Terms of use

Purpose.
1. The Lifecycle Cost Calculator (the “LCC”) is a calculation tool the purpose of which is to provide an estimation of the costs, energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions associated with operating a rotary shaft seal on a centrifugal gas compressor. The LCC is provided to you as a convenience.
2. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS OF USE”) CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TO USE THE LCC. BY CLICKING PAST THIS PAGE AND USING THE LCC, YOU INDICATE THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE LOG OUT NOW.
Accessing The LCC. Access to the LCC is permitted on a temporary basis and only for the purpose set out above. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on the LCC without notice. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the LCC, or the entire LCC, to users who have registered with us. These Terms of Use apply only to your use of the LLC and do not apply to any other of our services or products or those of any of our affiliates.
Standards of Use. Whenever you use the LCC, you must comply with the following standards:
1. Comply with all relevant local, national and international laws and regulations
2. Comply with the Smiths Group Code of Business Ethics
3. Not log on to the LCC or any other John Crane site using another user’s credentials
You warrant that your use of the LCC will comply with these standards, and you will defend and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty.
Use of Material You Submit.
1. Any material you upload or post to the LCC, and any calculation or other output based on such material, will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who claims that any material posted or uploaded by you to the LCC constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.
2. You are responsible and liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any materials uploaded or posted by you on the LCC.
3. We have the right to remove any material you upload or post on the LCC if we believe such material does not comply with the content standards set out in these Terms of Use.
Intellectual Property Rights.
1. We own or license all intellectual property rights in the LCC, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
2. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you print off or download in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
3. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on the LCC must always be acknowledged.
4. You must not use any part of the materials on the LCC for any purpose other than the purpose specified in Paragraph 1 above.
5. If you print, copy or download any part of the LCC in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use the LCC will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have printed, copied or downloaded.
Reliance on Information Posted. Commentary and other materials posted on the LCC are not intended as advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to the LCC, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
Our Site May Change. We may modify the LCC at any time. We may suspend access to the LCC, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on the LCC may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
OUR LIABILITY.
1. THE MATERIAL DISPLAYED ON THE LCC IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEES, CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO ITS ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE, OUR AFFILIATES AND THIRD PARTIES CONNECTED TO US HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDE:
  1. ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND OTHER TERMS WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE IMPLIED BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW OR THE LAW OF EQUITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIES WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OTHER VIOLATION OF RIGHTS. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE LCC REMAINS WITH YOU.
  2. ANY LIABILITY OF JOHN CRANE OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES (“AFFILIATE” MEANS AN ENTITY CONTROLLING, UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH OR CONTROLLED BY JOHN CRANE, INCLUDING AN ENTITY RESULTING FROM A MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR OTHER BUSINESS COMBINATION BY, OF, OR INVOLVING JOHN CRANE, OR THE PURCHASE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF JOHN CRANE’S ASSETS FOR STOCK) FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED BY ANY USER IN CONNECTION WITH THE LCC OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE LCC, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT AND ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON IT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY FOR:
    1. LOSS OF INCOME OR REVENUE; LOSS OF BUSINESS; LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONTRACTS; LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS;
    2. LOSS OF DATA; LOSS OF GOODWILL; WASTED MANAGEMENT OR OFFICE TIME; AND FOR ANY OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, HOWEVER ARISING AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE, ARE EXCLUDED.
    3. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING.
INDEMNIFICATION.YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD US AND EACH OF OUR AFFILIATES HARMLESS FROM ALL CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES AND LOSSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES, DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, THE LCC, OR YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF USE.
Information about You and Your Visits to the LCC. We process information about you in accordance with Smiths Group Plc Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. By using this LCC, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
Viruses, Hacking and other Offences.
1. You must not misuse the LCC by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the LCC, the server on which this LCC is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the LCC. You must not attack the LCC via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.
2. . We will report any such breach of the foregoing provisions to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the LCC will cease immediately and such breach may be treated as a disciplinary offence.
3. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the LCC or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.
Links from this Site. Where the LCC contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Jurisdiction and Applicable Law. These Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of Illinois without regard to conflict of law principles. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois to address any dispute that arises between us regarding these Terms of Use.
Your Concerns. If you have any concerns about material which appears on the LCC, please contact LCCApplication@johncrane.com.