Terms of service.
Welcome to Gemcsi.com! These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our website and services. By accessing or using Gemcsi.com, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. Please read them carefully.
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using Gemcsi.com, you affirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms, as well as any additional terms and conditions referenced herein or available by hyperlink. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you must not access or use our services.
User Eligibility and Account Security
Eligibility: You must be at least 18 years old to use our services. By using Gemcsi.com, you represent and warrant that you meet this eligibility requirement.
Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your password, and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
Use of Content and Intellectual Property Rights
All content provided on Gemcsi.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, and software, is the property of Gemological Consulting Services or its content suppliers and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our site without prior written consent from us, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes.
Prohibited Conduct
In connection with your use of Gemcsi.com, you agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:
Use our services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law.
Violate, or encourage others to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third-party intellectual property right.
Post, upload, publish, submit, or transmit any content that is fraudulent, false, misleading (directly or by omission or failure to update information), unlawfully threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, or advocates harassment of another person.
Post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any content that contains malware or viruses or any other computer code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any software or hardware.
Modification and Termination
Gemological Consulting Services reserves the right to modify or terminate our services at any time without notice. We also reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time, and such modifications will be effective immediately upon posting on our site.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Gemcsi.com is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not guarantee that our services will meet your specific requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. We also do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, suitability or availability of any information provided on our site.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will Gemological Consulting Services be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages resulting from your use and access to our site and services, including but not limited to any errors or omissions in any content or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via our site.
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or our services will be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms, please contact us at info@gemcsi.com. Thank you for choosing Gemcsi.com as your trusted source for gemological consulting services. We look forward to working with you!