CTS Web Site Usage Agreement

Before proceeding with your use of the Collaborative Testing Services, Inc., (CTS) Web site (collaborative-testing.com, collaborativetesting.com), you must read and accept the terms and conditions presented on this page.

The documents contained within the collaborativetesting.com Web site are presented with the sole intent of providing participant laboratories and other interested organizations with information concerning individual and group performance on CTS' interlaboratory tests. Electronic versions of CTS' interlaboratory testing reports and administrative information will only be considered valid if identical to the official copy published by CTS, Inc., and are obtained directly from this site.

Copyright and Limitations on Use

This site and the information available through it are the property of CTS, Inc., and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. By using this site you agree not to reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate any of the information received from this site to anyone without the express prior written consent of CTS, Inc. This site, and any documents contained herein, may not be republished or duplicated, in whole or in part, for any commercial purpose. All information presented in this site is intended for the non-commercial use of CTS' Interlaboratory Program participants. The use of information obtained through this site to establish independent data files or compendiums of statistical information is prohibited. CTS, Inc., reserves the right to limit, restrict, or terminate access to this site at our discretion, without notice.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Liabilities

CTS, Inc., can not and does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, correctness, noninfringement, or fitness for a particular purpose of the information available through this site, or the site itself. CTS, Inc., shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss caused in whole or in part by its negligence or contingencies beyond its control in compiling, interpreting, reporting or delivering information contained in this site. In no event will CTS, Inc., be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on such information, nor for any incidental, consequential, special or similar damages even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The above warranties are the only warranties of any kind granted, either expressed or implied, including warranties of fitness for any particular purpose.