Your use of this site means that you agree to the following terms and conditions of use. If you do not so agree, please do not use this site. Surmodics, Inc. may at anytime and from time to time revise these terms and conditions by updating this posting. Since by using this site you are agreeing to be bound by any such revisions you should visit these pages periodically to determine the then current terms and conditions.

Use Restrictions

Surmodics, Inc. ("Surmodics") owns and operates this site. Without the written permission of Surmodics no material from this site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, posted, displayed or transmitted in any manner, except that you may download one copy of the material for your personal, noncommercial home use only, provided that you retain unchanged all copyright and other proprietary notices. Except where indicated otherwise, all trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to Surmodics. Modification or unauthorized use of the materials is a violation of Surmodics' copyright and other proprietary rights, and may violate laws of privacy and publicity.

If you download Software (as defined below) from the site, Surmodics will be deemed to have licensed the Software to you. However, Surmodics, alone, continues to own full title to the Software, and all intellectual property rights therein. "Software" is defined to include, without limitation, any files, images incorporated in or generated by it, and data accompanying it.

You are prohibited from posting to or transmitting from this site any material that is unlawful or could cause any civil or criminal liability under applicable law.

Information Submitted to Surmodics

Surmodics is pleased to receive your comments regarding Surmodics products and its online services. Unless specifically requested in writing to do so by Surmodics, please do not send us creative materials. Any material, suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or other information (collectively, the "Information") that you do post to this site or otherwise transmit to Surmodics will thereby be treated by you as non-proprietary and non-confidential, and the Information may be disseminated by, and will be deemed to be the property of, Surmodics which will be entitled to its unrestricted use without any obligation to compensate any other person, firm or entity therefor.

Jurisdiction

This site is controlled and operated by Surmodics from its offices within the state of Minnesota, United States of America. All claims relating to this site, the materials contained in it and their use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota and of the United States of America, as appropriate. Surmodics 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.

Termination

You may terminate this agreement at any time by destroying all material obtained from this site, together with all documentation related thereto and all copies thereof whether or not made pursuant to this agreement. If Surmodics determines in its sole discretion that you have failed to comply with any provision of this agreement, then, without further notice from Surmodics, the agreement will terminate immediately and you must destroy all materials obtained from this site, together with all documentation related thereto and all copies thereof whether or not made pursuant to this agreement.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SURMODICS INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SURMODICS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, VALIDITY, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF, OR OTHERWISE RESPECTING, THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE OR ANY SITE(S) THAT MAY BE LINKED TO THIS SITE AT ANYTIME OR FROM TIME TO TIME.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, will Surmodics be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising directly or indirectly from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site, even if Surmodics or a Surmodics authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will Surmodics' total liability to you for all damages, losses, costs, expenses and causes of action exceed the amount, if any, paid by you for accessing this site.

Other Provisions

Should any provision of this agreement be unenforceable for any reason, that provision will be deemed severable and not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this agreement.