American Pro

Terms and Conditions
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1. User’s Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Terms Afka Group  International Inc. (“Us” or “We”) provides the American Pro site and various related services (collectively, the “site”) to you, the user,  subject to your compliance with all the terms, conditions, and notices  contained or referenced herein (the “Terms of Use”), as well as any  other written agreement between us and you. In addition, when using  particular services or materials on this site, users shall be subject to  any posted rules applicable to such services or materials that may  contain terms and conditions in addition to those in these Terms of Use.  All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into  these Terms of Use.These Terms of Use are effective as of 9/2/2010.  We expressly reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to  time without notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your  responsibility to review this site and these Terms of Use from time to  time and to familiarize yourself with any modifications. Your continued  use of this site after such modifications will constitute  acknowledgement of the modified Terms of Use and agreement to abide and  be bound by the modified Terms of Use.As used in these Terms of Use,  references to our “Affiliates” include our owners, subsidiaries,  affiliated companies, officers, directors, suppliers, partners,  sponsors, and advertisers, and includes (without limitation) all parties  involved in creating, producing, and/or delivering this site and/or its  contents.

2. Description of Services We make various services  available on this site including, but not limited to, Manufacturers,  distributors, wholesalers and brand name (OEM) manufacturing world wide.  and other like services. You are responsible for providing, at your own  expense, all equipment necessary to use the services, including a  computer, modem, and Internet access (including payment of all fees  associated with such access).We reserve the sole right to either  modify or discontinue the site, including any of the site’s features, at  any time with or without notice to you. We will not be liable to you or  any third party should we exercise such right. Any new features that  augment or enhance the then-current services on this site shall also be  subject to these Terms of Use.

3. Conduct on Site Your use of the site  is subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and you are solely  responsible for the substance of your communications through the site.  By posting information in or otherwise using any communications service,  chat room, message board, newsgroup, software library, or other  interactive service that may be available to you on or through this  site, you agree that you will not upload, share, post, or otherwise  distribute or facilitate distribution of any content — including text,  communications, software, images, sounds, data, or other information —  that:a. is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory,  libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy,  tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of  sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent  or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of  individuals), or otherwise violates our rules or policies;b.  victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of  individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race,  ethnicity, age, or disability;c. infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party;d.  constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk email  (also known as “spamming”), chain letters, any other form of  unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;e.  contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs  that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the  functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment  or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other  information of any third party; orf. impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives.We  neither endorse nor assume any liability for the contents of any  material uploaded or submitted by third party users of the site. We  generally do not pre-screen, monitor, or edit the content posted by  users of communications services, chat rooms, message boards,  newsgroups, software libraries, or other interactive services that may  be available on or through this site. However, we and our agents have  the right at their sole discretion to remove any content that, in our  judgment, does not comply with these Terms of Use and any other rules of  user conduct for our site, or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or  inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing  such content. You hereby consent to such removal and waive any claim  against us arising out of such removal of content. See “Use of Your  Materials” below for a description of the procedures to be followed in  the event that any party believes that content posted on this site  infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of  publicity, or other proprietary right of any party.In addition, you  may not use your account to breach security of another account or  attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server. Not  all areas of the site may be available to you or other authorized users  of the site. You shall not interfere with anyone else?s use and  enjoyment of the site or other similar services. Users who violate  systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.You  agree that we may at any time, and at our sole discretion, terminate  your membership, account, or other affiliation with our site without  prior notice to you for violating any of the above provisions. In  addition, you acknowledge that we will cooperate fully with  investigations of violations of systems or network security at other  sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in  investigating suspected criminal violations.

4. Third Party Sites and  Information.This site may link you to other sites on the Internet or  otherwise include references to information, documents, software,  materials and/or services provided by other parties. These sites may  contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate  or offensive. These other sites and parties are not under our control,  and you acknowledge that we are not responsible for the accuracy,  copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the  content of such sites, nor are we responsible for errors or omissions in  any references to other parties or their products and services. The  inclusion of such a link or reference is provided merely as a  convenience and does not imply endorsement of, or association with, the  site or party by us, or any warranty of any kind, either express or  implied.

5. Intellectual Property Information Copyright (c) 9/2/2005 American Pro® All Rights Reserved. For  purposes of these Terms of Use, “content” is defined as any  information, data, communications, software, photos, video, graphics,  music, sounds, and other material and services that can be viewed by  users on our site. This includes message boards, chat, and other  original content.By accepting these Terms of Use, you acknowledge  and agree that all content presented to you on this site is protected by  copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary  rights and laws, and is the sole property of American Pro and/or its  Affiliates. You are only permitted to use the content as expressly  authorized by us or the specific content provider. Except for a single  copy made for personal use only, you may not copy, reproduce, modify,  republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any documents or  information from this site in any form or by any means without prior  written permission from us or the specific content provider, and you are  solely responsible for obtaining permission before reusing any  copyrighted material that is available on this site. Any unauthorized  use of the materials appearing on this site may violate copyright,  trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or  civil penalties.Neither we or our Affiliates warrant or represent  that your use of materials displayed on, or obtained through, this site  will not infringe the rights of third parties. See “User’s Materials”  below for a description of the procedures to be followed in the event  that any party believes that content posted on this site infringes on  any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or  other proprietary right of any party.All custom graphics, icons,  logos and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service  marks of American Pro® Or its Affiliates. All other trademarks or service  marks are property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms  of Use grants you any right to use any trademark, service mark, logo,  and/or the name of American Pro or its Affiliates.

6. Unauthorized Use of  Materials Subject to our Privacy Policy, any communication or  material that you transmit to this site or to us, whether by electronic  mail, post, or other means, for any reason, will be treated as  non-confidential and non-proprietary. While you retain all rights in  such communications or material, you grant us and our agents and  affiliates a non-exclusive, paid-up, perpetual, and worldwide right to  copy, distribute, display, perform, publish, translate, adapt, modify,  and otherwise use such material for any purpose regardless of the form  or medium (now known or not currently known) in which it is used.Please  do not submit confidential or proprietary information to us unless we  have mutually agreed in writing otherwise. We are also unable to accept  your unsolicited ideas or proposals, so please do not submit them to us  in any circumstance.We respect the intellectual property of others,  and we ask you to do the same. If you or any user of this site believes  its copyright, trademark or other property rights have been infringed by  a posting on this site, you or the user should send notification to our  Designated Agent (as identified below) immediately. To be effective,  the notification must include:

1. Identify in sufficient detail the  copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed upon or other  information sufficient to specify the copyrighted work being infringed).
2. Identify the material that you claim is infringing the copyrighted work listed in item #1 above.
3. Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you (email address is preferred).
4.  Provide information, if possible, sufficient to permit us to notify the  owner/administrator of the allegedly infringing webpage or other  content (email address is preferred).
5. Include the following  statement: “I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted  materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by  the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. Include the following  statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in  the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am  authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is  allegedly infringed.
7. Sign the paper.8. Send the written communication to the following address:Designated Agent for Claimed Infringement:Contact:  American Pro ®Phone:  909-599-5533 You acknowledge and agree that upon  receipt of a notice of a claim of copyright infringement, we may  immediately remove the identified materials from our site without  liability to you or any other party and that the claims of the  complaining party and the party that originally posted the materials  will be referred to the United States Copyright Office for adjudication  as provided in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
8. Disclaimer of  Warranties:

ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN  “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED  WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR  THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE  MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (A) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR  REQUIREMENTS, (B) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,  TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (C) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM  THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR MATERIALS WILL BE EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE OR  RELIABLE, OR (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION  PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SITE FROM US OR OUR AFFILIATES  WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR BE FREE FROM MISTAKES, ERRORS OR DEFECTS.THIS  SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR  TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES  AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS  LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT  THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND WE MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH  MATERIALS OR SERVICES.THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING OR  OTHER ACQUISITION OF ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN  DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY  RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT  RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES.

Through your use of the site, you may  have the opportunities to engage in commercial transactions with other  users and vendors. You acknowledge that all transactions relating to any  merchandise or services offered by any party, including, but not  limited to the purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees,  maintenance and delivery terms relating to such transactions, are agreed  to solely between the seller or purchaser of such merchandise and  services and you.

WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY TRANSACTIONS  EXECUTED THROUGH, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND  AND AGREE THAT SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN  RISK. ANY WARRANTY THAT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PRODUCTS,  SERVICES, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE  FROM A THIRD PARTY IS PROVIDED SOLELY BY SUCH THIRD PARTY, AND NOT BY US  OR ANY OTHER OF OUR AFFILIATES.

Content available through this site  often represents the opinions and judgments of an information provider,  site user, or other person or entity not connected with us. We do not  endorse, nor are we responsible for the accuracy or reliability of, any  opinion, advice, or statement made by anyone other than an authorized  American Pro spokesperson speaking in his/her official capacity. Please  refer to the specific editorial policies posted on various sections of  this site for further information, which policies are incorporated by  reference into these Terms of Use.You understand and agree that  temporary interruptions of the services available through this site may  occur as normal events. You further understand and agree that we have no  control over third party networks you may access in the course of the  use of this site, and therefore, delays and disruption of other network  transmissions are completely beyond our control.You understand and  agree that the services available on this site are provided “AS IS” and  that we assume no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion,  mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or  personalization settings.

SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW  THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS  MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.8. Limitation of Liability.IN NO EVENT SHALL WE  OR OUR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL,  PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR  ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING  FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED  OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,  ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEB  SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.FURTHER, WE SHALL NOT BE  LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD PARTY GOODS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH  THIS SITE OR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS  THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROCESSING OF  ORDERS.SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF  LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE  LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. Indemnification Upon a request by  us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our Affiliates  harmless from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including  attorney’s fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this site. We  reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense  and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you,  in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available  defenses.
10. Security and Password You are solely responsible for  maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account and for any  and all statements made and acts or omissions that occur through the  use of your password and account. Therefore, you must take steps to  ensure that others do not gain access to your password and account. Our  personnel will never ask you for your password. You may not transfer or  share your account with anyone, and we reserve the right to immediately  terminate your account if you do transfer or share your account.
11.  Participation in Promotions From time to time, this site may include  advertisements offered by third parties. You may enter into  correspondence with or participate in promotions of the advertisers  showing their products on this site. Any such correspondence or  promotions, including the delivery of and the payment for goods and  services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations  associated with such correspondence or promotions, are solely between  you and the advertiser. We assume no liability, obligation or  responsibility for any part of any such correspondence or promotion.
12.  E-mail, Messaging, Blogging, and Chat Services We may make email,  messaging, blogging, or chat services (collectively, “Communications”)  available to users of our site, either directly or through a third-party  provider. We make available separate supplemental agreements  characterizing the relationship between you and us that, except where  expressly noted or contradictory, includes these Terms. We will not  inspect or disclose the contents of private Communications except with  the consent of the sender or the recipient, or in the narrowly-defined  situations provided under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or  as other required by law or by court or governmental order. Further  information is available in our Privacy Policy.We may employ  automated monitoring devices or techniques to protect our users from  mass unsolicited communications (also known as “spam”) and/or other  types of electronic communications that we deem inconsistent with our  business purposes. However, such devices or techniques are not perfect,  and we will not be responsible for any legitimate communication that is  blocked, or for any unsolicited communication that is not blocked.Mailboxes  may have a limited storage capacity. If you exceed the maximum  permitted storage space, we may employ automated devices that delete or  block email messages that exceed the limit. We will not be responsible  for such deleted or blocked messages.
13. International Use Although  this site may be accessible worldwide, we make no representation that  materials on this site are appropriate or available for use in locations  outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where  their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access  this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are  responsible for compliance with local laws. Any offer for any product,  service, and/or information made in connection with this site is void  where prohibited.
14. Termination of Use You agree that we may, in our  sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the  site with or without notice and for any reason, including, without  limitation, breach of these Terms of Use. Any suspected fraudulent,  abusive or illegal activity may be grounds for terminating your  relationship and may be referred to appropriate law enforcement  authorities.Upon termination or suspension, regardless of the  reasons therefore, your right to use the services available on this site  immediately ceases, and you acknowledge and agree that we may  immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related  information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to  such files or this site. We shall not be liable to you or any third  party for any claims or damages arising out of any termination or  suspension or any other actions taken by us in connection with such  termination or suspension.
15. Governing Law This site (excluding any  linked sites) is controlled by us from our offices within the  California, United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50  states, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of  these places has laws that may differ from those of California, by  accessing this site both of us agree that the statutes and laws of the  State of California, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles  thereof and the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of  Goods, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this site and  the purchase of products and services available through this site. Each  of us agrees and hereby submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction  and venue any court of competent jurisdiction within the State of  California with respect to such matters.
16. Legal Notices All notices  to a party shall be in writing and shall be made either via email or  conventional mail. Notices to us must be sent to the attention of  Customer Service at contact , if by email, or at   San Dimas CA 91773 if by conventional mail. We may broadcast notices or  messages through the site to inform you of changes to the site or other  matters of importance, and such broadcasts shall constitute notice to  you at the time of sending.
17. Entire Agreement These terms and  conditions constitute the entire agreement and understanding between us  concerning the subject matter of this agreement and supersedes all prior  agreements and understandings of the parties with respect to that  subject matter. These Terms of Use may not be altered, supplemented, or  amended by the use of any other document(s). Any attempt to alter,  supplement or amend this document or to enter an order for products or  services which are subject to additional or altered terms and conditions  shall be null and void, unless otherwise agreed to in a written  agreement signed by you and us. To the extent that anything in or  associated with this site is in conflict or inconsistent with these  Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall take precedence.
18. Miscellaneous In  any action to enforce these Terms of Use, the prevailing party will be  entitled to costs and attorney’s fees. Any cause of action brought by  you against us or our Affiliates must be instituted with one year after  the cause of action arises or be deemed forever waived and barred.You  may not assign your rights and obligations under these Terms of Use to  any party, and any purported attempt to do so will be null and void. We  may free assign our rights and obligations under these Terms of Use.You  agree not to sell, resell, reproduce, duplicate, copy or use for any  commercial purposes any portion of this site, or use of or access to  this site.In addition to any excuse provided by applicable law, we  shall be excused from liability for non-delivery or delay in delivery of  products and services available through our site arising from any event  beyond our reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable by either  party, including but not limited to, labor disturbance, war, fire,  accident, adverse weather, inability to secure transportation,  governmental act or regulation, and other causes or events beyond our  reasonable control, whether or not similar to those which are enumerated  above.If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or  unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent  with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original  intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in  full force and effect.Any failure by us to enforce or exercise any  provision of these Terms of Use or related rights shall not constitute a  waiver of that right or provision.
19. Contact Information Except as  explicitly noted on this site, the services available through this site  are offered by Afka Group International Inc. located at  San Dimas CA 91773. Our telephone number is  909-599-5533 . If you  notice that any user is violating these Terms of Use, please contact us.

OTHER TERMS:

1. Discrepancy:In case of quality discrepancy, claim should be lodged by the Buyer within 30 days after the arrival of the goods at the port of destination, while for quantity discrepancy, claim should be lodged by the Buyer within 15 days after the arrival of the goods at the port of destination. In all cases, claims must be accompanied by Survey Reports of Recognized Public Surveyors agreed to by the Seller. Should the responsibility of the subject under  claim be found to rest on the part of the Sellers, the Seller shall, within 20 days after receipt of the claim, send their reply to the Buyer together with proposal for settlement.

2. Warranty Period:The warranty period of the goods is 12 months for the whole unit, 36 months for compressor, starting from the shipment date.
3. Force Majeure:
The Seller shall not be held responsible for the delay in manufacturing or shipment, or non-delivery or non-shipment of the goods due to force majeure.
But the Seller shall immediately inform the Buyer by email. The Seller shall deliver to Buyer by registered letter, if it is requested by the Buyer
by any competent authorities, attesting the existence of  the said cause or causes. 
The Buyer's failure to obtain the relative Import License is not to be treated as Force Majeure.

 4. Inspection before shipment:
4.1  If there is any request for the inspection by the Buyer or its deputy, the Buyer shall clarify the inspection requirement and criterion at the time of order confirmation enabling the Seller to give necessary support.
4.2  The inspection shall be arranged by the Buyer at his own account; The Buyer makes the application and related documents to a third-party inspection company accepted by both parties, and takes on related risk and charges.
The Seller shall supply necessary assistance at the time of inspection. The certificate of inspection will not appear as presentation documents in the L/C terms. If it is required by the Buyer, the certificate of  inspection will be sent to the Buyer directly.
5. Late Payment Interest:In case the Buyer delays payment, the following liquidated damage will be charged upon the Seller,

- Overdue days 1-30 days, daily liquidated damage will be: overdue payment *0.8%
- Overdue days 31-55 days, daily liquidated damage will be: overdue payment *0.8% * 1.5
- Overdue days over 56 days or starting claim process, daily liquidated damage will be: overdue payment *0.8% * 2
- Overdue payment can also cause, canceling the order and no refund, it depend on customer behavior.
The Buyer’s payment obligation shall not be relieved by the occurrence of any exceptional factor(s) such as the loss or shortage of the goods. In case the Buyer’s interests is damaged due to any exceptional factor(s), it shall  be resolved through negotiation between the Parties.
The Buyer however is not allowed to reject the payment on grounds of the occurrence of foregoing exceptional factor(s).
6. Trade Mark:If the Buyer uses American Pro or ODYNE trademark for products distribution or other business activity, permission in writing should be obtained from the Seller A in advance to ensure the correct printing, usage and other aspects  of American Pro or ODYNE trademark.
The Buyer must not make any application or registration of American Pro or ODYNE trademark in any countries or regions (whether within the sales territory or not), nor insert any word that is same or similar to American Pro or ODYNE (whether in terms of alphabet, pattern or pronunciation).
7. Arbitration and Governing Law:All disputes arising in connection with this PI or the execution thereof shall be settled by way of amicable negotiation. In case no settlement can be reached, the case at issue shall then be submitted for arbitration to los Angeles International Arbitration Center. 
The award by the said Commission shall be deemed as final and binding upon both parties. The PI shall be construed and governed by the laws of the United States Of America
8. Export Controls:The goods shall not be transferred (1) to any party located in any territory subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions(currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea Region), or (2) in any other manner in violation of U.S. or any other applicable sanctions or export controls.
9. Self-check:If the goods are being transferred, the addressee of this PI is responsible for running the names of all relevant parties through the following OFAC SDN search engine to ensure they are free from US sanctions: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx