About Zhone

Terms and Conditions

This web site is owned and operated by Zhone Technologies, Inc. Please review the following terms and conditions concerning your use of this web site. By accessing and using this web site, you agree to follow and be bound by these terms and conditions (the "Terms"). If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not access or use this web site.

Changes to our Terms

We reserve the right, at any time, to modify these Terms. Please check back to this page from time to time to determine if any changes have been made. Your continued use of this web site after any changes have been made will constitute your acceptance of the new Terms.

Authorized Use

You may print and copy material published by us on the public portions of this web site for use within your organization. You must retain the copyright notices identifying Zhone as the copyright holder on any content from this web site. You may not copy or post on any networked computer, broadcast in any media, or modify any materials from this web site in any way. Except as expressly provided above nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights.

Trademark Information

Trademarks owned by us include, without limitation, Zhone, the Zhone logo, SLMS, MALC, Raptor, FiberSLAM, Arca-DACS, Sechtor, ZMS, GigaMux, and Z-Edge, which may be registered in some jurisdictions.

Linking to Our Site

We generally do not object to links made from third party web sites to our web site. Links to our site should use our legal name but not our trademarks. Without our prior written consent, links may not be presented in any way that suggests we control, endorse or recommend the third party site, its content or any goods or services offered by the third party. You may not link to this web site if we notify you in writing to remove links to this web site.

Links to Third-Party Sites

This web site may contain links to web sites that are owned or operated by third parties. Clicking on a link to a third-party site will cause you to leave this web site. Third-party sites are not endorsed or controlled by us and we are not responsible for the content of any third party site. We do not represent or warrant that the content of these sites is accurate, legal, inoffensive, or free from viruses or programs that may adversely affect your computer. All third-party links are provided to you as a convenience. We disclaim any liability for third-party sites.

Feedback and Submissions

We welcome your comments and feedback regarding this web site, but we do not want and cannot accept any ideas, materials or suggestions you consider to be confidential or proprietary. Accordingly, all comments, feedback, ideas, suggestions and other similar materials disclosed, submitted or offered to us using this web site or otherwise (collectively, "Submissions") are not confidential and will become and remain our property. We shall be entitled all rights of ownership in such Submissions without compensation or any other obligation to the provider of the Submission.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements included in this web site that are not a description of historical facts may be forward-looking statements. This inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Zhone that any of its plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this web site due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business discussed in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements made in such filings and we undertake no obligation to revise or update this web site to reflect events or circumstances after information is posted on this site. These filings are available through the Investor Relations page of our web site at www.zhone.com/about/investors

Disclaimers

WHILE WE ENDEAVOR TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE MAY, AT TIMES, CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND MAY BE CHANGED OR UPDATED WITHOUT NOTICE. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR UP-TO-DATE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, THAT ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER MAKING IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING YOURSELF BY USING ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS AND BACKING UP IMPORTANT APPLICATIONS AND DATA.

THIS SITE AND THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED BY US ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES AS SET FORTH ABOVE, SUCH EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Limitation of Liability

YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ZHONE, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON UNDER ANY CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE, YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AS SET FORTH ABOVE, SUCH EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Applicable Law

The laws applicable to the interpretation of these Terms shall be the federal law of the United States and the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. If any provision within these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and all remaining provisions shall be enforced.

Disputes

Any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Santa Clara County, California, USA, and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts. No action arising under or relating to these Terms may be brought by either party more than one year after the cause of action has accrued.