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YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY OF THE SERVICES OFFERED BY OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE NANORISK NEWSLETTER, SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF OUR WEBSITE TERMS OF USE AND ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW.

NANORISK WEBSITE TERMS OF USE

I. CONDITIONS OF YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE

WHO WE ARE

The Nanorisk.org Website (our “Website”) and the Nanorisk Newsletter (our “Newsletter”) made available through this Website is published and owned by NANOWERK LLC (“NANOWERK”), a limited liability company existing under the laws of the State of Hawaii, United States of America. Our main office is located at 700 Bishop Street, Suite 1700, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA.

PROPRIETARY WEBSITE CONTENT

All proprietary content residing on our Website and in our Newsletter is owned or licensed by us. Except as may be specifically authorized by our Website or Newsletter, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, frame, publish, republish, download, upload, modify, decode, transmit or otherwise distribute, via any media, partially or completely, any aspect or element of our Website or Newsletter or their content, whether or not visible, without our advanced written authorization, provided that you may make a single copy for your personal, private, and non-commercial use.

LINKS TO AND FROM OUR WEBSITE

Our Website is linked to and from websites that are owned and controlled by NANOWERK including, for example, http://www.nanowerk.com. Use of other Nanowerk websites are governed by the Terms of Use posted on the applicable Nanowerk Website.

Our Website and other Nanowerk Websites are also linked to and from websites that are neither owned nor controlled by NANOWERK, including Nanowerk Affiliate websites. NANOWERK does not control nor have the ability to control these third party websites, including Nanowerk Affiliate websites. NANOWERK does not endorse, approve or recommend these third party websites or the contents, products or services offered by linked third party websites, including Nanowerk Affiliate websites. NANOWERK does not undertake to examine, monitor, or evaluate the contents, advertisements, products, services or other material made available on or through third party websites, even if made available on or through Nanowerk Affiliate websites.

In no event will NANOWERK be held responsible for third party content, products or services, whether or not linked to or from our Website and even if the tird party is a Nanowerk Affiliate.

It is your responsibility to take appropriate precautions when visiting a third party website that may be linked to or from our Website including precautions necessary to avoid infection by malicious electronic agents such as “viruses”, “Trojan horses”, or any other “parasites”.

II. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY

While we seek to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the information available on our Website and in our Newsletter, we cannot and do not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, timeliness, or completeness of that information at any given time.

NANOWERK has no control over information contained in third party websites including those linked to and from our Website and including those of our Nanowerk Affiliates.

Specifically and without limitation, NANOWERK declines responsibility for

  • any error, inaccuracy, or omission concerning information available on our Website and in our Newlsetter
  • any act or omission of any third party including of a Nanowerk Affiliate
  • any and all damages resulting from unauthorized intrusion by third parties (hackers) who modify information or content available on our Website
  • any and all damages arising from malicious electronic agents such as viruses
  • any and all damages arising from privacy breaches
  • any and all claims for lost data, lost profits, loss of business, or any and all other consequential, incidental, special, indirect or punitive damages, regardless of cause, origin, nature, or consequence and even if NANOWERK may have been advised of the possibility of such damage, arising from access to or use of our Website or Newsletter or the impossibility of reaching or using our Website or Newsletter.
  • The information, content and services available on our Website and in our Newsletter are provided “as is” without any representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement. In no case will NANOWERK’S liability to you exceed amounts you have paid in subscription fees.

    You agree to indemnify, defend and hold NANOWERK, its members, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses and assessments, of whatever type or nature, arising or resulting from your use of our Website and our Newsletter or from information or representations you make or send on or through our Website.

    III. WEBSITE AVAILABILITY

    You acknowledge that it is technically impossible to provide our Website free from all defects. Latent defects may lead to the temporary unavailability of our Website; and the operation of our Website may be affected by events and/or elements over which NANOWERK has no control as, for example, the telecommunications and computer networks over which information between you and NANOWERK and between NANOWERK and third parties is carried.

    NANOWERK may, at any time, modify or interrupt the availability, temporarily or permanently, of all or part of our Website in order to perform maintenance, modify, update or upgrade this site.

    NANOWERK is not responsible for any inconvenience or damage that may be caused as a result of any modification, suspension, or interruption in availability of our Website or the services provided by our Website including our Newsletter.

    IV. OUR PRIVACY POLICY

    Please see the Privacy Policy posted on our Website for an explanation as to what personal information we may collect, how we may use this personal information, how we safeguard the personal information, and how you can contact us regarding the personal information that we may collect about you.

    V. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

    Our Website and Newsletter, their contents, and your use of our Website and Newsletter, is governed by the laws of the State of Hawaii and the United States of America. Any and all claims arising from our Website or Newsletter or the use of our Website or Newsletter, regardless of form, nature or type, must be brought in the courts or other tribunal located in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

    VI. MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

    We may modify our Website Terms of Use at any time and without advance notice to you. Your use of our Website with modified terms of use constitutes your agreement to the modified terms. We recommend you consult our Terms of Use periodically, and before transacting commerce through our Website, in order to ensure that you are familiar and in agreement with our Terms of Use as they exist at that time.

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