The probiotics institute

Terms of Use

Please observe that the following Terms of Use apply to any use of the Probiotics Institute website and the content of the website or any subsites hereof. By accessing the website the visitor (“Visitor”) agrees to these Terms of Use. 
This Probiotics Institute website is owned by Chr. Hansen A/S, Boege Alle 10-12, 2970 Hoersholm, Denmark (“Chr. Hansen,” “we,” or “us”). This website is intended solely for general informational and educational purposes on probiotic strains to health care professionals and food industry professionals, and there are no products eligible for sale through the website. 
We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Visitor’s use of the website will be subject to the most current version of the Terms of Use posted on the website at the time of use, so the Visitor should review the Terms of Use each time visiting the website. 

 

Intellectual property rights

All information, data, text, graphics, sound, photographs, videos, and other materials available on this Chr. Hansen website (collectively, the “Content”) is the property of Chr. Hansen or its licensors. Visitor is granted a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable license to download any aspect of the Content for  non-commercial use, provided, however, that Visitor may not modify or alter any Content, and any downloaded Content must retain any and all indications of copyright, trademark, other proprietary status or disclaimers. 

All copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and other intellectual property rights associated with the website and any Content (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) are owned by and shall at all times remain the property of Chr. Hansen, licensors and/or third party right owners. Probiotic strain names, names of concepts, logos and signs/icons used to distinguish probiotic strains on this Chr. Hansen website, whether or not appearing in large print, bold or with the ® or ™ symbol, are trademarks of Chr. Hansen or used under license. While Chr. Hansen or its licensors register trademarks in many jurisdictions, some trademarks appearing on the Probiotics Institute website might not be registered in a specific jurisdiction. Visitor may not use Chr. Hansen’s Intellectual Property without prior written authorization of Chr. Hansen.

Nothing on this website should be construed as granting or assigning to Visitor any license or right in or to any Intellectual Property by accessing the website except as set forth herein. Chr. Hansen does not guarantee that Visitor has any right to use third party content from the website and Visitor must obtain the permission from the third party owner before using such content. Visitor grants Chr. Hansen permission to use on the website or in connection therewith all comments, ideas, and other information Visitor provides to us through the website or via email or other means. 

 

Privacy

At Chr. Hansen we respect the privacy of our on-line visitors. 
To learn more about how we handle personal data we collect from and about you when you use this website, please see our Privacy Policy.

 

Non-confidential Information 

Subject to any applicable terms and conditions set forth in our Privacy Policy, any communication or other material that Visitor sends to us through the Internet or post on the Probiotics Institute website by electronic mail or otherwise, such as any questions, comments, suggestions, is and will be deemed to be non-confidential. Chr. Hansen is not obliged to treat such information as confidential, and Chr. Hansen may freely use ideas, inventions, concepts and any other information contained therein for any purposes.

 

Disclaimer

The Content on the Probiotics Institute website is presented solely for informational and educational purposes and does not provide Visitor with advice or recommendation of any kind, that can replace advice or recommendation from a healthcare professional. No Content on this website is intended to be a drug claim such as to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate or prevent any disease. 
Information on probiotic strains on the Probiotics Institute is not promotion of Chr. Hansen’s products. 

THIS WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", AND CHR. HANSEN DOES NOT OFFER AND WE DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES (WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED) INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. 
ALTHOUGH WE MAKE REASONABLE EFFORT TO INCLUDE ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND TO MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE AND SOFTWARE, CHR. HANSEN DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE AND ERROR-FREE, OR THAT IT WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL SOFTWARE. CHR. HANSEN DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY IN RELATION HERETO. 

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO VISITOR.
EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW, VISITOR AGREES THAT CHR. HANSEN AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE LOSSES OR DAMAGES OR INJURY ARISING OUT OF VISITOR’S ACCESS TO, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS, THIS WEBSITE OR CONTENT, INACCURACY OF CONTENT OR RELIANCE UPON THE WEBSITE CONTENT. THIS LIMITATION INCLUDES DAMAGES OR ANY VIRUSES, WHICH MAY AFFECT VISITOR’S COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, CHR. HANSEN MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE OF THIS WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, OR ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. WE MAY ALTER, MODIFY, SUBSTITUTE, DELETE OR RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT PROVIDED ON OUR WEBSITE WITHOUT NOTICE TO VISITOR. SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO VISITOR. 

 

Links to other websites

Visitor may not link to the Probiotics Institute website in connection with commercialization of any products. 
Any other linking to this website may only take place in a legal, loyal and non-misleading way, and Visitor may not deep link to or frame any portion of this website or incorporate any part of this website into another website. Such linking is at Visitor’s own risk, and Chr. Hansen is not responsible for any legal consequences, that may arise from linking. 
Any goodwill and reputation generated by Visitor’s linking to the Probiotics Institute shall inure to the benefit of Chr. Hansen, and ownership of such goodwill shall rest with Chr. Hansen and is otherwise herby assigned by Visitor to Chr. Hansen without need for any further action by any party. 

 

Governing law; disputes

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of Denmark, without regard to conflict of laws principles. Visitor agrees that any disputes relating to or arising out of this website, the Content, or these Terms of Use shall be submitted to courts with jurisdiction in Denmark.