Acuity Brands

Effective: November 7, 2001

Access and Use of Information

All access to and use of this Web site (the "Site") is governed by the terms and conditions provided below. Entering into this Web site indicates that you have reviewed and have agreed to be bound by these terms. Acuity Brands, Inc. ("Acuity Brands") may make future changes or modifications to these terms and conditions at any time without notice and your subsequent viewing or use of the Site will constitute your agreement to the changes and modifications. There may be additional terms and conditions provided governing your use of particular functions, features, information and applications available through the Site.

The materials on this Site are copyright © 2007 Acuity Brands, Inc. All rights in the intellectual property contained in this Site including copyright, trademarks, trade secret and patent rights are reserved. This Site is provided for informational purposes only for Acuity Brands' customers, investors, vendors, employees and other constituencies and may not be used by any other person or entity, or for any other purpose. Any access or attempt to access other areas of the Acuity Brands computer system or other information contained on the system for any purposes is strictly prohibited. You may not use the Site in any manner whatsoever that could lead to a violation of any federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. You may view, display, or print in hard copy form, a single copy of any of the content of this Site subject to the following conditions:

1. The materials may be used for personal and non-commercial use only in connection with a legitimate personal or business purpose.

2. Any copy of these materials or any portion thereof must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices.

3. Acuity Brands may revoke or modify any of the foregoing rights at any time.

Any further copying, downloading, publication or distribution of any part of this Site is prohibited. Please note that any product, process or technology described in these materials may be the subject of other intellectual property rights reserved by Acuity Brands and are not licensed hereunder. Acuity Brands does not convey to anyone, through allowing access to the Site, any ownership rights in the Site or in any content appearing on or made available through the Site. This Site contains many Acuity Brands and third party trademarks and service marks. All marks are property of their respective companies.

Disclaimer

All information provided on this Site may be changed, updated or deleted without notice. While efforts have been made to make this Site helpful and accurate, it could contain technical inaccuracies or other errors, and Acuity Brands does not warrant the accuracy of information obtained from this Site. THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" FOR YOUR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ACUITY BRANDS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. USE OF THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ACUITY BRANDS WILL IN NO EVENT BE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR OTHER DAMAGES UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW FOR ANY ERRORS IN OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT (OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE) INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS, DATA, OR DAMAGE TO ANY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE ADVISED ACUITY BRANDS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Links to Other Web Sites

There are links on the Site which allow you to visit other Web sites which are not maintained by Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands is not responsible for the content of those sites and makes no representations concerning the information provided or made available on such sites nor the quality or acceptability of the products or services offered through any such sites. Links provided by Acuity Brands to such Web sites are provided solely for your convenience and do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by Acuity Brands of the sites.

Linked Internet Sites

If you wish to provide a link to this Site, you may do so under the terms and conditions of this or any future Acuity Brands web access and use agreement, but: you may not use or replicate Acuity Brands content; you agree not to create a browser, border environment or frame for Acuity Brands content; you may not imply that Acuity Brands is endorsing you or your products or services; you may not misrepresent your relationship with Acuity Brands; you may not present false information about Acuity Brands products or services; and your linked Web site may not contain content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial, and/or contain content that is not appropriate for all age, racial, religious or other groups protected by law. If you violate these promises, you agree to be responsible for all claims, costs, losses, expenses, damages and liabilities associated with such acts or omissions and indemnify and hold Acuity Brands harmless, and you agree to remove any link to Acuity Brands immediately upon the request of Acuity Brands.

Submitting information to Acuity Brands

Please see our Privacy Policy for general information. Acuity Brands does not accept ideas, concepts, or techniques for new services or products through the Site. Acuity Brands DOES NOT want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through this Site. Any information that Acuity Brands receives through this Site, other than your personally identifiable information, as explained in Acuity Brands’ Privacy Policy, will be deemed to be NON-CONFIDENTIAL. By transmitting to Acuity Brands information via this Site or otherwise through electronic means, you grant to Acuity Brands an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, communicate, exploit, display, modify, perform and distribute such information, and Acuity Brands is free to use the information, including any ideas, know-how or techniques contained therein free of charge for any purpose whatsoever.

Privacy Policy

The manner in which we collect and disseminate information is set forth in our Privacy Policy as updated from time to time and posted on this Site. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to other Web sites, including without limitation, other Web sites owned by Acuity Brands, and we can take no responsibility for the information, collection or dissemination policies of third party. Your use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. You should not access the site if you do not agree with the terms of our Privacy Policy.