Haywood EMC Web Site Terms and Conditions
Access and use of this Web site are subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, as they
may be modified from time to time and all applicable laws.
By accessing or using this Web site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and are in
agreement with these Terms and Conditions. You understand that the Terms and Conditions
may be modified from time to time without notice, and that you should review these Terms and
Conditions prior to each use of the Web site to ensure that you are aware of any modifications.
Your continued access or use of the site after the modifications have become effective shall be
deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified Terms and Conditions. Do not access or use
this Web site if you do not agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions as stated herein at the
time of your use or access of the Web site.
Except as otherwise noted on this Web site, the right, title and interest to all content, information
and documentation posted on this Web site, including the text, graphics, logos, and the overall
appearance of this Web site are owned by Haywood Electric Membership Corporation
(Haywood EMC) and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The posting of
information, documentation and other content does not constitute a waiver of any of Haywood
EMC’s rights in such content, information, and documentation.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, use or exploit for any commercial
purposes the content, information, and documentation of this Web site, without the prior written
permission of Haywood EMC. Haywood EMC reserves complete full intellectual property
rights for any content, information and documentation downloaded from this site. All products,
services, and company names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You agree that your use of this Web site and the content, products, functions or other information
available on the pages hereof is at your own risk.
The content and information provided on this Web site is not intended to be advice of any nature,
and Haywood EMC disclaims all responsibility for any claims arising from reliance on this
content and information. While Haywood EMC intends that the information, content, products,
and functions available on this Web site be as accurate and up-to-date as possible, Haywood
EMC does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, or reliability of the
information, content, functions or products displayed, performed, downloaded or otherwise
available herein, nor does Haywood EMC warrant that your access to the Web site will be
uninterrupted or that the material accessible from this Web site is free of viruses or other harmful
code. The information and services provided on and through this site, and the programs and
benefits offered by Haywood EMC are subject to change without notice. Haywood EMC
reserves the right to temporarily or permanently discontinue this Web site at any time and for any
reason, without prior notice to you.
This site contains hypertext links to third party Web sites. Haywood EMC has no control of, or
responsibility for, the content of such third party Web sites. Such links or references to third
parties are provided solely for your convenience and in no way constitute endorsements, or
approval of the third party or the material contained on the third party Web site. Haywood EMC
has not verified any of the materials or information at any of the links and is not responsible for
the content or performance of these sites or for your transactions with them. Haywood EMC
intends that these links be current and accurate, but we do not guarantee or warrant that such
links will point to the intended third party site.
Without limiting any disclaimer contained herein, including but not limited to the disclaimer set
forth in the paragraph appearing immediately below, Haywood EMC retains exclusive discretion
to edit, delete and/or refuse any request or attempt to include information, links or content on the
Haywood EMC Web site. Haywood EMC reserves its right and complete discretion to prohibit
postings from specific individuals or businesses, reserves its right to eliminate opportunities for
third party postings in their entirety, and reserves it right to delete any or all existing postings.
Under any such circumstances, said individuals, businesses or third parties shall have no claim
whatsoever against Haywood EMC (including but not limited to its officers, employees,
Directors and agents) and there shall be no recourse or right of appeal regarding any such
decision.
THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, SERVICES, FUNCTIONS, HYPERTEXT
LINKS, AND OTHER INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED
THROUGH THIS SITE, IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND OF FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL HAYWOOD EMC BE LIABLE TO
YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST SAVINGS, ARISING OUT OF THE
USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, ACCURACY, QUALITY OR PERFORMANCE OF THE
WEB SITE OR ANY HYPERTEXT LINKS THEREON, OR SERVICES, OR FUNCTIONS,
RENDERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, WHETHER OR NOT HAYWOOD EMC HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND WHETHER OR NOT
BASED UPON THEORIES OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, WARRANTY, STRICT
LIABILITY OR OTHER TORT, BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY DUTY, PRINCIPLES OF
INDEMNITY OR CONTRIBUTION, THE FAILURE OF ANY REMEDY TO ACHIEVE ITS
ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO
THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT
SHALL HAYWOOD EMC’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU, OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY,
FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED THE AMOUNT
PAID BY YOU TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE.
This site is operated in the state of North Carolina, United States. Accordingly, these Terms and
Conditions and your access to and use of this Web site is governed by, interpreted, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of North Carolina without reference to its
conflict of law provisions. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be
unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby and
shall be deemed fully enforceable to the extent provided by law, and these Terms and Conditions
will be construed as if such unenforceable provision had not been contained herein. No waiver
by Haywood EMC of any right available under these Terms and Conditions will be deemed to be
a waiver of any other right or provision or a waiver of that same right or provision at any other
time.
Haywood EMC protects the information it receives about its customers in accordance with its
privacy policy, however, please be aware that transmissions to and from this Web site may not
be secure, therefore, your communications could be intercepted or read by others. If you would
prefer not to send personal information to Haywood EMC via our Web site, you may instead
contact us at (800) 951-6088.
Customer Privacy Policy
At Haywood Electric Membership Corporation (Haywood EMC), protecting the privacy of your
personal information is important to us. We respect your right to privacy and strive to keep
information about you secure and confidential. This notice describes our practices and policies
to protect your personal information. These practices and policies will continue to protect your
information even after our relationship with you ends. No response to this customer privacy
policy is required. However, if you have questions, please contact us at Haywood EMC, 376
Grindstone Road, Waynesville, NC 28785 (Attn: Manager, Marketing and Communications).
This notice uses the term " nonpublic personal information." This means personal information
about you that identifies you and is not available from public sources. The policies described in
this notice apply only to individuals.
The primary reasons that we collect and maintain customer information are to serve you. Unlike
many companies, we do not sell customer information for third parties to use for their own
purposes. All information is maintained for the purpose of serving the members of Haywood
EMC. We would disclose information to unaffiliated parties only when we believe it necessary
to conduct our business.
Maintaining Confidentiality and Security
We safeguard member and customer information, and our employees receive training about the
importance of confidentiality and privacy. Our employees and contractors are required to protect
the confidentiality of your information in compliance with our established policies, and we
endeavor to restrict access to nonpublic personal information to our employees and contractors
who have a business reason for access. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural
safeguards that comply with applicable federal and state regulations to protect your nonpublic
personal information. We continually assess new technology for protecting information and
upgrade our systems when appropriate.
Making Sure Information Is Accurate keeping information accurate and up to date is very important to Haywood EMC. If you ever
find that your member/consumer information is incomplete, inaccurate, or not current, please
contact us to promptly update or correct any erroneous information. The practices and policies
outlined in this disclosure are subject to change, but we will communicate any major changes to
you when required by applicable laws.