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This Web site (the “Site”) is provided by Northwest Group LLC (dba/Nortex) and may be used for informational purposes only. By using the Site or downloading materials from the Site, you agree to abide by these terms and conditions set forth in these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to abide by these terms and conditions do not use the Site or download materials from the Site.

Limited License Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Nortex grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display this Site and the materials thereon for your personal, noncommercial use. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of the Site in any way.

This Site and its contents are copyrighted and protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. You agree to comply with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of this Site. Except as expressly provided herein, Nortex does not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret information and retains all rights related thereto.

Disclaimer THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

THE MATERIALS MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. NORTEX DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS OR THE RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IF YOU RELY ON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, MEMORANDUM, OR INFORMATION, IT SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NORTEX RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY PORTION OF THE SITE. NORTEX MAY MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE SITE, THE MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, SERVICES OR PRICES (IF ANY) DESCRIBED IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.

Third Party Sites- This Site may contain links to Web sites operated by other entities. If you use these sites, you will leave this Site. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Nortex makes no warranty or representation regarding, and does not endorse, any linked Web sites or the information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. Links do not imply that Nortex or this Site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of Nortex or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.

External Links to the Site-No external link will be permitted without the express written permission of Nortex, which it may withhold or withdraw in its sole discretion.

Information Provided By You-Any personally identifiable information you may provide to Nortex via this Site is subject to the Nortex Privacy Policy. Nortex does not want you to, and you should not, send any confidential or proprietary information to Nortex via the Site. You agree that any information or materials that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to Nortex will not be considered confidential or proprietary. By providing any such information or materials to Nortex, you grant to Nortex an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information and materials, and you further agree that Nortex is free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to Nortex. You further recognize that Nortex does not want you to, and you warrant that you shall not, provide any information or materials to Nortex that is defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporates the proprietary material of another.

Limitations of Liability-IN NO EVENT SHALL NORTEX OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, THAT ARE RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SITE OR ANY LINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF NORTEX IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Changes- Nortex reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these terms and conditions in whole or in part, at any time. Changes in these terms and conditions will be effective when notice of such change is posted. Your continued use of the Site after any changes to these terms and conditions are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes.

Nortex may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Site, including the availability of any features of the Site, at any time. Nortex may restrict your access to parts or all of the Site without notice or liability. Nortex may terminate the authorization, rights and license given above.

Governing Law-This Site is controlled, operated and administered by Nortex from its offices within the United States of America. Nortex makes no representation that materials at this site are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of the United States and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use the Site or export data on this Site in violation of U. S. export laws and regulations. If you access this Site from a location outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.

These terms and conditions of use shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, U.S.A. without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions.

These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between Nortex and you with respect to your use of the Site. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of the Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these terms and conditions or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of these terms and conditions, and the remainder of these terms and conditions shall continue in full force and effect.

PRIVACY POLICY-Nortex is committed to protecting any personal information that you may provide to us. In particular, we believe it is important for you to know how we treat information about you that we may receive from this Web site.

Information Collected-In general, you can visit this Web site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our web servers do collect and log the domain names and IP addresses of visitors to our Web site. However, we do not routinely collect visitors’ email addresses.

There are portions of this Web site where we may need to collect personal information from you for a specific purpose, such as to provide you with certain information you request. The information collected from you may include your name, address, telephone, fax number, or e-mail address. In addition, certain affiliates of Nortex may allow those wishing to apply for employment to submit resumes and cover letters to the Human Resources Department for consideration. By submitting this information, you expressly consent to the use of this information by Nortex and its affiliates in the employment selection process and for related purposes. Nortex will use this information only for employment purposes and will handle this information in accordance with its Human Resources policies. Information submitted will not be returned to the applicant and will be retained by Nortex.

Use of Collected Information-Domain name and IP address information that we collect is not used to personally identify you and instead is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. We use this information to measure the use of our site and to improve the content of our site. When other information is collected from you, such as your name and e-mail address, we generally let you know at the time of collection how we will use the personal information. We use the personal information you provide only to respond to your inquiry or to process your request. This information may be shared with other Nortex businesses, but only if necessary to fulfill your request or for related purposes.

We may share the personal information you provide with other companies we have hired to provide services for us. These companies are contractually bound to use personal information we share with them only to perform the services we have hired them to provide. Except as set out in this Policy, we do not share, sell, or lease personal information about you to any third-parties for their marketing use. We will release information about you if you direct us to do so, if we are required by law to do so, or in other legally limited circumstances. In addition, we may use a technology called “cookies” to provide you with tailored information. A “cookie” is a set of data that a web site server stores on your computer. Cookies enable web sites to recognize your computer and to “remember” your entries as you move from page to page, or even when you revisit the site from time to time using the same computer. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie.

Links to Other Sites-Nortex’s Web site may contain links to other sites. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices employed by other sites.

Security of Collected Information-We maintain commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized or inappropriate access. We restrict access to information about you to those Nortex workers who need to know the information to respond to your inquiry or request. Workers who misuse personal information are subject to disciplinary action.

Access to Collected Information-You may review and update the information that you submit to us through this Web site by contacting us as described below.

Applicable Websites-This policy applies to the following web sites: www.nortexcarpets.com, www.nortexcarpet.com, and others that may be added in the future.

Changes to this Policy-Please check this privacy policy periodically to learn of any changes. We reserve the right to modify or supplement this privacy policy from time to time, we will provide notice to you on this Web site of any major changes for at least 30 days following the change.

Applicable Law-The laws and regulations in different countries impose different (and even conflicting) requirements on the Internet and data protection. We are located in the United States, as are the servers that make this site available worldwide. All matters relating to this site are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia in the U.S.A. If you are located in the European Economic Area and you contact us, please note that any information you provide will be transferred to the U.S.A. and by submitting the information you authorize this transfer.