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Terms of Use and Legal Disclaimer
Welcome to the Web site of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. and MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. ("MarkWest").
Please review the following terms and conditions that govern your use of our Web site.
Please note that your use of our Web site constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound
by the privacy policy, legal notices and terms of use (collectively, the "Terms").
Forward Looking Statements
The MarkWest Web site contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, regarding MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.
and MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., including projections, estimates, forecasts, plans and objectives.
Although MarkWest believes that the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions
and beliefs, there can be no assurance given that the expectations will prove to be correct, and MarkWest
must caution you that projected performance or distributions may not be achieved, and actual results may
differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause
MarkWest’s actual results to differ materially from their expectations are included in their periodic
reports that they file with the SEC, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K. You are also urged to
carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in those filings,
specifically those under the heading “Risk Factors,” which identify and discuss significant risks,
uncertainties and various other factors that could cause actual results to vary significantly from
those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
How You May Use the Content on Our Web site
Unless otherwise noted, all text, images, graphics, photographs, video clips, designs, icons, sounds,
information, data and other materials (the "content") on MarkWest's Web site are copyrights, trademarks,
service marks or other intellectual property or propriety rights owned or licensed by MarkWest or
its affiliates. In particular, the mark "MarkWest" is the exclusive property of MarkWest.
You may use the content only for limited, internal, noncommercial, informational purposes.
You may print out a single copy of the content solely for those purposes, if the copy bears all copyright,
trademark, service mark and other intellectual property and proprietary notices displayed on the Web page.
You may not distribute, publish, transmit, modify, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit,
any of the content, in whole or in part, for any purpose. Except as authorized in this paragraph,
you are not being granted a license under any copyright, trademark, service mark, patent or other
intellectual property or proprietary right in the content. Under no circumstances will you obtain
any rights in the products, services, processes or technology described in the content. All those
rights are retained by MarkWest, its affiliates and any third party owners of those rights.
Links to Other Web Sites and References to Other Companies
References that we make to names, marks, products or services of third parties or hypertext links to
third-party Web sites or information do not constitute or imply our endorsement, sponsorship or
recommendation of the third party. We do not monitor or control the content of any Web sites linked
to or from our Web sites, and therefore we are not responsible for the content of any Web sites linked
to our site or the terms of use or privacy practices employed by those other sites. Content and Liability
Disclaimer Content on MarkWest's Web site may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors,
and we are not responsible for any reliance you may place on the content. MarkWest may make changes
to the content and the products, services and programs described in the content at any time without notice.
Links to Other Web Sites and References to Other Companies
Although MarkWest has made reasonable efforts to provide accurate and timely information, there may be
inadvertent technical or factual inaccuracies, typographical errors, and information and content may
not be up-to-date. MarkWest does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text,
graphics, links or other items contained on or accessed through MarkWest's Web site, and MarkWest
expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in these materials, and use or interpretation
by others of any information presented here or contained on any linked sites, or on any other site
accessed by or through MarkWest's Web site, or any site from which any person may have accessed
MarkWest's Web site. MarkWest reserves the right to make changes and corrections at any time, without notice.
THE MARKWEST WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS AND CONTENT ARE DISCLAIMED (UNLESS SUCH
WARRANTIES ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW), AND MARKWEST DISCLAIMS ALL RELATED REPRESENTATIONS,
COVENANTS, OR OTHER ASSURANCES, IF ANY, AS TO THE WEBSITE, MATERIALS AND CONTENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, IMPLIED OR EXPRESS OR WARRANTY OF TITLE,
OR OF PATENT, TRADEMARK OR COPYRIGHT NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR
USAGE OF TRADE, AS WELL AS ANY WARRANTY OF QUALITY, FUNCTIONALITY, CONDITION, ACCURACY, CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS,
RELIABILITY, OPERABILITY, USE PERFORMANCE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE THROUGH MARKWEST’S
WEB SITE IS FREE, OF VIRUSES, CANCELBOTS, WORMS, LOGIC BOMBS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CONTENTS OR COMPONENTS.
USER WARRANTS THAT IT UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES BY ITS USE OF THE WEB SITE THAT ALL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED WITH NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, COVENANT OR OTHER ASSURANCE AS TO THEIR
ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS. USER TAKES ALL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE BASIS,"
MARKWEST MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE.
YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OUR WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MARKWEST OR
ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF MARKWEST HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES
OR SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE.
Trademarks
The MarkWest mark is a registered trademark of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. All rights reserved.
Modification
MarkWest may supplement these Terms at any time. You may want to visit this Web page periodically to determine
the current Terms to which you are bound.
E-mail: webmaster@markwest.com
Modification
MarkWest may supplement these Terms at any time. You may want to visit this Web
page periodically to determine the current Terms to which you are bound.
Applicable Law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, excluding its conflicts of law principles.
Privacy
Privacy has always been an important part of how we do business. We would like to make our policy concerning
information collection and use absolutely clear. This notice explains our online information practices and
the choices you can make about the way information is collected and used.
The Information We Collect
At MarkWest, we do not collect personally identifiable information about you through our Web site unless you
voluntarily provide it. At any time, you may opt-out of providing such personally identifiable information
by simply not providing it or by discontinuing your use of the MarkWest Web site. Examples of information
which you may voluntarily provide to us while using our site include:
E-mail address
Name
Address
Account number (if you are a current customer)
Information about your computer and browser
To improve our Web site, we collect information on the number of visits to our Web site, the time visitors
spend on the Web site, the number of pages viewed and the domains from which visitors visit our Web site.
This information is only analyzed by us in the aggregate; it is not associated with any specific individuals.
How We Use The Information We Collect
We use the information you voluntarily provide to:
Fulfill your request
Help you quickly find and/or receive information about MarkWest Corporation or one
of its affiliated companies
Alert you to updated information and services
Provide more complete service
Improve the content of our web site for your reference
Answer your questions
Information Sharing
MarkWest does not sell the personally identifiable information you provide nor does MarkWest
share such information with third parties for the purpose of sending you advertisements for
products or services unaffiliated with MarkWest or with its affiliates or business partners.
MarkWest may, however, share personally identifiable information that you provide to us for
legitimate business purposes, including without limitation the following:
- transferring such information to MarkWest's affiliates and subsidiaries, unless
such transfer is prohibited by law; transferring such information as part of a merger,
consolidation, acquisition, divestiture or other corporate restructuring
(including bankruptcy);
- making such information available to third parties who are providing the product,
service or information that you have requested (but never your password);
- making such information available to third parties who are providing services to
MarkWest or its subsidiaries or affiliates (e.g., providing such information to third
parties performing computer-related services for MarkWest or its affiliates
(but never your password));
- we form a good-faith belief that disclosure of such information is necessary to
investigate, prevent, or take action regarding any illegal activities or regarding
interference with the operation of our site or violation of its terms of use; or
- disclosing such information is allowed by law or our legal counsel forms a good-faith
belief that such disclosure is required by federal or state law, subpoena or court order.
By providing personally identifiable information, you expressly consent to these privacy practices.
Also, MarkWest reserves the right to share any aggregated information
(i.e., non-personally identifiable information) with any third parties for any reason,
unless prohibited by law.
Security
Given the nature of the internet and the fact that no security system is perfect, MarkWest does not
absolutely promise that the information you provide will never be obtained by unauthorized persons.
MarkWest does, however, utilize industry-standard practices to protect your personally identifiable
information from loss, misuse, alteration and destruction. Such measures include using firewalls and
Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) to protect certain sensitive transmissions of information. In some areas
of our Web site, we require a user ID and password for you to access certain information. MarkWest
will not disclose such password to third parties; however, you are responsible for maintaining the
privacy and security of your password.
Links To Non-MarkWest Sites
For the convenience of our users, some pages of our Web site offer you the ability to link to and
view pages of web site not operated or controlled by MarkWest (such as weather and financial information).
Often, but not always, you can tell that you have linked to a non-MarkWest web site because the web site
will open a separate browser window. Links by MarkWest Energy to such external web sites do not imply
endorsement by MarkWest of that company, its site or its privacy policy. MarkWest and its affiliates
do not monitor or control the content or the privacy policies of the external sites and are therefore
not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of linked external web sites. When using a link
to a non-MarkWest web site, we recommend that you investigate the privacy practices and policies of such
external site.
Changes To Our Privacy Policy
MarkWest reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time. If we decide to change our policy
regarding privacy, we will post the revised Privacy Policy on our Web site. You may want to visit this
Web site periodically to review the current Privacy Policy. Use of our Web site after the posting of a
revised privacy policy constitutes your agreement with the revised policy. This Privacy Policy is not
intended to and does not create any contractual or legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
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