Terms of Service

Welcome to the Applied websites referencing these Terms of Use (the "Sites"). Except as may be expressly noted otherwise for certain non-public portions of the Sites (like customer portals), these Terms of Use apply to all visitors of the Sites.

This is a legal agreement between you and Applied Systems, Inc., including its respective affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Applied” or “we”, “us”, or “our”), including:

Applied Systems, Inc., headquartered at 320 N Sangamon St #750, Chicago, IL 60607;

Applied Systems Canada Inc., with an office at 161 Bay Street, Suite 4130, Toronto, ON M5J 2S1;

Applied Systems Europe Limited (registered in England and Wales under number 03764705), with its registered office at Suite 2, Ground Floor, Lanchester House, Brighton, BN1 4FU, trading as Applied Systems UK;

ASE Software Ireland Limited (registered in the Republic of Ireland under number 350292), with its mailing address at 5 Schoolhouse Lane East, Dublin 2, D02 N279, trading as Applied Systems Ireland;

Applied Systems India Pvt Ltd, with an office at #24, Pavanaja Arcade, Nagappa St, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560020, India.

Acceptance of the Terms of Use

  1. By accessing and using the Sites, you hereby indicate your acceptance of the policies, terms and conditions set forth below comprising the Terms of Use for the Sites (the “Terms of Use”).
  2. These Sites are offered and available to users who are 16 years of age or older. By using the Sites, you represent that you are over 16 years of age and have the right and ability to agree to these Terms of Use.
  3. Applied reserves the right to make changes to the Sites and to these Terms of Use at any time and without additional notice to you. You should review the policies, terms and conditions of these Terms of Use upon each access or visit to the Sites and before any use of the Sites. All changes are effective immediately when we post them. Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.

Accessing the Sites and Account Security

  1. You acknowledge and agree that Applied is granting you access to and use of the Sites, including any and all documents, graphics or other information available on the Sites (including, but not limited to, any white papers, datasheets, research, analysis, reports, articles, and all FAQ, knowledgebases, best practices or support-related information) (collectively, the “Content”) provided through or hosted on the Sites, subject to these Terms of Use and any terms and conditions that may be attached to or provided with any Content. Applied reserves the right to deny access to or use of the Sites, or any portion of the Sites, to anyone at any time.
  2. You are responsible for both:
      1. Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Sites.
      2. Ensuring that all persons who access the Sites through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.
  3. You will not in any way:
      1. alter, distort, mask, or obscure any portion of the Sites or introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
      2. perform any data mining, scraping, harvesting, deep linking or other collection or monitoring of the Sites, any individual pages on the Sites, or any information, email addresses, code, graphics, tables, links, documents, attachments or other portions of the Sites;
      3. use a robot, spider, site search or retrieval application, or any other manual or automatic device to access the Sites in violation of the robots.txt file for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Sites, retrieving, indexing, data-mining, or in any way reproducing or circumventing the navigational structure or presentation of the Sites;
      4. use the Sites in any manner whether intentionally or not that would or is meant to demean, defame, diminish, tarnish, or otherwise be detrimental to the name, reputation or goodwill of Applied, Applied’s products and services, or any third party;
      5. transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation or communication;
      6. use the Sites in violation of, or for purposes that violate, any laws or regulations (including all intellectual property, spam, advertising, privacy and security laws, directives and regulations).
  4. To access the Sites or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Sites that all the information you provide on the Sites is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with the Sites or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Sites, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Applied does not represent or guarantee that any personal information provided to Applied through your access or use of the Sites will not be viewed or otherwise obtained by any third party.
  5. If your access or use of the Sites, including any Content provided by the Sites, is from or within any location other than the State of Illinois in the United States of America, then you are solely responsible for compliance with all laws regarding the location and jurisdictions applicable to you. Applied makes no representations or warranties that the Sites, or any Content on, or portion or element of the Sites, are appropriate or available for use in any other location.

Intellectual Property

  1. Content Available on the Sites. All Content is protected by applicable copyright laws; and, unless otherwise noted, your use of any Content is granted subject to the following rules and restrictions:
      1. all copyright notices, disclaimers, author attributions, permission statements or other similar provisions must be retained, in unaltered form, on any Content gathered from the Sites, including all copies or reproductions made thereof;
      2. the Content must not be commercialized, and may not be made posted, broadcast or otherwise made available online (including on the Internet and any computer network or system) or to any media outlet, regardless of form;
      3. no modifications of any kind may be made to the Content;
      4. the Content may not be transmitted or otherwise provided to any third parties; and
      5. if we provide social media features, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.
  2. Applied’s name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Applied or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without Applied’s prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Sites are the trademarks of their respective owners.
  3. All data, text, suggestions, comments, feedback and other information that you submit to the Sites shall become the sole and exclusive property of Applied, and Applied shall, at all times, retain full rights, title and interest in and to such submissions. To the extent that full ownership of any such submissions does not immediately vest in Applied, you hereby consent to the automatic assignment of such submissions to Applied, in full, upon creation. You represent and warrant that you own or control all the rights in and to any such submission.

Reliance on Information on the Sites

  1. The Content on the Sites is provided for general informational purposes only. All Content is provided “AS IS” and without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Applied does not guarantee the information on the Sites is the most accurate or up-to-date information available, and should it not be relied upon in any way. The Content on the Sites is not an offer, warranty, or direct instruction by Applied; and in no event does it expand, modify, or otherwise change the terms and conditions of any contract or other signed agreement you may have with Applied.

    FURTHERMORE, THE CONTENT ON THESE SITES COULD INCLUDE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL OR OTHER INACCURACIES AND/OR OMISSIONS. APPLIED AND ITS SUPPLIERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES AT ANY TIME TO THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, PROGRAMS OR OTHER OFFERINGS, INCLUDING ANY DESCRIPTIONS THEREOF, IDENTIFIED ON THE SITES.
  2. You acknowledge and agree that there are no guarantees or assurances of any nature whatsoever that any Content or other information transmitted over the Internet will be secure from others or otherwise confidential, and you hereby waive any and all claims against Applied in connection therewith.
  3. You acknowledge that the Internet and any network connections used for accessing the Internet are known to be unpredictable in their performance and may impede access to the Sites, including in the delivery of any Content. You hereby further agree that Applied is not in any way responsible for any interference, delays or other interruptions to your access or use of the Sites, including the delivery of any Content. You hereby waive any and all claims against Applied in connection with the foregoing.
  4. Third-party websites and other external domains, including those accessible through any hyperlinks found on the Sites, may not be maintained by Applied or may otherwise be beyond the control of Applied and are provided solely for your convenience. Applied does not endorse any such websites or domains and is not responsible for the content or other information contained on such websites. You hereby acknowledge and accept that if you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

Disclaimers and Limitations

  1. THE SITES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. APPLIED EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND NOT STATED HEREIN, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION. APPLIED DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT MAY ARISE FROM USE OF OR ACCESS TO THE SITES OR CONTENT, DOWNTIME, UPDATES, MODIFICATIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, SECURITY ISSUES, USE WITH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS, CONTENT, OR SERVICES OR THE ACCURACY OF DATA STORED THEREIN. THE SITES REMAIN UNDER PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT AND ARE NOT ERROR-FREE. ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SITES OR CONTENT SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE AND NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO ITS ACCURACY.
  2. IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLIED BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OF USE, SYSTEM, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITES (INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITES), EVEN IF APPLIED HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION).
    NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING AND THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE, SHOULD APPLIED BE FOUND LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM, ACTION, LOSS OR OTHER DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITES, APPLIED’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR SUCH CLAIM, ACTION, LOSS OR DAMAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID TO APPLIED BY YOU DURING THE THEN MOST RECENT ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD FOR ACCESSING OR USING THE SITES.
    THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES, REMEDIES, LIMITATIONS, OR DISCLAIMERS THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnification

  1. You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Applied harmless from and against all claims, actions, losses, costs, damages, or other liabilities arising out of or in connection with your access or use of the Sites or your breach of these Terms of Use.

General

  1. The waiver by Applied of a breach, right, obligation, term or other provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of any future breaches, rights, obligations, terms or provisions of these Terms of Use.
  2. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid, unlawful or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision will be severed from these Terms of Use or, if possible, interpreted to make such provision valid, lawful or otherwise enforceable while preserving the original intent of Applied; and, in any event, the remainder of these Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect.
  3. The Sites are operated from the State of Illinois in the United States of America. You hereby agree that any dispute or other action arising out of these Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois and the United States of America, and you hereby consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts of the State of Illinois, and waiver of trial by jury, for any action between you and Applied.
  4. All rights not expressly stated herein are hereby reserved by Applied.

Your Comments and Concerns

If you have any questions or comments regarding the Sites, please contact us at legal@appliedsystems.com.

Last updated: March 12, 2025