Welcome to the Endocannabinoid System Network (Endocannabinoid.net). These Terms of Use govern your use of this Web Site and the Web pages contained herein. By using or accessing this Web site and its Web pages, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and any and all modifications or changes to them. Scientiae, LLC, as the owner of this Web Site, may modify or change these Terms of Use at any time at its sole discretion. Therefore you should read these Terms of Use carefully and regularly.

Ownership and Copyright

This Web Site, Endocannabinoid.net, is owned and operated by Scientiae, LLC. Copyright © 2006 Scientiae, LLC. All Rights Reserved. The materials on this Web Site and these Web pages are owned by and copyrighted by Scientiae, LLC. Scientiae, LLC owns all right, title, and interest in this Web site and these Web pages, including but not limited to literary text, graphic art, other artwork, design, redesign, content, selection and/or arrangement of content, the overall "look" of the site, all programs, information, data, systems, and material, and Scientiae, LLC has the right to register all copyrights therein in its own name, as author, in the United States of America and in all foreign countries.

Scientiae, LLC owns the entire right, title, and interest worldwide (including, without limitation, all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, industrial rights, and all other intellectual and proprietary rights [the "Proprietary Rights"] in and to all of this Web site and these Web pages, together with all national, foreign, state, and common law registrations, applications for registration and all renewals and extensions thereof (including, without limitation, any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, reissues, substitutions, and reexaminations); all goodwill associated therewith; and all benefits, privileges, causes of action, and remedies relating to any of the foregoing, whether before or hereafter accrued (including, without limitation, the exclusive rights to apply for and maintain all such registrations, renewals and extensions; to sue for all past, present, and future infringements or other violations of any rights relating thereto; and to settle and retain proceeds from any such actions).

Scientiae, LLC does not grant you any express or implied rights to or under any copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, industrial rights, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, display, prepare derivative works from, rewrite or modify, put on your Web site, link any other Web site(s) to, or use for any commercial purpose this Web site and these Web pages, or any portions thereof, without the express written permission of Scientiae, LLC.

Limited Use

Please respect the rights of Scientiae, LLC. Permission is given to view the contents and material on this Web site and these Web pages online and to save that material only for your future personal noncommercial reference, but Do Not further copy, modify, distribute, display, transmit, reproduce, download, sell, create derivative work(s), or use the material in any way unless you first obtain the written permission of Scientiae, LLC. Assuming Scientiae, LLC has provided you with an authorized password, you may review certain continuing education materials, reports, and information. This Web site and these Web pages may not be used in any other way unless you first obtain the written permission of Scientiae, LLC.

Our Information

THE CONTENT AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. We include a lot of information on Endocannabinoid.net, including articles, references, tools, continuing education for medical professionals, and advertising. Please remember that all of the information on Endocannabinoid.net is meant for adults who are licensed healthcare professionals. While we hope you find the information on this Web site helpful, you should remember that it is not meant to serve as a substitute for your own clinical judgment as a healthcare professional. If you are not a licensed healthcare professional and you choose to view the information on Endocannabinoid.net, you should not rely on the information as professional medical advice or use it to replace any relationship with your physician or other qualified healthcare professional. For any medical conditions and/or concerns, including but not limited to decisions about medications and/or other treatments, you should always consult your physician or, in serious cases, seek immediate assistance from emergency personnel. THE CONTENT AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE.

Disclaimer

SCIENTIAE, LLC PROVIDES THE INFORMATION, GOODS AND SERVICES ON THIS WEB SITE AND ON THESE WEB PAGES AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR GUARANTEES. SCIENTIAE, LLC DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. SCIENTIAE, LLC DOES NOT WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE AND ON THESE WEB PAGES. SCIENTIAE, LLC DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ERRORS AND/OR OMISSIONS IN INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE AND ON THESE WEB PAGES. SCIENTIAE, LLC DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR WEB SITE DOWNTIME AND ALL OTHER TECHNICAL OR MECHANICAL FAILURES.

It's your job to evaluate the information. If you are a healthcare professional, you should exercise your professional judgment in evaluating any information, and we encourage you to confirm the information contained on our Web site with other sources before undertaking any treatment based on it and/or before relying on the information in any other way. Again, if you are not a licensed healthcare professional and you choose to view the information on this Web site, you should evaluate the information together with your physician and/or another qualified healthcare professional.

Limitation of Liability

Scientiae, LLC is not responsible for the information and materials on this Web site and these Web pages. IN NO EVENT WILL SCIENTIAE, LLC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS, USE, OR DATA OR FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, arising from, relating to, and/or in connection with the information and materials on this Web site and these Web pages or your use of it.

Scientiae, LLC may make changes to this Web site and these Web pages, the materials and/or information contained herein, the products and services that may be offered from time to time, and/or applicable pricing, at any time without notice and without obligation.

Although we are selective about the organizations we link to, we don't assume any responsibility for any Web sites that are linked to our site or that you browse after following a link from our site. Scientiae, LLC is not able to inspect them the Web pages that are linked to Endocannabinoid.net are correct in every case.

We welcome your feedback on Endocannabinoid.net. You can use the feedback link on our home page to send us comments and criticisms, but if you are dissatisfied with our response or with the contents of Endocannabinoid.net, your only remedy is to stop using the Web Site.

Our Tools and Databases

We include clinical tools and databases intended for the use of healthcare professionals on our Web site. Our tools don't give professional advice or recommend particular products. Physicians and other healthcare professionals who use our tools or databases should exercise their own clinical judgment as to the results. Consumers who use the tools or databases do so at their own risk.

Individuals with any type of medical condition are specifically cautioned to seek professional medical advice before beginning any sort of health treatment. For medical concerns, including decisions about medications and other treatments, users should always consult their physicians or other qualified healthcare professional.

Trademarks

Scientiae, LLC owns and uses a portfolio of trademarks/service marks (hereinafter "marks") in connection with its products and services. These marks, including but not limited to ECSN (word mark) and ECSN (design mark), are protected by trademark laws in the U.S. and internationally.

You may not use the ECSN marks in any of the following ways:

• Within or as part of your own trademarks/service marks.
• To identify products and/or services not owned or controlled by Scientiae, LLC, or to identify the source of any such products and/or services.
• In a manner that is likely to cause confusion.
• In a manner that is likely to deceive as to your affiliation with Scientiae, LLC or in a manner that falsely suggests that Scientiae, LLC approves of your goods, services, or commercial activities.
• In a manner that implies that ECSN sponsors, endorses, or is otherwise connected with your own activities, products, or services.
• In a manner that is likely to cause dilution.
• In a manner that disparages Scientiae, LLC, its marks, its products or services, or this Web site.
• In any way without the express written permission of Scientiae, LLC.

Linking to Us

You may not link any other Web site(s) to this Web site and these Web pages, or any portions thereof, without the express written permission of Scientiae, LLC. You may not link this Web site and these Web pages, or any portions thereof, to any other Web site(s) without the express written permission of Scientiae, LLC. You must first obtain our written permission if you intend to frame our site or incorporate pieces of it into a different site or product in any way. You are not and will not be permitted to link to us if you engage in illegal, obscene, or offensive content, or if the link in any way has a negative impact on our reputation.

Information that You Put on Our Web Site

When you place materials or information on our Web site that will be available for public viewing on the Web site, you give Scientiae, LLC an irrevocable, perpetual, unlimited, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information in any and all ways at the sole discretion of Scientiae, LLC. By way of example and not limitation, we may share information among our subsidiaries that we own or control or with our affiliates. We will consider requests to remove information that you make publicly available on our Web site on an individual basis (contact us at the email address we give at the end of this document).

For information and materials you place on our Web site that are not publicly available, please see our privacy policy for an explanation of how we use that information and your rights to change or delete it. We provide the link for our Privacy Policy later in this document.

We ask that you not post any messages with misleading, false, or inappropriate language or statements. We reserve the right to remove any and all content at any time without your consent.

Software Products

We make some software and accompanying documentation available for downloading from our Web site. These materials are the copyrighted work of Scientiae, LLC or companies that have licensed the software to us. We do not transfer any ownership rights to you in software or documentation when you download it from our Web site; rather, you are allowed to use the software and documentation subject to and under the terms of a license agreement. You must read the license agreement that accompanies each software product and indicate your agreement to those terms prior to downloading. You are not authorized to recreate or reverse engineer our software. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, display, prepare derivative works from, rewrite or modify, put on your Web site or any other Web site, link any other Web site(s) to, or use for any commercial purpose, our software and/or documentation, or any portions thereof. In addition, some software available on our Web site is subject to United States export controls. By downloading or using such software, you are representing to us that your download of such software complies with these controls.

U.S. Government End Users

If you are affiliated with the U.S. government, then you should know that the software and documentation available on our Web sites are "commercial items," as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (October 1995), consisting of "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (September 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S. government end users acquire the software and documentation with only those rights set forth herein and under the terms of the license agreement that accompanies each software product.

Laws that Govern this Agreement

Scientiae, LLC controls the Endocannabinoid.net Web site from its offices within the state of New York in the United States of America. The Web site can be accessed from any of the United States and from other countries worldwide. Since the laws of each state or country able to access the Web site may differ, by accessing the Web site you agree that the statutes and laws of the state of New York, without regard to choice of laws principles, will apply to all matters relating to the use of our Web site.

Scientiae, LLC and Endocannabinoid.net make no representations that materials on this Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories, if any, where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access these sites from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Endocannabinoid.net is intended for use by United States physicians and healthcare professionals.

Acceptance Procedure

By accessing materials on our Web site or registering you agree with all the Terms of Use (“this Agreement”).

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time, and your continuing use of our Web site constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to any changed terms and conditions.

Privacy Policy

Because we are in the healthcare area, we pay special attention to privacy issues. The purpose of our Privacy Policy is to identify the information we may collect about you, describe the uses we may make of your information and the security measures we take to protect it, and discuss your options for controlling your information. You can review our privacy policy for Endocannabinoid.net

Consequences

If you don't comply with these Terms of Use, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and/or your access to this Web site, and to remove any information you have placed on our site. We may also take any and all legal action available under the law and/or in equity that we think is appropriate. If your violation of this Agreement causes harm and/or damage to others, you agree to hold Scientiae, LLC and Endocannabinoid.net harmless against any and all liability. If there is any dispute between us concerning this Agreement or your use of our Web site, you agree to submit the dispute to nonbinding mediation prior to initiating legal action. The venue for the mediation will be New York.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Scientiae, LLC and Endocannabinoid.net, their affiliates, franchises, agents, employees, principals, owners, officers, directors, members, managers, successors, assigns, heirs, representatives, attorneys, partners, insurers, other related entities, if any, and all others in privity with Scientiae, LLC and/or Endocannabinoid.net harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, expenses, fines, penalties and assessments including, without limitation, attorney's fees and costs, incurred by Scientiae, LLC and/or Endocannabinoid.net as a result of or arising from or related to your submitted information, your use of this Web site and its Web pages, and/or any violation or alleged violation by you or any party under your control or direction of these Terms of Use or of any federal, state, or local law, ordinance, directive, or rule.

Questions or Concerns about Our Terms of Use

For questions or concerns about these terms of use, please send an email to webmaster@endocannabinoid.net.