WeKwikGene Website User Agreement

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

Provide the necessary equipment for internet access, including personal computers or other essential devices;
Apply for broadband internet access services (such as ADSL, LAN, etc.);
Bear the personal internet access costs unrelated to the website services itself;
WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website is a scientific research sharing platform that Westlake Laboratory provides for scientists to store plasmids free of charge. Any act of charging you under the guise of the platform should be carefully discerned to prevent online fraud. When necessary, please contact us or relevant law enforcement agencies in a timely manner.

2.2 User Authorization

In order to facilitate information exchange and communication and provide you with better services, please provide accurate and truthful personal information;
When you find that the personal information about you processed by us is incorrect or changes, you can contact us at any time to make corrections;
Contact information may be provided to the right holders when it does not involve infringement issues.

2.3 Circumstances Clarification TheWeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website will not disclose your user information to the public, except in the following cases:

User authorizes the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website to disclose user information;
The corresponding laws and regulations and judicial/administrative procedures require Westlake Laboratory to provide users' personal information. If the information you provide contains incorrect information, Westlake Laboratory reserves the right to terminate your qualification to use the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website services at any time.

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:

It is forbidden to publish, disseminate, promote, endanger national sovereignty, attack Party and state leaders, deliberately undermine social stability, cults, reactionary, feudal superstition, obscenity, pornography,gambling, violence, murder, terror, or instigate crimes;
It is forbidden to post low-level, unhealthy, excessive sexual topics or topics that are too private to be discussed in public; dirty, pornographic topics and pornographic jokes; contains links to viruses or malicious code;
It is forbidden to post horrific, murderous, visually objectionable images,revealing photos, pornographic and side-kicking images;
It is forbidden to publish documents containing personal privacy content, such as including your or others' phone numbers, email addresses, addresses and other contact information, as well as personal ID numbers, bank card numbers,etc.;
Do not make comments that discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender,sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, region, disability, or socioeconomic status;
Do not make remarks that cause harm to others, and do not make remarks that are detrimental to the growth of young people; It is forbidden to make personal attacks, insult or slander others, infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of others, and contain other content prohibited by laws, regulations,and administrative regulations; The uploader is responsible for the information uploaded on the network and its consequences, and those who violate various laws and regulations and other serious behaviors will bear the corresponding legal responsibility;
Do not publish the content, introduction or title of the document that involves advertising;
Do not publish pirated content, illegal reprinting or infringing content. The website of Westlake Laboratory WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website does not assume legal responsibility for such infringement carried out by others on the website, and the legal responsibility for infringement shall be borne by me;
If the user uses different IDs to make a profit by self-trading, it will be regarded as cheating, and the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website reserves all the right to interpret and process, please refer to the "InfringementProcessing" of this website for details;
In addition to the above, the User shall not violate the following prohibitions:
1. Do not impersonate any person or entity, or misleadingly and falsely represent that you are affiliated with any person or organization;
2. Do not use the plasmids and other scientific research data or information provided by the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website to deceive users and obtain illegal benefits;
3. Do not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identification information to mislead people into believing that the content is transmitted by the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website;
4. Do not upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit content that you do not have the right to upload (such as internal materials, confidential information,scientific research materials to be published);
5. You shall not upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit software viruses or other computer codes, files and programs that interfere with, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or communication equipment, nor shall you interfere with or damage the services of this website or the servers and networks connected to the services of this website, or fail to comply with the terms of use of this website.
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:
1. As required by laws and regulations;
2. as provided for in these Terms of Service;
3. The infringed unit, organization or individual makes a claim;
4. To protect the rights, property or personal safety of this website, its users and the public;
5. Other circumstances that this website deems necessary.
It is forbidden to upload invalid or worthless documents and materials;
In case of serious violation of the above provisions, Westlake Laboratory will take measures such as prohibiting access and closing the account of the violator,and reserves the right to claim compensation for various losses;
By submitting plasmids or any information related to plasmids on the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, the user is deemed to have read and agreed to theUser Agreement of the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website. If you do not agree to the User Agreement and the above provisions, please do not submit plasmids or such information on the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website.

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:

All business data generated by the user's use of the plasmid bank website needs to be stored on a server in China in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China;
If the user needs to transfer the scientific research materials or business data related to the plasmid bank website from the territory of China too verse as, the relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China must be complied with.
Do not use the network service for illegal purposes;
Do not interfere with or damage network services, and do not use any hacking techniques to attack the website;
Do not deliberately damage the servers and databases associated with the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website;
Comply with the network protocols, regulations, procedures and practices of all network services;
The user undertakes not to transmit any illegal, harassing, slanderous,abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar or obscene information. In addition, the user shall not transmit any material that instigates others to commit a criminal act; shall not transmit information that adversely affects social stability and involves national security; not to transmit any material that does not comply with local, national and international laws; If the user walks and disseminates the above information on the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website, Westlake Laboratory has the right to cancel, refuse or delete any information published by the user (including the user's registered account) at any time and for any reason, without prior warning or prompt, and can restrict, temporarily freeze or terminate the user's continued access to the network service of the plasmid bank website at any time, and Westlake Laboratory will record the evidence that the user has violated the law;
The user shall abide by the "Law of the People's Republic of China onGuarding State Secrets", "Copyright Law of the People's Republic ofChina", "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on theSecurity Protection of Computer Information Systems", "Regulations on the Protection of Computer Software", "Regulations on the Protection of the Right of Information Network Transmission" and other laws,regulations, rules and regulations related to privacy, human genetic resources,computers and the Internet. If a user violates the above laws and regulations,this website may terminate the service provided to the user at any time without prior notice. At the same time, this website welcomes users to report any violation of the above laws and regulations or infringement of the rights of others, once it is found that the illegal or infringing acts, Westlake Laboratory will record the evidence that may be used as the user's violation of the law or infringement;
As a scientific research plasmid sharing platform, WeKwikGene PlasmidRepository website and services is free and open to scientists, and the website will not charge any fees when conducting Request Plasmids, Deposit Plasmids,etc., and seek improper benefits in the name of the platform, Westlake Laboratory reserves the right to claim compensation for various losses and terminate its continued access to the website services.

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:

Stop using the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website service;
Feedback to the WeKwikGene Plasmid Repository website webmaster through the official contact information of Westlake Laboratory.

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.