Terms of use

Version: January 17, 2011

This Web site and related functions and services are operated and maintained by NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies. By using this Web site, you agree to be bound by and to use the Web site in strict accordance with these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not access or otherwise use this Web site.

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INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Information on this Web site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies may also make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs described in this information at any time without notice.

Please note that any information or material sent to NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies any information or material, you grant NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose.

NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies makes no representations whatsoever about any other Web site which you may access through this one. When you access a non- NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies Web site, please understand that it is independent from NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies, and that NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies has no control over the content on that Web site. In addition, a link to a non-NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies site does not mean that NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such Web site. 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, trojan horses and other similar items of a destructive nature.

IN NO EVENT WILL NISOURCE AND/OR ITS AFFILIATED LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Reference on the Web site to any products, services, processes, hypertext links to third parties or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply the endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies. Product and service information are the sole responsibility of each individual vendor.

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Our customer service forms are not secure. NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind in relation to any use of this Internet site. We cannot know when problems rise on the Internet, or when equipment incompatibilities distort messages. We are not responsible for incomplete, distorted or delayed computer transmissions. Under no circumstances will NiSource and/or its affiliated local distribution companies be liable for damages resulting from the use of the information or interactive forms on this site.