DSSResources.COMsm WEB SITE: LEGAL DISCLAIMER

Unless otherwise indicated, this Web Site and its contents are the property of Daniel J. Power ("D. J. POWER"), doing business as DSSResources.COM, L. L. C., and are protected, without limitation, pursuant to U.S. and foreign copyright and trademark laws. DSSResources.COM is a service mark. All rights reserved. All Content is copyrighted as a collective work under the U.S. copyright laws, and D. J. Power owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of such Content. User may not modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part. This Web site is offered to the user conditioned on acceptance by the user ("User") without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. By accessing and using this Web site, the User is deemed to have agreed to all such terms, conditions, and notices (the "Agreement").

DSSResources.COM, L.L.C. and D. J. POWER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENTS, WHICH ARE PROVIDED FOR USE "AS IS." DSSResources.COM, L.L.C.DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE WEB SITE AND ANY WEB SITE WITH WHICH IT IS LINKED. DSSResources.COM, L.L.C. ALSO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO WHETHER THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY WEB SITE WITH WHICH IT IS LINKED, IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT. LINKS ARE PROVIDED AS ACONVENIENCE TO USERS AND ARE NOT ENDORSED BY D. J. POWER. CHANGESMAY BE MADE TO THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON WITHOUTPROVIDING NOTICE TO ANY USER.

IN NO EVENT SHALL DSSResources.COM, L.L.C., D. J. POWER OR HIS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY COMPENSATORY, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF INCOME OR PROFIT, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, OR OTHER LOSSES OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EVEN IF D. J. POWER ANDDSSResources.COM, L.L.C. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR ANY WEB SITE WITH WHICH IT IS LINKED.

Portions of this Site (such as "chat rooms" or "bulletin boards") may provide users an opportunity to post and exchange information, ideas and opinions (the "Postings"). BE ADVISED THAT D. J. POWER AND DSSResources.COM, L.L.C. DOES NOT SCREEN, EDIT, OR REVIEW POSTINGS PRIOR TO THEIR APPEARANCE ON THIS SITE, and Postings do not necessarily reflect the views of D. J. POWER. In no event shall D. J. POWER and DSSResources.COM, L.L.C. assume or have any responsibility or liability for the Postings or for any claims, damages or losses resulting from their use and/or appearance on this Site. You hereby represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights in and to all Postings you provide and all information they contain and that such Postings shall not infringe any proprietary or other rights of third parties or contain any libelous, tortious, or otherwise unlawful information. User agrees to use such forums only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular forum. You hereby authorize D. J. POWER and DSSResources.COM, L.L.C. to use and/or authorize others to use your Postings in any manner, format or medium that D. J. POWER and DSSResources.COM, L.L.C. sees fit.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATIONS

This Web site is for the User's personal, non-commercial use. User may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform,reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from,transfer, or sell any information, software, products or servicesobtained from this Web site.

Additional Guidelines for Webmasters on Linking/Repurposing/Permissioning

D. J. POWER is a very active participant in web activities and I appreciate and support the culture of information sharing. I strive to produce high quality content and I strive to minimize access problems. I do however take copyright violations very seriously. All of the source code on this site is copyrighted, whether html, javascript, or otherwise. I require no formal notice that you have linked to my site, although I do appreciate standard notifications be sent to power@DSSResources.COM when you have linked to my site. The DSS Logo can also be used on your page. I am maintaining all of my rights to the DSS Resources name, logo and contents. Permission to link to the pages can be revoked for inappropriate, unwarranted linking or other reasons at my discretion. Removing pieces of DSS Resources and incorporating them into other web pages or written materials always requires formal permission in writing. I am generally very cooperative in arranging permission for use of my components.

Permissions: to request permission to use any of my copyrighted content, contact me by sending a request to:

    D. J. Power
    906 Barnett Dr.
    Cedar Falls, IA 50613   

Please remember to include how my content will be used, exact pages, # of copies and please allow up to a week for a response.

Note that your fax must include a printed copy of the webpages that contain the material you'd like to re-use, with a clear indication of the pieces you desire. You must also include a short written description of your intended use for these components. This MUST include:

D. J. POWER reserves the right to change this Agreement at any time by revising the terms and conditions herein. User is responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions. Continued use of this Web site following any such changes shall constitute the User's acceptance of such changes. DSSResources.COMsm is maintained and copyrighted (c) 1995-2004 by D. J. Power, Professor of Information Systems, Cedar Falls, IA 50613, E-Mail: power@dssresources.com

Feedback will be appreciated.

How to cite DSS Resources

The overall site should be cited as:

Power, D. J. DSSResources.COM. World Wide Web, http://DSSResources.COM, 200X.

DSS Research Resources, predecessor site to DSSResources.COMsm, was initially published on the World-Wide Web October 2, 1995. A DSS bookmark page was first published in Summer 1995.

This disclaimer is based on similar documents at a number of web sites including http://www.prenhall.com/mischtm/legal.html, http:barnesandnoble.com, http://taxsites.com/disclaimer.html, http://www.nwa.com/legal2.html.