Warranties and Disclaimers

Although PIREF has attempted to provide accurate information on its website, PIREF assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information, in particular the information posted by her members for their products/services. PIREF may change the programs or products mentioned at any time without notice. Mention of non-PIREF products or services is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation.

PIREF provides a facility for advertising information sharing. By using this site, you agree to absolve PIREF from assuming any responsibility on behalf of you or the products and/or services relevant to yourself. PIREF makes no warranty that:

1.	the services and materials will meet your requirements,
2.	the services and materials will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free,
3.	the results that may be obtained from the use of the service or materials will be effective, accurate or reliable,
4.	the quality of any products, services, or information purchased or obtained by you from the site will meet your expectations, and

PIREF serves only as a communication tool and shall not be held liable for any commitments or claims or mis-representations made on our site by our advertisers. Users are encouraged to personally verify information before committing into any contractual agreements. All guarantees/warranties and necessary verifications for costs/logistics/specifications are deemed to have been arranged separately and directly between you and your business contact.

This site could include technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies or typographical errors. PIREF may make changes to the materials and services at this site, including the prices and descriptions of any products listed herein, at any time without notice. The materials or services at this site may be out of date, and PIREF makes no commitment to update such materials or services.

PIREF assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the information, documents, software, materials and/or services which are referenced by or linked to this site. References to other corporations, their services and products, are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

In no event shall PIREF or its suppliers be liable to you or any third party for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether or not PIREF has been advised of the possibility of such damages, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use of this site or of any website referenced or linked to from this site.

The downloading or other acquisition of any materials through the site is done at your own discretion and risk and with your agreement that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the downloading or acquisition of any such materials. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from PIREF or through or from the site shall create any warranty not expressly stated in the terms of use.

This site contains links to third-party websites that are not under the control of PIREF. PIREF makes no representations whatsoever about any other website to which you may have access through this site. When you access a non-PIREF website, you do so at your own risk and PIREF is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice, or statements made on these sites or for the quality of any products or services available on such sites. PIREF provides these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply that PIREF endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or uses of such websites.



Your Personal Information/Privacy Policy

Most data PIREF collects are used only to help PIREF better serve its members and visitors. It is our general policy to collect and store only personal information that our members and visitors knowingly provide. If our privacy policies change, we will notify users by an announcement placed on this page.

Collection From General Users

In general, you can visit PIREF's sites on the Web without telling us who you are and without revealing any information about yourself. PIREF does not collect any personal information from users browsing its websites. Users to the public areas of PIREF's websites browse anonymously. Only aggregate data -- such as the number of hits per page -- are collected. Aggregate data are only used for internal and marketing purposes and do not provide any personally identifying information.

You may choose to give us personal information, such as your name and address or e-mail address that may be needed, for example, to correspond with you, to process an order or register you for an event, or to provide you with a subscription and when you enter promotions.

Collection From PIREF Members, Event Registrants, and Other Customers

To gain access to members-only resources, register for services and/or events, members and other users are asked to register and/or provide some information. This data is submitted voluntarily. PIREF asks users to provide their name, member number (for members), and contact information. Similar information may be submitted to PIREF through membership applications, conference or seminar registration, publication subscriptions.

Credit Card Account Information

PIREF does not disclose credit card account information provided by its members and customers. When members and customers choose to pay using their credit cards, PIREF submits the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouse.

Editing Your Account Information and Preferences

PIREF uses information for the following general purposes: to customize the advertising and content you see, fulfill your requests for products and services, improve our services, contact you, conduct research, and provide anonymous reporting for internal analysis.

Should you encounter any difficulty in using this site, kindly contact us at the following email:
customerservice@piref.com

PIREF will make a sincere effort to respond in a timely manner to your request for assistance.

Please note that PIREF is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-PIREF websites to which any PIREF website may link.

Users of this site should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g., user name, e-mail address) on the site, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other posters or parties.



Receiving E-mail from PIREF

If you received e-mail from PIREF, your e-mail address is either listed with us as a member, someone who has expressly shared this address for the purpose of receiving information in the future ("opt-in"), or you have registered or purchased or otherwise have an existing relationship with us.

Each e-mail sent contains a method for you to stop receiving e-mail from us, or to change your expressed interests. If you wish to do this, simply follow the instructions at the end of any e-mail, or contact PIREF at the following email:
customerservice@piref.com

PIREF will make a sincere effort to respond in a timely manner to your request for assistance.

If you have received unwanted, unsolicited e-mail sent via this system or purporting to be sent via this system, please forward a copy of that e-mail with your comments also to the above email address:



Prohibited Communications

PIREF may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review:

• any areas on the site where users transmit or post, and
• the content of any such communications.

PIREF, however, will have no liability related to the content of any such communications, whether or not arising under the laws of antitrust, copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. PIREF also disclaims all liability with respect to the misuse, loss, modification, or unavailability of any materials that are posted to the site by users.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other material that would violate any law, including without limitation, laws against copyright infringement. PIREF reserves her right to deny access to the site for violation of these prohibitions.

1.	You may not post or transmit any message which is libelous, defamatory or which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person. You may not post or transmit any message, data, image or program which is indecent, obscene or pornographic. You may not post or transmit any message, data, image or program that would violate the property rights of others, including unauthorized copyrighted text, images or programs, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary information, and trademarks or service marks used in an infringing fashion.
2.	You may not interfere with other users use of the site.
3.	You may not post or transmit any file which contains viruses, worms, "Trojan horses" or any other contaminating or destructive features.
4.	You may not post or transmit any message which is harmful, threatening, abusive or hateful. It is not PIREF's intent to discourage you from taking controversial positions or expressing vigorously what may be unpopular views; however, PIREF reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate in cases where the site is used to disseminate statements which are deeply and widely offensive and/or harmful.
5.	You may not post or transmit charity requests, petitions for signatures, chain letters or letters relating to pyramid schemes.
6.	You may not post or list articles which are off-topic according to the description of the group or list or send unsolicited mass e-mailings to people if such e-mail could reasonably be expected to provoke complaints from its recipients.
7.	You may not use the facilities and capabilities of the site to conduct any activity or solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of others.

Copyright Notice

The materials and services on this site are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws and any unauthorized use of the materials or services at this site may violate such laws. Except as expressly provided herein, PIREF and its suppliers do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information with respect to the materials and services.

Except as specifically permitted herein, no portion of the information or documents on this site may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of PIREF.

PIREF owns the copyright of the Print to Internet Reference System/Methodology (herein known as PIREF), and would deem similar systems/methodologies as violations of her rights. In appropriate instances, PIREF shall undertake necessary legal measures to recover all relevant and related losses due to such infringements.



Notification of Copyright Infringement

PIREF will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide PIREF a Notice via email (customerservice@piref.com) containing the following elements:

1 -	A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is alleged to have been infringed;
2 -	A description of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been infringed and identification of what material in such work(s) is claimed to be infringing and which you request to be removed or access to which is to be disabled;
3 -	A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on a PIREF site and the name of that site;
4 -	Information sufficient to permit PIREF to contact you, such as your physical address, telephone number, and email address;
5 -	A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material identified in your Notice in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6 -	A statement by you that the information in your Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold PIREF, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post to or transmit through this site, your use of this site, your connection to this site, your violation of the rules, or your violation of any rights of another person or entity.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless PIREF, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to this site from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these rules (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing this site.



Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This is controlled by PIREF from its offices within the country of Singapore. By accessing this site, you and PIREF agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this site shall be governed by the statutes and laws of Singapore, without regard to the conflicts of law's principles thereof. PIREF makes no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.



Links to Third Party Sites

Some of the links made available to you through our pages will allow you to leave our websites. Please be aware that the Internet sites available through these links, and the material that you may find there, are not under the control of PIREF. Therefore, we cannot and do not make any representation to you about these sites or the materials available there, and the fact that we have made these links available to you is not an endorsement or recommendation to you by PIREF of any of these sites or any material found there. PIREF is providing these links only as a convenience to you.



Trademarks

The trademarks, logos and service marks ("marks") displayed on this site are the property of PIREF or other third parties. You are not permitted to use the marks without the prior written consent of PIREF or such third party which may own the marks. PIREF and the PIREF logo are trademarks of Precision Metalforming Association.



Limitation of Liability

You expressly understand and agree that PIREF shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if PIREF has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from:

1 -	the use or the inability to use the site;
2 -	the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the site;
3 -	unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data;
4 -	statements or conduct of any third party or advertiser on the site; or
5 -	any other matter relating to the site.
In no event will PIREF be liable for:
6 -	any incidental, consequential, or indirect damages (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of programs or information, and the like) arising out of the use of or inability to use the service, or any information, or transactions provided on the service, or downloaded from the service, or any delay of such information or service. Even if PIREF or its authorized representatives have been advised of the possibility of such damages, or
7 -	any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in the service and/or materials or information downloaded through the service.
8 -	Because some countries/state do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. In such countries/state, PIREF's liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Linking to This Site

We invite you to link to any of our web pages. We do not view this as duplication. Please notify us of the links you establish.