen reserves the right at any time and in its sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to an ACNielsen Site from your website.

This is not a license, but subject to your compliance with the above terms, ACNielsen agrees to grant you to use the "ACNielsen" name solely for the purpose of establishing a link to this site as permitted hereunder. Except for the limited permission to use the "ACNielsen" name as set forth in this paragraph, you may not use any of ACNielsen's trademarks or service marks for any other purpose without the express written permission of ACNielsen. ACNielsen may at any time, in its sole discretion, without cause, withdraw the permission granted herein to use the "ACNielsen" name and your right to link to any pages on an ACNielsen Site. In such event upon request, you agree to immediately remove all links to the relevant ACNielsen Site and to cease using the "ACNielsen" name for linking purposes. Thereafter, any future links to an ACNielsen Site will require the express written permission of ACNielsen. ACNielsen reserves the right to amend these linking terms and conditions at any time. By continuing to link to an ACNielsen Site, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions, as well as other legal terms of use and conditions on the ACNielsen Site, as amended from time to time.


MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms of Service will be governed and be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware and the United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. If any part of these Terms of Service is declared unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Possible evidence of use of this site for illegal purposes will be provided to law enforcement authorities. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the use of this site. ACNielsen can revise these Terms of Service at any time by updating this posting.

TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK INFORMATION
The trademarks, logos, characters and service marks (collectively “Trademarks”) displayed on this website belong to The Nielsen Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates (collectively “The Nielsen Company”). Nothing contained on this website should be construed as granting any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this website. Your use/misuse of the Trademarks displayed on this website except as provided for in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that The Nielsen Company will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.

 

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