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OUR MISSION

The National Center for Genome Resources is a not-for-profit research institute
that innovates, collaborates, and educates in the field of genomic data science.
As leaders in DNA sequence analysis, we partner with government, industry, and
academia to drive biological discovery in all kingdoms of life. We deliver value
through expertise in experimental design, software, computation, data
integration and training a skilled workforce.


OUR VALUES

 * Excellence: We hold high standards in discovering and disseminating
   knowledge.
 * Creativity: We enjoy developing new connections among facts, ideas, and
   people.
 * Integrity: We are responsible, honest, respectful, and open.
 * Community: We develop talent, foster collaboration, and champion education.
 * Equity: We practice diversity, inclusion and fairness in thought and action.

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HISTORY

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OUR TEAM

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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ABOUT NCGR

The National Center for Genome Resources is a not-for-profit research institute
that innovates, collaborates, and educates in the field of genomic data science.
As leaders in DNA sequence analysis, we partner with government, industry, and
academia to drive biological discovery in all kingdoms of life. We deliver value
through expertise in experimental design, software, computation, data
integration and training a skilled workforce.

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CONTACT

 * 505-982-7840
 * info@ncgr.org
 * National Center for Genome Resources
   2935 Rodeo Park Dr E
   Santa Fe, NM 87505

© 2023 National Center for Genome Resources. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use


PRIVACY POLICY

The National Center for Genome Resources, a New Mexico nonprofit corporation
("Company," "NCGR," or "we"), in the operation of this website, www.ncgr.org
(the "Website") is committed to protecting the privacy of its online visitors
(collectively, "our users" or, as applicable to yourself and your organization,
"you").

We believe that maintaining privacy on the Web is very important and hope you
will read this Privacy Policy carefully so that you will clearly understand both
our commitment to you and your privacy and our method of collecting and using
information.

This Privacy Policy only applies to transactions made, and data gathered, on
this Website and associated email service, and does not apply to any other
website.

By using this Website, communicating with us by email, or by otherwise
submitting personal information to us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy
Policy and give your consent to the collection, storage and use of personal
information as explained in this Privacy Policy.

The term "personal information" refers to non-public information that personally
relates to or identifies you, such as your name, password, age, gender, email
address, postal mailing address, zip code, home/mobile telephone number, Social
Security number and/or taxpayer identification number, and other similar
information. If we combine or associate information from other sources with
personal information that you provide directly to us through or in connection
with our services, we will treat the combined information as personal
information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Other information not treated as personal that may be collected on the Website
may include, without limitation, website pages viewed, sites visited before
visiting this Website, frequency of visits, clickstream data, browser type,
operating system, organization name, articles, internet connection speed,
presentations viewed, time spent viewing pages of our website or using certain
features of our website, demographic data such as server locations, clickstream
data, location services, server location, cookies existing on your computer,
search criteria used and results, date and time of access or visits to our
website, frequency of visits to our website, connection speed, and other
information which does not specifically identify you.

OUR PLEDGE TO YOU

We use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain the confidentiality,
integrity and security of our users' personal information. Keeping user
information secure, and using it only as our users agree, are matters of
principle for NCGR. With this in mind, here is our commitment to each user:

 * We will restrict employee access to user information to those who need to
   know in order to provide services to you;
 * We will maintain commercial reasonable and customary security standards and
   procedures to protect information about you; and
 * We will respond quickly to your request to correct inaccurate information.

UPDATES AND CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

We may revise our Privacy Policy at any time. In the event of a change in this
Privacy Policy, a revised Privacy Policy will promptly be posted to our Website,
and an "Updated" date will be provided. Please revisit this page to familiarize
yourself with changes to the Privacy Policy. You agree to accept posting of a
revised Privacy Policy as described herein as actual notice to you of such
revised Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our Website after such posting
constitute consent to the collection and use of your information as described in
the then-current Privacy Policy.

HOW AND WHY WE GATHER INFORMATION

If you register for an account for use of this Website, we collect certain
personal information from you to open an account, transact business, communicate
with you, verify your identity and fulfill legal and regulatory requirements.
From time to time, we may request additional information (e.g., through surveys)
to help us further assess your needs and preferences. If you choose to provide
such information, during registration or otherwise, you are giving us permission
to collect, store and use it consistent with this Privacy Policy.

We may also obtain your personal information from your transactions with us or
other users through the services provided through this Website, or from third
parties.

EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

We may send email newsletters to our registered users. Registered users may
subscribe or unsubscribe to an email newsletter at any time by changing their
email preferences. On occasion, we may send emails to individuals who have
provided us with their email address, informing them of events or promotions we
think might be of interest to them. Email recipients may always opt out of any
email category at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in
the email message.

Emailing Us: We try to respond to email messages requiring a response in
accordance with our internal policies. If you email us, your message and email
address will be forwarded to the appropriate individual within NCGR. We may
choose to save this information. We are pleased to hear from you. However, any
message, material, information, ideas, concepts or other information sent to us
by email will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we will
not be liable for delays or omissions in receiving or responding to email.

COOKIES AND BEACONS

When you visit the Website, whether or not you register for an account, we may
send one or more cookies. "Cookies" are small text files containing a string of
alphanumeric characters that may be placed on your web browser. Cookies make it
easier for you to navigate our Website by, among other things, "remembering"
your identity so that you do not have to input your password multiple times as
you navigate between webpages on the Website and/or as you access the Website.
This use of cookies for authentication (i.e., verifying that you are who you say
you are) is an essential component of site security. You can set your web
browser to inform you when cookies are set or to prevent cookies from being set.

We may also utilize web beacons and server logs. A "web beacon" is typically a
transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is placed on a site
or in an email which allows the website to record the simple actions of the user
opening the page that contains the beacon. "Server logs" can be either a single
log file or several log files automatically created and maintained by a server
of activity performed by the server, which can include information about any
transaction you conduct with the server.

Please note that if you decline to use cookies, you may experience reduced
functionality or slower site response times. Declining to use our
authentication-related cookies may prevent you from using the Website
altogether. You may also clear cookies from your computer via your web browser
settings. You may also wish to use a Google Analytics opt-out web browser add-
on. Information on this option is available at:
http://support.google.com/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2700409.

We or our service providers may also collect web surfing data related to your
use of our services (e.g., information regarding which of our web pages you
access, the frequency of such access, and your product and service preferences).
This may be accomplished by using cookies, web beacons, page tags or similar
tools. Such web surfing data may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address,
browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring or exit pages, click
stream data, operating system and the dates and times that you visit the
Website. Web surfing data and similar information may be used: for
administrative purposes; to assess the usage, value and performance of our
online products and services; and to improve your experience with our services.

HOW INFORMATION HELPS BOTH YOU AND US

Information about you plays a key role in our ability to succeed in our
activities. It also helps us service your accounts and administer our
activities. For example, we may use information about you to:

 * Provide you with the services available through the Website;
 * Establish and set up your account, issue an account number, and maintain your
   transaction history;
 * Respond more accurately and efficiently to your requests;
 * Identify opportunities to give you more convenience and control by developing
   new services that may benefit you;
 * Verify your identity and contact information to help protect you and us from
   fraud;
 * Comply with certain legal and regulatory requirements.

We generally use the information that you provide or that we collect to
establish and enhance our relationship with you, and to operate, maintain,
enhance, and provide our services and the Website. We may use such information
to periodically provide you with information, newsletters or offers about
features and services available through our services that may be of interest to
you. We may also send information or offers to groups of Users on behalf of
other Users or third parties. However, you will have the option to opt out of
receiving such information.

We use aggregated information provided by or collected from our users to
understand and analyze the usage trends and preferences of our users, to improve
the way our services and the Website work and look, and to create new features
and functionality. We may use aggregated information about our Users to generate
statistics and maps that we deem helpful in the provision of our services or any
part thereof. We do not and will not sell analytics that identify personal
information of our users without written consent from the user.

SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES

You may be able to log in to the Website using services such as Linkedin or
Facebook Connect. These services will authenticate your identity and provide you
the option to share certain personal information with us such as your name and
email address to pre-populate our sign up form. Services like Facebook Connect
give you the option to post information about your activities on this Website to
your profile page to share with others within your network.

Our Website may also include Social Media Features such as the Facebook Like
button, Twitter, and share buttons. These Features are interactive mini-programs
and may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and
may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media
features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on
our Website. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the Privacy
Policy of the company providing them.

HOW AND WHY OUR COMPANY DISCLOSES YOUR INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES

We limit the sharing of personal information outside our Company. We do not
sell, license, lease, or otherwise disclose your personal information to third
parties, except as noted below:

 * We may disclose your personal information when such disclosure is legally
   required or appropriate pursuant to any court orders, subpoenas or any
   regulations, including responding to court orders and subpoenas, cooperating
   with government agencies, other regulatory bodies, and law enforcement
   officials, performing background checks, resolving disputes or performing
   risk-management functions.
 * We may share personal information with other companies and organizations who
   perform work for us under contract or sell products or services that
   complement our products and services.
 * To help us improve our services, we may engage third parties to help us to
   carry out certain internal functions such as information management, account
   processing, client services, or other data collection relevant to our
   activities. Examples of the types of outside companies with which we may
   share information include companies that perform services for us, such as
   data processing, and companies that perform services on our behalf. Use of
   any personal information we share with these third parties is limited to the
   performance of the task we request. The third parties with which we share
   personal information are required to protect it in a manner similar to the
   way we protect your personal information.
 * We may make certain automatically collected information about your
   interactions and activities on our services, such as the areas of interest to
   you, and your past activities, projects or proposals, publicly available on
   or through the services. Any such publicly available information will be
   accessible by other users.
 * In the event that our Company is acquired by or merged with a third-party
   entity, we reserve the right to transfer or assign the information that we
   have collected from users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other
   change of control. In such cases, we will provide you notice before your
   personal information is transferred to and becomes subject to the Privacy
   Policy of a different entity.

   We further reserve the right to disclose any of your personal information as
   we believe appropriate or necessary to take precautions against liability, to
   investigate and defend against any third party claims or allegations, to
   assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity
   of the services, or to protect the rights, property or personal safety of our
   Company, our users, or others.

   We may also use and disclose personally identifiable information and
   non-personally identifiable information: to investigate and help prevent
   potentially unlawful activity or activities that threaten the integrity of
   our website or network; to protect and defend our rights or property or the
   rights or property of others; as required by courts or administrative
   agencies; and in connection with a financing, sale, merger, or reorganization
   of our activities or assets.

   Any successor in interest to our activities would acquire the information we
   maintain, including personally identifiable information, and may alter the
   terms of this Privacy Policy.

   We do not and will not sell any of your information, including non-personally
   identifiable or personally identifiable information, to any third party for
   purposes of advertising, soliciting, or telemarketing. We may use a third
   party service to collect anonymous visitor information like IP addresses,
   browser types (such as Firefox), referring pages, pages visited and time
   spent on a particular service or feature. We collect this information for
   statistical analysis of web page traffic patterns; to administer our service
   and servers; to allow for auditing of our services by some third parties who
   have that right; and for internal purposes to make marketing decisions.

   OUR PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO THIRD-PARTY ACTIVITIES OR SITES

   The Website may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience
   and information. If you access those links, you will leave our Website. Any
   information submitted by you to a third party, will be controlled by that
   third party's Privacy Policy, which may differ from our own. This Privacy
   Policy does not cover the collection of information by cookies or other
   methods by such third party services or other third parties. We do not
   control how these third party services or third parties collect information
   or by what means such third party services or third parties may use their own
   cookies to collect information about you. We do not endorse, screen, or
   approve, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of,
   other websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of
   any company before submitting your personal information.

   KEEPING INFORMATION SAFE

   We limit access to your personal information to those employees who have a
   legitimate need to access such information to provide you with our services.
   In keeping with industry standards and practices, we maintain commercially
   reasonable physical, electronic and procedural safeguards and controls to
   protect your information. The Website is built upon a secure infrastructure
   with multiple layers of protection and we use industry standard encryption
   technologies to safeguard your information.

   We have security standards and procedures in place designed to prevent
   unauthorized access to your accounts and personal information. A key part of
   this process helps ensure that all information we have about you is accurate
   and up-to-date. If you ever discover inaccuracies in our data or if your
   personal information changes, notify us immediately.

   The transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure,
   and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security of information sent to
   us electronically. If we learn of a security systems breach, we may attempt
   to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective
   steps. We may also post a notice on or through the Website in the event of a
   security breach. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to
   receive notice of a security breach in writing.

   OPT-OUT POLICY

   We may at times send you e-mail communications with marketing or promotional
   materials. If you prefer not to receive such marketing or promotional e-mails
   from us, you may unsubscribe completely by emailing us at: info@ncgr.org.

   Please note that opt-out requests may take up to twenty-four (24) hours to
   process. Please also note that at times we may need to send you e-mail
   communications that are transactional in nature such as service or
   termination announcements or payment confirmations which are communications
   you will not be able to opt-out of.

   If you would like us to remove your Personally Identifiable Information from
   our database, please send a request to: info@ncgr.org.

   We are not responsible for removing your personal information from the lists
   of any third-party services or other third party who has previously been
   provided your information in accordance with this notice.

   REVIEWING, CHANGING OR CORRECTING INFORMATION

   You are solely responsible for helping us to maintain the accuracy and
   completeness of your personal and other information. We urge you to review
   your information regularly to ensure that it is correct and complete. If you
   believe that any of your information is incorrect, or if you have any
   questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

   You may, of course, decline to share any or all of your personal information
   with us or ask us to delete your personal information from our systems at any
   time, in which case we may not be able to provide to you some of the features
   and functionality found on or through the Website.

   OUR COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

   We do not knowingly collect personal information on or through our services
   from persons under 13 years-of-age without their legal guardian's consent. If
   we learn that personal information has been collected from persons under 13
   years-of-age through our services without their legal guardian's consent,
   then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you
   are a parent or guardian and discover that your child under the age of 13 has
   a registered account with the services or we have received any personally
   identifiable information of that child without your consent, you may alert us
   by contacting us.

   INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

   Our services may be accessed and/or used by users located outside the United
   States in accordance with our Terms of Use and other policies and procedures
   posted on the Website. If you choose to use the services from the European
   Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and
   use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring
   your personal information outside of those regions to the United States and
   by providing your personal information on or through the Website you consent
   to that transfer.

   APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

   This Privacy Notice shall be governed by, construed and entered in accordance
   with the laws of the State of New Mexico, United States of America,
   applicable to contracts deemed to be made within such state, without regard
   to choice of law or conflict of law provisions thereof. All disputes with
   respect to this Privacy Notice shall be brought and heard either in the state
   or federal courts in and for the state of New Mexico, United States of
   Americe. You consent to the in personam jurisdiction and venue of such
   courts. YOU HEREBY WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY
   CLAIM, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING OUT OF, OR
   RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

   SECURITY

   No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
   Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you
   transmit to us and you understand that any information that you transfer to
   our Company is done at your own risk.

   We make reasonable efforts to ensure security on our systems. We have put in
   place appropriate physical, electronic and administrative procedures to
   safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, please note
   that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed,
   disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of our systems.

   If we learn of a security systems breach we may attempt to notify you
   electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using
   the service or providing personally identifiable information to us you agree
   that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy
   and administrative issues relating to your use of our services. We may post a
   notice on our Webpage if a security breach occurs. We may also send an email
   to you at the email address you have provided to us in these circumstances.
   Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of
   a security breach in writing.

   CONTACT INFORMATION

   If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:
   info@ncgr.org

   .

   EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4, 2019


TERMS OF USE

The National Center for Genome Resources ("NCGR") website (the "Website") is
owned and managed by The National Center for Genome Resources, a New Mexico
nonprofit corporation ("Owner," or "we" or "us").

THE PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE IS TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH A PROFESSIONAL AND
BUSINESS AUDIENCE CONCERNING GENOMIC DATA SCIENCE.

These Terms of Use are an agreement between Owner and each person who accesses
or uses the Website (a "User," or "you"). By accessing, browsing, or using this
service, User agrees to be bound by these Terms of Use. Owner may at any time
revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. User's continued use of the
service following the posting of notice of a change will confirm User's
acceptance of the change. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS IN THEIR
ENTIRETY PLEASE LEAVE THE SITE NOW.

Owner undertakes to provide accurate and up-to-date information it posts on the
Website. However, each User should understand that all information obtained
using the Website is subject to change, does not constitute professional advice
or opinions, has not been tested or proven, and is provided "AS IS."
Accordingly:

 * THE USE OF THE INFORMATION AND ANY SUBMISSIONS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE
   IS AT YOUR OWN RISK;
 * Owner shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or
   availability of any information transmitted or made available via the
   Website, and User is solely responsible for any decisions made based on such
   information.
 * Passing of time can render information contained in, or linked to, the
   Website stale. Owner are not responsible for any misimpressions which may
   result from the use of dated material. Owner does not undertake any duty to
   verify, update, supplement, correct, comment upon or modify any information
   contained in the Website or any other site to which it is linked.

You may restrict access to this site using content filtering software or by
changing your computer settings (e.g. browser or operating system), as
appropriate.

RULES AND RESTRICTIONS ON SUBMISSIONS

1. The Website may contain interactive services, including discussion groups,
news groups, bulletin boards, chat rooms, blogs and other social networking
features, such as the display of linked content from other sites, which may
allow you to post, transmit or submit information, including writings, images,
illustrations, audio recordings, and video recordings ("Submissions"). Users
should exercise common sense and courtesy with all Submissions. Inappropriate
Submissions, which Owner prohibits, would include, for example, comments or
materials that:

 * Are false or untrue in any material particular, or that, irrespective of
   falsity, directly, or by ambiguity, omission, or inference, or by the
   addition of irrelevant, scientific or technical matter, tend to create a
   misleading impression;
 * Abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as
   rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
 * Are obscene or indecent;
 * Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by
   intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you
   own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents;
 * Upload or attach files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other
   similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's
   computer;
 * Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or
   labels in any file that is uploaded;
 * Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a
   file that is uploaded; or
 * Violate applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations.

2. Submissions may not include content or materials that violate the copyrights,
trademark rights or other intellectual property rights of third parties.

3. Submissions may not contain unauthorized disclosures of proprietary or
confidential information. DO NOT POST PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (AS
IMAGES OR TEXT) TO PUBLICLY VIEWABLE AREAS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO SO
AND CONSENT TO THE PUBLICATION OF THAT INFORMATION.

4. Users may not use the Website in a manner or for a purpose that could violate
federal or state laws.

5. The purpose of the Website is strictly informational. Submissions may not
include advertisements, promotions, solicitations, "spam," chain letters,
surveys, marketing arrangements or the like.

6. Submissions may not include false or misleading representations of
affiliation with any other person or entity. A User may not employ false
identifiers to impersonate any person or entity or to misrepresent or disguise
the true origin of any content.

7. Owner believes that anonymous postings are neither necessary for purposes of
the Website, nor consistent with the professional level of dialogue expected.
Therefore, the User's name (which must be provided) will be posted with the
Submission.

8. Owner does not endorse, recommend or guarantee any Submission or any opinion,
recommendation or advice expressed therein.

9. Users may not interfere with or disrupt the Website, networks or servers
connected to the Website, such as by attempting to probe, scan or test the
vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication
measures, attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network,
such as by overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mailbombing" or "crashing,"
sending unsolicited email, including promotions and/or advertising of products
or services, or forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header
information in any email or newsgroup posting, or otherwise violating the
regulations, policies or procedures of such networks or servers.

10. Users may not employ any type of bots that can disrupt the normal flow of
dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Website are
able to type, show multiple screens, or otherwise act in a manner that
negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges.

11. Users may not use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or
other device or mechanism (including browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or
intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Website other than the search
engine and search agents which Owner makes available on the Website and
generally available third-party web browsers.

OWNER'S RIGHT TO MONITOR AND ADMINISTER THE WEBSITE

Owner reserves the right to monitor and administer the Website and, in its sole
discretion, to block or remove any content posted to the Website. Owner reserves
the right to disallow the use of any particular screen name or e-mail address,
or to suspend or terminate any User's access or posting privileges at any time,
including individual and group postings. While Owner reserves the right to do
so, Owner gives no assurance it does or will do so, as it is not Owner's
intention to edit or control content generally.

ACCOUNTS AND SECURITY

To use certain areas of the Website or related features, you may be asked to
create an account with a username and password. You agree that the account
information you provide us will be and remain accurate. You are responsible for
maintaining the strict confidentiality of your account username and password.
You are responsible for any activity using your account and password.

LINKED SITES

Owner does not review all of the sites linked to its Website ("Linked Sites")
and is not responsible for the contents of any such Linked Site ("Linked
Content"). The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Owner of the
Linked Site. Use of any such Linked Site or Linked Content is at the User's own
risk.

To use some of the functionality of the Website you may be required to establish
an account with a username and password with Linked Sites. As these are
unaffiliated sites, we are not responsible for any username, password, or other
information these sites may collect. If you are unable to establish accounts on
these Linked Sites for any reason, you may not be able to fully utilize the
functionality provided by the Site.

In addition to these Terms of Use, if Linked Content is displayed on the
Website, the use thereof may be subject to separate terms of use provided by the
Linked Site.

OWNERSHIP OF THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENTS AND ASSOCIATED TRADEMARKS

The brands, logos and names of specific products or services provided by third
parties are owned by those third parties.

The content of the Website, including postings originated by Owner or its
providers, and related artwork, graphics and photographic or audiovisual works,
are protected by copyright and owned by Owner or third parties who provide such
content to Owner. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright laws, the Website and
its contents may not be copied, reproduced, republished or sold, posted,
transmitted, distributed, modified, or used for the creation of derivative works
without Owner's or applicable third parties' prior written consent.

Owner, to the extent it owns such rights, grants User a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, limited license to access, display and/or download a limited
and temporary amount of content and pages available within the Website, solely
on User's computer and for User's individual use.

Except for the permission expressly granted above to access, display, copy and
download the Owner content and pages available within the Website, Owner
reserves all rights in the Website and its contents. User may not "mirror" any
content or information contained on the Website without Owner's prior written
consent. User may not create links to the Website from other sites without
Owner's prior written consent and compliance with all applicable laws.

Owner does not claim ownership of or copyrights in User Submissions. User
understands that Submissions are not confidential and Owner will be free
(without compensation to User) to use or disseminate such Submissions on an
unrestricted basis for any purpose. User agrees that Submissions may be
published, displayed, copied, distributed, downloaded, or transmitted by Owner
or other Website participants, and User grants Owner and all other Users of the
Website an irrevocable, unrestricted, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license
to use, copy, reproduce, display, publish, distribute, transmit, adapt, modify
or use for the creation of derivative works (including in digital form) such
Submissions.

DISCLAIMERS

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INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE; ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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SOFTWARE, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEBSITE, IS FREE OF VIRUSES,
WORMS, OR OTHER ELEMENTS OR CODES THAT MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE
PROPERTIES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, SO THE
ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

NEITHER OWNER NOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR REPRESENTATIVES
SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR IN ANY
WAY RELATING TO (A) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, (B) ERRORS IN OR
OMISSIONS FROM WEBSITE CONTENT OR ANY LINKED CONTENT, (C) ANY THIRD PARTY WEB
SITES OR CONTENT THEREIN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS IN ANY
WEBSITE CONTENT OR LINKED CONTENT, (D) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY
LINKED SITE, OR (E) ANY USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITE OR RELIANCE BY THE
USER ON ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN.

OWNER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY USERS OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT,
SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM
OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE FOREGOING, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING.

IN NO EVENT MAY USER BRING ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST OWNER MORE THAN
ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISES.

REPRESENTATIONS BY USERS; INDEMNIFICATION

USER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF HIS/HER SUBMISSIONS TO THE
WEBSITE. USER REPRESENTS THAT HE/SHE HAS ALL RIGHTS NECESSARY TO POST THE
INFORMATION, CONTENT OR MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE WEBSITE WITHOUT VIOLATING THE
COPYRIGHTS OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, AND THAT
NO SUBMISSION BY THE USER WILL VIOLATE APPLICABLE LAWS OR THE RIGHTS OF THIRD
PERSONS. USER HEREBY INDEMNIFIES AND AGREES TO HOLD HARMLESS OWNER AND ITS
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ASSERTED AGAINST THEM AND ANY LIABILITY, LOSS, DAMAGE, COSTS
OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES) INCURRED OR SUFFERED BY THEM
IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF USER'S ACTS OR OMISSIONS OR THE MATERIALS
OR INFORMATION USER SUBMITS TO THE WEBSITE.

CHOICE OF LAW AND CONSENT TO FORUM

This Agreement will be interpreted and governed in all respects by the laws of
the State of New Mexico, United States of America, without regard to its choice
of laws rules. Any dispute arising under these Terms of Use or in connection
with the User's use of the Website shall be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of either the state or federal courts in and for New Mexico, and
User and Owner hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts over
them.

RESTRICTION, SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

We may restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to the Site and/or your
ability to avail of any of the services on the Website, including interactive
services, at any time if we believe that you have breached these Terms of Use.
Any such restriction, suspension, or termination will be without prejudice to
any rights that we may have against you in respect of your breach of these Terms
of Use. We may also remove the Website as a whole or any sections or features of
the Website at any time.

Please note that we have the ability to trace your IP address and if necessary
contact your internet service provider in the event of a suspected breach of
these Terms of Use.

PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING THE REMOVAL OF INFRINGING MATERIAL

Owner respect the intellectual property of others. If a person or organization
(a "Copyright Owner") believes that his, her or its work has been copied on the
Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, provide Owner the
written information specified below. Please note that this procedure is
exclusively for the Copyright Owner to notify Owner that copyrighted material of
the Copyright Owner has been infringed. If a Copyright Owner believes that its
own copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement and is accessible via the Website, the Copyright Owner may notify
Owner's copyright agent in accordance with the following procedures and the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA).

For a complaint to be valid under the DMCA, the Copyright Owner must provide the
following information when providing notice of the claimed copyright
infringement: (1) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to
act on behalf of the Copyright Owner; (2) identification of the copyrighted work
or other intellectual property that the Copyright Owner owns and claims to have
been infringed; (3) identification of the material that the Copyright Owner
claims is infringing as well as information reasonably sufficient to permit
Owner to locate the material on the Website; (4) the address, telephone number,
and e-mail address of the Copyright Owner or its designee; (5) a statement by
the Copyright Owner that the Copyright Owner as the complaining party has a good
faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not
authorized by the Copyright Owner, its agent, or the law; and (6) a statement,
made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is
accurate, and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the
Copyright Owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. The foregoing
information must be submitted as a written notification to the following
Designated Agent:

 * Site: www.ncgr.org
 * Designated agent for infringement claims: Callum Bell, President
 * Address:
   National Center for Genome Resources
   2935 Rodeo Park Drive East
   Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
 * Telephone of designated agent: 505-982-7840
 * E-mail of designated agent: cjb@ncgr.org

WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE
MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES. THESE INCLUDE
MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS' FEES INCURRED BY US, BY ANY
COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER'S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A
RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.

This information should not be construed as legal advice. For further details on
the information required for valid DMCA notifications, see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3).

NOTE: This information is provided exclusively for notifying the service
providers referenced above that the Copyright Owner's own copyrighted
material(s) might have been infringed. All other inquiries, including technical
requests, reports of e-mail abuse and third party reports of piracy, will not
receive a response through this process.

HOW TO CONTACT OWNER

Questions regarding the Terms of Use or any other aspect of the Website can be
submitted in writing to: info@ncgr.org