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ECN Reference Directory is provided by Advantage Business Media ("Advantage Business Media" or "we") to you ("Member" or "you") subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Use Agreement. Additional terms and conditions of third party content providers and internet access providers to ECN Reference Directory governing your use of content or services provided by such providers are found elsewhere in ECN Reference Directory , including but not limited to terms and conditions governing use of the Lexis-Nexis "Tell Me More" service, and are incorporated herein as terms and conditions of this Use Agreement. 
Advantage Business Media and its third party content and internet access providers reserve the right to modify the terms and conditions of this Use Agreement at any time. Notification of changes in service will be posted on ECN Reference Directory. 

If this Use Agreement or any future changes are unacceptable to you, or cause you to no longer be in compliance with this Use Agreement, you may cancel your membership by sending an email message to esupport@reedbusiness.com and no longer using this web site. You must include your name, company, email address and username. Your continued use of ECN Reference Directory now, or following the posting of notice of any changes in the terms and conditions of this Use Agreement, will constitute a binding acceptance by you of such changes or modifications. 

ECN Reference Directory is provided free of charge to qualified Members. Advantage Business Media reserves the right to determine and modify qualification criteria. Membership candidates must complete the on-line registration form. Acceptance is at Advantage Business Media's sole discretion. Advantage Business Media may cancel your membership at any time for any reason. You shall provide Advantage Business Media with accurate, complete, and updated membership qualification information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of this Use Agreement, which may result in immediate termination of your membership. 

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You may download or copy the Content and other downloadable items displayed on ECN Reference Directory for personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You shall not store any significant portion of any Content contained in ECN Reference Directory, in any form. Copying or storing of any Content for other than personal, noncommercial use is expressly prohibited. 

The ECN Reference Directory Discussion Forums and Internet usenet news groups may be used only in a noncommercial manner. You shall not upload, post or otherwise publish on or over ECN Reference Directory , any software, file, information, communication or other content which (i)violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, (ii)constitutes a threat to or harassment of, or stalking of another, (iii)adversely affects the performance or availability of ECN Reference Directory , (iv)contains any "time bombs," "worms," "viruses," "locks," "drop-dead devices," "Trojan Horses," harmful component or corrupted data or other routines or components to disable software or data or perform any other actions which would impair the value or operation of EDN Access, its host server or the software or hardware of other Members of ECN Reference Directory , (v) is libelous or otherwise violates any law or regulation, or (v)contains any solicitation of funds, advertising or solicitation for goods or services. You acknowledge that any submissions to ECN Reference Directory , through the Discussion Forums, Internet usenet news groups or otherwise, may be edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, uploaded and displayed by Advantage Business Media. 

Advantage Business Media does not and cannot review every message posted by Members in the ECN Reference Directory Discussion Forums or Internet usenet news groups and is not responsible for any content of these messages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Advantage Business Media reserves the right to delete, move, or edit messages that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or otherwise unacceptable. Members shall remain solely responsible for the content of their messages. 

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You are responsible for all usage or activity on ECN Reference Directory through your password, including use of your ECN Reference Directory password by any third party. 

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You may terminate your membership in ECN Reference Directory at any time by sending e-mail to esupport@reedbusiness.com. Upon termination, you will receive an automated confirmation via e-mail that the request was received, and your access will be suspended within 24 hours. Advantage Business Media may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of ECN Reference Directory for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of the Use Agreement, or assignment of the Use Agreement by you. 

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Advantage Business Media reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions from time to time.

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