Terms of Use

This website and its content is owned and operated by Nortel Networks Inc. (“Nortel”). Copyright Nortel Networks Inc. 2011. All company names, graphics, logos, trademarks, service marks or other designations of origin appearing on this website are the property of Nortel, its affiliates, or other respective owners.

By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. You may not make use of this website if you are not legally allowed to form a binding contract with us or if you are prohibited from using the website under these terms by any applicable national laws.

Ownership and Permitted Use

By using this website, you acknowledge that the material provided on this website is the property of Nortel and is protected by U.S. and worldwide copyright laws and treaties. Permission is granted for you to make a single copy of documents contained in our website solely for informational and non-commercial use within your organization; provided that you keep intact all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices. The content of this website is provided for non-commercial use only. No other use of the information provided is authorized.

Unauthorized Use

Except as specifically stated above, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, display, post, transmit, remove, delete, augment, modify, create derivative works of, participate in the transfer or sale of the use of, or access to, the website, nor in any way sell, transfer or otherwise exploit any of the material appearing on the website, in whole or in part, in any form without Nortel’s prior written permission. You also may not, without Nortel’s prior written permission, “mirror” any material contained on our website or any other server. You may not use spiders, robots, data mining techniques or other automated devices or programs to catalog, download or otherwise reproduce, store or distribute content available on the website. Further, you may not use any such automated means to manipulate the website or attempt to exceed the limited license granted to you under these Terms of Use.

Licenses

If you post any content on or through the website, including content emailed to Nortel, you grant Nortel the perpetual, irrevocable royalty-free, freely assignable, sublicenseable, worldwide right and license to use, copy, display, perform, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, adapt, abridge, and otherwise exploit this content in any way and in any commercial or non-commercial medium or form now known or hereafter developed without charge. Nortel grants to you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, and non-exclusive license to use the software provided to you through the website. This license is for the sole purpose of using this website in compliance with these Terms of Use and all other terms and policies applicable to your use of the website.

Disclaimer

Your use of our website is at your own risk. All information published by Nortel on this website is provided “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY THAT THE SITE IS OR WILL BE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, TIMELY, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, IS ACCURATE, ERROR-FREE, RELIABLE, OR WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

Links to Other Websites.

Nortel may provide hyperlinks or pointers to other websites maintained by third parties. The links to any such third party websites are provided for your convenience and information only. The content in any linked website is not under our control and if you decide to access any such website, you do so entirely at your own risk. The fact that we provide a link to a third party website does not mean that we endorse, authorize or sponsor any such website or that we are affiliated with such third party. Mention of non-Nortel products or services is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances shall Nortel be liable to any person for any direct, special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential damages, loss of profits or revenues or costs of replacement goods resulting from any use or misuse of this website or reliance on the information presented in or through this website, even if Nortel knew or should have known in advance of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Nortel, its officers, directors, employees, business partners and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) any breach by you of any of these Terms of Use, (ii) your content and information uploaded or provided to the website, (iii) your use or misuse of materials or features available on the website or (iv) a violation by you of applicable law or any agreement or terms with a third party to which you are subject.

Changes

Information published on this website, including the Terms of Use, is subject to change without notice, and any such changes shall be effective upon posting. You can review the most current version of these terms by clicking on the “Terms of Use” link located at the bottom of our web pages. You are responsible for checking these terms periodically for changes. If you continue to use the website after we post any changes to the Terms of Use, you are signifying your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. website

Privacy

The privacy of your personally identifiable information is very important to us. For more information on what information we collect and how we use such information, please read our Privacy Statement.

Applicable Law

Nortel makes no representation that the information contained in this website or that access to this website is appropriate or available for use throughout the world. You are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws in the geography from which you access this website, including but not limited to, all applicable export and import laws and regulations. Any claims relating to our website shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, USA, exclusive of its conflict of law provisions.

Severability

If any part of these Terms of Use shall be held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective but shall not affect any other part of these Terms of Use.

Waiver; Remedies

Any failure or delay by us to partially or fully exercise any rights or the waiver of any breach of these Terms of Use by you, shall not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right by us or be deemed a waiver by us of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Terms of Use. Our rights and remedies under these Terms of Use shall be cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy shall not limit our right to exercise any other right or remedy.

Acknowledgement

The Terms of Use, including all documents referenced herein, represents the entire understanding between you and Nortel regarding your relationship with this website and supersedes any prior statements or representations regarding use of this website made by you or Nortel.