1. Acceptance of Agreement

You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of Service Agreement (“Agreement”) with respect to our website. This Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between us and you, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties, and understandings with respect to the website and the content provided by or through the website.

2. Intellectual Property and Permitted Use

The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion, and other matters related to the website are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary rights.

• Our Rights: The copying, redistribution, use, or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the website, except as allowed by Section 3 below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document, or other materials viewed through the website.
• Third-Party Content: Research papers, datasets, open-source code, or multimedia hosted on this site may be subject to specific open-source licenses (e.g., MIT, Apache, Creative Commons). Where explicitly stated, those specific licenses supersede these general terms.

3. Limited License; Permitted Uses

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license:

• To access and use the website strictly in accordance with this Agreement.
• To use the website solely for internal, personal, non-commercial, or academic research purposes.
• To print or download discrete portions of information from the website solely for personal, educational, or research use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other policies contained therein.

4. Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use

Your license for access and use of the website and any information, materials, or documents therein are subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions on use. You may not:

• Copy, print (except for the express limited purpose permitted by Section 3 above), republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan, or otherwise make available in any form or by any means all or any portion of the website or its content.
• Use the website or any materials obtained from the website to develop, or as a component of, any information, storage and retrieval system, database, information base, or similar resource (in any media now existing or hereafter developed), that is offered for commercial distribution of any kind.
• Use any automated systems, software, or “scraping” tools to extract data from the website for commercial purposes without explicit written permission.

5. Errors, Corrections, and Changes

We do not represent or warrant that the website will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. We may make changes to the features, functionality, or content of the website at any time without notice.

6. Third-Party Content and Links

This website may contain links to other websites or reference third-party content. We are not responsible for the accuracy, opinions expressed, or policies of such third-party websites. Inclusion of any linked website on our site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by us. If you decide to leave our site and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES FROM OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS, OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.

8. Limitation of Liability

We and our affiliated parties have no liability whatsoever for your use of any information or service provided on the website. In particular, but not as a limitation thereof, we are not liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of business, loss of profits, litigation, or the like), whether based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort (including negligence), product liability, or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

9. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be treated as though it were executed and performed in Alachua County, Florida, United States, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict of law principles.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about these Terms of Service, please contact the lab director:

The Ruiz Lab
Attn: Dr. Jaime Ruiz
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
University of Florida (Affiliated)

Email: jaime@ruizlab.org

Mailing Address:
1889 Museum Rd.
Gainesville, FL 32611