Effective Date: 01/28/2015
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE
By using this site, you signify your assent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use the site.
1) ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF USE
These Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy found below and incorporated herein by reference (together, collectively the āAgreementā) is by and between Seaboard Marine Bioscience, Inc. (āSeaboard Marineā) and You, an individual (āYouā or āYourā), as a visitor to the Internet website located at http://www.sbmar.com and/or any related Seaboard Marine website pages (the āSiteā). This Agreement governs the terms and conditions of Your access to and usage of the Site. By visiting the Site, You agree to accept and be bound by the conditions, terms and qualifications of this Agreement. If You do not agree to these Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy, You must not access or use the Site.
Seaboard Marine reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time. Seaboard Marine may amend this Agreement from time to time at its sole discretion, and will do so by posting the new Agreement on the Site in place of the old. Each and every such amendment shall be effective immediately when posted. It is Your responsibility to frequently check the Site for updates of this Agreement. Your continued usage of the Site after the effective date of any such change constitutes Your acceptance of all such changes. If any modification is not acceptable to You, Your sole remedy and recourse is to discontinue use of the Site.
2) DISCLAIMER; LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
The content and materials provided on the Site are for information purposes and general interest only. Seaboard Marine makes no representations, warranties, or assurances as to the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information provided on the Site. Seaboard Marine assumes neither responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site nor any liability to update or correct the information contained in the Site. Seaboard Marine accepts no responsibility for any information that You may receive from this Site.
Seaboard Marine reserves the right to delete, modify or supplement the content of this Site at any time for any reason.
THE SITE AND MATERIALS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN āAS ISā BASIS, AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOUR USAGE OF THE PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOT WITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SEABOARD MARINEāS TOTAL AND AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM AND/OR CAUSE OF ACTION WHATSOEVER WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, IN ASSOCIATION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER SEABOARD MARINE NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH SEABOARD MARINE REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
You understand that Seaboard Marine cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Site will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy Your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. SEABOARD MARINE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
In no event shall Seaboard Marine, its affiliates or licensors, Officers, Directors, Agents, Service Providers or Employees be liable for any damages of any kind, (including, without limitation compensatory, punitive, incidental or consequential damages) personal injury, wrongful death, lost profits or damages resulting from the use of, or inability to use, this Site, or any website linked to it, any content on the Site or such other websites, or any action taken based on the information provided on the Site, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory, and whether or not Seaboard Marine or any other agent of Seaboard Marine is advised of the possibility of such damage.
3) THIRD PARTY MATERIAL AND LINKS
You may gain access to third party websites via the Site. Moreover, third party websites may contain hyperlinks leading to the Site. Seaboard Marine has no control over the content of third party websites or the services and products available from those third party websites or service providers. Seaboard Marine does not review, control, approve nor is it responsible for any third party website. The privacy and data collection practices on any linked Web site are entirely separate from Seaboard Marine and are not covered by this Agreement or our Privacy Policy. The existence of a link between the Site and any third party website in no way implies that Seaboard Marine approves of, or has responsibility for, the content, policies or actions of the third party website.
Seaboard Marine shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, punitive or other damages or losses related to Your use of third party websites or services. You assume full responsibility when You use any services or products from a third party or follow any links that lead to third party websites, and You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Seaboard Marine harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, rising from or related to Your accessing or using any such third party websites, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees.
4) GLOBAL REACH OF THE INTERNET
The products, services and/or medical procedures described in the Site are only available in particular countries of the world. The products and/or services may be available under distinct trademarks or service marks in different countries and/or may be subject to different regulatory schemes depending on the country. Please check with a local provider or distributor regarding the availability of the products, services and medical procedures available in your country.
5) ACCEPTABLE USE
Seaboard Marine strictly enforces compliance with its acceptable use terms under this section. You agree that Your visits to the Site are in full compliance with the terms set forth below.
You agree and certify that:
1. You are a natural person age eighteen (18) or older who has authorization to enter into legally binding contracts;
2. You will view and download the information and other materials at or through the Site only for Your personal, non-commercial use, provided that You retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials;
3. When reviewing the Site, You will not violate the laws, regulations, ordinances or other such requirements of any applicable governmental authority;
4. You will not undertake any action which is harmful or potentially harmful to the Seaboard Marine infrastructure or the data of any Seaboard Marine customer (including transmitting worms, viruses or any code of a destructive nature);
5. You will abide by all other applicable requirements and restrictions set forth in the Agreement or the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
Failure to so comply, in Seaboard Marineās sole discretion, may result in Seaboard Marine immediately preventing You from gaining access to the Site, deleting any and all of Your information contained on the Seaboard Marine servers, and/or initiation of legal action against You.
6) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The trademarks, common law trademarks, domain names, corporate names, trade names, brands, logos, designs and service marks appearing on the Site (āMarksā) are the property of Seaboard Marine or other third parties. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Mark displayed on the Site without the prior written permission of Seaboard Marine, or such third party that may own such Mark displayed on the Site. Third party Marks are the property of their respective owners. All of the goodwill in relation to the Marks enures soley to Seaboard Marine.
You acknowledge that Site and/or content, including but not limited to, the Site design, text, graphics, designs, sound, photographs, images, artwork, icons, sound, video, graphics or other material contained on the Site, or presented to You through the Site, (āContentā) are either the property of or are used with permission by, Seaboard Marine, and Seaboard Marine does not waive any of its proprietary rights to such information. The Content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute any Content, or create derivative works from this Content without express written authorization of Seaboard Marine.
7) COMMUNICATIONS
Communications sent to the Site or otherwise sent to Seaboard Marine are not confidential. Seaboard Marine is under no obligation to refrain from reproducing, publishing or otherwise using the communications, including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose without compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seaboard Marine will not divulge your personal information (such as Your name, phone number or address) to third parties unless otherwise provided for in the Privacy Policy.
Any communication or material You transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything You transmit or post may be used by Seaboard Marine for any purpose, including but not limited to reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. Furthermore, Seaboard Marine will be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication You send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such information.
The sender of any communications to this Site or otherwise to Seaboard Marine shall be responsible for the content and information contained therein, including its truthfulness and accuracy.
8) CHOICE OF LAW
The Site is operated by Seaboard Marine from its offices in Oxnard, California, United States of America. As such, the Agreement, and any dispute or claim arising there from or thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, excluding its conflict of law provisions. You and Seaboard Marine agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California and further agree that the exclusive venue for any cause of action arising under or relating to this Agreement shall be the Superior Court in and for Ventura County, California, although Seaboard Marine retains the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against You for breach of this Agreement in Your county of residence or any other relevant county. You and Seaboard Marine agree that any cause of action or claim arising out of or related to the Agreement must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action or claim arose; otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred.
9) INDEMNITY
You agree to fully defend and indemnify and hold harmless Seaboard Marine, its licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, representatives, agents, licensors, suppliers, successor and assignors, of and from any and all third party claims, liabilities, causes of action, demands, judgments, awards, losses, costs, damages including both direct and consequential damages, specifically including attorneyās fees and costs, expert fees and costs and mediation and/or arbitration fees and costs incurred (whether paid or not) as the result of Your use of the Site or Your breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement and any incident or claimed incident of any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right of any third party, or arising out of any or relating to Your violation of this Agreement, which is in any way related to Your visit to the Site. Choice of counsel remains exclusively that of Seaboard Marine.
10) MISCELLANEOUS
If any provision of the Agreement is determined by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to applicable law, then such provision shall be construed as nearly as possible to conform to applicable law and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
The Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement between You and Seaboard Marine and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings or agreements between the parties, both written and oral, regarding the subject matter contained herein, and (ii) may be modified or amended only in the manner expressly set forth herein.
Seaboard Marineās failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by Seaboard Marine in writing.
The section titles in the Agreement are solely used for the convenience of the parties and have no legal or contractual significance.
11) PARTS ORDERING ACCURACY
The accuracy of parts and other items ordered via the www.sbmar.com website is the responsibility of the customer. Seaboard Marine cannot be held responsible for parts or other items ordered that are incorrect for the purpose with which they were intended.
12) DELIVERY & SHIPPING
An estimated delivery time will be provided to you once your order is placed. Delivery times are estimates and commence from the date of shipping, rather than the date of order. Delivery times are to be used as a guide only and are subject to the acceptance and approval of your order. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, we make every effort to fulfill your order within [2] business days of the date of your order. Business day means Monday to Friday, except holidays. Please note: we do not ship on weekends [Saturday and Sunday]. Date of delivery may vary due to carrier shipping practices, delivery location, method of delivery, and the items ordered. Products may also be delivered in separate shipments. Free shipping for qualifying orders in the Lower 48 States only. Free shipping is a courtesy available to Most addresses in the Lower 48, may not be available in all areas.
13) INTERNATIONAL SALES & ORDER PROCESSING
International customers are responsible for all customs fees, import duties, and value-added tax (VAT) imposed by the customers local government at the order shipment destination.
14) QUESTIONS
If you have any questions regarding our Terms of Use, please email us at info@sbmar.com or write to āCustomer Serviceā at:
2947 West Fifth Street, Oxnard, CA 93030 USA