Terms of Use
Last Updated: May 25, 2018
 
General
NuStar Energy L.P, a leading pipeline and terminal operator, is a publicly traded master limited partnership (NYSE: NS) and our registered office is at 19003 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78257 (“NuStar”, “we”, “us” or “our”).  This site www.nustarenergy.com (the “Site”) is operated by NuStar Energy L.P. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“NuStar Affiliates”).  
 
NuStar maintains this Site for your information, education and communication. Please read these terms of use (these “Terms”), along with the Internet Privacy and Security Statement, carefully before using the Site. These Terms are a legally binding agreement between NuStar and you, and your access to and use of this Site is subject to these Terms. We require that all the visitors to this Site adhere to these Terms. Your use of the Site signifies your acceptance of these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately cease use of the Site or the or the Materials.
 
LAWS AND REGULATIONS
User access to and use of the Site is subject to all applicable international, federal, state and local laws and regulations. 
 
OWNERSHIP AND RESTRICTIONS
“Materials” means all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other material that are included or displayed on the Site. Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, NuStar grants you a limited, revocable, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Site and Materials solely for your personal, informational, non-commercial use.
 
This Site is owned and operated by NuStar. NuStar or its licensors own all Materials, including any trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property copyrights therein. Nothing herein will be deemed to grant you any right, title, or interest in the Site or the Materials. You may not: (i) remove any trademarks, copyright notices, or any other notice contained in any Materials; (ii) reproduce, download, distribute, license, sell, rent, lease, adapt, create derivative works based upon, or publicly display the Materials; (iii) frame, mirror, or otherwise incorporate any portion of the Site or Materials into another website or location; (iv) disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer any of the Materials; (v) attempt to hack any portion of the Site, or to defeat or overcome any encryption technology or security measures implemented by us; (vi) interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site or the servers or networks connected to, or operated in connection with, the Materials; (vii) violate any applicable law; (viii) provide any inaccurate, misleading, or fraudulent information through or in connection to the Site; or (ix) post or submit any unlawful, infringing, offensive, threatening, harassing, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable material via the Site. 
 
LINKED SITES
NuStar is not responsible for the content of any sites linked to this Site, unless such linked site is owned or maintained by NuStar. NuStar provides any such links as a convenience, and the fact that another site is linked to this Site does not imply that: (a) NuStar sponsors, licenses, endorses, is affiliated with or is otherwise connected to the site, the products or services described therein or its owner, or (b) NuStar has authorized the linked site to use any trademark, trade name, logo or other trademarked or copyrighted material of NuStar. NuStar does not control third party websites and is not liable for any information, products, advertisements, content, services or software accessible through any such sites. You visit any third-party websites at your own risk. Third party websites are subject to website and privacy policies that we do not control; please review such policies closely before visiting or using any such website.
 
SUBMISSIONS
NuStar does not request submissions through this Site unless explicitly stated otherwise, therefore please do not make any submissions to NuStar through this Site. While NuStar welcomes comments or suggestions, NuStar cannot make any guarantee that it will respond to any message. However, if you send us any suggestions, inventions, modifications, improvements, concepts, ideas, or feedback (collectively, “Feedback”), you hereby grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, fully paid up and royalty free, transferable and sublicenseable license to reproduce, display, perform, create derivative works based on, and otherwise use and exploit the Feedback for any purpose whatsoever without notice, compensation, or approval to or from you.
 
DISCLAIMER
NuStar provides the Site and Materials for your information purposes and makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness thereof. NuStar expressly disclaims liability for any errors or omissions in the Materials. NuStar reserves the right to make changes to the Site and in the Materials and the programs, policies, products and services described in this Site at any time without notice. INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE. NUSTAR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE 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. NUSTAR DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR RESULTS OF THE USE OF MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
 
NuStar expressly disclaims all liability for the use or interpretation by others of information contained in this Site or the Materials. If you use, or make decisions based on, information contained in this Site, you do so at your own risk. In exchange for using this Site, you agree to hold NuStar and its subsidiaries and affiliates harmless against any claims for damages arising from any decisions that you make based on such information. 
 
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL NUSTAR BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR LOSS OF INFORMATION) THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR MATERIALS, EVEN IF NUSTAR OR A NUSTAR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN, OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF, THE SITE OR MATERIALS. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL NUSTAR’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR CLAIM OR ACTION ARISING FROM THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, AND IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, NUSTAR’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
 
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall NuStar be liable for (i) any incidental, direct, indirect, special, punitive, exemplary or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, damages for business interruption, loss of business profits, loss of programs or loss of information) that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this Site, even if NuStar or a NuStar authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages; or (ii) any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in, or destructive properties of, the Site. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall NuStar’s total liability to you for claim or action arising from this Site (whether in contract, tort, including but not limited to, negligence, or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this Site.  Because some states do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, NuStar’s liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 
PERSONAL DATA AND PRIVACY
You acknowledge and agree that by providing NuStar with any personal or proprietary user information through the Site, you consent to the transmission of such personal or proprietary user information over international borders as necessary for processing in accordance with NuStar’s standard business practices. NuStar handles personal information in accordance with its posted Internet Privacy and Security Statement.
 
CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE
NuStar reserves the right to revise these Terms at any time by posting a new version on the Site. By continuing to use the Site after a new version of these Terms has been posted, you consent to the changes and agree to comply with the then-posted version of these Terms. 
 
VIOLATIONS OF TERMS OF USE
NuStar reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms, including the right to block access from a particular internet address to the Site.
 
GOVERNING LAW AND OTHER TERMS
You agree that these Terms shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, USA, as it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within such state and applicable federal law without regard to conflict of laws principles.  The parties agree and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State or Federal Courts located in Bexar County, Texas to resolve any disputes arising under these Terms or in relation to the Site or Materials. If any provision of these Terms is void or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
 
These Terms and any agreements or policies referenced herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter thereof and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements with regards to such subject matter.  A party’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.  If you have any questions regarding these Terms, please contact us at ISSecurity@nustarenergy.com.
 
USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS.