Use of the website:

The use of this web site is governed by the policies, terms and conditions set forth below. Please read them carefully. By using this web site you agree to be bound by these terms of use. AlphaNautical.com reserves the right to revise these terms of use at any time without notice and, by using this site subsequent to the revision of the terms of use, you agree to be bound by such changes. If you find the terms of use to be unacceptable, you must immediately terminate your use of this web site.

Representations and Warranties:

No Representations or Warranties are made about the documents, graphics and images published at this web site which could include inaccuracies or typographical errors. In addition, AlphaNautical.com reserves the right to modify the information contained in this web site without notice. AlphaNautical.com makes no commitment, however, to update the information contained in this web site. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. This site may contain links to other web sites that are completely independent of this web site. AlphaNautical.com makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, authenticity, ownership or legality of the information or opinions contained in any such linked web site, and any link to another web site shall not in any manner be construed as an endorsement by AlphaNautical.com of that web site, or of the products or services described therein. AlphaNautical.com expressly disclaims any liability for third party information or opinions on this web site or any linked web site under criminal or civil laws relating to defamation, intellectual property infringement, privacy, obscenity, or any other area of law. Users of this web site should not rely upon opinions expressed at this web site when making business, financial, personal or other decisions. Additionally, AlphaNautical.com does not endorse the opinions of third parties expressed on linked web sites.

Confidentiality:

Your confidential use of this site cannot be guaranteed by AlphaNautical.com. AlphaNautical.com discourages you from sending any information that you consider to be confidential or proprietary through this web site and AlphaNautical.com will not be responsible for any harm that you or any person may suffer as a result of a breach of confidentiality in respect to your use of this site. Please note that if you do send us any such information or material, AlphaNautical.com will assume it is not confidential. By sending AlphaNautical.com information or material, you grant AlphaNautical.com an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that AlphaNautical.com is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose.

Limitation of Damages and Liability:

IN NO EVENT WILL AlphaNautical.com, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, OR USE OF ANY OTHER LINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF AlphaNautical.com IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE TERM "DAMAGES" INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY FEES, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION AND LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM.

Ownership, Trademarks and Copyrights:

All rights, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) in this web site are the property of AlphaNautical.com. In addition, the names, images and other indicia identifying AlphaNautical.com's products and services are AlphaNautical.com's proprietary marks. A partial list of trademarks owned by AlphaNautical.com is set forth in the "Trademarks" section of these Terms of Use. All other copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights referred to in this web site belong to their respective owners.

License:

Except as expressly provided in this Section, nothing contained in this web site shall be construed as conferring any license or right, expressly, by implication, by estoppel or otherwise, under any of AlphaNautical.com's intellectual property rights, or under any third party's intellectual property rights, and no part of this web site may be reproduced, republished, copied, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means. You are hereby granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited license to view, reproduce, print, and distribute materials retrieved from this web site provided (a) such materials are used only for informational, non-commercial purposes, and (b) you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Interactive Areas:

• All information, data, text or other materials ("Content") posted in AlphaNautical.com "chat rooms", forums or bulletin boards (collectively, "Interactive Areas"), are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. AlphaNautical.com does not control the content posted in the Interactive Areas and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. Content posted to the Interactive Areas is not confidential and AlphaNautical.com may use or reproduce such Content as it sees fit. AlphaNautical.com cannot monitor all of the postings in the Interactive Areas, but does reserve the right (but assumes no obligation) to delete, move or edit any postings that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate, whether for legal or other reasons. AlphaNautical.com HAS NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO AlphaNautical.com VISITORS OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR CONTENT POSTED ON ITS WEB SITE. We will comply with the requirements of the law regarding disclosure of postings to our Interactive Areas, including law enforcement agencies. Under no circumstances will AlphaNautical.com be liable in any way for 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 on any Interactive Areas. You agree not to use the Interactive Areas to:

• Violate any local, state, national or international laws;

• Post material that infringes the intellectual property rights, including without limitation, trademark, copyright and trade secret rights, of others;

• Post material that infringes the privacy or publicity rights of others;

• Post information that you know to be false or misleading;

• Post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, tortuous, libelous, vulgar, invasive of another's privacy, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or embarrassing to a third party, as determined by AlphaNautical.com in its sole discretion;

• Post chain letters, junk mail, pyramid schemes, spam or other forms of advertisements or solicitations;

• Collect or store personal data about others;

• Impersonate another person, whether a third party or a AlphaNautical.com representative or moderator;

• or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

• Engage in any conduct that limits any other person from using or enjoying the Interactive Areas;

• Engage in any conduct that, in AlphaNautical.com opinion, exposes AlphaNautical.com or any of its affiliates, customers or suppliers to any liability or detriment of any type.

Additional Legal Matters:

• These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, USA, as they apply to agreements made and solely performed therein. Disputes arising from these Terms of Use shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts of the United States of America and/or the State Courts of Texas and jurisdiction for such disputes shall rest solely in Dallas County, Texas, USA. These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any notices contained on this web site and constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of this web site. Any provision of these Terms of Use which is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be severable from these Terms of Use in that jurisdiction without in any way invalidating the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use. The unenforceability of any provision in a given jurisdiction shall not make that provision unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.

Trademarks:

The following is a partial list of trademarks owned by AlphaNautical.com: