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Microbes.info Terms of Use and Disclaimer
Your use and access of the Microbes.info website ("Microbes.info") is governed by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). Using or accessing the Site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and creates a binding agreement governing your access to and use of Microbes.info.
Microbes.info and its contents are provided to you (the "User") by its owners and operators (the "Owners") solely for informational purposes. The goal is to provide a gateway to microbiological resources through external links. This site does not attempt to provide any medical advice whatsoever, and the resources provided are not intended as a replacement of the relationship that exists between a patient/User and his/her existing physician.
While the contents of Microbes.info are available to the public, the information on the site is licensed only for the User's own internal use, and may not be sold, leased, furnished, or otherwise provided for payment to any other person or entity. Moreover, the providers of third-party information available through Microbes.info retain all proprietary rights in their information, and the license granted to Users is subject to such proprietary rights. To this end, Users may not reprint, reproduce, or republish articles in any format, online or offline, without explicit written permission from the author or content provider. Microbes.info is not responsible for any third party use or misuse, including violation of copyright laws regarding third-party content.
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The information on Microbes.info is believed to be correct as presented, but neither the Owners nor any affiliated parties make any representation or warranty as to the completeness or accuracy of any of the information. The information within Microbes.info is supplied on the condition that Users and recipients will make their own determination as to its suitability of the information for any purpose prior to any use of such information. The User assumes all risk of relying on the information. Neither the Owners nor any affiliated parties will be liable for damages of any nature whatsoever as a result or consequence of the use of or reliance upon any information available through Microbes.info, or any of the services, resources and contents thereupon, or any products, processes, opinions or services (by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise) referred to in the information.
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Owners do not release any User information. We do not host patient records and do not use cookies or scripts to collect our visitors' personal information. Our web hosting software registers all inbound IP addresses with respective dates and times of access. This information is used to analyze our web traffic and help us further our site development. No other information is collected from our visitors.
A contact us page is provided on our site and is accessible from most of our pages. Visitors can communicate with the webmaster through this page. Inquires are replied to in a reasonable and timely manner. Communications between the site and site visitors may involve the exchange of name, email addresses and other personal information. This information is only used by the webmaster to respond back to the query. Thereafter, the information is removed from our system.
Please note that email is not a secure method for transmission of sensitive personal information. It is not recommended that sensitive personal information be transmitted electronically.
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Microbes.info can be accessed from countries around the world, and may contain references to information or services that are not available in the User's country. The Owners make no representation that Microbes.info or any of the information available through it will be appropriate or available for use at locations outside the United States, and access to Microbes.info from any jurisdiction where its content may be illegal is prohibited. Users accessing Microbes.info from a location outside the United States are solely responsible for compliance with all local laws.
The User agrees not to engage in the operation of any illegal business or use or permit anyone else to use the information, or any part thereof, for any illegal purpose.
These Terms constitute a binding agreement which shall be deemed to have been executed in the United States in the State of Delaware and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the validity and performance hereof shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflicts of laws thereof. The User consents to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of or for the State of Delaware in connection with any action or proceeding instituted relating to these Terms or any use of Microbes.info.
Microbes.info is entirely non-profit. Funding for this site is provided by the webmaster. The site receives no external funding from any source, including advertising or the dissemination of promotional material. Individuals or organizations that have provided intellectual and technical support are listed in the V.I.P. contributors section.
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