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Terms Of Use

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These Terms of Use (the "Terms") shall govern your ("You" or "Your") access and use of the website located at www.ivc-online.com (the "Website") an online resource for information related to I.V.C. - Research Center Ltd. ("We" Or "I.V.C" or "I.V.C. - Research Center Ltd.") activities, products and services.

By using or accessing the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms.

You agree that we may change any part of the Website, including its content, at any time or discontinue the Website or any part thereof for any reason, without notice to you and without liability. By accepting these Terms and/or using the Website, you confirm that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with I.V.C. If you agree to be bound by these Terms on behalf of your employer or other entity, you represent and warrant that you have full legal authority to bind your employer or such entity to these Terms. If you do not have the requisite authority, you may not accept these Terms or use the Website on behalf of your employer or other entity. You may not use the Website and may not accept these Terms if you are a person barred from using the Website under the laws of the country where you are a resident or from which you use the Website.

In our sole discretion, we may refuse to offer our services to any person or entity. We further may, without notice and in our sole discretion, terminate your right to use the Website, or any portion thereof, and block or prevent your future access to and use of the Website or any portion thereof.

If you violate these Terms, I.V.C reserves the right to issue you a warning regarding the violation or to terminate or suspend your use of the Website immediately. You agree that I.V.C does not need to provide you notice before terminating or suspending your use of the Website, but it may give such notice at its sole discretion.

Access to the Website

You are responsible for ensuring your computer or mobile device meets all the technical specifications to enable you to access and use the Website. I.V.C does not provide you with the equipment to access and use our Website. I.V.C cannot guarantee that the Website will always function without disruptions, delays, or errors. Several factors may impact the quality of your communication and use of the Website and may fail your communications, including, without limitation, your local network, firewall, your internet service provider, the public internet, and your power supply. I.V.C takes no responsibility for any disruption, interruption or delay caused by any failure of or inadequacy in any of these items or any other items over which we have no control. You are responsible for all fees charged by third parties related to your access and use of the Website (e.g., charges by internet service providers or airtime charges).

Account Information

Using the Website may require creating an account ("Account"). While creating an Account, you may be required to insert your E-mail address and choose a password to enable your future login to the Website ("Login Information").

The following rules govern the security of your Account and Login information. For these Terms, references to Account and Login information shall include any account and account information, including usernames, passwords or security questions created to use the Website.

  1. You shall not share your Account or Login Information, nor let anyone else access your Account or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your Account.
  2. In the event you become aware of or reasonably suspect any breach of security, including, without limitation, any loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your Login Information or unauthorized access to your Account, you must immediately notify I.V.C and modify your Login Information;
  3. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the Login Information, and you will be responsible for all uses of your Login Information, including purchases, whether or not authorized by you;
  4. You are responsible for anything that happens through your Account, whether or not such actions were taken by you, including, for the avoidance of doubt, actions taken by third parties. You, therefore, acknowledge that your Account may be terminated if someone else uses it to engage in any activity that violates these Terms or is otherwise improper or illegal;  
  5. You undertake to monitor your Account and restrict use by any individual barred from accepting these Terms and accessing or using the Website, under the provisions listed herein or any applicable law. You shall assume full responsibility for any unauthorized use of the Website by any of those mentioned above; and
  6. I.V.C reserves the right to remove or reclaim any usernames at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to claims by a third party that a username violates such third party's rights.

I.V.C reserves the right to preserve and disclose any information that may be obtained in connection with the Website, and your use thereof, as I.V.C shall consider necessary to: (i) enforce these Terms (ii) respond to user support requests, or (iii) protect the safety of the Website.

Account Termination

I.V.C may refuse access to the Website or may terminate your Account without notice for any reason, including, but not limited to, a suspected violation of these Terms, illegal or improper use of your Account, or unlawful or inappropriate use of the Website, or I.V.C's intellectual property as determined by I.V.C in its sole discretion. You may lose your username as a result of Account termination without responsibility on the part of I.V.C for any damage that may result from the foregoing. If you have more than one Account, I.V.C may terminate all of your Accounts.

Intellectual Property

I.V.C invests efforts and knowledge to collect, assemble, arrange, and edit the data and information accessible through this Website, and, as such, owns the copyright in the content according to law. The Website and the Materials are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other laws protecting intellectual property and related proprietary rights.

Without derogating from any other terms herein, I.V.C and its affiliates retain all rights in the Website and its materials (including, but not limited to, the information and any part thereof, applications, software, designs, graphics, texts, pictures, video, sound, music, and other files, and their selection and arrangement) (collectively, "Materials").

Subject to your agreement and compliance with these Terms, I.V.C grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, limited scope license to use the Website and Materials.

Use of the Website and Materials shall be solely for your immediate benefit and for no other purpose. You are allowed to search in the database, review the Materials, and download materials via the designated “PDF File Generator button” only.

This license is strictly personal. You are not allowed to permit or enable any third party, including anyone from your organization to access or use the Website or Materials under your name.

You are not allowed to resell, deep-link, copy, monitor (e.g., spider, scrape), display, download (without explicit permission), reproduce, or use crawlers, robots, data mining, or extraction tools of any type in connection with the Website and Materials.

You shall not, nor shall you cause or permit any other party to modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, transfer, sub-license, distribute, reproduce, frame, republish, scrape, transmit, lease or sell the Website and Materials in any form or by any means, in whole or in part.

You shall not: (i) copy the Website Materials for the creation of a product or service that competes with the Website or any part thereof, including without limitation the creation of a parallel database; (ii) disrupt servers or networks connected to the Website; (iii) use or launch any automated system (including without limitation, "robots" and "spiders") to access the Website; and (iv) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or that enforce limitations on use of the Website.

Subject to the preceding, and without derogation from it, according to the Israeli Copyright Act, section 19, it is allowed to make limited "fair use" of content from the website, for purposes such as private study, research, criticism, review, journalistic reporting, quotation, or instruction and examination by an educational institution. The fairness of the use is examined per the statutory guidelines detailed there.

In any case of such fair use that strictly falls within the statutory exception, the user is required to give credit to the source: IVC Data and Insights.

All other uses of copyrighted or trademark material, including any derivative use, require explicit, prior written consent from I.V.C.

Any reproduction or redistribution of Materials not in accordance with these Terms is explicitly prohibited and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.

You hereby acknowledge that these Terms limit your license to use the Website, and if you violate or if, at any point, you do not agree to any of these Terms, your license to use the Website shall immediately terminate, and you shall immediately refrain from using the Website.

You hereby acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by using the Website or accessing any of the Website Materials, or rights to any derivative works thereof.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Third-Party Material

You may be able to access, review, display or use third-party website, resources, content, information or links to other websites or resources (the "Third Party Materials") via the Website. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risks arising from your access to, use of, or reliance upon any such Third Party Materials. I.V.C disclaims any liability you may incur arising from your access to, use of, or reliance upon such Third Party Materials through the Website.

You acknowledge and agree that I.V.C: (i) is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, integrity, quality, or lawfulness of such Third Party Materials or the products or Website on or available from such Third Party Materials; (ii) has no liability to you or any third party for any harm, injuries or losses suffered as a result of your access to or use of such Third Party Materials; and (iii) does not make any promises to remove Third Party Materials from being accessed through the Website. Your ability to access or link to Third Party Materials or a third party's website does not imply any endorsement by I.V.C of Third Party Materials or any such third-party website.

These Terms do not authorize you to, and you may not use any Third-Party Materials except as expressly permitted by the owners of such Third-Party Materials and such owners may have the right to seek damages against you for any unauthorized use of their Third-Party Materials.

Without derogating from any of I.V.C's rights and remedies under these Terms and under law, I.V.C will be entitled, at its sole discretion, to immediately discontinue the Website or any part thereof, in the event of any alleged infringement, misappropriation, or violation of any rights of any third parties in connection with the Third Party Materials.

You may not use any Third-Party Materials for which you have not obtained appropriate approval. I.V.C cannot grant permission to use third-party content.

Links, Search Engines

The Website may contain links to other websites, applications or resources (the "Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of I.V.C, and I.V.C is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including any link contained in a Linked Sites, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. I.V.C is not responsible for any transmission received from any Linked Site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by I.V.C of the site or any association with its operators. You acknowledge and agree that I.V.C will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or Website available on or through any such site or resource.

Feedback

If you send or transmit any communications, comments, questions, suggestions, or related materials regarding the Website, whether by email or otherwise (collectively, "Feedback"), such Feedback is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. You hereby assign all rights, title, and interest in I.V.C is free to use, without any attribution or compensation to you, all Feedback for any purpose whatsoever. You understand and agree that I.V.C is not obligated to use, display, reproduce, or distribute any such ideas, know-how, concepts, or techniques contained in the Feedback, and you have no right to compel such use, display, reproduction, or distribution.

Privacy

I.V.C's Privacy Policy also governs matters related to privacy, (the "Privacy Policy"), which constitutes an integral part of these Terms by way of reference, and by using or accessing the Website you agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. Unless the context otherwise requires, all reference herein to these Terms, shall also include the Privacy Policy. We advise you to read the Privacy Policy carefully.

Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability; Indemnification

You acknowledge and agree that your use of or access to the Website and any materials and services offered by I.V.C shall be at your sole risk. The information, software, products, and services included in or available through the Website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. I.V.C. or its suppliers may make improvements or changes in the Website anytime. Advice received via the Website should not be relied upon for personal, legal or financial decisions and you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation.

The Website is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. You are solely responsible for all acts or omissions made by you based on the Website or any part thereof.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, I.V.C, its officers, directors, employees, and agents disclaim all warranties, explicit or implied, in connection with the Website and your use thereof, including implied warranties of merchantability, title, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement, usefulness, authority, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. 

I.V.C does not warrant that the content on the Website is complete or error-free. You agree that using the Website shall be at your sole risk. I.V.C makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the content of the Website, of the content of any sites linked to the Website, of any Third-Party Materials and assumes no liability or responsibility for any:

  1. Errors, mistakes, inaccuracies, non-suitability, or non-conformity of any Materials or other content;
  2. Direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages, including without derogating personal injury, property damages and monetary damages of any nature whatsoever, arising out of the use of or the inability to use the Website;
  3. Any unauthorized access to or use of Third-Party Materials, secure servers, and any personal information and financial information stored therein;
  4. Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Website;
  5. Any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the Website by any third party; or
  6. Any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Website.

WITHOUT DEROGATING FROM THE ABOVEMENTIONED, IN NO EVENT WILL I.V.C, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, PARTNERS, CONSULTANTS AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASED PARTIES ") BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR OTHER MATERIALS ON, ACCESSED THROUGH OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT I.V.C HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIABILITY LIMITATION SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I.V.C SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT BY ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.

YOU AND I.V.C AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE WEBSITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

IN NO EVENT I.V.C'S OR RELEASED PARTY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY YOU TO I.V.C DURING THREE MONTHS PERIOD BEFORE YOUR CLAIM DATE.

The security of information and payments transmitted via the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Any losses incurred or sustained by you as a result of transmitting information using email or other internet links, shall be borne solely and exclusively by you, and in no event shall any such losses be borne, in whole or part, by I.V.C.

As a condition of your use of the Website, you warrant to I.V.C that you will not use the Website for any unlawful or prohibited purpose by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Websites.

You agree to indemnify and hold I.V.C, and each of its directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners and employees harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in connection with any of the following:

  1. Your use of and access to the Website;
  2. Your violation of any term of these Terms;
  3. Your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right;
  4. Any claim that any user submission made by you has caused damage to a third party; or
  5. Any User Content you post or share on or through the Website.

Notices

Notices to You may be made via email. I.V.C may also provide notices of changes to these Terms or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and any other communications that I.V.C provides as aforementioned satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

General

By using or visiting the Website, you agree that the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to principles of conflict of laws and regardless of your location, will govern these Terms and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and I.V.C. Any claim or dispute between you and I.V.C that arises in whole or in part from your use of the Website shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Tel-Aviv, Israel, to the exclusion of any other courts, and you hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non-convenience concerning venue and jurisdiction in the courts of Tel-Aviv, Israel. I.V.C reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review them regularly for any changes. Your use of the Website following any amendment of these Terms will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms.

For any questions about these Terms of Use or any other issue regarding I.V.C or the Website please get in touch with us at: info@ivc-online.com

Last update: Feb 2024

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Privacy Policy

IVC-Online is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the IVC-Online site and governs data collection and usage. By using the IVC-Online site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

IVC-Online collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, work address or telephone number. IVC-Online also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by IVC-Online. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by IVC-Online for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the IVC-Online site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through IVC-Online public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: IVC-Online does not read any of your private online communications.

IVC-Online encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from IVC-Online so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. IVC-Online is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the IVC-Online and IVC-Online family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

IVC-Online collects and uses your personal information to operate the IVC-Online Web site and deliver the services you have requested. IVC-Online also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from IVC-Online and its affiliates. IVC-Online may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

IVC-Online does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. IVC-Online may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, IVC-Online may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to IVC-Online, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

IVC-Online does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

IVC-Online keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within IVC-Online, in order to determine what IVC-Online services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within IVC-Online to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

IVC-Online Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on IVC-Online or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of IVC-Online; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of IVC-Online, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The IVC-Online Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize IVC-Online pages, or register with IVC-Online site or services, a cookie helps IVC-Online to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same IVC-Online Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the IVC-Online features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the IVC-Online services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

IVC-Online secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. IVC-Online secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

IVC-Online will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. IVC-Online encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how IVC-Online is protecting your information.

Contact Information

IVC-Online welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that IVC-Online has not adhered to this Statement, please contact IVC-Online at info@ivc-online.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.