Akwa Industries

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ONLINE SITE POLICIES

Welcome to Akwa Industries Inc.. Akwa Industries Inc. provides their services to you subject to the following conditions. Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before using our site. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use our site.

Electronic Communications:

When you visit Akwa Industries Inc. or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Children under the Age of 18:

Akwa Industries Inc. does not sell products for children, but it sells them to adults, who can purchase products with a credit card. If you are under 18, you may shop at akwaindustries.com only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Akwa Industries and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

Copyright:

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Akwa Industries Inc. or its content suppliers and protected by Canadian and International Copyright Laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Akwa Industries Inc. and protected by Canadian and International Copyright Laws. All software used on this site is the property of Akwa Industries Inc. or its software suppliers and protected by Canadian and International Copyright Laws. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Akwa Industries. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Akwa Industries Inc. and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any Meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing Akwa Industries Inc. name or trademarks without the express written consent of Akwa Industries Inc..

Trademarks:

Akwa Industries Inc. and other marks indicated on our site are trademarks of Akwa Industries Inc. in the Canada and other countries.
Akwa Industries Inc. trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Akwa Industries Inc., in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Akwa Industries. All other trademarks not owned by Akwa Industries Inc. that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Akwa Industries Inc.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Akwa Industries Inc., its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and suppliers from and against all claims, demands, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, resulting from violation of these Terms & Conditions.

Third Party Links

Akwa Industries Inc. may link to third-party sites. Akwa Industries Inc. has no control over linked sites. These sites are for your convenience only and must be accessed at your own risk.

Risk of Loss

All items purchased from Akwa Industries Inc. are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

Product Descriptions

Akwa Industries Inc. attempts to be as accurate as possible. However, Akwa Industries Inc. does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered by Akwa Industries Inc. itself is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in new, unused condition.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY AKWA INDUSTRIES INC. ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. AKWA INDUSTRIES INC. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, AKWA INDUSTRIES INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AKWA INDUSTRIES INC. DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM AKWA INDUSTRIES INC. ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. AKWA INDUSTRIES INC. WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
CERTAIN LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

Applicable Law:

By visiting Akwa Industries Inc., you agree that the laws of British Columbia, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms & Conditions and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Akwa Industries Inc..

Disputes:

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to Akwa Industries Inc. or to products you purchase through Akwa Industries Inc. shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Vancouver, British Columbia, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Akwa Industries Inc. intellectual property rights, Akwa Industries Inc. may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the Canadian Arbitration Association. The arbitrator & apos’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

Site Policies, Modification, and Severability

We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Terms & Conditions at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

Updated April 24, 2007

ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

Akwa Industries Inc. has created this Privacy Policy to let you know that we take your privacy seriously. We want you to know about how we gather information on this website, and what we do with it.

Information We Collect Occasionally

Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you and communicating with you. We also ask for your e-mail address, which we may use from time to time to contact you regarding information you have requested.

• When you sign up to be a member of Community, we collect the same contact info from you (address and e-mail), and we also ask for more personal information about you, from age to riding style. Much of this information collected is optional, and can be provided anonymously if you choose.

• Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use “cookies,” and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses akwaindustries.com (See “What Happens to the Information We Collect”. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether.

• Unsubscribing Your Info: If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please contact customer service at info@akwaindstries.com or by calling 1-604-988-9992 to be removed from Akwa Industries Inc. contact list.

What Happens to the Information We Collect?

Any information you give us stays strictly in-house at Akwa Industries Inc., we don’t sell or share the info with outside sources. We maintain strict security over the information you give us and use this information only for the purposes listed below:
• To process your order.
• To send you information you have requested from Akwa Industries Inc. and to update you on the status of your information request.
• Occasionally, we may send you free promotional materials.
• We may use the information to monitor guest traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop and design the layout of our websites.
• If you’ve provided information as part of the registration to Newsletters, we use the information to contact you with information that you may find interesting, as well as special offers.
• We disclose personal information when we believe release is necessary to comply with the law, enforce or apply our Terms & Conditions or protect the rights, property, or safety of Akwa Industries Inc., our users, or others.

Is our site secure?

We promise to protect your personal information. Any page at akwaindustries.com that asks you for personal information (name, address, credit card) is a secure page. These pages employ state-of-the-art SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption to protect your personal information from unauthorized use. Most browsers will show a lock icon in the bottom status bar on secure pages. Look for this icon on any web page that asks for your personal information.

Your Consent

By using our website and providing the information requested, you agree that we may collect and use your information. If we change our privacy policy, we will post the changes on this page so you are informed about what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Updated April 24, 2007

CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

Children under the age of 13, Read This:

Akwa industries Inc. is committed to protecting the online privacy of children. In accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, we will not knowingly collect any information from children under the age of 13.

Sorry kids, but if you are under 13, you cannot request information from us. If you would like to receive information from Akwa Industries Inc., please have your parents call the Akwa Industries Inc. at 1-604-988-9992.

Children Under the Age of 18, Read This:

Sorry kids, but if you are under 18, you may shop at akwaindustries.com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

Updated April 24, 2007

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