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Terms governing the use of the Trusted Computing Group website, covering trademarks, licensing, ownership of materials, disclaimers and applicable laws.
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The materials on this website (the "Site") are provided by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) as a service to its visitors and members and may be used for informational purposes only. Single copies may be downloaded subject to the provisions below. By downloading any materials from this site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree to them, do not use the site or download any materials from it.
Trademark information
TCG members trademarks may be used publicly with permission only from their prospective owner. Fair use of trademarks in advertising and promotion of products requires proper acknowledgement.
All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Single copy license
Unless otherwise indicated, copyright to all material published on this website is held by Trusted Computing Group (TCG), and no license, express or implied, is granted herein other than as follows: You may not copy, reproduce, or distribute to others material published on or downloaded from this website without written permission from TCG, except that you may freely do so for the purposes of (a) examining or implementing TCG specifications or (b) developing, testing, or promoting information technology standards and best practices, so long as you distribute the material with these license terms.
Ownership of materials
Materials are copyrighted and are protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. They may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, without the TCG's prior written permission. Except as expressly provided herein, the TCG and its suppliers do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information. Other rights may be granted to you by the TCG in writing or incorporated elsewhere in the Materials.
Termination of this license
The TCG may terminate this license at any time if you are in breach of the terms of this Agreement. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy the Materials.
Disclaimer
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The TCG and its suppliers further do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. The TCG may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. The TCG makes no commitment to update the Materials.
U.S. Government restricted rights
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User submissions
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The TCG may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review any areas on the Site where users transmit or post Communications or communicate solely with each other, including but not limited to bulletin boards or other user forums, and the content of any such Communications. The TCG, however, will have no liability related to the content of any such Communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise.
Use of personally identifiable information
Information submitted to the TCG through forms on the website is governed according to the TCG's Electronic Personal Information Privacy Policy.
Links to other materials
The linked sites are not under the control of the TCG and the TCG is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The TCG reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any time. The TCG does not endorse companies or products to which it links and reserves the right to note as such on its web pages. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.
Applicable laws
This site is controlled by the TCG from its offices within the United States of America. The TCG makes no representation that Materials in the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where their content is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export the Materials in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. Any claim relating to the Materials shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware.
General
The TCG may revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current Terms because they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these Terms may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages at this Site.
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