Terms & conditions of use

PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT (THE "TERMS OF USE") IS A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND Global Experience Specialists, Inc. ("GES") AND ITS BUSINESS UNITS, DIVISIONS, AND SUBSIDIARIES. THIS AGREEMENT GOVERNS YOUR USE OF ANY WEB SITE OR WEBPAGE OPERATED BY GES, INCLUDING ANY SITE FROM WHICH YOU ACCESS THIS AGREEMENT. BY ACCESSING, USING, OR REGISTERING WITH GES.COM, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT – DO NOT ACCESS OR USE GES.COM OR ANY WEB SITE OPERATED BY GES.

LAWS AND REGULATIONS
User access to and use of the GES.com Web Site ("Site") is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

PRIVACY 
Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to GES.com, to understand our practices.

COPYRIGHT 
All information, content, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, forms, photographs, graphics, and software available on or through the Site (collectively "Content") is owned or controlled by GES, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and of other parties. The Content is protected by U.S. and foreign copyright common law rights and statutes. Users are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating derivative works, or using any Content available on or through the Site for commercial or public purposes, without the prior written permission of GES.

TRADEMARKS 
The trademarks, service marks, slogans, logos, trade dress and other identifiers ("Marks") displayed on the Site are the property of GES, its subsidiaries and affiliates, or of other parties, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by GES. The Marks are protected by U.S. and foreign trademark, common law rights and statutes. Users of the Site are prohibited from using any Marks for any purpose including, but not limited to, use on other materials, in presentations, as domain names, or as metatags, without the written permission of GES or such third party that may own the Marks.

All inquires regarding the Content and/or the Marks should be directed to info@ges.com.

LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS 
GES grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this Site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of GES. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this Site or its Contents; any collection and use of any product or service listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this Site or its Contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of a third party; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This Site or any portion thereof may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of GES. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of GES and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing GES’ name or trademarks without the express written consent of GES. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by GES.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS 
When you visit GES or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

YOUR ACCOUNT 
If you use this Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. GES does not sell goods or services for children. If you are under 18, you may not use GES.com. GES and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

YOUR CONDUCT 
In return for access to GES.com, you agree to refrain from:

• ­uploading, transmitting, posting, emailing or otherwise making available to the Site, any content or other material in any format that: (i) is false, inaccurate, misleading, fraudulent, unlawful (including, but not limited to, laws governing consumer protection, unfair competition, antidiscrimination, or false advertising), harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, libelous and/or otherwise objectionable; (ii) infringes any third party's intellectual property, whether a copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary right or rights of publicity or privacy; or (iii) contains viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs, cancelbots, easter eggs, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs designed to interrupt, interfere, intercept, expropriate, destroy or limit the functionality of any data, personal information, computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
• altering, removing, or falsifying any attributions or other proprietary designations of origin or source of any other content appearing on the Site or contained in a file that is uploaded to the Site;
• impersonating any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a GES official or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting Your affiliation with a person or entity;
• attempting, through any means, to gain unauthorized access to the Site, or another user's account on the Site;
• using any robot, scraper, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy any information or content contained in the Site without GES’ prior express written permission; or
• taking any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Site’s infrastructure. 
  
  The use of any device, software, or routine that interferes or attempts to interfere with the proper working of the Site is expressly prohibited.

GOODS AND SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS 
GES and its affiliates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, GES does not warrant that product or service descriptions or other Content of this Site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

PRICING 
Except where noted otherwise, the price displayed for goods or services on our Site represents the estimated price for the product or service in accordance with standard industry practice. The final price of any product or service will be determined at the time of placement of a firm Order with GES and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable GES agreement. 

PRESS RELEASES 
All press releases and other materials presented or released to the financial community that are contained on the Site were, to the best of the knowledge of GES, timely and accurate when issued. However, the passage of time can render information stale, and you should not rely on the continued accuracy of any such material beyond the date of issuance. GES has no responsibility to update any information contained in any such material. All viewers should carefully check the dates of issuance of the material contained in the Site.

LINKS WITH OTHER WEB SITES 
The Site does or may contain links to third-party web sites as an accommodation to you. The Site can also be accessed through links contained on third-party web sites. The third-party linked sites are not under the control of GES. GES does not endorse, adopt or undertake any responsibility for the content or privacy practices of any third-party site, including, but not limited to, information provided at third-party sites that may link the user to the Site. If You have accessed the Site through a third-party link, you are still bound by the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use. In no event shall GES be responsible for any content or other materials on or available on any third-party web sites.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 
THIS SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, GOODS AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED BY GES OR ITS AFFILIATES ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. GES AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, GOODS OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, GES AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GES AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE; INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS,SOFTWARE, GOODS OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE; THEIR SERVERS; OR E-MAIL SENT FROM GES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GES AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, GOODS OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN OR DOWNLOADED THEREFROM IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.

GES SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED, OR ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE INFORMATION OR IDEAS CONTAINED, SUGGESTED OR REFERENCED AT THE SITE OR ANY USE OF SAME BY YOU.

GES AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN OR DOWNLOADED THEREFROM IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ALL GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS. IF YOU USE THE SITE FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION EXPORT AND IMPORT REGULATIONS OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

INDEMNIFICATION 
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and release GES and its respective employees, officers, directors, stockholders, agents, licensors and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from or related to your use or misuse of the Site and/or any Content contained therein or provided thereby, including, but not limited to, information from third-party web sites linked to the Site.

LEGAL COMPLIANCE/EXPORT RESTRICTIONS 
The Site may provide goods and/or services and/or use software and technology that may be subject to United States export controls administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, and other U.S. agencies and the export control regulations of the European Union. You may not access, download, use or export the Site, or the Content provided on the Site, in violation of U.S. export laws or regulations, or in violation of any other applicable laws or regulations. You agree to comply with all export laws and restrictions and regulations of any United States or foreign agency or authority, and not to directly or indirectly provide or otherwise make available the services and products of GES in violation of any such restrictions, laws or regulations, or without all necessary approvals, including, without limitation, for the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons of mass destruction. As applicable, you shall obtain and bear all expenses relating to any necessary licenses and/or exemptions with respect to your own use of the services or products of GES outside the U.S. Neither the services of GES nor the underlying information or technology may be downloaded or otherwise provided or made available, either directly or indirectly, (i) into Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria or any other country subject to U.S. trade sanctions, to individuals or entities controlled by such countries, or to nationals or residents of such countries other than nationals who are lawfully admitted permanent residents of countries not subject to such sanctions; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. By agreeing to these Terms of Use, you agree to the foregoing and represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such lists, which lists are subject to change without notice. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that You are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of an Embargoed Country or a Designated National. This Site may use encryption technology that is subject to licensing requirements under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2000.

DISPUTES 
Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to GES or to goods or services you purchase through GES shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Las Vegas, Nevada, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate GES’ intellectual property rights or any of the terms of this Site’s Terms of Use, GES may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Nevada, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

WAIVER 
GES’ failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision or any other right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by GES in writing.

SEVERABILITY 
If any provision of the Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in such provision, and, notwithstanding such finding, all other provisions of the Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect.

TIME LIMITATION 
You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the Terms of Use or use of the Site must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

HEADINGS 
The section headings and sub-headings contained in the Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

RELATIONSHIP 
Your use of this Site does not create a joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship with GES or any of our third party providers.

ATTORNEYS' FEES 
If GES or its third party providers take any action to enforce this Terms of Use, such parties will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree to pay, all reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees and any cost of litigation, arbitration or other similar proceeding, in addition to any other relief, at law or in equity, to which such parties may be entitled.

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 
You acknowledge that a violation or attempted violation of any of this Terms of Use will cause such damage to GES as will be irreparable, the exact amount of which would be difficult to ascertain and for which there is not adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, you agree that GES shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining such violation or attempted violation of these terms by you, your affiliates, partners, or agents, as well as recover from you any and all costs and expenses sustained or incurred by GES in obtaining such an injunction, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees. You agree that no bond or other security shall be required in connection with such injunction.

UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURES 
GES does not accept unauthorized idea submissions outside of established business relationships. To protect the interests of our current customers and ourselves, we must treat the issue of such submissions with great care. Importantly, without a clear business relationship, GES cannot and does not treat any such submissions in confidence. Accordingly, please do not communicate unauthorized idea submissions to GES through this Site. Any ideas disclosed to GES outside a pre-existing and documented confidential business relationship are not confidential and GES may therefore develop, use and freely disclose or publish similar ideas without compensating you or accounting to you. GES will make every reasonable effort to return or destroy any unauthorized idea submissions without detailed review of them. However, if a review is necessary in GES' sole discretion, it will be with the understanding that GES assumes no obligation to protect the confidentiality of your idea or compensate you for its disclosure or use. By submitting an idea or other detailed submission to GES through this Site, you agree to be bound by the terms of this stated policy.

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY 
Please review our other policies posted on this Site. These policies also govern your visit to GES.com. We reserve the right to make changes to our Site, policies, and these Terms of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

CONTACT INFORMATION 
If you have any questions regarding the Site or the Terms of Use, please contact us at info@ges.com