Legal Information & Terms of Use

The Therapeutics Initiative’s web site consists of materials provided by its constituent groups. All material provided on the Site is intended for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace either official documents (except where the material on the Site is explicitly identified as comprising the official version of a document), nor the advice of a qualified professional.

Your access to and use of the Site shall be governed by the following Terms of Use. The Therapeutics Initiative reserves the right amend these Terms of Use at any time without notice.

Terms of Use

(a) Reserved Rights and Grant of Limited License

The Therapeutics Initiative owns the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in and to this Site, or has acquired the necessary licenses to display the material on the Site.

As a user of this Site, you are granted a limited license to use (display or print) short extracts of the information for your own personal, non-commercial use only, provided the information is not modified. Any other use of the information requires explicit written consent from the TI. None of the information may be otherwise reproduced, republished or re-disseminated in any manner or form without the prior written consent of the Therapeutics Initiative. To obtain such consent, please contact us via the feedback form on the main menu.

(b) No Advice or Warranties

You shall be fully responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the Site. The information on the Site is provided for educational or information purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, whether medical, legal, or otherwise.

The Therapeutics Initiative does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timelines of the information on the Site. While efforts are made to verify the information provided, the Site may contain typographical or other errors and should not be assumed to be error free. Furthermore, some information on the Site has been provided by third parties and has not necessarily been verified by the Therapeutics Initiative.

(c) No Endorsement

The Site may contain links to other sites. These links are provided as references to help you identify and locate other Internet resources that may be of interest. The Therapeutics Initiative does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information contained at such sites. In providing links to other sites, the Therapeutics Initiative is not acting as a publisher or disseminator of the material contained on these other sites and does not seek to control the content of, or maintain any type of editorial control over, such sites.

A link to another site should not be construed to mean that the Therapeutics Initiative is associated with or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the link or the description of the link to such other sites. In addition, the mention of another party or its product or services on the Site should not be construed as an endorsement of that party or its product or service.

(d) Access and Interference

In using the Site, you agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site. You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to impose an “unreasonable or disproportionately large load” on Therapeutics Initiative’s infrastructure. An “unreasonable or disproportionately large load” is one that prevents other members of the University community from gaining fair and equitable access to web-based systems and resources.

(e) Computer Viruses

While every effort is made to ensure that all information provided on the Site does not contain computer viruses, you should take reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses and should ensure that you have a complete and current backup of the applicable items or information contained on your computer system. You should pay specific attention to some of the newer viruses that have been written to automatically execute when an infected word processing document is loaded into certain word processing programs.

(f) Choice of Law

The laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein shall govern as to the interpretation, validity and effect of this document, notwithstanding any conflict of laws provisions of your domicile, residence or physical location. You hereby consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia in any action or proceeding instituted under or related to your use of the Site.