1. Confidentiality

Those areas of the 3Com Web site which you access by using a password or other security device (including 3Com Partner Access) contain proprietary and confidential information on 3Com and its suppliers, including engineering documents, manuals, software, program listings, data file printouts, and other technical and marketing information ("3Com Confidential Information"). By accessing 3Com Confidential Information, you agree to keep this information confidential and to use the information solely for the purpose of maintaining and supporting your 3Com network, or, if you are a 3Com Partner, your customers' networks. You also agree to be careful with this 3Com Confidential Information and to only disclose it within your company to employees with a "need to know" who are instructed and agree not to disclose the information and not to use the information for any purpose not permitted by this agreement. You will not alter, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or modify any 3Com Confidential Information that you receive.

3Com discourages you from sending us any information that you consider to be confidential or proprietary through this Web site. Please note that if you do send us any such information or material, 3Com will assume it is not confidential. By sending 3Com information or material, you grant 3Com an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that 3Com is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose.



2. 3Com Ownership Information

The information on this Web Site, along with any Materials (including, for example, white papers, press releases, data sheets, product descriptions and FAQs) is the copyrighted work of 3Com and/or its suppliers and is protected under US and worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. 3Com grants you permission to copy such Materials so long as each copy (i) is solely for informational, non-commercial use in support of 3Com products and is not modified or revised in any manner, (ii) plainly displays all copyright and other proprietary notices, in the same form and manner as on the original and (iii) displays a statement that the Materials are used solely with permission of 3Com.

Any software which you download from the 3Com Web Site is governed exclusively by the license terms accompanying the file or the terms of the license agreement which accompanied the original product licensed by you which you are updating, and by downloading such software, you agree to abide by the terms of the license. Any reproduction or redistribution of such software not in accordance with the software license is expressly prohibited by law.

3Com's trademarks may be used publicly only with permission from 3Com and proper acknowledgement. For a current list of 3Com's trademarks and service marks, as well as trademarks licensed to 3Com by third parties, refer to 3Com Trademarks and Trademark Information at: Trademark. All other trademarks, brands, and names are the property of their respective owners.

Except as expressly granted in this section (or to you specifically in writing), 3Com and its suppliers do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information.



3. Disclaimers

THE MATERIALS ACCESSIBLE FROM OR ON THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," AND 3COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RELATING TO SUCH MATERIAL. IN NO EVENT SHALL 3COM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES OR COSTS OF REPLACEMENT GOODS.

Although 3Com has attempted to provide accurate information on this Web site as a service to its users, 3Com assumes no responsibility for, and makes no representations with respect to, the accuracy of the information. 3Com may change the programs or products mentioned at any time without notice. Mention of non-3Com products or services is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. This site may contain indications of 3Com®’s current plans. 3Com does not guarantee that any feature or product mentioned in this site will be produced, or produced in the form described. 3Com reserves the right to modify its roadmaps without notice. Because international information is provided at this Web site, not all products or programs mentioned will be available in your country. Please contact your local sales representative for information as to products and services available in your country.

Any claims relating to the materials or the Web site will be governed by California law.

4. Export Control

Export of any information from the 3Com Web site (including Confidential Information obtained through 3Com Partner Access) outside of the United States is subject to all U.S. export control laws. You will abide by such laws and also to the provision of the U.S. Export-Re-export Requirements and Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative set forth here. You and your organization will not sell, license, or otherwise provide or ship 3Com products or technical data (or the direct product thereof) for export or re-export to the embargoed countries listed below:

Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria.

You also agree that unless you receive prior authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce, you shall not transfer, export or re-export, directly or indirectly, any 3Com technology or software (or the direct product of such technology or software or any part thereof, or any process or service which is the direct product of such technology or software) to any of the following nations or nationals thereof:

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Korea (North), Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Macau, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

You agree not to transfer, export or re-export 3Com products, technology or software to your customers or any intermediate entity in the chain of supply if our products will be used in the design, development, production, stockpiling or use of missiles, chemical or biological weapons or for nuclear end uses without obtaining prior authorization from the U.S. Government.

For more information on 3Com's export compliance program please contact Trade and Compliance at 3Com Export or 3com_Export@3com.com



5. Restricted Rights

All materials and software downloaded from this Web site are provided with "RESTRICTED RIGHTS." Use, duplication, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in DFARS 252.227-7015 and FAR 52.227-19. Use of the materials by the government constitutes acknowledgement of 3Com's proprietary rights in such materials.



6. Forward Looking Statements

This Web site may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary materially. Please refer to 3Com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. View SEC Filings.



7. Privacy

We recognize that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act in a responsible manner. That's why we have put in place a Privacy Statement to protect your personal information. You should review this document before providing any personal data on the 3Com site. Please read our Privacy Statement.




8. Third-Party Statements on 3Com Web Site; Links

3Com may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review statements made by third parties on 3Com's Web site. Users or other third parties may post statements or information on some portions of the 3Com site from time to time. 3Com makes no representation as to the accuracy, appropriateness, legality, ownership or other aspects of such statements or information. 3Com expressly disclaims any liability for such third party statements under criminal or civil laws relating to defamation, intellectual property infringement, Privacy, obscenity, or other areas of law. Also, at times this site may contain links to Web sites maintained by other companies, individuals or agencies which are provided as a convenience to 3Com users. These linked sites are not under the control of 3Com, and 3Com is not responsible for the accuracy of information on such sites. 3Com does not monitor or review the content of such third party sites and therefore advises you that your access by link to third-party sites is at your own risk.



9. Applicable Laws

This Web site originates from and is maintained in the United States of America, and 3Com makes no representations regarding the legality of access to or use of the site or the materials from other countries. Any export or use of the materials by a user must be in compliance with all U.S. export laws and regulations in effect at the time of such export or use, and use is limited as described above in Section 4 of these Terms and Conditions. Access in countries where the materials are illegal is prohibited. Users who access the Web Site from outside of the United States do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable U.S. export and local country laws.



10. Limitations on Use

3Com may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time. Revisions will be posted on this "Legal Information" page and users are responsible for reviewing the page from time to time to ensure compliance. If 3Com makes a request to you to stop using 3Com Partner Access and/or to promptly return or destroy any copies of the information provided on this Web site, you will comply immediately with this request and will confirm in writing to 3Com within ten (10) days that you have done so.