Notices

Disclaimer
American Forest & Paper Association, Inc. ("AF&PA") makes reasonable efforts to present accurate and reliable information on this World Wide Website in the domain www.awc.org ("Site"); however AF&PA is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the information contained in or accessed through this Site, nor is AF&PA responsible for the timeliness of the information. The information in this Site is not intended to provide specific advice about individual legal, business, or other questions, and it is not a substitute for users' independent research and evaluation of any issue. If specific legal or other expert advice is required or desired, the services of an appropriate, competent professional should be sought. All of the information in this Site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. AF&PA makes no representations of any kind and disclaims all express, implied, statutory or other warranties of any kind to the user and/or any other party, including, without limitation, any warranties of accuracy, timeliness, completeness, efficacy, merchantability, and fitness for any particular purpose. AF&PA shall have no tort, contract or any other liability to users of this Site and/or to any other party. AF&PA shall not be liable to users and/or any other party for any lost profits or lost opportunities, or any indirect, special, consequential, incidental or punitive damages whatsoever, even if AF&PA has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Hyperlinks Are Not Endorsements 
AF&PA is in the business of promoting the interests of its members as a whole and does not promote the services, products or publications of one AF&PA member over any other member. Links to AF&PA member sites, other Websites or references to products, services or publications, other than those of AF&PA at this Site, do not imply AF&PA's endorsement or approval of such Websites, products, services or publications, nor are such links or references any indication that AF&PA has received specific authorization to provide these links or references. AF&PA does not endorse, approve, certify or control these external Websites, and is not responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, efficacy, merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose or correct sequencing of information located at such sites. Rather, the links on this Site to other Websites are provided solely as a convenience to users of this Site.

Copyright and Trademark Notice 
All material on this Website, including design, text, images, logos and sounds, are owned by AF&PA, either through copyright or trademark, unless otherwise indicated. All rights are reserved by AF&PA. Content may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, distributed, downloaded or transferred in any form or by any means without AF&PA's prior written consent, and with express attribution to AF&PA. The only exception is that one temporary copy may be downloaded into a single computer's memory and one unaltered permanent copy may be used by the viewer for personal and non-commercial use only, with an attached copy of AF&PA's Disclaimer Notice. No part of the downloaded copy may be subsequently reproduced, disseminated or transferred. Copyright infringement is a violation of federal law subject to criminal and civil penalties. (For permission to reprint, please contact AF&PA's legal department at 202-463-2586 or via email at afandpa.org)

"American Forest & Paper Association," "AF&PA," "Improving Tomorrow's Forests Today," "America's Forest & Paper People," and the AF&PA logo are registered service marks of American Forest & Paper Association. "National Design Specification" and "NDS" are registered trademarks of American Forest & Paper Association.  "Sustainable Forestry Initiative^SM," "Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)^SM," "SFI^SM," and the SFI^SM logo are service marks of American Forest & Paper Association. 

Severability
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