Terms and Conditions of Use

Welcome to www.tristategt.org. By using this site, you signify your agreement to all terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein ("Terms and Conditions of Use"). If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use, please do not use this site. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., (Tri-State), reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time. By using this site after notice of such changes is posted, you agree to be bound by the modifications, alterations or updates.

Copyright and Trademarks

The Tri-State Web site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information including, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound. All content included on this site, such as text, software, photos, video, graphics, music, sound, and logos, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other rights, which are owned and/or controlled by Tri-State or by other parties. Tri-State owns a copyright in the selection, coordination arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as the content original to it. Each third-party content provider owns the copyright in content original to it. You may use material from this site only for your own personal, non-commercial use. This site or any portion of this site may not be modified, published, reproduced, duplicated, copied, uploaded, downloaded, posted, transmitted, sold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by Tri-State or expressly permitted under copyright law. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution, or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.

Just as www.tristategt.org requires users to respect our copyrights and those of our affiliates and partners, we respect the copyrights of others. If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on www.tristategt.org without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify our Webmaster.

Linked Sites

This site may contain links to other sites on the Internet ("Linked Sites"). Tri-State is not responsible for the content, advertising, products or other materials made available on or through any Linked Site. The links to these sites are for your convenience only, and you access them at your own risk. Tri-State shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused to a user in connection with such Linked Sites.

Tri-State welcomes links to this site. You may establish a link to this site, provided that the link does not state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of your site by Tri-State, www.tristategt.org, or any group or individual affiliated with Tri-State and your website does not contain content that is distasteful, offensive or controversial. Your website must comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You may not use on your site any logos, trademarks, service marks, or copyrighted materials appearing on this site, including but not limited to any logos or characters, without the express written consent of the owner of the mark or right. You may not frame or otherwise incorporate into another site the content or other materials on this site without prior written consent.

Members Section and Use and Protection of Password

Tri-State restricts access to its members-only section of the website to employees and authorized guests of its members. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and other account information. You are responsible for damages resulting from all uses of that information, whether actually or expressly authorized by you, unless access to such information was obtained through no fault or negligence of your own. You understand that Tri-State may, in its sole discretion, at any time terminate your access to the site and to any account you have in connection with the site.

Disclaimer

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY TRI-STATE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. TRI-STATE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THEIR ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRI-STATE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TRI-STATE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify Tri-State and its officers, directors, employees, agents, distributors, and affiliates from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this site.

Applicable Law

This site is created, operated and controlled by Tri-State from its offices within the State of Colorado, U.S.A.

These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions of Use or your use of this site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of Colorado, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.

Use of this website signifies your agreement to the Terms of Use.

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