Terms of Use

 

Please read these Terms of Use carefully. By using our website (“Website”), you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please discontinue your use of our website. 

Introduction
This website is owned by Gaffney, Cline & Associates, its subsidiaries and affiliates (“GaffneyCline” or “we”). We reserve the right to make changes and corrections to our websites and our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use at any time, without notice. By using or accessing our websites you agree as follows:

Intellectual Property
Any and all intellectual property rights ("Intellectual Property") associated with the Website and its contents (the "Content") are the sole property of GaffneyCline, its affiliates, or third parties. The Content is protected by copyright and other laws in both the United States and other countries.  Elements of the Website are also protected by trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. All custom graphics, icons, and other items that appear on the Website are trademarks, service marks or trade dress ("Marks") of GaffneyCline, its affiliates, or other entities that have granted GaffneyCline the right and license to use such Marks and may not be used or interfered with in any manner without the express written consent of the owner of the Marks.  Except as otherwise expressly authorized by these Terms of Use, You may not copy, reproduce, display, modify, lease, loan, sell, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, upload, transmit, or distribute the Website or its Content in any way without GaffneyCline’s, or the appropriate third party's, prior written permission.  Except as expressly provided herein, GaffneyCline does not grant to you any express or implied rights to GaffneyCline or any third party’s Intellectual Property.

Use Restrictions
Access to restricted areas of our websites without the authorization of GaffneyCline is strictly prohibited. You agree to use our websites for lawful purposes only. You agree to not repurpose, circumvent or conceal any content on this website, including through framing, deep linking or other practices. You agree that you are responsible for any material you may submit via the site, and You agree not to post or transmit any information through our websites which (1) infringes the rights of others or violates their privacy or publicity rights, (2) is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable, (3) is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express written permission of the owner of such right, (4) is used to unlawfully collude against another person in restraint of trade and competition, (5) contains, or materially relates to, any software, device or routine that interferes or is intended to interfere with the normal operation of our websites, or (6) impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity. You shall be solely liable for and will indemnify and defend GaffneyCline from any damages resulting from any breach of your agreement with regard to use of this website. 

License to Submitted Materials
If you do submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant GaffneyCline and its affiliates an unrestricted, nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display such material throughout the world in any media. You further agree that GaffneyCline is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to GaffneyCline. You grant GaffneyCline and its affiliates the right to use the name you submit in connection with such material, if they so choose.  All personal information provided via this site will be handled in accordance with the site's online Privacy Policy.  You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all the rights to the content you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate any provision herein and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify GaffneyCline for all claims resulting from content you supply.

Third Party Websites
Our websites contain links to other websites over which we have no control, and other websites, over which we have no control, may have links to our websites. GaffneyCline is not  responsible for the operation or content of such websites or for any losses, damages or other liabilities incurred as a result of your use of any linked websites. 

Infringement Notice
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and request that you do the same.  If you believe your copyright or the copyright of a person on whose behalf you are authorized to act has been infringed, you may notify GaffneyCline at worldwide@gaffneycline.com. 

To be effective, your notification must (i) be in writing, (ii) be provided to us at the email above, and (iii) include substantially the following:
• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
• A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
• GaffneyCline is under no obligation to post, forward, transmit, distribute or otherwise provide any material available on this site, including material you provide to us, and so we have an absolute right to remove any material from the site in our sole discretion at any time.

Third Party Information Resources
Information here is intended for informational purposes only and not for trading purposes.

Financial and/or Material Disclosure
Persons using GaffneyCline websites for information regarding a potential investment decision with respect to Baker Hughes should access the Investor Relations section of Baker Hughes websites. This web site contains, and has materials that contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words ‘expected’, ‘will’ and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Baker Hughes’ expectations regarding any specific matter is only its forecast regarding the matter. A forecast may be substantially different from actual results, which are affected by various factors that are either enumerated on each page or in Baker Hughes’ annual report on Form 10-K.

Disclaimer
OUR WEBSITE AND ITSCONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. GaffneyCline DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GaffneyCline DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN OUR WEBSITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE. GaffneyCline DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT OUR WEBSITES OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Limitations of Liability; Indemnity
IN NO EVENT SHALL GaffneyCline BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OUR WEBSITES OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN, OR ACCESSED THROUGH, OUR WEBSITES. WHERE NOT PROSCRIBED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF GaffneyCline AND ITS AFFILIATES TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITES OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH OUR WEBSITES, IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, IS LIMITED TO $500 USD.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless GaffneyCline and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any liabilities, losses, costs, claims, expenses, damages, causes of action or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting, or alleged by a third party to be arising or resulting from your use of any information or material from our websites or your breach of any of these Terms of Use. The provisions of this paragraph shall indefinitely survive the termination of this agreement.

Applicable Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, applicable to agreements made and entirely to be performed within such state, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. By accessing and/or placing orders under our websites, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use and by all applicable laws and regulations, including U.S. Export control laws and regulations. Visitors who do not agree with these Terms of Use should not access or place orders through our websites. You agree that any claim or action arising out of or relating to this site or these Terms of Use shall have be heard before the appropriate state or federal court located in Harris County, State of Texas, which court shall have exclusive jurisdiction. You agree that all issues will be decided by the trial judge and, acknowledging the right to trial by jury, hereby waive such right to a jury trial.

Termination
Notwithstanding any of these Terms of Use, GaffneyCline reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use our websites, and to block or prevent future access to and use of our websites.

Severability
If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, our websites and do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with GaffneyCline for products, services or otherwise. GaffneyCline reserves the right to change any and all content contained on our websites at any time without notice.  Your continued use of the site after any changes to the Terms of Use or other policies means you accept the changes.  Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by GaffneyCline.