TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Welcome to the Home Safety Council ("HSC") web site. HSC provides this web site as a service to you subject to the following Terms and Conditions. By using this web site, you agree to follow and be bound by these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy without modification. HSC requests that you carefully read the Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy before using the HSC site. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR OUR PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST EXIT IMMEDIATELY AND DISCONTINUE ALL USE OF THE HSC SITE.

USE OF THIS SITE

As a condition of your use of the HSC site, you represent and warrant to HSC that you will not use the site or any portion of the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. Content provided on the site is provided as a service to HSC site visitors to be used for informational purposes only. This site or any portion of this site may not be modified, decompiled, reverse engineered, reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose. You may not use the site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any content or software through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the site.

The HSC site may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. Information on this site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. HSC reserves the right to refuse service and terminate registrations in its discretion, including, without limitation, if HSC believes that visitor conduct violates applicable law or is harmful to the interests of HSC.

INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT

HSC does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our site. Please note that any information or material sent to HSC will be deemed NOT to be confidential, except as provide in our Privacy Policy with respect to personally identifiable information. No information or material provided to HSC by you through the HSC site may contain vulgar, obscene, threatening or otherwise unlawful language or material. By sending any information or material, you grant HSC an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute materials or information, and you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to such information or materials and that HSC is free to use 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 we obtain your permission to use your name; or we are required to do so by law. For more information on the collection and use of your information or materials, please review our Privacy Policy.

COPYRIGHT

All software and content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, and software, is the owned or licensed property of HSC and content suppliers and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this site is the exclusive property of HSC and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. HSC grants you permission to view and use content and software made available to you on the site in connection with your use of the site. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, of the content and software on this site is strictly prohibited.

TRADEMARKS

Home Safety Council, Lowe's Heroes, Lowe's Great Safety Adventureare registered trademarks of HSC, in the United States and other countries and may not be used in any manner that is likely to cause confusion, or in any manner that disparages or discredits HSC. All other trademarks not owned by HSC that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by HSC.

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES

The HSC site may contain links to other web sites. HSC is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by HSC of the site or any association with its operators. While HSC will make reasonable efforts to ensure that these web sites will meet your approval, HSC does not have control over, and is in no manner responsible or liable for, the availability and content of the web sites to which the HSC web site is linked. HSC makes no representations whatsoever about any other site you may access through HSC. Any concerns regarding any product or service offered by a web site to which the HSC site is linked or the link itself should be directed to the operator of that specific web site and not to HSC. When a visitor leaves the HSC web site a transitional bridge page will alert you that you are leaving our site. These pages clearly notify you that you are leaving our site, and provide an opportunity to return to the HSC site.

DISCLAIMER

YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR THE USE OF THIS SITE AND THE INTERNET GENERALLY. THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY HSC ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. HSC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, HSC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, AND FREEDOM FROM ERRORS, VIRUSES, BUGS, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. HSC WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OR THE DELAY INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, ANY PORTION THEREOF, OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF HSC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU

By using the HSC site, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless HSC, its employees, directors, officers, agents and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and related expenses, arising from or related to your use of the site or the material provided therein and any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions.

APPLICABLE LAW

This site is created and controlled by HSC in the State of North Carolina, USA. As such, the laws of the State of North Carolina will govern these disclaimers, terms, and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. Any dispute arising by virtue of your use of the HSC site or any material found thereon will be resolved exclusively by, and you hereby agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of, the state courts in Wilkes County, North Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. We reserve the right to make changes to our site and these Terms and Conditions at any time.

GENERAL

Use of the HSC site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms and Conditions. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and HSC as a result of this agreement or use of the site. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and HSC with respect to the site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the you and HSC with respect to the HSC site. In the event that any of these Terms and Conditions conflict with the any other terms and guidelines contained within the site, then these Terms and Conditions shall control.