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Laws
and regulations |
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User access to and use of the Site is subject to all
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
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Copyright/Trademarks |
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The trademarks, logos and service marks ("Marks") displayed
on the Site are the property of American Express and
other parties. Users are prohibited from using any Marks
for any purpose including, but not limited to use as
metatags on other pages or sites on the World Wide Web
without the written permission of American Express or
such third party which may own the Marks. All information
and content including any software programs available
on or through the Site ("Content") is protected by copyright.
Users are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing,
transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing,
creating derivative works or using any Content available
on or through the Site for commercial or public purposes.
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Hyperlinking |
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THIS SITE MAY PROVIDE A LINK TO OTHER SITES BY ALLOWING
THE USER TO LEAVE THIS SITE TO ACCESS THIRD-PART MATERIAL
OR BY BRINGING THE THIRD-PARTY MATERIAL INTO THIS SITE
VIA "INVERSE" HYPERLINKS AND FRAMING TECHNOLOGY (A "LINKED
SITE"). AMERICAN EXRESS HAS NO DISCRETION TO ALTER,
UPDATE, OR CONTROL THE CONTENT ON A LINKED SITE. THE
FACT THAT AMERICAN EXPRESS HAS PROVIDED A LINK TO A
SITE IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT, AUTHORIZATION, SPONSORSHIP,
OR AFFILIATION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SITE, ITS OWNERS,
OR ITS PROVIDERS. THERE ARE INHERENT RISKS IN RELYING
UPON USING, OR RETRIEVING ANY INFORMATION FOUND ON THE
INTERNET, AND AMERICAN EXPRESS URGES YOU TO MAKE SURE
YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RISKS BEFORE RELYING UPON, USING,
OR RETRIEVING ANY SUCH INFORMATION ON A LINKED SITE.
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No
warranties |
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ALL CONTENT ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
SECURITY OR ACCURACY.
AMERICAN EXPRESS DOES NOT ENDORSE AND
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR (A) THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY
OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT MADE THROUGH THE
SITE BY ANY PARTY OTHER THAN AMERICAN EXPRESS. (B) ANY
CONTENT PROVIDED ON LINKED SITES OR (C) THE CAPABILITIES
OR RELIABILITY OF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OBTAINED FROM
A LINKED SITE.
OTHER THAN AS REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE
CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL
AMERICAN EXPRESS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED
BY A USER'S RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH
THE SITE OR A LINKED SITE, OR USER'S RELIANCE ON ANY
PRODUCT OR SERVICE OBTAINED FROM A LINKED SITE. IT IS
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR
OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, OR OBTAINED
FROM A LINKED SITE. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS,
AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC
OPINION, ADVICE, PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR OTHER CONTENT.
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Limitation
of liability for Use of the Site and Linked Sites |
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THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF
SERVICES PUBLISHED ON THE SITE OR A LINKED SITE MAY INCLUDE
INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND AMERICAN EXPRESS
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR SUCH INACCURACIES
OR ERRORS. AMERICAN EXPRESS DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT
THAT THE CONTENT ON THE SITE IS COMPLETE OR UP-TO-DATE.
AMERICAN EXPRESS IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE ANY
CONTENT ON THE SITE. AMERICAN EXPRESS MAY CHANGE THE CONTENT
ON THE SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. AMERICAN EXPRESS
MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE SITE AT ANY TIME.
YOU AGREE THAT AMERICAN EXPRESS, ITS
AFFILIATES AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY
INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL
OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST
PROFITS, COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE SERVICE OR LOST
OPPORTUNITY) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
USE OF THE SITE OR A LINKED SITE, OR WITH THE DELAY
OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR A LINKED SITE, EVEN
IF AMERICAN EXPRESS IS MADE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY INCLUDES,
BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY VIRUSES
WHICH MAY INFECT A USER'S EQUIPMENT, FAILURE OF MECHANICAL
OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OR COMMUNICATION LINES, TELEPHONE
OR OTHER INTERCONNECT PROBLEMS (e.g., YOU CANNOT ACCESS
YOUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER), UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS,
THEFT, OPERATOR ERRORS, STRIKES OR OTHER LABOR PROBLEMS
OR ANY FORCE MAJEURE. AMERICAN EXPRESS CANNOT AND DOES
NOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE ACCESS
TO THE WEB SITE.
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Limitation
of liability for Services Arranged Through the Site |
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YOU AGREE THAT AMERICAN EXPRESS IS A MERE AGENT FOR
THE PROVIDERS OF SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRAVEL SERVICES. ANY AND
ALL CLAIMS REGARDING ANY FAILURE OR BREACH WITH RESPECT
TO THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE SITE ARE LIMITED
TO CLAIMS AGAINST ANY AND ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS. AMERICAN
EXPRESS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, PUNITIVE,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OUR INDIRECT DAMAGES,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY
ANY CARRIER OR OTHER SUPPLIER THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION LIABILITY FOR ANY ACT, ERROR, OMISSION,
INJURY, LOSS, ACCIDENT, DELAY OR IRREGULARITY WHICH
MAY BE INCURRED THROUGH THE FAULT, NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE,
OF SUCH CARRIER OR SUPPLIER AND YOU HEREBY EXONERATE
AMERICAN EXPRESS FROM ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO
THE SAME.
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Confidentiality
Of User Communications |
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Except as required by law and in accordance with the
American
Express Internet Privacy Statement. American Express
will maintain the confidentiality of all user communications
which contain personal user information and which are
transmitted directly to American Express. Postings by
a user on any message board or in any chat room will
not be protected as confidential and American Express
may use and provide information contained in any such
postings (including any ideas, concepts, know-how or
other intellectual property) to any of its parent company,
subsidiaries and affiliates for any purpose whatsoever
and as deemed appropriate by American Express.
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No
Investment Advice or Offers |
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Nothing in the Site constitutes investment advice, including
American Express' filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. American Express provides investor relations
materials for convenience and information only. In addition,
investor relations materials and other Web Site content
are not offers to sell or solicitation of an offer to
buy any security.
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Forward
Looking Information |
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Certain information on this Site contains certain forward-looking
statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties
and speak only as of the date on which they are made.
The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "optimistic",
"intend", "aim", "will" or similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date on which
they are made. American Express undertakes no obligation
to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the company's forward-looking
statements are described in American Express' periodic
reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Annual Report to Shareholders. Please
click here to view such factors contained in American
Express' latest Form 10-K.
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Press
Releases |
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All press releases and other materials presented or
released to the financial community that are contained
on the Site were, to the best of American Express' knowledge,
timely and accurate when issued. However, the passage
of time can render information stale, and you should
not rely on the continued accuracy of any such material
beyond the date of issuance. American Express has no
responsibility to update any information contained in
any such material. All viewers should carefully check
the dates of issuance of the material contained in the
Site.
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Postings |
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[For use in connection with message boards or chat rooms
on the Site.]
American Express is under no obligation
to review any messages, information or content ('Postings')
posted on the Site by users and assumes no responsibility
or liability relating to any such Postings. Notwithstanding
the above, American Express may from time to time monitor
the Postings on the Site and may decline to accept and/or
remove any Postings that contain:
- Any
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing,
defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of
any kind, including, but not limited to, any material
which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal
offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise
violate any applicable local, state, national or international
law.
- Advertisements
or solicitations of any kind. (Note - This is not
applicable for those Sites with message boards containing
classified advertisements.)
- Messages
posted by users impersonating others.
- Personal
information such as messages which state phone numbers,
social security numbers, account numbers, addresses,
or employer references.
- Messages
by non-spokesperson employees of American Express
purporting to speak on behalf of American Express.
- Messages
that offer unauthorized downloads of any copyrighted
or private information.
- Multiple
messages placed within individual folders by the same
user restating the same point.
- Chain
letters of any kind.
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Transmission
of Personal Data |
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[For use in connection with Sites through which proprietary
Cardmember/Customer account data may be transmitted.]
User
acknowledges and agrees that by providing American Express
with any personal or proprietary user information through
the Site, user consents to the transmission of such
personal or proprietary user information over international
borders as necessary for processing in accordance with
American Express' standard business practices.
View American
Express Internet Privacy Statement
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Changes
to rules and regulations |
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American
Express reserves the right to revise these Rules and
Regulations at any time and users are deemed to be apprised
of and bound by any changes to these Rules and Regulations.
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Violation
of rules and regulations |
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American Express reserves the right to seek all remedies
available at law and in equity for violations of these
Rules and Regulations, including the right to block
access from a particular Internet address to the Site.
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Access
to password protected/secure areas |
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Access to and use of password protected and/or secure
areas of the Site is restricted to authorized users
only. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access
these areas of the Site may be subject to prosecution.
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USE
OF "COOKIE" FILE FEATURES |
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American Express reserves the right to store information
on a user's computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar
file for purposes of modifying the Site to reflect users'
preferences. The American Express Internet Privacy Statement
provides additional information regarding American Express'
use of cookies as well as procedures for disabling cookies
View American Express Internet
Privacy Statement
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