Unless otherwise expressly agreed in a writing signed by you and an authorized representative of McMaster-Carr Supply Company (“McMaster-Carr,” “we” or “us”), these terms and conditions of use and sale and the privacy policy, as currently in effect and as modified by us from time to time (the “McMaster-Carr Standard Terms”), and the provisions included in any documentation you receive from us relating to your purchase of the products we sell (“Products”), including but not limited to any quotation, order acknowledgment, packing list or invoice which we provide, constitute the exclusive and complete agreement between you and McMaster-Carr (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”), with respect to (i) your use of our websites at mcmaster.com or mcmaster.ai, any of our mobile applications, any of our e-commerce applications, or our printed catalog (collectively, the “McMaster-Carr Properties”), and (ii) your purchase and use of the Products. By using any of the McMaster-Carr Properties, purchasing any Products from us, or by clicking the “I agree” button on our websites, any of our e-commerce applications or any of our mobile applications, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the McMaster-Carr Standard Terms and the provisions set forth in any documentation you receive from us relating to your purchase of Products, the provisions of the McMaster-Carr Standard Terms shall prevail. In addition, if you use any of our e-commerce or mobile applications, you are also subject to the end user license agreement associated with the e-commerce or mobile application, but if and to the extent that there is any conflict between the Terms and Conditions and the end user license agreement for an e-commerce or mobile application, the Terms and Conditions shall prevail. Our acceptance of any order submitted by you is expressly subject to your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions, which may be evidenced solely by your acceptance of any Products ordered. Any additional, different or conflicting terms in any document or communication you submit to us are rejected and shall have no effect unless we agree to them in a writing signed and sent to you by our authorized representative. The Terms and Conditions supersede, override and exclude all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications.

The McMaster-Carr Standard Terms are effective as of the “Terms and Conditions Version Date” set forth below. We reserve the right to change the McMaster-Carr Standard Terms at any time by providing notice to you. That notice will be given by one or more of the following: (i) providing you with an electronic notification through our websites, by e-mail or other means of electronic communication or through any of our e-commerce or mobile applications, or (ii) making a revision to the McMaster-Carr Standard Terms and changing the version date shown below. By clicking the “I agree” button in connection with an electronic notification of a change, by using any of the McMaster-Carr Properties, or by purchasing a Product from and after the new version date, you signify your acceptance of the revised McMaster-Carr Standard Terms. The McMaster-Carr Standard Terms shall not be changed, supplemented or interpreted by any course of dealing between the parties and they shall not be interpreted against us because we have drafted them.

Ownership of Content. All literary, pictorial, graphic, derivative and other works, compilations, information and other content in or on the McMaster-Carr Properties, including but not limited to drawings, photographs, images, screen shots, text, digitally downloadable files, trademarks, logos, names of Products, services and programs, slogans, trade dress, and the compilation of the foregoing (the “Content”), and the design, “look and feel,” and arrangement of the Content, other than any public domain materials, are (i) owned or controlled by or licensed to McMaster-Carr, and (ii) protected in the United States and internationally under trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property laws. All title and other rights in and to the McMaster-Carr Properties and the Content are exclusively owned, or licensed from a third party, by McMaster-Carr.

Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents. MCMASTER, MCMASTER-CARR,,,,,,,, the look, feel, and trade dress of the McMaster-Carr Properties, and any other trademarks that we use to identify the source of the services provided by McMaster-Carr, the McMaster-Carr Properties, or any features thereof, are trademarks or registered trademarks of McMaster-Carr in the United States and other jurisdictions. Trademarks used by our suppliers for particular Products that we sell through the McMaster-Carr Properties are the property of their respective owners, not McMaster-Carr. Unless otherwise indicated, all Content is subject to copyrights owned by or licensed to McMaster-Carr, all rights reserved. McMaster-Carr owns one or more patents and patent applications that apply to our websites and to certain of the other McMaster-Carr Properties and/or their use, including but not limited to U.S. Patent Nos. 9870582, 10872368, 11935001, 11921789, D947896, D1002655, D1002654, D1070911, D1013712, D1009915, D1002653, D1013729, D1039544, D1013713, D1012950, D1037315, D1013709, D1013710, D1002652, D1063964, D1013711, D1002651, D1056924, D1002650, D1091565, D1091570, D1091605, D1096766, D1096820, D1099929, D1099950, D1107055, D1107056, and additional pending patent applications. This notice is provided under the virtual patent marking laws of various jurisdictions, including 35 U.S.C. §287(a). Except as expressly permitted by us, nothing in the Terms and Conditions confers any license in any property right, including without limitation any right in any trademark, copyright, or patent of McMaster-Carr or any third party.

Grant of Limited Use License. McMaster-Carr grants you a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable and revocable license to use the McMaster-Carr Properties only in accordance with and for the purposes set forth in the Terms and Conditions (the “Limited Use License”). McMaster-Carr retains the right to terminate or limit your Limited Use License, and your access to the McMaster-Carr Properties and to any Content, for any reason and at any time. Except as otherwise expressly permitted in the Terms and Conditions with respect to CAD Models, or agreed to in writing by an authorized representative of McMaster-Carr, the McMaster-Carr Properties are only for your use in deciding whether to purchase Products from us and in purchasing Products from us. You agree that you will impose only that load on McMaster-Carr’s servers that is necessary for your use in deciding whether to purchase Products from us and in purchasing Products from us. Individuals under 18 years of age may not use our websites, mobile applications or other McMaster Properties, whether to purchase Products, submit information or otherwise.

Prohibited Uses of the McMaster-Carr Properties. Any unauthorized use of, attempt to modify, or interference with the availability of, access to, or proper working of any part or feature of, the McMaster-Carr Properties or their security measures is prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not, directly or indirectly through any third party, engage in any of the following activities with respect to the McMaster-Carr Properties or the Content, except as otherwise expressly permitted in the Terms and Conditions with respect to CAD Models, or agreed to in writing by an authorized representative of McMaster-Carr:

Your Responsibilities. You may be required to have an account to access certain aspects or functions of the McMaster-Carr Properties. To protect your account from unauthorized activity, you should keep your password confidential and restrict access to your computer and any mobile devices through which your account may be accessed. You are responsible for all activity on or through your account. While we have put protective controls in place, we will not be liable for damages or loss arising from your failure to maintain the confidentiality of your password or to adequately restrict access to your account. You represent and warrant that all information that you provide in connection with your account is and shall be accurate, truthful, current and complete. We reserve the right to deny, deactivate or terminate your account at our discretion. You shall not use the account, login, password or credentials of another party to access or use McMaster-Carr Properties or purchase Products.

Breach of Security. You accept all risk that your account may be accessed without your permission. If you discover or suspect that the security of your account has been breached, please let us know as soon as possible.

THE MCMASTER.AI WEBSITE CONSTITUTES PART OF THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES AND IS SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO. The mcmaster.ai website uses machine learning, deep learning, or other artificial intelligence technology, algorithms, models, platforms or systems (“AI Technology”) to generate responses to your inquiries and prompts.

User Input. The prompts and other information you submit to the mcmaster.ai website constitute User Content and may be used by us as provided in our Terms and Conditions, including to improve the McMaster-Carr Properties and develop, train, refine, fine-tune or improve AI Technology. You are responsible for the User Content submitted to the mcmaster.ai website, including ensuring that it does not violate any applicable law or these Terms and Conditions, including the section of these McMaster-Carr Standard Terms entitled “User Content You Submit.” You acknowledge that AI Technology may retain and use information shared with it to provide more personalized Content for you and others. DO NOT SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION, ACCOUNT IDENTIFIERS, PASSWORDS, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, OR OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION WITH THE MCMASTER.AI WEBSITE OR AI TECHNOLOGY.

Licensed Use. McMaster-Carr grants you a Limited Use License to access and use the mcmaster.ai website and associated AI Technology and any resulting Content. Your use of such items is subject to all applicable Terms and Conditions, including the prior section of these McMaster-Carr Standard Terms entitled “Prohibited Uses of the McMaster-Carr Properties.” Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to use the mcmaster.ai website and associated AI Technology or Content to identify, harass or stalk individuals; defraud, mislead or scam others; promote harm or discrimination; infringe other’s rights or privacy; develop or use weapons; injure others or destroy property; engage in unauthorized activities; or violate of any applicable laws. Any use of the mcmaster.ai website, associated AI Technology, or any resulting Content in violation of these Terms and Conditions may result in immediate suspension or termination of your access, without notice, at the sole discretion of McMaster-Carr. You acknowledge that applicable laws governing the use of artificial intelligence are rapidly evolving. In the event that a change in law results in McMaster-Carr being unable to offer the mcmaster.ai website and/or AI Technology in compliance with any applicable laws, McMaster-Carr may, in its sole discretion, limit or modify your access to the mcmaster.ai website and/or AI Technology as necessary to comply with such applicable laws. This may include, without limitation, reducing functionality or restricting availability in certain jurisdictions.

Output. The output generated by the mcmaster.ai website and related AI Technology (“Output”) constitutes Content subject to our Terms and Conditions. You acknowledge that Output may contain incorrect, biased, outdated, or incomplete information. You must evaluate Output for accuracy and appropriateness for your use. You should not rely on the mcmaster.ai website or any Output for advice of any kind, including but not limited to advice concerning the use of Products sold by us or other industrial products, or for medical, legal, investment, financial or other professional advice. IF YOU PLAN TO USE OUTPUT FOR ANY DECISION OR OTHER REASON, IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY THE OUTPUT. If Output references any third-party products or services, it does not mean the third party is affiliated with or endorsed by McMaster-Carr. Output may not be unique, and the mcmaster.ai website and related AI Technology may generate similar or the same content for other users. Output may not be legally protectable under intellectual property laws in all jurisdictions. Output may contain inappropriate or offensive information that doesn’t reflect McMaster-Carr’s views. You shall not represent or mislead others into thinking that the Output was created by a human. We shall have no responsibility or liability to you for Output or your use or reliance on any Output. YOU RECOGNIZE AND AGREE THAT YOU – NOT MCMASTER-CARR – ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF, AND/OR ANY ACTIONS YOU TAKE IN RELATION TO, OUTPUT BASED ON YOUR PROMPTS.

Disclaimers and Limitations. Some AI Technology used in connection with the mcmaster.ai website may be developed by third parties. We shall have no liability with respect thereto or with respect to any third-party content or information accessed or used by AI Technology. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MCMASTER.AI WEBSITE, AI TECHNOLOGY OR OUTPUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES AND CONTENT.

The CAD models on the McMaster-Carr Properties (“CAD Models”) are being made available to help you decide whether to purchase Products from us. You shall not use the CAD Models to engage in 3D printing or other fabrication of the objects depicted in the CAD Models for any purpose other than your use in deciding whether to purchase Products from us and in purchasing Products from us, and you shall not reproduce, display, retain copies of, redistribute or make available the CAD Models (or any design drawings or prototypes that incorporate them) to any third parties, including third parties in the business of selling products similar to the Products.

The CAD Models do not contain any technical information other than what is readily observable, specified by industry standards or provided to us by our suppliers. The dimensions and other technical specifications of Products may vary from those shown in the CAD Models, due among other reasons to tolerances associated with manufacturing processes. Manufacturing tolerance information is considered proprietary by many of our suppliers and is not always provided to us. Thus, tolerance information may not be reflected in the CAD Models. You acknowledge and agree as follows: (i) your use of the CAD Models is at your own risk and you are solely responsible for any use you make or permit others to make of the CAD Models; (ii) McMaster-Carr makes no representation or warranty (express or implied) with respect to the CAD Models, including but not limited to the accuracy or completeness of Product dimensions or any other technical specifications contained in or accompanying the CAD Models, non-infringement of third-party rights (including but not limited to intellectual property rights), quality, suitability or fitness for purpose, or title; (iii) McMaster-Carr may terminate or limit your access to the CAD Models for any reason at any time; and (iv) to the fullest extent permitted by law, you shall indemnify us and hold us harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and other expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from claims asserted by you or others as a result of your use of the CAD Models.

This Add-In End User License Agreement (“Add-In EULA”) applies if you obtain access to a software add-in (“Add-In”) made available by us for use with third-party CAD software (“CAD Software”), such as SolidWorks. THE ADD-IN CONSTITUTES PART OF THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES AND IS SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO.

Licensed Use. McMaster-Carr grants you a Limited Use License to install the Add-In on your computer device and to use the Add-In in connection with the CAD Software for your own internal business purposes to help you decide whether to purchase Products from us and to purchase Products from us. Your use of the Add-In and its Content is subject to all applicable Terms and Conditions, including the prior section of these McMaster-Carr Standard Terms entitled “Prohibited Uses of the McMaster-Carr Properties.” Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reverse engineer, reproduce, make a derivative work from, or commercially exploit the Add-In or its output or related Content for any purpose not expressly specified herein. All title, ownership and other rights in and to the Add-In are exclusively owned or licensed from a third party by McMaster-Carr.

CAD Models. Certain functionality of the Add-In is dependent on CAD Models available via the McMaster-Carr Properties. Your use of CAD Models is subject to all applicable Terms and Conditions, including the prior section of these McMaster-Carr Standard Terms entitled “Use of CAD Models.” Without limiting the foregoing, (i) you acknowledge the disclaimers herein regarding variances in specifications and manufacturing tolerances regarding the CAD Models, and that use of the CAD Models is at your own risk; (ii) you shall not use the CAD Models or any part of the Add-In to engage in 3D printing or other fabrication of the objects depicted in the CAD Models for any purpose other than your use in deciding whether to purchase Products from us and in purchasing Products from us, and you shall not otherwise reproduce, display, retain copies of, redistribute, or make available any part of the Add-In or the CAD Models (or any design drawings or prototypes that incorporate them) to any third parties, including third parties in the business of selling products similar to the Products; and (iii) you agree to indemnify us for your use of or reliance on the Add-In or CAD Models as provided herein, including for claims relating to products that you create using the CAD Models or Add-In.

CAD Software and System. We have no affiliation with the developer of any CAD Software, and nothing in this Agreement shall grant you any rights with respect to any part of the CAD Software. You are responsible for procuring, installing and maintaining the CAD Software and any necessary hardware or software required for its proper operation (collectively the “System”). We are not responsible for the performance, operation, support or maintenance of the System or CAD Software, and you shall look solely to the suppliers or manufacturers of the components of the System with respect to such matters. The CAD Software may make available to the Add-In certain information that you consider proprietary. We will only access information provided from the Add-In for the purposes of easing use of our CAD Models and facilitating orders for Products from us.

Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability for Add-In. We do not warrant that the Add-In is free of errors or that it will perform without interruption. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ADD-IN AND ITS OUTPUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MCMASTER-CARR AND ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE ADD-IN REGARDLESS OF FORM, INCLUDING FOR LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA, LOST PROFITS OR DOWNTIME, OR DAMAGE TO THE CAD SOFTWARE OR SYSTEM USED WITH THE ADD-IN.

Termination. This Add-In EULA and related Limited Use License shall be terminated automatically if you violate any of the Terms and Conditions. Upon termination, you shall cease using the Add-In and CAD Models and delete all copies of the Add-In and CAD Models in your possession. Termination of the Add-In EULA or Limited Use License shall not terminate any other obligations or provisions of the Terms and Conditions which shall remain in full force and effect.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights. The Add-In, CAD Models and related data, code and documentation are commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation developed exclusively at private expense, and are licensed to U.S. government end users only as commercial items and only with those rights as are granted to all other end users under the Terms and Conditions set forth herein. Use, duplication or disclosure of the Add-In, CAD Models and related data, code and documentation by the U.S. Government or a U.S. Government contractor or subcontractor is subject to the restrictions set forth herein and as provided in FAR 12.211 and 12.212 (48 C.F.R. §12.211 and 12.212) or DFARS 227.7202 (48 C.F.R. §227-7202) as applicable.

This Application Programming Interface Agreement applies if you obtain access to the application programming interface (“API”) made available by us that allows you to interface with McMaster-Carr’s information systems and ingest information about the Products we sell (“API Information”) into your information systems. THE API CONSTITUTES PART OF THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES AND THE API INFORMATION CONSTITUTES CONTENT AND USE THEREOF IS SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO.

Licensed Use. McMaster-Carr grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the API to ingest API Information into your internal systems and software. API Information made available to you is solely for use within your company. You are required to obtain our written consent before using or sharing API information with any third party. The use of the API and its Content is subject to all applicable Terms and Conditions, including the section of these McMaster-Carr Standard Terms entitled “Prohibited Uses of the McMaster-Carr Properties.” Without limiting the foregoing, you (i) agree not to reverse engineer, reproduce, make a derivative work from, or commercially exploit the API or API Information for any purpose not expressly specified herein, (ii) access or use the API or API Information in connection with building or operating a similar, competitive or replacement product, database, or service, or (iii) use the API Information to compare products or prices between competitors (including via reports, data sets, tables, or plug ins) in any manner that is disclosed externally or to third parties. All title, ownership and other rights in and to the API and API Information are exclusively owned by McMaster-Carr or its licensors.

Confidentiality. You agree not to disclose to third parties any API Information obtained through the API, and that you shall not use API Information for a purpose other than those permitted by this Application Programming Interface Agreement. You also agree to use reasonable efforts to protect the API and API Information from unauthorized use or access using at least the same degree of care you use to protect your own confidential information, and you shall promptly report any unauthorized access or use of the API or API Information to McMaster-Carr. Even though McMaster-Carr may publicly disclose certain elements of API Information, the full extent of API Information is not publicly available, and you therefore acknowledge that the API and the API Information obtained through the API are confidential and have economic value to McMaster-Carr because they are not generally available or known to others. In addition to all other remedies available to McMaster-Carr at law, McMaster-Carr shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief against you to enforce those provisions, because the parties recognize that for any breach a remedy at law would be inadequate and insufficient.

Authentication. You shall not, and you shall not permit, access to the API by any means other than the login credentials authorized by McMaster-Carr. You agree to protect your API login information from disclosure to others, and you shall be responsible for any use of the API traceable to your login information.

Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability for API. We do not warrant that the API is free of errors or that it will perform without interruption. The API is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and we do not make any specific promises about the API. For example, McMaster-Carr does not make any commitments about the accuracy of the API Information accessed through the API, the specific functions of the API, or the API’s reliability, availability, or ability to meet your needs. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THE API IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MCMASTER-CARR AND ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE API REGARDLESS OF FORM, INCLUDING FOR LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA, LOST PROFITS OR DOWNTIME, OR DAMAGE TO THE ANY SOFTWARE OR SYSTEM USED WITH THE API OR API INFORMATION.

Use Limitations. McMaster-Carr may enforce limits on your use of the API, such as limiting the number of API requests you may make per day. You shall not make any attempt to circumvent these limits.

Termination. This Application Programming Interface Agreement and related Limited Use License shall be terminated automatically if you violate any of the Terms and Conditions, and either McMaster-Carr or you may terminate it at any time by providing written notice to the other party. Not later than 30 days after termination, you shall permanently delete all API Information from your systems and certify to McMaster-Carr in writing that all API Information has been deleted. Termination of the API Programming Interface Agreement or Limited Use License shall not terminate any other obligations or provisions of the Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights. The API, API Information and related data, code and documentation are commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation developed exclusively at private expense, and are licensed to U.S. government end users only as commercial items and only with those rights as are granted to all other end users under the Terms and Conditions set forth herein. Use, duplication or disclosure of the API, API Information and related data, code and documentation by the U.S. Government or a U.S. Government contractor or subcontractor is subject to the restrictions set forth herein and as provided in FAR 12.211 and 12.212 (48 C.F.R. §12.211 and 12.212) or DFARS 227.7202 (48 C.F.R. §227-7202) as applicable.

Submission of User Content to Us. We are pleased to hear from our customers. We may enable our customers and other users of the McMaster-Carr Properties to submit, post or upload reviews, comments, suggestions, messages, photographs, images, videos and other content (collectively, “User Content”).

Disclaimer of Liability for User Content. We do not control, endorse or verify any User Content and we make no representation or warranty concerning its authenticity, integrity or accuracy. Reliance on or use of any User Content is solely at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible or liable for any User Content or for any claims, damages or losses resulting from the use or appearance of any User Content on the McMaster-Carr Properties.

User Content You Submit. You are solely responsible for all User Content you submit to us. You agree that you will not submit to us any User Content that (i) infringes or otherwise violates the rights of others, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, publicity or privacy rights, (ii) violates any local, state, national, or regional laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction, (iii) is unlawful, obscene, explicit, derogatory, threatening, harassing, hateful, racist, defamatory or otherwise objectionable, (iv) uses a false email address, impersonates any person or entity or is otherwise misleading as to its origin, or (v) contains viruses or corrupted files that may adversely affect the Content or the operation of the McMaster-Carr Properties. We reserve the right to remove or edit any User Content and to terminate or suspend your account at any time and without notice. DO NOT UPLOAD ANY IMAGE OR USER CONTENT THAT REVEALS PERSONAL OR SENSITIVE INFORMATION OR THAT DEPICTS OR EMBODIES THE LIKENESS OR OTHER IDENTIFYING ELEMENTS OF ANY PERSON WITHOUT PERMISSION.

Your Grant of a License and Other Rights to User Content You Submit. By submitting User Content to us, you grant to us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, perpetual, fully-paid, worldwide license (i) to use, reproduce, modify, store, publish, perform, create derivative works from, distribute and display such User Content in any media for our business purposes, and you hereby waive all “moral rights” with respect to our use of that User Content, and (ii) to use the names, images and likenesses that you submit to us in connection with that User Content. If and to the extent User Content that you submit to us contains ideas, suggestions, documents or proposals relating to us and our business (“Suggestions”), you acknowledge and agree as follows: (i) your Suggestions do not contain confidential or proprietary information; (ii) we are not obligated to keep your Suggestions confidential and we may use or disclose them in any media worldwide; (iii) we receive submissions from many parties that are similar to the Suggestions, or we may have ideas, concepts or processes similar to the Suggestions already under consideration or in development; (iv) your Suggestions shall be deemed the property of McMaster-Carr, which we will be free (but not required) to evaluate, develop and exploit at our discretion, without any obligation to compensate you or to credit you, and without any other obligation to you; and (v) you hereby assign all right, title and interest in the Suggestions, and any inventions, works, or other subject matter or rights contained in them, to McMaster-Carr.

When you use the McMaster-Carr Properties to purchase Products, request information or otherwise solicit an electronic communication from us, or to send emails, text messages or other electronic communications to us for any of these purposes, you consent to receive electronic communications from us in response. You may withdraw your consent to receive electronic communications from us at any time. We may communicate electronically with you in a variety of ways, including by email, text message, in-app push notices, posting notices and messages on the McMaster-Carr Properties or by other means. You agree that all notices, disclosures, agreements and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that those communications be in writing. You agree that we may preserve any communication by you to us through any of the McMaster-Carr Properties and that we may disclose the data contained in any communication from you if we are required to do so by law or if we determine that preserving or disclosing that data is necessary to (i) comply with legal process, (ii) enforce the Terms and Conditions, (iii) respond to claims that the data you submitted violates the rights of others, or (iv) protect the rights, property or personal safety of McMaster-Carr, our employees, users of the McMaster-Carr Properties or the public.

No Endorsement by Us of Third-Party Websites. The existence on third-party websites or applications of hypertext links to any of the McMaster-Carr Properties does not imply or signify any relationship, endorsement or other connection between McMaster-Carr and the owner or operator of the website or application containing the links. McMaster-Carr is not responsible for inaccuracies in information or for any representations and express or implied warranties, including those of fitness for purpose or merchantability, which may be contained on or implied from any third-party websites or applications containing hyperlinks to mcmaster.com. McMaster-Carr does not authorize any other parties to make representations or warranties on our behalf.

Limited Permission to Link to Our Homepage. You may link to the homepage of mcmaster.com only if (i) the link or the manner of linking does not damage or take advantage of our reputation, (ii) you do not by such linkage suggest that we approve, endorse or are in any other way associated with your activities, products or services, and (iii) you immediately remove any links to mcmaster.com at our request.

Disclaimers Relating to Third-Party Applications Included by Us. The McMaster-Carr Properties may include third-party technology, software, applications and links to other websites and resources provided by third parties. Any such links are provided for your convenience only. We do not have any control over the content of those third-party websites or resources. You therefore acknowledge and agree as follows: (i) we are not responsible for the practices or policies of third parties or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of any third-party technology, services, software or applications or any linked third-party website or resource; and (ii) if you use any third-party technology, services or software or access any website or resource linked to the McMaster-Carr Properties, you do so at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use of any such third-party technologies, websites or resources.

THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS AND YOUR USE OF THEM IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ACCORDINGLY, THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES AND ALL CONTENT PROVIDED THEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES OR ANY CONTENT OR TECHNOLOGY INCLUDED IN THEM, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION (i) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TITLE AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND (ii) WARRANTIES THAT THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE. YOU THEREFORE ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACKUP OF YOUR DATA AND/OR EQUIPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES. YOU SHALL HOLD MCMASTER-CARR HARMLESS FROM AND YOU SHALL NOT SUE MCMASTER-CARR FOR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES OR THE CONTENT.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MCMASTER-CARR AND ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER LOSSES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES OR THE CONTENT, OR FOR YOUR RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT IN THE MCMASTER-CARR PROPERTIES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

As a condition to your use of the McMaster-Carr Properties, to the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless McMaster-Carr and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, vendors and suppliers from and against any liabilities, losses, damages, costs and other expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting directly or indirectly out of (i) any breach by you of the Terms and Conditions, (ii) your use of the McMaster-Carr Properties, (iii) User Content submitted by you, and (iv) your use of the CAD Models.

Export Control Laws. Certain Content that may be downloaded by you or is otherwise made available on the McMaster-Carr Properties may be subject to United States export control laws. These laws prohibit the export of certain information, software and other technology to certain restricted localities, persons and entities. You agree and acknowledge that no Content, software or other technology may be used, downloaded or exported from the McMaster-Carr Properties (i) in or into any country against which the United States maintains a trade embargo, (ii) by or to a person or entity designated on the U.S. Treasury Department’s List of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Persons List or Entity List, or (iii) otherwise in violation of any applicable United States export control law.

Compliance with Laws of Other Countries. McMaster-Carr operates the McMaster-Carr Properties from the United States and does not warrant or represent that they are appropriate for use in or otherwise comply with the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of the McMaster-Carr Properties is lawful in any jurisdiction in which you use them.

Published prices don't include taxes, duties, brokerage or shipping costs, and they may be changed without notice. All payments must be in U.S. Dollars. Open accounts may be available on terms approved by us. Payment terms on open accounts are net 30 days, less two percent for payment within 10 days of shipment or pick-up of the Products if payment is made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or check. Visa, MasterCard and American Express will generally be accepted for payment of orders, but credit card arrangements are subject to change. Discounts are not applied to payments made by credit card.

We reserve the right to correct typographic errors and reject or cancel orders because applicable law prevents the sale of the Products in your area or for any other reason.

In addition to the published price, we may charge you for transportation, taxes, duties, tariffs, and all other expenses that we incur in connection with the shipping of your order.

You are responsible for all applicable national, state, provincial and local sales and use taxes, value added taxes, duties, tariffs and other governmental fees which may be imposed in connection with your purchase of Products from us. When we collect taxes and other governmental fees from you, the amount collected will be stated separately on the invoice. If you are claiming an exemption from sales tax, you are responsible for providing a valid sales tax exemption certificate and you agree that you will not claim a sales tax exemption for purchases that do not qualify as exempt. If your claim of exemption for any purchase is deemed invalid by the taxing jurisdiction, you will upon request reimburse us for any and all taxes which we are required to pay on that purchase. If any Product which you purchase for resale is subsequently used by you, you will pay the use tax directly to the taxing authority, if required by law, or to us if we are required to pay it. For more information, please see www.mcmaster.com/tax or contact the appropriate revenue department in your State.

Australia, New Zealand and Singapore Customers. For purposes of the goods and services tax (GST) of Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, if you are located in Australia, New Zealand or Singapore, each time you purchase Products from us you are certifying that (i) you are registered for GST in the country to which the Products are being shipped, and (ii) you are acquiring the Products from us only for the purpose of using them in the course of running your enterprise in the country to which the Products are being shipped; and (iii) you will notify us promptly if your GST registration status changes.

Delivery. Delivery occurs at McMaster-Carr’s warehouse when the Product is tendered to the carrier or is picked up by the customer, except for those sales into Canada as to which we agree to act as importer of record in the documentation you receive from us relating to your purchase of Products. With respect to sales into Canada as to which we agree to act as importer of record in the documentation you receive from us relating to your purchase of Products, the place of delivery is the destination in Canada to which we have prepaid the shipping charges.

Title and Risk of Loss. Title and risk of loss pass to the customer at McMaster-Carr’s warehouse when the Product is tendered to the carrier or is picked up by the customer. For sales as to which we have agreed in the documentation you receive from us relating to your purchase of Products to prepay the shipping charges, we may elect at our sole option to replace or refund the purchase price of a Product damaged in transit.

To return a Product, send it to the nearest McMaster-Carr location. To exchange a Product, return it to us and place a new order. No return authorization is required. We do not take title to returned Products until the Product arrives at our facility. You will be given credit upon our receipt of the returned Product. We reserve the right to reject returns of Products used or damaged by the customer or designated as non-cancellable or non-returnable.

Because we don’t make the Products we sell, our only warranty or other obligation and your only remedy against us with respect to our Products is for us to replace any Product which is defective in material or workmanship when sold and which you return to us. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS WE SELL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, ARE DISCLAIMED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. HOWEVER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IN ALL JURISDICTIONS WE DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MCMASTER-CARR AND ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT OR OTHERWISE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER LOSSES (OTHER THAN THE COST OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR) THAT ARISE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE OF ANY PRODUCT FROM US, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE ALSO DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE MISUSE, IMPROPER SELECTION, FAULTY REPAIR OR IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF A PRODUCT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO THE PRODUCTS WE SELL IS THE RIGHT TO RETURN THE PRODUCTS AND OBTAIN AT OUR OPTION A REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT THAT GIVES RISE TO THE CLAIM. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY CLAIM OR ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST US ARISING OUT OF ANY PRODUCT WE SELL TO YOU MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU.

Warnings, Information and Instructions. We do not manufacture any of the Products we sell. We rely entirely on our suppliers to provide all necessary warnings, instructions, chemical content and other information regarding the purchase, installation, use, handling, storage, resale, transportation and disposal of or relating to the Products. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) CONCERNING AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF, OR LACK OF, ANY WARNINGS, INFORMATION OR INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY OUR SUPPLIERS.

Country of origin determinations are made by our suppliers and not independently verified by McMaster-Carr. Our suppliers use varying industry standard methodologies for determining origin, including substantial transformation, wholly originating, and cost of components, which may not match the methodology required for your application. Some of these origin methodologies allow for some processing and/or content in countries other than the one we list.

Safety Data Sheets. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for certain Products are available to you online at www.mcmaster.com or by contacting us by one of the methods described at www.mcmaster.com/contact. Any SDS we make available to you has been prepared and provided to us by the manufacturer or the supplier of the Product. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) CONCERNING AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN AN SDS.

Assumption of Risk for Product Information. McMaster-Carr is solely a reseller of Products manufactured by others. Information about the Products in the McMaster-Carr Properties is provided by or is dependent upon information provided by our suppliers (“Product Information”). WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) CONCERNING AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE PRODUCT INFORMATION. You assume the risk that the Product Information may be incomplete, inaccurate or out of date. We may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any of the Product Information or other information included in the Content at any time, without notice or liability. We reserve the right to correct any publishing errors in the Content, including pricing errors.

Compliance with Laws. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) THAT PRODUCTS OFFERED FOR SALE BY US COMPLY WITH ANY LAWS, CODES OR REGULATIONS GOVERNING THEIR PURCHASE, INSTALLATION, USE, HANDLING, STORAGE, RESALE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL, EXPORT OR IMPORT, THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR USE IN YOUR JURISDICTION, OR THAT THEY ARE APPROPRIATE OR SUITABLE FOR YOUR PURPOSES OR USE. You are solely responsible for ensuring your compliance, and that of any third party to whom you resell the Products, with all applicable laws governing purchase, installation, use, handling, storage, resale, transportation, disposal, export and import of the Products you purchase from us.

Your Representations and Warranties. You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with all other available information about the Products prior to your purchase and use of them to determine their suitability for and any limitations on your intended use. In connection with any purchase of Products from us, you warrant, represent, acknowledge and agree as follows: (i) the purchase, installation, use, handling, storage, resale, transportation, disposal, export or import of the Products by you and any third party to whom you resell them is and will be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and will conform to generally recognized industry and professional standards; (ii) you and any third party to whom you resell the Products are or will be knowledgeable concerning the laws and other practices relating to the safe and lawful purchase, installation, use, resale, handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of the Products; (iii) you have used your own skill and judgment in selecting and you are solely responsible for the determination and selection of suitable Products for your contemplated use and the use contemplated by any third party to whom you resell the Products; (iv) you are at least 18 years of age, and have the legal right and are authorized to purchase the Products; (v) you understand any and all hazards associated with the storage, use, handling and transportation of the Products; (vi) you are solely responsible for protecting and/or warning all parties who may be exposed to those hazards as a result of your use or resale of the Products; and (vii) if you are located in California, when you use our printed catalog to purchase Products, the Products are being purchased only for professional or commercial use, and not for personal or household use.

Your Indemnification of Us. Your purchase, use and resale of the Products is at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, except to the extent caused by our negligence or willful misconduct, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless McMaster-Carr and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, vendors and suppliers from and against any liabilities, losses, damages, costs and other expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting (directly or indirectly) out of your (i) breach of any of the Terms and Conditions, (ii) negligence, misuse or other wrongful conduct related to a Product, or (iii) violation of any applicable law related to any Product. To the extent they are inconsistent with the U.S. federal Anti-Deficiency Act, the indemnification provisions in the Terms and Conditions will not apply to any sale made by us to a U.S. federal government agency to which the Anti-Deficiency Act applies.

Items sold by us may not meet certain government procurement requirements (such as those imposed by the Buy American Act). If you require other information or have other special needs, please contact us.

If you purchase Products through our websites, or by email, facsimile or an electronic data interchange or EDI system (collectively, “e-commerce”), you agree that (i) any contract of sale resulting from an e-commerce transaction is legally binding and enforceable, notwithstanding the provisions of any law relating to whether agreements must be in writing or signed by the parties to be bound thereby; and (ii) copies of our e-commerce records are admissible in any legal proceeding under the business records exception to the hearsay rule, the best evidence rule or any other rule of evidence, notwithstanding that such records were not originated or maintained in documentary form. As provided in the Uniform Commercial Code, we adopt as our signature on e-commerce communications the electronic identification of McMaster-Carr affixed to or contained in each electronic record transmitted in connection with a transmission. In the event of a dispute, the business records maintained by us regarding your e-commerce purchases with us shall be deemed to be the governing records for purposes of establishing the terms of those purchases.

U.S. Export Controls. Our Products are subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for and shall comply with all laws, regulations and orders of the United States applicable to the export of Products you purchase from us. Without limiting the foregoing, you represent and warrant as follows: (i) you are not designated on or associated with any party named on any of the restricted parties lists published by the U.S. government, including but not limited to, the Denied Persons List, the Entity List, the Unverified List of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, or the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Treasury Department, and you are not 50 percent or more owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more persons on the SDN List; (ii) you shall not engage in the export, reexport, diversion, transfer or other disposition of any Product in violation of any laws of the United States, including but not limited to laws administered by the Treasury Department and the Department of Commerce pursuant to which the United States maintains trade embargoes and sanctions against certain countries; (iii) you are purchasing the Products to be exported from the United States and imported to the destination identified in the documentation relating to your purchase of Products in compliance with the laws of the United States and that destination; (iv) you understand and acknowledge that a license or other authorization may be required from the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Office of Foreign Assets Control or other U.S. government agency before exporting or reexporting Products from the United States; (v) unless otherwise expressly agreed by us in the documentation you receive from us relating to your purchase of Products, you are responsible for obtaining and paying for any licenses, permits or other authorizations required for exporting or reexporting our Products; and (vi) all other costs associated with exporting the Products shall be your responsibility.

We are prohibited from participating in or supporting international boycotts of certain foreign countries, including Israel, if such boycotts are not sanctioned by the U.S. Government, and neither we nor you shall take or refrain from taking (or be required to take or refrain from taking) any action to participate in or support an unsanctioned boycott if such activity violates the laws of the United States or any applicable foreign jurisdiction.

Your Import of Products Into a Foreign Country. We do not serve as the importer of Products into any country, except to the extent, and then only to the extent that we agree in the documentation the customer receives from us relating to the purchase of Products to serve as importer of record for certain sales to customers in Canada. In all other cases, when the Products you purchase from us are imported into another country, you are solely responsible for (i) compliance with all laws governing that country‘s importation process, (ii) obtaining and paying for all necessary licenses, permits, customs clearances and all other authorizations, and (iii) paying all applicable duties, tariffs and other taxes and government charges imposed by that country upon import, and any brokerage, storage, any other fees or costs associated with the import of the Products.

Acknowledgement of Independent Contractor and Business Status. In exporting the Products from the United States, importing them into another country, or reselling them following your purchase from us, you acknowledge that you are an independent contractor and that you shall not hold yourself out as an agent or otherwise cause others to believe that you are authorized to act on behalf of McMaster-Carr. In addition, if you are located outside the United States, you represent and warrant to us that the Products are being purchased only for professional or commercial use, and not for personal or household use.

The Terms and Conditions (including the breach, termination and validity thereof), sales of our Products, use of the McMaster-Carr Properties (including with regard to any applicable intellectual property rights therein), any personal information you submit to us and any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing (i) shall be governed entirely by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois and applicable U.S. federal law, without giving effect to conflict of law principles of any jurisdiction, and (ii) shall not be governed in any manner by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, which is hereby expressly excluded, or the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States. Except as otherwise expressly provided respecting the resolution of any controversy or claim between McMaster-Carr and a party domiciled outside the United States, you irrevocably consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the state court located in DuPage County, Illinois or the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in connection with any action by or against McMaster-Carr to which you are a party. Proceedings to enforce the result of any such adjudication, however, may be brought in any applicable forum. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE BOTH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH ACTION.

Any controversy or claim between McMaster-Carr and a party domiciled outside the United States arising out of or relating to the Terms and Conditions, including but not limited to, the breach, termination or validity of the Terms and Conditions, sales of our Products, use of the McMaster-Carr Properties and any personal information submitted to us shall be determined and resolved exclusively by arbitration administered by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in accordance with its International Arbitration Rules. In connection with any such arbitration, the place of the arbitration shall exclusively be Chicago, Illinois, USA, the language of the arbitration shall be English, and Illinois law shall be applied to the dispute submitted to arbitration, without giving effect to any conflict of law principles of any jurisdiction. The arbitration award shall be final and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction over the parties. Except as may be required by law or for the purposes of entering, challenging or enforcing an arbitration award in a court having jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter, no party or its representatives may disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder, or any other matter relating to the arbitration or the award, without the prior written consent of all parties.

We are not liable for any delay in or impairment of our performance caused in whole or in part by acts of God, labor disruptions, acts of war, terrorists, criminals, hackers or vandals, governmental decrees or controls, riots, epidemics and quarantines, communications disruptions, power failures, accidents, explosions, fires, inability to obtain or ship Products, inability to obtain licenses or permits, shortages or inability to obtain supplies or raw materials, severe weather, natural disasters and catastrophic events, or any other occurrence which is beyond our reasonable control in the conduct of business.

The failure (with or without intent) of any party to insist upon the strict performance by the other party of any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall not be deemed to constitute a modification of, or a waiver of the right to insist at any time thereafter upon performance strictly in accordance with, any of the provisions of the Terms and Conditions. No waiver of any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall operate as a waiver of any other provision of the Terms and Conditions, and no waiver of any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall operate as a continuing waiver of that provision.

In the event that any provision of the Terms and Conditions is held illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Terms and Conditions, in which event they shall be construed and enforced as if that illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never been inserted in them.

No benefits or duties under the Terms and Conditions may be assigned without our prior written consent, except that a merger or consolidation of any party with another entity shall not constitute a violation of this provision. The Terms and Conditions are intended for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties thereto and their respective permitted assignees thereunder. Nothing in the Terms and Conditions shall give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of the matters covered in them.

Nothing provided in the Terms and Conditions shall be deemed to create any relationship between us of employment, partnership, joint venture, agency or representation with respect to the use of the McMaster-Carr Properties or sales of Products by us.

This Privacy Policy is intended to help you understand how McMaster-Carr collects, uses and safeguards the personal and other information you provide to us, including through our websites, our mobile or e-commerce applications, and other McMaster-Carr Properties.

If you are an individual within the State of California, USA, the California Consumer Privacy Protection Act (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act) (“CCPA”) and the CCPA regulations may apply to the personal data that you provide us through the McMaster-Carr Properties or otherwise through your interaction with us. If so, we are required by the CCPA to provide additional information to you, which you can find in the California Privacy Statement below.

If you are an individual within the European Union (“EU”) or the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”) may apply to the personal data that you provide us through the McMaster-Carr Properties or otherwise through your interaction with us. If so, we are required by the GDPR to provide additional information to you, which you can find in the GDPR Notice below.

Your Personal Information. When you place an order for a Product, we need to know your name, email and mailing addresses, and your billing information so that we can fill, confirm and ship your order, notify you of your order status and process your payment. We may also request some of this same information from you when you ask a question or make a comment through our websites, mobile applications or other McMaster Properties in order for us to respond appropriately. Our websites, mobile applications or other McMaster Properties may collect your IP address or domain name, referring web page, browser type, mobile device type, device operating system, device settings, geolocation data and information about the way you use your device or this site (such as the length of time spent or the pages accessed while visiting this site). We may use third-party website analytics tools and embedded tracking devices that collect information about visitor traffic on our sites and mobile applications to help us understand how the McMaster-Carr Properties are being used. We may collect location data based on your network activity (e.g., by IP address) or the location of your mobile device. We may collect business, contact, and identifier information from third-party sources and publicly-available sources, such as email address verification services, industry publications, government databases and commercial data services.

Purposes. We process and use the personal data collected for the following business or commercial purposes: (i) to provide you with our Products and services and fulfill your orders, (ii) to provide ongoing support, respond to inquiries and otherwise communicate and manage our relationship with you, (iii) to inform you about our Products or services, including by sending catalogs or other communications, (iv) to administer and improve our websites, mobile applications and other McMaster-Carr Properties, and to optimize and personalize our communications and the customer experience, (v) to enforce our agreements with you and handle associated claims, (vi) to comply with legal obligations, (vii) for fraud and security purposes, and (viii) for other purposes described to you when collecting your personal information.

Audience Matching. We may participate in audience matching, measurement, and data supplementation activities with third parties using secure data clean rooms. These activities allow us to improve the relevance of our customer data. Such processes require that we and the third party each provide hashed or pseudonymized versions of email addresses (or other identifiers) from our respective datasets. The matching and analysis occurs within a controlled, secure environment. Information we collect from our partners is treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Information our partners receive from us is subject to their privacy policies and contract provisions with us.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties. We don't rent or sell to others any information about our customers. We do not grant permission to third parties to collect information regarding the online activities of our website users over time and across different websites when they visit our websites. However, we may provide your personal information to third parties who provide services on our behalf, such as the companies engaged to deliver your order and process your payment or to provide certain website functionality or information technology (including AI Technology). Shared information may include your name, address, contact information and payment card information. Website usage and network activity information may also be shared with service providers furnishing website hosting, website analytics and chat software. We also reserve the right to disclose without notice to you any information in our possession if we believe we are required to do so by law, to protect or defend our rights or property, or to respond to an emergency.

Use By Minors Prohibited. Our websites, mobile applications and other McMaster Properties are not intended for use by and McMaster-Carr does not intend to collect personal information from individuals under 18 years of age. Individuals under 18 years of age are directed to not use our websites, mobile applications or other McMaster Properties, whether to purchase Products, submit personal information or otherwise.

Mobile User Application and Location Permissions. When you use our mobile applications, you may grant to us certain permissions with respect to your device. These permissions may include (i) granting us access to the camera and photos, videos, and other media files on your device, (ii) allowing us to send in-app push notifications to you, and (iii) allowing us to collect data regarding the location of your mobile device. Most mobile devices provide you with information and choices about these permissions. Please adjust your privacy controls appropriately.

Right to Access: You may request information about the categories and specific pieces of data we have collected about you and obtain a copy of that data.

Right to Delete: You may request that we delete personal data that we have collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.

Right to Correct: You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you, subject to certain exceptions.

Right to Opt Out: Some jurisdictions may grant the right to opt-out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. We do not process your personal data for such purposes; thus we do not offer a right to opt-out.

You may obtain a copy of certain personal information we maintain about you and update or correct inaccuracies in that information using the features of your account. If you wish to access, correct or delete other personal information, you can submit a verifiable consumer request by calling us at 833-641-2800, using one of the methods described at www.mcmaster.com/contact, or via the “contact us” feature in our mobile applications, and we will endeavor to provide, correct, update or remove the personal information you give us, consistent with applicable legal requirements. Upon receipt of your request, we will provide directions for any identity verification requirements, which may include submission of pieces of personal information that we can match to our records. Subject to applicable law, we will endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of receipt, but we may request additional time if required to process your request and if permitted by law. If we deny your request, we will inform you of the reason for its denial, and you may appeal the decision by contacting us, using the methods described in this section. We will inform you of any action taken or not taken in response to your appeal within a reasonable time after the date of receipt of the appeal (usually 60 days or any shorter period required by applicable law). We will provide a written explanation of the reason(s) for the decision and any additional information or resources required by applicable law.

McMaster-Carr‘s Responsibility. The security of your information is important to us. While we endeavor to use reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your information, the Internet and other e-commerce channels are not totally secure. Due to the possibility of transmission errors, hacking or other unauthorized third-party activities, we cannot guarantee that personal data transmitted to our websites, mobile applications or other McMaster Properties will remain secure. If we become aware of a security breach involving any such data, McMaster-Carr will make all legally required disclosures consistent with our ability to determine the scope of the breach, our need to restore the integrity of the system and the needs of law enforcement.

Credit Card Information. Whenever we transmit your credit card information over the Internet, we use industry standard encryption for all pages containing private information pertaining to your shipments. Your full credit card number is never displayed when you use our websites or mobile applications. When you use a saved credit card, we only include the last four digits of the credit card number on the order page so that you can tell which credit card you used.

What are Cookies? A cookie is a small text file that our websites place on your computer or mobile device. Your browser provides the cookie to us each time you return to our websites. Cookies help us to identify you and to provide you with information that is relevant to you when you return to our site. Cookies also help us understand how our site is being used so that we can make it more effective for our users.

Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are essential to the use of our site, as they enable you to move around the site and use its features, such as accessing logged in or secure areas.

Performance Cookies. These cookies collect information about how you have used the site, for example, information related to the unique username you have provided, so that less strain is placed on our backend infrastructure. These cookies may also be used to allow us to know that you have logged in so that we can provide you with different content than that provided to a new user. We also use this type of cookie to track aggregate usage of our site. The information collected is used to improve how the site works.

Functionality Cookies. These cookies allow us to remember how you logged in, when you logged in or out, and the history of your activity on our site. These cookies also allow us to tailor the service to provide enhanced features and content for you. These cookies are not used to track your browsing activity on other sites or for other services.

First and Third Party Cookies. First-party cookies are cookies that belong to us, third-party cookies are cookies that another party places on your device through our site. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by someone providing a service for us, for example to help us understand how our service is being used.

Duration of Cookies on your Device. The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted.

Managing and Deleting Cookies. By using our websites, you consent to our use of cookies. You can withdraw your consent to our placement of cookies on your device by contacting us by one of the methods described at www.mcmaster.com/contact. Additionally, you can delete cookies from your device or control the types of cookies you receive using the settings functions on your browser by following the instructions at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/clear-cookies-installed.html. Note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of our service and other parts of our service may not work properly. More information about cookie settings is available at third-party information sites, such as www.allaboutcookies.org.

Our websites are not configured to respond, and they do not respond to “do not track” signals.

The McMaster-Carr Properties are operated by McMaster-Carr from our offices in the United States. Information that you submit to us from outside the United States through the McMaster-Carr Properties will be transmitted to the United States (including to our service providers located in the United States), which may have privacy laws that are less protective than the privacy laws of the jurisdiction in which you reside. By using our websites and other McMaster-Carr Properties, you consent to this transfer. We make no representation that our websites, mobile applications or other McMaster Properties are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States.

We reserve the right to change the Privacy Policy at any time by providing notice to you. We will notify you of changes to the Privacy Policy by one or more of the following: (i) providing you with an electronic notification through our websites, by email or other means of electronic communication or through any of our e-commerce or mobile applications, or (ii) making a revision to the Privacy Policy and changing the Terms and Conditions Version Date appearing below. By clicking the “I agree” button in connection with an electronic notification of a change, by using any of the McMaster-Carr Properties or by purchasing a Product from us after the new version date, you signify your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

This California Privacy Statement applies to residents of the State of California, USA. The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CCPA”) and the CCPA regulations, require McMaster-Carr to provide to California consumers a description of our information practices, an explanation of the rights that the CCPA confers regarding your personal information, and an explanation of how you can exercise your CCPA rights and what you can expect from the process. The California Privacy Statements for applicable persons that are (a) employees can be found on company intranet resources; (b) job applicants can be found at https://mcmaster.com/CPRA_Job_Applicant_Notification; and (c) contractors providing services to us can be found at https://mcmaster.com/CPRA_Contractor_Notification. The terms of our general Privacy Policy continue to apply. In the event of any conflict between a California Privacy Statement and our Privacy Policy, the California Privacy Statement shall prevail.