Terms & Conditions of the aar.org Web Site.

By Continuing to use aar.org, users agree to abide by the following TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) owns, licenses, and otherwise has the right to use all the copyrighted material, trademarks, and service marks on this site (aar.org). Except where otherwise noted, users of aar.org who are not employed by an AAR member may download to one computer or print one copy of copyrighted material from aar.org for personal, non-commercial use only, without removing or modifying any copyright, trademark, service mark, or other proprietary notices; employees of AAR members may copy and use any material, except as otherwise noted, provided proprietary notices are not removed. AAR claims no copyright for government works. If you believe your copyright in a work has been infringed at aar.org, please provide AAR's agent for receipt of notices of infringement the following:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.

Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.

Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.

A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

AAR's agent for notices of infringement is: Janet Bartelmay 50 F Street N.W. Washington, DC 20001 (Telephone) 202-639-2100 or (Fax) 202-639-2868 jbartelmay@aar.org

Access to Password-Protected Areas

Password Security and Access to Password-Protected Areas of aar.org Use of password-protected areas of aar.org is restricted to authorized users only. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access password-protected areas are subject to prosecution. Those with passwords agree to keep confidential their user identifications and passwords and to notify AAR in the event that a user identification and/or password is compromised, lost, or stolen.

Liability

USE OF AAR.ORG IS AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE USER. AAR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT AAR.ORG WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY USER OF AAR.ORG, THAT AAR.ORG WILL BE IN OPERATION AT ALL TIMES, OR THAT AAR.ORG WILL BE WITHOUT ERROR OR VIRUS FREE. AAR DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM USE OF AAR.ORG, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF AAR MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE. AAR DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO AAR.ORG AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH AAR.ORG, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL AAR BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF AAR.ORG.

Links to other Locations

Links to other sites are provided solely as a convenience. AAR exercises no control over other sites and has no responsibility with respect to other sites.

Indemnification

By using this site, users agree to indemnify AAR for any claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses arising from their breach of these terms.

Privacy Policy

Generally, users can visit aar.org without revealing information about the user. If AAR asks users for personal information, AAR will usually let users know how the information will be used. AAR uses cookies to provide users with tailored information. Cookies are text files placed in users' browsers that enable AAR to provide users of aar.org with better service. For example, through cookies AAR can save users' passwords in protected areas, enable users to purchase products on-line, and offer users appropriate information. Cookies do not enable AAR to learn e-mail addresses or other information identifying users personally; but AAR may link cookies to information identifying users that has been provided by users in response to a specific request by aar.org.

Submission of Material to www.aar.org

Users shall not upload, post, or otherwise make available at aar.org any material protected by copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the proprietary right. Users shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of proprietary rights by their submissions to aar.org.

By submitting material to aar.org, users grant, or warrant that a third-party owner of the material has granted: i) AAR an irrevocable, royalty-free, world-wide, non-exclusive right to use, display, reproduce, modify, and distribute the material; and 2) users of aar.org the right to download to one computer or print one copy of the material for personal, non-commercial use, without removing or modifying any copyright, trademark, service mark, or other proprietary notices. Users have full responsibility for the content of their submissions, including legality and appropriateness. Users may not use language or post content that is obscene, pornographic, profane, or defamatory.

Dated: October 18, 2001. Association of American Railroads.