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Legal Notice -
Safevote, Inc.
WARNING
It is illegal to tamper or interfere with the
operations of this site, at any time.
Unauthorized access or use of this system is monitored and may subject
violators to criminal and/or civil action. By accessing this site you
expressly consent and are advised that if there is evidence of illegal
activity, the evidence may be provided to law enforcement.
This site is not included in any attack test that we may conduct. If you
want to test our systems, you are welcome -- we will
from time to time announce attack tests in our front page and in the
media in general, which tests will be performed on systems which can
take the challenge without any legal consequence to the attacker.
This is not the case for this site.
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNET VOTING
Safevote meets or exceeds all the requirements for legally
binding online elections in the private sector. This includes the means to authenticate
voters, count ballots properly, and provide for security, auditing and
election integrity. Your organization's bylaws should also allow online
voting. Many countries have similar requirements for online voting.
Safevote's online election security was qualified by the
California Secretary of State for a shadow election conducted in Contra
Costa County in November 2000, and also by the Swedish Government's
Ministry of Justice Statskontoret for a biding online election
conducted in the Student Union at Umeå University in April 2001.
Safevote meets or exceeds the Swedish Government Internet Voting Requirement
SOU:2000:125.
Safevote complies with the Voting
System Requirements (VSR). The VSR evolved during public
discussions at the Internet Voting Technology Alliance (IVTA) in
September-November 2000. It recognizes the need for strict voting
standards, with a set of 16 requirements that support fail-safe
privacy, verifiable security and tamper-proof ballots.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
ASSURANCE, WARRANTY AND LIABILITY FOR PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND CONTENTS
All products
and service specifications, claims, features, representations, and/or
comparisons
provided in this site are correct to the best of our knowledge at the
date
of publication, but are subject to change without notice.
ANY INFORMATION,
PRODUCT OR SERVICE OBTAINED FROM THIS WEB SITE, IRRESPECTIVE OF ACCESS
CONDITIONS AND ANY PAYMENT TO US, IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS"
BASIS,
WITHOUT ANY ASSUMED CONTENT, ASSURANCES, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS,
EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE
QUALITY,
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THOSE ARISING
BY
LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR COURSE OF DEALING. THE ENTIRE RISK AS
TO THE RESULTS OF THE INFORMATION RECEIVED IS ASSUMED BY YOU. WE SHALL
HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY
INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING,
BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT, LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR
OTHER
COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR THEY ARE FORESEEABLE. WE ARE ALSO NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR
CLAIMS BY A THIRD PARTY. OUR MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU AND
THAT
OF OUR DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US
IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION. SOME STATES/COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LICENSE AND SALES
DISCLAIMER
Nothing on our Web Site shall be
construed as conferring any license under any of the Safevote's or any
third party's intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel,
implication, or otherwise, unless otherwise stated in a properly issued
order. All products and services are licensed and not sold, full
copyright remains with us or with our licensors.
COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The entire
contents of our Web Site are protected by international copyright and
trademark
laws, including the graphical designs, images and logos. The owners of
the copyrights and trademarks are Safevote, its affiliates or other
third
party licensors. YOU MAY NOT DISASSEMBLE, REVERSE ENGINEER, MODIFY,
COPY,
REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, EXPORT, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE, IN
ANY
MANNER, THE MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM THIS SITE, INCLUDING TEXT,
GRAPHICS,
CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED A USER LICENSE
FROM
US. You are allowed to make one copy for your personal archival
purposes
for any of our products you may be licensed to use. In some cases, we
may
also allow public copying or citation of a material obtained from this
Web site, which authorization is specified in each page, but always
requiring
source and author citation. We do no allow any use of the Safevote logo
as a "hot" link or for other purposes, unless such use is previously
approved
by us in writing. All products, fonts and company names cited in this
web
site may be a property, trademark or registered trademark of their
respective
owners.
MARKS,
COPYRIGHTS AND LICENSES
"SAFEVOTE",
"SVOTE", "MYSAFEVOTE", "INTERNET VOTING TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE", "IVTA",
"YOUR
INTERNET DECISION PORTAL", "INTERNET DECISION PORTAL", "INTERNET VOTING
PORTAL", "WANT TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION?", "LEADERS IN INTERNET VOTING
TECHNOLOGY", "LEADERS IN PRIVATE AND SECURE INTERNET VOTING
TECHNOLOGY",
"MULTI-PARTY", "MP", "DIGITAL VOTE CERTIFICATE", "DIGITAL VOTE
CERTIFICATE",
"DVC", "ELECTRONIC BALLOT", "EB", "FAIL-SAFE PRIVACY", "DIGITAL VOTER
VERIFICATION",
"DVV", "CERTIFIED TALLY & REPORT", "CT&R", "DELTA" and
"DELTA-NET"
are service and product marks of Safevote Inc., 2000. The marks
"INTERNET
VOTING TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE" and "IVTA" are licensed non-exclusively and
without cost to the Internet Voting Technology Alliance, a non-profit
open
Internet Workgroup, The entire website is published and ©
Copyright
2000-6 by Safevote. All rights reserved. All software developed by
Safevote
is Copyright and distributed under license, not sold. License to
load and read the webpages ending in .HTML and .HTM as well as their
included
links with whatever ending is thereby granted to the reader except
where
a password, including equivalent protection, is needed, for which a special license must be obtained from
Safevote together with the password itself. It is a breach of copyright
to access information protected by password in any Internet address
maintained
by Safevote, unless said password is legally obtained from Safevote and
the reader has a valid license from Safevote to use it.
Other product
and company names cited may be copyrighted and trademarked by their
owners,
specifically but not exhaustively, ZMAIL, ZSENTRY and NMA by NMA, Inc.; IBM and OS/2 by IBM Corp.; Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft by Microsoft Corp.
RETURN POLICY
You may return and obtain a refund for any product or service that you may buy in our Web site.
TIME LIMIT FOR RETURN
Election Services: 7 Calendar Days
Downloaded Products: 7 Calendar Days
Shrink-Wrap Products: 30 Calendar Days
TIME LIMIT OF PARTIAL RETURN FOR ELECTION SERVICES:
If you request a return after the "TIME LIMIT FOR RETURN"
defined above but before you send us the election ballot or the voter information, we shall provide you with
either a full credit for your next election or 80% of the value paid by you, at your choice.
To return and request a refund it is mandatory that you return to us within the "TIME LIMIT FOR RETURN"
or the "TIME LIMIT OF PARTIAL RETURN FOR ELECTION SERVICES" defined above, a copy of your payment confirmation
document (e.g., your credit card order confirmation
number or your check number), with purchase description, date and value. If you received it, please send
us also a copy of our invoice to you. You can return them by postal mail or e-mail.
For Downloaded and Shrink-Wrap Products, please also request from us a Return
Declaration which you must completely fill out and sign. You will be
required to declare that you have fully deleted the product from your computer,
including any outstanding backup copies. Once you have deleted the
product and all copies, please send back to us the signed Return Declaration.
After your request has been received, and we confirm it with our archives, your refund
will be processed by us. This return policy is subject to change without notice and does not
apply to purchases from third-parties. Please contact them directly for their product
return policies.
SHIPPING POLICY
Paid election services are delivered upon confirmation of payment and are available online according to the agreement timeline. Downloaded products are delivered upon confirmation of payment and are available online forthwith.
Safevote uses two shipping methods for material items: UPS and FedEx package delivery. Not all methods are available for all items or destinations.
In addition to standard ground service, we offer two-day air, overnight and 3-Day Select delivery options. Additional fees are charged for expedited shipping.
Destinations in Puerto Rico will be shipped UPS Next Day Air or UPS 2-Day. Destinations in Canada will be shipped UPS Standard to Canada and UPS World Wide Express.
With the exception of software renewals, shipping rates are based upon the size, weight and service selected for the shipment.
Shipping rates for software renewals are as follows:
- Standard UPS Ground shipping and handling - No Charge
- UPS Next Day Air shipping and handling - $35.00
- UPS 2-Day shipping and handling - $25.00
- UPS 3-Day Select shipping and handling - $15.00
Any references to delivery times are estimates, not guarantees. For UPS, ground shipping times vary from one to seven business days depending on the proximity of your shipping address to our facility. Orders placed after 3:00pm (Pacific Time) will be shipped on our next business day. Deliveries are not made on weekends or holidays. Our business days are Monday through Friday except holidays.
Renewal orders and product updates will be shipped when they become available.
Shipping policies and pricing are subject to change without notice.
FREE DOWNLOAD POLICY
Any product that is downloaded
without payment requirement to us is considered as a "free downloaded
product". Free downloaded products carry no warranty and no
service-support rights but may be freely supported by us at our own
choice at any time, without any obligation, continuation rights or
liability being accepted by us for any such services.
THIRD
PARTIES
Whenever mentioned
in our Web Site in the context of information privacy or other, the
expression
"third-parties" or "third-party" is to be understood as an entity that
is not Safevote, Inc.
YOUR
PRIVACY AND INFORMATION RELEASE
We will not
forward to a third-party any
personal, address or credit information supplied to us by you, unless
required by legal process. Any other
information we may receive is treated as public and non-confidential.
FEEDBACK INFORMATION
We welcome any suggestions or
comments regarding our Web Site, products and services. Any information
provided to us in connection with our Web Site, in correspondence to us
or voluntarily by any means, shall be provided by you and received by
us on a non-confidential basis. We shall be free to use such
information on an unrestricted basis, however still respecting Your
Privacy.
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