Your Energy Forum

TERMS OF USE

Introduction
These terms and conditions (the "Rules") govern your use of Johnson Controls Inc.’s YourEnergyForum.com discussion forum. The Rules describe the proper kinds of conduct on YourEnergyForum.com and prohibited uses of YourEnergyForum.com. Johnson Controls, Inc. reserves the right to modify the Rules at any time without notice; any changes will become effective upon their posting to YourEnergyForum.com. The latest version of the Rules can be viewed at any time at: http://www.yourenergyforum.com/terms.html. Any violation of the Rules by you may result in the termination of your right to post messages to YourEnergyForum.com.

Registration
You are not obligated to register in order to access and read messages posted to YourEnergyForum.com. But identifying information is required in order to post a comment to YourEnergyForum.com. By posting a comment, you agree to abide by the Rules, as modified from time to time.

When you post a comment, you will be asked to disclose personal information including your name and email address. Please keep in mind that whenever you post a comment to YourEnergyForum.com, your information will automatically appear with your posted message.

Privacy
Johnson Controls, Inc. recognizes and respects the privacy of the users of YourEnergyForum.com. Accordingly, Johnson Controls, Inc. has conspicuously posted the link to the Privacy Statement applicable to this forum on the Home page of YourEnergyForum.com.

Moderated Forum
YourEnergyForum.com will be moderated by third party contractors of Johnson Controls, Inc. trained to moderate discussion forums (each a "Moderator"). The Moderators will review comments (prior to their posting), including any attached materials such as linked websites and pictures, and may edit or reject the comments at their discretion. To be posted, the comments must be on topic.

Comments considered offensive by any user of YourEnergyForum.com may be reported to the Moderators by visiting the Contact Us page.

Contractors
All of the functions with respect to YourEnergyForum.com to be performed by Johnson Controls, Inc. (including and moderating comments) will typically be performed by third party contractors. Such contractors are contractually bound to uphold Johnson Controls, Inc.’s commitments to you in these Rules.

No Endorsement
Johnson Controls, Inc. does not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any comments posted to YourEnergyForum.com, or endorse any opinions expressed in such posts. You acknowledge that any reliance on material in posted messages will be at your own risk.

Information in Submitted Messages
You must exercise caution, good sense and sound judgment in submitting comments to be posted to YourEnergyForum.com. You are responsible for any material you submit in a post. You agree, represent and warrant that any information you post is truthful, accurate, not misleading and offered in good faith, not invasive of another’s privacy; abusive; threatening or obscene, not infringing upon the copyright; trademark or other intellectual property rights of others, and that you have the right to post or transmit such information. The content of such information (including without limitation, data, text, software, graphics or any other materials whatsoever), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is your sole responsibility.

You must not post any comments or material to YourEnergyForum.com that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. Any material that you post will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. This policy serves to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes regarding ownership of ideas.

License Grant
By submitting a comment or material to be posted to YourEnergyForum.com, except as expressly provided in the privacy terms stated above, you automatically grant Johnson Controls, Inc. a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the message, or any part of it, alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees.

You further agree that Johnson Controls, Inc. has the right to use, without any payment or accounting to you or others, any concepts, know-how or ideas that you post to YourEnergyForum.com.

Intellectual Property
Copyright
Under applicable copyright law, the author of any post is the owner of the copyright in the post. Aside from the license that all registered users have granted to Johnson Controls, Inc. upon submitting a message as stated above, no one visiting YourEnergyForum.com is licensed to copy, reproduce, republish, modify, transmit or distribute in any way any of the messages, or any portion of the messages, posted to YourEnergyForum.com without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names, whether registered or unregistered, are proprietary to Johnson Controls, Inc. or to other companies where so indicated. You may not reproduce, download or otherwise use any such trademarks, service marks, logos or trade names without the prior written consent of Johnson Controls, Inc., or the appropriate owner thereof.

Security of YourEnergyForum.com
You are prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of YourEnergyForum.com. Any such violations may result in criminal and/or civil penalties against you. Johnson Controls, Inc. will investigate any alleged or suspected violations and if a criminal violation is suspected, we will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in their investigations. Violations of the security of the site include without limitation:

logging into or attempting to log into a server or account that you are not authorized to access;
accessing data or taking any action to obtain data, information or services not intended for you or your use;
attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network;
tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting or breaching security or authentication measures;
posting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files or other computer programming routines or engines, or engaging in conduct that could damage, disrupt or otherwise impair or interfere with a computer’s functionality or the operation of YourEnergyForum.com.

Jurisdictional Issues
The Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of the Rules shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Rules and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The Rules represent the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter herein.

Johnson Controls, Inc. makes no representation that materials posted to YourEnergyForum.com are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the State of Wisconsin. Those who choose to access YourEnergyForum.com from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Access to YourEnergyForum.com from jurisdictions where the contents of YourEnergyForum.com are illegal or penalized is prohibited.

Disclaimer
Some of the content posted to YourEnergyForum.com is provided by third parties. Johnson Controls, Inc. is not responsible for this third party content.

The content provided on YourEnergyForum.com is provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, YourEnergyForum.com disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. YourEnergyForum.com does not warrant that YourEnergyForum.com will be error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. Johnson Controls, Inc. does not make any representations or warranties regarding the correctness, accuracy, or other qualities of the information on YourEnergyForum.com.

Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted under applicable law, under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Johnson Controls, Inc. be liable for any compensatory, punitive, special or consequential damages that result from your use of the materials on YourEnergyForum.com, even if Johnson Controls, Inc. or a Johnson Controls, Inc. authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Johnson Controls, Inc.’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you to Johnson Controls, Inc., if any, for using YourEnergyForum.com.

Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Johnson Controls, Inc., its affiliates and any of its and their directors, employees, agents and contractors harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (i) your breach of the Rules; and/or (ii) your activities in connection with YourEnergyForum.com.

Other
As used herein, the term "Johnson Controls, Inc." and such terms as "our," "we" and "us" may refer to one or more or all of Johnson Controls, Inc. consolidated subsidiaries. All of these terms are used for convenience only and are not intended as a precise designation of any of the separate companies, each of which manages its own affairs.

These Rules apply only to YourEnergyForum.com. This site is owned and operated by Johnson Controls, Inc. and should not be confused with any other website whether or not the word Johnson Controls, Inc. appears as part of the domain name or branding. You are advised to check each web page you visit on or from this site to determine whether you have moved onto a third party site.

If you have any questions about our terms of use, please use the Contact Us page. We welcome your questions and suggestions about our Terms of Use.