Terms of Use

These Terms and Conditions of Use (the "Terms of Use") apply to the web site located at www.nst-us.com, and all associated sites linked to www.nst-us.com by Nippon Steel Trading Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Nippon Steel Trading Corporation sites around the world (collectively, the "Site"). The Site is the property of Nippon Steel Trading Americas, Inc. ("NSTA") and/or its parent corporation, Nippon Steel Trading Corporation, and its licensors. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE SITE.

By using the Site, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions. Please read them carefully. These terms and conditions may be revised from time to time by updating this posting. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes. As long as you comply with these Terms of Use, NSTA grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site.

The Site is provided by NSTA without charge as a convenience to visitors to be used for the purpose of information, education, and communication to NSTA. The entire contents of the Site (including all text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork and computer code, including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, "look and feel" and arrangement of such content, contained on the Site) and their arrangement are protected by trade dress, copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws and may not be copied, modified, distributed (including “mirroring”), reposted, or otherwise used without the express prior written consent of NSTA.

You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected to the Site, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Site or any network connected to the Site. You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Site, or any other customer of NSTA, to its source, or exploit the Site or any service or information made available or offered by or through the Site, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including but not limited to personal identification or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the Site.

You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any transaction being conducted on the Site, or with any other person’s use of the Site.

NSTA’s Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. To view NSTA’s Privacy Policy please visit the following link: https://nst-us.com/privacy.html. Also, by using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message or information you send to the Site may be read or intercepted by others, even if there is a special notice that a particular transmission is encrypted.

While NSTA has used its best efforts to provide accurate and timely information on the Site, it makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy or completeness. NSTA shall not be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of access to or use of any content of this site, including, but not limited to, any damages that may result from downloading any information or materials from this Site.

Any information, including but not limited to remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other submissions, communicated to NSTA through this site is deemed non-confidential and is the exclusive property NSTA and NSTA is entitled to use any information submitted for any purpose without restriction and without compensation to or acknowledgment of its source.

Additionally, this site may be linked to other sites which are not maintained by NSTA. NSTA does not endorse these sites and is not responsible for the content of such other sites.

You agree to indemnify and hold NSTA, its officers, directors, shareholders, predecessors, successors in interest, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates, harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against NSTA by any third party due to or arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site.

NSTA may disclose any information we have about you (including your identity) if we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of the Site, or to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) NSTA’s rights or property, or the rights or property of visitors to or users of the Site, including NSTA’s customers. NSTA reserves the right at all times to disclose any information that NSTA deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. NSTA also may disclose your information when NSTA determines that applicable law requires or permits such disclosure, including exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection purposes.

You acknowledge and agree that NSTA may preserve any transmittal or communication by you with NSTA through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or NSTA determines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply with legal process, (2) enforce these Terms of Use, (3) respond to claims that any such data violates the rights of others, or (4) protect the rights, property or personal safety of NSTA, its employees, users of or visitors to the Site, and the public.

If NSTA does take any legal action against you as a result of your violation of these Terms of Use, NSTA will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree to pay, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of such action, in addition to any other relief granted to NSTA.

You agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Site, including all disputes, will be governed by the laws of the United States and by the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. YOU AGREE TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION BY AND VENUE IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO SUCH JURISDICTION OR VENUE. If any of the provisions of these Terms of Use are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and replaced with a valid provision that best embodies the intent of these Terms of Use, so that these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect.