Terms of Use

TERMS OF USE

Last Modified: 07/19/2021

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Legal Notifications and Acceptance of Terms of Use

You are accessing a U.S. Government information system, owned and operated by the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville), an agency of the United States Department of Energy, which may be used only for authorized purposes. Unauthorized attempts to upload information, change information, defeat or circumvent security features, or otherwise cause damage to the system are strictly prohibited. Violations of these terms of use, or improper use of the Website may result in civil or criminal penalties under applicable Federal or local laws or in administrative action.

The following terms and conditions govern your use of Bonneville’s Website. By using this Website you acknowledge and accept these terms, conditions, and qualifications, which may be modified from time to time. All changes are effective immediately when posted. If you do not accept these terms of use, do not use this Website. The term "Information," as used herein, means all information, documents, and materials on this Website.

Bonneville will not share or sell any of your personal information with any other organization or government agency except as required by law. To read about how Bonneville uses the information it gathers through this Website, read the Bonneville Privacy Policy.

  • Disclaimer of warranties\limitation of liability. The Website and any content, information, software, and functions provided on or through the Website are made available on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Bonneville does not warrant the Website or any content or Service provided in connection with the Website will be timely, secure, uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects in the Website or in any content or service provided on or through the Website, if any exist from time to time, will be corrected.

    Bonneville expressly disclaims all responsibility for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects or delays in the operation or transmission of the Website, any Services or related content, for communication line failures, or for computer viruses associated with the operation of the Website. Bonneville makes no warranty regarding any information made available through or on the Website. BONNEVILLE MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

    Bonneville expressly disclaims all liability for any damages related to your access to, inability to access, or otherwise in connection with use of the Website obtained from or missing from it, including any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, or other damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or lost profits), whether based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort (including negligence), or otherwise. YOU AGREE TO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AS A CONDITION OF ACCESSING THE WEBSITE.
  • Data Collection. You acknowledge and agree that Bonneville may collect aggregate usage information for its business purposes including, the time, extent and data accessed or submitted to the Website and services, monitoring adherence with volume limitations, troubleshooting bugs, providing update notifications, and enhancing the usage experience.
  • Non-endorsement of third-party information. Regardless of the source, accuracy or completeness, Bonneville does not endorse or adopt any third-party information referenced or linked on this Website. Information on linked third party sites may be subject to copyright or other restrictions on use.
  • No duty to update. Bonneville assumes no duty to update or correct any Information for (1) new information or results; (2) events occurring or coming to Bonneville's attention after the date thereof; or (3) any other reason. Information that is not dated or Information that is dated but viewed subsequent to its date may not be current.
  • Applicable law and venue. Bonneville operates and controls this Website from its offices in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, in the United States of America. Bonneville makes no representation that access to this Website and any Information is appropriate in your jurisdiction. You are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws relating to your use of this Website. The terms, conditions, and qualifications contained herein will be governed and construed in accordance with U.S. federal law. Any lawsuit against Bonneville or its officers, employees, or agents arising out of or based upon any Information on this Website or requiring or entailing the enforcement or interpretation of these terms, conditions, and qualifications may be brought only in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
  • Enforceability. If any part of these terms, conditions, and qualifications is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by law, including, without limitation, the warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability, then the invalid or unenforceable part shall be deemed to be replaced by a valid and enforceable provision that most closely effectuates the intent of the invalid or unenforceable part, and the remainder of the terms, conditions, and qualifications shall continue in full force and effect.
  • Virus protection. Each party that submits materials agrees that in uploading executable files to the system it will use only computer systems employing reasonable means to check and prevent the spread of malicious and/or damaging computer code.
  • Copyright, Restrictions and Permissions Notice. Bonneville’s design mark and BPA word mark are the property of Bonneville Power Administration, US Department of Energy, and registered at the US Patent and Trademark Office. Any use of Bonneville’s registered marks is prohibited without Bonneville’s express written permission.

    All use of Government information at Bonneville’s Website is in the public domain. Public domain information may be freely distributed and copied, but it is requested that in any subsequent use Bonneville be given appropriate acknowledgement. When using Bonneville’s Website, you may encounter documents, illustrations, photographs or other information resources contributed or licensed by private individuals, companies or organizations that may be protected by U.S. and foreign copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use as defined in the copyright laws requires the written permission of the copyright owners.

    Images on the Website which are in the public domain may be used without permission. If you use images from our Website, we ask that you credit "Bonneville" as the source. Please note that some images on the site may have been obtained from other organizations. Permission to use these images should be obtained directly from those organizations.
    Bonneville’s Website links to other websites. Once you access another site through a link, you are subject to the copyright and licensing restrictions of that site.
  • Authorized Users. To access some of the resources on the Website, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

    If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your user name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.

    We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
  • Accessing the Website. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including Authorized Users.