1. Agreement to terms of usage as prerequisite to using The Hyde Collection’s Web site:

   Welcome to The Hyde Collection’s Web site. By accessing and using The Hyde Collection's Web site you agree to be bound by the following terms of usage, including but not limited to The Hyde Collection’s disclaimer of all warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. If you elect to not agree to the following terms of usage, you are not permitted to use The Hyde Collection’s Web site or any of the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations available on or accessible through The Hyde Collection’s Web site. If you violate any of the terms of this Agreement, The Hyde Collection may terminate your use of this site, bar you from future use of this site, and/or take the appropriate legal action against you.

2. Copyright notice:

All original contents of The Hyde Collection’s Web site, including but not limited to words, images and sounds are: © 2004 The Hyde Collection. All rights reserved. You may not reproduce, copy, download or distribute any content of this site without first obtaining The Hyde Collection’s express written permission unless specific information is granted for the use of such information, as in the case of educational materials for classroom use.

Violations of The Hyde Collection’s copyrights may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.

3. Trademark notice:

Trademarks appearing on The Hyde Collection’s Web site, including but not limited to THE HYDE COLLECTION, are the property of their respective owners and may not be reproduced without their owners’ express permission. The design and layout of The Hyde Collection’s Web site is protected as trade dress and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. Violations of The Hyde Collection’s trademark rights may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.

4. Permissible uses of Web site materials:

   The Hyde Collection’s Web site is for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained from The Hyde Collection’s Web site unless specific permission is granted for such use of information, as in the case of educational materials made available through The Hyde Collection Web site specifically for classroom use.

5. Disclaimer of all express and implied warranties:

   The Hyde Collection does not make any representation about the accuracy or suitability of any information, representation, image, graphic, content, product or service contained on or accessible through this Web site; all information, representations, images, graphics, content, product and services are provided "as is" and without any warranty of any kind.

   WITH REGARD TO ALL INFORMATION, REPRESENTATIONS, IMAGES, GRAPHICS, CONTENT, PRODUCT AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, THE HYDE COLLECTION HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

6. Limitation on liability for damages:

   THE HYDE COLLECTION IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE VIEWING OF, USAGE OF AND/OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION, REPRESENTATIONS, IMAGES, GRAPHICS, CONTENT, PRODUCT AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE; THE HYDE COLLECTION IS NOT LIABLE FOR THESE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER AN ACTION IS BROUGHT IN TORT OR CONTRACT AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU WARNED THE HYDE COLLECTION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

7. Disclaimer of responsibility for errors and omissions in Web site materials.

   While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, this Web site may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The Hyde Collection does not warrant the accuracy of any of the information, content, services, images, graphics, products or representations appearing on this Web site.

8. Disclaimer of responsibility for material posted at other "linked" sites:

   There are links on The Hyde Collection’s Web site which allow you to leave this Web site and to visit other Web sites which are not under The Hyde Collection’s control or direction. Accordingly, The Hyde Collection is not and cannot be held liable or responsible for the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations of any linked Web site. The Hyde Collection cannot and does not guarantee, represent or warrant that the content contained in those linked Web sites is accurate, legal and inoffensive, or that those sites do not contain viruses or will not otherwise adversely affect your computer. The Hyde Collection provides links to these other Web sites solely as a convenience to you. The Hyde Collection’s inclusion of any link does not imply The Hyde Collection’s sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, or approval of the linked Web site.

9. Requirement of indemnification for damage caused by Web site visitors:

   As a condition of your use of The Hyde Collection’s Web site, you warrant to The Hyde Collection that you will not use its site for unlawful purposes or in ways which are prohibited by these terms of usage or which could damage or disable the site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of this site. You agree to indemnify and hold The Hyde Collection and its officers, agents and employees harmless from any loss, liability, claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of The Hyde Collection’s Web site.

10. The Hyde Collection’s right to modify the content and rules:

    The Hyde Collection reserves the right to make changes at any time, with or without notice, to this Agreement and to this Web site and to the information, representations, images, graphics, content, products and services contained on or accessible through this Web site. These changes are effective immediately upon posting on The Hyde Collection Web site. Please check this page periodically so that you become aware of any changes.

11. Date of last update to site:

    This site was last updated on April 14, 2004.

12. Jurisdiction:

    The Hyde Collection controls and operates this site from its offices in Glens Falls, New York. Any dispute regarding this Agreement or the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations provided on or through this Web site is to be governed by the substantive internal law of the State of New York. In the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or to the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations provided on or through this Web site, litigation must be brought in state or federal court in the state of New York.

13. Severability of provisions:

The provisions of this Agreement are severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, (1) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (2) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other persons, entities or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction. A printed version of this Agreement shall be admissible in any proceeding based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in print form.