Terms of use

By registering and using developer.bigfix.com, you agree that you are subject to and will comply with the terms of use set forth below as well as the HCL Master License Agreement and the HCL terms of use which includes information regarding copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary rights of third parties.

As a contributor to developer.bigfix.com you agree to adhere to the following terms of use:

Content publication

developer.bigfix.com provides a professional network and a unified set of community tools for connecting, sharing, and collaborating. By posting content ("User Content") in the developer.bigfix.com community (“Site”), you agree to allow anyone with access to the developer.bigfix.com community to access the content you post. You agree that any discussion you initiate or participate in, or content you post on the Site will be related to HCL products, software, programs, services or associated technologies.
Do not post or transmit material that is confidential to you or a third party unless such posting or transmittal is in compliance with the Confidential Information section below. Further, you agree that you will not post or transmit material that is proprietary to a third party unless you attained consent from such third party.
Do not post content from, or links to, Internet sites that feature sexual content, gambling, or that advocate intolerance of others. Do not create such content on developer.bigfix.com.
Respect copyright, fair use, and financial disclosure laws. Use appropriate symbols to mark the first occurrence of trademarked terms in your content. Do not post images unless you own the exclusive rights to display the imagery in this context. By posting images that depict a person or persons, you represent and warrant that you attained consent from and verified the legal age of each person depicted in the image for the distribution, display and usage of the image in the general public.
Use common courtesy when posting content: refrain from abusive, obscene, or offensive language, images, or links. Remember that you are providing content for a multicultural audience -- things that do not seem abusive, obscene, or offensive to you might seem so to others.
HCL may add specialized sections or areas of this Site for specific discussion, selected participants, "confidential only" discussion or, may offer for download, software or other materials for which additional terms and conditions may be applicable. Prior to your participation in such specialized sections or areas or your download of such materials, your acceptance of such additional terms and conditions may be required.
User Content may be made available to third party search engines on the Internet as well as through the Site's search engine. User Content that you post will be available for use on a global basis by HCL, other participants and others who are not participants but who view the User Content on the Internet, without royalties or restrictions. HCL, other participants and others who are not participants but who view the User Content on the Internet, may use User Content, in whole or in part, for any purpose, may create derivative works thereof and may sublicense others to do the same. HCL shall have no obligation to compensate you for any feedback or content that you provide, or requests that you submit on the Site. Furthermore, HCL does not commit, promise, nor have a legal obligation to deliver any code, functionality, software or other materials due to content you post on the Site.
HCL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR USER CONTENT OR THE ACCURACY OF ANY USER CONTENT POSTED. PARTICIPANTS SHALL REMAIN SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USER CONTENT THEY POST. USER CONTENT DOES NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWS OR OPINIONS OF HCL. HCL DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY USER CONTENT IS CORRECT OR ACCURATE AND HCL DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY USER CONTENT.
HCL reserves the right, but does not have the obligation, to monitor the Site. HCL is not responsible for what anyone posts on the Site, and postings do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of HCL.

User privacy

Your profile, which includes your name, display name plus any other information you decide to make public, together with your developer.bigfix.com activity, such as your content downloads, and content comments, will be publicly accessible.
Show proper consideration for other's privacy, including not referencing another without his or her permission.

Content republishing

HCL will have the right to republish any material you contribute to the developer.bigfix.com community environment, including any and all modules on the Site provided on the developer.bigfix.com community environment, and you expressly grant the right to HCL to copy and republish the content in any form.

Content removal

HCL also retains the right to decline to post any content, or remove any previously posted User Content in the developer.bigfix.com community environment, including any and all modules on the Site at our discretion.

Report abuse

You may report any suspected violations of these Terms of Use including, copyright infringement, abusive language or inappropriate discussion. To report such violations to HCL, you will need to submit a Report Abuse notice.

No Commitment as to Future Direction

References in content on the Site to HCL products, software, programs, services or associated technologies ("HCL Content") do not imply that they will be available in all countries in which HCL operates. HCL Content, including any plans contained in content, may change at any time at HCL's sole discretion, based on market opportunities or other factors, and is not intended to be a commitment to future content, including product or feature availability, in any way. Statements regarding HCL's future direction or intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only.
Do not use any HCL Content provided on the Site to develop software or services that provide the same or similar functionality.

Code content access

HCL has license agreements governing any code you submit or retrieve on the Site. When you upload code, you are agreeing to be bound by the Submission of Content Agreement. When you download code, you are agreeing to be bound by the Download of Content Agreement, unless the code is accompanied by another license or agreement, in which case such code is governed solely by the license or agreement which accompanies the code.

Confidential information

HCL has Non-Disclosure Agreements (“NDAs”) governing any confidential discussion or materials that you participate in, submit or retrieve on the Site (“Confidential Information”). Confidential areas of the Site will be marked as confidential, and you will be presented with the applicable NDA prior to being granted access to a confidential area. For HCL only confidential discussion or materials, you may be required to agree to be bound by the HCL Confidential Disclosure Agreement. For mutual confidential discussion or materials between HCL and third parties, you may be required to agree to be bound by the HCL Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement.
If an existing NDA exists between you and HCL or your company and HCL that governs any confidential discussions or materials you participant in, submit or retrieve on the Site, the existing NDA shall govern your exchanges with HCL.
Unless there is an NDA in place stating the contrary, any information or material sent to HCL will be deemed NOT to be confidential.

General rights

HCL PROVIDES THIS SERVICE ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, including but not limited to any warranty relating to noninfringement of any intellectual or other proprietary rights and availability of the service or of the content posted by any parties using the Site's content hosting services. HCL will not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, including without limitation, lost profits, lost savings, or any incidental, special, or other economic consequential damages, even if it has been advised of the possibility of such damages. By using this service, you agree to indemnify HCL against any third-party action based on any content you post on the developer.bigfix.com community.
HCL does not give you any express or implied rights or licenses under any intellectual property rights. HCL may change these rules at any time by giving you notice. You accept a change by continuing to use the Site after you have been notified of the change. Changes are not retroactive. Additional or different terms in any written communication from you are void.
HCL is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any non-HCL Web sites that developer.bigfix.com may be linked to.
HCL reserves the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to terminate your account or a community for any reason (such as violation of these Terms of Use or the HCL terms of use) or no reason at all, with or without notice. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce these terms, including investigation of potential violations, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of HCL, its users and the public.
These Terms of Use are governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York. Any proceedings to resolve disputes relating to the Terms of Use shall be brought in a U.S. Federal Court in the State of New York. You hereby expressly waive the right to trial by jury in any matter which arises under these Terms of Use.

HCL employees

If you are an HCL employee, you will also follow applicable guidelines set forth in your employment agreement with HCL regarding participating in social media activities, which you can obtain from your Human Resources contact.
You will appropriately utilize the Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) detailed in the "Confidential discussion" section as a community owner for any confidential discussions or information.