LEGAL RESTRICTIONS AND TERMS OF USE

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By accessing, reading, and making use of the Web pages, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below and on the respective Web pages. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not access or use the information or service provided on the pages.

Should you get dissatisfied with any Web page or with any terms and conditions related thereto, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing the respective page.

In the event that any portion of all the terms and conditions on this Web page is held to be unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Disclaimer

THE MATERIAL, INFORMATION, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE OR PRODUCTS IN THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solutions and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard to any product, merchandise, information or service provided through these Web pages or on the Internet generally. In addition, they shall not be liable for any cost or damage arising to you or any third party either directly or indirectly from any transaction, be it through the Internet or otherwise. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solutions and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies shall under no circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages that result in any way from your use of the Internet or your reliance on or use of information gained, services, merchandise or products provided on or through our Web sites or the Web sites of third parties. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of the Web pages created and offered by Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solutions and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies or other persons.

It is solely your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of all opinions, advice, services and other information, and the quality and merchantability of all merchandise or products provided through the Web pages of Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solutions and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies or on the Internet generally.

All information contained on any of these Web pages is distributed with the understanding that the authors, publishers and distributors are not rendering legal, accounting or other professional advice or opinions on specific facts or matters and accordingly assume no liability whatsoever in connection with its use. Consult your own legal or tax advisor with respect to your personal situation.

Copyrights

Unless otherwise indicated, the graphic images, buttons, layout, and text contained in this Web site and in the sites of Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company’s and Salvage Solution’s and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies are the exclusive property of Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies and may not be copied or distributed, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies. Permission is granted to print copies of this Web page, and to display and use this Web page with a computer solely for your personal use.

Hyperlinks

Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies cannot guarantee that the hyperlinks set out on these sites will be accurate at the time of your access. Moreover, the sites pointed at by hyperlinks are developed and possibly maintained by persons over whom Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies have no control. We cannot and do not monitor the sites linked to our pages on the Internet. Accordingly, Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies assume no responsibility for the content of any sites referenced by any hyperlink or otherwise. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies believe that their making hyperlinks available to publicly accessible Web pages and newsgroups is legally permissible and consistent with the common, customary expectations of those who make use of the Internet.

Data Protection

Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies are not obligated to monitor any transmission made through their respective Web pages. However, Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any transmission made to and for this Web site. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies may use or disclose information transmitted to this Web site.

Software Quality

Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies do not warrant that any information, software or other material accessible through one of their Web pages is free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful components.

User Conduct

When making use of the information or service provided on these Web pages, you may not:

Ÿ post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, national or international law, including without limitation, the U.S. export control laws and regulations;

Ÿ post or transmit any information or software which contains a virus, worm, trojan horse or other harmful component;

Ÿ post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information, software or other material obtained through our Web pages for commercial purposes (other than expressly permitted by the provider of such information, software or other material);

Ÿ upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, information, software or other material obtained through our Web pages which are protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without obtaining permission of the copyright owner or rightholder; or

Ÿ upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of our Web pages themselves or derivative works with respect thereto, except where expressly stated.
Update of Legal Information

This page is updated and modified from time to time. Every time you access the Web sites of Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Salvage Solution and/or their related, affiliated and subsidiary companies, make sure that you check this page.

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