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7.3 Termination of account. Cadence may, in its sole discretion, terminate your account(s) if it believes you have violated any of the Community Rules, the Copyright Infringement Policy set forth below, or any other provision in this Agreement. 

7.4 No obligation to monitor. Cadence has no obligation to monitor or control the Communities, except to respond to customer service inquiries. However, Cadence reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate or necessary to comply with any applicable law or regulation, or this Agreement, including but not limited to editing, refusing to post, or removing any Posting or other material, in whole in part, for any reason, in our sole discretion. 

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Cadence may, in appropriate circumstances, terminate your license to use the Site and/or your account(s) if it determines in its sole and absolute discretion that you are involved in infringing activity, including acts or first-time or repeat infringement, regardless of whether the material is ultimately determined to be infringing. 

Cadence accommodates and does not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to protect their materials. If you believe that your work has been used or is accessible on the Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit a written notice to our designated copyright agent: 

ATTN: Copyright Agent
Cadence Legal Department
2655 Seely Avenue
San Jose, California 95134
or copyright@cadence.com. 

The notice MUST contain the following information:

  • A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the exact location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
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If you elect to register and obtain a password, you represent and warrant that you will not transfer your password, as it is not transferable. 

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Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230 (d), as amended, please be advised that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software, or filtering services) that limit access to material harmful to minors are available for you to download to your computer or purchase. Information identifying current providers of such protections is available at: www.asacp.org.

To view our policy regarding the privacy of personal information related to children under the age of 13, please read our Privacy Policy.

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For information on our Privacy Policy, click here. The terms of the Privacy Policy are incorporated by reference into this Agreement. In the event that any term or statement elsewhere on this Site conflicts with or is contrary to this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. All rights not expressly granted to you in this Agreement are reserved to Cadence. You agree that these Terms of Use are not intended to confer and do not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties to this Agreement. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your local jurisdiction. If any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, all other terms of the Agreement will remain valid and enforceable. The failure of a party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such provision or the right of that party to enforce such provision or any other provision.

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