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The term “Web Site” refers to genocad.org. The term “Virginia Tech” refers to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the copyright owner of the Web Site. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of the Web Site.
You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) with respect to use of the Web Site. This Agreement may be amended at any time by Virginia Tech without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Web Site, and you should review this Agreement prior to using the Web Site.
GenoCAD is composed of a web-based application and a database of biological parts to design genetic constructs. The Web Site contains information from Virginia Tech as well as other contributors. Including information or materials on the Web Site does not constitute a waiver of any party’s rights to their information and materials.
The organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion, and data bases related to the Web Site are protected by copyright. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any part of this Web Site is strictly prohibited except as allowed under this Agreement.
You are granted the right to access and use the Web Site for noncommercial lawful purposes only. You may access and the use the web site to retrieve information about biological parts, design synthetic DNA sequences combining multiple parts, or manage your own libraries of genetics parts. The content of the Web Site is subject to change without notice.
The Web Site source code is distributed using the BSD open source license. Commercial users of the Web Site are encouraged to take advantage of this licensing mechanism to run the application on their own server.
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