Bio-Technical Resources
Terms and Conditions of Use (User Agreement)
Welcome to Bio-Technical Resources’s website, www.biotechresources.com. Your access to our website is subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Use (“User Agreement“), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you.
You are responsible for periodically reviewing this User Agreement for applicable changes. You can review the most current version of this User Agreement at www.biotechresources.com/user-agreement.shtml. Your use of our website after the posting by us of any changes to this User Agreement will constitute your acceptance of those changes.
Bio-Technical Resources Privacy Policy
The personally-identifiable and not personally-identifiable information you provide us when using our website is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is part of this User Agreement. Please take the time to review the important information contained in our Privacy Policy posted at www.biotechresources.com/privacy-policy.shtml regarding our collection and use of this information.
Your Use of Our Website
You may not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell or otherwise transfer or commercially exploit our website (or any portion of it), unless you have express written permission to do so by Bio-Technical Resources. You may only use our website in accordance to the terms of this User Agreement, any other terms applicable to the various features of our site and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Bio-Technical Resources may also, in its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue the Bio-Technical Resources website, or any part thereof, or any related websites, with or without notice. You agree that you do not have any rights in our website and that Bio-Technical Resources will have no liability to you if the Bio-Technical Resources website is discontinued or your ability to access our website is terminated.
Advertisers
If you choose to correspond with, or participate in the promotions of, any of Bio-Technical Resources’s advertisers, Bio-Technical Resources is not a party to, or will not be responsible for, your interaction with such advertiser, including its treatment of your personally-identifiable information or the terms and conditions applicable to any transaction between you and such advertiser. You agree that Bio-Technical Resources shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage of any kind that you may suffer as the result of any such interaction.
Links
Through the Bio-Technical Resources website, you may be able to access links to other WorldWide websites. Because Bio-Technical Resources has no control over such sites, you acknowledge and agree that Bio-Technical Resources is not responsible for, and has no liability with respect to, the availability or unavailability of such sites, for the treatment of your personally-identifiable information by such sites, or for the information, products, content or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. If you would like information on any other site’s privacy policy, you should contact that party directly, and we encourage you to do so.
Disclaimers
You acknowledge and agree that:
a. YOUR USE OF biotechresources.com IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. biotechresources.com IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. Bio-Technical Resources EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Because our website is provided to you “AS IS,” you agree that Bio-Technical Resources shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any delay in delivery of, or failure to deliver, any of your communications or other information you submit using our website. Because our website is provide to you “AS AVAILABLE,” you agree that Bio-Technical Resources shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Bio-Technical Resources website or of your ability to access it.
b. Bio-Technical Resources also disclaims any warranty that (i) our website will meet your requirements, (ii) our website’s operation will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (iii) any information or communication that may be obtained from the use of our website will be accurate or reliable (and Bio-Technical Resources disclaims any liability for damages that may arise from your reliance on any such information or communication), and (iv) the quality of any products, services, information, or other materials purchased or otherwise obtained by you through our website will meet your expectations.
c. You assume the full responsibility and risk for any damage to your computer or other consequences that result from your downloading any information, software, or other materials through our website. Bio-Technical Resources shall have no liability for any damage to your computer, including loss of data, that results from your downloading any such materials.
Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so this provision may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
YOU AGREE THAT BIO-TECHNICAL RESOURCES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA (EVEN IF BIO-TECHNICAL RESOURCES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), THAT RESULT FROM: (a) YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE biotechresources.com; (b) THE COST YOU INCUR TO PROCURE GOODS AND SERVICES TO SELL THROUGH, OR SUBSTITUTE FOR ANY GOODS OR SERVICES YOU PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED THROUGH, biotechresources.com; (c) ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR PERSONALLY-IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OR OTHER INFORMATION IN AN UNAUTHORIZED MANNER; (d) REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY RELATED TO biotechresources.com; OR (e) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO biotechresources.com.
Trademarks
Products of Bio-Technical Resources marked as trademarks, other slogans, logos, and product and service names used on this website are owned by Bio-Technical Resources You agree not to display or use such trademarks, slogans, logos, or product and service names in any manner, without the written permission of Bio-Technical Resources.
Trademarks and trade names of third parties are the property of those third parties, and are used by Bio-Technical Resources subject to license, or subject to the fair use provisions of U.S. trademark law. Users on our website may post trademarks of third parties in connection with their sale of those products. Users are expressly forbidden to misuse those marks. If you are a trademark owner and you believe that your trademark rights have been violated in any way, please submit an Intellectual Property Infringement Notification Form (pdf). This form, and further questions, may be directed to: info@biotechresources.com.
Copyright
The content that Bio-Technical Resources provides on our website, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, images, and logos, is owned by either Bio-Technical Resources or the party that has provided the content to us and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Bio-Technical Resources is the sole and exclusive owner of its compilation of this content on our website, and this compilation is also protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Copying of any of this content without permission could lead to copyright infringement.
Bio-Technical Resources expects you to respect its copyright rights, as well as the copyright rights of others. You may not post on our site, unauthorized copies of third parties’ works. If you are a copyright owner and you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact our designated agent via e-mail using info@biotechresources.com by contacting the company directly.
Our agent information is provided pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2). You should contact us regarding any copyright infringement concerns by completing and submitting our Intellectual Property Infringement Notification Form (pdf) provided upon request submitted directly to the company or by email sent to info@biotechresources.com.
Notices
Any notices updated to this User Agreement should be sent by e-mail (a) if to Bio-Technical Resources or to info@biotechresources.com; and (b) if to you, to the e-mail address you provided to us in the Registration Form. Notice will be deemed given 24 hours after the e-mail was sent, unless the sending party receives notice that the e-mail was undeliverable.
General
You agree that this User Agreement describes the entire agreement between us with respect to its subject matter. The Bio-Technical Resources website was created and is operated under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. The laws of the State of Wisconsin will control the terms and conditions provided in this User Agreement, without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that any provision of this User Agreement is invalid or enforceable, we both agree that the other provisions of this User Agreement will remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any applicable law to the contrary, you cannot file a claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the Bio-Technical Resources website or this User Agreement more than one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose.