ConocoPhillips
Terms & Conditions
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
ConocoPhillips Company
operates this website (the "website") as a service to its customers,
suppliers, employees, retirees and community neighbors, subject to the
following terms and conditions of use and all modifications thereto, in
addition to guidelines that may be published from time to time by
ConocoPhillips. ("Terms")
By entering and/or using
this and other websites owned, operated and maintained by ConocoPhillips or its
affiliates, you, the user, are deemed to have agreed to comply with and be
bound by the Terms. ConocoPhillips reserves the right to modify them at any
time and without actual notice to you. You should check these Terms
periodically for changes. All such changes to these Terms (including Terms
applicable to websites of our affiliates) will appear on this website. By
entering and/or using this website following any modifications to the Terms,
you agree to be bound by any such modifications to the Terms.
YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR
OTHERWISE USE THIS WEBSITE IF, AT ANY TIME, YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS.
The operations, businesses
and properties described in this website are owned and operated by
ConocoPhillips or by various affiliates and subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips.
When referring to these entities, the terms "ConocoPhillips",
"company", "we", "our" and "its" are
used only for convenience and are not intended to be an accurate description of
ownership, operation or corporate/legal relationships.
WEBSITE SERVICES
The website is intended to provide information about
ConocoPhillips and its affiliates to potential customers, investors and
employees in the oil and gas industry. Such information about ConocoPhillips
may include, without limitation, a description of its products and services,
financial performance and potential employment opportunities.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
1. As between
ConocoPhillips and you, ConocoPhillips is the sole owner of all content on the
website including, without limitation, all applicable U.S. and non-U.S.
patents, trademarks, copyrights (including, but not limited to, selections,
collections, compilations and arrangements) and other intellectual property
rights thereto. Except as otherwise provided in these Terms, you may not
download or save a copy of the website or any portion thereof, for any purpose.
Subject to copyright notice and the trademark use/link limitations contained in
these Terms, you may, however, print a copy of individual screens appearing as
part of the website solely for your personal, noncommercial, or nonprofit
educational use or records, provided that any marks, logos, copyright notices
or other legends that appear on the copied screens remain on and are not
removed from the printed or stored images of any such screens. All title and
intellectual property rights in and to the content of the Linked Sites (as
defined below) are the property of the respective content owner and may be
protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and
treaties.
2. Copyright Agent for
Copyright Infringement Claims (Digital Millennium Copyright Act): The
designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement under Title II
of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is the ConocoPhillips Webmaster.
RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF
MATERIAL OR LINKING TO THIS SITE
1. The content on this
website is intended for informational purposes only. These Web pages or any
portions thereof may not be framed, reproduced or redistributed for commercial
gain or any other purpose. Except as expressly permitted, you may not modify,
copy, publish, display, transmit, adapt, create derivative works from or in any
way exploit the content of the website. Only if you obtain prior written
consent from us – and from all other entities with an interest in the relevant
intellectual property – may you publish, copy, display or commercially exploit
any material from the website. If permission is granted by us and by all other
entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property, you may not
change or delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice.
You must abide by all additional copyright notices or other restrictions
contained on the website. Moreover, any ConocoPhillips affiliate or third-party
corporate names and logos may not be altered or used without specific, prior
written permission. If you choose to link to ConocoPhillips through any
mechanism, you are permitted to link only through a plain-text link to this Web
page. For any other type of link to the website, you must first request
ConocoPhillips to grant permission for such type. ConocoPhillips may grant such
permission in its sole discretion. You are not permitted to use any link other
than a plain-text link or to link to any other ConocoPhillips Web pages without
obtaining our prior written consent or authorization. We reserve the right,
however, to rescind any permission granted by us to link through a plain-text
link or any other type of link and to require termination of any such link to
the ConocoPhillips website, at our sole discretion, at any time. Any
unauthorized deep linking to our websites shall operate to void any and all
rights permitted under this agreement and may subject you to legal action and
liability under all applicable laws.
2. To seek our permission,
please contact the ConocoPhillips
Webmaster.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
CONOCOPHILLIPS PROVIDES THE
INFORMATION ON CONOCOPHILLIPS WEBSITES ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, CONOCOPHILLIPS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY
AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (i) ANY WARRANTIES
CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, APPROPRIATENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS
OR USEFULNESS OF THE CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE; AND (ii) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR
TRADE PRACTICE. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURIES
OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF: (1) ANY ERROR, OMISSION, DELETION OR DEFECT IN THE
CONTENT OR (2) ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION,
DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS,
COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF RECORD, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO, ALTERATION OF OR USE OF RECORD WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT,
NEGLIGENCE, DEFAMATION OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. CONOCOPHILLIPS DOES NOT
WARRANT OR GUARANTEE: (1) THAT ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF
INFECTION BY VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR ANYTHING ELSE MANIFESTING
CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OR (2) THAT ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL CONOCOPHILLIPS BE LIABLE TO
ANY PARTY FOR: (i) ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY,
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR LOSS OF
INFORMATION) OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE AVAILABILITY,
USE, RELIANCE ON OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER
CONOCOPHILLIPS WEBSITE, EVEN IF CONOCOPHILLIPS OR A CONOCOPHILLIPS AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; OR (ii) ANY
CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN OR DESTRUCTIVE
PROPERTIES OF THE WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL CONOCOPHILLIPS' TOTAL LIABILITY TO
YOU HEREIN, FOR ANY CLAIM OR ACTION ARISING FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE (WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR
ACCESSING THIS SITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, CONOCOPHILLIPS' LIABILITY SHALL BE
LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
THIRD-PARTY LINKS
You may be able to link to
third-party websites ("Linked Sites") from the ConocoPhillips
website. Linked Sites are not, however, reviewed, controlled or examined by
ConocoPhillips in any way, and ConocoPhillips is not responsible for the
content, availability, advertising, products or other materials of any such
Linked Sites or any additional links contained therein. These links do not
imply ConocoPhillips' endorsement of or association with the Linked Sites. It
is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of service of
the Linked Sites as well as with any other obligation under copyright, secrecy,
defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws related to the use of
such Linked Sites and any content contained thereon. You should be aware that
the privacy policies at the Linked Sites will be different from the privacy
policy governing the ConocoPhillips website (see below). It is your sole
responsibility to read and adhere to the privacy policies of the Linked Sites.
ConocoPhillips shall not be responsible for the use of any information that you
may submit to the Linked Sites. Further, in no event shall ConocoPhillips be
liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from
or occasioned by the creation or use of the Linked Sites or the information or
material accessed through these Linked Sites. You should direct any concerns to
the administrators or webmasters of these respective Linked Sites.
ConocoPhillips reserves the exclusive right, at its sole discretion, to add,
change, decline or remove without notice any feature or link to any of the
Linked Sites from the ConocoPhillips website and/or introduce different
features or links to different users.
APPLICABLE LAWS/JURISDICTION
1. By accessing or visiting
our websites, you expressly agree that the laws of the State of Texas,
excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern these Terms. Please note
that your use of the website may be subject to other local, state, national and
international laws. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any
claim, dispute or cause of action with ConocoPhillips, or relating in any way
to your use of the website, resides in the courts of the State of Texas, with
venue residing solely in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of the State of Texas or a similar Texas state court within Harris
County, Texas. You further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of
personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of Texas in connection with
any such dispute and including any claim involving ConocoPhillips or its
affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors,
telecommunication providers and content providers.
2. By accessing or visiting
our websites, you expressly waive any and all rights, including those related
to privacy, to the extent such rights are different and/or in conflict with
those rights protected by federal or Texas laws. We control and operate this
website from our offices in the state of Texas in the United States of America.
We do not represent that materials on the website are appropriate or available
for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access this website 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.
3. Except as specifically
noted above, no right or license is granted to you under any copyright, patent,
trademark or other intellectual property law to use, copy, reproduce,
retransmit, display or create derivative works from materials, logos and
content contained within this website.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
1. Various pages on this
website contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered
by the safe harbors created thereby. Words such as "expects",
"intends", "plans", "projects", "believes",
"estimates" and similar expressions are used to identify such
forward-looking statements. In addition, certain presentations available for
viewing were created as of the dates indicated on such presentations and
ConocoPhillips expressly disclaims any responsibility for updating such
presentations.
2. Forward-looking
statements relating to ConocoPhillips' operations are based on management's
expectations, estimates and projections about ConocoPhillips and the petroleum
industry in effect on the date the statements were made. These statements are
not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking
statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to
be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from
what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements, due to a
variety of factors, including the economic, business, competitive and regulatory
factors affecting our business generally as set forth in Item 1A of our Form
10-K and those mentioned in other reports and filings with the Securities
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies are available from the SEC and
are available on this website.
REGARDING RESERVES
Cautionary Note to U.S.
Investors. The SEC permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the
SEC, to disclose only proved, probable and possible reserves. We may use the
term "resource" and other terms on this website in a manner that
might otherwise be prohibited in our filings with the SEC, based on SEC
guidelines. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the oil and gas
disclosures in our Form 10-K and other reports and filings with the SEC. Copies
are available from the SEC and are available on this website.
PRIVACY PLEDGE
ConocoPhillips is committed
to honoring the privacy and security of visitors to websites owned and operated
by ConocoPhillips or its affiliates. We collect information to process your
transactions and to help us provide a better level of service. We do not sell
your information to anyone. We strive to protect the security and
confidentiality of the information we collect. We urge you to read the
following sections.
COOKIES
"Cookies" are
pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard
drive to enable you to more easily communicate and interact with a website. We
may use cookies to allow you to use our site more easily and to allow us to
keep track of certain statistical information that helps us improve our site.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You may, however, disallow
reception of cookies at any time by resetting your Web browser. ConocoPhillips
will never use cookies to retrieve information from a computer that is
unrelated to the website or your interaction with the website. Our cookies do
not contain personally identifiable information.
INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS
We may use your Internet
Protocol (IP) address to help diagnose problems with our server and to
administer the website. Your Internet Protocol address is used to help identify
you for the duration of a session and to gather broad demographic information.
This information will not be sold to any third party.
CONSENT TO PROCESSING
By providing any information
to the website, all users fully understand and unambiguously consent to the
collection and processing of such information in the United States.
LEGAL DISCLOSURE
ConocoPhillips shall,
pursuant to valid legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena or court
order, allow access to information, including personally identifiable
information, provided to the website in order to comply with such process and
to protect its rights and property.
USER'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
POLICY
By
visiting the website, you signify your assent to the terms of ConocoPhillips'
privacy policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy,
please do not use the website. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to
change, modify, add or remove portions from this privacy policy at any time.
Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to these
terms means you accept these changes