Legal Notice

Welcome to our web site. Firestone Specialty Products, LLC (the “Company") maintains this web site as a service to our customers. By using this web site, you are agreeing that you have read and understood these Terms of Use and agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use. You also agree to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the use of this web site, to the use of the Internet, and to the activities involved in using this web site. Please review the following terms carefully.

Compliance with Law

This web site is owned by the Company. Visitors who choose to visit this web site do so on their own initiative. Those visitors are solely responsible for compliance with all laws, rules and regulations, federal, state, local or foreign, applicable to the use of this web site and the information, content, material and services contained herein.

Venue and Jurisdiction

Claims relating to this web site, to the use of this web site, and to the information, content material and services available through this web site are governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Indiana, as applicable. You hereby unconditionally, voluntarily and irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the United States federal courts, and the state courts located in the aforementioned state, in any claim or dispute concerning, relating to, or arising from this web site and any information received from or through this web site. You agree not to plead forum non conveniens in any such action and you consent to service of process.

Visitor Online Conduct

You agree to use this web site only for lawful purposes. You agree to use this web site only for its intended purposes. The Company reserves the right to prohibit any conduct involving this web site that it deems to be inappropriate. You agree not to disrupt this web site. You agree not to interfere with or compromise the security of this web site. You agree not to disrupt or interfere with any other visitor’s use of this web site. You agree that you are solely responsible for any actions you undertake while visiting this web site and that you will comply with all applicable local, state, federal and international laws, rules and regulations applicable to this web site and the Internet, including United States copyright laws and export restrictions. You represent and warrant that all information that you provide to gain access to the services provided by this web site is accurate and truthful.

Access to this web site is limited to viewing the linked web pages solely for legitimate business purposes to access the information provided by the Company at this web site. Any access or attempt to access other areas of the Company’s computer system or other information contained on the system, or any computer, server, account, network, data, software and/or other hardware owned by or operated for the benefit of the Company whether or not associated with this web site for any purposes is strictly prohibited. You may not use any information contained on this web site other than in connection with a legitimate business purpose.

Accuracy of Content

All information, content and material comprising or made available on this web site (“Content") serves informative purposes only. The Company recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to their use of this web site and that users carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the material on the web site for their purposes. The Company does not guarantee that the information is or will be complete, accurate, error-free, useful for a certain purpose or available at any particular time. The Company makes no representation that the information contained on the site is appropriate or available for use in all countries, and access to information from places where the web site's Content is illegal is prohibited.

We may, in our sole discretion and at any time, change web site Content or these Terms and Conditions, or modify or discontinue this web site or specific portions of it, without notice. Subsequent re-use of this site shall be deemed an agreement to any revised Terms and Conditions.

Third Party Links

This web site may contain links to third parties' web pages. The Company is not responsible for the content or the existence of third parties web pages and is not liable for damages, irrespective of their nature, incurred by the use or the non-use of third parties' web pages.

Copyright, Trademark and Intellectual Property

All Content (including, without limitation, any computer source code, object code, html code or other code comprising this web site) is owned by or licensed to the Company. The copyright in and to this web site and all Content is owned by the Company, which retains and reserves all rights in and to this web site and all Content. The reproduction, distribution, transmission, display or use of this web site and any Content is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Company.

The Company grants you permission to display, copy, distribute, print and/or download the Content on this web site for your internal use only. Except as expressly authorized by the Company, if you display, copy, distribute, print and/or download the Content on this web site, then you may not modify that Content and you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in this web site and the Content.

The permission granted herein terminates automatically if you breach these Terms of Use. Upon termination of such permission, you must immediately and permanently delete and destroy any Content you displayed, copied, distributed, printed and/or downloaded.

The name of the Company and the web site addresses (i.e., URL’s) associated with this web site are either registered trademarks, trademarks, trade names, service marks, or otherwise protected property of the Company and may not be used, copied or imitated without the prior written consent of the Company.

The Company’s intellectual property may not be used in connection with any service or information that is not owned by the Company. The Company’s intellectual property may not be used in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers or in any manner that disparages the Company, its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates. Other trademarks, trade names, company names, service marks and otherwise protected property displayed on this web site are the property of their respective owners and are subject to the terms and conditions applied by those owners to their intellectual property. You may not mirror any Content contained in this web site on any other web site or server.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Transmission of Third Party Content

You may not copy to, upload to, post to or otherwise distribute on, this web site anything protected by copyright or other proprietary rights unless the owner of the applicable copyright or proprietary right has given you express written authorization for such copying, uploading, posting or distribution.

Any material for which permission has been granted to copy, upload, post or otherwise distribute must contain all requisite copyright management notices and language indicating that such material is being used by express permission of the owner thereof.

The unauthorized use, uploading, posting, and/or distribution of content protected by copyright or other proprietary rights is illegal and may subject the malfeasant to civil penalties and criminal prosecution.

THE COMPANY, ITS SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR AFFILIATES, ARE NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY INFRINGEMENT RESULTING FROM YOUR ACTIONS INVOLVING COPYRIGHTED OR PROPRIETARY RIGHT PROTECTED MATERIAL.

The Company, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, designates BFS Diversified Products LLC’s General Counsel to receive complaints and notices of suspected copyright infringement. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this web site in a way that constitutes infringement, you may notify the Company’s designated agent by providing the following information:

  1. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
  2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
  3. Identification of the URL or other specific location on this web site where the material that you claim is infringing is located;
  4. Your address, telephone number and e-mail address;
  5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

The Company can be reached via regular mail at 250 West 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260, Attention General Counsel.

You are prohibited from copying to, uploading to, posting to or otherwise distributing on, this web site any unlawful, threatening, obscene, improper, intimidating, libelous, defamatory or slanderous comments, jokes, images or content that are intended to or are likely to offend a reasonable person on the basis of his or her age, physical or mental disability, gender, race, religion, national origin, physical attributes, or any other classification that could produce any civil or criminal liability for either yourself or for the Company, its shareholders, managers, employees, agents, affiliates or any such similarly situated persons or entities.

Ownership of Third Party Content

The Company may display Content supplied by visitors and other third parties on its web site. The Company maintains no editorial control over this Content. The Content supplied by visitors and other third parties belongs to the respective owners of that Content.

THE COMPANY, ITS SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS OR EXISTENCE OF ANY CONTENT SUPPLIED BY VISITORS OR THIRD PARTIES.

THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, (WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEB SITE AND ANY CONTENT COMPRISING THIS WEB SITE SUPPLIED BY THIRD PARTIES.

THE COMPANY SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR HARM CAUSED BY YOUR OR ANYONE ELSE’S RELIANCE ON CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE SUPPLIED BY THIRD PARTIES. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING AND ACTING ON ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE SUPPLIED BY THIRD PARTIES.

Editing, Deleting and Modification

The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to edit, delete, modify, suspend or discontinue any Content, feature, aspect, product or service comprising, or available through, this web site at any time. The Company may alter the availability of any feature of this web site or service at any time.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Company and its shareholders, officers, directors, managers, employees, agents and affiliates (collectively, “Affiliated Parties") harmless from any damages, liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to your violation of these Terms of Use.

Access Nontransferable

Your right to use this web site is not transferable. Any password or right given to you to obtain access to this web site is not transferable.

Disclaimers

THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND “AS AVAILABLE." THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE OPERATION OR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE. DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEB SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES OR THAT A VISITOR’S USE WILL BE CONTINUOUS AND/OR ERROR FREE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OR CURRENT.

THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE OPERATION OR USE OF THIS WEB SITE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

YOU AGREE TO VISIT THIS WEB SITE SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU AGREE TO USE THIS WEB SITE AND ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Limitation of Liability

THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE.

FURTHER, NEITHER THE COMPANY, NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, SERVING, HOSTING, MAINTAINING AND/OR UPDATING THIS WEB SITE SHALL BE LIABLE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DETERIORATION OR CORRUPTION OF FILES, DELETION OR CORRUPTION OF E-MAIL, ERRORS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, AND/OR DELAYS IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE, OR WHICH RESULT FROM ACTS OF GOD, NETWORK FAILURE, HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE FAILURE, THEFT, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE, EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Use of Information

Access by a visitor to this web site grants to the Company the right to review and use for its own internal purposes information about the visitor to the extent that the visitor provides such information as a matter of access to the web site, in response to inquiries at the site, or other means common in internet communications. The Company reserves the right, and you grant authorization, to use and assign all of your personal information provided by you in a manner consistent with our company policies, as provided on the web site.

Change of Terms

These Terms of Use supercede any prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the web site or the Content provided by or through the web site and the subject matter thereof. By using this web site, you agree to these Terms of Use as well as any posted changes of these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. We ask that you review these Terms of Use from time to time to ensure you are familiar with the most current version of it. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, DO NOT use this web site.

Links to Other Web Sites

The web site contains links to other web sites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such web sites, and such web sites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by the Company. Inclusion of any linked web site on this web site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked web site by the Company. If you decide to leave our web site or access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, that provision shall be ineffective in that jurisdiction without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use.

Headings of the Terms of Use

The section headings used in these Terms of Use are for reference and the convenience of the readers and shall not constitute part of these Terms of Use for interpretation purposes.

No Waiver

The failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.

Acceptance

I understand that by using this web site, I am subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Privacy Policy

Firestone Specialty Products is committed to protecting your online privacy while you use our web site. We urge you to read the privacy policy in its entirety so you will understand all of the practices and procedures we follow relating to your online privacy.

What This Privacy Policy Covers

In this privacy policy, Firestone Specialty Products will inform you about the type of personal information that is collected on this web site, how the information is collected, what the information will be used for, and to whom it will be given. This privacy policy also explains your choices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information.

Contact our Website

This web site is the responsibility of Firestone Specialty Products, hereinafter FSSP. You can contact us regarding this Privacy Policy by regular mail at 250 West 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260, Attention General Counsel.

What Kind of Personal Information the Company Collects

FSSP may collect information from you at several different points and in different ways on this Site. FSSP will ask you for your permission before it collects any information that personally identifies you or allows FSSP to contact you. While we do not ask for any registration or personal information to check out our site, some information about your server address, Web browser, and computer system are automatically transmitted to our Web servers so that we can operate our site on the internet. Those who request certain information or services will be required to register with FSSP.

(a) Registration. To use this Site, or certain portions or features of the Site, you may be required to first complete an online registration form. During registration you will be prompted to provide to FSSP certain personal information, including but not limited to your name, address, phone number and e-mail address.

(c) Cookies. "Cookies" are pieces of information that are stored by a user's Internet browser on a user's computer's hard drive. The Site may store some information on your computer in the form of a cookie or similar file, however This Site does not use permanent cookies that contain any personally identifying information, such as your name or address. The cookies allow us to recognize you when you return to our site and to provide you with a customized experience that we feel will be of value to you. Most web browsers allow you to exercise control over cookie files on your computer by erasing them, blocking them, or notifying you when such a file is stored. Please take a look at your particular browser for instructions on this function. If you do elect to disable the Site’s cookies, please note that you may not be able to take full advantage of the Site.

(d) Log Files. This Site automatically collects information pertaining to your access. Such information may include your Internet protocol ("IP") address as well as other connection and usage information for system administration and troubleshooting purposes. (An IP address indicates the location of your computer on the Internet.) FSSP does not link an IP address to any personally identifiable information.

How We Use Your Personal Information

FSSP’s primary goal in collecting personal information from you is to provide you with an efficient, meaningful and customized experience. FSSP stores collected information in a secure database hosted offsite to fulfill your requests for certain services.

FSSP will never sell or rent your personally identifiable information to other companies.

FSSP will share your personally identifiable information with other companies only when:

  • We provide your information to companies, such as web site developers or sales representatives, that assist us in providing you with services that you request.
  • We are required by law to provide your information;
  • We find that your actions on our web site violate our Terms of Use agreement that you agree to by using our web site; or
  • We may sell or otherwise transfer such information to a successor of FSSP or any subsidiary or division of FSSP in connection with an asset sale, merger, consolidation, divestiture, stock sale or other corporate transaction, or by way of assignment (whether by operation of law or otherwise) in connection with any such or similar transaction or in connection with the administration of a bankruptcy estate. Your information will continue to be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy by the acquiring or merged company unless you are notified and provided an opportunity to change your preferences.

FSSP may identify you in connection with your use of certain aspects of this Site. FSSP may internally use your personal information to improve FSSP's marketing and promotional efforts, to improve the Site's content and/or layout, and to determine general marketplace information about visitors to this Site. By visiting the Site and providing FSSP with data, you acknowledge and agree that due to the international dimension of the company, FSSP may use the data collected as set forth in this Privacy Policy, and to provide the information to other FSSP businesses and selected third parties which may be outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, such data may be stored on servers located in other jurisdictions. By providing FSSP with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.

European Union Users

If you are an individual resident in a Member State of the European Union, you acknowledge and agree that FSSP may collect, use and disclose your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy, or any amendments hereto. You further acknowledge and agree that we may transfer your personal data outside of the European Union for purposes described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

Security

The importance of security for all personally identifiable information associated with our users is of great concern to us. Only those employees who need access to our users’ information in order to do their jobs are allowed access, as described above. While FSSP strives to protect your personal or company information by encryption and other means, FSSP cannot guarantee or warrant the security of the information you transmit to us, and if you choose to use the Site, you do so at your own risk. Additionally, in providing your information over a public or third party network, you do so at your own risk. Please keep in mind that the information disclosed by you on the Site -- for example, information you may provide to others on bulletin boards or in chat rooms that may be available on the Site -- can be collected and used by visitors to the Site.

WHILE FSSP HAS TAKEN COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO SAFEGUARD YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, FSSP CANNOT GUARANTEE COMPLETE SECURITY BECAUSE COMPLETE SECURITY DOES NOT PRESENTLY EXIST ON THE INTERNET.

Opt Out/Corrections

Upon your request, FSSP will (a) remove your personal information from FSSP's database (which might cancel your subscription to this Site or a portion of this Site); or (b) correct or update your personal information. You can request that FSSP remove, correct or update your personal information at the "Contact Us" section of this Site.

Links to Other Web Sites

This site includes links to the web sites of third parties. We provide these links as a convenience to our users. The inclusion of any link does not imply the FSSP’s endorsement of any other company, its web site, or the products and services it sells. Please note that FSSP is not responsible for any content or the privacy practices of any web site other than our own site.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this policy at any time. We ask that you review this privacy policy from time to time to insure you are familiar with the most current version of it.

Acceptance of This Privacy Policy

By using this web site, you agree to the terms as well as any posted changes of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms, DO NOT use our web site.

Date of last update: August 2008