Thank you for visiting the Synomos Inc. (Synomos) website. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before accessing or using the Synomos website.

By accessing the Synomos website, you agree to the terms of use as outlined in this legal notice. Synomos reserves the rights to change these terms of use from time to time at its sole discretion and without notice.  If you are dissatisfied with the Synomos website or with these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing or using the Synomos website.


Rights in Synomos Website and Content

Synomos Intellectual Property Rights
Copyright © 2004 Synomos Inc. All rights reserved. Synomos is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zero-Knowledge Systems Inc. Synomos, Align, Zero-Knowledge, Zero-Knowledge PRML, Enterprise Privacy Manager, EPM, EPML, Ø, Zerø-Knowledge and ZKS are trademarks of either Zero-Knowledge Systems Inc. or Synomos Inc. These trademarks may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

The Synomos website and all content provided on the Synomos website are protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable intellectual property and proprietary rights laws, and are owned, controlled, and/or licensed by Synomos and/or Zero-Knowledge Systems, its affiliates and related companies. Nothing on the Synomos website should be considered as granting, by implication, estoppels, custom, usage or otherwise, any license or right to use any trade-marks, logos, or other names, including, but not limited to, those identifying Synomos, Zero-Knowledge Systems and/or its affiliates and related companies or their respective products and services displayed on the Synomos Website without the expressed consent of Synomos, Zero-Knowledge Systems or such third party that may own such trade-marks, logos and other names displayed on the Synomos website.


Downloading content from the Synomos website
No information or material on the Synomos website may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, commercially exploited, transmitted, or distributed in any way whatsoever except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer, for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and proprietary notices. This authorization does not cover the design or layout of the Synomos website and any use or reproduction thereof is expressly prohibited. You agree to abide by all copyright notices, information and restrictions contained in any content on the Synomos website and any third party content accessed through the Synomos website.


Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability

Third Party Web Sites
Links to websites outside the Synomos website are provided only for your convenience. No endorsement of any third party sites referenced to, in, or linked is expressed or implied by any information, material or content referred to or included on or linked from or to the Synomos website. Furthermore, Synomos does not endorse or assume responsibility for the privacy policies of third party web sites. Please access all third party sites referenced to in or linked from the Synomos website at your own risk.

Global Reference
The Synomos website can be accessed from other countries around the world and may contain references to Synomos products, services, and programs that have not been announced or that may not be distributed in your country. These references do not imply that Synomos intends to announce or offer to sell or distribute such products, services or programs in your country or jurisdiction.


Copyright and Proprietary Rights Information

The Synomos website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors or omissions. In addition, Synomos reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements to the Synomos website, and to the products, services and programs described in the Synomos website, at any time without notice.

The Synomos website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or freedom from defect other than those warranties which are imposed by and incapable of exclusion, restriction or modification under the laws applicable to these terms of uses. Your use of (or inability to use) the Synomos website is at your own risk. In no event shall Synomos, Zero-Knowledge Systems, its affiliates and related companies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants and agents be liable for any loss or injury or any damages, either direct, indirect, punitive, special, incidental, consequential or otherwise resulting form, or in any way connected to, the use of the Synomos website, or any links to other sites made available on the Synomos website or the content contained on such site(s), in each case regardless of whether such damages are based on contract tort (delict), strict liability or other theories of liability. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or consequential or incidental damages, so portions of the above-referenced exclusions may not directly apply to you. You hereby waive any and all claims against Synomos, Zero-Knowledge Systems, its affiliates and related companies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants and agents arising out of your use of, or inability to use the Synomos website or any links to other sites made available on the Synomos website or the content contained on such site(s).


Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Synomos, Zero-Knowledge Systems, its affiliates and related companies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants and agents from and against all claims, liability, and expenses, including all legal fees and costs, arising out of: (i) your breach of any provision of the Terms of Use; or (ii) your use of the Synomos website and/or the content contained in the Synomos website. Synomos reserves the right, in its sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. You will co-operate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim.


Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The content of the Synomos website (excluding linked sites belonging to third parties) is prepared by Synomos from its offices within the Province of Quebec, Canada. By accessing the Synomos website, you and Synomos agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, the Synomos website shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec, without regard to the conflicts of laws and principles thereof. You and Synomos also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the Province of Quebec with respect to such matters. Synomos makes no representation that materials on the Synomos website are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from locations where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Synomos website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.