Legal Policy

Welcome to HighTop.  We publish information on the Internet as a service to our customers and to enhance public access to our information. Permission to use materials from this Web site is subject to the restrictions set forth below. By viewing, downloading, or using any of the materials published on this web site, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, you should not view, download or use these materials.

Use of Copywrited Materials
The content of The HighTop Company, LLC web site (http://www.hightopco.com) may be viewed, downloaded, printed, copied and redistributed, subject to the following restrictions:

• The recipient may not derive income from the information itself.
• In any material based on this information, the recipient agrees to acknowledge HighTop Company, LLC, including copyright notice and trademarks.
• No modifications are made to materials without the prior written permission of HighTop Company, LLC.
• Images and web page graphic designs are not to be reproduced without the prior written permission of HighTop Company, LLC.

Downloading Software
All software and documentation available from The HighTop Company, LLC is the copyrighted work of The HighTop Company or its suppliers. Software and documentation ownership is retained by the original copyright holder. The HighTop Company, LLC customers are licensed to use the software subject to restrictions contained in the License Agreement. Please read the License Agreement that accompanies each software product before downloading.

Disclaimer of Warranties
The HighTop Company, LLC publishes information on the Internet to enhance public access to our information. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE HIGHTOP TOP COMPANY, LLC 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.

THE HIGHTOP COMPANY, LLC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT 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.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE HIGHTOP COMPANY, LLC OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT.

Limitation of Liability

THE HIGHTOP COMPANY, LLC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.

Indemnity
The HighTop Company, LLC and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, are indemnified from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content, posted to or transmitted through The HighTop Company, LLC, the use of the Service, a violation of our Terms of Use, or a violation of any rights of another.

Usage Conduct
All information including data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("content"), are the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated. This means that The HighTop Company, LLC students and participants, and not The HighTop Company, LLC, are entirely responsible for all content that they upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via The HighTop Company, LLC Service. The HighTop Company, LLC does not control the content posted via our Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such content. Under no circumstances will The HighTop Company, LLC 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 Service.

Our policy prohibits student members and all participants from uploading, posting, emailing or otherwise transmitting 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.

International Use
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, The HighTop Company, LLC complies with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States.

Applicable Laws
The HighTop Company, LLC controls this Web site (excluding third party linked sites) from its corporate offices within the state of Maryland, United States of America. The HighTop Company, LLC makes no representation that the materials or software on the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from jurisdictions where their contents are illegal is prohibited. If you choose to access this site from one such jurisdiction, you do so at your own risk and are solely responsible for compliance with all the laws of your jurisdiction. By accessing and using this site you agree that the law of the state of Maryland, specifically excluding choice of law principles, will apply to all issues and matters relating to or arising from your use of this Web site.

Customer Policies
The HighTop Company, LLC is committed to providing exceptional customer service. We adhere to strict business policies that support our customers' interests. We maintain customer information in order to enhance our customer service.

Use of Information
This information is used:

• to deliver the service or product you requested.
• to enable billing and shipping.
• to provide you with information about related products and services.
• to improve our Web site.
• to better administer and troubleshoot our systems.