Effective Date: February 22, 2023
Respected User: Hello!
Welcome to use the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website operated by Westlake Laboratory (Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine in Zhejiang Province, hereinafter referred to as "Westlake Laboratory").
Important Notice: The WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website hereby reminds you that if you intend to access and use the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, please carefully read and understand the contents of this User Agreement in advance, including the disclaimer that exempts or limits the liability of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website and the restrictions on your rights. You should possess the civil capacity to conduct civil activities in accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of China.If you do not have the civil capacity to sign this User Agreement, please ensure that your parents or guardians agree to all your actions. In this case,you and your parents or guardians shall bear all the consequences resulting there from in accordance with the law. Once you start accessing and using theWeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, it means that you agree to and accept all the provisions of this User Agreement. This agreement constitutes a formal legal document that legally binds you. Otherwise, please refrain from continuing to access and use the website. If you represent a company or other entity in using the services provided by the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, you shall undertake to Westlake Laboratory that you have the authority to represent the company or entity, and your acceptance of this agreement shall be deemed as the company or entity you represent agreeing to and accepting this agreement. If you use the plasmid storage service provided by the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website as an uploader, submitter, or disseminator of content, you must ensure that you have obtained the necessary licenses or authorizations for the respective content.
I. Agreement Provisions
The ownership and operation rights of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website provided by Westlake Laboratory belong to Westlake Laboratory. Users must agree to this agreement and its privacy provisions in order to become formal users of the WeKwikGene PlasmidRepository website and enjoy the various services provided by this website,including future website features (such as user registration, login functions,etc.).
II. Service Notes
The WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website is a plasmid storage library operated by Westlake Laboratory. Users can perform operations such as Request Plasmids and Deposit Plasmids on the plasmid repository website. If the plasmids or other information uploaded by users infringe upon the legal rights of others, they shall bear the corresponding legal consequences themselves. This website does not assume any legal liability for such infringement. Please refer to the website's 'Disclaimer' for specific details.
2.1 User Requirements
2.2 User Authorization
2.3 Circumstances Clarification TheWeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website will not disclose your user information to the public, except in the following cases:
III. Statements and Guarantees
Users hereby declare and guarantee that they have the ownership or have obtained all necessary rights and assume full legal responsibility for all content uploaded or submitted to the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, including but not limited to the right to use all rights related to the submitted plasmids, with the necessary permissions, authorizations, and licenses. Users understand that Westlake Laboratory may not have the right or ability to review the ownership issues of plasmids submitted by users. Users shall resolve ownership issues on their own and ensure that they do not infringe upon the legal rights of any entity,organization, or individual.
IV. Website Rules
It is forbidden to upload or submit content that violates laws and regulations and the regulations of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website of Westlake Laboratory, including but not limited to the following:
In addition to the above, the User shall not violate the following prohibitions:
Users are solely responsible for the content uploaded, submitted, emailed or transmitted through the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, and this website does not guarantee the legality, legitimacy, accuracy, completeness and quality of the content transmitted through this website. Users should fulfill their own browsing obligations before downloading to confirm the authenticity, accuracy and validity of the document or plasmid. This website has the right to save or disclose the content under the following circumstances:
V. Amendment of Agreement
Westlake Laboratory has the right to modify the User Agreement when necessary, and once theUser Agreement is changed, we will make a prominent reminder on the important page of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website. If you do not agree to the modified content, you can take the initiative to cancel the network service you have obtained. If the user continues to browse the WeKwikGene PlasmidRepository website, it will be deemed to have accepted the changes to the UserAgreement. Westlake Laboratory reserves the right to modify or interrupt the service at any time without informing users. Westlake Laboratory exercises the right to modify or interrupt the website services without being responsible for users or third parties.
VI. Security Guarantee
In the future, the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website may provide users with the function of registration and login, once the user registers successfully, subject to the user’s compliance with this Agreement and other regulations of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, he or she will be deemed as a legitimate user of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, and will be given a password and username, and the user shall be fully responsible for the security of the username and password. In addition, each user is fully responsible for all activities and events carried out by their username. The user may change the password of the account at any time and may apply for a new account, but may not request the deletion of the old account. The user agrees to notify Westlake Laboratory immediately after discovering any illegal use of the user account, taking advantage of the security vulnerabilities of the website, using hacking technology to attack the website, submitting unauthorized plasmids, etc.
VII. Guarantee Agreement
The user personally bears the risk of using the network service, and Westlake Laboratory does not make any kind of guarantee, whether explicit or implied. Westlake Laboratory does not guarantee that the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website will meet the requirements of users, nor does it guarantee that the service will not be interrupted, and does not make any guarantee for the timeliness,security, and error occurrence of the service.
VIII. Accountability
Westlake Laboratory shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special and consequential damages suffered by users, which may come from improper use of network services by users or third parties, online purchase of services or similar services, online transactions, illegal use of network services or use of website resources in the name of Westlake Laboratory to obtain improper benefits.Such behavior may lead to damage to the image of Westlake Laboratory, and Westlake Laboratory reserves the right to pursue its relevant legal responsibilities.
IX. Storage Limitations
Westlake Laboratory has the right to dispose of the user information submitted by the user on the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, and the user shall bear all legal responsibilities if there is any dispute over the illegal or infringing content of the information submitted by the user. Westlake Laboratory has the right to determine whether the user's behavior meets the basic requirements of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website Terms of Service, and if the user violates the provisions of the Terms of Service, Westlake Laboratory has the right to interrupt,suspend or terminate the user's access to the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website services.
X. User Management
Users shall bear the legal responsibility for publishing content and submitting information. The user's use of the website services is in accordance with the applicable national, local and national legal standards applicable to the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website. Users must comply with:
XI. Termination of Service
TheWeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website may at any time interrupt or suspend one or more of the services of the website, depending on the actual situation. If the user has any objection to the revised "User Agreement" or is dissatisfied with the service of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, the user can exercise the following rights:
After the end of the service, the user's right to use the network service will be terminated immediately. Thereafter, the user has no right, and the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website has no obligation, to transmit any unprocessed information or unfinished services to the user or third parties.
XII. Notice of Events
All notices to users will be sent by e-mail, regular mail, or in the form of announcements on the main pages of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website.This is the form in which the Terms of Service are revised, the Site Services are changed, or other important events are notified. If the notice is made in the form of e-mail, it shall be deemed to have been delivered from the date on which the e-mail enters the recipient's system.
XIII. Advertising Conventions
TheWeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website does not allow users to upload or publish any form of advertising, and the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website administrator will regularly review and filter the content involving advertisements. Advertising of any kind, including the transmission of goods,payments, services, commercial conditions, warranties and descriptions related to advertising, takes place only between the respective user and the advertiser. The WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website assumes no responsibility and the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website is not under any obligation to accept any responsibility for such advertising.
XIV. Copyright Protection
(i)All the contents contained in the text, pictures, videos, icons, logos, various tangible products and promotional materials contained in the WeKwikGene PlasmidRepository website of Westlake Laboratory;(ii) the full contents of the official e-mail notice; and (iii) Plasmids etc.provided by WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website for users, might be protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.Without the legal authorization of Westlake Laboratory, users shall not use it for any purposes.
XV. Legal Notices
The terms of service of the website shall be governed by the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China (without giving effect to any choice of laws principles), and the user of the platform and the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court of the place where Westlake Laboratory is located. In the event of any conflict between the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository User Agreement and the relevant laws of the People's Republic of China, these terms will be reinterpreted in full accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of China, while the other terms will remain legally valid and effective.
XVI. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about the content of this User Agreement, or if you have any questions or comments about the practice of Westlake Laboratory in this User Agreement, you can contact us through the official contact information of Westlake Laboratory.
E-mail:wekwikgene@westlake.edu.cn
Address:No. 18, Shilongshan Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Postal code: 310024
Inorder to ensure that we can handle your problems efficiently and provide you with timely feedback, you are required to provide proof of identity, valid contact information, written request or other relevant proof, and we will reply to you within 30 days after verifying your identity.
If you are not satisfied with our reply, or have any dispute over the content of this Agreement, you shall first settle it through friendly negotiation, and if you still cannot reach an agreement through negotiation within 30 days from the date of occurrence of the dispute, you may submit the aforesaid dispute to the people's court where Westlake Laboratory is located for litigation.