Detica Federal, Inc.
Legal Terms and Conditions (v.1.0)
(Modified: 1 April 2008)

These terms and conditions, last revised 1 April 2008, together with our Privacy Policy govern your use of the Detica Federal, Inc. website. By accessing this website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not use or access this website. If there is anything you do not understand please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Definitions
Access
Intellectual Property Rights
Your Obligations
Indemnity
Submission Of Information
Links And Framing
Personal Information
Warranty Exclusion
Severance
Waiver
Survival
Entire Agreement:
Governing Law And Disputes
Procedure For Making Claims Of Copyright Infringement Or Defamation
Miscellaneous

Definitions
"Conditions" means these terms and conditions; "information" means ideas, suggestions, comments, reviews, concepts and graphics supplied to us by you; "site" means the Web site located at www.detica.us.com or any subsequent URL that may replace it; "users" means the users of the site collectively; "we/us/our" means Detica Federal, Inc., a company incorporated in the State of Delaware and having its principal place of business at 4075 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203 ; and "you/your" means you when you are acting as a user of the site.

Access
Your access to the site shall be governed by these conditions. We reserve the right to: (i) modify or withdraw, temporarily or permanently, the site (or any part thereof) with or without notice to you, and you agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification to or withdrawal of the site; and/or (ii) change these conditions from time to time, and your continued use of the site (or any part thereof) following such change shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change; and/or (iii) monitor any activity and content associated with the site. It is your responsibility to check regularly to determine whether the conditions have been changed. If you do not agree to any change in the conditions, then you must immediately stop using the site. We may investigate any reported violation of these conditions or complaints and take any action that we deem appropriate (which may include, but is not limited to, removing your information; issuing warnings; suspending or terminating service; attaching conditions to, suspending, or terminating access; and/or removing any materials on the site). The site is subject to change from time to time. You agree you will not be eligible for any compensation because you cannot use any part of the site or because of a failure, suspension, or withdrawal of all or part of the site.

Unless we agree otherwise in writing, you are provided with access to this Web site only for your personal use. You are authorized to print any information contained on this Web site for your personal use, unless such printing is expressly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not without our written permission sell any information obtained from this Web site.

Intellectual Property Rights
The copyright in material on the site is owned by or licensed to us and protected by the copyright laws of the United States, international copyright treaties, and all other applicable copyright and intellectual property laws. You are authorized to download one copy of the material on the site on one computer for your personal, non-commercial use and to print one copy as provided above only, but you may not in so doing remove or amend any trademark, copyright, or other proprietary notice. You may not copy or republish any such information in any other manner without our prior written consent. You may not remove any product identification, copyright notices or legends, or other notices or proprietary restrictions from any of the material or information contained on pages of the site. Any unauthorized downloading, re-transmission, or other copying or modification of any content on the site may be in breach of statutory or common law rights and could be the subject of legal action.

DETICA is a registered trademark. In addition, certain words, phrases, logos, icons, graphics, or designs used on the pages of the site, including "customer experience re-engineering" may constitute our trade names or unregistered trademarks. The display of any of the above trade names or trademarks on pages of the site does not imply that any license has been granted. All other product or company names, devices, logos, icons, graphics, or designs referred to on the pages of the site are or may be trademarks of the respective owners and are exhibited in good faith and in such a manner as intended to be for the benefit of such trademark owners, and we intend no infringement of such trademarks. The appearance or absence of products, services, companies, organizations, home pages, or other Web sites on the site does not imply any endorsement or non-endorsement thereof by us.

All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by us.

Your Obligations
You agree: (i) not to use the site (or any part thereof) for any illegal purpose and agree to use it in accordance with all relevant laws; (ii) not to upload or transmit through the site any computer viruses, macro viruses, trojan horses, worms, or anything else designed to interfere with, interrupt, or disrupt the normal operating procedures of a computer; (iii) not to upload or transmit through the site any material that is defamatory, offensive, or of an obscene or menacing character or that may cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety; (iv) not to use the site in a way that may cause the site to be interrupted, damaged, or rendered less efficient or in a way that the effectiveness or functionality of the site is in any way impaired; (v) not to use the site in any manner that violates or infringes upon the rights of any person, firm, or company (including, but not limited to, rights of intellectual property, rights of confidentiality, or rights of privacy); (vi) not to attempt any unauthorized access to any part or component of the Web site, and, in the event that you have any right, claim, or action against any other user arising out of that user's use of the site, then you will pursue such right, claim, or action independently of and without recourse to us; and (vii) not to use the site in any manner that victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability.

Indemnity
You agree to be fully responsible for, and indemnify us, our affiliates, and our and their respective officers, directors, partners, principals, agents, and employees from and against, all claims, liability, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including costs and attorneys's fees suffered by us and arising out of any breach of the conditions by you (including in relation to any information submitted by you) or any other liabilities arising out of your use of the site or the use by any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.

Submission of Information
The site includes provision for the submission of information to us. We will not be subject to any obligation of confidentiality in respect of any information so submitted whether or not such information is specifically stated to be confidential or is otherwise of a secret nature. By submitting information to this site, you grant to us a non-exclusive, royalty free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable right to use, copy, modify, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such information throughout the world and in any medium, and, to the extent permitted by law, you waive all moral rights in same. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any intellectual property or other proprietary rights in such information including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, or other such laws under any relevant jurisdiction.

You warrant and represent that the submission of information to the site by you will not infringe or be a violation of the rights of any third party anywhere in the world and that the information shall be proper and related to the particular forum.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, you further warrant and represent that you will not by submitting information: (i) defame, abuse, threaten, harass, or otherwise infringe the legal rights of any other person (including any rights of privacy or confidentiality) and that any such information will not be unlawful, profane, tortious, obscene, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise offensive or objectionable; (ii) impersonate any person or entity, including, without limitation, any officer, director, partner, principal, agent, or employee of Detica or our affiliates, nor misrepresent or falsely state your affiliation with any person or entity; (iii) infringe any copyright, trademark, trade secret, copyright, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any kind wherever in the world; (iv) offer to sell, advertise, promote, solicit any goods or services for any commercial purpose, or otherwise engage in any commercial activity; (v) conduct or forward any survey, census, contest, or promote any pyramid schemes or chain letters; (vi) falsify or delete any author attributions, or otherwise remove any proper legal or proprietary notices or designations in any material that is submitted; (vii) promote or provide instructional information of whatever nature about illegal activities or promote physical harm or injury to any person or thing; (viii) upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of confidentiality or privacy of publicity, where applicable) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents; (ix) upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of our or another's computer; and (x) upload files that contain an active hypertext link to another Web site.

We reserve the right at all times, and to our absolute discretion, to monitor and inspect information and remove, without any liability on our part, and without notice, any information, in whole or in part, or to decline, withdraw, or terminate your access to the site. Our disclaimer will nevertheless survive such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we shall have no obligation to monitor and/or inspect information posted to the site.

Links and Framing
By virtue of hypertext or other computer links you may be able to access other Web sites which are not part of the site. We are not responsible for, nor assume any liability for, the contents of other Web sites or home pages that are linked to the site. The provision of a link to another Web site does not constitute any authorization by us to you to access materials held at that location, nor is it evidence of any endorsement by us of the material held there, nor does it indicate that we have any association with the linked Web site. We are not responsible for the legal consequences of your entering into any contracts with the third parties that have these linked Web sites, and we expressly disclaim any liability for any loss, damage, expense, costs, or liability whatsoever incurred by you as a result.

You may not link to any page of this site besides the home page (www.detica.us.com) or frame the Web site or any part of it without our express permission.

Personal Information
We respect your personal information. You should be aware that our use of your personal information is subject to our Privacy Statement. Please click to view our Privacy Statement, which forms part of these conditions.

Warranty Exclusion
WARRANTY EXCLUSION: THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, INFORMATION, OR OTHER ITEMS, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE EXCLUDE ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR UNDERSTANDINGS WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS. WHILE WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE IS ACCURATE, WE CANNOT ULTIMATELY WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION AND CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY USE OR RELIANCE YOU MAKE OF OR PUT ON IT. IN PARTICULAR, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL ANY SHARES OR SECURITIES AND MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY INVESTMENT DECISION.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE TO CHANGE, AMEND, OR OTHERWISE VARY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PAGES OF THE SITE. ANY CHANGE IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ONCE REFLECTED IN THE TEXT OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PUBLISHED ON THIS WEB PAGE. YOU SHOULD CHECK THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF AND ARE COMPLYING WITH THE CURRENT VERSION.

EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY: THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE ARE PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ONLY. DETICA FEDERAL, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, NOR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, CONTRACTS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR FOR WORK STOPPAGE OR COMPUTER FAILURE RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE. DETICA FEDERAL, INC. EXCLUDES ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS IN, OR OMISSIONS FROM, INFORMATION, MATERIALS, AND FUNCTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS SITE SAVE TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LIABILITY MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAW.

WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, EXPENSE, COSTS, DELAY, OR OTHER LIABILITY WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY FINANCIAL LOSSES SUCH AS LOSS OF PROFIT) THAT YOU MAY INCUR AS A RESULT OF ANY EVENT BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION, COMMUNICATION, COMPUTER, OR OTHER FACILITIES OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE WEB SITE FOR ANY REASON OR ANY FAILURE, ERROR, OR DELAY IN THE SENDING OR RECEIVING OF ANY NOTICE OR COMMUNICATION OR INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE POST OR ANY ELECTRONIC MEDIUM).

NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, NOTHING HEREIN SHALL EXCLUDE OR LIMIT OUR LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM OUR NEGLIGENCE OR THAT OF OUR SERVANTS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES WHERE SUCH A DISCLAIMER IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Severance
If any part of the conditions shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed to be severable from these conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions of the conditions.

Waiver
No waiver by us shall be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of any provision.

Survial
Each provision of these conditions shall be construed as separately applying and surviving even if for any reason one or other of those provisions is held to be inapplicable or unenforceable in any circumstances.

Entire Agreement
These conditions (as amended from time to time) contain the entire agreement between you and us and supersede any previous agreements, conditions, arrangements, undertakings, or proposals whether oral or written. You confirm that, in agreeing to accept these conditions, you have not relied on any representation save insofar as the same has expressly been made a representation in these conditions. Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this clause, nor in these conditions, shall operate to exclude or limit any liability for any fraudulent misrepresentations.

Governing Law and Disputes
You irrevocably agree that the courts of the State of Maryland in the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any controversy or claim of whatever nature arising out of or relating to the site, and that the laws of the State of Maryland in the United States shall govern such controversy or claim save that we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to commence and pursue proceedings in alternative jurisdictions. You are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws of the country from which you are accessing this site. We operate the site for use in the United States, and we make no representation that the information contained herein is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States.

Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement or Defamation
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and request that our visitors do the same. Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Title 17, United States Code, a copyright owner or its authorized agent may submit a notification for believed copyright infringement based upon material that is residing on the site.

If you think your work has been copied in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify our copyright agent, who can be reached at:

Detica Federal, Inc. Legal Counsel
North American Headquarters
Ninth Floor
4075 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22203

The notification must include ALL of the following:
1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or the person authorized to act on the owner's behalf;
2. A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed;
3. A description of where the material you claim is infringing is located on the site;
4. Your name, address, telephone number, email address, and all other information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you;
5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

If you believe that content has been taken down improperly from the site or that access to material on the site was improperly disabled, you may send a counter-notification to the copyright agent identified above. Such counter-notification must contain the following information:
1. Your physical or electronic signature, or that of an authorized representative;
2. A description of the material that you claim has been improperly removed or to which you believe access has been improperly disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled;
3. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that (i) you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal district court for the judicial district in which such address is located or, if your address is outside of the United States, to any judicial district in which we may be found, and (ii) you will accept service of process from the claimant who provided our designated agent with notification of the alleged infringement in accordance with the DMCA, or an agent of such person.

Miscellaneous
If you have any questions concerning these Terms and Conditions please email to Detica Federal, Inc. at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it All rights not expressly granted in these Terms and Conditions are expressly reserved by Detica Federal, Inc.