TERMS OF USE
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OR
ACCESSING ANY PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE. By using or accessing
this website you signify your acknowledgment and assent
to the terms and conditions of use set forth below. If
you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not
use this website.
This website is a free service provided by NiSource Inc.
and its affiliates.
Except as otherwise specifically provided elsewhere on this
website, redistribution, retransmission, republication or
commercial exploitation of the contents of this website are
expressly prohibited without the written consent of NiSource
and any copyright owner from whom NiSource has obtained a
license. Requests for such permission should be sent to advertising@nisource.com.
All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Downloading
of any information, content or images from this website does
not transfer any right or ownership of such information,
content or images to you, and such information, content or
images may be used solely in accordance with these terms
of use.
CONTENTS
NiSource does not ordinarily filter, censor, edit or regulate
information and content provided by third parties on this
website, including any such information provided in chat
rooms, bulletin boards or other interactive areas. NiSource
neither endorses nor is responsible for (and under no circumstances
shall be liable for) the contents, accuracy or reliability
of such information and content or the content of any websites
hyperlinked to this website, which are the sole responsibility
of such independent third parties, and use thereof is solely
at your own risk. Those who choose to access information
from this website (including any information obtained through
any hyperlink) are solely responsible for the compliance
of such information with any applicable law.
USER CONTENT
Except as otherwise specifically provided elsewhere on this
website, all comments, data, content, suggestions, ideas,
concepts or other information you disclose or offer to
NiSource by or through this website shall be deemed and
shall remain the property of NiSource. No such information
shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the
part of NiSource, and NiSource shall not be liable for
any use or disclosure of any such information, comments,
data or content. By uploading or otherwise providing any
information, content or data to this website, you hereby
grant NiSource the unlimited, perpetual right to reuse,
redistribute, modify and create derivative works from such
information, content or data for any purpose and in any
media, and you warrant that all "moral rights" in uploaded
materials have been waived.
CODE OF ACCEPTABLE CONDUCT
When participating in interactive portions of this website,
you agree to abide by the following code of acceptable
conduct:
You will not upload or otherwise provide infringing,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, abusive,
illegal or otherwise improper content and represent that
you have proper right and authorization to use any information
or content you upload.
You will not upload viruses or harmful components.
You will not use the website to further any illegal
purpose.
You will not upload or otherwise provide content with
a commercial purpose or attempt to solicit funds or advertise
goods and services.
PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND SOFTWARE
Downloading software from this website does not give you
title to such software, including any files, data and images
incorporated in or associated with the software. Your use
of any such software shall be only in accordance with the
license agreement that is included with the software or
presented upon download of such software. Software available
on this website is copyrighted by NiSource or its owner.
Software may not be copied, redistributed or placed on
any server for further distribution. You may not sell,
modify, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse engineer
the software.
A description or reference to a product, service or publication
on this website (including any description or reference via
hyperlink) does not imply endorsement by NiSource of that
product, service or publication. Products and software offered
through this website shall be warranted, if at all, through
the written license or warranty provided in connection with
such product or software.
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
NiSource makes no representations or warranties that this
website is free of defects, viruses or other harmful components.
NiSource shall not be responsible for any damages or loss
that may result from the hacking or infiltration of this
website or NiSource's computer systems. YOU HAVE THE SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACKUP OF DATA
AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE AND
YOU AGREE TO HOLD NiSource HARMLESS FROM, AND YOU COVENANT
NOT TO SUE NiSource FOR, ANY CLAIMS BASED ON USE OF THIS
WEBSITE, INCLUDING CLAIMS FOR LOST DATA, WORK DELAYS OR
LOST PROFITS RESULTING FROM USE OF MATERIALS OR CONTENT
FROM THIS WEBSITE.
The pages on this website may contain technical inaccuracies,
outdated information and typographical errors. THIS WEBSITE
IS PROVIDED AS IS. NiSource DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR MERCHANTABILITY, NOR DOES IT IN ANY WAY GUARANTEE THE
QUALITY, DATA CONTENT, ARTISTIC WORTH, OR LEGALITY OF INFORMATION,
CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES THAT ARE TRANSFERRED, RECEIVED,
PURCHASED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED BY WAY
OF THIS WEBSITE.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL NiSource
BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS THAT RESULT FROM THE DISTRIBUTION
OR USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT OR MATERIALS
ON THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF NiSource HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW
THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL NiSource'S TOTAL LIABILITY
TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER
IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID
BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE.
JURISDICTION AND CHOICE OF LAW
NiSource controls and manages this website from its facilities
in the state of Indiana. Unless otherwise stated, materials
and content on this website are presented solely for promoting
products and services in Indiana and the United States
of America. Information published on this website may contain
references to products, programs and services that are
not announced or available in your country or region. NiSource
makes no representation that such information, products,
programs or services referenced on this website are legal,
available or appropriate in your country or region.
These terms of use shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, without
giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You
and NiSource irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts located in Indiana in connection with any action
arising out of or related to these terms of use or their
subject matter. You and NiSource waive any objection based
on lack of personal jurisdiction, place of residence, improper
venue or forum non conveniens in any such action.
TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
Nothing on this website shall be construed as conferring
any license under any intellectual property right, including
any right in the nature of trademark or copyright, of NiSource
or any third party, whether by estoppel, implication, or
otherwise. All brands and names are the property of their
respective owners.
Except as otherwise noted, NiSource is the owner of all
trademarks and service marks on this website, whether registered
or not. All registered trademarks are registered in the United
States of America (and other applicable jurisdictions). A
partial list of the trademarks of NiSource appears below:
NI, NIPSCO, E.S.P., EASY, GREENFUELS, THE NATURAL ADVANTAGE,
NI TELECOMM, NI TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NIPSCO HOME SECURITY,
PRIMARY ENERGY, and HOME SECURITY FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST.
SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT
This website and the information contained or referred to
herein does not constitute an offer or a solicitation of
an offer for the purchase or sale of any securities. This
website may contain information and press releases about
and by NiSource. While information prepared by NiSource
was believed to be accurate as of the date so prepared,
NiSource disclaims any duty or obligation to update such
information or to verify the accuracy of information prepared
by others. To the extent that any information prepared
by NiSource is deemed to be a 'forward looking statement'
as defined in the rules and regulations of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, such information is intended to
fit within the 'safe harbor' for forward looking information
and is subject to material risk factors which may or may
not be disclosed herein. Material risk factors affecting
NiSource's businesses include but are not limited to the
weather, the federal and state regulatory environment,
the economic climate, regional, commercial and residential
growth in the service territories served by NiSource, customers'
usage patterns and preferences, the speed and degree to
which competition enters the utilities industries, the
timing and extent of changes in commodity prices, changing
conditions in the capital and equity markets, and other
uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict, and
many of which are beyond the control of NiSource.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of these terms of use shall be deemed unlawful,
void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision
shall be deemed severable from the remaining terms of use
and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of
any remaining provisions.
PRIVACY
Despite any representations concerning privacy, NiSource
reserves the right to disclose any information in its possession
if required to do so by law or upon a good-faith belief
that such action is necessary to comply with the law, to
protect or defend NiSource's rights or property, or to
respond to an emergency situation. Specific areas or pages
of this website may include additional or different terms
relating to the use of personal information collected from
such areas or pages.
GENERAL
These terms of use represent the entire understanding relating
to the use of this website and prevail over any prior or
contemporaneous, conflicting or additional communications.
NiSource can revise these terms of use at any time without
notice by updating this posting.
Any unauthorized access, modification or change of any information,
or any interference with the availability of or access to
this website is strictly prohibited. NiSource reserves all
legal rights and remedies available to it and this disclaimer
shall in no way be deemed a limitation or waiver of any other
rights NiSource may have.
Specific areas or pages of this website may include additional
or different terms relating to the use of this website. In
the event of a conflict between such terms and these terms
of use such specific terms shall control.
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