Modification of Site Usage and Agreement
The NIH Chemical Genomics Center reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices at any time of the Site Usage and Agreement, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon the posting of such changes. You are therefore responsible for regularly reviewing this Site Usage and Agreement and additional terms or notices posted on the NIH Chemical Genomics Center Web site. Your continued access of this Web site shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified agreement.

Privacy
Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to this Web site, to understand our practices regarding the use and disclosure of your personal information.

Electronic Communications
When you visit the NIH Chemical Genomics Center Web site or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically, and thereby you are consenting to receive communications from us electronically or by other means available. We will communicate with you electronically, by telephone, or by facsimile. It is further understood that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications we provide electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

Copyright and Licenses
The entire contents of this Web site, including but not limited to: text, graphics, charts, graphs, Excel spreadsheets, PDF documents, logos, button icons, formulas, images, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, are the property of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center, its content suppliers or clients and are protected by Domestic and International copyright and trademark laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any portion of the Web site contents without the prior express written consent of NIH Chemical Genomics Center.

You may not print or download portions of the materials from various areas of this Web site. If you believe any content appearing on our Web site constitutes a copyright infringement of another parties' rights, please contact us immediately at ncgc@mail.nih.gov to notify us of this infringement.

Your submissions of files including, but not limited to: resumes, e-mail, spreadsheets, text documents, images, charts, graphs, formulas, and other software hereby constitutes your agreement to grant the NIH Chemical Genomics Center a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, sub-licensable, perpetual license, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, modify, adapt, sub-license, and publicly display any such submissions. You also grant NIH Chemical Genomics Center the right to use your name in connection with all advertising, marketing, and promotional materials related thereto.

License and Web site Access
NIH Chemical Genomics Center grants you limited license to access and make personal use of this Web site and not to download (other than for page caching purposes) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with the express written consent of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center. This Web site or any portion of this Web site may not be reproduced, duplicated, adapted, copied, sold, resold, transmitted or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center. You may not frame, or use any framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, graph, chart, formula, spreadsheet, page layout, or form) of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center without the express written consent of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center. You may not use META tags or any other "hidden text" which utilize NIH Chemical Genomics Center, NCGC, ncgc.nih.gov or any other derivative of our domain or name without the express written consent of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center. You are hereby granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center so long as the link does not portray any false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter.

It is further understood and agreed that the NIH Chemical Genomics Center cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files made available for downloading through the NIH Chemical Genomics Center Web site will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties. It is your responsibility for implementing sufficient safeguards and procedures to ensure that any files obtained through the NIH Chemical Genomics Center are free from such contaminations.

Disclaimer of Warranty/Limitation of Liability
THIS WEB SITE AND RELATED INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NIH CHEMICAL GENOMICS CENTER ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE NIH CHEMICAL GENOMICS CENTER MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS OF ANY KIND, OR AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS WEB SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS WEB SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE NIH CHEMICAL GENOMICS CENTER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE NIH CHEMICAL GENOMICS CENTER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEB SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM THE NIH CHEMICAL GENOMICS CENTER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE NIH CHEMICAL GENOMICS CENTER 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.

THE NIH CHEMICAL GENOMICS CENTER USES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE. THE NIH CHEMICAL GENOMICS CENTER ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

Third-Party Links
Linked Web sites are not under the control of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center and the NIH Chemical Genomics Center is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The NIH Chemical Genomics Center provides links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply or constitute an endorsement by the NIH Chemical Genomics Center of the site.

Applicable Law
By visiting the NIH Chemical Genomics Center Web site, you agree that the laws of the state of Maryland, without regard to principals of conflict of laws, will govern this Site Usage and Agreement and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and the NIH Chemical Genomics Center.

Disputes
Any dispute relating in any way to your visit or access of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center Web site or to the products or services you purchase through the NIH Chemical Genomics Center Web site shall be submitted to binding arbitration in Montgomery County, Maryland, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate the NIH Chemical Genomics Center’s intellectual property rights, the NIH Chemical Genomics Center may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Maryland, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this Site Usage and Agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Site Usage and Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Site Usage and Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the NIH Chemical Genomics Center, its officers, directors, owners, partners, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third-party information provider to the Web site from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including attorney's fees, resulting from any violation of this Site Usage and Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or your use and access of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center Web site.

International Use
Given the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules including, without limitation, rules about the Internet, data, e-mail, privacy, copyright, and trademark infringement. Additionally, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

Other Provisions
The NIH Chemical Genomics Center failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Site Usage and Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Site Usage and Agreement. The NIH Chemical Genomics Center may assign its rights and duties under this Site Usage and Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining condition. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Request and Address
Please send notices by care of e-mail to:
ncgc@mail.nih.gov

Revision: August 2005