Terms & Conditions

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing the site via the World Wide Web or any other medium, User accepts and agrees to all conditions imposed in this Terms & Conditions.

NIPSCO reserves the right to modify these terms of use at any time without notice to User. Any change in these terms of use is effective immediately upon User's receipt of notice from NIPSCO. Notice can be given through e-mail, posting on the site or any other means by which User may obtain notice. Any use of the site after changes have been made shall be deemed acceptance of those changed terms of use.

NIPSCO has the exclusive right to control accessibility, features on the site and other information found on the site. NIPSCO can restrict access to any or all portions of the site or remove any information or content from the site at any time. NIPSCO reserves the right to monitor use of the site.

User is solely responsible for providing the equipment related to accessing the site, including all computer, remote communications equipment, telephone or other equipment.

Copyright and Marks

This material may be used only for informational, non-commercial purposes. Our customers may use the forms, applications and literature that we have provided on this web site for their personal or internal use.
Any copy of the material or portion thereof must include this copyright notice.
You may establish a hypertext link to the NIPSCO web site from your Internet web site so long as the page containing the link properly attributes the linked site to NIPSCO and does not in any way imply NIPSCO 's sponsorship of your site. However, you may not, without obtaining NIPSCO 's written permission, republish, redistribute or otherwise make any copies, of the materials on the NIPSCO site, as a part of the link, including by framing or similar means, or otherwise.

No other use of the material within this web site or portion thereof is permitted without the express written consent of NIPSCO.

Prohibited Conduct

Use any device or other means to harvest information about other Users.
Transmit, install, upload or otherwise transfer any virus or other item to the site that in any way affects the use, enjoyment or service of any User's or NIPSCO employee's computer or other medium used to access the site.
Post or store on the site any content.
Modify the information, including headers, found on the website.
Transmit, install, upload or otherwise transfer to the site any unauthorized advertisement or communication.
Engage in any action which NIPSCO determines is detrimental to the use and enjoyment of the website.
Use the website for any unlawful or defamatory means.

Content and Liability Disclaimer

NIPSCO uses reasonable efforts to include accurate, complete and current information on this site, however, NIPSCO makes no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied, that the content herein is accurate, complete, current, or free of technical or typographical errors. It is your responsibility to verify any information before relying on it. NIPSCO reserves the right to make changes and updates to any information contained within this site without prior notice.

Some restrictions apply to products and services. Some products and services are not available in all areas - check with a NIPSCO representative.

Access to, and use of, this site and the content thereof is at the risk of the user. We have provided links to certain other web sites solely for your convenience, and NIPSCO is not responsible for the content of any other sites. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms and other items of a destructive nature.

NIPSCO MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

NEITHER NIPSCO NOR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THIS SITE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ON ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEB SITE, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT THEREOF.

Indemnification

User agrees to defend, indemnify and otherwise hold harmless NIPSCO and its officers, directors, agents, employees and assigns from and against any cause of action or claim, including legal fees, related to User's use of the site.

Trademarks

NIPSCO and the NIPSCO logo are registered trademarks of NIPSCO. Other product and service names may be trademarks of their respective companies. The absence of an identification of third party marks or the lack an attribution of ownership of such marks on this Web site should not be construed as any claim of rights by NIPSCO.

Dispute Resolution and Governing Law

The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions promptly by negotiations between executives who have authority to settle the controversy. If the parties in good faith conclude, after a good faith attempt to resolve the dispute, that amicable resolution through continued negotiation of the matter at issue does not appear likely, the parties agree to consider alternative methods of dispute resolution, such as arbitration, before beginning formal proceedings for the judicial resolution of such dispute. These Terms and Conditions and all matters relating thereto will be deemed to have been entered into in the State of Indiana and will be governed under the law of Indiana (without giving effect to the principles governing conflicts of law). Subject to the Dispute Resolution section of these Terms and Conditions, the exclusive jurisdiction for any litigation required to resolve any disputes under these Terms and Conditions will be in the state and federal courts of Indiana, and each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of such courts in Indiana and waives objection to venue.

Consent to Monitoring

NIPSCO is under no obligation to monitor the material residing on or transmitted to this server. However, anyone using this server agrees that NIPSCO may monitor the server contents periodically to (1) comply with any necessary laws, regulations or other governmental requests; (2) to operate the server properly or to protect itself and its users. NIPSCO reserves the right to modify, reject, or eliminate any material residing on or transmitted to its server that it, in its sole discretion, believes is unacceptable or in violation of the law or these terms and conditions. NIPSCO systems and applications with access control may be used ONLY by authorized users. User processing activities will be monitored for administrative and security purposes. Anyone using these systems or applications expressly consents to such monitoring and to the use of any evidence of unauthorized access, use or modification for criminal prosecution.