BGSC Terms and Conditions

THE MATERIALS OFFERED BY THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSIYT INFECTIOUS DISEASES INSTITUTE BACILLIUS GENETIC STOCK CENTER (BGSC) MAY BE OWNED BY PERSONS OR FIRMS OTHER THAN THE OHIO STATE.  USE OF THE MATERIALS FOR ANY PUPOSE OTHER THAN RESEARCH MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THESE PARTIES AND MAY SUBJCT THE RECIPIENT TO LEGAL LIABILITY.  IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER (NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE BGSC) TO DETERMINE THE PROPRIETARY STATUS OF ANY OF THESE MATERIALS.

Upon acceptance and use of any Material the Recipient agrees to the following conditions:

(1) All warranties, express or implied, in respect of Materials, including warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any particular purpose, are disclaimed by The Ohio State University (OSU).

(2) The Materials are provided for research use only and are not to be used for commercial purposes which include, but are not limited to, the sale, lease, license, or other transfer of the Materials or modifications to a for-profit organization without the express permission of the owners of the Materials.

(3) The furnishing of Materials to Recipient shall not constitute any grant or license to recipient under any legal rights now or later held by OSU or others.  Recipient acknowledges that Materials are experimental products of research that may not have been fully characterized, and will accept materials as is and entirely at its own risk and without exculpatory reliance on any information or representation/s that may be, or have been, furnished or made by or on behalf of OSU, including without limitation information or representation/s as to 

(i) the composition, characterization, purity, stability, safety or utility of Materials, 

(ii) the applicability, efficacy or safety of any method/s of preparing, handling, storing, using or disposing of Materials, or

(iii) the freedom from claims by others of intellectual or other property rights in Materials or in any such methods.  The provision of the Material to Recipient shall not alter any preexisting right to the Materials.