BIOHORIZON.COM Terms of Use
THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT. BY ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE OR USING ANY SERVICE
PROVIDED HEREIN, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THIS AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING
ITS TERMS.
1. Parties. The parties to this Agreement are you, a visitor to this web site
("You"), and the owner and operator of this web site: BioHorizon.com
Inc., a Manitoba corporation ("BioHorizon"). All references to "us", "this
web site" or "this site" shall be construed to mean BioHorizon.
If the user is not an individual, then "You" means Your company,
its officers, members, agents, successors and assigns.
2. Assent To Terms of Use And Amendment. BioHorizon grants a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, and revocable license to You and provides the services available
at this site to You subject to the following terms and conditions. THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS MAY BE AMENDED BY US FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.
YOU CAN REVIEW THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AT ANY
TIME AT THIS SITE. IN ADDITION, WHEN USING PARTICULAR SERVICES IN THIS SITE,
GUIDELINES OR RULES MAY BE POSTED WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO YOUR USE OF THOSE
SERVICES. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BioHorizon ARE SUBJECT
TO ALL GUIDELINES OR RULES THAT MAY BE POSTED FROM TIME TO TIME ON THE SITE,
WHICH ARE ALL INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT. BY USING THIS
SITE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THE TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT AND ANY GUIDELINES AND RULES
POSTED ON THIS SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, DO
NOT USE THIS SITE.
3. Entire Agreement. This Terms of Use Agreement will be expressly incorporated
by reference in each and every agreement between You and BioHorizon, and except
for any separate license agreement for software and/or content, this terms
of use agreement supersedes any and all prior and existing agreements, whether
oral or in writing, between You and BioHorizon with respect to the subjects
addressed herein and constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to those subjects. Except for any separate license agreement for software
and/or content, You acknowledge that neither BioHorizon nor anyone on BioHorizon's
behalf has made any representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally
or otherwise, to You relating to the subjects addressed by this terms of use
agreement that are not embodied herein.
4. Prohibited Conduct. You agree (i) not to use this site to upload or distribute
in any way files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar
software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer; (ii)
not to interfere or disrupt this site or any networks connected to this site;
(iii) not to use any device, software or routine or attempt to interfere with
the proper functioning of this site or any transactions being offered at this
site; (iv) not to take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately
large load on BioHorizon's infrastructure; (v) not to use this site to collect
or harvest personal information, including, without limitation, financial information,
about other participants at this site; and (vi) not to impersonate any person
or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Your affiliation with
a person or entity. You agree not to use the services, products, or downloads
available at this site for illegal purposes, and to comply with all regulations,
policies and procedures of networks connected to this site.
5. Compliance with Laws. You shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations
of the United States and foreign authorities (including, but not limited to
United States trade restriction laws, export laws or license requirements and
laws regarding the sale or transport of hazardous materials, and laws regarding
the transmission of technical data, including without limitation encryption,
exported from the United States through the services available at this site)
relating to any service, product, or download associated with this site.
6. Separate License Agreement(s). You may acquire software and/or content
from BioHorizon by download from this site, or otherwise directly from BioHorizon.
You agree that your use of such software and/or content shall be strictly in
accordance with the applicable license agreement(s).
7. Registration Data And Privacy. Registration may be required for you to
download from this site, or for your participation in certain services offered
at this site. You must provide certain current, complete, and accurate information
about You as prompted to do so by the registration form ("Registration
Data"), and maintain and update such registration information as required
to keep such information current, complete and accurate. You warrant that your
Registration Data is accurate and current, and that You are authorized to provide
such Registration Data. You authorize us to verify your Registration Data at
any time. If any Registration Data that You provide is untrue, inaccurate,
not current or incomplete, BioHorizon retains the right, in its sole discretion,
to suspend or terminate rights to use the services. Registration Data and certain
other information about You is subject to our Privacy Policy which may be accessed
from the Indigorose.com home page. Solely to enable BioHorizon to use information
You supply us internally, so that we are not violating any rights You might
have in that information, You grant to BioHorizon a nonexclusive license to
(i) convert such information into digital format such that it can be read,
utilized and displayed by BioHorizon's computers or any other technology currently
in existence or hereafter developed capable of utilizing digital information,
and (ii) combine the information with other content provided by BioHorizon,
in each case by any method or means or in any medium whether now known or hereafter
devised.
8. Registration By Persons Under The Age of 18 Is Not Permitted. REGISTRATION
IS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. IF A USER UNDER THE AGE OF
18 ATTEMPTS TO REGISTER WITH BIOHORIZON.COM, WE SHALL NOTIFY THE USER THAT
HE OR SHE IS NOT ELIGIBLE, AND WE SHALL NOT COLLECT OR USE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION
FROM SUCH PERSON.
9. Posting of Digital Files And/Or Communications. If this web site should
at any time provide any service which enables visitors post digital files and/or
to communicate with or otherwise share information with other visitors or persons
providing any kind or service to visitors, You agree not to submit, publish,
display, disseminate, or otherwise communicate any defamatory, inaccurate,
abusive, threatening, offensive, or illegal material while connected to or
otherwise directly or indirectly using this web site or other services provided
to You by the web site. Transmission of such material or any material that
violates any federal, state, or local law in the United States or anywhere
else in the world, is strictly prohibited and shall constitute a material breach
of this Agreement entitling this web site to immediately terminate all rights
to access to this web site. You are solely responsible for all information
which You submit, publish, display, disseminate or otherwise communicate through
this web site even if a claim should arise after termination of service. If
this web site provides any such service described herein, You agree that all
messages and other communications by You shall be deemed to be readily accessible
to all other visitors/subscribers who are authorized to access this web site
and You agree that all such messages and other communications shall not be
deemed to be private or secure. Regardless of whether this web site provides
any type of service described herein, You agree that You have hereby been informed
and noticed that any and all messages and other communications which You submit
to this web site directly or through this web site can be read by the operators
and/or other agents of this web site, whether or not they are the intended
recipient(s). You agree to be personally liable and fully defend and indemnify
this web site for any and all damages directly, indirectly and/or consequentially
resulting from your attempted or actual sharing of information or communicating
with others through this web site alone, or with or under the authority of,
any other person(s), including, without limitation, any governmental agency(ies),
wherein such damages include, without limitation, all direct and consequential
damages directly or indirectly resulting from sharing of information or communicating
with others through this web site including, but not limited to, damages resulting
from loss of revenue, loss of property, fines, attorney's fees and costs, including,
without limitation, damages resulting from prosecution and/or governmentally
imposed seizure(s), forfeiture(s), and/or injunction(s).
10. Copyrights. The copyright in all material provided on this site is owned
by BioHorizon or by BioHorizon's licensor(s). You acknowledge and agree that
this site contains proprietary information that is protected by applicable
intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that
information presented to You through this site, including text, graphics, logos,
icons, images and software, and the arrangement and compilation of such content,
are the property of BioHorizon or its content suppliers and is protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights
and laws. BioHorizon does not grant any license or authorization to any user
of its copyrightable material or other intellectual property, by placing them
on this site. Furthermore, except as stated herein, none of the material may
be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted
or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the
prior written permission of BioHorizon or the copyright owner. However, You
may print a copy of the information on this site for Your personal, non-commercial
internal use or records. In so doing, You may not modify the materials and
You agree to retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in
the materials. This permission does not give You any ownership rights in the
information and terminates automatically if You breach any of these terms or
conditions. If You make any other use of this site, except as otherwise provided
herein, You may violate copyright and other laws of the United States, other
countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject to penalties.
11. Copyright Infringement; The Digital Millennium Copyright Act. BioHorizon
maintains specific contact information including an e-mail address for notifications
of claimed infringement concerning materials. All correspondence should be
addressed to BioHorizon's agent for notice of claimed infringement under The
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, U.S.C.A. Section 512, at the following address:
Notification of Claimed Infringement
BioHorizon.com Inc.
44 Oakhurst Cres.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
You may contact BioHorizon with complaints regarding allegedly infringing
posted material and BioHorizon will investigate those complaints. If the posted
material is believed in good faith by BioHorizon to violate any applicable
law, BioHorizon will remove or disable access to any such material and BioHorizon
will notify the posting party that the material has been blocked or removed.
12. Trademarks. The trademarks, service marks, and logos (the "Trademarks")
used and displayed on this site are registered and unregistered Trademarks
of BioHorizon and others. Nothing on this site should be construed as granting,
by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark
displayed on the site, without the written permission of the Trademark owner.
BioHorizon aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest
extent of the law. The Trademark(s) BIOHORIZON and EMERGING HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
SURVEILLANCE AND ANALYSIS may not be used in any way, including in advertising
or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this site, without
prior, written permission. BioHorizon prohibits use of any of the forgoing
names or marks as a metatag or as a "hot" link to any BioHorizon
site unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by BioHorizon
in writing. If You have any questions regarding any trademarks on the site,
please contact BioHorizon.
13. Links. This site may provide links to other Internet sites. BioHorizon
is not responsible for the availability of such other sites and does not endorse
and is not responsible or liable for any content, products or other materials
available on such other sites. Links to external web sites do not constitute
an endorsement by BioHorizon of those sites or the sponsors of such sites or
the content, products, advertising or other materials presented on such sites.
Further, BioHorizon reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program
at any time. BioHorizon does not author, edit, or monitor these unofficial
pages or links. You further acknowledge and agree that BioHorizon shall not
be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused
or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any
information, goods or services available on or through any such site. If You
decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this site, You do this
entirely at Your own risk.
14. Participation In Promotions Of Advertisers. You may enter into correspondence
with or participate in promotions of advertisers promoting their products or
services on this site ("Advertisers"). You acknowledge and agree
that any such correspondence or participation, including the delivery of and
the payment for goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties
or representations associated with such correspondence or promotions, are solely
between You and Advertiser. Indigorose.com shall have no liability, obligation
or responsibility whatsoever arising out of or in connection with any such
correspondence or participation or transactions.
15. Monitoring. You acknowledge that BioHorizon or its designees reserves
the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all activity or information
transmitted or received through this site. BioHorizon, in its sole discretion
and without further notice to You, may (but is not obligated to) review, censor
or prohibit any activity or the transmission or receipt of any Information
which BioHorizon deems inappropriate (such as that specified in above) or that
violates any term or condition of this agreement. During monitoring, information
may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes. Use of
this site, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to such monitoring.
Unauthorized uses and unauthorized users of this site will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
16. NO WARRANTIES. THIS SITE AND ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE, AND
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SOFTWARE
OR CONTENT, ALL GOODS AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE, ARE PROVIDED
ON AN "AS IS" BASIS FROM BIOHORIZON AND ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS,
BIOHORIZON AND ITS AFFILIATES AND CONTENT PROVIDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT,
THE PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE,
THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE, THE TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED
ON THIS SITE, OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS AND/OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED
ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF
BIOHORIZON AND BIOHORIZON'S AFFILIATES AND CONTENT PROVIDERS DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND/OR NONINFRINGMENT.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NONE OF BIOHORIZON NOR BIOHORIZON'S AFFILIATES
OR CONTENT PROVIDERS MAKES ANY WARRANTY THAT (i) THE GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED
ON THIS SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED
ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE
RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES WILL BE
ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE CONTENT OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE
IS COMPLETE, ACCURATE OR AVAILABLE, OR (v) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES
WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM BIOHORIZON OR THROUGH THIS SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY
NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
17. LIMITED LIABILITY. BIOHORIZON AND ALL OF BIOHORIZON's AFFILIATES AND CONTENT
PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SHAREHOLDERS AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS,
LOST PROFITS OR GOODWILL, OR OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF
THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY
HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE, ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE, THAT SUCH DAMAGES MIGHT BE INCURRED,
AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
THIS EXCLUSION INCLUDES ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS
AGAINST YOU. YOU AGREE THAT REGARDLESS OF ANY STATUTE OR LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO USE OF THE GOODS
OR SERVICES PROVIDED ON THIS SITE OR THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE
(1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU
FURTHER AGREE IF YOU BECOME ENTITLED TO ANY RECOVERY, THAT YOUR RECOVERY SHALL
BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF FEES OR PAYMENTS MADE TO BIOHORIZON, IF ANY, FOR
THE SERVICE, SOFTWARE OR CONTENT AT ISSUE.
18. Indemnity. You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BioHorizon and
its content providers and their respective shareholders, affiliates, employees,
agents, successors, officers, and assigns, from any suits, losses, claims,
demands, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorney and accounting
fees) that they may sustain or incur arising from (i) Your use of the software
or content available at or downloaded from this site, (ii) Your failure to
comply with any applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation
those regarding the export of products or technology abroad) or to obtain any
licenses or approvals from the appropriate government agencies necessary to
purchase or sell the subject goods and services, (iii) Your use of the content
available on this site in any way contrary to this agreement (d) Your breach
of any of Your representations, warranties or obligations set forth in this
agreement, (iv) the sale, purchase, transportation, delivery, use or disposal
of any BioHorizon service, product, or download associated with this site or
available through other sites, or any loss suffered by or harm to any person
or property in any way relating to of caused in whole or in part by Your use
of this site or any service, product, or download associated with this site
(including, without limitation, any personal injuries or death of any third
person caused in whole or in part by such products or services, the use, transportation,
delivery, storage, handling or release thereof), and (v) any taxes attributable
to the relating to any service, product, or download associated with this site.
19. Beneficiaries of this Agreement; No Other Agreements. The rights and limitations
in this agreement are for the benefit of BioHorizon and each of BioHorizon's
content providers, each of which shall have the right to enforce its rights
hereunder directly and on its own behalf.
20. Termination. You agree that BioHorizon may, at its sole discretion, deny
You access to the site and disable any user name and password associated with
You for any reason, including, without limitation, if BioHorizon believes that
You have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this
agreement. BioHorizon reserves the right at any time and from time to time
to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the services offered
under this site (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that
BioHorizon shall not be liable to You or to any third party for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of the services offered under this site.
21. Consumer Rights. BioHorizon maintains specific contact information including
an e-mail address for notifications of complaints and for inquiries regarding
pricing policies. All correspondence should be addressed to BioHorizon's agent
for notice at the following address:
Notification of Consumer Rights Complaint or Pricing Inquiry
BioHorizon.com Inc
44 Oakhurst Cres
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Email: sales@biohorizon.com
Telephone: 204-633-8493
Facsimile: 204-661-6597
You may contact BioHorizon with complaints and inquiries regarding pricing
and BioHorizon will investigate those matters and respond to the inquiries.
22. Controlling Law. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the
Province of Manitoba, Canada, excluding rules regarding conflicts of law. The
application the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods is expressly excluded.
23. Jurisdiction And Venue. You and BioHorizon agree to submit to the exclusive
personal jurisdiction of the courts of City of Winnipeg in the Province of
Manitoba, Canada in all legal proceedings arising under this Agreement.
BY ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE OR USING ANY SERVICE PROVIDED HEREIN YOU AFFIRM
THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT,
PLEASE EXIT THIS SITE.
Last Update: September 6, 2004.