Terms & Conditions

Visitor Agreement

By using any Technology Publishing Co. website, including technologypub.com, paintsquare.com, durabilityanddesign.com, paintbidtracker.com and paintstore.com (collectively our Websites), you agree to our terms and conditions. We may change the terms of this agreement at any time without notice; however, we will make a reasonable effort to notify registered users of any changes that may affect them. By continuing to use any of our Websites after we post any such changes, you accept the agreement as modified.

If you are an owner of intellectual property who believes your intellectual property has been improperly posted or distributed via this website, please notify our webmaster immediately at webmaster@technologypub.com. The material that appears on our Websites is for informational purposes only. Despite our efforts to provide useful and accurate information, errors or outdated information may appear. Before you act on information appearing on our Websites, you should confirm any facts that are important to your decision. Technology Publishing is not responsible for — and cannot guarantee the performance of — goods and services provided by our advertisers or others to whose sites we link. A link to another website does not constitute an endorsement by Technology Publishing of that site or of any product, service or other information offered on that site.

Content of Postings

Technology Publishing reserves the right (but assumes no obligation) to delete, move, or edit any postings to our Websites that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate for legal or other reasons. Technology Publishing will not, in the ordinary course of business, review private emails that are not addressed to Technology Publishing or our individual Websites or staff; however, we will comply with the requirements of the law regarding disclosure of such messages to others, including law enforcement agencies.

Content of Advertisements

Technology Publishing and its staff do not make any representation as to the accuracy or suitability of any of the information contained in third-party advertisements or websites and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the conduct of those advertisers or for the content of their advertisements, websites or offerings. Technology Publishing and its individual Websites take no responsibility for a third-party link’s operation or content and do not explicitly or implicitly endorse third-party advertisements. Third-party advertising in no way influences editorial content, products or services. The inclusion of third-party advertising, logos or website links, or reference to any third-party products, process, service, trade name, trademark or manufacturer is not an endorsement by Technology Publishing or its staff.

Intellectual Property

Technology Publishing expects that you will not use the information provided here to violate anyone’s copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights. By submitting material to any of our Websites, you are representing that you are making your submission with the express consent of the owner. Submitting material that is the property of another, without the consent of its owner, is not only a violation of this agreement but may also subject you to legal liability for infringement of copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.

Although we make our Websites publicly accessible, we do not grant our rights, or anyone else’s rights, to the materials appearing on our sites without express permission. The materials available on our sites are the property of Technology Publishing Co., Southside Holdings and/or its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. You may not distribute copies of materials found on our Websites in any form (including by email or other electronic means) without prior written permission from an appropriate decision maker at our company. Requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials found on any of our sites should be sent to webmaster@technologypub.com.

Solicitations

You agree not to use our Websites to advertise or to solicit anyone to buy or sell products or services or to make donations of any kind without our express written approval.

UNACCEPTABLE USE OF EMAILS

From time to time, users post their email addresses in the public posting areas of our Websites. You agree not to gather these email addresses for purposes of spamming, phishing or other forms of communication or solicitation for which you have not been granted express permission by the email address owner or Technology Publishing.

Links

Technology Publishing welcomes links to our Websites. You are free to establish a hypertext link to our sites so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by Technology Publishing or our Websites.

Framing

Without the prior written permission of Technology Publishing, you may not frame any of the content of our Websites, or incorporate into another website or other service, any intellectual property of Technology Publishing, our Websites or licensors. Requests for permission to frame our content may be sent to webmaster@technologypub.com.

Trademarks

You may not use any trademark or service mark appearing on our Websites without the prior written consent of the owner of the mark. PaintSquare, Paint BidTracker, JPCL, PaintSquare Daily News, Durability + Design, D+D News and Contrak, and Technology Publishing Co. logos are trademarks of Technology Publishing Co. and Southside Holdings Inc.

Registration

To obtain access to many services on our Websites, you may be given an opportunity to register online. As part of any such registration process, you will select a user name and a password. You agree that the information you supply during that registration process will be accurate and complete and that you will not register under the name of, nor attempt to enter any of our services under the name of, another person. Technology Publishing reserves the right to reject or terminate any user account that we deem to be offensive or inappropriate. You will be responsible for preserving the confidentiality of your password and will notify our webmaster at webmaster@technologypub.com of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your account.

This website visitor agreement has been made in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By using this service, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in all disputes arising out of or relating to this agreement or any of our Websites. By using our Websites, you agree to abide by the terms of this visitor agreement. We hope you enjoy using our Websites, and we welcome suggestions for improvements.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

Please read this Disclaimer carefully before using any of our Websites.

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE AND THE INHERENT HAZARDS AND UNCERTAINTIES OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INACCURACIES, OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH SUCH INFORMATION. IF YOU RELY ON THIS SERVICE OR ANY MATERIAL AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SERVICE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED FROM OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR WEBSITES.

THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS,” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHING CO. AND THEIR AFFILIATES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE. NOR DO THEY GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, OR CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHING CO., ITS WEBSITES OR THEIR AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE

LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USE OF ITS WEBSITES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHING CO. AND THEIR AFFILIATES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU AGREE THAT THE LIABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHING CO. AND THEIR AFFILIATES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS, IF ANY, ARISING OUT OF ANY KIND OF LEGAL CLAIM IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO THE SERVICE FOR THE USE OF THE SERVICE.