Important legal and policy information

For your reference, here are the important policies and legal information about using this website and our services.

Website user agreement

Welcome to California CryobankÒ. California Cryobank, Inc. ("we" or "Cryobank") provides its products and services to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit our site or purchase any products or services from Cryobank, you accept the terms and conditions of this User Agreement. Please read them carefully.

Scope

This User Agreement applies to your use of our site and your ordering, on the site or otherwise, of sperm donor information (profiles, audio files, photos and other information and services), ("Donor Information"). The purchase or storage of specimens requires you to enter into one or more additional agreements.

License and site access

Cryobank grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and any Donor Information (collectively, "Licensed Content") and not to download (other than donor information that is validly ordered via the site or page caching) or modify Licensed Content, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Cryobank. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of Licensed Content; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. Licensed Content or any portion of Licensed Content may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Cryobank. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Cryobank and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Cryobank's name or trademarks without the express written consent of Cryobank. Any unauthorized use terminates this permission or license granted by Cryobank.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. Cryobank does not sell services or products for children. By using this site, you represent to Cryobank that you are over the age of 18. Cryobank and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

Privacy and electronic communications

Intellectual property and use of the site

No warranties

This site, including any content or information contained within it and any site-related service, and all donor information is provided "as is" with no representations or warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including (but not limited to) the implied warranties or merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. In particular (but without limitation), Cryobank does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials on the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the site or the server that makes them available are free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or other harmful components. Cryobank does not warrant or make any representations regarding the donor information, the use of the results of the use of the materials in the site, in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, timeliness, suitability or otherwise. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of this site and all site-related services. In particular (but without limitation), Cryobank is not responsible for and does not approve or endorse the content of any sites that may be linked to this site. Links to any such sites are provided for your convenience only, and you access them at your own risk.

Limitation of liability

Cryobank, its licensors and suppliers are neither responsible nor liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or other damages arising out of or relating in any way to our site, site-related services or content, or other services or products obtained from Cryobank, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with our site services or products is to stop using the site and/or those services.

Territorial considerations

Our site is controlled and operated by Cryobank from its offices within the State of California, U.S.A. Our site is intended for use only in the U.S.A. Cryobank makes no representation that materials in the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Use of or access to the site should not be construed as the purposeful availment of the benefits or privilege of doing business in any state other than the State of California.

Binding arbitration

Notwithstanding the provisions relating to the General Provisions section below, any dispute relating in any way to your visit to our site or to products or services that you purchase from us shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Los Angeles, California, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Cryobank's intellectual property rights, Cryobank may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of California, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association, which will appoint a neutral arbitrator to conduct the arbitration. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party in the arbitration shall be entitled to recover all costs of the arbitration including, without limitation, attorneys’ and experts' fees.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Cryobank and its affiliates, and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, independent contractors, customers, successors and assigns from and against any claim, loss, damage, liabilities, demands, offsets, causes of action and expenses, including attorneys' and experts' fees, arising out of or related to any third party action, proceeding, or dispute involving your use of our site or products or services that you obtain from us. Cryobank shall promptly notify you in writing of any such third party action and you agree to immediately assume full control and responsibility for such matter including the payment of all expenses and liabilities, including attorneys' and experts' fees in connection therewith; provided, however, that you shall not settle any such action without the prior written consent of Cryobank, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

General provisions

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