Copyright Notice

The goal of AASHTO is to provide high quality services to the customers. AASHTO reserves the right, in AASHTO’s sole and exclusive discretion, to remove any content for any reason, including but not limited to, reasons listed in this Acceptable Use Policy. The Acceptable Use Policy below defines the actions relating to the content provided through the Sites which AASHTO considers to be inappropriate and thus prohibited. The examples named in this list are in addition to the types of content identified in any other applicable agreement, are non-exclusive and are provided solely for your guidance. If you are unsure whether any contemplated use or action is permitted, please send an email in advance to brm@mayvue.com for assistance.

Actions which AASHTO considers inappropriate include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Using the Sites or Services to post any content of the nature set forth in 47 U.S.C. Section 230(c)(2)(A) (i.e., material that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing or otherwise objectionable);
• Using the Sites or Services to post any content that advocates, promotes or otherwise encourages violence against any governments, organizations, groups or individuals or which provides instruction, information or assistance in causing or carrying out such violence;
• Using the Sites or Services to post any content that holds AASHTO (including its affiliates), employees or shareholders or any other person or entity up to public scorn or ridicule;
• Using the Sites or Services to post any content that violates any copyrights, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of others;
• Failing to obtain all required permissions when using the Sites or Services to receive, upload, download, display, distribute, or execute programs or perform other works protected by intellectual property laws including copyright and patent laws;
• Deleting or altering author attributes or copyright notices, unless expressly permitted in writing by the author or owner;
• Using the Sites or Services in a tortious manner, including the posting of libelous, defamatory, scandalous, threatening, harassing or private information without the permission of the person(s) involved, or posting content that is likely to cause emotional distress;
• Introducing viruses, worms, harmful code and/or Trojan horses on the Internet;
• Misrepresenting your identity to access the Sites or Services, or misrepresenting your identity in any way while using the Sites or Services or with the aid of the Sites or Services;
• Using the Sites or Services in any way to transmit or distribute any unsolicited bulk or unsolicited commercial email (i.e., spam);
• Using any tools, programs, robotic algorithms or products to automatically download or “spider” the Sites or Services;
• Otherwise using the Sites or Services in violation of any applicable laws;
• Using the Sites or Services to resell, remarket, repackage or redistribute any portion of the Services or offer these Services to others.

AASHTO may and will terminate your access credentials (in other words, any user IDs, user names, passwords, etc.) to the Sites or Services immediately if, in its sole discretion, AASHTO believes that your conduct fails to conform to these TOU or any other applicable agreement, terms, or conditions. Without limiting the foregoing, if you use or attempt to use the Sites or Services for any purposes other than the purposes intended or contemplated as acceptable by AASHTO (including without limitation by tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting the security or functionality of the Sites or Services), you may also be subject to civil and criminal liability.