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Terms and Conditions

By use of this site and/or any of its materials, users agree that they understand, accept, and agree to abide by the following Terms and Conditions (TOU, Terms of Use, TOS, or Terms of Service). The User understands and accepts responsibility for every updated version of these terms.

Links:

This site may contain links to other independent third-party websites ("Linked Sites"). These linked sites are provided solely as a convenience to our visitors. Such linked sites are not under this site's control. This site is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of such linked sites unless otherwise specified; this includes, but is not limited to, any information or materials contained on such linked sites. You will need to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these linked sites.

Images:

All images and graphic files (the "Images") on the Silvics Database website are copyrighted to their respective owners, unless otherwise specified, and are made available for noncommercial, educational, personal use or for fair use only. Copying, modifying or redistributing the Images in any manner for commercial use or for personal gain (including, but not limited to, web sites of a for-profit corporation, commercial text books, commercial broadcast or commercial news web sites) is strictly prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright owner(s). Permission for commercial use is granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the copyright owner. By downloading, printing or otherwise using the Images from the site, users agree that they will limit their use of the Images to such Permitted Uses and will not violate the copyright owner's or any other party's proprietary rights.

Permitted Use of the Images is limited to noncommercial or educational purposes, such as multimedia presentations for a course, a web page for a course, a web page of a non-profit organization or a personal, noncommercial web site. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download, print, enlarge, crop, annotate or use the Images as a part of a composite in connection with a Permitted Use are welcome to do so without express permission. Any Permitted Use must, however, cite the author and source of the Images as they would material from any printed work. The citation must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices and, if such Permitted Use is on the Internet, a link to the primary source (ex. "http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/"), or if none is available, "http://nret.890m.com/". This is a license and not a transfer of title.

What this means in everyday terms:

  1. You can use these images for most educational and personal purposes.
  2. If you want to use the images commercially, contact the appropriate copyright owner.
  3. If you use these images on the web, credit the copyright owner and link to the primary source (ex. "http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/"), or if none is available, "http://nret.890m.com/".

Limitation of Liability:

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall the site be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, this site's materials. You specifically acknowledge and agree that the site is not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user. If you are dissatisfied with any of the site's material, or with any of the site's terms and conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the site.

Termination:

This agreement is effective until terminated by the site, at any time and without notice.

Disclaimer:

THIS SITE DOES NOT PROMISE THAT THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT, SERVICE OR FEATURE OF THE SITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC RESULTS. THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE DELIVERED ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE SITE CANNOT ENSURE THAT ANY FILES OR OTHER DATA YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. THIS SITE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS SITE DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE ACTS, OMISSIONS AND CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR ANY OF THIS SITE'S SERVICES. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND ANY LINKED SITES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY AGAINST DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT IS TO STOP USING THE SITE OR ANY SUCH CONTENT. THIS LIMITATION OF RELIEF IS A PART OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

The above disclaimer applies to any damages, liability or injuries caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use, whether for breach of contract, tort, negligence or any other cause of action.

The Site reserves the right to do any of the following, at any time, and without notice:

  1. Modify, suspend or terminate operation of or access to the site, or any portion of the site, for any reason, and at any time.
  2. Modify or change the site, or any portion of the site, and any applicable policies or terms at any time.
  3. Interrupt the operation of the site, or any portion of the site, as necessary to perform routine or non-routine maintenance, error correction, or other changes.

Last updated: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:33 PM