This legal statement contains the terms and conditions governing this Site, http://www.batesabrasives.com, and all sites of the affiliates of Bates Abrasives ("Bates Abrasives") which are linked to this Site (collectively, the "Sites"). By using any of these Sites, you expressly accept and agree to abide by all the terms and conditions contained in this Legal Statement. Do not use any Sites if you do not accept and agree to these terms and conditions. Unless otherwise referenced herein, any reference to "Bates Abrasives" shall include Bates Abrasives and all of its affiliates.

The Sites are available only for your personal use, which shall be limited to viewing the Sites, providing information to the Sites and downloading product information for your personal review.

OWNERSHIP

Bates Abrasives owns all of the Sites. Bates Abrasives owns or has rights to all of the wallpaper, icons, characters, artwork, images, graphics, music, text, software and other content of the Sites (the "Content"), and all HTML, CGI and other code and scripts in any format used to implement the Sites (the "Code"). The Content and Code of the Sites are protected by copyright. Except as set forth above, you may not copy, modify, upload, download, transmit, re-publish, display for redistribution to third parties for commercial purposes, or otherwise distribute any Code or Content from the Sites without the prior written agreement of Bates Abrasives. You may not use the Content or Code from the Sites for any purpose other than those set forth above. All names, logos and trademarks that appear on the Sites are the property of Bates Abrasives or are used by Bates Abrasives under license. You may not use any of the foregoing for any purpose without the prior express written permission of Bates Abrasives. Your failure to comply with this Legal Statement will constitute breach of contract and will violate Bates Abrasives's copyright, trademark and other proprietary and industrial property rights.

NO LICENSE

Except as expressly provided above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary or industrial right of Bates Abrasives, its affiliates or any third party.

USE OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY YOU

Note: This section does not apply to personal data supplied by you to any Site, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and the like. Please see our Privacy Policy Statement for information regarding our treatment of personal data.

If you respond to Bates Abrasives with any information, including but not limited to feedback, data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, such information shall not be deemed confidential. All such submissions shall be deemed the property of Bates Abrasives, and your submission of information shall constitute an assignment to Bates Abrasives of all worldwide rights, titles and interests in such information. Bates Abrasives will not be liable for any use or disclosure of such information. Bates Abrasives will not have any obligation to keep such information confidential and will be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute the information to others without limitation. Bates Abrasives will be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products that incorporate or otherwise rely upon such information.

Bates Abrasives welcomes your comments and suggestions on its Sites and products, but Bates Abrasives does not seek to solicit any confidential or proprietary ideas, suggestions, materials or other information relating to developing, designing, redesigning, modifying, manufacturing or marketing its products or any new products. By submitting information, you warrant that Bates Abrasives may publish such information, use it as part of its operations, and incorporate its concepts in Bates Abrasives products without liability.

PRODUCT AND PRICING INFORMATION

Although Bates Abrasives has made every effort to display the products and their colors as accurately as possible, the displayed colors of the products will depend upon the monitor of the user and Bates Abrasives cannot guarantee that the user's monitor will accurately portray the actual colors of the products. Products displayed may be out-of-stock or discontinued, and prices are subject to change. Bates Abrasives is not responsible for typographical errors regarding price or any other matter. Subject to the foregoing, the prices displayed are quoted in U.S. dollars and are effective only for United States purchases. Purchases are subject to applicable taxes to be paid by the purchaser, and do not include shipping and handling. Purchase requests to addresses outside the United States cannot be filled.

DISCLAIMERS

Bates Abrasives publishes information on its Sites as a convenience to its visitors. While Bates Abrasives attempts to provide accurate and timely information, there may be inadvertent technical or factual inaccuracies and typographical errors. We reserve the right to make corrections and changes to the Sites at any time without notice. The Bates Abrasives products described in its Sites may not be available in your region. Bates Abrasives does not claim that the information in the Sites is appropriate to your jurisdiction or that the products described in its Sites will be available for purchase in all jurisdictions.

Bates Abrasives operates its Sites from the United States. It is possible that some software that may be downloaded from the Sites is subject to government export control or other restrictions. By visiting and using our Sites, you acknowledge these restrictions and agree that you are not subject to them.

Bates Abrasives makes no warranties of any kind regarding any non-Bates Abrasives sites to which the user may be directed or hyperlinked from this Site. Hyperlinks are included solely for the convenience of the user, and Bates Abrasives makes no representations or warranties with regard to the accuracy, availability, suitability, or safety of information provided in such non-Bates Abrasives sites.

Visitors assume all responsibility and risk with respect to their use of the Sites. Bates Abrasives disclaims all warranties, representations and endorsements, express or implied, with regard to information accessed from or via the Sites, including but not limited to all express and implied warranties, such as warranty of title, merchantability, non-infringement and fitness for a particular purpose. Bates Abrasives does not warrant that the Sites are free of computer viruses, bugs or other harmful components. Bates Abrasives does not warrant that the functions contained in the material will be uninterrupted or error-free or that errors will be detected or corrected. Bates Abrasives does not assume any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, reliability or usefulness of the information disclosed or accessed through the Sites. Bates Abrasives does not have any duty to update its Sites or modify their Content or Code, and Bates Abrasives shall not be liable for its failure to update such information. It is your responsibility to verify any information contained in the Sites before relying upon it.

IN NO EVENT SHALL Bates Abrasives BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF WHATEVER KIND RESULTING FROM WHATEVER CAUSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF DAMAGE, TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE IN NATURE, WHETHER IN AN ACTION UNDER THEORIES OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION ON, OR ACCESSED THROUGH, Bates Abrasives'S SITES.

Bates Abrasives reserves the right to withdraw access to the Sites or to revise the services and products described in the Sites at any time without notice.

Bates Abrasives may at any time revise the terms and conditions contained in this Legal Statement by updating this posting. You are bound by any revisions and should periodically visit this page to review the current terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Sites.

The invalidity of any term, condition or provision of this Legal Statement shall not affect the enforceability of those portions of the Legal Statement deemed enforceable by applicable courts of law.