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Web Disclaimer

Welcome to the Applieddiagnostics.com website (the “Site”). By using this Site, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should discontinue use of this Site. The terms “Applieddiagnostics.com ,” “Applied Diagnostics,” “us,” “we” or “our” refer to Applied Diagnostics, Inc., the sole owner of this website. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our website.

Acceptance of Agreement

By choosing to use this Site, you hereby agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") regarding the Site. This Agreement constitutes the entire and only Agreement between you and Applied Diagnostics with respect to the Site, and supersedes any and all other agreements, representations, warranties and understandings regarding all aspects of the Site and any other subject matter related to this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended at any time by Applied Diagnostics without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will always be posted on the Site, and you should review the Agreement prior to using the Site. This Agreement may only be amended in writing.

Copyright

The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the Site are protected under applicable copyright, trademark and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Site, except as specifically allowed in this Agreement and the Terms of Use Agreement, is strictly prohibited. By using this Site, you do not acquire ownership rights to any content, documents or other materials viewed or obtained on this Site. The posting of information or materials on the Site does not constitute a waiver of any right to such information and materials. Some of the content on the Site is the copyrighted work of third parties, and the posting of such work does not create in you, the viewer, any rights, title or interest in such work.

Applieddiagnostics.com authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the material on the Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use if you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright © 2008, Applied Diagnostics, Inc. All Rights Reserved" and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that are contained herein. Any special rules for the use of certain software and other items accessible on the Site may be included elsewhere within the Site and are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

This Site is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Title to the content herein remains with Applied Diagnostics or its licensors. Any use of the content provided on this Site not expressly permitted by this Agreement is a breach of this Agreement and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and features provided herein are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of Applied Diagnostics . All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Applied Diagnostics and its licensors. If you violate any term of this Agreement, your permission to use the Site content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the content.

Service Trademarks

Some product and company names mentioned on the Site may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Limited License; Permitted Uses

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:
  1. Access and use the Site strictly in accordance with this Agreement;
  2. Use the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes; and
  3. Print out discrete information from the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes, provided that you maintain all copyright and other policies contained therein.
No electronic or printed version of any part of the Site or its contents may be used by you in any litigation or arbitration matter whatsoever under any circumstances.

Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use

Your revocable license to access and use this Site, and any information, materials or documents (collectively defined as “Content and Materials”) contained herein are subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions. You may not:
  1.  Except for the express, limited purposes set forth in this Agreement, copy, print, republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means any portion of this Site or its Content and Materials, except as provided for in this Agreement;
  2. Use the Site or any materials obtained from the Site, to develop (or use as a component of) any information, storage and retrieval system, database, information base, or similar resource (in any medium now existing or hereafter developed), that is offered for commercial distribution of any kind, including by sale, license, lease, rental, subscription or any other commercial distribution mechanism;
  3. Create compilations or derivative works of any Content and Materials from the Site;
  4. Use any Content and Materials from the Site in any manner that may infringe upon any copyright, intellectual property right, proprietary right or property right of Applied Diagnostics or any third parties;
  5. Remove, change or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice or term in the Site;
  6. Make any portion of the Site available through any timesharing system, service bureau, the internet or any other technology now existing or developed in the future;
  7. Remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse-engineer any Site software, or use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the Site architecture;
  8. Use any automatic or manual process to harvest information from the Site;
  9. Use the Site for the purpose of gathering information for or transmitting (1) unsolicited commercial or non-commercial email; (2) email that makes use of headers, invalid or nonexistent domain names, or other means of deceptive addressing; or (3) unsolicited telephone calls or facsimile transmissions;
  10. Use the Site in a manner that violates any state or federal law;
  11.  Export or re-export the Site or any portion thereof, or any software available on or through the Site, in violation of the export control laws or regulations of the United States.

This Website Does Not Provide Medical Advice

Any information or content contained on or made available through the Site, such as text, graphics, images, information obtained from Applied Diagnostic’s licensors, and other material contained on the Site, is not intended to and does not constitute professional medical advice, recommendations or counseling under any circumstance, and no health professional-patient relationship is formed nor intended to be formed between Applied Diagnostics, its partners, affiliates, agents or employees and the users of the Site. We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to this Site. Your use of information on the Site or materials linked to the Site is at your own election and at your own risk.

Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this Site. If you believe you may have a medical emergency, immediately call 911 or your local physician. Applieddiagnostics.com does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Again, reliance on any information provided by Applieddiagnostics.com , its employees, or others appearing on the Site is solely at your own risk.

Children’s Privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this Site is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 17. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 17.

Third Party Content and Services

Third party content may appear on the Site or may be accessible via links from the Site. We are not responsible for and assume no liability for any mistakes, misstatements of law, defamation, omissions, falsehood, obscenities, or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations or any other form of content on the Site presented by Third Parties. You understand that the information and opinions presented by Third Party content solely represents the beliefs, expressions, endorsements and/or opinions of those authors, and such content is neither endorsed by us, nor does it necessarily reflect our beliefs.
Further, as a condition to use of this Site, you hereby agree that use of or purchase from such Third Parties is AT YOUR OWN, SOLE RISK AND IS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND GIVEN BY APPLIED DIAGNOSTICS, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD PARTY MERCHANTS OR FOR ANY INFORMATION APPEARING ON THIRD PARTY MERCHANT SITES OR ANY OTHER SITE LINKED TO OUR SITE.

Third-Party Policies

All rules, policies (including privacy policies) and operating procedures of Third Parties will apply to you while on any Third Party sites. We are not responsible for information provided by you to any Third Parties. Applieddiagnostics.com is an independent contractor in relation to any Third Party, and neither party has the authority to make any representations or commitments on behalf of the other.

Advertisers

The Site may contain advertising and sponsorships. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Site is accurate and complies with applicable laws. Applied Diagnostics shall not be responsible for any error, inaccuracy or problem in the advertiser’s or sponsor’s materials. We make no warranty regarding any representations made by any Advertiser or Sponsor.

Registration

Certain sections of, or offerings from, the Site may require you to register. If registration is requested, you agree to provide us with accurate and complete registration information. Your registration must be done using your legal name and other accurate information. Each registration is for your personal use only; not on behalf of any other person or entity. We do not permit any other person to use the registered sections under your name or to access the Site by means of a single name being made available to multiple users on a network. You should not share your password (if applicable) with anyone, even family members or close friends, unless you have a designated legal guardian who has been granted guardianship over your person and effects. You (or your legal guardian) are solely responsible for preventing the unauthorized use of your personal registration information.

Errors, Corrections and Changes

Applieddiagnostics.com does not represent or warrant that the Site will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. We do not represent or warrant that the information available on or through the Site will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable. We may make changes to the features, functionality or content of the Site at any time. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to edit or delete any documents, information or other content appearing on the Site.

Unlawful Activity

We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of this Agreement, and to take any action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties, and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information. We are not required to disclose information which may be released as a result of subpoena or a request from a government investigatory branch or office.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Applied Diagnostics, our partners, agents, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, successors, assigns, third party suppliers of information and documents, attorneys, advertisers, product and service providers, and any other related parties (collectively, "Affiliated Parties") we may have from any liability, loss, claim and/or expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, related to your violation of this Agreement or use of the Site.

Nontransferable Agreement

Your ability to use the Site is personal and not transferable or assignable. Your ability to use this Site may also be revoked by Applieddiagnostics.com at any time, in its sole discretion. Any password or right given to you to obtain information or documents is not transferable or assignable. Any attempted transfer shall be void.

Limited Liability of Applied Diagnostics, Inc. and Its Licensors

The use of the Applieddiagnostics.com Site and its content shall be at your own risk.

When using the Site, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of Applieddiagnostics.com and its suppliers. Accordingly, Applieddiagnostics.com assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, inaccuracy or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of this Site.

The Site and content are provided on an "as is" basis. Applieddiagnostics.com, ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS AND/OR OTHER RELATED PARTIES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Without limiting the foregoing, Applieddiagnostics.com , its affiliates, employees, licensors, suppliers and/or other related parties make no representations or warranties about the following:

  1. The accuracy, reliability, completeness, currentness, or timeliness of the content, software, text, graphics, links or communications provided on or through the use of this Site.
  2. The satisfaction of any government regulations requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug products or the approval or compliance of any software tools with regard to the content contained on this Site.

In no event shall Applied Diagnostics, its affiliates, employees, licensors, suppliers and/or other related parties mentioned on this Site be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury or wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use of or inability to use the Site, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory, and whether or not Applied Diagnostics, its affiliates, employees, licensors, suppliers and/or other related parties mentioned on the Site are advised of the possibility of such damages. Applied Diagnostics, its affiliates, employees, licensors, suppliers and/or other related parties mentioned on the Site shall be liable only to the extent of actual damages incurred by you, not to exceed one hundred ($100) U.S. Dollars. Applied Diagnostics, its affiliates, employees, licensors, suppliers and/or other related parties mentioned on the Site are not liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of the Site. Any claims arising in connection with your use of this Site or its content must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under this Agreement are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in this Agreement.

ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING A FORM OR DOCUMENT IS DISCLAIMED.

Applied Diagnostics, its affiliates, employees, licensors, suppliers and/or other related parties shall not be liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability or damage of any kind resulting in any way from:

  1. Any errors or omissions on the Site, or any services or products obtainable therefrom;
  2. The unavailability or interruption of the Site or any features thereof;
  3. Your use of the Site;
  4. The content contained on the Site; or
  5. Any delay or failure in performance beyond the control of a Applied Diagnostics or a related party.

Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy, as it may change from time to time, is a part of this Agreement. You are solely responsible for reviewing our Privacy and Security Policy, which is posted on the main Applieddiagnostics.com website.

Links to Other Web Sites

The Site contains links to other websites. Applieddiagnostics.com is not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such websites, and such sites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked website on our Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by us. If you decide to leave our Site and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

Legal Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable federal, state and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Site and the Content and Materials provided therein.

This Agreement is Governed by Texas Law

This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas (without regard to conflict of law principles). Any cause of action brought or pursued by you with respect to the Site (and/or any information, documents, products or services related hereto) must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred. All actions shall be subject to the limitations of damages herein set forth. The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party. This Agreement and all incorporated agreements and your information may be automatically assigned by us in our sole discretion to a third party in the event of an acquisition, sale or merger. Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that anything in or associated with the Site is in conflict with or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall take precedence. Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision. Our rights under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement. The rule of construction of construing against the drafter does not apply to this Agreement.

You Agree to Arbitrate Any Dispute Between Us

You agree that any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of related to these Terms or your use of the Site will be resolved and settled through arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association and conducted in Harris County, Texas, United States of American. Judgment on any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Any Action Brought Against Applied Diagnostics, Inc. Must Be Brought in Texas

You agree that the state or federal courts located in or serving Harris County, Texas, United States of America, shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over any action arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site. You waive any claim that a court located in or serving Harris County, Texas, lacks personal jurisdiction over you, is an improper venue, or is an inconvenient forum.

Complete Agreement

Except as expressly provided otherwise, these Terms and Conditions and the Applieddiagnostics.com Privacy Policy constitute the entire Agreement between you and Applieddiagnostics.com with respect to the use of this Site. Applieddiagnostics.com may revise and update these Terms and Conditions at any time. Your continued usage of the Applieddiagnostics.com Site shall imply your consent to accept those changes.

Thank you for your cooperation. We hope you find the Site helpful and convenient to use. Questions or comments regarding this website, including any reports of non-functioning links, should be submitted via email to: info@applieddiagnostics.com or via U.S. mail to: Applied Diagnostics, Laboratory Manager, 1140 Business Center Drive, Suite 370, Houston, TX 77043. We try to answer requests in a timely manner but due to volume may not always be able to do so. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


Last Updated: May 2008
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