Terms of Service

Welcome

Welcome to wattwatt, an independent community website set up by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), a Geneva-based, non-governmental and not-for-profit organization, leader in electrotechnical standardization. IEC believes that the question of electrical energy efficiency is one that needs to be addressed and that every one of us, as individuals, has a part to play. By using the wattwatt.com website ("wattwatt"), you accept and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (together, the "Terms of Service"). Nothing in these Terms of Service should be construed to confer any rights on third party beneficiaries.

You must register to use wattwatt. In addition, you must provide true, accurate and complete registration information to be a wattwatt member ("Member"). As part of the registration process, you will be asked to select a username and password ("Account") and you will be responsible for all activities occurring under your username and for keeping your password secure. IEC may refuse to grant you a username that impersonates someone else, is or may be protected by trademark or proprietary rights law, or is vulgar, offensive or otherwise inappropriate, as determined by us in our sole discretion.

Changes to wattwatt and terms and conditions

IEC reserves the right to modify or terminate wattwatt for any reason, and without notice, without liability to you, any other Member or any third party. IEC also reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service from time to time without notice. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms of Service so that you will be apprised of any changes.

Account Restrictions

IEC encourages Members to take full advantage of their Accounts on wattwatt to share ideas freely with one another. This is subject to restrictions on the content of Accounts and Member behaviour. Violation of any of these restrictions may result in the suspension or termination of an account.

Information for users under age 18

If you are a minor (age under 18), be sure to obtain permission from your parent(s) or guardian before you send any information about yourself (your name, address, email address, etc.) over the Internet, either to us or to anyone else. You and your parent(s) and guardians can, at all times, exercise the option to cancel your registration by sending us an email at contact@wattwatt.com.

Content of Account

You are not permitted to upload, transmit or contain material, such as child pornography, which violates real-world laws. IEC will terminate an Account should IEC become aware of such content, and IEC will report instances of child pornography to the appropriate authorities.

Images displayed on wattwatt should not contain nudity, sexually graphic material, or material that is otherwise deemed explicit by the wattwatt team.

A Member is not to upload, transmit or contain material that is hateful or offensive based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

A Member is not to proffer direct threats of violence against any living person, nor may a Member promote any dangerous and illegal activity.

wattwatt values

wattwatt is a community website where users can express their own beliefs and values on electrical energy efficiency ("Community Standards"). Our Community Standards help foster a positive environment in which to do so. Community Standards may change based on the needs and beliefs of the broad community. As wattwatt Members, you have certain responsibilities to yourselves and to each other.

Report abuse

Potential violation of Community Standards should be reported using the "Report Abuse" button on the profile page. If IEC determines that the reported content is illegal or violates our policies, IEC may immediately remove it.

Member behavior and appropriate conduct and content

wattwatt is for personal use only. A Member is not permitted to use wattwatt for commercial purposes unless separately agreed to by contract with wattwatt.

An Account may not be used to submit content that infringes or violates intellectual property laws or other proprietary rights of any party, or that is unlawful or promotes or encourages illegal activity.

No Account is to be created by automated means or be used by an automated system to perform actions such as creating new accounts; sending scraps, messages, testimonials or invitations; or creating communities. We may remove Members found to be engaged in this type of activity.

Any Account which affects the general stability and/or integrity of the system may be suspended or terminated.

A wattwatt Account should not be used to invite another Member with the purpose of violating this conduct. If the wattwatt team determines this takes place, we may suspend or terminate both Accounts.

You may not modify, adapt, translate or reverse engineer any portion of wattwatt.

You may not collect information on another Member (including the username and/or email address) for unauthorized purposes.

While wattwatt prohibits inappropriate conduct and content on its site, you understand that you may nonetheless be exposed to such material and that you use wattwatt at your own risk.

Disclaimer of warranties

IEC disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, reliability, or operability or availability of information or materials displayed on wattwatt. IEC disclaims any and all responsibility and liability for the conduct of any Member. wattwatt, and all materials, information (including, without limitation, any information or materials obtained or accessed through wattwatt) and services included therein are provided "as is," with no warranties whatsoever.

You agree that your use of wattwatt is entirely at your own risk.

Hold harmless and indemnify

You agree to hold harmless and indemnify IEC from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of wattwatt, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys' fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, IEC will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action.

Limitation of liability

Under no circumstances will IEC be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with use of wattwatt, whether or not IEC has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Such limitation of liability shall apply (i) whether the damages arise from use or misuse of and reliance on wattwatt, from inability to use the wattwatt, or from the interruption, suspension, or termination of the wattwatt (including such damages incurred by third parties), and (ii) notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy and to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Copyrighted material policy

IEC encourages users to take full advantage of wattwatt to post and share information freely. Members should not post copyrighted material in their profiles or Account. IEC will remove such material if IEC receives a formal copyright complaint and appropriate proof.

Before filing such a complaint, however, IEC suggests you attempt to contact the individual who posted the copyrighted information on wattwatt to request that he or she remove it.

If this individual does not comply with your request, you can file an official copyright complaint.

To submit an official copyright complaint, you must own the copyright to the material in question or be authorized by the copyright holder to act on their behalf. You must clearly identify the material in question and provide us with the URL of the wattwatt page on which it appears.

Image uploading policy

IEC encourages Members to take full advantage of our image upload features in the profiles and the community, by uploading personal pictures. Our Community Standards prohibit images containing nudity, sexually graphic material, or material that is otherwise deemed explicit by wattwatt. Members who post such images will be permanently removed without warning or prior notification.

To report an image violating our policies, click "Report Abuse". While you may not see immediate results from your report, IEC does take all reports into account when enforcing our image policies.

If you're trying to report content that is using an image to which you own the copyright, please refer to our Copyrighted Material Policy.

wattwatt proprietary rights

By submitting, posting or displaying any Materials on or through wattwatt, you automatically grant to IEC a worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to copy, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly perform and display such Materials. IEC will never rent, sell or share your personal information with any third party for marketing purposes without your express permission.

The name International Electrotechnical Commission, the initials IEC and the word “wattwatt” are the Intellectual Property of IEC. The use of such is prohibited without prior written consent of IEC.

Term and termination

These Terms of Service will apply to your use of wattwatt. At any time, you can terminate your account which will remove your profile and other personal information from view. IEC may terminate your membership immediately at any time, for any reason. Once your membership terminates, you will have no right to use wattwatt. IEC proprietary rights, disclaimer of warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability and miscellaneous provisions shall survive any termination of your membership.

Miscellaneous provisions

These Terms of Service are governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions or your actual state or country of residence. The parties agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Geneva, Switzerland. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or portion of the Terms of Service to be unenforceable, the remainder of the Terms of Service will continue in full force and effect. You shall not assign these Terms of Service or assign any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, without our prior written consent. Any such purported assignment or delegation will be null and void and of no force or effect.

Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall IEC be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labour disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labour or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.

These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and IEC with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and replace all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of the Terms of Service by a party will be effective only if in writing and signed by a party.