Terms and Conditions/Privacy Policy

Welcome to MPM.com. This Terms and Conditions Agreement (the “Agreement”) details the Terms, Conditions, Covenants and Provisions under which users (hereinafter “You,” “Your” or “Users”) may access and use this site, and the content of which is owned by or licensed to the MPM web site (the “Site”), and is operated and administered by MPM.

BY USING THIS SITE, YOU ARE HEREBY ACCEPTING AND AGREEING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT USE THIS SITE.

Changes to Terms and Conditions
MPM reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to revise or otherwise alter these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Any such changes or modifications shall become effective immediately upon posting on this site. Please check this page periodically to review the Terms and Conditions. Your continued use of this web site now or following the posting of any changes or modifications of the Terms and Conditions shall indicate Your acceptance of the revised Terms and Conditions.

Privacy Policy
MPM respects the privacy concerns of the Users of the MPM web site This Privacy Policy only applies to information collected on the web site located at www.mpm.com (the Site). By visiting the Site, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

As a general policy, no personal information is automatically collected from Users of the Site. However, certain non-personal information is recorded by the standard operation of our Internet servers. Information, such as the type of browser being used, its operating system and your domain name may be gathered in order to customize your online experience. Other uses of this information include internal review of the number of Users of the Site, but only in an aggregate and non-personally-identifiable form.

Personally identifiable information may only be collected in connection with your voluntarily filling out contest entry forms. This personally identifiable information is retained by us and is not sold or otherwise transferred to third parties without your prior consent. This information may be used to better understand your use of the Site and to support advertising transactions made on the Site.

The Site’s various registration forms and surveys may request that you give us contact information (such as your name, mailing and/or e-mail address), demographic information (such as your type of business) and profile data. Information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by us and may be shared with our promotional partners. Personally identifiable information is never sold or leased to any third parties. With your permission, we may use your contact information to send you information about our company and our activities. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings by selecting Unsubscribe and following the directions.

MPM reserves the right to disclose personally and non-personally identifiable information as required by law or court order without prior notification.

Information Collected Automatically

Whenever you interact with our Site, we automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including data related to use of our services, IP address, “cookie” information, and the page you requested. “Cookies” are identifiers we transfer to your computer or mobile device that allow us to recognize your browser or mobile device and tell us how and when pages in our Site are visited and used and by how many people. You may be able to change the preferences on your browser or mobile device to send “do not track” signals or to prevent or limit your computer or device’s acceptance of cookies, but this may prevent you from taking advantage of some of our Site’s features. If you click on a link to a third party website, such third party may also transmit cookies to you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of cookies by any third parties.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to track website traffic and help us understand how you use our Site. Google Analytics is a web analysis tool that uses cookies to collect certain information about your use of the Site. We may obtain information from Google Analytics regarding your device, server, and access time, as well as aggregate information about visitors to our Site. We use the information provided by Google Analytics to improve our Site and the services we offer. To learn more about how Google Analytics collects and processes data, please review Google’s privacy terms at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

We use the LinkedIn Insight Tag to track conversions, retarget our Site visitors, and learn insights about how Users interact with our LinkedIn advertisements by obtaining aggregate data regarding the total visitors that come to our Site through LinkedIn. You can learn more about LinkedIn’s privacy practices at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes through their account settings at www.linkedin.com/psettings/.

Description of Goods/Services
Through the Site, MPM provides information, tools, and features relative to the products it sells. The Site contains information relative to the products sold by MPM and all information provided is believed to be accurate. Please contact customer service to verify any product information.

Copyright, Trademark, and Intellectual Property (Use of Site Material)
The contents of this site, including, without limitation, web site design, text, graphics, images, sound recordings, video recordings, and other content (hereinafter the “Content”) are owned by or licensed to MPM and/or its clients, partners, or other respective owners, and are protected, without limitation, by United States and foreign copyright and other intellectual property laws. You agree not to modify, copy, distribute, download, display, e-mail, transmit or sell in any form or by any means the Content and all copyrighted material, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of MPM or the respective copyright owner. You agree not to use any MPM trademarks, service marks, domain names, trade names, logos, slogans, or any other proprietary graphic or other Content without permission from MPM. You agree not to use any of the Content on any other web site or networked environment. Unauthorized or prohibited use of the Content in violation of copyright, trademark, and/or other laws, may subject You to civil liability and/or criminal prosecution under applicable federal and state laws.

Contest Entries
From time to time we may hold contests where You may submit graphic arts printed on MPM’s papers. All communications and other materials you send to this site are, and shall remain, the sole and exclusive property of MPM and may be used by MPM for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation. Prior to entering any contest please review the complete rules and regulations regarding Contest Entries at https://mpm.com/graphicarts/gallery/submit_your_work/, which is hereby made part of this Agreement,.

Client listings and access through MPM Web Site
The MPM web site contains links to web sites owned by clients or partners. We encourage our clients, partners, contributors and other third parties to implement policies and practices that respect your privacy, the same way the MPM web site does. We are not, however, in control or responsible for third party web site’s privacy practices or web site content. Occasionally, you may receive cookies or see pop-up windows from third party advertisers, partners and/or vendors when accessing these sites or content featured on them. We do not control these cookies or pop-up windows. If You decide to visit any third-party sites using links from the Site, You do so at Your own risk and You are encouraged to review the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies of any linked web site You may visit.

Security of MPM’s Network and Systems
Violations to system or network security are prohibited, and can result in criminal and civil liability. Continuous attempts to infiltrate or damage network security and systems may be treated as a violation. MPM will investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve and will cooperate with law enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected. Examples of system or network security violations include, but are not limited to:

Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of MPM’ system or network.

Unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner of MPM’s system or network.
Interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mail spam, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks.
Forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting.

You are responsible for Your own communications and their consequences. Therefore, do not submit any of the following: material that is copyrighted; material that reveals trade secrets; material that infringes on any of the intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another user or any other person or entity; sexually explicit images; advertisements or solicitations of business; chain letters or pyramid schemes. Do not impersonate another person under any circumstance while submitting information or communicating with MPM.

Opt-Out
If You are receiving communications from MPM electronically and wish to be removed from our mailing list, follow the Unsubscribe instructions included in the communication. If You are receiving communications from MPM in any other form and wish to be removed from our mailing list, please advise us in writing through a comment on our Information Request page on our Site.

Suggestions and Comments
We appreciate all emails, letters and other submissions that comment on our products, services and/or the Site, or suggest improvements or provide new ideas for the products, services and/or the Site. Unfortunately, we are not able to compensate You for suggestions or ideas that we use. You agree that by sending us a comment, suggestion or idea, that such a suggestion or idea becomes the property of MPM and that MPM may, at its option, use the suggestion or idea (or any modification or derivative) without any obligation to You. You further acknowledge that MPM may, at its option, publish any comments submitted to MPM regarding its products, services and/or the Site.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL MPM, ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO ANY USER OF THIS SITE FOR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR COMPENSATORY, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, ITS CONTENTS, ITS GOODS/SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Disclaimer of Warranty
THE SITE, MPM’S SERVICES AND THE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, LINKS, AND OTHER CONTENT AND MATERIALS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” AND “AS AVAILABLE BASIS” AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, EVEN IF MPM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR ADEQUACY OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, OR OTHER CONTENT AND MATERIALS.

Without limiting the foregoing, MPM does not promise or warrant to the User that any aspect of the Site will work properly or will be available continuously and are not responsible for damages arising out of any infection or contamination of User’s system, any delays, errors, inaccuracies, or omissions arising out of a User’s use of the Site or with respect to the information, documents, content, or material contained on this Site.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold MPM, its officers, directors, employees, partners, parents, successors, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their related companies harmless from any and all liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising directly or indirectly out of (a) Your use of, or inability to use the Site; (b) information transmitted or stored by You through or on the Site; (c) activities in connection with the Site; or (d) Your breach of this Agreement or violation of the rights including without limitation any intellectual property rights.

Governing Law
This Agreement shall be treated as though it were executed and performed in the State of New Hampshire and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Hampshire, without regard to choice of law or conflict of law principles. You further agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New Hampshire, and further waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections with respect to any dispute, controversy and/or litigation relating to or arising out of Your use of the Site and relating to any information, material and/or service provided by MPM.

Acknowledgement
You hereby acknowledge that these Terms and Conditions represent the entire understanding between you and MPM concerning Your use of this Site, and the Content, goods and services available on this Site. The section headings are in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only. You may not transfer any rights or obligations You may have under this Agreement without the prior written consent of MPM. This Agreement, or any right or obligation hereunder, is freely transferable by MPM. 

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