Web Site Terms & Conditions of Use

1.   Copyright & Related Matters

The contents of this Web Site are protected by copyright. Permission is given to view, copy, print, and distribute material on this Web Site subject to the following conditions:

1. This material may be used only for informational, non-commercial purposes. Customers of Ohio Gas Company may use the forms, applications and literature that have been provided on this Web Site for their personal or internal use.
2. Any copy of the material or portion thereof must include a copyright notice.
3. You may establish a hypertext link to the Ohio Gas Company Web Site from your Internet Web Site so long as the page containing the link properly attributes the linked site to Ohio Gas Company and does not in any way imply Ohio Gas Company’s sponsorship of your site. However, you may not, without obtaining Ohio Gas Company’s written permission, republish, redistribute or otherwise make any copies, of the materials on the Ohio Gas Company site, as a part of the link, including by framing or similar means, or otherwise.

No other use of the material within this Web Site or portion thereof is permitted without the express written consent of Ohio Gas Company.

2.   Terms

By accessing this Web Site, you are agreeing to be bound by these Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.

3. Disclaimer & Limitations

Although Ohio Gas Company strives for accurate information on this Web Site, it may occasionally contain errors. Additionally while you are bound by the terms and conditions not to submit false material, Ohio Gas Company cannot be responsible for inaccurate or false information submitted by users. Ohio Gas Company makes no guarantee about the accuracy of the material submitted on this Web Site or about the results of you using this Web Site. Your use of this Web Site and the material contained on this Web Site is entirely at your risk.

Additionally, Ohio Gas Company works to maintain a virus fee Web Site yet cannot guarantee that it is free of computer viruses.  THIS WEB SITE AND ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE, IN NO EVENT WILL OHIO GAS COMPANY BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE EVEN IF OHIO GAS COMPANY IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL SUBMIT ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF, OR CONNECTED TO, YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE EXCLUSIVELY TO BINDING INDIVIDUAL (NON-CLASS) ARBITRATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“AAA”).  Information about the arbitration process and procedures is available at www.adr.org. If, for any reason, AAA is not available, you may file your case with any national arbitration company.  The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. 

Indemnity

By using this Web Site, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ohio Gas Company, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal and accounting fees) that Ohio Gas Company may become obligated to pay arising or resulting from your use of the Site Material or your breach of these Terms and Conditions. Ohio Gas Company reserves the right to assume or participate, at your expense, in the investigation, settlement and defense of any such action or claim.

4. Links

Ohio Gas Company makes no representations whatsoever about any other Web Site which you may access through this one. When you access a non-Ohio Gas Web Site, please understand that it is independent from Ohio Gas Company, and that Ohio Gas Company has no control over the content on that Web Site. In addition, a link to a non-Ohio Gas site does not mean that Ohio Gas Company endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use of such Web Site. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of each and every Web Site that collects personally identifiable information. The privacy statement on our site applies solely to information collected by Ohio Gas Company.

5. Terms of Use & Site Modifications

Ohio Gas Company may revise these terms of use for its Web Site at any time without notice. By using this Web Site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Ohio Gas Company does not warrant that any of the materials on its Web Site are accurate, complete, or current. Ohio Gas Company may make changes to the materials contained on its Web Site at any time without notice. Ohio Gas Company does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.

 

6. Governing Law

Any claim relating to Ohio Gas Company's Web Site shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio without regard to its conflict of law provisions. General Terms and Conditions are applicable to use of a Web Site.

 

7. Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to Ohio Gas Company. Accordingly, we treat all personally identifying information you submit to us in any fashion (i.e. via this Web Site, in writing or via a phone conversation) as confidential and do NOT sell or otherwise disclose such information to any outside entity. Notwithstanding this, or any other statement or representation made here or elsewhere on our Web Site, we reserve the right to disclose any information in our possession if we are required to do so by law, or we believe, in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, defend our rights or property, or to respond to an emergency situation.

We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.

When you visit our Web Site, Ohio Gas Company may automatically collect certain non-identifying information about you, such as the type of browser or computer operating system you use or the domain name of the Web Site from which you linked. Ohio Gas Company does not collect personally identifiable information about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across third party Web sites or online services or permit other parties to collect personally identifiable information about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across different Web sites when a consumer uses the operator’s Web site or service.

Any information gathered by Ohio Gas Company, whether voluntarily provided by you or automatically collected, may be used for our internal business and marketing purposes but will not be sold or otherwise disclosed to third parties for any purposes, unless you have expressly requested information about a specific vendor or service identified on the Ohio Gas Company Web Site. In the latter case, your request will be passed along to the vendor or service you have identified. Notwithstanding any other statements or representations here or elsewhere on this Web Site, Ohio Gas Company reserves the right to disclose any information in its possession if it are required to do so by law, or it believes, in good faith, that such a disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, defend our rights or property, or to respond to an emergency situation.

If you are concerned about the information you have provided to Ohio Gas Company, or would like to review, update or delete that information, please contact Ohio Gas Company. Ohio Gas Company will make reasonable efforts to comply with your wishes.

This privacy policy became effective 9/17/14.