TERMS OF ACCESS

Please review the Needels.com Web site Terms of Access. All access to and use of this Web site is governed by these terms. Entering into this Web site indicates that you have reviewed the Web site Terms of Access and have agreed to be bound by these terms.

DISCLAIMER

All information provided on this Web site is subject to change without notice. While efforts have been made to make this Web site helpful and accurate, due to the open nature of this Web site, and the potential for errors in the storage and transmission of digital information, Needels.com does not warrant the accuracy of information obtained from this Web site. ALL MATERIALS POSTED ON THIS SITE ARE "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. Needels.COM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Needels.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERUPPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Needels.COM DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

ACCESS AND USE OF INFORMATION

Access to this Web site is limited to viewing the linked Web pages solely for legitimate business purposes to access the information provided by Needels.com at this Web site. Any access or attempt to access other areas of the Needels.com computer system or other information contained on the system for any purposes is strictly prohibited. You may not use any information contained on this Web site other than in connection with a legitimate business purpose.

CROSS REFERENCE INFORMATION

Product cross-reference comparisons do not imply that all products compared are available, or in the case of functional equivalency, that performance and other characteristics are perfectly comparable. For critical applications, review specifications prior to purchase.

TRADEMARKS

This Web site contains many Needels.com and third-party trademarks and service marks. All marks are the property of their respective companies. All rights in the intellectual property contained in this Web site including copyright, trademarks, trade secret and patent rights are reserved. Access to this Web site does not constitute a right to copy or use any of the intellectual property of Needels.com or its suppliers. Statutory notice contained herein represents trademark status in the United States.

HYPERTEXT LINKS

This Site may be linked to other sites which are not maintained by Needels.com. Needels.com is not responsible for the content of those sites. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by Needels.com of the sites. Needels.com disclaims any liability for links: (i) from another Web site to Needels.com; and (ii) to another Web site from Needels.com. In order to link to Needels.com all users must comply with Linking Terms.

COPYRIGHT

All materials contained on this Site are subject to the ownership rights of Needels.com and its Supplier Partners. Needels.com hereby authorizes you to make a single copy of the content herein for your use in learning about, evaluating, or acquiring Needels.com services or products. You agree that any copy made must include Needels.com copyright notice. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, upload, download, store, display in public, alter, or modify the content contained on this Site.

SUBMISSIONS

All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other information communicated to Needels.com through this Site will forever be the property of Needels.com. Unless otherwise specified in writing, all material submitted to Needels.com will be presumed to be public and Needels.com will not be required to treat the information as confidential. Needels.com shall have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights in the information, without compensation to the person sending the information.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Needels.com may collect various types of information from Site Visitors. Needels.com will collect transactional information from companies that purchase products from our Site. The information collected may include shipping information and credit card number/expiration date. Needels.com Web server also collects general data pertaining to every Site Visitor, including the IP address, the domain name, the Web page, the length of time spent on the Site, and the pages accessed while visiting the Site. This information is collected to, among other things, aggregate statistical information, facilitate system administration, and improve the content of the Site. Needels.com may also retain the content of the communications that are sent to Needels.com customer service representatives. This information helps Needels.com to improve/respond to Visitors' inquiries regarding the Site.

SECURITY

Needels.com places the utmost importance on protecting information transmitted via the Site and will take security precautions to protect all such information; however, Needels.com cannot guarantee that any electronic commerce is totally secure. Needels.com will take measures to secure and protect all customer-specific information from loss, misuse, and alteration.

USE OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTED

Needels.com uses the information that is collected from the Site to, among other things, better serve its customers. Needels.com may also use the information collected to notify Site Visitors of changes to the Site, to notify Site Visitors of new products made available via the Site, and for any other legitimate and lawful business purpose of Needels.com.

Needels.com may choose to exchange information with third parties; however, Site Visitors can prevent the exchange of such information by sending an e-mail to postoffice@Needels.com, from each e-mail address that the Site Visitor has used to access either of the Site.

UNSUBSCRIBING AND OPTING OUT

Site Visitors can unsubscribe from receiving e-mail advertisements from Needels.com simply by sending a request indicating such desire to postoffice@Needels.com or Needels.com Customer Service, 444 Wacouta, St. Paul, MN 55101. A request to unsubscribe or to opt out must be sent to Needels.com for each e-mail address to which the request pertains.

TERMS OF PURCHASE

The Terms of Purchase contain Needels.com's conditions of sale. Placement of an order shall be deemed acceptance of the Terms of Purchase.

UPDATES TO TERMS

Needels.com reserves the right to modify or amend its Terms of Access at any time, and from time to time. Any changes to the policy will be posted on the Site.

PROJECTIONS AND FORECASTS

The content of the Needels.com Web site may contain projections and other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Needels.com. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. Please see Needels, Inc.'s Form 10-K for actual information.

FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT

Purchaser acknowledges that it is not the agent of Needels.com and represents and warrants that it has not and convenants that it will not pay anything of value to any government employee in connection with the resale of the products.

GOVERNING LAW; LIMITATIONS

These Terms and Conditions shall be construed, interpreted and performed exclusively according to the, excluding conflict of law rules, of the State of Minnesota, United States of America. Any legal action with respect to any transaction must be commenced within one year after the cause of action has arisen. The provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by the State of Minnesota, and not the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, shall apply.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Actions by Needels.com for nonpayment by the Purchaser of the purchase price of products sold by Needels.com, or for redress of other breaches by the Purchaser of the Terms and Conditions of Sale, may be brought by Needels.com, at its option, before any judicial court of competent jurisdiction. At Needels.com option, disputes between the Purchaser and Needels.com, including all claims for non-performance by Needels.com, shall be finally settled by arbitration in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, under the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, which Rules with respect to matters not regulated by them shall incorporate the UNCITRAL arbitration rules by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with said Rules applying these Terms and Conditions and consistent provisions of the internal laws (except conflict of law rules) of the State of Minnesota, USA.

QUESTIONS REGARDING TERMS OF ACCESS

Questions regarding Needels.com Terms of Access should be directed to Needels.com at postoffice@Needels.com or Customer Service, Needels Supply, 444 Wacouta, Saint Paul, MN 55101.