Unless otherwise specified herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between You and W+D with respect to W+D's Web Site, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between You and W+D with respect to W+D's Web Site, including without limitation to W+D's Web Services.
THIS WEBSITE
This site is owned by "Wissenschaft + Dokumentation GmbH", translated: "Science" +"Documentation" Corp (referred to as "W+D"). This Website (excluding linked sites) is controlled by W+D which is headquartered in the State of Berlin, Germany. It can be accessed from other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Germany, by accessing this Website both You and W+D agree that the statutes and laws of Germany, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to use of this Website. You and W+D also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the court of Berlin, Germany, with respect to such matters. W+D makes no representation that materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND W+D
This is a binding agreement ("Agreement") between W+D and You, the user ("You" or "Your"). By using W+D's Web Site(s), You confirm Your acceptance of, and agree to be bound by, this Agreement and all such terms, conditions and notices.
This World Wide Web site with its home page in the domain "wissdok.com" (the "Website" which may include some "parked" and/or "sub"-domains) is a complimentary information service offered by "Wissenschaft + Dokumentation GmbH" ("W+D") at no charge to users of the World Wide Web, with the express condition that these users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this User Agreement.
W+D reserves the right to change these terms and conditions any time, and You must consult the most recent version of this User Agreement (not an older cached version) each time You view the Website. Do not use the Website if You do not agree to all of the following and previous terms and conditions.
Many works of authorship contained in this Website, including but not limited to all design, text and images, are owned or licensed by W+D. You may make temporarily copies of the site's content in a single computer's RAM and hard drive cache as are necessary to browse the Website, and You may make one permanent printout of each page of the Website (unmodified in form, with a copy of this User Agreement attached) to be used by You for Your personal and non-commercial uses which do not harm the reputation of W+D.
COPYRIGHTS:
Most content and the complete compilation of the content of the W+D Web Site is proprietary to W+D and is protected by the copyright laws of all states and international law.
COPYRIGHT STATUS 1: DOCUMENTS IN PUBLIC DOMAIN
Most information at this site is in the public domain, especially publications written by W+D authors. Unless otherwise stated, these documents may be freely distributed and used for non-commercial, scientific, educational or personal purposes. However, You may encounter documents or portions of documents contributed by companies, individuals, institutions, organizations etc. Other parties may retain all rights to publish or reproduce these documents. Commercial use of such documents on this site may be protected under U.S. and foreign copyright laws.
COPYRIGHT STATUS 2: DOCUMENTS INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL USE
No material from this Web Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, uploaded, posted, transmitted, distributed in any way or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise stored in retrieval systems for commercial purposes without the prior written permission of W+D.
Modification or use of the materials for any commercial purpose is a violation of copyright and other proprietary rights owned by parties including W+D Corp and its affiliates.
DISCLAIMER / LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The materials in this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissable under applicable law, W+D disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. W+D does not warrant that functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes is available are or will be free of viruses or other harmful components. W+D does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use of the results of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not W+D) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to You.
The information, software, products and services included in or available through the W+D web site may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein.
Advice received via the W+D web site should not be relied upon for personal, medical, legal, financial or other decisions.
W+D makes no representations about W+D's web site, including without limitation W+D's suitability, reliabilty, availability, timeliness and accuracy of the information, materials, software, products, services and graphics. Your sole and exclusive remedy if You are dissatisfied with any portion of the W+D web site is to discontinue using the W+D web site. W+D in not event under any circumstances whatsoever shall be liable for any direct, indirect, compensatory, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever, including without limitation damages for loss of use, data or profits arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the W+D web site, with the delay or inability to use the W+D web site or W+D's web services, the provision or failure to provide services, or for any information, materials, software, products, services and graphics obtained through the W+D web site, security breaches, or otherwise arising out of the use of the W+D web site, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even W+D has been advised of the possibility of damages. In particular, in no event shall W+D be held liable for any direct, indirect, compensatory, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the information provided on W+D web site, including without limitation in connection with the use of techniques or procedures discussed on the W+D web site. Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or the exclusion of certain types of damages. Therefore, if and only if required by applicable law, some of the foregoing exclusions may not apply to You.
INDEMNITY
You agree that You will hold harmless W+D and its officers, directors, and employees from all claims arising out of or related to Your access or use of, or Your inability to access or use, this Website or the information contained in this Website or other websites to which it is linked, including but not limited to claims that You have found something You have heard, viewed or downloaded from this Website or another website to which it is linked to be obscene, offensive, defamatory, or infringing upon Your intellectual property rights. In no event will W+D or the contributors of information to this Website be liable to You or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by You in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
W+D will notify You promptly of any claim for which W+D seeks indemnification and will afford You the opportunity to participate in the defense of such claim, provided that Your participation will not conducted in a manner prejudicial to W+D's interests, as reasonably determined by W+D.
MEDICAL INFORMATION
It is not the intention of W+D to provide specific medical advice. Specific medical advice will not be provided, and W+D urges You to consult with a qualified physician for diagnosis and for answers to Your personal questions.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
The W+D Web Site may store and disclose Personal Information as allowed or required by applicable law, including but not limited to making disclosures that are necessary or advisable to: (a) conform to legal or regulatory requirements or comply with legal process; and (b) protect the rights, safety or property of W+D, the W+D Web Site(s) or others (including but not limited to other providers, suppliers and vendors), or the users of the W+D Web Site or the public.
DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT
W+D does not endorse or recommend any commercial products, processes, or services. The views and opinions of authors expressed on W+D Websites do not necessarily state or reflect those of the anyone, and they may not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. W+D does not endorse or recommend any institutions, organizations etc.
LINKS
W+D may provide links on the Website to other websites which are not under the control of W+D. In general, any website which has an address (or URL) which does not contain "wissdok" is such a website. These links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by W+D of the organization or individual operating the website or a warranty of any type regarding the availability or content of these external websites or the information on the website. W+D makes no warranty express or implied as to any such linked site including but not limited to any warranties of the accuracy, ownership, validity or legality of any content of a linked site.
LINKS TO THE W+D WEBSITE
You may provide a hypertext link to this Website on another website, provided:
(a) that the link must be a text-only link clearly marked " Wissenschaft + Dokumentation";
(b) the link must "point" to the URLs:
"http://www.wissdok.com" and/or
and not to other pages within the Website,
(c) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with W+D's name and trademarks;
(d) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not create the false appearance that an entity other than W+D is associated with or sponsored by W+D;
(e) the link, when activated by a user, must display this Website full-screen and not with a "frame" on the linked website, and
(f) W+D reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time in its sole discretion by amending this User Agreement. You agree that all other hypertext links to this Website(s) must be approved in writing by W+D.
COOKIES
A "cookie" is information stored on Your computer by a web server and used to customize Your web service in some way. The W+D main web site does not send cookies; however, some sites to which it links may send cookies. You can set Your browser software to disable cookies or to prompt You before a cookie is accepted.
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
W+D reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request etc.
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Berlin/Germany in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of W+D's Web Site. Use of W+D's Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph.
NO RELATIONSHIP
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship etc. exists between You and W+D as a result of this Agreement or use of W+D's Web Site, including without limitation W+D's Web Services.
W+D WEB SITE USAGE
As a condition of Your use of the W+D Web Site, You represent and warrant to W+D that You will not use the W+D Web Site for any unlawful purpose or in any manner prohibited by this Agreement's terms, conditions and notices.
You represent and warrant that You will not use the W+D Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden or impair the W+D Web Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the W+D Web Site. You will not:
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations;
- Upload information that contains material protected by intellectual property laws, including without limitation material protected by patent, copyright, trademark (such as W+D's logo), or trade secrets, or by rights of privacy of publicity unless You own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents;
- Falsify or delete author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations indicating the origin or source of information that is uploaded or downloaded from W+D's Web Site;
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information. Inappropriate topics, names, material or information may include without limitation, personal, non-topic related, criticisms or attacks, confrontational speech such as "flaming" or all caps posts, jokes, resumes or personal material;
- Harass, abuse, threaten or otherwise violate any legal rights of others;
- Upload viruses, corrupted files or any other software or information that may damage the operation of another's computer or network;
- Use W+D's Web Site for commercial purposes, including, but not limited to, advertisements, promotions, offers to buy or sell goods or services, surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, or sponsorship banners;
- Use W+D's Web Site to forward chain letters.
TERMINATION
This agreement is effective until terminated by W+D.
W+D reserves the right in its sole discretion to terminate Your access to any or all of the W+D Web Site(s), including without limitation W+D's Web Services, at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.
OTHER
If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision, and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in effect.
Our failure to act with respect to a breach by You or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. We shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting directly or indirectly from any causes beyond our reasonable control. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between us with respect to the subject matter hereof.
This is the
entire agreement between W+D and every user relating to the subject
matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing, signed by
both parties.