Terms of Use

This Terms of Use Statement applies only to the Web site at www.thearmrobot.com. This site is owned and operated by DARPA’a Autonomous Robotics Manipulation (ARM) program and should not be confused with any other Web site whether or not the word DARPA or ARM appears as part of the domain name or branding. You are advised to check each page you visit on or from this site to determine whether you have moved onto a third party site.

1. Site Security

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

  • 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 data, information or services not intended for you or your use;
  • attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network;
  • tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting or breaching security or authentication measures;
  • transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files or other computer programming routines or engines or engage in conduct that could damage, disrupt or otherwise impair or interfere with a computer's functionality or the operation of the site.

2. Other Prohibited Activity.

In using this site, you must not:

  • post, send or otherwise transmit to or through the site any unlawful, infringing, harmful, harassing, defamatory, threatening, vulgar, sexually explicit, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, any material that exploits children or is invasive of or in breach of another person's privacy or other rights or any material that ARM in its sole discretion does not wish posted or transmitted on the site;
  • defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
  • upload or otherwise make available, files that contain images, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including without limitation copyright or trademark laws and rights of publicity and privacy unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary authorizations to do the same;
  • misrepresent your identity or affiliation in any way;
  • engage in deceptive online marketing;
  • violate any applicable laws or regulations; or
  • assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above.

3. User Submissions

You must exercise caution, good sense and sound judgment in using the site. You are responsible for any material you place on or transmit to or through the site. You agree, represent and warrant that any information you post to or transmit through the site is truthful, accurate, not misleading and offered in good faith, and that you have the right to post or transmit such information. Such information (including without limitation, data, text, software, graphics or any other materials whatsoever), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is your sole responsibility.

4. Trademarks

All trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names, whether registered or unregistered, are proprietary to ARM or to other companies where so indicated. You may not reproduce, download or otherwise use any such trademarks, service marks, logos or trade names without the prior written consent of the appropriate owner thereof.

5. Termination

This agreement is effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate this agreement at any time by destroying all materials obtained from this site and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under the terms of this agreement or otherwise. This agreement will terminate immediately without notice from ARM if in ARM's sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of this agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this site and all copies thereof, whether made under the terms of this agreement or otherwise. The provisions of this Terms of Use Statement concerning site security, prohibited activity, copyrights, trademarks, user submissions, disclaimer, limitation of liability, indemnity, governing law and jurisdiction shall survive any termination of this agreement.

6. Disclaimer

The materials in this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, ARM disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. ARM does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. ARM does not make any representations or warranties regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted under applicable law, under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall ARM be liable for any compensatory, punitive, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site, even if ARM or a ARM authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, and so to that extent the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall ARM's total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you to ARM, if any, for using this site.

8. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold ARM, its affiliates and any of its and their directors, employees, agents and contractors harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees) or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (i) your breach of this agreement; and/or (ii) your activities in connection with this site.

9. Disclosure; Forward-Looking Statements

This site may contain forward-looking statements about future events and the future operational and financial performance of ARM. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "schedules," "estimates," "budgets" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections; are not guarantees of future performance; and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Actual results may differ significantly from results discussed in the forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. ARM undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

10. Other

As used throughout this site, the term "ARM" and such terms as "the program," “the robot,” "our," "we" and "us" may refer to one or more or all of ARM consolidated subsidiaries. All of these terms are used for convenience only and are not intended as a precise designation of any of the separate entities, each of which manages its own affairs. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing.

11. Changes to Terms of Use Statement

ARM may revise this Terms of Use Statement at any time without notice. Although ARM will endeavor to highlight any changes to this Statement, you should revisit this site periodically to make sure you are aware of the most recent terms, because they will be binding on you. Your use of the site after such changes constitutes your agreement to such changes.

12. Privacy and security Notice

This ARM website is provided as a public service by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Except where otherwise noted, information presented on the ARM website is considered public information. For registration purposes, this computer system collects and stores data that is used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest to visitors, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas. No attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data is used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration General Records Schedule 20.


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