Usage Agreement

Thank you for visiting westlakepipe.com and/or its associated web pages (“Website”). We appreciate you considering Westlake Pipe & Fittings for your next project and invite you to browse the Website at length to learn more about our products.

It is important that you read and understand this Usage Agreement (“Agreement”). You must accept all the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy (“Policy”) and Agreement before accessing any service provided on, through or by the Site ("Services"). If you do not accept the terms and conditions of the Policy and Agreement, then you cannot access the Services.  Use of our Website is predicated upon your understanding of and agreement to abide by the terms and conditions included in our Agreement and Policy which is incorporated herein by reference. Use of the Website, including downloading of any information, text, graphics, software, links or other items contained in the Website, (“Materials”) wherefrom, will be construed as your acceptance of that Agreement.

Intellectual Property Rights and Obligations

Unless expressly noted otherwise, the Website and its Materials are the copyrighted and proprietary property of Westlake Pipe & Fittings, and all rights are hereby reserved. You agree to comply with all the copyright laws worldwide in your use of the Website and to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Materials.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Westlake Pipe & Fittings grants Website users a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use for personal purposes and display of the Website. Westlake Pipe & Fittings authorizes you to view and download Materials from the Website provided the Materials (a) will only be used for your personal, non-commercial use, (b) will not be posted through any network or broadcast in any media, (c) will not be modified in any way, (d) maintain all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials and (e) will not be distributed, sold, modified, decompiled, reverse engineered, disassembled, publicly displayed, used to create derivative works or used for commercial purposes in any form or by any means, except with the express written permission of Westlake Pipe & Fittings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Westlake Pipe & Fittings does not transfer title in the Materials.

The Westlake Pipe & Fittings names and the certain product and service names are registered trademarks/servicemarks of and the exclusive property of Westlake Pipe & Fittings. Other than those trademarks/servicemarks held by Westlake Pipe & Fittings, any other company names and other companies’ product and service names referenced in the Website are trademarks/servicemarks of their respective holders and are used here for information purposes only. Software that is available through the Website is the copyrighted work of Westlake Pipe & Fittings, its Third Party Providers (as defined hereinafter) or other third parties. You shall not distribute, sell, modify, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, publicly display or create derivative works from any software available on or via the Website. In addition to this Agreement, use of the software is also subject to any user agreement that accompanies the software, and violations of the user agreement are expressly prohibited by law.

Use of the Website

You are prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of the Website. Any such violations may result in criminal and civil liabilities to you. We will investigate any alleged violations, and if a criminal violation is suspected, we will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in their investigations. Violations of the security of the Website include, without limitation, the following:

• Logging into or attempting to log into a server or account that you are not authorized to access;
• Accessing data or taking any action to obtain services not intended for you or your use;
• Attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system, subsystem or network;
• Tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting or breaching security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
• Transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines or engines with the intent or effect of damaging, destroying, disrupting or otherwise impairing a computer's functionality or the operation of the Website;
• Interfering with, intercepting or expropriating any system, data or information; or interfering with service to any user, host, or network including, without limitation, by means of overloading, "flooding," "mailbombing," or "crashing" any computer system.

"Spam" and Similar Actions. You are prohibited from transmitting the same or similar unsolicited e-mail messages, bulk commercial advertising, or chain letters to one or more e-mail groups (which are two or more e-mail addresses aggregated as a single e-mail addressee).

Infringement. You are prohibited from using the Website or Materials to infringe on any person's copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights. We may terminate your right to access the Website and Materials if we believe you are using the Website and Materials in a manner that infringes the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights of another. You may be ordered by a court to pay money damages to us and to the rightful owner of any intellectual property rights you violate.

In using the Website or Materials, you must not:

• Post, e-mail, link or otherwise transmit or use the Website or Materials in furtherance of any unlawful, harmful, harassing, defamatory, threatening, vulgar, sexually explicit, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, any material that exploits children or is invasive of another person's privacy or other rights, or any material that Westlake Pipe & Fittings in its sole discretion does not wish posted or transmitted on the Website;
• Continue to send e-mail to a recipient who has indicated that he/she does not wish to receive a communication from you;
• Engage in and/or encourage conduct that would: 1) violate any applicable law or regulation or 2) give rise to civil liability;
• Engage in conduct which could damage or impair the intended operability of the Website;
• Impersonate any individual or entity, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your identity or affiliation in any way, or forge, delete or alter any part of TCP/IP packet header information in any e-mail or other posting;
• Engage in deceptive online marketing;
• Assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above.

Legal Disclaimers

Although we have carefully selected and periodically review the content of the Website, Westlake Pipe & Fittings does not guarantee that the content is accurate, complete, current or otherwise reliable or free from errors, omissions, viruses or other harmful attributes. Westlake Pipe & Fittings reserves the right, but disclaims any intention or obligation, to make corrections, changes, updates or revisions to the Website at any time without notice, including with respect to its functionality and content.

Nothing in the Website is intended to override the corporate separateness of the various Westlake Pipe & Fittings entities in anyway ultimately tied to Westlake Pipe & Fittings Relationships discussed or implied in the Website may reflect, for example, a service relationship, a functional guidance or stewardship relationship or the ownership structure of various Westlake Pipe & Fittings entities, but do not necessarily represent a reporting connection.

The Website contains certain “forward looking statements” within the meaning of, and intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained on the Website are forward looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial position, business strategy, proposed acquisitions, budgets, litigation, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations. You can identify many of these statements by looking for words such as “believes,” “expects,” “will,” “intends,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “continues” or similar words or the negative thereof. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside Westlake Pipe & Fittings' control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors and forward looking statements described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available in the Investor Relations portion of the Website and through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) at http://www.sec.gov. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions at the time of posting, no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct. Westlake Pipe & Fittings expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Furthermore, no information contained in the Website constitutes investment advice or an invitation to invest in any securities of Westlake Pipe & Fittings.

The Website is operated and administered by or on behalf of Westlake Pipe & Fittings from within the United States. Westlake Pipe & Fittings makes no representation that Materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of the United States. If you access this Website from a location outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You may not use the Website or export the Materials in violation of U.S. export control laws and regulations.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Westlake Pipe & Fittings and you with respect to your use of the Website.

Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of the Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.

If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Agreement or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

THE MATERIALS ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. BY UTILIZING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WESTLAKE PIPE & FITTINGS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ACTUAL, ALLEGED OR POTENTIAL LOSS, INJURY, LIABILITY, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, RELATED TO OR IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION VIRUSES OR ERRORS IN, OR OMISSIONS FROM, THE MATERIALS AND FOR THEIR USE OR INTERPRETATION BY OTHERS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WESTLAKE PIPE & FITTINGS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WESTLAKE PIPE & FITTINGS' PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE HEREUNDER), THE WEBSITE, THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OR ANY MATERIALS OR FUNCTIONS OF OUR OR THEIR WEBSITES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CLAIMS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND ANY LOSS OF USE OF THE WEBSITE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE REASON OR CAUSE OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER ANY OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCUR DURING OR AFTER THE PERIOD OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THAT THE CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHER THEORY OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, OR THAT WESTLAKE PIPE & FITTINGS IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

The use of any personal information collected by us or given to us during your visit to our Website is governed by the Westlake Pipe & Fittings Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

Westlake Pipe & Fittings reserves the right to change, modify, or update this Agreement at any time without notice. The Agreement was originally produced on August 22, 2016 and was last updated on May 2, 2022.