Welcome to the world of ITW Welding Terms of Use Welcome to the web site operated by Miller Electric Mfg. LLC. (”Miller Electric”). The itwwelding.com web site provides general information about the ITWWelding product free of charge to users in the United States. By your use of this Site you agree to these terms and conditions (the “Terms of Use”). Miller Electric reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time and each visit you make to itwwelding.com shall be subject to the current guidelines. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before accessing or using any part of this Web Site. By accessing or using this Web Site, you agree that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, as amended from time to time, as well as the Miller Electric Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use. If you do not wish to agree to these Terms of Use, do not access or use any part of this Web Site. Your continued use of the Web Site means that you accept and agree to the current or revised Terms of Use. If you disagree with the Terms of Use (as amended from time to time) or are dissatisfied with this Web Site, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this Web Site. Overview: The itwwelding.com Web Site has been created solely for the purpose of providing information about the ITWWelding product and may include information about Miller Electric products and services, news, press releases, awards, history, and other information. 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Except as expressly authorized by Miller Electric in writing, you may not reproduce, sell or exploit for any commercial purposes (a) any part of this Web Site, (b) access to this Web Site or (c) use of this Web Site or of any services or materials available through this Web Site. Trademarks: The term “Miller Electric” is a trademark and the ITWWelding and Miller Electric logo and all related product and service names, designs and slogans are Miller Electric trademarks. You may not use such marks without Miller Electric’s prior written permission. All other names, brands and marks are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 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Miller Electric does not assume any liability for the materials, information and opinions provided on, or available through, the itwwelding.com Web Site (the “Site Content”). Any of the Site Content may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Miller Electric has the right to make changes and updates to the Site Content without prior notice. Neither the Site Content nor any advice or information given by Miller Electric or its employees shall create any warranty. Reliance on such advice, information or the Site Content is solely at your own risk. Miller Electric disclaims any liability for injury or damages resulting from the use of thereof. THE ITWWELDING.COM WEB SITE, THE SITE CONTENT AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH ALL FAULTS. INFORMATION PUBLISHED AT THIS SITE MAY REFER TO PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY. 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SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER MILLER ELECTRIC NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH MILLER ELECTRIC WARRANTS OR REPRESENTS THAT THE ITWWELDING.COM WEB SITE, THE SITE CONTENT OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT THE ITWWELDING.COM WEB SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT THE ITWWELDING.COM WEB SITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. MILLER ELECTRIC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THIS EXCLUSION, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Limitation of Liability: Miller Electric shall not be liable for any damages of any kind whatsoever arising out of your reliance on the information on this Web Site. 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(b) Any content and/or opinions uploaded, expressed or submitted to a message board, chatroom or any other publicly available section of the itwwelding.com Web Site (including password-protected areas), and all articles and responses to questions, other than the content provided by Miller Electric, are solely the opinions and responsibility of the person or entity submitting them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Miller Electric. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever content you submit, and you, not Miller Electric, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability and appropriateness. By uploading or otherwise transmitting material to any area of the itwwelding.com Web Site, you warrant that the material is your own or is in the public domain or otherwise free of proprietary or other restrictions and that you have the right to post it to the itwwelding.com Web Site. You grant to Miller Electric the right to use all content you upload or otherwise transmit to the itwwelding.com Web Site in any manner Miller Electric chooses, including, but not limited, to copying, displaying, performing or publishing it in any format whatsoever, modifying it, incorporating it into other material or making a derivative work based on it. (c) Miller Electric reserves the right, but does not assume any responsibility, to (1) remove any material posted on the itwwelding.com Web Site which Miller Electric, in its sole discretion, deems inconsistent with the foregoing commitments, including any material Miller Electric has been notified, or has reason to believe, constitutes a copyright infringement; and (2) terminate any user’s access to all or part of the itwwelding.com Web Site. However, Miller Electric can neither review all material before it is posted on the Miller Electric Web Site nor ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, Miller Electric assumes no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by third parties. Miller Electric reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary to protect the personal safety of users of this Web Site and the public; however, Miller Electric has no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this paragraph. (d) Your failure to comply with the provisions of (a) or (b) above may result in the termination of your access to the itwwelding.com Web Site and may expose you to civil and/or criminal liability. User Submissions: Other than personally identifiable information, which is covered under our Privacy Policy, any material, information or other communication you transmit or post to this site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. 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Any concerns regarding these services or resources, or any link associated thereto, should be directed to the particular outside service or resource. Your use of third-party web sites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such web sites. Neither Miller Electric nor its affiliates shall be liable for any damages of any kind arising out of the access or use of any site linked from this Web Site. Linking to the itwwelding.com Web Site: Linking to the itwwelding.com Web Site from a third party web site is permitted as a courtesy. This permission to link to the Miller Electric Web Site does not, in any way, imply Miller Electric’s endorsement of the linked site. Miller Electric reserves the right to specifically revoke consent to link to the itwwelding.com Web Site if Miller Electric determines in its sole discretion that the Web Site containing the Miller Electric link does not meet Miller Electric aesthetic or other standards. 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Miscellaneous: These Terms of Use shall be governed in all respects by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, USA, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. These Terms of Use, as they may be amended from time to time, completely and exclusively state the agreement between you and Miller Electric with respect to the itwwelding.com Web Site, and no other terms that may have been communicated to you orally or in any other manner shall have any force or effect. Any cause of action you may have with respect to the itwwelding.com Web Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. Exclusive jurisdiction over any cause of action arising out of these Terms of Use or your use of the itwwelding.com Web Site shall be in the state or federal courts located near Appleton, Wisconsin. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. If any part of these Terms of Use is unenforceable, the unenforceable part shall be construed to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties. The other provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect. Miller Electric’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of the provision. Neither a course of dealing or conduct between you and Miller Electric nor any trade practices shall be deemed to modify these Terms of Use. 2017 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC TERMS OF USE