Terms of Use

Please Read These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") Carefully Before Using This Site

The 3M Scott3M Scott website ("site") is provided by 3M Company through its subsidiary Scott Technologies, Inc. ("3M Scott") and may be used for informational purposes only. By using the site or downloading materials from the site, you agree to abide by the terms set forth herein. If you do not agree to abide by these terms, please do not use or view the site or download materials from the site.

Upon 3M Scott's belief that your conduct fails to conform with these terms, 3M Scott, in its sole discretion and without notice, reserves the right to block your access to this site, to terminate the limited license, to investigate and to involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities, and to pursue a civil action or criminal prosecution for any alleged or actual illegal activities involving this site. In addition, misuse of this site may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Limited License

Subject to the terms set forth herein, 3M Scott grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display this site and the materials thereon. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of the site in any way.

3M Scott authorizes you to view and download the information ("materials") at this site only for your personal, non-commercial use. This authorization is not a transfer of title in the materials or copies of the materials and is subject to the following restrictions:

• you must retain, on all copies of the materials downloaded, all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials;

• you may not modify the materials in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose; and

• you must not transfer the materials to any other person unless you give them notice of, and they agree to accept, the obligations arising under these terms.

You agree to abide by all additional restrictions displayed on the site as it may be updated from time to time. This site, including all materials, is copyrighted and protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. You agree to comply with all trademark, copyright and other laws worldwide in your use of this site and to prevent any unauthorized copying of the materials. Except as expressly provided herein, 3M Scott does not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret information.

Disclaimer

THE MATERIALS MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. 3M SCOTT DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS OR THE RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, MEMORANDUM, OR INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. 3M SCOTT RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY PORTION OF THE SITE AND TO MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE SITE, THE MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, SERVICES OR PRICES (IF ANY) DESCRIBED IN THE SITE, IN ALL INSTANCES AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE.

THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Third-Party Sites

As a convenience to you, 3M Scott may provide, on this site, links to websites operated by other entities. If you use these sites, you will leave this site. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. 3M Scott makes no warranty or representation regarding, and does not endorse, any linked websites or the information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. Links do not imply that 3M Scott or this site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of 3M Scott or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.

Information Provided By You

Confidential or Proprietary Information - 3M Scott does not want you to, and you agree not to send any confidential or proprietary information to 3M Scott via the site. You agree that any information or materials that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to 3M Scott will not be considered confidential or proprietary. By providing any such information or materials to 3M Scott, you grant to 3M Scott an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information and materials, and you further agree that 3M Scott is free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to 3M Scott. You further recognize that 3M Scott does not want you to, and you warrant that you shall not, provide any information or materials to 3M Scott that is defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporates the confidential or proprietary information or materials of another.

Indemnity and Limitations of Damages

You shall indemnify and hold harmless 3M Scott, its officers, directors, shareholders, subsidiaries, and employees from and against any and all costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in relation to, arising from, or for the purpose of avoiding, any claim or demand from a third party that your use of the site violates any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third party. IN NO EVENT SHALL 3M SCOTT OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, SUBSIDIARIES, OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM) THAT ARE RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SITE OR ANY LINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF 3M SCOTT IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Changes

3M Scott reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these terms, in whole or in part, at any time, without notice. Changes in this agreement will be effective when notice of such change is posted. Your continued use of the site after any changes to these terms are posted will be acceptance of those changes.

International Users and Choice of Law

This site is operated and administered from within the United States of America. If you access this site from a location outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. These terms and conditions of use shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of New York, for the resolution of all disputes arising from or related to these terms and/or your use of the site.

These terms constitute the entire agreement between 3M Scott and you with respect to your use of the site. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the agreement or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the agreement, and the remainder of this agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Information Collected

In general, you must have an established username and password in order to visit this site. Our servers may collect the domain names, e-mail addresses, and first and last names of visitors. In addition, there are portions of this site where we may need to collect [personal information from you for a specific purpose, such as to provide you with certain information you request. The information collected from you may include your name, address, telephone, fax number, or e-mail address. You may refuse any request for personal information

This site is not intended for persons under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from or about children, and we do not knowingly market our products or services to children.

Use of Collected Information

Information that we collect is used to measure and administer the number of registered users and viewer statistics, such as the number of viewers that visit the site, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. We use this information to measure the use of our site and to improve the content of our site.

When other information is collected from you, such as your name and e-mail address, 3M Scott will make commercially reasonable efforts to let you know at the time of collection how this information will be used. Usually, the personal information you provide will only be used to respond to an inquiry you make or to process your request. This information may be shared with other 3M Scott businesses, but only if necessary to fulfil your request or for related purposes. 3M Scott does not share, sell, or lease personal information about you to any third-parties for their marketing use. 3M Scott will release information about you if you direct it to do so, if 3M Scott is required by law to do so, or in other legally limited circumstances.

If you register with one of 3M Scott’s websites online, they may use your information to provide you with custom information about 3M Scott's offerings in support of your business needs. You should review the privacy policy associated with that website for further information about that website’s privacy practices.

Links to Other Sites

3M Scott's site may contain links to other sites such as 3M Scott distributors and sales affiliates. While 3M Scott makes reasonable efforts to try to link only to sites that share 3M Scott's high standards and respect for privacy, 3M Scott is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices employed by other sites.

Security of Collected Information

3M Scott maintains strict physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized or inappropriate access. 3M Scott restricts access to information about you to those 3M Scott employees who need to know the information to respond to your inquiry or request. 3M Scott employees who misuse personal information are subject to disciplinary action.

Access to Collected Information

You may review and update the information that you provide to 3M Scott through this site by contacting us as described below.

Contacting Us

3M Scott welcomes your questions and suggestions about these terms and conditions. If you have any questions, please contact us at partnerportal@mmm.com