Common use of Restrictions on your use of the Service Clause in Contracts

Restrictions on your use of the Service. (a) You may use the Service for lawful purposes only. You are prohibited from using the Service in a manner that would constitute a civil or criminal offense. You are prohibited from using the Service in a manner that unlawfully invades the privacy of another or without their consent, or that involves the use of Xcel Energy's customized data, data reports, customized data feeds, or any other product for commercial use or mass distribution. You are prohibited from using or infringing on the intellectual property of Xcel Energy or any third party. You are prohibited from installing or attempting to install or upload software viruses, mass mailings, chain letters or any form of spam or disruptive technological artifice. You only may exercise the rights granted to you in this Agreement within the United States. (b) Because the Service is a software device that may be adversely affected by other computer applications and software programs, you agree to maintain reasonable security including antivirus, Internet firewall, or other software and/or systems in place to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to your account while you retrieve or post information. If you fail to implement reasonable security measures or allow someone else to access your account(s) without your authorization, you are responsible for any transactions they initiate. Xcel Energy is not required to seek damages from a third party due to your failure to maintain security from your computer or your computer's Internet connection which has resulted in transactions under your account that you maintain were not authorized. (c) While using the Service, you may not alter, interfere or disrupt the content or functioning of the Service, including but not limited to uploading, posting or transmitting any material that (i) contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that damage, interfere with, capture, intercept or expropriate any data relating to the Service; or (ii) disproportionately burdens the delivery of the Service online.

Restrictions on your use of the Service. (a) You may use the Service for lawful purposes only. You are prohibited from using the Service in a manner that would constitute a civil or criminal offense. You are prohibited from using the Service in a manner that unlawfully invades the privacy of another or without their consent, or that involves the use of Xcel Energy's ’s customized data, data reports, customized data feeds, or any other product for commercial use or mass distribution. You are prohibited from using or infringing on the intellectual property of Xcel Energy or any third party. You are prohibited from installing or attempting to install or upload software viruses, mass mailings, chain letters or any form of spam or disruptive technological artifice. You only may exercise the rights granted to you in this Agreement within the United States. (b) Because the Service is a software device that may be adversely affected by other computer applications and software programs, you agree to maintain reasonable security including antivirus, Internet firewall, or other software and/or systems in place to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to your account while you retrieve or post information. If you fail to implement reasonable security measures or allow and someone else to access accesses your account(s) without your authorization, you are responsible for any transactions they initiate. Xcel Energy is not required to seek damages from a third party due to your failure to maintain the security from of your computer or your computer's ’s Internet connection which has resulted in transactions under your account that you maintain were not authorized. (c) While using the Service, you may not alter, interfere or disrupt the content Content or functioning of the Service, including but not limited to uploading, posting or transmitting any material that (i) contains viruses, malware, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that damage, interfere with, capture, intercept or expropriate any data relating to the Service; or (ii) disproportionately burdens the delivery of the Service online.