All content at this Site (“Site”) including graphics, buttons, icons, images, text, audio clips, logos, and software, as well as the presentation and layout and assembly is the exclusive property of Hart InterCivic, Inc (Hart InterCivic). The copyright in all material provided on this Site is held by Hart InterCivic. Except as stated herein, none of the material, including the design or layout of the Site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Hart InterCivic. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the materials on this Site for personal, non-commercial use only, provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. You also may not “mirror” any material contained on this Site on any other server. Any unauthorized use of any material contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

Terms of Use

Use of this Site is subject to certain Site Terms of Use which constitute a legal agreement between you and Hart InterCivic, Inc. By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. Please review the Site Terms of Use, and if you do not agree to the terms, do not use this Site.

The following are terms of a legal agreement between you and Hart InterCivic. By accessing, browsing and/or using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree, to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this Site. The material provided on this Site is protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States Copyright Law. This Site is controlled and operated by Hart InterCivic from its offices within the United States. Hart InterCivic 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 contents are 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. Any claim relating to, and the use of, this Site and the materials contained herein is governed by the laws of the state of Texas.

Hart InterCivic may at any time revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. By using this Site, you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the then current Terms of Use to which you are bound.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Hart InterCivic be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, including, but not limited to, loss of data or profit, arising out of the use, or the inability to use, the materials on this Site, even if Hart InterCivic or a Hart InterCivic authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. If your use of materials from this Site results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment or data, you assume any costs thereof. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

Logo Use

Use reproduction, copying, or redistribution of Hart InterCivic’s logos is strictly prohibited without written permission from Hart InterCivic. If your organization has a pre-existing agreement with Hart InterCivic, that agreement, along with the specific guidelines for each logo, will specify your rights and obligations regarding use of Hart InterCivic logos. If you do not have an existing agreement with Hart InterCivic, you do not have permission to use Hart InterCivic logos. If you have additional questions, please contact a Hart InterCivic representative at legal@hartic.com.

Trademarks

Following is a partial listing of Hart InterCivic’s trademarks and service marks. This list is not complete. Hart InterCivic owns other trademarks, service marks and patents not listed here. Hart InterCivic, Verity, Verity Voting, eSlate®, eScan, Ballot Now, ElectionReady, SecureBallot.

Trade Names

Hart InterCivic, Hart Election Services, Worldwide Election Systems

Our Transmissions

Any material, information or idea you transmit to or post on this Site by any means will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary, and may be disseminated or used by Hart InterCivic or its affiliates for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all personal data provided to Hart InterCivic will be handled in accordance with Hart InterCivic’s Online Privacy Practices. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law.

Privacy Policy

The following section states our policy regarding personally identifiable customer information. This section primarily relates to information about the Hart InterCivic Web Site.

Our Use of Your Personally Identifiable Information

• We internally use personally identifiable information about you to improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to statistically analyze Site usage, to improve our content and product offerings and to customize our Site’s content and layout. We believe these uses allow us to improve our Site and better tailor it to meet our user’s needs.

• We may also use personally identifiable information about you to deliver information to you that, in some cases, is targeted to your interests, such as targeted banners and promotions.

• We use your email address and, in rare situations your mailing address or phone number, to contact you regarding administrative notices from time to time.

• Hart InterCivic servers automatically gather usage information about which sites customers visit on the Internet and which pages are visited within a Hart InterCivic Web Site. The company does not use that information except in the aggregate.

Our Disclosure of Your Personally Identifiable Information

• We do not sell or rent any personally identifiable information to any third party.

• Improper Conduct – Hart InterCivic may use customer identifiable information to investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity or activity that threatens its operations.

Our Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that certain Web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the Site uses to track the pages you’ve visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can’t read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Some parts of Hart InterCivic Web Site may use cookies to track user traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness of information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information. Hart InterCivic does not correlate this information with data about individual users, nor does it share this information or sell it to any third party. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser.

Security of Your Personally Identifiable Information

Hart InterCivic has implemented technology and security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of your personally identifiable information from unauthorized access or improper use, and we will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available.

Customer Concerns

If you are a customer or potential customer with concerns about the Hart InterCivic privacy policy or its implementation you may contact us toll-free at 800.223.4278 or send email to legal@hartic.com.