INTRODUCTION

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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Copyright © 1998,1999 Ascension Consulting Corp., All Rights Reserved.

You may download, view, copy and print documents and graphics incorporated in these documents (the "Documents") from this Web site subject to the following: (1) the Documents may be used solely for personal, informational, non-commercial purposes; (2) the Documents may not be modified or altered in any way. Except as expressly provided herein, you may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, post, transmit or distribute any information from this Web site in whole or in part without the prior written permission of Ascension Consulting; and (3) the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of ascencon.com website or any other Ascension Consulting owned, operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements of Ascension Consulting websites are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from any Ascension Consulting website may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by Ascension Consulting.

ASCENSION CONSULTING AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SERVER FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ASCENSION CONSULTING AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES

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THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS WARRANTED IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, ASCENSION CONSULTING CORPORATION HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TRADEMARK INFORMATION

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LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

This Web site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites controlled by parties other than Ascension Consulting. Ascension Consulting is not responsible for and does not endorse or accept any responsibility over the contents or use of these Web sites.

WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS

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GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

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You may not access, download, use or export the information, software, products or services contained on this Web site in violation of U.S. export laws or regulations, or in violation of any applicable local laws or regulations.