Terms & Conditions of Use
By accessing or using this website in any way, including, without limitation, use of any of the Services, downloading of any Materials, or merely browsing the Site, you agree to and are bound by the following Terms of Use:
Disclaimer
The University of Washington Department of Genome Sciences, Education Outreach Program (“UWGSEO”) makes this website, including all information, documents, photographs, graphics, and other materials available through this website and all services operated by UWGSEO and third parties through this website, available to the general public for informational purposes only.
The UWGSEO website may contain links to sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties (“External Sites”). You acknowledge that UWGSEO is not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any External Sites. UWGSEO is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by UWGSEO of the site
Copyright Notice
You acknowledge that this website contains information, documents, photographs, graphics, and other materials (collectively, “Content”) that are protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of UWGSEO or third parties. All Content on the website is copyrighted as a collective work of UWGSEO pursuant to applicable copyright law. Users of the website may use the Content only for their personal, noncommercial use.
Privacy Policy
Any information you provide through e-mail addresses as set forth in this site is only used internally by UWGSEO. Names or other personally identifiable information will not be published by UWGSEO except as it relates to its obvious intended use (a letter of endorsement, for example).
We will not SELL, TRADE, GIVE, SHARE or SHOW any information provided to us by our visitors and/or clients, to anyone outside of UWGSEO. (We will only surrender information if forced to do so by an authoritative court or government entity).
The UWGSEO website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For further information, please view the Google Privacy Policy, which describes in detail the privacy practices that apply to Google’s products, services and websites worldwide.
The policies set forth above are designed to protect the privacy of our visitors and clients. If our privacy policy ever changes, we will post the new policy here. In no case will information be transmitted outside of UWGSEO unless we are forced to do so by an authoritative court or government entity.
Accessibility Statement
UWGSEO is committed to and is making every possible effort to ensure that our website, and the information that we provide on this website, is accessible to people with disabilities. As a result, this website has been built to provide maximum accessibility and usability to its visitors. The underlying technologies employed comply with the industry standards as set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). All pages use valid CSS for presentation and the content is semantically structured with valid XHTML 1.0 markup.
For further information regarding web accessibility, please visit the following websites: