Terms of use

The Jackson Laboratory maintains this website and all of its content (the "Site") for your information, education and communication. Please feel free to browse the Site. Your access to and use of the Site is also subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") and all applicable laws. By accessing, using, and browsing the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and The Jackson Laboratory are superseded and of no force or effect. 

Terms and Conditions 

  1. You may download or use material displayed on the Site for non-commercial, non-clinical, personal use only, provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not use the Site for clinical or diagnostic purposes, including for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.  You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio and video without The Jackson Laboratory's written permission.
  2. Everything you see or read on the Site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions or in the text on the Site without the written permission of The Jackson Laboratory.
  3. While The Jackson Laboratory uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information in the Site, The Jackson Laboratory makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy or completeness.  Everything on the Site is provided to you "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS, OR THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE OF OMISSIONS, ERRORS, OR DEFECTS. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.
  4. ANY USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR RISK. The Jackson Laboratory assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site.  Neither The Jackson Laboratory nor any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the Site is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages of any kind arising out of your access to, or use of, the Site. The Jackson Laboratory also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property relating to your access to, use of, or browsing in the Site or your downloading of any content, materials, data, text, images, video or audio from the Site. 
  5. 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 The Jackson Laboratory or its affiliates for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. Furthermore, The Jackson Laboratory is 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. 
  6. Images of people or places displayed on the Site are either the property of, or used with permission by, The Jackson Laboratory. The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions or specific permission provided elsewhere on the Site. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes. 
  7. The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site, including JAX® Mice and JAX® GEMM® are registered and unregistered Trademarks of The Jackson Laboratory and others. Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the written permission of The Jackson Laboratory or such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Site. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Site, or any other content on the Site, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that The Jackson Laboratory will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution. 
  8. The Jackson Laboratory has not reviewed all of the sites linked to the Site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to the Site. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk. 
  9. Although The Jackson Laboratory may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like on the Site, The Jackson Laboratory is under no obligation to and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error or omission, defamation, libel, slander, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on the Site. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. The Jackson Laboratory will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing The Jackson Laboratory to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials. 
  10. Software from this Site is further subject to United States Export Controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or (ii) anyone on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list. 
  11. The Jackson Laboratory may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms and Conditions to which you are bound.