Welcome to our website. We look forward to your involvement with our site. Before you explore the website’s available content please take a moment to read this Terms of Use Agreement.

Effective Date: This Terms of Use Agreement was last updated on November 30, 2007.

This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use for this website. By using the website you (the “Member”) agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement, you should immediately cease all usage of this website. We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice. Modifications shall become effective immediately upon being posted at the website. Your continued use of the website and/or services, after amendments are posted, constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of the Agreement and its modifications. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement may not be amended.

1. Disclaimer of Warranties.

The site is provided on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the owners of this website make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the use or the results of this website in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. The owners of this website shall have no liability for any interruptions in the use of this Website. The owners of this website disclaim all warranties with regard to the information provided, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties therefore the above-referenced exclusion is inapplicable.

2. Limitation of Liability

The owners of this website shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever, and in particular the owners shall not be liable for any special, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages, or damages for lost profits, loss of revenue, or loss of use, arising out of or related to this website or the information contained in it, whether such damages arise in contract, negligence, tort, under statute, in equity, at law, or otherwise, even if the owners have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow for the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, therefore some of the above limitations are inapplicable.

3. Indemnification

Member agrees to indemnify and hold the owners of this website, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of Member’s use of the website and/or services, the violation of this Agreement, or infringement by Member, or other user of the website and/or services using Member’s computer, of any intellectual property or any other right of any person or entity.

4. Modifications and Interruption to Service

The owners of this website reserves the right to modify or discontinue the website and/or service with or without notice to the Member. The owners of this website shall not be liable to Member or any third party should the owners exercise its right to modify or discontinue the website and/or service. Member acknowledges and accepts that the owners of this website do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the website and operation of the website may be interfered with or adversely affected by numerous factors or circumstances outside of their control.

5. Third-Party Sites

The website may include links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by online merchants and other third parties. You acknowledge that the owners are not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any third-party site. You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those third-party sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such sites. Your use of those third-party sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each site, and the owners of this website are not responsible therein. We encourage all Members to review said privacy policies of third-parties sites.

6. Mandatory Rules

We hope you find our rules reasonable. Please understand, though, that any conduct that violates the Rules is grounds for immediate termination of your account.

A.) You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself when registering and utilizing this website and services. You agree to keep your registration data current and accurate.

B.) You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. And you are fully responsible for all activities that occur using your password or account.

C.) You agree not to use the website for illegal purposes or for the transmission of material that is unlawful, harassing, libelous (untrue and damaging to others), invasive of another's privacy, abusive, threatening, or obscene, or that infringes the copyrights (rights of an owner of written material) or other intellectual property of others.

D.) As a member, you agree not to use the email or private messaging service to broadcast "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," or unsolicited mass distribution of files or images.

E). By using this website you agree not to data scrape, copy, aggregate, redistribute, alter, reproduce or re-use for commercial purposes any user's (whether specific to any particular user or as an aggregation of users' information) information accessible through the website. "Commercial purposes" can include but is not limited to selling information to third parties; using the data collected to customize users' experiences at a site or network outside of this website; using the data for targeted marketing campaigns not affiliated with this website; or using the data to offer services to this website’s users. The owners of this website reserve the right to take immediate action against any individual or entity participating in any of the prohibited actions mentioned above.

F.) Member Disputes. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Members. The owners of this website reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members.

G.) The owners of this website claim no ownership or control over any Content submitted, posted or displayed by you on or through this website and/or services. You or a third party licensor, as appropriate, retain all patent, trademark and copyright to any Content you submit, post or display on or through this website and/or services and you are responsible for protecting those rights, as appropriate. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through this website and/or services which are intended to be available to the members of the public, you accept these terms.

7. Rights You Grant to the Owners of this Website

A.) In order to ensure that the owners of this website are able to provide high-quality services that are responsive to members' needs, you agree that the owner’s employees have access to your account and records as reasonably needed to investigate complaints.

8. Compliance with Laws.

Member assumes all knowledge of applicable law and is responsible for compliance with any such laws. Member may not use the website and/or service in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. Member further agrees not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.

9. Copyright

All content included or available on this site, including site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof is ©2007 Sampson Steel Company, with all rights reserved, is the property of the owners of this website and/or third parties protected by intellectual property rights. Any use of materials on the website, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or replication, any form of data extraction or data mining, or other commercial exploitation of any kind, without prior written permission of an authorized officer of this website is strictly prohibited. Members agree that they will not use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained therein without prior written permission of an authorized officer of this website.

10. Other Terms

If any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially-enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent. You agree that this Terms of Use Agreement and any other agreements referenced herein may be assigned by the owners of this website, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition. This Terms of Use Agreement shall apply in addition to, and shall not be superseded by, any other written agreement between us in relation to your participation as a Member. Member agrees that by accepting this Terms of Use Agreement, Member is consenting to the use and disclosure of their personally identifiable information and other practices described in our Privacy Policy Statement.

Website Privacy Statement

This document was last updated on November 30, 2007.

1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

This website is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer interact with our website. By accessing this website, you acknowledge and fully understand this Privacy Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Website Privacy Statement.

2. PARTICIPATING MERCHANT POLICIES

Related services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites, have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. Online merchants and others who participate in this website’s services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.

3. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

This website collects certain information from and about its users three ways: directly from our web server logs, the user, and with Cookies.

a. Web Server Logs.

When you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the site and analyze its usage.

b. Use of Cookies

This website may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web Server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our Website.

c. Users Personal Information

Visitors to our website can register  to access other features of the website. When you register, we will request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone number and other relevant information.

We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:

• To protect ourselves from liability,
• To respond to legal process or comply with law.

4. ACCESSING WEB ACCOUNT INFORMATION

We will provide you with the means to ensure that personally identifiable information in your web account file is correct and current. You may log in, view and make changes to your personal information through the account maintenance system found on our website.

5. CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT

This website has the discretion to occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the “updated” date at the top of this Privacy page. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.

6. CONTACTING US

If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation, failure to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices, please contact our Customer Service Team.