Terms of Use

This website is hosted on behalf of Alcatel-Lucent.  By accessing this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and accept the terms and conditions of use described below. If you do not understand or accept these terms and conditions, which you are required to abide by, you should immediately exit this website.

Copyright Notice and Limited Authorization

Everything on this website is copyrighted. The copyrights are owned by Alcatel-Lucent and/or its subsidiaries (“Alcatel-Lucent Materials”) or a third party original creator (“Third Party”) of the materials (“Third Party Materials”). You are free to view, copy and print the Alcatel-Lucent Material found on this website as long as:

  1. The Alcatel-Lucent Material is used by you for information purposes only and not further distributed;
  2. You intend to use the Alcatel-Lucent Materials for non-commercial purposes only; and
  3. Copies of the Alcatel-Lucent Material include the Alcatel-Lucent copyright notice.

Unless otherwise authorized by Alcatel-Lucent or you have been provided a license or authorization directly granted by the Third Party, you are not authorized to copy and/or print the Third Party Materials that are copyrighted materials provided at this website.

All other rights and/or uses require Alcatel-Lucent’s written consent. Requests for additional rights and/or uses should be sent to the Alcatel-Lucent Copyright Agent identified below.

Business partners, customers, suppliers, associates of Alcatel-Lucent and other Third Parties that, in cooperation with Alcatel-Lucent, publish their own proprietary material on this website retain full legal and copyright ownership of their respective material.

Use of ”The Shift”

“The Shift” is copyrighted material of Alcatel-Lucent.  The offering of “The Shift” to you by Alcatel-Lucent at this website does not waive (directly or indirectly) any rights or licenses – including, but not limited to, patents or other protective rights of Alcatel-Lucent.  Your use of The Shift is subject  to the same terms as provided above in Copyright Notice and Limited Authorization

Legal Notices and Privacy Statement

Legal Notices and the Alcatel-Lucent Global Privacy and Data Protection Statement, accessed through the links below, are an integral part of these Terms of Use that you are deemed to have acknowledged that you have read, understood and accepted by accessing the Alcatel-Lucent websites.

Alcatel-Lucent’s Copyright Agent for requests for additional use of materials can be reached at:

Alcatel-Lucent
General Trademark Counsel
32, Avenue Kleber
Colombes, 92707, France
E-mail: trademark.department@alcatel-lucent.com

Trademarks

Alcatel, Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent and the Alcatel-Lucent logos are trademarks of Alcatel-Lucent. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Disclaimer

While Alcatel-Lucent attempts to provide accurate information on this website, it assumes no responsibility for inaccuracy or information provided by you or others. Alcatel-Lucent may change the information and/or materials provided by Alcatel-Lucent at this website, or any offer mentioned, at anytime and without prior notice. Information may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Alcatel-Lucent does not warrant that the electronic functions contained in or on this website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, of that this website, or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or bugs or represents full functionality, accuracy or reliability of the information available through this website.

Any comments or opinions by others at this web site via blogging other forms of communication are not the opinions or comments of Alcatel-Lucent.

Information and/or materials on this website are provided “AS IS” and does not constitute a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Alcatel-Lucent disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, which includes, but is not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and/or non-infringement. Except where prohibited by law, this disclaimer also includes any expressed or implied warranties arising from any course of dealing, usage, or trade practice.

You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining means for the reconstruction of lost data.

Limitation of Liability

Neither Alcatel-Lucent nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, parent or sister companies, or their respective directors, employees or other representatives, will be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive and/or consequential damages arising out of the use, or the inability to use, the information and/or materials on this website. This limitation of liability includes, but is not limited to, loss of data, loss of revenues, loss of savings, loss of business, loss of reputation, loss of profits and/or any economic loss in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use or inability to use this website or reliance on the information and/or materials contained in this website; even if Alcatel-Lucent is advised of the possibility of such damages.

Termination of Use

Alcatel-Lucent may, at its option, terminate, without notice and with or without cause, any person or entity’s access to the website, especially upon any breach of this Terms of Use, and without prejudice to Alcatel-Lucent’s right to make a claim of compensation for damages.

Links

Although this website may contain links to other sites, Alcatel-Lucent is not responsible for the content of any such sites. Such links are provided as a convenience and Alcatel-Lucent does not endorse the companies or contents of any such linked sites.

Posting and Submitting of Information

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, obscene, libelous, or otherwise offensive materials, comments, statements and/or opinions on or through this website.

Any material, information or idea submitted or posted on this website by you will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Alcatel-Lucent may share or otherwise use your submission for any purpose whatsoever without your consent. If any of the materials or information submitted constitutes personal data, you agree that Alcatel-Lucent may transmit such personal data across international boundaries for any Alcatel-Lucent business purpose. Personal data will be treated as set forth in the Privacy Statement, as provided in the link below.

Export Laws

The Export Control laws of France, the United States and other countries in which Alcatel-Lucent conducts business prohibit the export and/or re-export of certain technical data and software to certain countries and/or territories. No content from this website may be downloaded or otherwise transmitted in violation of the applicable countries Export Control laws.

Jurisdiction and Choice of Laws

These Terms of use and all claims or issues regarding this website shall be governed according to the laws of France, to the exclusion of its conflict of law provisions. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International sale of Goods of April 11, 1980, shall be excluded.

Dispute Resolution

Except as otherwise provided in other policies on this website (such as the Privacy Statement), any dispute or difference arising out of or concerning these Terms of Use or this website, which dispute or difference cannot be settled amicably, shall be resolved definitely and exclusively by arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by three (3) arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules, unless the parties agree on the name of a single arbitrator.

The place of the arbitration shall be Paris, France. All documentary submissions, presentations, and proceedings shall be in the English language.

The arbitral award shall be substantiated in writing. The decision of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding, and judgment upon the arbitral award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitral tribunal shall assign the costs of the arbitration.

Modification of Terms of Use

These Terms of Use were last updated on August 13, 2010

Alcatel-Lucent reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time without prior written notification. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, any new Terms of Use will only apply to users upon acceptance thereof on their initial login and for previous users, upon such user’s first subsequent login after such modifications.