Terms of Use
Welcome
Welcome to a site of Belwith Products, LLC (Belwith), related to www.hickoryhardware.com (Web Site or Site). The Terms of Use (Terms) below apply to your use of this Site. Please read the Terms carefully before using or accessing any pages of this Web Site! By accessing, browsing, and/or using this Web Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You may not use this Site if you do not agree to these Terms. Belwith reserves the right to revise the Terms at any time; Your use after any such changes is a direct representation that you accept and will comply with such changes.
Content
This Web Site contains text, documents, photographs, product descriptions, images, graphics, logos, emblems, designs, layouts, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrighted materials, audio-visual presentations “Content.” The Content provided on this Web Site is copyrighted by Belwith and is protected from copying, reproduction, modification, distribution, display, performance or transmittal for any purpose under United States and international copyright laws. Elements of this Web Site are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. Any linked sites are not under the control of Belwith and as such Belwith is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. Belwith is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the linked Site by Belwith.
Intellectual Property
Belwith is engaged extensively in the business of designing, manufacturing, marketing and selling home decorative hardware, security and accessory products (Belwith Products) under several brands including Belwith®, Belwith International®, Keeler Brass®, Belwith Keeler™, Period Brass™, Belwith Brass™, Hickory™, First Watch™ (Belwith Brands). The Belwith Brands are well known in the industry for decades and date as far back in time as 1893. Belwith Brands are trade names of Belwith. All trade names, trademarks, service marks and logos used in connection with Belwith Brands and Products are trademarks of Belwith Products, LLC. and should not be used without attribution and prior and written consent. Belwith expends considerable resources designing and developing its products, and implementing comprehensive programs to protect its product designs and trademarks. Belwith designs and develops its products in its Research & Development facilities in the US and other parts of the world.
Except as otherwise noted, Belwith is the owner of all copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, product designs product descriptions, images, graphics, logos, emblems, service marks and logos on this Site, regardless if they are registered or not. All registered trademarks are registered in the United States of America and other countries. Nothing on this Web Site should be construed as conferring any license under any intellectual property rights.
Copyrights
All product designs shown in this Web Site are copyrighted Works of Belwith Products LLC. Belwith design and modeling teams include artists, engineers, technicians, and experimental product development infrastructure. Belwith decorative designs are all original art and as such, are protected by United States and International copyright laws. All rights are reserved. Copying, depiction, reproduction, modification, distribution, display, performance or transmittal for any purpose of Belwith product designs is prohibited under United States and international copyright laws.
Trademarks
Belwith is the owner of all trademarks regardless if they are registered or not. All registered trademarks are registered in the United States of America and other countries.
Patents
Material in this Site may be subject to one or more US Patents. Belwith owns utility and design patents filed with and approved by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and other government authorities in other countries. Such US patents include: D587981, D589325, D589326, D587982, D563468, D562105, D559074, D579753, D581769, D544335, D554968, D550538, D549549, D544778, D549544, D495577, D485153, D479790, D451782, D453466, D451362, D454772, D450999, D445016, D442462, D445016, D442462, D442055, D487865, D442055, D487865, D420272, D423904, D409074, D420272, D423904, D409074, D424402, D397022, D424402, D397022, D379423, D390768, D391466, D380134, D377445, D375886, D379752, D371733, D372186, D368420, D379751, D367600, D369289, D362169, D347376, D347566. Other patent applications are pending in the US and in other countries. The above do not include current US patent-pending applications or patents of affiliate entities. Numerous other foreign patents have been granted and patent applications remain pending.
Intellectual Property Violations
Unauthorized use of Belwith intellectual property is expressly prohibited and may be a violation of law, and subject to prosecution. Belwith will go to great lengths to protect its intellectual property including patent, trademark and copyright infringement actions and all other available remedies under applicable laws.
Authorized and Unauthorized Use
You are authorized to view, and download one copy of the materials posted on this website onto a single computer for only your personal, non-commercial use unless otherwise authorized in writing by Belwith, and provided that you do not otherwise violate any copyright, trademark, or patent laws with Belwith Products. Downloading of any information or Content from this Web Site does not transfer any right or ownership of such information or Content to you.
You are not authorized to reproduce, copy, upload, transmit, display or redistribute any materials or design elements of this Web Site for commercial purposes without the prior written consent by Belwith. You may not mirror or archive any part of this Web Site or any of its Contents without written permission from Belwith. Unauthorized access, modification or interference with the availability, security, access to this Web Site or interference with its operation is prohibited. You may link to this site only after first notifying Belwith of your intent to do so, and will remove any such link, irrespective of cause, at the request of Belwith or their representatives.
No Representations or Warranties
Belwith makes no guarantee or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the Content or the operation of this Web Site including but not limited to any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. Your use and access of this Web Site is at you own risk. You agree to hold Belwith harmless from any claims based on use of this Web Site. In no event shall Belwith be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information or Content available from Belwith. Belwith will not be held responsible for errors in pricing of systems, products, parts, and/or software. Furthermore Belwith reserves the right to change pricing, availability, and system configuration at any time, and cannot be held responsible for incorrect pricing, erroneous pricing, and modified pricing. Please check with an authorized Belwith representative before quoting or otherwise relying on the information available on this site.
Privacy
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Severability and Jurisdiction
The above Terms about the use of this Web Site and its Contents represent the entire agreement between you as the user of the Site and its Contents, and Belwith Products, LLC. If areas or pages of this Web Site include more specific or different Terms, such Terms shall control. If any provision of these Terms is determined null, void, or unenforceable it shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions. The above Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan and if federal jurisdiction is implicated, the laws of the United States of America. In the event of any action related to the above Terms you and Belwith irrevocably agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of Michigan.
This disclaimer shall in no way limit or waive any other rights that Belwith Products, LLC may have. Any particular waiver of any of the rights reserved by Belwith should not be construed as granting any permissions of other additional waivers.
Unless otherwise noted, all material on this site © Belwith Products, LLC. All rights reserved.