PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ANY CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS POSTED TO THIS WEBSITE FROM TIME TO TIME. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THIS WEBSITE.

These Terms and Conditions apply to Paramount Infotech ("PARAMOUNT INFOTECH") and the websites under the domain names of www.mfgtalk.com, www.mfgtalk.com, www.steeltalk.com (the "Site(s)"). Unauthorized use of PARAMOUNT INFOTECH's Sites and systems, including but not limited to, unauthorized entry into PARAMOUNT INFOTECH's systems, misuse of passwords, or misuse of any information posted to a Site, is strictly prohibited.

The mfgtalk.com website and forum (collectively, “Forum”) is owned and operated by Paramount Infotech. Paramount Infotech has adopted these Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) to make you aware of the terms and conditions of your use of the Forum. In addition, when using particular Paramount Infotech's services, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines applicable to such services. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use please do not use the Forum and do not become a registered user. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Forum following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

When using the Forum, you agree to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions").  You can always check out the most current version of these Terms and Conditions at this page.

You acknowledge that PARAMOUNT INFOTECH may disclose and transfer any information that you provide through the Sites to (i) any PARAMOUNT INFOTECH affiliate, agents or information providers; (ii) to any other person or entity with your consent; or (iii) if we have a right or duty to disclose or are permitted or compelled to so disclose such information by law. You consent to the transmission, transfer or processing of such information to, or through, any country in the world, as we deem necessary or appropriate, and by using and providing information through the Site(s) you agree to such transfers. Use of the Site(s) may be monitored, tracked and recorded. Anyone using the Site(s) expressly consents to such monitoring, tracking and recording.

General Terms of use and Restrictions on the use of Material

If you do not comply with the Terms of Use at any time, Paramount Infotech reserves the right to limit your access to the Forum. Paramount Infotech may discontinue or alter any aspect of the Forum, including, but not limited to, (i) restricting the time the Forum is available, (ii) restricting the amount of use permitted, and (iii) restricting or terminating any user's right to use the Forum, at Paramount Infotech’s sole discretion and without prior notice or liability.

In order to permit Paramount Infotech to protect the quality of its forums and websites, you hereby consent to Paramount Infotech representatives being able to access your account and records on a case by case basis to investigate complaints or other allegations or abuse.

You acknowledge that the Forum may contain information, software, photos, video, text, graphics, music, sounds or other material provided by Paramount Infotech or third parties (collectively, “Content”) that are protected by copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media and technologies existing now or here after developed.

Copyright Notices

The works of authorship contained in the Site(s), including but not limited to, all design, text, sound recordings and images, are owned, except as otherwise expressly stated, by PARAMOUNT INFOTECH. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, they may not be copied, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed (for compensation or otherwise), licensed, altered, framed, stored for subsequent use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without PARAMOUNT INFOTECH's prior written consent,  only with notices of PARAMOUNT INFOTECH's proprietary rights provided that you may download information and print out hard copies for your personal use, so long as you do not remove any copyright or other notice as may be contained in information, as downloaded.

Community Standard and Conduct in Forum

You acknowledge that all Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you are entirely responsible for all Content that you post, email or otherwise transmit via the Forum. Paramount Infotech does not control all of the Content posted and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Forum, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will Paramount Infotech be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted via the Forum.

You agree to not use the Forum to:

• upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;

• harm minors in any way;

• impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an Paramount Infotech employee or representative, forum moderator, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

• forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Forum;

• upload, post, or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);

• upload, post, or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;

• upload, post, or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas that are designated for such purpose;

• upload, post, or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

• disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to “scroll” faster than other users of the Forum are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in meaningful exchanges;

• interfere with or disrupt the servers or networks connected to the Forum, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Forum;

• intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law;

• “stalk” or otherwise harass another member or user of the Forum; or

• collect, store or use personal data about other users or members.

All communications through the Forum are public and not private communications. Although Paramount Infotech reserves the right to remove without notice any Forum posting for any reason, we have no obligation to delete content that you may find objectionable or offensive. By uploading materials to any Forum or submitting any materials to us, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials has expressly granted) us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe. In addition, you warrant that all so-called “moral rights” in those materials have been waived.

Your privilege to use and contribute to discussions on the Forum depends on your compliance with the guidelines set forth above. Paramount Infotech may revoke your registration privileges and/or take any other appropriate measures to enforce these guidelines if violations are brought to our attention. Further, Paramount Infotech, in its sole discretion, may terminate your membership or participation in any community or other Forum for any reason. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to distribute your Content, Paramount Infotech is acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and Paramount Infotech is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any content or activities on or in any Forum.

Web Content and Materials

The information on the Site(s) is for information purposes only. It is believed to be reliable, but PARAMOUNT INFOTECH does not warrant its completeness, timeliness or accuracy.

The information and materials contained in the Site(s), and the terms and conditions of the access to and use of such information and materials, are subject to change without notice. Products and services described, as well as, associated fees, charges, may differ among geographic locations. Not all products and services are offered at all locations.

You agree that (i) you will not engage in any activities related to the Site(s) that are contrary to applicable law, regulation or the terms of any agreements you may have with PARAMOUNT INFOTECH and (ii) in circumstances where locations of the Site(s) require identification for process, you will establish commercially reasonable security procedures and controls to limit access to your password or other identifying information to authorized individuals.

PARAMOUNT INFOTECH OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY DISCONTINUE OR MAKE CHANGES IN THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE TO YOU AND WITHOUT ANY LIABILITY TO YOU. ANY DATED INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED AS OF ITS DATE ONLY, AND PARAMOUNT INFOTECH DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION OR RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE OR AMEND ANY SUCH INFORMATION. PARAMOUNT INFOTECH RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE ANY OR ALL SITE OFFERINGS OR TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE TO THE USER. FURTHERMORE, BY OFFERING THE SITE(S) AND INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES VIA THE SITE(S), NO DISTRIBUTION OR SOLICITATION IS MADE BY PARAMOUNT INFOTECH TO ANY PERSON TO USE THE SITE(S) OR SUCH INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE PROVISION OF THE SITE(S) AND SUCH INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Potential Disruption of Service

Access to the Site(s) may from time to time be unavailable, delayed, limited or slowed due to, among other things: hardware failure, including among other things failures of computers (including your own computer), servers, networks, telecommunication lines and connections, and other electronic and mechanical equipment; software failure, including among other things, bugs, errors, viruses, configuration problems, incompatibility of systems, utilities or applications, the operation of firewalls or screening programs, unreadable codes, or irregularities within particular documents or other content; overload of system capacities; damage caused by severe weather, earthquakes, wars, insurrection, riots, civil commotion, act of God, accident, fire, water damage, explosion, mechanical breakdown or natural disasters; interruption (whether partial or total) of power supplies or other utility of service; strike or other stoppage (whether partial or total) of labor; governmental or regulatory restrictions, exchange rulings, court or tribunal orders or other human intervention; or any other cause (whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing) whatsoever beyond the control of PARAMOUNT INFOTECH.

Electronic Communications

When you visit the Site(s) or send e-mails to PARAMOUNT INFOTECH, you are communicating with PARAMOUNT INFOTECH electronically. You consent to receive communications from PARAMOUNT INFOTECH electronically. PARAMOUNT INFOTECH will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on the Site(s). You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that PARAMOUNT INFOTECH provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Links to Other Sites

Links to non-PARAMOUNT INFOTECH websites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the Site(s), and PARAMOUNT INFOTECH has no control over the content on such non-PARAMOUNT INFOTECH websites. If you choose to link to a website not controlled by PARAMOUNT INFOTECH, PARAMOUNT INFOTECH makes no warranties, either express or implied, concerning the content of such site, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability or suitability thereof for any particular purpose, nor does PARAMOUNT INFOTECH warrant that such site or content is free from any claims of copyright, trademark or other infringement of the rights of third parties or that such site or content is devoid of viruses or other contamination. PARAMOUNT INFOTECH does not guarantee the authenticity of documents on the Internet. Links to non-PARAMOUNT INFOTECH sites do not imply any endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, products, information or services offered at such sites, or any representation regarding the content at such sites.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HUMAN AND MECHANICAL ERROR AS WELL AS OTHER FACTORS, THE SITE(S) (INCLUDING ALL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE(S)) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE". PARAMOUNT INFOTECH AND THIRD PARTY DATA PROVIDERS ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE SITE(S). PARAMOUNT INFOTECH AND THIRD PARTY DATA PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE SITE(S), INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FURTHER, PARAMOUNT INFOTECH WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY, DIFFICULTY IN USE, INACCURACY OF INFORMATION, COMPUTER VIRUSES, MALICIOUS CODE OR OTHER DEFECT IN THE SITE(S), OR FOR THE INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE SITE(S) AND FILES AND THE USER'S BROWSER OR OTHER SITE ACCESSING PROGRAM. NOR WILL PARAMOUNT INFOTECH BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THE USER DUE TO CAUSES BEYOND PARAMOUNT INFOTECH'S CONTROL. NO LICENSE TO THE USER IS IMPLIED IN THESE DISCLAIMERS.

NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS LIMITING OR REDUCING PARAMOUNT INFOTECH'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS TO CLIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL PARAMOUNT INFOTECH BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST OPPORTUNITY OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENCIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE(S) OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER PARAMOUNT INFOTECH HAS BEEN APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

Enforceability and Governing Law

In the event any of the terms or provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall be held to be unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions shall be unimpaired and the enforceable term or provision shall be replaced by such enforceable term or provision as comes closest to the intention underlying the unenforceable term or provision. These Terms and Conditions shall be subject to any other agreements you have entered into with PARAMOUNT INFOTECH. The user's access to and use of the Sites(s), and the terms of this disclaimer are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia.

Dispute Resolution

You also agree that, should any difference of interpretation or controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions, or the breach thereof, that you and PARAMOUNT INFOTECH shall promptly make good faith efforts to negotiate a written resolution of the matter directly between the parties. You agree that if the matter remains unsettled for forty-five (45) days after notification (via certified mail or personal delivery) that a dispute exists, all parties shall join in mediation services with a mutually agreed mediator to settle the dispute. Should you file any arbitration claims, administrative or legal actions for disputes to which this clause applies, without first having attempted to resolve the matter by mediation, then you will not be entitled to recover attorney's fees, even if you would otherwise be entitled to them.

DISCLAIMER

ANY OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY A MEMBER ARE THOSE OF THE MEMBER ALONE, AND ARE NOT TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO PARAMOUNT INFOTECH
PARAMOUNT INFOTECH CANNOT AND DOES NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SAFETY, TIMELINESS, LEGALITY OR APPLICABILITY OF ANYTHING SAID OR WRITTEN BY ANY MEMBER.

INFORMATION ABOUT PRICES AND PRODUCTS IS PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. IT IS TO BE USED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY. PARAMOUNT INFOTECH DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS AND OMMISSIONS OR ANY LOSSES THAT ARISE BY DISPLAYING OR USING SUCH INFORMATION.

BECAUSE USER AUTHENTICATION ON THE INTERNET IS DIFFICULT, THE COMPANY CANNOT AND DOES NOT CONFIRM THAT EACH USER IS WHO THEY CLAIM TO BE. BECAUSE WE DO NOT AND CANNOT BE INVOLVED IN USER-TO-USER DEALINGS OR CONTROL THE BEHAVIOR OF PARTICIPANTS ON ANY PARAMOUNT INFOTECH SITE, IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ONE OR MORE USERS, YOU RELEASE THE COMPANY (AND OUR AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES) FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT AND INDIRECT) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED, DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH SUCH DISPUTES.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY

THE FORUM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND YOU USE IT AT YOUR SOLE RISK. PARAMOUNT INFOTECH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WITHOUT LIMITATION, PARAMOUNT INFOTECH MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE FORUM WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT IT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION FOUND ON THE FORUM WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR THAT THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED THROUGH THE FORUM WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE FORUM IS DONE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

FURTHER, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE FORUM SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THESE TERMS OF USE.

Limitation of Liability