Terms and conditions of use
American Express Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("American
Express") requires that all the visitors to our site(s) on the World Wide Web
(the "Site") adhere to the following rules and regulations. By accessing the
Site you indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms and
conditions.
Laws and regulations
User access to and
use of the Site is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations.
Copyright/Trademarks
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.
Hyperlinking
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.
No
warranties
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.
Limitation of liability for use of the
site and linked sites
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.
Limitation of liability for
services arranged through the site
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.
Confidentiality of user communications
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.
Linked internet sites
American Express
prohibits caching, unauthorized hypertext links to the Site and the framing of
any Content available through the Site. American Express reserves the right to
disable any unauthorized links or frames and specifically disclaims any
responsibility for the Content available on any other Internet sites linked to
the Site. Access to any other Internet sites linked to the Site is at the user's
own risk.
No investment advice or offers
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.
Forward looking
information
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.
Press releases
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.
Postings
[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.
Transmission of Personal Data
[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.
American Express Internet Privacy
Statement
Changes to rules and
regulations
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.
Violation of
rules and regulations
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.
Access to password protected/secure
areas
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.
Use of "Cookie" file
features
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.
American Express Internet Privacy Statement, "about Cookies"
Digital Millennium Copyright Act – Notification to American
Express regarding alleged copyright infringement
American Express
has registered an agent with the United States Copyright Office in accordance
with the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "Act") and avails
itself of the protections under the Act. American Express reserves the right to
remove any Content on the Site which allegedly infringes another person's
copyright. Notices to American Express regarding any alleged copyright
infringement on the Site should be directed to American Express' General
Counsel's Office Attn.: Technology Counsel at technologies.group.counsel@aexp.com
Jurisdiction/Governing
law
Users of American Express United Kingdom pages submit to the
jurisdiction of the English courts and this Site is governed by English
law.