Terms of Use

The General Science Library® Website, ("The General Science Library® Website" or "we") provides the content posted on The General Science Library® Website (the "The General Science Library®") to you subject to the following Terms of Use. When you use The General Science Library® Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use incorporate The General Science Library® Website Privacy Policy posted on The General Science Library® Website, as well as the terms of any subscriber agreement that may exist between you and The General Science Library® Website. To the extent there is a conflict between these Terms of Use and your subscriber agreement, the terms of your subscriber agreement will control your use of The General Science Library® Website. Please read these Terms of Use carefully. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not use The General Science Library® Website.

The General Science Library® Website
The General Science Library® Website, including the text, graphics, and software that appear on The General Science Library® Website is owned by or licensed to The General Science Library® Website, and is subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the United Nations, National laws and international conventions. Users may not re-post The General Science Library® Website content on other web sites without the permission of The General Science Library® Website. User cannot re-sell The General Science Library® Website content to third parties, or prepare derivative works of The General Science Library® Website content.

Content
The General Science Library® Website is designed to our Members and Subscribers from the healthcare profession with detailed and general health information for educational purposes only. The health information furnished on this site is not intended to replace personal consultation with a qualified health care professional. You must always seek the advice of a professional for questions related to you disease, disease symptoms, and appropriate therapeutic treatments. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem or condition, please contact a qualified health care professional immediately. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this site. The General Science Library® Website does not give medical advice, nor do we provide medical or diagnostic services. Neither The General Science Library® Website nor its proprietor guarantees that the content covers all possible uses, direction, precautions, drug interactions, or adverse effects that may be associated with any therapeutic treatments. You may not rely on the application of any information on The General Science Library® Website as being applicable to your specific circumstances.
Neither The General Science Library® Website nor its proprietor assumes any liability or responsibility for damages or injury to you, other persons, or property arising from any use of any information, idea, or instruction contained in The General Science Library® Website.

Permission to reproduce The General Science Library® Website material
Permission to reproduce material from The General Science Library® Website service in another publication or web site must be secured in writing. To request permission to reproduce material from The General Science Library® Website, please submit your request in writing via e-mail, fax, or regular mail. You may wish to include a copy of the material for which you are requesting permission. Your permission request must include the following information: Title of the topic review or figure (figure titles can be found in the outline of each topic review) The title of the topic review in which a requested figure appears The format in which the material will be reproduced (e.g. print, CD, Internet) Title, publisher, author/editor, and publication date for the publication in which the figure and/or topic review will be reproduced. Please send your permission request to the contact email stated on the site.

Allowed Uses

The General Science Library® Website encourages its users to print topic reviews and graphics for personal, clinical, educational, or research use. Such material should be printed directly from The General Science Library® Website service so that the copyright statement is visible and must be given free of charge. We reserve the right to limit or suspend your use of The General Science Library® Website, by electronic self-help or other means and without notice, if we believe you have committed a breach of security or violated these Terms of Use, subject only to any terms in your subscriber agreement, as applicable. The General Science Library® Website reserves all of its rights in The General Science Library® Website not expressly granted to you by these Terms of Use.

Subscriber Accounts
If you create a subscriber account for The General Science Library® Website, you agree to complete the registration process by providing current, complete, and accurate information as required by The General Science Library® Website. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify The General Science Library® Website immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. The General Science Library® Website will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your account, either with or without your knowledge. In addition, you may be held liable for any losses incurred by The General Science Library® Website or another party due to someone else using your account. You may not use anyone else's account at any time.

No Unlawful Use
You agree not to use The General Science Library® Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, or the terms of a subscriber agreement you have with The General Science Library® Website, if applicable. You may not use The General Science Library® Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any The General Science Library® Website server, or the network(s) connected to any The General Science Library® Website server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of The General Science Library® Website. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of The General Science Library® Website, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to any The General Science Library® Website server, through hacking, password or data mining, or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available to you on The General Science Library® Website.

No Warranties

Neither The General Science Library® Website, nor any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, director, employee, licensor, licensee, distributor, supplier, agent, or reseller of The General Science Library® Website (collectively, the “The General Science Library® Website”) make any warranty or representation, expressed or implied, with respect to The General Science Library® Website, which are provided “as is”, or with respect to these terms of use. The General Science Library® Website entities expressly exclude and disclaim all warranties, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and any warranties arising by statute or otherwise in law or from course of dealing, course of performance, or use of trade. Any statements or representations made by any other person or entity are void. You assume all risk as to the quality, function and performance of The General Science Library® Website.  In addition, please note that The General Science Library® Website may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The General Science Library® Website has the right at any time to change, modify, add to, discontinue, or retire any aspect or feature of The General Science Library® Website, including, but not limited to, hours of availability, equipment needed for access or use, or the availability of The General Science Library® Website Services on any particular device or communications service. The General Science Library® Website has no obligation to provide you with notice of any such changes, and The General Science Library® Website is under no obligation to provide you with any support, error corrections, updates, upgrades, bug fixes, and/or enhancements of The General Science Library® Website, except as provided by your subscriber agreement with The General Science Library® Website, if applicable.

Limitation of Liability
In no event will The General Science Library® Website entities or any other party who has been involved in the creation, production, distribution, promotion, or marketing of The General Science Library® Website or these terms of use be liable to you or any other party for any special, indirect, incidental, reliance, exemplary, or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of data or profits, or for inability to use The General Science Library® Website, even if The General Science Library® Website entities or such other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Such limitation shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy and to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Indemnifications
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The General Science Library® Website Entities from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorneys' fees, that arise from your use of The General Science Library® Website. The General Science Library® Website reserves the right, at it own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to Indemnifications by you, in which event you will cooperate with The General Science Library® Website in asserting any available defenses.

Modifications

The General Science Library® Website may modify these Terms of Use from time to time and changes will be effective upon posting to The General Science Library® Website. You agree to be bound by any modification of these Terms of Use when you use The General Science Library® Website, effective after their posting to The General Science Library® Website. It is therefore important that you review these Terms of Use regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes.

Claim of Copyright Infringement
The General Science Library® Website respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on The General Science Library® Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may send a notification of claimed copyright infringement to The General Science Library® Website's designated agent along with the following information:
The electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on the owner's behalf A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed and a description of the infringing activity Identification of the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists, for example the URL of the Website where it is posted or the name of the book in which it has been published
Identification of the URL or other specific location on this site where the material that you claim is infringing is located; you must include enough information to allow The General Science Library® Website to locate the material
Your name, address, telephone number, and email address
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf
The designated agent for notice of claims oft copyright infringement on The General Science Library® Website can be reached by contact email stated on the site.
Please note that this contact information is only for reporting copyright infringement and any other inquiries reported through this process will not be guaranteed a response.

Trademarks
All of The General Science Library® Website trademarks are owned by the owners and operators of The General Science Library® Website, and may not be used for any purpose without the prior written permission from them.