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These Terms of Use set forth the terms and conditions governing your use of websites owned and operated by Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“Hughes”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). The websites include, but are not limited to www.hughes.com, www.hughesnet.com, www.customerportal.hugheson.com, www.my.hughesnet.com, and any related site maintained and operated by Hughes, including, without limitation, the HughesON Portal (collectively, the "Website" or “Websites”). A number of resources, products, services, communication tools, administrative services, customer account logins, and other information may be accessed by you through the Websites. The term “you” or “your” includes you, any of your subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, contractors, subcontractors, parents or legal guardians, or any other entity or individual that accesses the Website for or on your behalf. 

By accessing or using the Websites in any manner, you agree to comply with these Terms of Use, together with any documents, policies, and guidelines incorporated in these Terms of Use by reference (referred to collectively as the “Terms”). Certain services available through the Websites, especially those for which you are asked to subscribe or pay money, may have their own terms and conditions that apply to your purchase or use of that particular service. These Terms  apply only to your use of the Websites, do not apply to any other Hughes-affiliate websites, to any Hughes product or service, nor do they change any other agreement between you and Hughes. To the extent that there is any conflict between these Terms and any terms and conditions or agreements relating to services you have purchased or online tools you use or to which you subscribe, those conflicting terms set forth in the other terms and conditions or agreements will govern.

Authority

The Website is intended for adults only. By using the Websites, you represent that you are at least 13 years old. Persons who are under the age of 18 may only use our Websites with legal parental or guardian consent. Accordingly, you agree that you are least 18 years of age or older or possess legal parental or guardian consent and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, representations, and warranties set forth in the Terms. Otherwise please exit the Websites. 

Changes to the Terms or Websites

Hughes reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or change these Terms at any time without notice by posting the modified or changed Terms on the Website. Such Terms will automatically be effective when posted on our Websites. Your continued use of a Website following the posting of any changes to the Terms constitutes your acceptance of those changes. If at any time you do not agree with these Terms, you must immediately stop using the Websites. Hughes reserves the right to change, modify, or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website(s) (or any portion thereof), including any and all content contained on such Website(s), at any time without notice. You agree that Hughes shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Website(s) (or any portion thereof).

Privacy Policy and Notice Regarding Children

Please see our Privacy Policy regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information collected on the Website. By using the Website, you are consenting to the terms of our Privacy Policy.

Notice Regarding Children

Hughes does not intend for the Websites to collect information from anyone under the age of 13. Information published on the Websites is not intended for anyone under the age of 13. For information regarding Hughes' position on child pornography as well as other restrictions related to your use of the Websites, please review Hughes’ Acceptable Use Policy.

Registration, Password and Security

Whenever you provide information on the Websites, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current, and complete information; and (b) maintain and promptly update such information to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If you provide any information that is, or if we, in our sole discretion, have reason to suspect that the information is, untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, Hughes may, without notice, suspend or terminate your access to the Website(s) and refuse any and all current or future use of our Websites (or any portion thereof).

If any portion of our Website requires you to register or open an account, you may also be asked to choose a password and a username. Please select a password that would not be obvious to someone trying to guess your password and, as an added precaution, change it regularly. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account identification. You agree to immediately notify Hughes of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security. Without limiting any rights which Hughes may otherwise have, Hughes has the right, but not the obligation, to take any and all action, as it deems necessary or reasonable in its sole discretion, to ensure the security of the Websites and user accounts, including, without limitation, terminating your account, changing your password, mandating that you create a new password, or requesting additional information to authorize transactions on your account. Notwithstanding the above, Hughes may rely on the authority of anyone accessing your account or using your password and in no event and under no circumstances shall Hughes be held liable to you for any liabilities or damages resulting from or arising out of: (i) any action or inaction of Hughes under this provision; (ii) any compromise of the confidentiality of your account or password; and/or (iii) any unauthorized access to your account or use of your password. You may not, at any time, use anyone else's account without the permission of the account holder.

While there is no such thing as “perfect security” on the Internet, Hughes will take reasonable steps to help ensure the safety of your personally identifying information. However, you understand and agree that such steps do not guarantee that the Website(s) is/are invulnerable to all security breaches. Hughes makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation that use of any of our Website(s) is protected from viruses, security threats, or other vulnerabilities.

Ownership and Use of Website Information

All information, materials, and other content located on the Website, except noted third-party materials (“Content”), are the property of Hughes or its affiliates, and are protected under United States and international copyright laws and treaty provisions. Some portions of the Website may require you to download software (“Software”) in order that you may access the Websites, the services provided through the Websites and/or the Content. The Software may be the property of Hughes or a supplier, vendor, or licensor of Hughes. The Content and Software are protected by a variety of laws governing the use of copyrights, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets. Subject to the rules and limitations set forth in the Terms, you are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to access the Websites, the Content, and the Software for your personal non-commercial use only, except as otherwise permitted by: (a) these Terms; or (b) any contract or agreement between you and Hughes. You must maintain and plainly display all copyright and other proprietary notices in the same form and manner as on the original and otherwise comply with these Terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Software or underlying information or technology may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported: (i) into Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Syria, or any other country for which the U.S. maintains an embargo on such exports; or (ii) to a person or entity identified on lists of the U.S. Treasury Department (e.g., Specially Designated Nationals, Denied Persons or Entities) or the U.S. Commerce Department (e.g., Entity List, Table of Deny Orders), which control such exports. By downloading or using the Software or underlying information or technology, you agree to the foregoing and represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

A copyright holder may send Hughes a valid notification of claimed copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 by following the steps outlined in the Hughes Copyright Policy (available at, https://legal.hughesnet.com/copyright-policy) .

Online Orders

In order to protect Hughes and its customers from fraudulent activity, Hughes may implement procedures regarding any online orders including, but not limited to, validating information provided or limiting the amount of equipment and/or services that may be ordered online by a single individual or entity. Hughes reserves the right to further limit quantities or to cancel or reject orders in its sole discretion.

Product and Service Information 

Hughes does not warrant that information, graphic depictions, product and service descriptions, or other content of the Websites is accurate, complete, reliable, updated, current, or error-free. Despite our efforts, it is possible that a price for a product or service offered on the Websites may be inaccurate or the product or service description may contain an inaccuracy. In the event Hughes determines, in its sole discretion, that a product or service contains an inaccurate price or description, Hughes reserves the right to take any action it deems reasonable and necessary, in its sole discretion, to rectify the error, including, without limitation, canceling your order, unless prohibited by law. Hughes may make improvements or changes to any Content, information, products, services, or programs described on the Websites at any time without notice. You agree to notify Hughes immediately if you become aware of any pricing or descriptive errors or inconsistencies with any products or services you order through the Websites and comply with any corrective action taken by Hughes.

Restrictions on Use

You agree that you will not use the Website or any content located on the Website in any way not explicitly authorized in these Terms or pursuant to a contract or agreement between you and Hughes. If you want to use the content of the Website in a manner that is not permitted by these Terms, you must receive Hughes’ prior written consent. To request such consent, please contact us at guest.services@hns.com. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not: 

1. cause or assist a denial of service attack; 

2. defame, abuse, harass, stalk, or threaten others;

3. interfere with or disrupt the Websites or the servers or networks providing the Websites;

4. engage in phishing, pharming, or any other activities designed to collect personal information of any kind;

5. engage in hacking or any attempts to gain unauthorized access to any network or system;

6. provide functionality that proxies, requests, or collects usernames or passwords;

7. engage in or promote adult content or pornography, of any kind, legal or otherwise;

8. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, reformat, decipher, translate, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of the Websites, or any Hughes service, offering, device, technology, solution, or product;

9. remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Websites, or any devices or products; 

10. create any accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses, to obtain multiple Website credentials, unless authorized by Hughes;

11. use any robot, spider, site search, retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of the Websites or Content or to collect information for unauthorized purposes;

12. attempt to re-identify any anonymized data;

13. use the Websites for any activities where the use or failure of the Websites could lead to death, personal injury, or environmental damage (such as the operation of nuclear facilities, air traffic control, or life support systems);

14. use the Websites to process or store any data that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (codified at 22 C.F.R. § 120.1, et seq.);

15. conduct any performance and/or load testing of the Websites without prior written authorization from Hughes;

16. remove, obscure, or alter these Terms or other Hughes terms of service, acceptable use polices, end user license agreements, or any links to, or notices of, any of the foregoing; or

17. engage in a course of conduct designed to circumvent the Limitations, as below-defined.

Hughes may, in its sole discretion, set and enforce limits on your use of the Hughes Websites, including, without limitation: (i) limiting the number of requests or transactions per minute that you may make on, or to, the Hughes Websites; and (ii) imposing a waiting period between Hughes Website requests or transactions (collectively, the “Limitations”). 

Hughes reserves the right to revoke, or limit, your permission to use the Website(s) at any time, without notice.

Links to the Website

You may link to the Website provided you that you will not: (1) include links to any Website page other than the home page (e.g., www.hughes.com, www.hughesnet.com, or www.gethughesnet.com); (2) "frame" or impose editorial comment, commercial material, or any type of identification on or in proximity to content displayed on the Website(s); (3) alter or modify Website content, "cut and paste," or otherwise reproduce Website content on a website that links to the Websites; (4) misrepresent your relationship with Hughes or the Website(s) or imply that Hughes or the Website(s) have any connection with, or is endorsing or sponsoring, you or your website; or (5) present false, misleading, or defamatory information about Hughes or its products, services, solutions, or offerings. You further agree that you will not link to the Website if content on the linking site contains libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or patently offensive material. You link to the Website(s) at your own risk. Hughes is under no obligation to maintain the Website, provide or update the Website Content, or otherwise support your link to the Website(s). Hughes may revoke its authorization for you to link to the Website(s) at any time for any reason or no reason, and you agree to immediately remove any and all links to the Website(s) upon notice by Hughes.

Third-Party Products, Services, and Websites

Parties other than Hughes may offer and provide products and services on or through the Websites. Except for Hughes-branded information and products or services that are identified as being supplied by Hughes, Hughes does not operate, control, or endorse any information, products, or services on the Websites, or accessible through the Websites, in any way. 

The Websites contain links and references to other websites solely as a convenience to persons who visit the Websites. Hughes makes no representations about websites linked or referenced from the Website or with respect to any content located thereon. The inclusion of any such link or reference on the Website does not imply that Hughes endorses, recommends, or accepts any responsibility for such sites, their content, policies, practices, products, services, or companies. Hughes is not responsible for examining or evaluating, and Hughes does not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their websites. Hughes does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and content of all these and any other third parties. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.

User Submitted Content

Other than information you submit for purposes of receiving information, products, or services, you agree that you shall not send Hughes confidential or proprietary information, including third-party confidential or proprietary information, through the Website(s) or other means of communication. Please note that, other than as set forth in the Privacy Policy or any agreement entered into between you and Hughes, any information or material sent to Hughes may not be treated as confidential.

The Websites may have “publicly accessible areas” such as message boards, forums, or other features that allow users to post content (“User Content”) accessible by the public or the user population generally. With respect to any message, data, image, text, photos, graphics, audio, video, or other material you elect to post to such publicly accessible areas of the Websites, while you retain any and all of your lawfully owned rights in such User Content, you grant Hughes a royalty-free, fully paid-up, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, and fully sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content which you provide (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed and to exercise the same rights with respect to such works. You also permit any user of our Websites to access, display, view, store, distribute, perform, reproduce, and prepare derivative works of, such User Content that you have placed in publicly accessible areas of our Website. No compensation will be paid to you or to any other person or entity with respect to the posting or use of your User Content. Hughes is under no obligation to post or use any User Content you may provide, and Hughes may remove your User Content at any time in its sole discretion. You agree that Hughes is not under any obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to your User Content. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all necessary rights to the User Content that you post, that such User Content is accurate, that use of the User Content you supply does not violate these Terms, and will not cause injury to any person or entity, and that you will indemnify Hughes for all claims resulting from the Content you supply.

Hughes does not generally pre-screen or control User Content posted by users of the Websites, and, therefore, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such User Content. Hughes shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to monitor, refuse, or remove any User Content that is available via our Websites for any or no reason, including User Content that violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any User Content uploaded, transmitted, or downloaded by you or any third party or for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography, or profanity you may encounter. As the provider of the Websites, we are only a forum and are not liable for any statements, representations, or User Content provided by Website users. Any opinions, advice, or recommendations expressed therein are those of the users providing such User Content and not those of Hughes. We do not endorse any User Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein. 

Submissions to Hughes

You agree not to propose, post, or submit to Hughes any ideas, concepts, copy, proposals, inventions, methods, or techniques for new or proposed services or products (collectively referred to as “Submitted Material”) through the Websites. In the event you do so, you hereby grant to Hughes a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid up, license to use all such Submitted Material in any manner whatsoever without compensation or attribution to you. You also grant to Hughes the right, at its sole discretion, to use your name in connection with the Submitted Materials and other information as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing, and promotional material related to such material and information. Use of such Submitted Material shall not require permission from, or payment to, you or to any other person or entity. You agree that Hughes is not under any obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Submitted Material. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Hughes for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in Submitted Material and that the submission of any Submitted Material to Hughes, including the posting of materials to any forum or interactive area on the Websites, irrevocably waives any and all “moral rights” in such materials. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the Submitted Material that you post, that the Submitted Material is accurate and, that use of the Submitted Material you supply does not violate these Terms and will not cause injury to any person or entity.

No Warranty

THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENTS, AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HUGHES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, DATA ACCURACY, QUALITY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. HUGHES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONALITY OR OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE FROM ERROR, THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CONDITIONS OR COMPONENTS.

IN ADDITION, HUGHES AND ITS CO-BRANDERS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AFFILIATES, AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES, AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND EMPLOYEES MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT: (i) THE WEBSITES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (ii) MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, OR CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITES ARE FREE OF INFECTION OR VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER CODE THAT MANIFESTS CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; (iii) THE WEBSITES, AND YOUR USE THEREOF, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE (INCLUDING FREE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS), PROVIDE CONTINUOUS STORAGE OR ACCESS, OR ERROR-FREE; (iv) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITES WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR RELIABLE; (v) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; AND (vi) ANY ERRORS IN OUR WEBISTES OR SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

YOUR ACCESS, DOWNLOAD, UPLOAD, OR USE OF ANY MATERIAL OR CONTENT THROUGH THE WEBSITES OR SOFTWARE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR BUSINESS OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE ACCESS, DOWNLOAD, UPLOAD, OR USE OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL, CONTENT, OR THE USE OF THE WEBSITES OR OUR SOFTWARE.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM HUGHES OR THROUGH OR FROM OUR WEBSITES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. ADVICE OR INFORMATION RECEIVED BY MEANS OF OUR WEBSITES SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL, BUSINESS, MEDICAL, LEGAL, TECHNICAL, OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL HUGHES, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, SHAREHOLDERS, REPRESENTATIVES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH: (a) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITES OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON, OR THROUGH, THE WEBSITES; (b) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE WEBSITES OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON, OR AVAILABLE THROUGH, THE WEBSITES; (c) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY PRODUCTS, DATA, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED, MESSAGES RECEIVED, OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO, THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITES; (d) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF, YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (e) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OUR WEBSITES; (f) THE DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM AN ACT OF FORCE MAJEURE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTS OF GOD, NATURAL DISASTERS, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS, WARS, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, EPIDEMICS OR PANDEMICS, VANDALISM, TERRORISM, NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES, OR ANY REASONS BEYOND THEIR REASONABLE CONTROL; OR (g) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITES, EVEN IF HUGHES OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITES AND/OR WEBSITE-RELATED SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITES AND/OR THOSE SERVICES.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE. IF ANY OF THE LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OR EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF HUGHES UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES FOR LIABILITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF: (i) THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES ACTUALLY INCURRED BY YOU; AND (ii) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

Indemnification

To the extent permitted under applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Hu and its underlying content and service providers, licensors, and suppliers, and each of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and employees, from and against all actual or alleged claims, causes of action, proceedings, suits (whether in law or equity), losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of, or relating to: (a) Submitted Material or any other content you submit, post, or upload to or transmit through the Websites; (b) your use of the Websites; (c) your connection to the Websites; (d) your violation of these Terms; or (e) your violation of any law or the rights of another. These obligations will survive any termination of your relationship with Hughes or your use of the Websites. Hughes reserves the right to assume the defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Hughes in asserting any available defenses. Your indemnification obligation includes any alleged or actual losses or claims in connection with unauthorized access to or use of the Website(s) by any third party through Website credentials, regardless of whether such unauthorized access is unintentional, accidental, intentional, or fraudulent and regardless of whether you had knowledge of such unauthorized access. You agree that you are fully and exclusively responsible to safeguard, monitor, manage, and maintain your website credentials.

Availability

Hughes may change the products and services mentioned on or available through the Website at any time without notice. Additionally, all products and services referenced on the Website are subject to availability and qualifications. Terms, conditions, and exclusions not described on the Website(s) may apply. The Website can be accessed from countries around the world and may contain references to products, services, and programs that are not available in your country. These references do not imply that Hughes intends to make such services or programs available in your country.

Intellectual Property

Trademarks (including but not limited to the Hughes logo) that are used or displayed on the Websites are owned by Hughes or by third parties other than Hughes that offer and provide products and services on or through the Websites. The trademarks of Hughes may not be copied or used, in whole, in part, or in a modified form, without the prior written permission of Hughes or, if applicable, its licensor. Other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, product and service names, and company names or logos that appear on the Websites are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Hughes. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing Hughes’ name, trademark, or product name without Hughes express written consent. You may not alter or remove any proprietary notices made in, or with respect to, Hughes trademarks.

You acknowledge and agree that Hughes and/or Hughes’ licensors, as applicable, own all intellectual property rights in and to the Website, Content, Software, and the any product, service, solution, or offering sold through, or accessed by means of, the Websites. Except as expressly stated herein, these Terms do not grant you any rights to, or in, any patents, copyrights, database rights, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered), or any other intellectual property rights.

Termination/Suspension

You agree that Hughes may immediately, in its sole discretion and without notice to you, terminate or suspend your account, any associated account credentials, and your access to all or any part of the Websites or change your password without notice. Cause for such termination, suspension, or change includes, but is not limited to: (a) breaches or violations of these Terms or other incorporated agreements or guidelines; (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies; (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions); (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Websites (or any part thereof); (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems; (f) extended periods of inactivity; and/or (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities. Termination of your account includes (or, if Hughes elects instead to suspend your account, may include any one or more of the following): (i) removal of access to all offerings within the Websites; (ii) deletion of your password and all related information, files, and other content associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof); and (iii) barring your further use of the Websites. You agree that all terminations and suspensions shall be made in Hughes's sole discretion and that Hughes shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination or suspension of your account, loss of storage, any associated email address, or access to the Websites.

Government Users

If the Website(s) or Content are being used or accessed by or on behalf of the United States Government, such use is subject to the following additional terms. The Website(s) and any related documentation are deemed “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation,” respectively, within the meaning of the applicable civilian and military Federal Acquisition Regulation and/or any supplement thereto. For purpose of any public disclosure provision under any federal, state, or local law, the Website(s) and the Content are a trade secret and a proprietary commercial product of Hughes and are not subject to disclosure. If the user of the Website(s) is an agency, department, employee, or other entity of the United States Government, the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure, or transfer of the Website(s) or Content, including, without limitation, technical data, manuals, or other accompanying documentation, is restricted by the terms, conditions, and covenants of these Terms. In accordance with 48 C.F.R. § 12.212 for civilian agencies and 48 C.F.R. § 227.7202, et seq. for military agencies, use of the Website(s) is further restricted by these Terms.

Miscellaneous

These Terms of Use and all matters relating to your access to, or use of, the Website shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between Hughes and you for any purpose concerning these Terms or the Websites or in any way related to the Websites shall be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Montgomery County in the State of Maryland. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to these Terms, the Websites, or Hughes must be commenced within six (6) months after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action shall be barred. Hughes may assign its rights and duties under these Terms to any party at any time without notice to you. Your rights and duties under these Terms are not assignable by you without written consent of Hughes. These Terms do not provide any third party with a remedy, claim, or right of reimbursement. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, void, or unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable from the remaining provisions, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Hughes reserves the right to take all legal and technical steps available, including pursuing civil remedies and criminal prosecution, for any violation of these Terms. Hughes' failure to enforce these Terms in every instance in which it is entitled does not amount to a waiver of Hughes' rights.

Revised May 7, 2024