PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. THIS WEB SITE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PURCHASING MANAGEMENT - NEW YORK, INC., A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ("NAPM-NY"). ACCESS TO THIS WEB SITE IS BEING OFFERED TO YOU BY NAPM-NY CONDITIONED UPON ACCEPTANCE BY YOU OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROVIDED HEREIN, WITHOUT MODIFICATION. BY ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE AND ANY PAGES THEREOF, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED ACCESS TO THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY PAGES THEREOF.

The goals of NAPM-NY, in making this Web site available, are: (i) to communicate with its members and other interested persons, (ii) to provide certain reference resources to its members and other interested persons, and (iii) to solicit membership in NAPM-NY and attendance at its events.

This Web site is for informational use by NAPM-NY members and other interested persons. Use of this Web site is at your own risk. If you download any materials, you must keep all copyright and other notices intact. Except as otherwise expressly prohibited in this Web site, you may copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, and publish content from this Web site for yourself and for the benefit of other interested parties for informational purposes only, at all times without receiving any compensation therefore, provided, however, that if such use involves your subsequent distribution and publication of NAPM-NY content, (i) you must: attribute and credit such content to NAPM-NY, and (ii) your use shall be consistent with the policies and mission of NAPM-NY. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you are expressly proscribed from using the information out of context or presenting it in an unfair, misleading or discriminatory manner.

You may not do any of the following without the express written consent of NAPM-NY, which consent shall be given or denied at the sole discretion of NAPM-NY: (i) revise, modify, adapt or alter the content, layout or presentation of this Web site; (ii) place, post on, or otherwise add to this Web site any information or material, of any kind or form whatsoever; or (iii) link this Web site to any other Web site or redirect visitors to this Web site to another Web site. In addition, you may not: (iv) use this Web site or its contents for any purpose that is tortious, unlawful or prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or (v) deny or inhibit access to this Web site. You acknowledge that doing any of the acts described above would likely result in NAPM-NY suffering harm that is irreparable, for which NAPM-NY could not be fairly compensated by an award of money damages alone. In such event, you agree and consent to the imposition of injunctive relief ordered by any court of competent jurisdiction based, if necessary to protect NAPM-NY's rights, on a preliminary finding of infringement or other violation of NAPM-NY's rights and/or the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend NAPM-NY from any and all loss, liability, claims, lawsuit, injury, damages, expenses or costs, including attorneyís fees and court costs, arising out of, incident to or in any manner occasioned by your engaging in any conduct that violates NAPM-NY's rights and/or is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Any communication or material that you transmit to the Web site by electronic mail or otherwise including any data, questions, comments, suggestions or the like is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything that you transmit or post becomes the property of NAPM-NY and its affiliate organization, the Institute for Supply Management ("ISM") and may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. NAPM-NY is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communications you send to this Web site for any purpose whatsoever.

THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE AND THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES TO WHICH IT LINKS, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS OR OTHER ITEMS - ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." THE CONTENT INCLUDED ON THIS WEB SITE AND THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES TO WHICH IT LINKS MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN AND THEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, NAPM-NY DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS IN THIS WEB SITE AND THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES TO WHICH IT LINKS AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THIS INFORMATION AND MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, IMPLIED, EXPRESS OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, IS GIVEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS OF THIS WEB SITE AND TO ANY THIRD-PARTY WEB SITE TO WHICH IT LINKS.

IN NO EVENT WILL NAPM-NY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEB SITE OR USE THEREOF OR INABILITY TO USE BY ANY PARTY, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS OR LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE, EVEN IF NAPM-NY, OR REPRESENTATIVES THEREOF, ARE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES. USE OF THIS WEB SITE AND HYPERLINKS TO OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES ARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT, ACCURACY, OPINIONS EXPRESSED, AND OTHER LINKS PROVIDED BY THESE RESOURCES ARE NOT INVESTIGATED, VERIFIED, MONITORED, OR ENDORSED BY NAPM-NY.

NAPM-NY may, at any time, revise these Terms and Conditions of Use by updating this posting, and without any other notice to you. You are bound by any such revisions and it is recommended that you periodically visit and review this section of the Web site to review the Terms and Conditions of Use by which you are bound.

This Web site is not intended for use by children.

All contents of this Web site are, unless otherwise indicated, Copyright © 200[2] - 2003 National Association of Purchasing Management - New York, Inc. All rights reserved.

If you believe that any content on this Web site infringes any person's copyright interest, please provide the following information, in writing and signed by you, to the NAPM-NY Copyright Agent at the address listed below:

- A description of the allegedly infringing content, and an identification of the copyrighted work which you believe is infringed, including an assertion that you either own such copyright interest, or are the authorized agent of the owner.

- Your address, telephone number and e-mail address.

- Your statement that all information you have provided is accurate and that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the disputed content is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or by law.

Copyright Agent:
Paul V. Greco, Esq.
Garvey Schubert Barer
599 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10012-5802
(212) 431-8700
pgreco@gsblaw.com

You agree that you are personally responsible for your use of the NAPM-NY Web site, and you further agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless NAPM-NY, and its members, officers, directors, employees, agents and third party information providers from and against any loss, damage, or expense of any kind (including attorneys' fees and costs) resulting from your violation of any the Terms and Conditions of Use or your access to this Web site, your posting or your violation of the rights of any third party.

NAPM-NY makes no representation that any content or any other materials on the Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you access this Web site from a location outside the United States of America, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws of your jurisdiction.

The Terms and Conditions of Use of this Web site, and any dispute that may arise between you and NAPM-NY shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without regard to conflict of laws principles. These Terms and Conditions of Use, as they may be amended from time to time, set forth the entire understanding between you and NAPM-NY, unless otherwise specifically provided under an agreement between you and NAPM-NY. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of New York County, New York for any all disputes arising out of or relating to the Terms and Conditions of Use and your access to this Web site.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use are found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Terms and Conditions of Use shall remain in full force and effect, and all Terms and Conditions of Use shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

No waiver or failure to assert any provision of the Terms and Conditions of Use shall be valid unless in writing and signed by an officer of NAPM-NY. NAPM-NY may assign its rights and duties under these Terms and Conditions of Use to any party, at any time, and without notice to you.

These Terms and Conditions of Use constitute a written agreement between you and NAPM-NY, and a printed version of these Terms, and of any electronic notice pertaining to these Terms, shall be admissible in an judicial or administrative proceeding to the same extent, and subject to the same restrictions, as any other contract, document or record originally in printed form.

NAPM-NY is committed to protecting the privacy of our members and the users of this Web site. This statement applies with respect to the information that we collect from this Web site having the URL: http://www.napm-ny.org only. Amendments to this statement will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. Your continued use of this Web site following the posting of any amendment, modification or change shall constitute your acceptance thereof.

A. Information Collected

NAPM-NY collects no information from the use of this Web site. By way of example, and without limitation, NAPM-NY does not maintain a list of the IP Addresses of the users of its Web site, nor does it utilize cookies or similar files. All users of this Web site remain anonymous to us.

B. Use of Information Collected

Since NAPM-NY collects no information from you when you use this Web site, there is no information for NAPM-NY to use regarding such use. However, if you do voluntarily submit a request to NAPM-NY via the Web site to be contacted via e-mail regarding NAPM-NY events and membership benefits, NAPM-NY will contact you regarding such events and membership benefits.

C. Security

This Web site has SSL - Secure Socket Layer - protective security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under NAPM-NY's control. While there is no such thing as "perfect security" on the Internet, NAPM-NY takes all reasonable steps to insure the safety of the information that it has under its control.

D. Other Web Sites; Links

This Web site contains links to other Web sites. NAPM-NY is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. The policies and practices of such Web sites may be substantially different than those of NAPM-NY.

E. Public Forums

This Web site, at times, may make message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. Please also bear in mind that NAPM-NY does not review postings in these forums and is under no obligation to do so, and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, inaccuracy, danger, profanity or for any other material or conduct that could be considered to be unlawful or which could give rise to any liability.

F. Contacting NAPM-NY:

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this Web site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at info@napm-ny.org. You may also contact NAPM-NY at: