The Equipment Connection
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
This website is an online information and communication service provided by TECAkron.com.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this site. By using this web site, you signify your agreement with these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any of the below Terms of Use, do not use this site. The The Equipment Connection reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms of Use at any time without notice. Such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Terms of Use. By using this service after we have posted notice of such modifications, alterations, or updates, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. The Equipment Connection retains the right to deny access to anyone at its complete discretion for any reason including for violation of any of these Terms of Use.
This web site provides links to other web sites not affiliated with The Equipment Connection or our corporate sites that may have a Terms of Use Policy different from, or in addition to, the Terms of Use specified herein, particularly in the case of web sites hosting third-party content or that allow postings by third-parties. By accessing such web sites through links provided on this web site, you agree to abide by each applicable Terms of Use policy as therein specified.
Copyright and Trademark
All documents and information on this site are copyrighted materials of the The Equipment Connection and its approved content providers and licensors. These documents and information may not, under any circumstances, be copied, resold or redistributed either free or for any kind of compensation without prior written consent of The Equipment Connection and/or the appropriate licensor. Contact The Equipment Connection for requests for permission to reproduce or redistribute any materials found on this site.
The Equipment Connection welcomes links to the TECAkron.com website. Users are free to establish hypertext links to this site so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of users sites by The Equipment Connection or any The Equipment Connection affiliate or subsidiary.
NO framing. Without the prior written consent of The Equipment Connection, users may not “frame” any of the content of this site or incorporate into another Web Site or other service any intellectual property of The Equipment Connection or any of its licensors. Contact the The Equipment Connection for requests for permission to frame any The Equipment Connection site’s content or mailed your proposal via United States Postal Service to:
The Equipment Connection
ATTN: Bill & Jean Seay
3235 Manchester Road
Akron, OH 44319
You may not use any trademark or service mark appearing on this site without the prior written consent of the owner of the mark. The “The Equipment Connection” logo and name is trademarked. All other names and brands are the property of their respective owners.
Privacy Policy
The Equipment Connection is very respectful about the privacy concerns of the visitors to its sites on the Internet. As a general policy, no personal information is automatically collected from visitors to this site. However, certain non-personal information of visitors is recorded by the standard operation of the The Equipment Connection (TECAkron.com) Internet servers. This information is primarily used to provide an enhanced online experience for the visitor. Information tracked includes the type of browser being used by the visitor (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system (e.g., Macintosh, Windows) in use by the visitor and the domain name of the visitor’s Internet service provider (e.g., Adelphia, America Online, etc.). By having this information, web pages optimized for a particular visitor’s computer are automatically made available to that visitor.
Other use of this information may include internal review of the number of visitors to this site but only in an aggregate and non-personally-identifiable form. E-mail addresses and other personally identifiable data about visitors to this site are known to The Equipment Connection only when voluntarily submitted by the user. The Equipment Connection affiliated web sites that are linked to this site and that engage in any additional information practices will explain those practices at that site.
Use of IP Addresses
An IP address is a number that’s automatically assigned to your computer whenever you’re surfing the Web. Web servers — the big computers that “serve up” Web pages — automatically identify your computer by its IP address.
The Equipment Connection collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, report aggregate information, and to audit the use of our site. When guests request pages from The Equipment Connection sites, our servers log the Guests’ IP addresses. We do not normally link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that a user’s session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our Acceptable Use Policy or Terms of Service or to protect our service, site, customers, or others.
Use of Cookies
What are cookies? Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make Web-surfing easier for you by saving your preferences while you’re at our site. We never save passwords or credit card information in cookies. The use of cookies is an industry standard — you’ll find them at most major Web sites.
By showing how and when guests use a site, cookies can help us to see which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates to the site are based on such data as total number of visitors and pages viewed. This information is most easily tracked with cookies. We use the information from cookies to provide services better tailored to our users needs.
The Equipment Connection has two primary uses for these cookies. First, we use cookies to specify your unique preferences. Secondly, we use cookies to track user trends and patterns. This helps us better understand and improve areas of the respective site that our users find valuable. While both of these activities depend on the use of a cookie, visitors to any The Equipment Connection site always have the option of disabling cookies via their browser preferences.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to prompt you when a cookie is being sent. However, note that some parts of the site may not function properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse cookies.
Links to Other Sites
Users should be aware that when they are on any The Equipment Connection site, they could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are links to other sites from our pages that take you outside our service. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information.
Please keep in mind that whenever you give out your personal information online — for example, via message boards or chat — that information can be collected and used by people you don’t know. While The Equipment Connection strives to protect their users’ personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose freely online, and you do so at your own risk.
The Equipment Connection policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond The Equipment Connection’s control, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.
Security
The importance of security for all personally identifiable information associated with our guests is of utmost concern to us. The The Equipment Connection exercises great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your PC to our servers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, The Equipment Connection can’t ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. We have systems in place to securely record and store your personal information, and once we receive your transmission, we ensure its security on our systems.
A Special Note To Parents
Children must get permission from their parents before sending any information about themselves (such as their names, E-mail addresses, and phone numbers) over the Internet, to The Equipment Connection or to anyone else. The Equipment Connection will not knowingly allow anyone under the age of 13 to register with any of our corporate sites, to order The Equipment Connection services or products online, or to access any features that require registration. The Equipment Connection believes that parents should supervise their children’s online activities and consider using parental control tools available from online services and software manufacturers that help provide a kid-friendly online environment. These tools can also prevent children from disclosing online their name, address, and other personal information without parental permission. For additional information about parental control tools, please consult the “Consumer Assistance” page of the Direct Marketing Association home page (www.the-dma.org).
Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
The materials on all The Equipment Connection web sites are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. The Equipment Connection disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, other than those warranties which, under the laws applicable to this agreement, are implied by law and are incapable of exclusion, restriction, or modification.
Neither The Equipment Connection, nor its affiliated or related entities, nor any person involved in the creation, production, and distribution of any The Equipment Connection web site warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that The Equipment Connection or the server that makes them available are free of viruses or other harmful components. The material and info that you read on our web site is provided solely for informational, entertainment and promotional purposes. The Equipment Connection does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials on our web sites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.
You expressly agree that your use of the TECAkron.com site is at your sole risk. You (and not The Equipment Connection) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. You expressly agree that neither TECAkron.com, nor its affiliated or related entities, nor any of their respective employees, or agents, nor any person or entity involved in the creation, production, and distribution of this The Equipment Connection web site are responsible or liable to any person or entity whatsoever for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential, punitive or otherwise), injury, claim, liability or other cause of any kind or character whatsoever based upon or resulting from the use of this site or any other The Equipment Connection web site. By way of example, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, The Equipment Connection and related persons and entities shall not be responsible or liable for any claim or damage arising from failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation, computer virus, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of personal records, or the reliance upon or use of data, information, opinions or other materials appearing on this site. You expressly acknowledge and agree that The Equipment Connection is not liable or responsible for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other subscribers or third parties.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, The Equipment Connection/TECAkron.com, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to the Service from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use.