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Welcome to The Robertson Center's web site ("Site").

This User Agreement sets forth the conditions for your use of this Site, including our Privacy Policy. The Robertson Center ("we" or "us") may modify this User Agreement in the future, so please check this page regularly. Please read this User Agreement carefully, because by visiting or using this Site, you agree to be legally bound by and comply with it. If you do not agree to comply with this User Agreement, you are not authorized to use this Site.

Privacy Policy -We are committed to protecting your privacy. We have developed our Site so that you can visit it without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. We do not use "cookies," log IP addresses or browser types. Visitors to our Site are not tracked. We collect personally identifying data about you, such as your name, address and e-mail address, only when you provide it to us voluntarily when you request additional information or publications. We use your personal data only to respond to such requests. We do not share your personal data with any third parties other than service providers who use the information only to help us respond to your requests. We never rent or sell your personal data. . Our Site contains links to other websites. These websites are governed by their own privacy policies, which you should read.

Copyright -Copyright in this Site and the materials included in it, unless otherwise indicated, is owned by The Robertson Center for Science and Public Policy, and we reserve all rights. You may copy or distribute the text materials contained in this Site but only for personal, non-commercial use, provided that you include the following copyright notice on all copies: "© The Robertson Center for Science and Public Policy, 2003-2007. All rights reserved." The text materials contained in this Site may not be modified or altered in any way. You may not copy or distribute any photograph, illustration, artwork or other graphic material contained on this Site for any use without first obtaining the permission of The Robertson Center for Science and Public Policy (at info@robertsoncenter.org or the address and numbers listed below) and the copyright owner. Except for the foregoing, you may not copy, distribute, enter into a database, display, perform, create derivative works of, transmit, or in any way exploit any part of our Site, including computer programs and other coding.

Trademarks The Robertson Center for Science and Public Policy, The Robertson Center for Science and Public Policy Logo and any other trademarks on our Site ("Our Trademarks") are trademarks of The Robertson Center for Science and Public Policy in the United States and other countries. You may not use Our Trademarks for any product or service that does not belong to us, nor in any manner that is likely to cause confusion about whether we are the source, affiliated with, sponsor of or endorser of any product or service. In addition, you may not use Our Trademarks in any manner that disparages or discredits us.

Links, Frames and Metatags -You may link to the home page of our Site as long as the link does not cast us in a false or misleading light. The Robertson Center prefers advance notice of such linking which can be provided to our Department of Communications at info@robertsonfoundation.org or at the address and numbers listed below. You may not frame the content of our Site. You may not use metatags or any other "hidden text" that incorporates Our Trademarks or our name without our express written consent.

Links to Other Web Sites -Our Site contains links to other websites that we think may be of interest to you. We have no control over these other sites or their content. You should be aware when you leave our Site for another, and remember that other sites are governed by their own

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability ALTHOUGH WE INTEND TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF VIRUSES, WORMS, "TROJAN HORSES" OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MATERIALS TO OUR SITE, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT OUR SITE OR MATERIALS THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM OUR SITE ARE FREE FROM SUCH DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH FEATURES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR INJURY BASED ON ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN OUR SITE, NOR FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR INJURY THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS USER AGREEMENT.

Termination -We reserve the right to terminate the Site and this User Agreement at any time without notice for any reason, including, in the case of the User Agreement, for your violation of any of its provisions. The Limitation of Liability and Governing Law Sections of this User Agreement shall survive any such termination.

Governing Law -This User Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and performed there without regard to its conflicts of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of California and County of San Diego and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

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