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1. Acceptance
of Terms of Service.
Welcome
to pddetrials.com. Use of the Pacific Data Designs web site and the services
available to you from the pddetrials.com web site is subject to the following Terms of
Service (``TOS''). In addition, when using particular pddetrials.com services or
applications, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines applicable to such services
or applications. All such guidelines are hereby incorporated by reference into the TOS.
Please read the TOS carefully before using our web site or our services, as your use of
the pddetrials.com web site or services will signify your assent to be bound by the
terms and conditions contained in this TOS.
2. Description
of Service.
Pddetrials.com provides users with access to
Clinical Trial
Data via a web browser.
3. Access.
In
order to use the Service, you need the equipment necessary to connect to the World Wide
Web, and the connections necessary to access the World Wide Web. You are responsible for
any fees associated with such connection or access (such as those charged by an Internet
Service Provider or other online service).
4.
Registration.
In
consideration of use of the Service, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current
and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service's registration form
(such information being the ``Registration Data'') and (b) maintain and promptly update
the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide
any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or pddetrials.com
has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not
current or incomplete, pddetrials.com has the right to suspend or terminate your account
and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).
5. Privacy.
Your
privacy is important to pddetrials.com. All Registration Data and any other information
gathered from you in connection with your use of the Service will be governed by the
provisions of the pddetrials.com Privacy Policy, which is available at http://www.pddetrials.com/privacy.htm.
6. Password and
Security.
You are responsible for keeping your user name and password confidential. We recommend you
memorize this information, and not write it down. You are responsible for all activity
occurring through use of your account and/or password. You also agree to take all
reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of your login credentials and not to
divulge you user name and password to any other party. This includes agreeing that no other
party can use the system under your user name and password. You agree to (a) immediately
notify pddetrials.com of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach
of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. pddetrials.com
will not be responsible for any loss arising from your failure to comply with this Section.
7. Member
Conduct.
You agree to not use
the Service to:
- impersonate or
otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity;
- interfere with
or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey
any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the
Service;
- attempt to
gain unauthorized access to the Service, other's accounts on the Service, or
computer systems or networks connected to the Service, through password mining or
any other means;
- harm minors in
any way;
- stalk or
harass another individual; or
- violate any
applicable local, state, federal or international law or regulation.
8. Copyright;
Restrictions on Use.
pddetrials.com
respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our members to do the same. You
must abide by all copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in or
attached to any Content or portion of the Service. If you feel that any Content on the
Service infringes your copyrights, please contact pddetrials.com's copyright agent, who
can be reached as follows:
- By mail:
- Copyright
Agent
c/o Pacific Data Designs, LLC.
- 353 Sacramento Street
- Suite 800, Level 8
- San Francisco,
CA 94111
- By phone:
- (415) 776-0660
- By email:
- support@pdd.net
Please be sure to
include the following information: (a) a description of the copyrighted work you allege
is being infringed upon (and registration information if such work is registered with
the copyright office); (b) the location of the allegedly infringing material on the
Service, (c) your signature (digital or hardcopy), (d) your address, telephone number,
and e-mail address, and (e) a statement (notarized if possible and made under penalty of
perjury that): (i) you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright
owner's behalf; (ii) you believe in good faith that the rights of the copyright owner
are being infringed, and that the uses of the allegedly infringing material are not
authorized (either by the copyright owner, its agents, or applicable law).
9. Changes to
the Service or TOS.
Pddetrials.com
reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue all or any portion or service of
the Service at any time, with or without notice. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any
new features that modify or enhance the current Service, including the release of new
features or software applications by pddetrials.com, shall be subject to the TOS. You
agree that pddetrials.com shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any
modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
Pddetrials.com
reserves the right to modify the TOS at any time. Any modifications shall be effective
upon the earlier of the posting by pddetrials.com of the modified TOS at the following
URL http://www.pddetrials.com/terms.htm, or direct e-mail
notification of the changes to you. You agree to review these TOS periodically so that
you are aware of any modifications. Your continued use or membership of the Service
shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified TOS. You agree that the above-listed
standards for notice of changes are reasonable.
10. Failure to
Comply with TOS.
You
acknowledge and agree that pddetrials.com may suspend or terminate your account and/or
deny you access to, use of, or submission of Content for, all or part of the Service,
without prior notice, if you engage in any conduct that pddetrials.com believes, in its
sole discretion: (a) violates any term or provision of the TOS, (b) violates the rights
of pddetrials.com or third parties, (c) or is otherwise inappropriate for continued
access and use of the Service. In addition, pddetrials.com reserves the right to
terminate inactive membership accounts. You agree that upon termination, we may delete
all files and information related to your account and may bar your access to your
account and the Service. Further, you agree that pddetrials.com shall not be liable to
you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service.
11. pddetrials.com's Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and
agree that the Service and any necessary software used to enable the basic
functions of the Service (``Software'') contain proprietary and confidential information
of pddetrials.com that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws.
You further acknowledge and agree that content contained in sponsor advertisements or
information presented to you through the Service or advertisers is protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws.
Except as expressly authorized by pddetrials.com or advertisers, you agree not to
modify, copy, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transfer, transmit, display, create
derivative works based on or in any manner commercially exploit the Service, in whole or
in part.
Pddetrials.com
grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the
object code of its Software on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not
allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer,
reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign,
sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the
Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified
versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining
unauthorized access to the Service.
12. Disclaimer
of Warranties.
THE
SERVICE CONTAINS CONTENT, AND OTHER INFORMATION FROM THIRD PARTY INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS. PDDETRIALS.COM DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY CONTENT OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN OR
DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SERVICE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU WILL BEAR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED
WITH YOUR RELIANCE ON OR USE OF ANY CONTENT OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE
SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY. TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PDDETRIALS.COM AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SERVICE AND THE
CONTENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON- INFRINGEMENT, AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING
FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR
OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND
RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS
OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. IN ADDITION,
ALTHOUGH PDDETRIALS.COM INTENDS TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT THE
INTRODUCTION OF VIRUSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MATERIALS TO THE
SERVICE, PDDETRIALS.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE, THE CONTENT WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE
THROUGH THE SERVICES IS FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO THE
ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
13. Limitation
of Liability.
YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT IN NO EVENT WILL PDDETRIALS.COM OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
SHAREHOLDERS, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF: (I)
YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR (II) ANY GOODS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED
ON THE SERVICE; EVEN IF PDDETRIALS OR ANY RELATED PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
14.
Indemnification.
You
agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless pddetrials.com, and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and licensors from any
and all third party claims, liability, damages and/or costs (including but not limited
to reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your failure to comply with the TOS, your
infringement, violation or misappropriation of any intellectual property or other right
of a third party or from your violation of any applicable law.
15. Notice.
Notices
to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Service may also provide
notices of changes to the TOS or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices
to you generally on the Service.
16. Trademarks.
Pddetrials.com,
the pddetrials.com logo, and other pddetrials.com logos and product and service names
are trademarks or service marks of Pacific Data Designs, LLC. You agree not to display
or use in any manner the pddetrials.com Marks without pddetrials.com's prior written
permission. Third party trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names appearing on
the Service are the property of their respective owners.
17.
Miscellaneous.
These
Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and pddetrials.com with
respect to the Service, and the TOS replace all prior or contemporaneous understandings
or agreements, written or oral, regarding the Service. The TOS shall be governed by the
laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. If
any provision of the TOS is found invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be
enforced to the maximum extent possible, and the remaining provisions of the TOS shall
remain in full force and effect. The failure by pddetrials.com to insist upon or enforce
strict performance of any provision of the TOS will not be construed as a waiver of any
provision or right of pddetrials.com. The TOS will inure to the benefit of
pddetrials.com and its successors and assigns.
18. Violations.
Please
report any violations of the TOS to our Customer Care group.
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