UNITED NATIONS ON-LINE USAGE AGREEMENT

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By subscribing to the United Nations COMTRADE , you are agreeing to abide by all of the following terms and conditions for your use of United Nations COMTRADE .

1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Usage Agreement "United Nations COMTRADE " means the information service provided by United Nations Publications at the United Nations and consists of information services and content provided by United Nations Publications, by affiliates of United Nations Publications and by third parties; "you", "your" or "yours" refers to each person who, or each entity that, establishes an authorized account (Account) or who is authorized to access and use United Nations COMTRADE .  Where any entity has established an “institutional” usage account with United Nations Publications for the use of the United Nations COMTRADE , the terms “you” or “yours” shall refer to such entity (including all locations, branches and facilities operated by such entity), any affiliates of such entity effectively controlled by such entity, and all authorized users of such entity, or of its affiliates, having access to use of the United Nations COMTRADE  pursuant to such “institutional” usage account.

2. General. This Usage Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of a license for  use of the United Nations COMTRADE . By using United Nations COMTRADE , you consent and agree to comply with all of the terms and conditions of this Usage Agreement. The rights and obligations concerning the use of United Nations COMTRADE  in accordance with this Usage Agreement is not transferable. You are responsible for any use of your Account under your user ID (username) or password by any person or entity. You are further responsible for ensuring that any use of your Account complies fully with the provisions of this Usage Agreement. You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your user ID and your password.

3. Changed Terms. The United Nations shall have the sole and exclusive right, at any time to alter or amend this Usage Agreement or to otherwise change, modify or amend the terms and conditions applicable to use of United Nations COMTRADE . The United Nations shall have the sole and exclusive right to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of United Nations COMTRADE , including but not limited to content, functionality, hours of availability, and hardware or telecommunications equipment, software or services needed for access or use. The United Nations will provide reasonable notice to you of any changes, modifications or amendments to this Usage Agreement; however, any use of United Nations COMTRADE  by you after any such changes, modifications, or additions shall be governed by this Usage Agreement.

4. Equipment. You are solely responsible for obtaining, maintaining and all costs associated with any telephone, computer hardware and software, modems, telecommunications connections, and/or other equipment and/or services which are or may be needed for access to and use of United Nations COMTRADE .

5. Usage. United Nations COMTRADE  contains copyrighted material and/or other proprietary information. The materials contained on or otherwise made available to you on United Nations COMTRADE  may be copyrighted by the United Nations and, thus, are protected by copyright laws and regulations worldwide. Except as may otherwise be expressly permitted by applicable law, any copying, automated browsing or downloading, redistribution, publication, or commercial exploitation of any material contained on or otherwise made available to you on United Nations COMTRADE  is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of the United Nations. Any requests for permission to reproduce or otherwise use any material contained on or otherwise made available to you on United Nations COMTRADE  should be directed to The Director of the United Nations Statistics Division: comtrade@un.org
Without limiting, derogating from or otherwise affecting the validity of the foregoing, you may not alter or remove any copyright symbol or other identification or any information concerning authorship of any of any of the materials contained on or otherwise made available to you on United Nations COMTRADE .

The provisions of this Usage Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the United Nations, United Nations Publications, its affiliates, and its third-party content providers and licensors.

6. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL USE OF UNITED NATIONS COMTRADE  IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER THE UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO AND USE OF UNITED NATIONS COMTRADE  WILL BE FREE FROM INTERRUPTIONS OR FREE FROM ERRORS; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF UNITED NATIONS COMTRADE , OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH UNITED NATIONS COMTRADE .

YOU FURTHER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND HYPERLINKS PROVIDED TO YOU THROUGH UNITED NATIONS COMTRADE  AND LOCATED ON OTHER SITES THROUGHOUT THE COMBINED GLOBAL ELECTRONIC NETWORKS KNOWN AS THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB ARE PROVIDED SOLELY AS A RESOURCE AND A CONVENIENCE TO YOU. SUCH HYPERLINKS TO OTHER SITES ARE NOT AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE UNITED NATIONS OF THOSE SITES. THE UNITED NATIONS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CONTENT OF SUCH INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND HYPERLINKS. UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS HAS NOT TESTED ANY SOFTWARE LOCATED ON OTHER SITES AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE QUALITY, SAFETY, RELIABILITY OR SUITABILITY OF SUCH SOFTWARE.

UNITED NATIONS COMTRADE  IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNITED NATIONS AND/OR UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS OR PROFITS, OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, UNITED NATIONS COMTRADE , EVEN IF THE UNITED NATIONS AND/OR UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS WAS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON.

You acknowledge and agree that the delivery system used for United Nations COMTRADE , i.e., the Internet and the World Wide Web, are unpredictable and may, from time to time, impede access to United Nations COMTRADE . You acknowledge and agree that the United Nations and/or United Nations Publications is in no way responsible to you in any way whatsoever for any interference with your use of or access to United Nations COMTRADE  and you expressly waive and forever discharge and release any and all claims against the United Nations and/or United Nations Publications in connection therewith.

7. Termination. The United Nations and/or United Nations Publications may terminate this Usage Agreement at any timeby providing reasonable prior notice to you. Without derogating from or otherwise limiting the foregoing, the United Nations Publications shall have the right to immediately terminate this Usage Agreement and/or your rights to use United Nations COMTRADE  in the event of any breach by you of this Agreement.

You may terminate this Usage Agreement by providing written notice of termination to the United Nations Publications within 15 days from the date of the activation of your United Nations COMTRADE  Account. Termination of this Agreement automatically terminates your license to use United Nations COMTRADE  and any content or other material contained therein.

In the event of a termination of this Usage Agreement by the United Nations and/or United Nations Publications, other than as a result of your breach, United Nations Publications shall refund to you a pro rata portion of the subscription fee paid by you to the United Nations Publications, if any, for the unexpired portion of the term of this Agreement.

8. Disputes. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or pursuant to this Usage Agreement shall be settled by an agreed mode of dispute resolution, including but not limited to arbitration, which shall be the exclusive mode of resolving disputes hereunder. Nothing contained in or related to this Usage Agreement shall be deemed a waiver, express or implied, of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations.

9. Miscellaneous. This Usage Agreement and any United Nations and/or United Nations Publications policies relating to your operation of United Nations COMTRADE  constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the United Nations and you with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all previous written or oral agreements with respect to such subject matter. No waiver by any party hereto of any of the provisions hereof or of any breach or other default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import. The provisions of Section 5, 6, 8 and 9 shall survive any termination of this Usage Agreement.