Terms of Use

Overview

The following are the terms of a legal agreement between you and Synergos Technologies, Inc. (“Synergos”). By accessing, browsing, or using this web site (“Site”), INCLUDING THE SPENDINGPATTERNS PRODUCT CATEGORY EXPLORER, THE MARKET REPORTS WEBSITE, AND ANY OTHER INTERACTIVE DATA TOOLS PROVIDED BY SYNERGOS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SERVICES”), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this Site or the Services.

Synergos may at any time revise these Terms of Use and any other information contained in this Site. Synergos may also make improvements or changes to the products, services, or programs described in this Site at any time without notice.

General

This Site contains proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. Synergos grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited permission to access and display the Web pages within this Site and the Services as a customer or potential customer of Synergos, provided you comply with these Terms of Use.

THIS PERMISSION ALSO APPLIES TO ANY INTERACTIVE DATA, DASHBOARDS, MARKET REPORTS, VISUALIZATIONS, OR MODELED ESTIMATES DISPLAYED WITHIN THE PRODUCT CATEGORY EXPLORER OR MARKET REPORTS WEBSITE.

You may not modify, copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, display, post, or transmit this Site or its content in any form or by any means without Synergos’ express written permission.

IN ADDITION:

• YOU MAY NOT SCRAPE, EXTRACT, AUTOMATE ACCESS TO, OR SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECT DATA FROM THE PRODUCT CATEGORY EXPLORER OR MARKET REPORTS WEBSITE.
  
  
• YOU MAY NOT PUBLISH, REDISTRIBUTE, OR OTHERWISE SHARE OUTPUTS, CHARTS, OR DATA FROM THESE TOOLS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.
  
  
• YOU MAY NOT REVERSE ENGINEER, DECOMPILE, OR ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER ANY UNDERLYING MODELS, METHODOLOGIES, OR DATASETS USED IN THESE TOOLS.
  
  

Your failure to comply with the terms, conditions, and notices on this Site will result in automatic termination of any rights granted to you, without prior notice. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy all copies of downloaded materials.

Certain disclaimers

Information on this Site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Synergos does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links, or other items contained within this Site or provided through the Services.

THIS INCLUDES ANY MODELED ESTIMATES, ANALYTIC OUTPUTS, OR MARKET REPORTS DISPLAYED IN THE PRODUCT CATEGORY EXPLORER OR MARKET REPORTS WEBSITE.

Such information is provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind. Synergos hereby disclaims all warranties with regard to this information, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Synergos does not warrant that this Site or the Services will operate without interruption or error, or that defects will be corrected.

Forward-looking and cautionary statements

Except for historical information and discussions, statements set forth throughout this web site may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or other applicable laws. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially.

Confidential information

STI does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our Web site. Please note that any information or material sent to STI will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending STI any information or material, you grant STI an unrestricted, irrevocable license to copy, reproduce, publish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, publicly display, perform, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise freely use, those materials or information. You also agree that STI is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we obtain your permission to use your name; or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law. Personally-identifiable information that you submit to STI for the purpose of receiving products or services will be handled in accordance with our privacy policies. Please see the tab entitled “Privacy” for information regarding STI’s privacy policies.

Global availability

Information STI publishes on the World Wide Web may contain references or cross references to STI products, programs and services that are not announced or available in your country. Such references do not imply that STI intends to announce or make available such products, programs, or services in your country. Please consult your local STI business contact for information regarding the products, programs, and services that may be available to you.

Business relationships

This Web site may provide links or references to non-STI Web sites and resources. STI makes no representations, warranties, or other commitments whatsoever about any non-STI Web sites or third-party resources (including any Lenovo Web site) that may be referenced, accessible from, or linked to any STI site. A link to a non-STI Web site does not mean that STI endorses the content or use of such Web site or its owner. In addition, STI is not a party to or responsible for any transactions you may enter into with third parties, even if you learn of such parties (or use a link to such parties) from an STI site. Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that STI is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and is not responsible or liable for any content, services, products, or other materials on or available from those sites or resources.

When you access a non-STI Web site, even one that may contain the STI-logo, please understand that it is independent from STI, and that STI does not control the content on that Web site. It is up to you to take precautions to protect yourself from viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other potentially destructive programs, and to protect your information as you deem appropriate.

Linking to this site

All links to this Web site must be approved in writing by STI, except that STI consents to links in which the link and the pages that are activated by the link do not: (a) create frames around any page on this Web site or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of any content within this site; (b) misrepresent your relationship with STI; (c) imply that STI approves or endorses you, your Web site, or your service or product offerings; and (d) present false or misleading impressions about STI or otherwise damage the goodwill associated with the STI name or trademarks. As a further condition to being permitted to link to this site, you agree that STI may at any time, in its sole discretion, terminate permission to link to this Web site. In such event, you agree to immediately remove all links to this Web site and to cease using any STI trademark.

Translations

Certain text in this Web site may be made available in languages other than English. Text may be translated by a person or solely by computer software with no human intervention or review. These translations are provided as a convenience to you, and STI makes no representations or commitments regarding the accuracy or completeness of the translation, whether or not computer-generated or performed by a person. Please see the below Disclaimer of Warranty for additional conditions.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES WHATSOEVER. STI EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, AND OTHER WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, OR REPRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. WITHOUT LIMITATION, STI MAKES NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT THIS WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IF YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL STI BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE WHATSOEVER RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM THIS WEB SITE OR ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, OR OF ANY SITE OR RESOURCE LINKED TO, REFERENCED, OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, OR FOR THE USE OR DOWNLOADING OF, OR ACCESS TO, ANY MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST SAVINGS OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, EVEN IF STI IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS EXCLUSION AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORIES.

Additional or different terms, conditions, and notices may apply to specific materials, information, products, software, and services offered through this Web site. In the event of any conflict, such additional or different terms, conditions, and notices will prevail over these Terms of Use. Please see the applicable agreement or notice.