Terms of Use

Updated May 21, 2022

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. THIS WEBSITE USE AGREEMENT APPLIES TO THE WEBSITES AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS LOCATED AT CLEANROOMCONNECT.COM, CLEANROOMQA.COM  AND CLEANROOMCOMPANYDIRECTORY.COM WEBSITES AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS, (each, “This Website”, as applicable). YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE WEBSITE USE AGREEMENT SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

Use of this website signifies your agreement to these Terms, which constitute a legal agreement between you and CLEANROOM CONNECT LLC (“Cleanroom Connect”, “we” or “us”). Please read these Terms carefully before using this website.

WEBSITE USE AGREEMENT

By accessing This Website (including extensions thereof) you are entering into this Website Use Agreement (“Agreement”) with Cleanroom Connect LLC (“CLEANROOM CONNECT” and any company that is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with CLEANROOM CONNECT (collectively, “CLEANROOM CONNECT”), and you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not accept these Terms in their entirety, do not access or use this website. This Agreement includes the terms and conditions set forth herein, This Website’s Privacy Policies (which are referenced and hyperlinked at https://cleanroomconnect.com/privacy/ and incorporated herein by reference) and any other terms incorporated by reference herein.

CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT

CLEANROOM CONNECT reserves the right to add to or change any of the terms of This Website Use Agreement (including, without limitation, any terms, policies or notices incorporated herein by reference) without prior notice. You agree to visit This Website (or such other site accessible by clicking on the Website Use Agreement link in the footer of This Website) periodically to be aware of and review any such changes. Changes to this Agreement will be effective upon posting. By continuing to use This Website after changes are posted, you accept the changes and agree to them. For your convenience, the date of last revision is included at the top of this page. All users of this website or other CLEANROOM CONNECT service should review these Terms periodically and prior to any use of the website. You agree that you shall be deemed to be apprised of and bound by any modification by CLEANROOM CONNECT to these Terms. ANY ACCESS OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR OTHER U.S.-BASED CLEANROOM CONNECT WEBSITE BY YOU AFTER NOTICE OF MODIFICATIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THESE TERMS SHALL CONSTITUTE AND BE DEEMED TO BE YOUR AGREEMENT TO SUCH MODIFICATIONS OR ADDITIONS. No modification to these Terms by any party other than CLEANROOM CONNECT shall be valid or enforceable against CLEANROOM CONNECT unless expressly agreed to by CLEANROOM CONNECT in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of CLEANROOM CONNECT.

If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, you must immediately stop use of This Website. If you remain on This Website, you agree to be bound by this Agreement.

Copyright Notice

COPYRIGHT 2017 CLEANROOM CONNECT LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Designated Agent for Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Claims

Pursuant to Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, all claims of copyright infringement for material that is believed to be residing on CLEANROOM CONNECT systems or networks, should be promptly sent in the form of written notice to CLEANROOM CONNECT’s Designated Agent:

Designated Agent for DMCA Notices
CLEANROOM CONNECT LLC
201 E. Fifth St.
Suite 1900-1087
Cincinnati, OH  45202

Email: info@cleanroomconnect.com

All claims must include the following information:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single on-line site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the Complaining Party, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
5. A statement that the Complaining Party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the Complaining Party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Registration and Profile

Most Websites do not require registration in order to visit. However, in order to access certain features of specific Websites, including posting a comment, you may be required to register with the Website and create a “Profile” account. Your Profile account allows you access to the services and functionality of the Website to post a question, answer, article, comment or review and any other services and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time in our sole discretion.

When creating your Profile, you must provide accurate information. You may receive a password and account designation upon completing your Profile. You must not allow someone else to use your Profile, nor can you use someone else’s Profile. You must keep the password to your Profile secure and you must notify CLEANROOM CONNECT immediately of any unauthorized use of, or security breach connected with, your Profile. You are responsible for all answers, articles, comments and reviews posted from, or any other activity connected with, your Profile. CLEANROOM CONNECT is not liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your Profile; however, you are liable to CLEANROOM CONNECT for any losses to CLEANROOM CONNECT or others caused by such unauthorized use.

In order to create a Profile account and post answers, articles, comments or reviews, you must be at least 18 years of age and be fully able and competent to enter into, agree to, and comply with, this Agreement.

By providing your e-mail address, you consent to us using the e-mail address to send you notices related to the Website(s), including any notices required by law.

Use of Information

You may not display This Website in frames or utilize any other techniques to display This Website (or any content on This Website) without the prior express written consent of CLEANROOM CONNECT. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing CLEANROOM CONNECT’s name or trademarks without the prior express written consent of CLEANROOM CONNECT. You may not use CLEANROOM CONNECT’s domain name as a pseudonymous return email address for any communications that you transmit from another location or through another service. You may not pretend to be someone else (or spoof their identity) when using This Website. You may not link to This Website, without CLEANROOM CONNECT’s prior consent, which consent may be withdrawn by CLEANROOM CONNECT at any time, with or without notice, in CLEANROOM CONNECT’s sole discretion.

You agree not to use or permit others to use This Website in ways that (i) violate any applicable law or regulation or any of our policies, (ii) infringe the rights of others, or (iii) interfere with the users, services, or equipment of our network or other networks. You agree to cooperate with CLEANROOM CONNECT and provide requested information in connection with all security and use matters relating to This Website and to notify us promptly if you suspect unauthorized use of This Website or your account. CLEANROOM CONNECT reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrong. Such cooperation may include the provision of account or user information or email and monitoring our network and/or the networks of our third-party licensors, suppliers and providers.

Documents published by CLEANROOM CONNECT on This Website may contain other proprietary notices or describe products, services, processes or technologies owned by CLEANROOM CONNECT or third parties. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting to the user a license under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of CLEANROOM CONNECT or any third party. Except as expressly granted under this Agreement, all rights are reserved by CLEANROOM CONNECT.

You acknowledge that CLEANROOM CONNECT does not provide professional advice and you agree that you will not use This Website as a substitute for or supplement to advice from a qualified professional, whether they be a financial, legal, or other professional.

Wireless Access and SMS (Send to Phone Feature)

You acknowledge that, depending on your wireless data plan, your wireless company may impose fees in connection with your wireless access or use of the websites and you agree that you are solely responsible for such fees.

Similarly, by using the Send to Phone feature, you or the recipient of your message may incur SMS, data, and/or messaging fees (“Msg&Data Rates May Apply”), and you agree that you are solely responsible for such fees. To opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time, reply to the message by texting the word STOP. To receive more information, reply to the message by texting the word HELP. Not all handset models are supported. Supported carriers may include AT&T, Boost Mobile, Cellcom, Cellular South, Dobson/Cellular One, nTelos, Sprint, Suncom, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile.

Data Mining Prohibited

You may not use bots or similar methods or tools to “data mine” or otherwise gather or extract data from This Website, without CLEANROOM CONNECT’s prior consent, which consent may be withdrawn by CLEANROOM CONNECT at any time, with or without notice, in CLEANROOM CONNECT’s sole discretion.

Trademarks and Service Marks

The Cleanroom Connect™ name and logo, and all other related product and service names, logos and slogans are trademarks and service marks of CLEANROOM CONNECT or one of its affiliates and may not be used in any manner without the prior written consent of CLEANROOM CONNECT or the affiliate that owns any such mark(s).

The Cleanroom Connect™ and all other related product and service names, slogans and logos are trademarks/service marks of CLEANROOM CONNECT or one of its affiliates and are protected by trademark laws of the United States and other countries. Unauthorized use of any CLEANROOM CONNECT trademark, service mark, or logo may be a violation of federal and state trademark laws.

All other trademarks and service marks are third-party trademarks or service marks and are the property of their respective owners and cannot be used without permission. Third-party trademark references herein do not constitute or imply affiliation, endorsement or recommendation of CLEANROOM CONNECT or its affiliates by the respective trademark owners.

Consent to Monitoring

CLEANROOM CONNECT is under no obligation to monitor the information residing on or transmitted to This Website. However, anyone accessing This Website agrees that CLEANROOM CONNECT may monitor the contents of This Website periodically to (1) comply with any applicable laws, regulations or other governmental requests; (2) operate This Website properly or to protect itself and its users. CLEANROOM CONNECT reserves the right to modify, reject or eliminate any information or other material residing on or transmitted to This Website (or the server(s) that host This Website) that it, in its sole discretion, believes is unacceptable or in violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This Website and any Third Party Site (see “Disclaimer of Endorsement/Linked Sites,” below) may contain content provided by advertisers or other third parties that may not be suitable for children. CLEANROOM CONNECT asks parents or legal guardians to assist CLEANROOM CONNECT by supervising the activities of children at This Website. CLEANROOM CONNECT does not knowingly collect personal information from children through This Website.

Information and Content Provided by You

“User Provided Content” means information, content and other material that any user of This Website submits or otherwise provides to CLEANROOM CONNECT (including but not limited to feedback, user reviews, data, questions, answers, comments, suggestions, plans, ideas or the like). If any user of This Website submits or otherwise provides CLEANROOM CONNECT with User Provided Content, such User Provided Content will be deemed to be non-confidential, and CLEANROOM CONNECT assumes no obligation to protect such User Provided Content from disclosure (and assumes no obligation to publish such User Provided Content and no other obligation of any kind with respect to such User Provided Content). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Agreement does not apply to any Advertiser Content (as defined in any Marketing Services Agreement between you and CLEANROOM CONNECT) that you provide to CLEANROOM CONNECT in connection with such Marketing Services Agreement.

You grant CLEANROOM CONNECT and its affiliates the absolute, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide, unrestricted, right, license and authority to (a) use, store, reproduce, adapt, delete, publish, translate, publicly perform, display, distribute, sell, disclose, manipulate, modify and prepare derivative works based upon any User Provided Content that you submit or otherwise provide to CLEANROOM CONNECT, in whole or in part, in such manner, format and media as CLEANROOM CONNECT may see fit in its sole discretion and for such purposes as CLEANROOM CONNECT may see fit in its sole discretion, without compensation to you, and (b) grant to third parties (through multiple tiers) the right, sublicense and authority to exercise all or any portion of the rights granted to CLEANROOM CONNECT in this paragraph, subject to such terms and conditions as CLEANROOM CONNECT may deem appropriate in its sole discretion, without compensation to you.

Without limiting the preceding paragraph, the submission or provision of User Provided Content to CLEANROOM CONNECT will in no way prevent the purchase, manufacture or use of similar products, services, plans, ideas and the like by CLEANROOM CONNECT for any purpose whatever.

You represent and warrant that you have the right and authority to grant CLEANROOM CONNECT the rights, licenses and authorizations afforded by this Agreement without the consent or authorization of any other person or entity, and that the exercise of any such rights, licenses, or authorizations by CLEANROOM CONNECT or its sublicensees will not infringe any copyright or other intellectual property right or right of publicity or privacy rights of any other person or entity. By submitting or otherwise providing User Provided Content (including, without limitation, user reviews), you represent and warrant that (a) you are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights thereto, (b) all “moral rights” that you may have in such User Provided Content have been voluntarily waived by you, (c) all such User Provided Content is accurate, (d) your posting of the User Provided Content is in compliance with the Digital Conduct Standards and the Editorial Policies (e) you are at least 18 years old, and (f) use of such User Provided Content will not cause injury to any person or entity.

You further agree and warrant that you will not post or store on, or transmit, submit or otherwise provide through, This Website any information, content or other material (including, without limitation, user reviews) that (a) violates, infringes or misappropriates any intellectual property right (including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, and right of publicity), any right of privacy or publicity, or any other right of any person or entity, (b) is harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, false, misleading, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful or racially, ethically or otherwise objectionable, or that violates any applicable law or regulation, or (c) contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.

You agree and understand that CLEANROOM CONNECT may, in its sole discretion for any reason, and without any prior notice or liability, delete, edit, move or reject any files that you may maintain at This Website, and any material you may choose to post here. You should keep a copy of any material that you maintain or post at This Website because CLEANROOM CONNECT will not undertake to retain copies of any material that CLEANROOM CONNECT or others may delete from This Website.

USER CONDUCT AND RESPONSIBILITY

CLEANROOM CONNECT provides this website to, among other things, enable users with requests for product and service information to contact the companies that are a part of CLEANROOM CONNECT’s database of companies and are listed on this website (“Suppliers”) and any other third parties that may advertise on this website or provide services, features or information in connection with this website or to CLEANROOM CONNECT (“Providers”). This website incorporates online collaborative applications and tools to allow users to obtain pricing and other information about products and services listed on this website. Descriptions of, or references to, products or services offered by Suppliers or Providers on this website do not imply endorsement of any product or service, or constitute a warranty, by CLEANROOM CONNECT or its affiliates.

We are not involved in any sales transactions regarding products or services offered by Suppliers or Providers on this website. As a result, we have no control over such sales transactions, including without limitation the quality, safety or legality of the items transacted; the accuracy of the information or specifications provided; the ability of users or buyers to buy items; the ability of users or suppliers to deliver items promised; or the ability of buyers to pay for items. These Terms and the information provided by this website in no way override the terms and conditions of your purchase of any product or service except as specifically provided herein. We cannot ensure that a user, buyer, Supplier or Provider will complete a transaction or that a transaction will be completed in a satisfactory manner. We encourage you to communicate directly with users, buyers, Suppliers and Providers through the tools available on this website or by other commercially available means that you might normally use in conducting transactions. IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO QUALIFY THE USER, BUYER, SUPPLIER OR PROVIDER THAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO BUSINESS WITH.

The passage of time can render information stale, and you should not rely on the continued accuracy of information posted by other users. CLEANROOM CONNECT and its content suppliers have no responsibility to update any information contained in any such material. All viewers should carefully check to determine if material contained on this site or in reports developed from such materials include any dated content and conduct themselves accordingly. IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY CLEANROOM CONNECT OF ANY DATED, ANTIQUATED OR INVALID CONTENT. Upon receiving notification of dated, antiquated or invalid content, Cleanroom Connect can take up to 1 week to update the content referenced in the notification.

You agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself and (b) maintain and make reasonable efforts to promptly notify CLEANROOM CONNECT the information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. We have the right to suspend or terminate your account (if any) and refuse any and all current or future use of this website or the services provided in connection therewith (or any portion thereof) for any reason. Further, any user accounts (including your CLEANROOM CONNECT account) and access or user profile information created or provided in connection with this website may not be transferred or sold to another party.

SUBMISSION OF CONTENT

You understand that all information (including without limitation information provided when signing up for a CLEANROOM CONNECT account or requesting quotes), data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, images, graphics, videos, messages, logos or other materials (collectively, “Content”), whether publicly posted on (including any forums or other public areas) or privately transmitted through (whether to us, other users, Suppliers or Providers) this website, is the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not CLEANROOM CONNECT or its affiliates, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, list, email, transmit or otherwise make available via this website, which acts as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of that Content. Under no circumstances will CLEANROOM CONNECT or its affiliates be liable in any way for any Content posted by you or third parties, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any such Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such Content posted, listed, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via this website. Neither CLEANROOM CONNECT nor its affiliates control the Content posted by you or third parties and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using this website, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, although you acknowledge CLEANROOM CONNECT does not pre-screen Content, we retain the right, which we may or may not exercise in our sole discretion, to review, edit or delete any material that we deem to be illegal, offensive or otherwise inappropriate, or we otherwise deem to violate these Terms of Use.

You may not list any Content on this website (or consummate any transaction that was initiated using this website) that could cause us to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation, or that violates any patent, trademark, other intellectual property rights, trade secrets or any other rights of another party. Furthermore, you agree that you will not use this website or our services or applications for chain letters, junk mail, “spamming” or commercial solicitations or to send any message or Content that (a) is libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, abusive or illegal; (b) contains viruses or other features that might contaminate or destroy this website; (d) infringes the patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of any other person or party; (d) impersonates any person or entity or falsely represents your affiliation with another person or entity; (e) contains a computer virus or code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or (f) otherwise gives rise to liability or violates any other applicable law.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the separately posted Privacy Statement, any communication or Content, including personal information, you post or list on this website or transmit to CLEANROOM CONNECT by electronic mail or otherwise, including without limitation any contest or sweepstakes entries, essays, questions, comments, suggestions or the like, is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and you hereby grant CLEANROOM CONNECT, Suppliers and Providers (and their respective affiliates, agents or contractors) and other users a non-exclusive license to such material for any purpose, including without limitation reproduction, modification, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting, and for advertising, publicity or promotional purposes in any media, now known or hereafter conceived or created, without further permission, consent, payment or other consideration, unless prohibited by law. Furthermore, CLEANROOM CONNECT, Suppliers and Providers (and their respective affiliates, agents or contractors) are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any such communication or Content for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation developing, manufacturing and marketing products or services using information contained in such communication or Content.

CLEANROOM CONNECT CONTENT

Content posted by CLEANROOM CONNECT is provided for informational purposes only and is not binding on CLEANROOM CONNECT in any way except to the extent it is specifically indicated to be so. CLEANROOM CONNECT may change, delete or update any Content it has posted at any time and without prior notice. Any use, modification, reproduction or distribution of Content posted on this website by CLEANROOM CONNECT, except as specifically permitted in these Terms or as otherwise expressly permitted in the Content or in a writing signed by CLEANROOM CONNECT, is strictly prohibited.

Limitation of Liability

THE USER OF THIS WEBSITE ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND THE INTERNET GENERALLY. CLEANROOM CONNECT AND ITS AFFILIATES ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION (OR OTHER MATERIAL), APPARATUS, OR OTHER PROCESS CONTAINED ON, DISTRIBUTED THROUGH, OR LINKED DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED FROM THIS WEBSITE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL CLEANROOM CONNECT OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH (A) THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITE (DEFINED BELOW), (B) ANY INFORMATION, MATERIAL, APPARATUS OR OTHER PROCESS CONTAINED ON, DISTRIBUTED THROUGH, OR LINKED, DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED FROM THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE CONTAINED ON A THIRD PARTY SITE), (C) ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PURCHASED ON OR THROUGH A THIRD PARTY SITE, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION OR MATERIAL ON OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE, OR (D) THE INTERNET GENERALLY, OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT; WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORT, OR OTHER FORM OF ACTION OR LEGAL THEORY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CLEANROOM CONNECT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

No Warranties

Any material on This Website may include technical or other inaccuracies or typographical errors.

THIS WEBSITE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES.

CLEANROOM CONNECT AND ITS AFFILIATES HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY CLEANROOM CONNECT, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, (A) NEITHER CLEANROOM CONNECT NOR ITS AFFILIATES REPRESENTS, WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE INTERNET GENERALLY WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS WEBSITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND (B) NEITHER CLEANROOM CONNECT NOR ITS AFFILIATES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES REGARDING (1) THE OPERATION OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITE, (2) THE NATURE, CONTENT OR ACCURACY (EITHER WHEN POSTED OR AS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF TIME) OF ANY INFORMATION, MATERIAL, APPARATUS OR OTHER PROCESS CONTAINED ON, DISTRIBUTED THROUGH, OR LINKED, DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED FROM THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE CONTAINED ON A THIRD PARTY SITE), (3) ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PURCHASED ON OR THROUGH A THIRD PARTY SITE, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED AS A RESULT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION OR MATERIAL ON OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE, OR (4) THE INTERNET GENERALLY.

IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS SECTION (NO WARRANTIES) AND OTHER TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THIS SECTION SHALL GOVERN.

Disclaimer of Endorsement / Linked Sites

Reference herein to any products, services, processes, hypertext links to third parties or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by CLEANROOM CONNECT. Product and service information is the sole responsibility of each individual vendor.

Some of the sites to which you may link from This Website are not owned by CLEANROOM CONNECT (collectively, “Third Party Sites”). Some Third Party Sites may contain the trademarks or “branding” of CLEANROOM CONNECT. You can tell if you have linked from one site to another site by looking at the URL in the browser window (or, if the link opens a new browser window, by looking at the URL found by “right-clicking” on the page in the window and selecting “properties”). If the second level domain of the URL for the page containing the link is different than the second level domain of the URL for the page to which you have linked, you have linked to a different site. For example, if you link from a page located at the URL www.cleanroomconnect.sitexyz.com to a page located at the URL www.cleanroomconnect.sitexyz.com, you have linked to another site. Please note that any of CLEANROOM CONNECT’s and its affiliates trademarks or service marks (e.g., Cleanroom Connect™).

Please note that trademarks or services marks owned by CLEANROOM CONNECT or its affiliates’ may be included in the URL of a co-branded or private label site that is owned and operated by a third party, in a location other than that occupied by the second level domain (e.g., as the third level domain). Third Party Sites may include, without limitation, sites on which you may bid for and/or purchase products or services. CLEANROOM CONNECT makes no representations whatsoever concerning (a) the information, software or other material appearing on, or accessible through, any Third Party Site (including without limitation, any advertisement for products or services on any Third Party Site), (b) the performance or operation of any Third Party Site (including, without limitation, any transactions initiated or conducted through any Third Party Site, any taxes associated therewith and any use by third parties of user credit card information), (c) any products or services advertised or sold on or through any Third Party Site (including, without limitation, the quality, safety and legality of such products or services or the sale thereof), or (d) the sellers of any products or services advertised or sold on or through any Third Party Site. Your dealings or communications through Third Party Sites are solely between you and that third party. Under no circumstances will CLEANROOM CONNECT be liable for any goods, services, resources, or content available through such third party dealings or communications or for any harm related thereto. If you decide to access any of the Third Party Sites linked to This Website, you do so entirely at your own risk. If you are accessing a Third Party Site through a link on This Website, you are advised to read the terms of use and privacy policy of such Third Party Site before you use such Third Party Sites.

Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement between you and CLEANROOM CONNECT, your linking to This Website, including without limitation your use of the cleanroomcompanydirectory.com, cleanroomqa.com and cleanroomconnect.com Free Tools (collectively, the “Link”), is subject to the following: (i) the appearance, position, and other aspects of the Link may not be such as to damage or dilute the reputation of CLEANROOM CONNECT, including without limitation the posting of the Link on the same website as, or in a manner that associates CLEANROOM CONNECT or its related brands with any content of a sexual, pornographic, illegal, violent, discriminatory, offensive, threatening, misleading, or abusive nature; (ii) the appearance, position, and other attributes of the Link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with, or associated with CLEANROOM CONNECT; (iii) when selected by a user, the Link must display the websites on full-screen and not within a frame on the linking website; and (iv) CLEANROOM CONNECT reserves the right to revoke its consent to the Link at any time and in its sole discretion. This paragraph applies to links to any page on the websites and/or any content available on or through the websites, including, without limitation, any CLEANROOM CONNECT widget. CLEANROOM CONNECT and its affiliates, as applicable, retain all of the rights in the Links and the content in the Links, including without limitation trademarks. You are not allowed to alter the Links or any of the associated content. Any use of CLEANROOM CONNECT’s trademarks, content, or Links inures solely to CLEANROOM CONNECT and its affiliates’ benefit. YOU ASSUME SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE LINK AS WELL AS THE USE OF THE LINKS BY VISITORS TO YOUR WEBSITE.

Security / No Disruption

You agree that you will comply with any security processes and procedures (such as passwords) specified by CLEANROOM CONNECT with respect to access to or use of This Website. Further, you agree not to access or attempt to access any areas of or through This Website which are not intended for general public access, unless you have been provided with explicit written authorization to do so by CLEANROOM CONNECT. You agree that you will not disrupt the functioning of This Website or otherwise act in a way that interferes with other users’ use of This Website.

Access / Failure to Comply

CLEANROOM CONNECT has the right to terminate, suspend or restrict your access to This Website, in whole or in part, unilaterally and without notice, in the event you violate any of the terms of this Agreement. In addition, if asked to do so, you agree that you will not attempt to access This Website.

CLEANROOM CONNECT also reserves any and all remedies at law or equity in connection with violation of the terms of this Agreement.

You agree, at your own expense, to indemnify, defend and hold CLEANROOM CONNECT (and its subsidiaries and affiliates (and their respective , officers, directors, agents, employees service providers and third parties providing content on This Website) harmless from and against any claim or demand, and all losses incurred, arising from or related to (a) your breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation set forth in this Agreement (or any other violation of this Agreement), (b) any information, content or other material transmitted, submitted or provided by you through This Website (including, without limitation, CLEANROOM CONNECT’s exercise of its rights with respect to such information), (c) your publication or use of any user review displayed on This Website, or (d) your use of (or conduct on) any Third Party Site (including, without limitation, (i) any information, software or other material viewed or accessed by you on or through any Third Party Site (including without limitation, any advertisement or coupon for products or services on any Third Party Site), (ii) any transactions initiated or conducted by you through any Third Party Site (including, without limitation, any taxes associated therewith and any use by third parties of your credit card information), (iii) any products or services that you bid on, purchase or otherwise obtain on or through any Third Party Site (including, without limitation, the quality, safety and legality of such products or services or the sale thereof), (iv) any reservations you make on or through any Third Party Site, and (v) the conduct of sellers of any products or services that you bid on, purchase or otherwise obtain on or through any Third Party Site).

Waiver of Class Action and Jury Trial and Consent to Binding Arbitration

In any legal proceeding relating to this Agreement, you agree to waive any right you may have to participate in any class, group, or representative proceeding and to waive any right you may have to a trial by jury. Any claim, controversy, or dispute that arises under or relates to this Agreement shall be referred by the aggrieved party to binding arbitration under the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association.

Miscellaneous

CLEANROOM CONNECT reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, This Website or any portion thereof with or without notice. You agree that CLEANROOM CONNECT shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the websites.

You and CLEANROOM CONNECT agree that the substantive laws of the state of Ohio, without reference to its principles of conflicts of laws, will be applied to govern, construe and enforce all of the rights and duties of the parties arising from or relating in any way to the subject matter of this Agreement. YOU AND CLEANROOM CONNECT CONSENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF AND VENUE IN A COURT LOCATED IN HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO, FOR ANY SUITS OR CAUSES OF ACTION CONNECTED IN ANY WAY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT OR TO THIS WEBSITE. Except as otherwise required by law, any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to This Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.

If any portion of this Agreement is ruled invalid or otherwise unenforceable, it shall be deemed amended in order to achieve as closely as possible the same effect as originally drafted. Any invalid or unenforceable portion should be construed as narrowly as possible in order to give effect to as much of the Agreement as possible. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision of this Agreement, nor any failure to assert any right or privilege contained in this Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of any agreement or provision.

You agree not to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement in whole or in part; any attempt to do so shall be void.

This Agreement (including all policies, notices and other terms incorporated into this Agreement by reference) constitutes the entire agreement between you and CLEANROOM CONNECT with respect to the subject matter hereto and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements whether written or oral. This Agreement may be revised only: (a) by CLEANROOM CONNECT as set forth in the Section of this Agreement entitled “Changes to This Agreement”, or (b) by written agreement signed by a CLEANROOM CONNECT executive. Any terms varying from this Agreement in any written, electronic or other communication from you are void. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Agreement does not apply to any Advertiser Copy (as defined in any applicable Marketing Services Agreement or any CLEANROOM CONNECT-provided Terms or Addendum) or other information, content or other material submitted or otherwise provided by you through This Website that is the subject of a CLEANROOM CONNECT-provided preprinted agreement or a clickwrap agreement on a website owned by CLEANROOM CONNECT (other than this Agreement).