Terms of Use
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. By using this site, you signify your agreement to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, do not use this site. Stiefel Laboratories may modify these Terms of Use at any time.
Overview
This web site is designed to provide general information. Nothing contained on this web site is intended to offer medical advice for the treatment of illness or disease, or to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Specific questions pertaining to your medical condition and appropriate treatment should be directed to your physician or another healthcare professional. You should never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical advice because of something you have read on this site.
In addition, nothing presented here is intended to provide instructions on the use of medication. For specific information and instructions regarding Stiefel's products, please refer to the directions for use supplied with each product.
Acceptance of terms
We provide the information on this web site to you subject to the following terms, conditions and notices (the "Terms of Use"). By using this site, you signify your agreement to the Terms of Use. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise the Terms of Use, so please check back periodically for changes. If you continue to use this site after we post any changes to these Terms of Use, you will have accepted those changes.
Privacy and cookies
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of information we may collect from our online visitors, and we are committed to using our best efforts to respect your privacy. Here is how we handle information we may learn about you from your visit to our web site. We automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address and the page you requested. In addition, our web site may deposit certain bits of information called "cookies" in your computer. Cookies are only sent back to our web site when a visitor returns to the site. Cookies can tell us how and when pages in our web site are visited and by how many people. This technology does not collect personal, identifiable information; the information collected is in an aggregate, non-identifiable form. With the information we learn through this technology, we hope to improve our site.
Any communications you send to this web site or otherwise to Stiefel by electronic mail are on a nonconfidential basis, and we are under no obligation to refrain from reproducing, publishing or otherwise using them in any way or for any purpose. Stiefel shall be free to use the content of any such communications, including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or know-how disclosed in such communications, for any purpose, including developing, manufacturing and/or marketing goods or services.
Government regulations
Our prescription products used by healthcare professionals are regulated by government agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA issues regulations that restrict the prescribing information that can be disclosed to the public. This web site contains information about products that may or may not be available in any particular country, may be available under different trademarks in different countries, and where applicable, may be approved or cleared by a government regulatory body for sale or use with different indications and restrictions in different countries. Nothing contained in this web site should be construed as a promotion or solicitation for any product or for the use of any product in a particular way that is not authorized by any referent law or regulation. Specific questions about the availability and use of products described on this web site should be directed to Stiefel.
Forward-looking statements
Current and prospective investors: Before proceeding, please read the important information below concerning investment risks and forward-looking statements.
Except for historical information, this web site contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this web site that are not historical, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements and other information included in this web site are based on information available to us as of March 31, 2002, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements or information. Our actual results could differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our most recent filings with the SEC. The SEC's web site is http://www.sec.gov, and our filings are contained in the SEC's Edgar archives.
In summary, the significant risks that may impact the statements made on this site include, but are not limited to, the success of our efforts in research, development, commercialization, product acceptance, third-party manufacturing and capital raising; product liability lawsuits; uncertainties associated with obtaining and enforcing patents important to our business and with our reliance on third-party payors' reimbursement policies; the lengthy and expensive regulatory process; and competition from other products. Even if our products appear promising at an early stage of development, they may not reach the market for a number of reasons. Reasons that our products might not reach the market include, but are not limited to, the possibility that the potential products will be found ineffective during clinical trials, fail to receive the necessary regulatory approvals, be difficult to manufacture on a large scale, be uneconomical to market or be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties. In turn, any of these factors could result in additional expenses, delays, and losses of opportunities.
Links to third-party sites
This site may contain links to other web sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including, without limitation, any link contained on a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. We are providing Linked Sites to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of such Linked Sites is not an endorsement of any company offering products or services on the Linked Site.
Copyrights
All copyrights in the text, images, photographs, graphics, user interface, and other content provided on this site, and the selection, coordination, and arrangement of such content are owned by Stiefel or its third-party licensors to the full extent provided under the United States Copyright Act and all international copyright laws. Under applicable copyright laws, you are prohibited from copying, reproducing, modifying, distributing, displaying, performing or transmitting any of the contents of this site for any purposes without Stiefel's written consent, including any systematic retrieval of data or other content from this site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory. Nothing stated or implied on this site confers on you any license or right under any copyright of Stiefel or any third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing statement, Stiefel authorizes you to make one (1) electronic or paper copy of the information posted on any page in this site, provided that the copy is used solely for noncommercial, personal purposes, and further provided that any such copy remains protected by all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and other proprietary notices and legends contained on the site.
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
NO DUTY TO UPDATE. We may change, move or delete portions of, or may add to, this web site from time to time. We will use reasonable efforts to include up-to-date and accurate information in this web site, but make no representations, warranties or assurances as to the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information provided. Stiefel shall not be liable for any damages or injury resulting from your access to, or inability to access, this web site, or from your reliance on any information provided at this web site.
NO WARRANTY. THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. STIEFEL DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE, OF THE CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS IN THIS SITE. STIEFEL DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, STIEFEL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. STIEFEL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE OR ANY LINKED SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE MATERIALS, THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU (AND NOT STIEFEL) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR AND CORRECTION.
NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING LINKED SITES. We make no representation whatsoever regarding the content of any other web sites you may access from this site. Stiefel expressly disclaims any and all liability related to, arising from or connected with a Linked Site. When you access a non-Stiefel web site, please understand that it is independent from Stiefel and that we have no control over the content on that web site. A link to a non-Stiefel web site does not mean that Stiefel endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or use of such web site.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL STIEFEL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE OR ANY DOWNLOADED MATERIALS, EVEN IF STIEFEL OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
ASSUMPTION OF RISK. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS IF YOU DOWNLOAD ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
EXCEPTIONS. THE APPLICABLE LAW IN SOME STATES MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Choice of law and forum
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, excluding its conflict of law rules. You expressly agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in San Mateo County, California, or Santa Clara County, California, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this site.
Severability and integration
Unless otherwise specified, this Terms of Use statement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Stiefel and governs your use of this site, superseding any prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and Stiefel, including the Terms of Use from any prior visit to this site, if different. If any portion of this Terms of Use statement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
No waiver
If we fail to enforce any provisions of this Terms of Use statement or fail to respond to a breach by you or other parties, that does not mean we have in any way waived our right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of this statement or to act with respect to similar breaches.
Miscellaneous
A printed version of this Terms of Use statement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Terms of Use statement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.