Use of this website is provided to you (“You”, “Your” “User”) by Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS and its subsidiaries (collectively “Shearwater”). Through the website, Shearwater provides Users with access to a variety of resources, including white papers, press releases and other articles. All use of this website is subject to the following Terms of Use:

Acceptence of Terms

Shearwater may update the Terms of Use at any time without further notice. Please read these Terms of Use carefully. By using this website, You agree to and accept the latest version of the Terms of Use.

Intellectual Property

The website is owned and operated by Shearwater and the design or layout of the website, as well as all content on the website such as trademarks, trade names, text, images, logos, audio clips, icons, graphics, design, compilations, analytics, computer code (including source code or object code) (collectively “Materials”), are the intellectual property of Shearwater and or its licensors and or its content providers and are protected under applicable laws. Shearwater retains all right, title and interest in such Materials and nothing in these Terms of Use or on the website shall be construed as granting or conferring any rights to a User by license or otherwise in or to any such intellectual property, unless otherwise explicitly stated herein. No such intellectual property may be copied, reproduced, distributed, displayed or otherwise used unless expressly permitted by Shearwater.

Permitted Use of Materials

You are permitted to copy and print Materials that consist of white papers and/or articles from publicly available areas of the website for informational and internal use only, provided that (1) the copyright notice at the end of these Terms of Use appears in all copies, (2) the documents will not be copied or posted or re-posted on any publicly available webpage, social media page, or otherwise published in any way, and (3) that no modifications of any documents are made. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited and may result in penalties.

You may link to Shearwater’s home page, provided that You do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage Shearwater’s reputation or take advantage of it, and provided that You do not:

establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on Shearwater’s part where none exists; or

establish a link to Shearwater’s site in any website that is not owned by You.

Shearwater reserves the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

For the avoidance of doubt, other than is expressly granted above, the Materials should not be copied, reproduced, distributed or otherwise displayed, unless Shearwater has granted express consent and approval.

Acceptable Use

All Users of Shearwater’s website are obligated to use the website responsibly and not to misuse the website or the Materials herein.

To describe what is meant by “misuse”, Shearwater has created the following guidelines for accep

 You may not use, or facilitate or allow others to use, the website or the Materials:

other than as expressly provided herein or as expressly permitted by Shearwater;

for any fraudulent, defamatory or indecent activity or purpose;

to violate or infringe the intellectual property of Shearwater or third parties;

to violate the privacy of others, such as collecting and using personal information (including images, contact information etc.) available on the website;

for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any laws (including, without limitation, privacy and export control laws) or these Terms of Use, nor to solicit the performance of any illegal activity;

to violate the security, integrity, or availability of any user, network, computer or communications system, software application, or network or computing device;

to tamper with, reverse-engineer, or hack Shearwater’s website, circumvent any security or authentication measures, or attempting to gain unauthorised access to the website, related systems, networks, or data;

by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful; or

in a manner that may otherwise be harmful or cause damages to any third party or to Shearwater’s operations or reputation.

Shearwater reserves the right to investigate any violation of these Terms of Use, but do not assume the obligation to do so. Shearwater may report any activity that it suspects violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other appropriate third parties.

Privacy

Shearwater’s Privacy Policy applies to use of the website. Shearwater’s Privacy Policy is available here.

Links to Third Party Websites

Shearwater is not responsible or liable for any information, content, or privacy practices of any third-party website, including, without limitation, any third-party website to which you may gain access from our website.

Shearwater’s website may contain links to third party websites, but this does not signify that we have reviewed or approve of the content or information on, or practices of, the linked website. Shearwater recommends that You review the terms and conditions and privacy notice of any third-party website you visit before use.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. SHEARWATER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE MATERIAL ON THE WEBSITE, NOR DOES SHEARWATER WARRANT THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET THE USER’S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND ANY THIRD PARTY LINKED WEBSITES. EXCEPT WERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SHEARWATER, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, OR ANY ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold Shearwater, its officers, directors, shareholders, predecessors, successors, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates, harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against Shearwater by any third party due to or arising out of or in connection with Your use of the website, including, but not limited to the use of any Materials on the website contrary to these Terms of Use and/or law.

Questions

If you have questions related to the website, the Materials or to these Terms of Use, please contact us at marketing@shearwatergeo.com.

Copyright Notice

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Date: 28th Jan 2023