This site is owned by Institute for Systems Biology (“ISB”). Use of this website is offered to you on your acceptance of these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and other notices posted on this website. By accessing and using ISB’s website (this “Site”), you accept these Terms of Use.
TERMS OF USE
1. PURPOSE OF SITE. This Site is for information purposes only. This Site and its content herein should not be used by you for diagnosing a health or fitness problem or disease. Please consult your physician or medical advisor on such matters.
2. USE OF CONTENT. The content of this Site, including but not limited to the information, materials, images and product names ( the “Content”), is protected under applicable copyright and trademark laws. Unless otherwise identified as being owned by another entity, all product names identified by ™ or ® symbols are trademarks owned or licensed to ISB. The Content may not be copied, modified, redistributed, or republished in any way, except that you may download one (1) copy of the Content for your personal and non-commercial use only, as long as all copies of the Content retain all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring to you by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any patent, trademark, copyright or other property of ISB or any third party.
3. LINKED SITES. This Site contains hypertext links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). Linked Sites are not ISB websites. If you access a Linked Site you do so at your own risk. ISB does not control or endorse any Linked Site, including its content. ISB makes no representations or warranties whatsoever as to a Linked Site including but not limited to a Linked Site’s availability or its content. When you access a linked site via this site, you will be subject to any terms of use and privacy policy of the respective linked site.
4. PERSONAL INFORMATION. You may elect to provide ISB with certain personal information to register for any ISB-related event, or to obtain ISB Information kits by completing a Request Form herein (“Personal Information”). In such case, ISB and its affiliates will not use, market, rent, sell, or otherwise distribute this Personal Information except for the purpose of handling your registration or fulfilling your request for an Information kit. To improve the content and usability of this Site, ISB may collect non-personal information about your web viewing habits while you navigate this Site, including but not limited to, navigation trends, hits per page/per user, and time allocation (“Web Information”). ISB obtains this Web Information through the use of customized software, which may include the use of cookies. Any and all information provided by you to ISB that is not Personal Information including but not limited to, Web Information, communications, and materials shall be deemed to be non-confidential and non-personal. As such ISB and its affiliates may reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute such non-confidential information for any purpose whatsoever.If you make a payment on our site with a credit card, we employ other companies to complete the transaction. Your payment information is forwarded to our processing partners in encrypted format, and they may use the data to process the transaction, but not for any other purpose. At no time do we store your credit card data.
5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY ISB ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. ISB MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE (INCLUDING ITS AVAILABILITY) OR THE PRODUCTS, MATERIALS, OR CONTENT INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. FURTHER, ISB EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR CORRECT INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE AND EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ANY DUTY TO DO SO. ISB ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND AS SUCH YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL RISKS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ISB DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. FURTHERMORE, ISB SHALL BE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS OR TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION OF ANY TELEPHONE NETWORK OR LINES, COMPUTER ON-LINE SYSTEMS, SERVERS, INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDERS, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF INCLUDING ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE TO YOUR OR ANY OTHER PERSON’S COMPUTER AS A RESULT OF USING THIS WEBSITE.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ISB, ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR A HYPERLINK SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. CERTAIN JURISDIISBONS DO NOT PERMIT LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. PLEASE CHECK IF SUCH LAWS APPLY TO YOU.
7. MODIFICATIONS. ISB reserves the right to modify, at its sole discretion, this Site including its Content, policies, and Terms of Use at any time without prior notice.
8. SEVERABILITY. If any term or condition of these Terms of Use shall be deemed to be invalid, void, illegal, or for any reason unenforceable, that term or condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions.
9. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. In the event of any dispute between you and ISB or its affiliates arising under or from these Terms of Use or your use of this Site, such dispute shall be governed and construed under the laws of the State of Washington without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Furthermore you hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located in Seattle, Washington.
PRIVACY POLICY
Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) aims to provide our website (the Site) users with a useful experience that respects and protects their privacy choices and concerns. This Privacy Policy document describes how and why we may collect information from or about you, and how we may use or disclose this information. Please review the Privacy Policy regularly as it may change at any time.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
IP Address
For all visitors to the Site, we collect and log your IP address (a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the internet). Collecting IP address information allows us to optimize our system and to collect information about how web users interact with the Site.
Cookies
We occasionally place cookies in the browser file of your computer’s hard drive. These cookies identify your browser to our server when you interact with the Site. We may use cookies to temporarily store application data. Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies, but allow you to block the acceptance of cookies. If you block cookies, some features or functions of the Site may not be usable, or the Site may not operate optimally.
Aggregate Information
The aggregate information we collect does not personally identify you, but does help us assess Site usage information, such as general traffic, time spent on site, web pages visited, and other information we use for statistical purposes and optimizing content and functionality on the Site.
ONLINE TRANSACTIONS
Some areas of the Site allow you to make online donations or other transactions. While these transaction pages have the same look and feel as the Site, they are actually operated by a secure third-party platform. When you make an online donation or other transaction, your information is handled by the third party. ISB is then provided with some of that information – name, email address, transaction details. Your payment information (credit card numbers, etc.) is not shared.
CHILDREN’S POLICY
The Site is intended for adults 18 years of age and older, and is not intended for people under the age of 18. Those under 18 years of age should not register or provide personally identifiable information through the Site. ISB does not collect personally identifiable information through the Site from anyone ISB knows to be under 18 years of age.
OTHER SITES
The Site contains links to other websites. Our Privacy Policy applies only to the Site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites, nor for the content contained on those sites. You should read the privacy policies of the sites you visit to understand what information they collect and how they use it.
NEWSLETTERS
If you sign up for ISB newsletters, ISB maintains your name and email address to distribute these communications with you. This personally identifiable information is not used for any purposes other than that listed above, and will not be disclosed, unless necessary to comply with a court order or other legal process, or to protect the rights or property interests of ISB. If you would like to be removed from email lists, you can click the “unsubscribe” button at the end of newsletters.
UPDATES AND CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
At any time, ISB reserves the right to add, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy. Any change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
For questions about the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, or the practices of the Site, you may contact:
ISB
401 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
206.732.1200
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