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Welcome
to Science First. To insure a safe, inoffensive environment
for all of our users, we have established our Terms
of Use. It spells out what you can expect from us
and what we expect from you. By accessing any areas
of Science First, users ("Users") agree
to be legally bound and to abide by the terms set
forth below. Science First is owned and operated by
Morris and Lee Inc. Any references herein to Science
First shall be deemed to refer to Science First and/or
Morris and Lee Inc, as applicable under the circumstances.
I. TRADEMARKS
Many Science First trademarks and service marks are
contained on this site, along with 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
Science First or its suppliers. Statutory notice contained
herein represents trademark status in the United States..
II.
DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
User expressly agrees that use of Science First is
at User's sole risk. Neither Science First, nor its
affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors,
or employees, agents, third-party content providers,
merchants, sponsors, licensors (collectively, "Providers"),
or the like, warrant that the website will be uninterrupted
or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to
the results that may be obtained from the use of Science
First, or as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency
of any information content, service, or merchandise
provided through Science First.
THIS
SITE IS PROVIDED BY Science First ON AN "AS IS"
AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. Science First
MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE,
THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS, INCLUDED
ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE
LAW, Science First DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. Science First WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL
PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NO ORAL ADVICE
OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY Science First NOR
ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PROVIDERS, OR THE LIKE, SHALL CREATE
A WARRANTY; NOR SHALL USER RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION
OR ADVICE.
Under
no circumstances shall Science First or any other
party involved in creating, producing, or distributing
Science First be liable for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special, or consequential damages that
result from the use of or inability to use Science
First, including but not limited to reliance by a
User on any information obtained from Science First
or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions,
deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses,
delays in operation or transmission, or any failure
of performance, whether or not resulting from acts
of God, communications failure, theft, destruction,
or unauthorized access to Science First's records,
programs, or services. User hereby acknowledges that
this paragraph shall apply to all content, merchandise,
and services available through Science First. Because
some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation
of liability for consequential or incidental damages,
in such states liability is limited to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
III.
ONLINE CONDUCT
Science First reserves the right to prohibit conduct,
communication, or Content that it deems in its sole
discretion to be harmful to individual Users, Science
First, the communities that make up Science First,
or any rights of Science First or any third party,
or to violate any applicable law. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, neither Science First nor its Providers
can ensure prompt removal of questionable Content
after online posting. Accordingly, neither Science
First, nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers,
directors, employees, or agents, nor Providers shall
assume liability for any action or inaction with respect
to conduct, communication, or Content on Science First.
IV.
PRIVACY POLICY
In accordance with the terms of Science First's Privacy
Policy, Science First respects the privacy of
its Users.
V.
TERMINATION OF USAGE
Science First may terminate User's access, or suspend
any User's access to all or part of Science First,
without notice, for any conduct that Science First,
in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of
any applicable law or is harmful to the interests
of another User, a third-party Provider, a service
provider, or Science First.
VI.
APPLICABLE LAW
This site is created and controlled by Science First
in the State of New York. As such, the laws of the
State of New York will govern these disclaimers, terms
and conditions, without giving effect to any principles
of conflicts of laws. Science First reserves the right
to make changes to its site and these disclaimers,
terms and conditions at any time. User hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York
and of the United States of America located in the
State of New York for any litigation arising out of
or relating to use of or purchase made through Science
First (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating
thereto except in such courts), waives any objection
to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the
New York Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in
any New York Court that such litigation brought therein
has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
VII.
SEVERABILITY
The provisions of these Terms of Use are intended
to be severable. If for any reason any provision of
these Terms of Use shall be held invalid or unenforceable
in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to
the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability
without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability
thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining
provisions hereof in any jurisdiction. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Terms of Use, including all documents referenced
herein, represents the entire understanding between
you and Science First regarding your relationship
with Science First and supersedes any prior statements
or representations. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
OF USE by using the Science First web site. The aforementioned
Terms of Use are subject to change.
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