Terms of Use

1. Business Information

Portexa maintains operations in Azusa, California, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

For security reasons, Portexa does not publish a complete mailing address on the Website. A mailing address may be requested through the Website’s contact form or by emailing [email protected].

2. Scope of the Website

The Website provides information about rugged computers, portable workstations, displays, deployable systems, custom computing platforms, and related products and capabilities.

The Website may allow visitors to:

• review product and technical information;
• access public or authorized private content;
• comment on blog posts;
• contact Portexa; and
• request information, configuration assistance, or a quote.

The Website does not presently process product purchases or payments.

Submitting an inquiry or requesting a quote does not create a purchase agreement, require Portexa to accept a project, reserve inventory, establish pricing, or create any other binding obligation.

3. Separate Agreements

Quotes, proposals, purchase orders, statements of work, nondisclosure agreements, warranties, support terms, and other written agreements may contain terms different from these Terms.

A separately executed written agreement controls with respect to its subject matter to the extent it conflicts with these Terms. These Terms otherwise govern use of the Website.

4. Organizational Use

The Website is primarily intended for businesses, government agencies, institutions, technical professionals, procurement personnel, and other commercial or professional users.

If you use the Website on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to act for that organization and to bind it to these Terms.

5. Authorized Private Areas

Restricted or private portions of the Website may be accessed only by persons expressly authorized by Portexa.

You may not:

• access or attempt to access a restricted area without authorization;
• use another person’s credentials;
• disclose credentials or restricted content to an unauthorized person;
• circumvent authentication or security controls; or
• use private content for any purpose beyond the authorization provided by Portexa.

Portexa may modify, suspend, or revoke access to any restricted area at any time.

6. Product and Technical Information

Website content is provided for preliminary informational and evaluation purposes only.

Specifications, configurations, components, compatibility, performance, availability, pricing, lead times, images, documentation, certifications, standards, ruggedization claims, and other product information may change without notice and may vary by configuration.

All requirements must be evaluated for the particular product, configuration, workload, installation, environment, and intended use. Website content does not replace an approved specification, formal quote, engineering review, statement of work, or signed agreement.

Portexa does not guarantee that a product or configuration described on the Website is available, suitable, certified, compliant, or appropriate for a particular project.

7. Custom Products and Engineering

Custom and semi-custom products are subject to technical evaluation, feasibility review, configuration validation, component availability, commercial terms, and separate written agreements.

Portexa may accept, decline, modify, or discontinue an inquiry, proposed configuration, product, or project at its discretion.

No statement made through the Website constitutes final engineering approval or a guarantee of any result.

8. Quote and Contact Submissions

The Website may request information such as:

• first and last name;
• company or organization name;
• telephone number;
• email address; and
• information entered into an open-text inquiry field.

You authorize Portexa to use submitted information to evaluate and respond to your inquiry, prepare or discuss a quote, communicate with you, and administer the resulting business relationship.

You represent that:

• the information you submit is accurate;
• you are authorized to provide it;
• your submission does not violate any law, agreement, or third-party right; and
• you have obtained any consent required to provide information concerning another person or organization.

Portexa is not responsible for information you submit unnecessarily, improperly, without authorization, or contrary to these Terms.

9. Prohibited Sensitive Information

Do not submit classified, export-controlled, defense-restricted, confidential, proprietary, regulated, security-sensitive, or similarly protected information through the Website.

Portexa does not request, authorize, or consent to receiving such information through its Website, contact forms, blog comments, or ordinary email channels.

You are solely responsible for determining whether information may lawfully and appropriately be disclosed. Submission through the Website does not create a confidentiality obligation, fiduciary duty, or nondisclosure agreement.

Confidential information may be submitted only through a method expressly approved by Portexa and under an applicable written agreement.

10. Blog Comments and Other Submissions

If the Website permits comments, you may submit only content that you have the right to provide.

You may not submit content that:

• is unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, or harassing;
• violates intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, contractual, or other rights;
• contains confidential, classified, controlled, or sensitive information;
• contains malware, harmful code, advertisements, spam, or deceptive links;
• impersonates another person or misrepresents an affiliation; or
• is unrelated to the applicable discussion.

You retain any ownership rights you hold in a comment. By submitting it, you grant Portexa a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, format, display, and distribute the comment as reasonably necessary to operate and present the Website.

Portexa may review, edit, refuse, hide, or remove comments at its discretion and has no obligation to preserve or publish any submission.

11. Permitted Use

You may use the Website only for lawful business, informational, procurement, and product-evaluation purposes.

No right or license is granted except the limited right to access the Website through an ordinary web browser in accordance with these Terms.

12. Prohibited Use

You may not:

• violate any applicable law, regulation, sanction, or contractual obligation;
• interfere with the Website’s operation, availability, security, or performance;
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website or related systems;
• test, scan, or probe vulnerabilities without Portexa’s prior written authorization;
• introduce malware, malicious code, or harmful technology;
• reverse engineer or attempt to derive source code from Website software;
• impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation;
• harvest contact information or other data;
• reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, frame, mirror, or commercially exploit Website content;
• use automated means to scrape, extract, copy, or monitor Website content;
• use Website content, data, images, or materials to train, develop, evaluate, fine-tune, ground, or improve an artificial-intelligence or machine-learning system; or
• assist another person in performing a prohibited act.

13. Search-Engine Indexing Exception

Notwithstanding Section 12, Portexa permits bona fide public search-engine operators to use automated crawlers solely to index publicly accessible Website content for the purpose of displaying search results that direct users to the Website.

This permission:

• does not apply to restricted or private areas;
• does not permit creation of a competing database or content service;
• does not permit AI or machine-learning training;
• is subject to applicable robots.txt instructions and technical controls; and
• may be limited or revoked by Portexa at any time.

No other automated access is authorized without Portexa’s prior written permission.

14. Intellectual Property

The Website and its content are owned by, licensed to, or used with permission by Portexa and its suppliers, licensors, photographers, and other content providers.

Protected content may include text, product descriptions, photographs, stock imagery, government or military imagery, graphics, logos, trademarks, diagrams, datasheets, videos, software, layouts, and design elements.

Certain images may originate from Unsplash, the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, or other third-party sources. Rights in third-party materials remain with their respective owners or licensors, and their inclusion does not transfer any ownership rights to you.

Except where applicable law expressly provides otherwise, you may not download, print, copy, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, display, license, sell, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit Website content without Portexa’s prior written permission.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

15. Export Controls and Sanctions

You must use the Website and its content in compliance with applicable export-control, import-control, trade-sanction, and economic-sanction laws and regulations.

You may not access, export, reexport, transfer, disclose, or use Website information in violation of applicable law or for a prohibited end use, destination, or party.

Nothing on the Website constitutes authorization to export controlled products, technology, technical data, or services.

16. Standards, Certifications, and Government References

References to military standards, testing, certifications, regulations, government requirements, or compliance apply only to the specific products, configurations, tests, and documentation expressly identified and validated by Portexa.

A reference to a government agency, military organization, standard, program, image, facility, or application does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, approval, affiliation, or procurement by that entity.

17. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Website may link to social-media platforms and other third-party websites or use third-party services such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SendGrid, and Microsoft 365.

Third parties operate under their own terms and privacy practices. Portexa does not control and is not responsible for their availability, security, accuracy, content, products, services, or handling of information.

A link, integration, or reference does not constitute Portexa’s endorsement of a third party.

18. Privacy

Use of the Website is also subject to the Portexa Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, disclosed, and managed in connection with the Website and its supporting services.

19. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Website and all content, features, materials, and information available through it are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind.

Portexa disclaims all express, implied, and statutory warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, availability, security, reliability, and error-free operation.

Portexa does not warrant that:

• the Website will be available, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free;
• defects will be corrected;
• Website content will be complete, current, or accurate;
• any product or configuration will satisfy a particular requirement; or
• use of the Website will produce any particular result.

You assume all responsibility for decisions made using Website information.

20. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Portexa and its owners, affiliates, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, business, opportunity, use, goodwill, or data, arising from or relating to the Website.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Portexa’s total aggregate liability arising from or relating to the Website will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars (US $100).

This limitation applies only to claims arising from or relating to the Website. It does not replace or modify a limitation of liability contained in a separately executed written agreement with Portexa. Any applicable separately executed written agreement controls with respect to its subject matter.

These exclusions and limitations apply regardless of the legal theory asserted and even if Portexa was advised that damages were possible.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. The limitations in this section do not apply to Portexa’s fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, willful misconduct, or gross negligence.

21. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Portexa and its owners, affiliates, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, licensors, and service providers from claims, liabilities, losses, judgments, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from or relating to:

• your violation of these Terms;
• your misuse of the Website;
• your submissions or comments;
• information you disclose without authorization;
• your violation of applicable law; or
• your infringement or violation of another party’s rights.

Portexa may assume control of the defense of a matter subject to indemnification, and you agree to cooperate with that defense.

22. Suspension and Termination

Portexa may restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to any portion of the Website at any time if Portexa believes you violated these Terms, created a security or operational risk, misused Website content, or acted contrary to Portexa’s interests or applicable law.

Portexa may also modify, suspend, or discontinue any Website feature without notice.

Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will remain effective, including provisions concerning intellectual property, disclaimers, liability, indemnification, and disputes.

23. Dispute Notice and Informal Resolution

Before commencing arbitration or litigation, the complaining party must send written notice describing the dispute and requested resolution to [email protected].

The parties will have ten calendar days after receipt of the notice to attempt an informal resolution.

This requirement does not prevent Portexa from immediately seeking temporary, preliminary, or emergency relief to protect its systems, confidential information, intellectual property, security, or legal rights.

24. Governing Law and Portexa’s Choice of Forum

These Terms and disputes arising from or relating to the Website are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Except as otherwise provided in a written agreement signed by Portexa, Portexa may elect, in its discretion, whether a dispute will be resolved through binding arbitration or through the courts described below.

If Portexa elects arbitration:

• the arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association under its applicable Commercial Arbitration Rules;
• the matter will be heard by one arbitrator;
• the arbitration will take place in San Mateo County, California, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing;
• the arbitrator may award any remedy available under applicable law and these Terms; and
• judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

If Portexa does not elect arbitration, each party consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts serving San Mateo County, California.

Either party may seek temporary or injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction when necessary to protect intellectual property, confidential information, systems, security, or other rights pending final resolution.

A separate written agreement signed by Portexa controls over this section to the extent of a conflict.

25. Changes to These Terms

Portexa may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version with a revised effective or “Last Updated” date.

Changes become effective when posted unless a later date is stated. Your continued use of the Website after revised Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of those Terms.

26. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law. The remaining provisions will remain in effect.

27. No Waiver

Portexa’s failure to enforce any provision does not waive that provision or its right to enforce it later.

A waiver is effective only when made in writing by an authorized representative of Portexa.

28. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without Portexa’s prior written consent.

Portexa may assign or transfer its rights and obligations in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, change of control, or operation of the Website.

29. Entire Agreement

These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement concerning use of the Website.

Applicable quotes, proposals, purchase orders, statements of work, nondisclosure agreements, and other executed written agreements remain separate and control their respective subject matter.

30. Contact

Questions or legal notices concerning these Terms may be sent to:

A mailing address may be requested through the Website’s contact form or by email.