Terms & Conditions

Our website, located at iaslc.org (our “Website”), is provided by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (“IASLC”). By using this Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms & Conditions (these “Terms”). Please review these Terms carefully. If you do not agree to them, you should not use this Website.  

 

Modification of These Terms  

IASLC reserves the right to change these Terms at any time and without prior notice. Any changes to the Terms will be posted on this page. By continuing to access or use our Website after the changes are posted, you agree to the revised Terms. 

We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed about any updates. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you should discontinue using the Website.  

 

Links to Third-Party Sites  

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under IASLC’s control and IASLC is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. IASLC is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. IASLC may provide such links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by IASLC of the site or any association with its operators.  

 

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use  

You may only use our Website for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. In furtherance of the foregoing, you agree that you will not, and you will not attempt or otherwise authorize any third party to:  

• Use our Website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation;
• Transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation;
• Impersonate or attempt to impersonate IASLC, an IASLC employee, another user, or any other person or entity;
• Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with, or attempts to interfere with, the proper working of our Website;
• Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
• Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of our Website, or which may harm IASLC or our users, or expose them to liability;
• Use our Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website;
• Reverse engineer or use any process to monitor or copy any material from our Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms, without our prior written consent;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of our Website, the server on which it is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to our Website;
• Attack our Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack;
• Create derivative works of or reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, or otherwise transfer any rights in or to any content of our Website;
• Use or access our Website (including any material, data, or content accessible through the Website) to train, retrain, tune, validate, modify, update, or otherwise improve or inform any artificial intelligence (AI) models, tools, systems, or features or any other product or service; or
• Use any robot, spider, scraping, scripting, artificial intelligence, or other automatic device, process, or means to access our Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any material, content, or data from our Website.  

In addition, you agree that you will not, and you will not attempt or otherwise authorize any third party to, submit, post, or otherwise provide through the Website information or content that:

• Is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable;
• Infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person;
• Violates the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or that contains any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and our Privacy Policy;
• Is false, inaccurate, or otherwise likely to deceive any person; or
• Causes annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or is likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person.  

 

Use of Communication Services  

The Website may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, “Communication Services”). You agree to use such Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service.  

IASLC has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, IASLC reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. IASLC reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.  

IASLC reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in IASLC’s sole discretion.  

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. IASLC does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, IASLC specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized IASLC spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of IASLC.  

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.  

 

Materials Provided to IASLC or Posted on Our Website  

IASLC does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to IASLC (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to our Website or its associated services (collectively “Submissions”). However, by submitting your Submission you are granting IASLC, our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such Submissions for any purpose.  

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. IASLC is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in IASLC’s sole discretion.  

By submitting any Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.  

 

Liability Disclaimer  

The information presented on or through our Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor through our Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. 

Our Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials, information, products, and services provided by users or other third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by IASLC, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of IASLC. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials, information, products, or services provided by any third parties.  

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IASLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES, STATUTORY WARRANTIES, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE EXTENT YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES, THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL BE TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE. 

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL IASLC BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, YOUR WEBSITE USE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND/OR CONTENT IS TO CEASE USE OF THE WEBSITE. 

You may have additional rights under certain laws which do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, the exclusions or limitations in these Terms that directly conflict with such laws may not apply to you. 

 

Termination/Access Restriction  

IASLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Website and related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.   

 

Intellectual Property Rights 

Our Website, including all content, features, and functionality accessible on the Website, are owned by IASLC and our affiliates, licensors, partners, and other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. 

These Terms permit you to use our Website for your internal use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any aspect of our Website in a manner that violates these Terms. 

The IASLC name, logo, and all related names, logos, service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of IASLC or our affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are the trademarks of their respective owners and may not be used without the prior written permission of the applicable owner. 

IASLC may, from time to time, present webinars and related content, including on our Website. All content from these webinars is owned or licensed by IASLC. You are expressly prohibited from recording, capturing, reproducing, or distributing any webinar or associated materials without our express prior written permission.  

 

Notices and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement  

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to Service Provider’s Designated Agent.  

 

Information About You and Your Use of the Website 

All information we collect through the Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using our Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with our Privacy Policy. 

 

Miscellaneous 

To the maximum extent permitted by law, these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Denver County, Colorado, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Website. Use of the Website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of the terms and conditions herein, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and IASLC as a result of these Terms or use of the Website. IASLC’s performance hereunder is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained herein is in derogation of IASLC’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Website or information provided to or gathered by IASLC with respect to such use. If any part of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms, together with any other policies or terms incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between the user and IASLC with respect to the Website and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and IASLC with respect to the Website. A printed version of these Terms and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.