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The information and services provided by and through Quantum-Step.net are subject to the following terms and conditions and all applicable laws. By accessing and using this site, you accept the following terms and conditions, without limitation or qualification. Unless otherwise stated, the contents of this site including, but not limited to, the text and images contained herein are copyrighted material. Quantum-Step.net contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information. Quantum-Step.net owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of content submitted by third parties, as well as in the content original to it, or has permission from a third party to display it. Subscriber may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. Subscriber may access or download information from Quantum-Step.net for Subscriber's personal use only.
Web Links on this site may lead to sites not owned or operated by Quantum-Step.net. No warranty is made with respect to such sites and Quantum-Step.net takes no responsibility for such sites. A link to another site is not an endorsement of that site. Any use you make of the information provided on this site, or any site linked to by this site, is at your own risk.
Quantum-Step.net is controlled and operated from United Kingdom. Quantum-Step.net makes no representation or warranty that the contents of this site are appropriate, lawful, or available for use in other geographic locations. Subscriber is responsible for compliance with any laws applicable to use of Quantum-Step.net in the Subscriber's location.
QUANTUM-STEP.NET IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES THAT ARE IMPLIED BY, AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER, APPLICABLE LAWS. QUANTUM-STEP.NET DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF ERRORS OR VIRUSES.
In no event will Quantum Step, or any person or entity involved in creating, producing or distributing Quantum-Step.net, be liable for damages (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages or lost profits) arising out of the use or inability to use Quantum-Step.net. Disclaimer of liability applies, without limitation to any damages or injuries caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to or alteration or use of records, whether under claim for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence, or any other cause of action.
Quantum Step prohibits the use of the Quantum-Step.net services or information in any manner associated with the transmission, distribution or delivery of any unsolicited bulk or unsolicited commercial e-mail ("Spam"). You may not deliver Spam or cause Spam to be delivered to any of Quantum-Step.net services or Quantum-Step.net customers.
In addition, e-mail sent, or caused to be sent, may not:
use or contain invalid or forged headers;
use or contain invalid or non-existent domain names;
employ any technique to otherwise misrepresent, hide or obscure any information in identifying the point of origin or the transmission path;
use other means of deceptive addressing;
use a third party's Internet domain name, or be relayed from or through a third party's equipment, without permission of the third party;
contain false or misleading information in the subject line or otherwise contain false or misleading content;
fail to comply with additional technical standards described below;
Otherwise violate Quantum-Step.net's terms of Use.
Quantum-Step.net does not authorize the harvesting, mining or collection of e-mail addresses or other information from or through the Quantum-Step.net Services. Quantum-Step.net does not permit or authorize others to use the Quantum-Step.net Services to collect, compile or obtain any information about its customers or subscribers, including but not limited to subscriber e-mail addresses, which are Quantum-Step.net's confidential and proprietary information.
Quantum-Step.net does not buy, sell, exchange, rent or lend addresses. Addresses are collected only from legitimate sources, such as subscriptions, internet research, publicly available papers and research, public events, meetings etc. Every address removal request, automated or otherwise, sent to the designated addresses, is honored completely and without delay. Quantum-Step.net does not keep records of removed addresses, information or profiles.
If Quantum-Step believes that unauthorized or improper use is being made of any Quantum-Step.net Service, it may, without notice, take such action as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, including blocking messages from a particular internet domain, mail server or IP address.
Failure to enforce this policy in every instance does not amount to a waiver of Quantum-Step.net's rights.
Quantum Step is firmly committed to privacy, the responsible use of information, the need to safeguard the privacy of our clients and visitors to our website, and to maintaining compliance with privacy legislation. For the purposes of this privacy policy QS means any and all the company/companies where Quantum Step whose registered office is at Suite 404,324 Regent Street, London W1B3HH is the ultimate parent company as applicable. You can view details here of Quantum Step - including registered office addresses, company registration numbers and VAT registration numbers. Quantum Step Limited is registered as a data controller in the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. Quantum Step will ensure that the data you supply to it is processed fairly and lawfully, and with skill and care. Quantum Step takes our responsibilities in respect of your personal data extremely seriously.
This statement sets out Quantum Step's privacy policy for the use and holding of personal information that is provided to Quantum Step by you.
This Privacy Policy is to ensure the confidence of our subscribers, members and partners and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy.
Types of Information Collected
Traffic Data Collected. We automatically track and collect the following information when you visit our site, including your: (i) IP address; (ii) domain name; (collectively "Traffic Data"). Traffic Data is anonymous information that does not personally identify you but is helpful for improving your experience on the site. We do not use the collected information for marketing purposes.
Subscriber Information Collected. In order for you to access certain premium services/information, we require you to provide us with information. The collected information does not identify you personally, though identifies you as a unique entity to the site ("Subscriber Information"). Subscriber Information may include: (i) User name; (ii) Password; and (iii) Demographic Data (such as country of origin) and (iv) e-mail address. If you communicate with us by email, post messages to any of our chat groups, bulletin boards or forums, or otherwise complete online forms, surveys or contest entries, any information provided in such communication may be collected as Subscriber Information.
Information Collection From Other Sources. At quantum-step.net we collect contact information, particularly e-mail addresses from legitimate sources, such as Internet research, papers and publications, public events, etc.
Uses of Information Collected
Information Collection From Other Sources. At quantum-step.net we collect contact information, particularly e-mail addresses from legitimate sources, such as Internet research, papers and publications, public events, etc.
Sharing of Information
We do not share data we collect with any 3rd parties unless a written permission is acquired on a case-by-case basis.
User Choice Regarding Collection, Use and Distribution of Information
You may choose not to provide us with any Company Information. In such an event, you can still access and use certain portions of the site; however, you will not be able to access and use those portions of the site that require company registration.
You may choose not to provide us with any Subscriber Information. In such an event, you can still access and use certain portions of the site; however, you will not be able to access and use those portions of the site that require subscription.
You may choose to have your contact information completely removed from our information repository.
Confidentiality and Security
Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will keep your Information private and will not share it with third parties, unless such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with a court order or other legal process; (b) protect our rights or property; or (c) enforce our Terms of Service. The data we collect are hosted on shared servers by a third party. Data security and integrity is ensured by a third party vendor. In no event will Quantum Step or any other sponsor companies be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages for any use of this website, or on any other hyperlinked website, or any data loss, misuse, alteration or unintentional destruction of data including, without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, loss of programs or other data on your information handling system or otherwise, even if we are expressly advised of the possibility of such damages.
Supplied Data
User Ability to Access, Update and Correct Subscriber Information
In order to ensure that all of your Subscriber Information and Company Information is correct and up to date, after logging into the site you may visit your profile(s) via the appropriate link from the site home page. Through your profile(s) you may: (a) review and update any Subscriber/Company Information that we have already collected; (b) choose whether or not you wish us to send you our e-newsletter.
Lost or Stolen Information
You must promptly notify us if your user name or password is lost, stolen or used without permission. In such an event, we will cancel that user name or password and update our records accordingly.
Other Limits to Your Privacy
The site contains links to other Web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. We may also make interactive discussion forums, message boards, and news groups available to you. Please understand that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information. We have no control over its distribution or use, and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your Subscriber Information.
E-mail Policy
We do not share our mailing lists with any third parties. We always include an unsubscribe option or link with our mailings. Subscribers may also unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-mail with the subject "Unsubscribe" to: subscription@quantum-step.net
Our existing e-mail lists have been created from our own opt-in facilities on this web site, and/or data obtained from legitimate list providers and/or as a result of our own other activities.
If you feel you have been subscribed to the wrong list, or are receiving multiple e-mails, or otherwise you would like to suspend or stop entirely your subscription(s), or you would like to have your contact information removed, please contact us at subscription@quantum-step.net
Updates and Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, by posting such change, update or modification on the site. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the site.
Legal
The registered owner of this site is Quantum Step Limited. The principal place of business of Quantum Step Limited is the United Kingdom.
This document and our Privacy policy govern your use of the site and you should leave the site immediately if you do not agree with these provisions. Quantum Step reserves the right to update these documents at any time without notice.
N.B. Please see our Privacy policy for information regarding our treatment of personal data supplied by you.
You may not create any links to this site without our express written permission. Any such links must not use any framing techniques or in any other way represent the site or the content as being connected with your organization. You may not use any logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of any link without written express permission.
You may not use any meta tags or hidden text in your own sites which incorporate the quantum-step.net name or products without our express written permission.
All rights reserved © Quantum Step Limited 2009-2010 inclusive. All the pages and content and all code and scripts used to implement this Web site are copyright and owned by Quantum Step Limited.
You may view the contents of this site for information purposes only. You may print and store to your hard disk one copy of the contents. All other copying, adaptation, reproduction and any redistribution of any information on this server (whether internally to your organization or externally, and whether for commercial use or not) is prohibited.
You may not copy, modify, upload, download, transmit, re-publish, display for redistribution to third parties for commercial purposes or otherwise redistribute any code or content from the site without the prior written agreement of Quantum Step Limited.
Information, products, processes and technologies described on this site may be subject to other intellectual property rights. These rights are reserved by Quantum Step Limited.
The information on this site is of a general nature only and does not address particular circumstances or requirements. It is provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis without any warranty, condition or representation of any kind, whether express or implied. Quantum Step does not assume any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information disclosed or accessed through this site. Suitable professional advice should always be taken in relation to any particular circumstances.
In no event will Quantum Step be liable for any indirect, special or consequential loss arising out of or in any way relating to the use or performance or the use or misuse of the information accessed through this site.
Information on this site may not be accurate or current. Quantum Step may change any information on this site at any time without notice.
Quantum Step asks that no unsolicited proprietary or other confidential information be sent to it. Any such information will be deemed to be non-confidential.
Quantum Step's responsibilities regarding its products and services are governed solely by the agreements under which they are supplied.
Quantum Step makes no representation concerning, or endorsement of, any other Web site which may be accessed through this one.