LEGAL STATEMENT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WEB SITE AND CONTENT USE PLEASE READ THIS LEGAL STATEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE AND ITS CONTENTS AS IT GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE AND ITS CONTENTS

Last Revised: 2020

By accessing, browsing and/or using this Web Site (the “Web Site”) and its content, you are acknowledging your consent to these terms and conditions and agree to be bound by this “Legal Statement/Terms and Conditions of Web Site and Content Use”.

VERTEX (“Vertex”, “us”, “our”, or “we”) reserves the right to make changes, at any time without notice, to this Web Site and its contents, including but not limited to this “Legal Statement/Terms and Conditions of Web Site and Content Use” and this Web Site’s “Privacy Policy”. Each time you visit this Web Site, you should check its contents, including, but not limited to, this “Legal Statement/Terms and Conditions of Web Site Use” section as well as the Web Site’s “Privacy Policy” for any updates and revisions. You agree to be bound by any such revisions and updates that VERTEX may make to this Web Site and its content.

Copyright
All content included on this Web Site, including without limitation, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, pictures, audio and video clips and software, and such content’s pages, screens and content arrangement (all collectively referred to as the “Content”), are the property of VERTEX or its Content suppliers and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws and all rights are reserved worldwide. Similarly, the compilation of all Content on this Web Site is the exclusive property of VERTEX and is protected by such laws. All software used on this Web Site is the property of VERTEX or its software suppliers and is protected by the same laws, and all rights are reserved worldwide

Unless otherwise specifically provided elsewhere on this Web Site, VERTEX authorizes you to view, download, print, copy, create reports and distribute Content published by VERTEX or its affiliates on this Web Site, subject to the following conditions: (1) if you are an individual, you may use such Content solely for your personal use and not for external distribution or use; (2) if you are accessing and using this Web Site and its Content on behalf of an organization, you may use such Content solely within such business organization and not for external distribution or use; and (3) you must include on any copies of the Content any and all legends, copyright, proprietary or other notices that appear on such Content or if no such legends or notices appear on such Content, then the following copyright notice must appear on all such copies: “Copyright HMTX. All rights reserved worldwide”. Except as authorized in this paragraph, you are not being granted a license under any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or other proprietary right in or to the Content.

Trademarks and Service Marks
The trademarks and service marks that appear on this Web Site are the exclusive property of VERTEX and no use or other rights are granted with respect to these trademarks without the express, written approval of HMTX. Additionally, logos, trademarks and service marks of third parties may also appear on this Web Site, and such are the exclusive property of their respective owners and no use or other rights are granted with respect to these trademarks without the express, written approval of the trademark/service mark owner.

Links
As a convenience to you, VERTEX may provide links to non-VERTEX Web Sites solely to direct you to information on topics that may be useful or of interest to you. VERTEX has not reviewed all of the web sites linked to this Web Site. VERTEX has no control over the content on such non-VERTEX Web Sites and is not responsible for any off-site pages or any other Web Sites linked to this Web Site. The inclusion of any link to such a Web Site does not imply endorsement by VERTEX of the Web Site or its contents. Your linking to any other offsite pages or other Web Sites is at your own risk.

You further acknowledge and agree that VERTEX shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such off-site pages or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that you visit.

Disclaimers
THIS WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT ON THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED BY VERTEX ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. VERTEX MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS WEB SITE AND/OR THE CONTENT INCLUDED ON THIS WEB SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, VERTEX DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ORDINARY AND/OR PARTICULAR PURPOSES, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, PERFORMANCE, FUNCTION OR DOCUMENTATION OF THE CONTENT. THIS WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED WITH ALL FAULTS, AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU. IN ADDITION, VERTEX DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THIS WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEB SITE ARE UNINTERRUPTED, ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE.

FURTHERMORE, VERTEX DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS WEB SITE, THE CONTENT ON THIS WEB SITE AND/OR ITS FILES WILL BE SECURE AND/OR COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR BROWSER OR OTHER WEB SITE-ACCESSING PROGRAMS. VERTEX WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND/OR USE OF THIS WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

Prohibited Activities
Web Site users are strictly prohibited from using this Web Site and the Content for fraudulent or illegal purposes or for posting or transmitting to or from this Web Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, inflammatory, pornographic or profane communications and/or materials or any communications and/or materials that could give rise to civil or criminal liability under law. You agree not to take any action that tampers or interferes with this Web Site, the Content on this Web Site, or any person’s use of the Web Site and Content.

Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright or Intellectual Property Infringement
VERTEX respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide VERTEX with the following information:

  • an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
  • a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
  • a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
  • your address, telephone number, and email address;
  • a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

HMTX’s Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:

By mail:
VERTEX
29 Oakwood Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850

By phone: (866) 843-8453
By email: info@vertex.com.cn

User Contributions
The Web Site may contain message boards, comments, and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Web Site. All User Contributions must comply with all applicable laws and these terms. Any User Contribution you post will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution, you grant us and our licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not the Company, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.

Governing Law
These terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these terms will remain in effect.

Termination
VERTEX may terminate this Web Site and/or your access to this Web Site and the Content herein for any reason at any time without notice to you. In the event of any such termination, VERTEX shall have no liability to you whatsoever.

Copyright VERTEX. All rights reserved worldwide