Terms of Use

By using this site, you signify your agreement to the following terms of use.

You acknowledge that data that you submit to this site may be viewed on the Internet by the general public and that, therefore, you have no expectation of privacy with regard to any such submission.

You acknowledge that the data offered on this site is for public and not private communications. We cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose through any of these media; you make such disclosures at your own risk.

You are and shall remain solely responsible for the data submitted and/or posted under your username and for the consequences of submitting and posting same. You acknowledge that the use of data posted in this site is at your own risk.

We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-posted content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice. We screen and review all user-posted content, so there will be a delay in the posting of such content. If we have questions about your user-posted content including, without limitation, the copyright, we may contact you for further information including, for example, to verify that you own the copyright or otherwise obtained permission to post the material.

The following is a list of rules applicable to this site. By using this site, you agree that:

1. You will not submit, post, upload, distribute, or otherwise make available or transmit any user-posted content that: (a) is defamatory; (b) infringes or violates any right of a third party or any domestic or international law, rule or regulation including, but not limited to: (i) copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary or contractual rights; (ii) right of privacy (specifically, you must not distribute another person's personal information of any kind without their express permission) or publicity; or (iii) any confidentiality obligation;
2. You own or have the necessary rights, licenses, consents and permissions, without the need for any permission from or payment to any other person or entity, to use, and to authorize us to use, distribute or otherwise exploit in all manners permitted by these terms of use, all copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, privacy and publicity rights and/or other proprietary rights contained in any user-posted content that you submit, post, upload, distribute or otherwise make available or transmit.
3. You will not (a) advertise or sell any products, services or otherwise (whether or not for profit), or solicit others (including, without limitation, solicitations for contributions or donations) or use the database for commercial purposes of any kind;
4. You will not submit, post, upload, distribute, or otherwise make available or transmit any software or other computer files that contain a virus or other harmful component, or otherwise impair or damage this site or any connected network, or otherwise interfere with any person or entity's use or enjoyment of this site;
5. You will not impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or entity including, without limitation, using another person's name, username, password or other account information;
6. You will not engage in antisocial, disruptive, or destructive acts, including "flaming," "spamming," "flooding," "trolling," and "griefing" as those terms are commonly understood and used on the Internet;
7. You will not delete any legal notices, disclaimers or proprietary notices such as copyright or trademark symbols, or modify any logos that you do not own or have express permission to modify;
8. You will not submit, post, upload, distribute or otherwise make available or transmit any user-posted content or make statements in your content that do not generally pertain to securing control systems in the energy sector; and
9. You will not engage in (or attempt to engage in) any criminal activity.