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Your Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions
This Terms of Service Agreement is a legal agreement between
you and graphic details, Inc., and governs your access
to graphic details' website ("Site"), your participation
in the activities and use of the services on the Site, and
your access to such Site. Access to and participation in
the activities of the Site will be collectively referred
to as "the Service." Additional terms and conditions of
use (including, without limitation, the User Rules)
applicable to specific areas of the Service, if any, may
also be posted in such areas, and together with this Terms
of Service Agreement and any related modifications, as
described below, are referred to as the "Agreement."
graphic details, in its sole discretion, may modify, add or remove
all or any part of this Agreement at any time, and such modification
will be effective immediately upon being published on the
Site. You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, and any modifications, for as long as you
continue to participate in the Services and access the Site.
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ON THE BUTTON MARKED "I ACCEPT," AND/OR YOUR CONTINUED USE
OF THE SERVICE MEANS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY MODIFICATIONS AS DESCRIBED
ABOVE.
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Your Role as graphic details Advisor
graphic details' Site and Services are created specifically to interact
directly with a panel of select physicians who have a high
level of therapeutic expertise and specialized experience
in certain healthcare areas ("Advisors"). These interactive
sessions between graphic details and the Advisors will occur
via the Internet and will be presented in the form of promotional
interactions, market research, or other consultations. Each
session will be identified as to its form, purpose, and intent.
Promotional interactions will be clearly labeled and have multiple objectives.
(1) To show Advisors client promotional materials and to
seek their input and opinion regarding such materials. graphic details will
use these opinions to tailor subsequent content
for each Advisor based on his/her interests and needs. graphic details
will provide such opinions in aggregate form (see
Anonymous Information below) to its clients, who may use
such information to shape future promotional materials. (2)
To gain an understanding of physician treatment practices,
opinions about therapeutic choices, etc. graphic details
will use Advisors' responses to tailor subsequent content
and to enable us to match the needs of our
Advisors with the needs of our client sponsors for future
events. (3) To offer value-added services to this select
panel of Advisors (eg, invitations to symposia, product
samples and representative visits, or continuing medical education).
When
the interaction with Advisors is of a promotional nature,
all content will comply with stated package insert indications
and content, and the applicable Food & Drug Administration
and American Medical Association guidelines. Physician incentives
for such promotional interactions will be in the form of
points, which can be used to purchase medically relevant
items from our online Catalog.
Market research interactions will comply with industry standard
good research practices and will be clearly identified as
such. Physician incentives for market research interactions
may be offered in the form of cash or points towards the
purchase of medically relevant items from our online Catalog.
Disclaimer
The graphic details Site, by its nature, seeks and collects professional
opinions from graphic details Advisors. Such opinions expressed
on the graphic details Site are the opinions of the individuals
giving them. graphic details does not assume liability for
any content of any such opinion or any other information
presented anywhere on the Site.
graphic details does not endorse or
recommend any procedure, treatment,
or product that may be mentioned on the Site. Your decision
to rely on the information, data, opinion, or instructions
found on the Site or on any linked website is solely at your
own risk. graphic details accepts no liability for injury
or damage resulting from your decision to use any product,
information, opinion, or instruction found on the Site or
on any website linked to the Site. graphic details has no
control over or liability arising from any information which
may be found on such websites linked to the Site.
Your Assumption of Risk
As an Advisor, you acknowledge and agree to the following assumptions
of risk (or releases of liability) regarding use of the Service
and/or access to the Site.
In consideration of being permitted to access the Site and participate
in the Service, you agree that you and your heirs, distributees,
guardians, legal representatives, executors, administrators,
and assigns will not assert any claim against, sue, attach
the property of, or prosecute graphic details or any of its
officers, directors, agents, employees, contractors, information
providers, licensors, licensees, affiliates, subsidiaries
and any other partners and representatives from any and all
claims or demands arising out of your participation in the
Service or access to the Site, including reasonable attorney's
fees and related costs, by whomever made and wherever presented.
YOU AGREE THAT YOU CAREFULLY READ THIS RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND
FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THIS FULL RELEASE OF LIABILITY.
Your Privacy
The data you provide in the graphic details Registration Form
and certain other information about you or your activities
over the Internet are subject to our Privacy Policy. Please
take the time to understand your privacy rights by reading
our Privacy Policy.
Member Password and User ID
As an Advisor, you will create a password and user ID while
completing and submitting the graphic details Registration
Form. Your password, user ID and access to the
Service and Site is for your sole, individual use. You
may not authorize others to use your password or user ID,
and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your password
or user ID to any third party. You agree to be responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and
user ID, and for all activities occurring under your password
and user ID.
You agree to immediately notify graphic details of any unauthorized
use of your password and user ID, or any other breach of
security or any other violation related to your use of
the Services. You will also make sure that you exit
your graphic details account at the end of each session.
graphic details cannot be liable for any loss or damages arising
from your failure to comply with this section.
Use of Content and Related Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge that the Service may contain information, photographs,
audio and video clips, graphics, images, links and other
material, including but not limited to proprietary and
confidential information, copyrights, patents, and trademarks
(collectively referred to as the "Content").
All such Content is protected by all applicable copyright laws,
international conventions or treaties, and any other intellectual
property or proprietary laws, and, unless in the public
domain, is owned by graphic details or its licensors and
licensees, whether or not such rights are expressly identified
in, or in connection with, such Content. No license to
use any of the Content is given or implied without the
respective owner's prior written consent. Any use
of the Content or its related software, in whole or in
part, including the reproduction, modification, distribution,
redistribution, transmission, retransmission, republication,
display or performance, of such Content is otherwise strictly
prohibited.
Except for Content that is in the public domain, you agree not
to copy, exploit, duplicate, modify, publish, transmit,
transfer, distribute, perform, display, sell, loan, rent,
reverse engineer (if applicable), or create any derivative
works from, in whole or in part, any Content or Service
without the prior written permission from the owner of
such Content. You are also responsible for complying with
any other use restriction required by third party owners
of such Content. You assume all risk and responsibility
for determining whether any Content is in the public domain.
"graphic details" and the related graphics, logos, and service names
are protected trademarks of graphic details, Inc. under
all applicable laws. Such trademarks of graphic details,
Inc. may not be used without its prior written consent,
and may not be used in connection with any product or service
that is not graphic details, in any manner that
is likely to cause confusion among the public, or in any
manner that disparages or discredits graphic details.
You will undertake such further acts (including, without limitation,
executing or completing any patent, trademark and copyright
registrations and applications), if any, at graphic details'
expense, except for any reasonable time expended, as graphic details
may request in order to obtain or protect graphic details' rights hereunder.
If you fail to do so within
five (5) business days of receiving graphic details' written
request, you appoint graphic details to execute such documents
and instruments in your name and on your behalf as your
duly authorized attorney-in-fact; this appointment shall
be deemed irrevocable and to be a power coupled with an interest.
Confidential Information
Since the graphic details Site is a restricted-access Site, you
agree to keep confidential and not to disclose or make
any unauthorized use of any trade secrets, confidential
information, knowledge, data, or other information of graphic details, or any of its clients, relating to products, processes,
software, know-how, designs, test data, customer lists,
business plans, marketing plans and strategies, and pricing
strategies or other subject matter pertaining to any business
of graphic details, or any of its clients, customers, consultants,
licensees, or affiliates (collectively referred to as "Confidential
Information"), which you may have produced, obtained, learned,
or otherwise acquired during the term of this Agreement.
You shall use your best efforts to safeguard graphic details'
Confidential Information, including but not limited to
proper supervision of any of your assistants, colleagues,
or co-workers. Your duty to maintain such Confidential
Information in confidence hereunder shall survive the termination
of this Agreement, except to the extent that any such Confidential
Information becomes generally known in the industry through
no direct or indirect fault of yours, or your assistants,
colleagues, or co-workers.
User Content: Information Provided By You
By posting messages, sending emails, uploading files, inputting
data or information, or engaging in any other form of communication
(collectively referred to as "User Content") to the Site,
you grant graphic details a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable,
unrestricted, non exclusive, fully paid, royalty free license,
with the right to use, re-use, copy, license,
sublicense, publish, re-publish, adapt, distribute, display,
publicly perform, reproduce, transmit, modify, edit, translate,
or otherwise exploit such User Content, in any medium now
or later known or developed. You represent and warrant that
you are authorized to grant such a right for graphic details'
use of such User Content. You waive all rights to any
claim against graphic details or any of the Indemnified Parties
(as defined below) for any alleged or actual infringements
of any proprietary rights, rights of privacy and publicity,
moral rights, and rights of attribution in connection with
such User Content.
You will not use the graphic details Site to post, transmit or
distribute, or cause to be distributed any material which
violates any local, state, national, or international laws,
or infringes the intellectual property rights of others.
See User Rules for additional online conduct, the terms of
which are incorporated into this Agreement.
Unless otherwise specified, you acknowledge that by providing any
User Content to graphic details through the Service and Site,
no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied, or any
other relationship is created between you and graphic details,
or you and any graphic details client, in any way whatsoever.
graphic details' Management of Content
graphic details reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to establish
practices regarding an Advisor's use of the Service and storage
of any Content or User Content posted on the Site. graphic details
has no responsibility or liability for the deletion
or failure to store any Content or User Content and any other
communications maintained or transmitted on the Service.
You also understand that graphic details does not prescreen
or monitor any Content or User Content, but reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to refuse or remove any content
available via the Service for any reason and with no explanation.
graphic details may preserve, disclose, or review any Content or User
Content if required to do so by law or in good faith belief
that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with any
legal process, enforce this Agreement, respond to any claim
regarding the violation of any third parties, or protect
the rights, property, or personal safety of graphic details,
its licensees and licensors, or any of its Advisors.
No Endorsement of Content
Since graphic details does not prescreen or monitor any Content
(unless such Content is specifically owned by graphic details)
or User Content, you understand and agree that graphic details
does not endorse any such content, and you may not necessarily
rely on any such content. You will solely evaluate the validity
of any Content or User Content, and bear all risks associated
with the use of any such content, including without limitation,
the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or usefulness of
any such Content or User Content. Accordingly, you understand
that all Content and User Content includes any available
through graphic details message boards, and any other forum
provided to the Advisor community by graphic details, and
may appear in any form now or later known, including but
not limited to opinions, advice, statements, memoranda, or
articles. Under no circumstances will graphic details be
responsible for any loss or damage resulting from any party's
reliance on such information posted on the Service or transmitted
to any members of the Advisor community. graphic details
reserves the right, but has no obligation, to correct any
error or omissions in any portion of the Site, as it solely
deems appropriate.
No Endorsement of Links
graphic details may provide links to other websites, resources, or
sponsors. Because graphic details has no control over such
sites, resources, and sponsors, you understand and agree that
graphic details is not responsible for the availability of
such websites, resources, and sponsors, and does not endorse
and is not responsible or liable for any Content, products,
or services available from such websites, resources and sponsors.
You agree that graphic details is not responsible or liable
for any direct or indirect damage or loss caused, or alleged
to be caused, by or in connection with the use of or reliance
on any Content, products or services, or links, provided
by or available from such websites, resources, or sponsors.
Your Communications with graphic details Clients or Other Advertisers
Your correspondence with, participation in promotions of, and
purchase of any products or services from any of graphic details'
clients, business partners or advertisers will
take place outside of the operation of the Site, and are
solely between you and such third parties ("Third Party
Dealings"). These Third Party Dealings include but are
not limited to your obligations related to, understanding
of, and agreement to any terms, conditions, warranties, or
representations associated with such third parties. You
agree that graphic details will not be responsible or liable
for any loss or damage of any type incurred as the result
of any Third Party Dealings, or as the result of your introduction
to such third parties on the Site.
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
The term "Competitor" as used herein shall mean any person or
business entity engaged in or about to become engaged in
the production, licensing, sale, or marketing of any product
or service or planned business or service of graphic details
which is similar to or directly competitive with graphic details'
existing or developing products or services, and
which Advisor has been directly involved with, has had reasonable
access to, or has reason to know about, as a result of using
the Services or accessing the Site. During the term of this
Agreement and for twelve (12) months thereafter, you will
not: (a) directly or indirectly solicit, divert, or take away
any graphic details customers, suppliers, or partners, or
assist in any manner any Competitor, or otherwise compete
with graphic details in the production, licensing, sale, or
marketing of any products or services competitive with graphic details'
products and services existing or in development
at the time of the termination of this Agreement; (b) solicit,
induce, attempt to hire, or hire any person who was an employee
or contractor of graphic details during the term of this
Agreement or during the subsequent twelve (12) month period;
or (c) assist or encourage an employee or contractor of graphic details
to terminate his/her affiliation with graphic details.
Your Breach of These Terms and Conditions
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless graphic details
and all of its officers, directors, agents, employees, contractors,
information providers, licensors, licensees, affiliates,
subsidiaries, and any other partners and representatives ("Indemnified
Parties") from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorney's fees and related costs, due to or arising from
your posting of User Content through the Service, your use
of the Site or the Service, your use of Content, your conduct
through the Service, your violation of this Agreement, and
your violation of any other rights related to the Service.
Termination of or Change in Service
Either you or graphic details may terminate your use of the Service
at any time, for any reason, without explanation, and immediately
effective upon sending a written notice to the other party.
graphic details may immediately, at any time and in its sole discretion,
(a) delete your password, user ID, and account, (b) terminate
your access to the Site, or (c) remove and discard any Content
or User Content within the Service, for any reason, including
but not limited to your lack of use, your breach of any terms
and conditions (as described above), or if graphic details
believes you violated or acted inconsistently with the letter
or spirit of this Agreement. graphic details may change,
suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site or Service,
or any part thereof, or impose any limits on any feature
or service, including the availability of any Site feature,
database, or Content for any reason, at any time, and without
notice. You agree that graphic details will not be liable
in any way to you or any third party for such actions of
graphic details as described in this section.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL CONTENT,
FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS, AND INFORMATION, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK,
AND SUCH SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, graphic details AND
ITS SUBSIDIARIES, LICENSEES, LICENSORS, AND AFFILIATES
MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT ON THE SITE, FOR ANY PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES INTRODUCED THROUGH THE SITE OR LINKS TO THIRD
PARTIES, OR FOR ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY SENSITIVE INFORMATION THROUGH
THE SITE OR ANY LINKED WEBSITE.
graphic details AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, LICENSEES, LICENSORS
AND AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
WARRANTIESOF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF
THIRD PARTY WORKS.
graphic details DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT (a) THE SERVICE
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (b) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (c) ANY RESULTS OBTAINED FROM
USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (d) THE
QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT, OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET
YOUR EXPECTATIONS, (e) ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED,
and (f) THE SITE AND RELATED SYSTEM AND SERVICE IS FREE OF
VIRUSES AND OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH 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 RESULTING FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY
SUCH MATERIALS.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED
BY YOU FROM graphic details OR ITS SERVICES SHALL CREATE
ANY WARRANTY, UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT graphic details SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE
OF THE SERVICE OR CONTENT, ACCESS TO SITE, DATA OR OTHER
INTANGIBLE LOSSES, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH
OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY
OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF graphic details WAS ADVISED OF SUCH
POSSIBILITY, OR IF SUCH LOSS WAS FORESEEABLE IN ANY WAY,
IF RELATED TO: (a) USE OR INABILITY TO USE SERVICE, (b) UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, (c)
STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE,
(d) THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, COMPLETENESS,
TIMELINESS, SUITABILITY, USEFULNESS, OR APPLICABILITY OF ANY
CONTENT, or (e) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.
YOU AGREE THAT graphic details IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OR LIABLE
TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY UNLAWFUL, HARASSING, DEFAMATORY,
ABUSIVE, THREATENING, HARMFUL, VULGAR, OFFENSIVE, OBSCENE,
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE CONDUCT, SPEECH,
OR COMMUNICATION OF ANY THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICE,
OR FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OR VIOLATION OF ANY THIRD PARTY'S
RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS AND RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY OR PRIVACY.
Miscellaneous Terms
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and
graphic details, and supersedes any prior agreements between
you and graphic details. You may also be subject to additional
terms and conditions which may apply when you use third party
content, software or other proprietary information. This
Agreement is governed, and construed and enforced, in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Except for
graphic details' claim for injunctive relief in any court
having jurisdiction, you and graphic details agree to submit
to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts located in New York County. You and graphic details waive any defense of an inconvenient forum and any
right of jurisdiction on account of the place of residence
or domicile. If any provision under this Agreement is held
to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining
provisions will continue in full force without being impaired
or invalidated in any way. graphic details' failure to exercise
or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. graphic details may assign its rights and obligations under this
Agreement at any time and without notice to you.
One Year Limit
You agree that, regardless of any contrary statue or law, any
claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use
of the Service or this Agreement must be filed within one
(1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or
be forever barred.
Notices
Notices to you may be made via email or regular mail. graphic details may also provide notices of changes to this Agreement
or other matters related to the Service by displaying notices
or links to notices to you generally through the Service.
Survival of Certain Provisions
The termination of this Agreement for any reason will not terminate
the obligations or liabilities of the parties under the terms
and conditions of this Agreement regarding warranties, liabilities,
proprietary rights, and all others that by their sense and
context are intended to survive the execution, delivery,
performance, termination, and expiration of this Agreement.
All such obligations and liabilities will survive and continue
in effect after any such termination.