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This is a dynamic Web site, including information and inputs from colleagues as well as the site authors. In preparing this site, effort has been made to offer the most current and clearly expressed information possible. However, inadvertent errors can occur, and applicable laws, rules and regulations often change. Please do not consider this information as more than food for thought at any time. The information, links, recommendations, and implications contained in this site are comments and opinions at best and should not be taken, used, or followed without personal consultation with the site owner.

Further, the information contained herein is intended to afford general guidelines on matters of common interest. Visitors are encouraged to consult with AbacusSEM for advice concerning specific matters before making any decision, and AbacusSEM disclaims any responsibility for positions taken by Visitors or for any misunderstanding on the part of Visitors.

Certain links on this site lead to resources located on servers maintained by third parties over whom AbacusSEM has no control. As such, AbacusSEM makes no representation as to the accuracy, content, or any other aspect of the information contained on such servers. Let the Visitor beware!

To the Visitor: AbacusSEM does not and cannot warrant the information, documentation, or software (including any fixes and updates) available from this site or the performance or results obtained by using this information, documentation, or software. This information, documentation, and software is provided "as is". AbacusSEM makes no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, noninfringement of third party rights, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the product and the accompanying written materials. To the extent you use or implement this information, documentation, or software in your own setting, you do so at your own risk. In no event will AbacusSEM be liable to you or others for any damages arising from your use or your inability to use this information, documentation, or software, including any lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages, even if AbacusSEM has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by another party.

Likewise, for services provided, they are all provided on a best-efforts basis and no guarantees of performance are stated or implied for provided services. It is the nature of the web to be dynamic, and services are based upon earnest attempts to deliver services in this uncertain and constantly changing environment. In no event will AbacusSEM be liable to you or others for any damages for any cause arising from provided services, documentation, or software, including any lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages, even if AbacusSEM has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by another party.

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For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically collects visitor information to include their domain name, but not the e-mail address, of visitors to our web page, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user-specific information on what pages consumers access or visit and information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations. The information we collect is used for internal review and is then discarded, used to improve the content of our Web site, used to notify consumers about updates to our Web site and not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

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