Last Updated February 2011
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ProteinSimple invites you to view, use and download a single copy of this website for your informational, non-commercial use. ProteinSimple grants you a limited licence to display on your computer, print, download and use the underlying HTML text, audio clips, video clips and other content that is made available to you on our website, for personal, non-commercial purposes only, provided that:
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Without ProteinSimple’s prior written consent, you may not, nor may you allow others to, directly or indirectly:
While ProteinSimple takes steps to verify the accuracy of the information on its websites, it does not warrant the quality, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any claims, statements or information on our website. ProteinSimple makes no representations about the suitability of any of the information contained on our websites for any purpose.
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Without limiting the foregoing, there are no warranties that:
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We do not claim that ProteinSimple is authorized to use any trade-mark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through such links, or that any linked website is authorized to use any trade-mark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of ProteinSimple. You may link to ProteinSimple’s websites but, unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement between you and ProteinSimple, you must adhere to ProteinSimple’s linking policy as follows: (i) any link to ProteinSimple’s websites must be a text only link clearly marked “ProteinSimple”; (ii) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with ProteinSimple’s names and trade-marks; (iii) the appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with, or associated with ProteinSimple; (iv) when selected by a user, the link must display the website on full-screen and not within a frame on the linking website; and (v) ProteinSimple reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole discretion.
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ProteinSimple controls and operates its website from the company’s office in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. If you use our website from locations outside Canada, you are responsible for complying with laws in your jurisdiction.
If any disputes arise between us regarding your use of our website, such disputes will be resolved according to the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. The courts of the Province of Ontario shall have jurisdiction over all such claims. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
ProteinSimple may modify these Terms of Use, and the agreement they create, at any time by posting amended Terms of Use on this website, indicating at the top of this page the date of the last update. Please review these Terms of Use periodically. Your continued use of this website following the posting of changes to these Terms of Use will mean that you accept those changes.
