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Access to and use of this website are subject to the following conditions. Please do not use this website unless you agree with these conditions.

This website is owned and administered by Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc. (“Emergent”). We reserve the right to discontinue or to make partial or complete modifications to this website. Please note that we may make such changes at our own discretion and without prior announcement. We encourage you to visit frequently to stay informed about these terms of use.

This website is not intended for product discussion or information. Regulations for product use are established by country. Information contained on this website pertains only to Canada, and is not intended to provide adequate information for product use. Before using any product, read and carefully observe the label directions.

TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

All details, documents and illustrations published on this website are the sole property of Emergent and/or its affiliates. Any permission to use the same is granted on the provision that the relevant copyright note is displayed on all copies, that such details are only used for personal purposes, that they are not exploited commercially, that the details are not modified in any way and that all illustrations gained from the website are only used in conjunction with the accompanying text.

All material found on this web site (“Information”) is protected under the copyright laws of Canada and of other countries. Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs in the pages of this website may constitute trade names, trademarks or service marks of Emergent, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors or joint venture partners or the use of which may have been licensed to them including the registered trademark NARCAN®. Any unauthorized use or abuse of these materials including copyright, trade names, trademarks or service 6marks posted on this website, may violate federal, common or civil law trademark law and copyright law, and may result in legal action. Unauthorized use shall include without limitation, use in connection with any product or service that is not related to Emergent or its affiliates, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Emergent and/or any of its affiliated entities or the owner of the mark.

The trademarks, logos and service mark (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on this website are registered and unregistered trademarks owned or licensed by Emergent, its affiliates or subsidiaries. Nothing on this website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right in or to the Trademarks without the express written permission of Emergent or such third party. In addition, any reproduction, retransmission or use of this website's contents for other than personal, non-commercial purposes requires the prior written consent of Emergent.

The following copyright notice must appear on every copy of the contents of this site or a portion thereof: "Copyright © 2022 Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc. Mississauga, ON L5N 6M1. All rights reserved".

Permission to use the Information is granted, provided that (1) the above copyright notice appears on all copies; (2) use of the Information is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only; (3) the Information is not modified in any way; and (4) no graphics available from this Internet site are used separate from accompanying text.

EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

Your use of this Site is at your own risk and in no event will Emergent or its officers, directors or employees, suppliers or contributors to this site be liable for any damages, including without limitation, direct or indirect, special, punitive, exemplary, incidental, moral or consequential damages, loss of profits, opportunities or information, damages for business interruption or loss of programs or other data on your information handling system or for other expenses arising out of or in connection with the website, with any software algorithms available thereon or with any hyperlinked web site or for use thereof or inability to use by interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, worms, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature or line or system failure, even if Emergent is advised of the possibility of such damages, losses or expenses. Software algorithms made available and hyperlinks to other internet resources are at your own risk; the content, accuracy, opinions expressed, and other links provided by these software algorithms and resources are not investigated, verified, monitored, or endorsed by Emergent. FOR GREATER CERTAINTY, THIS EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY AND ALL NEGLIGENCE OF EMERGENT OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OR OF ANY SUPPLIER OR CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS SITE.

Emergent tries to ensure that all information it posts is as complete and accurate as reasonably possible at the time of its posting on the Web site. Emergent does not, however, give any warranty whatsoever with respect to such material. Specifically, Emergent gives no warranty including as to the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose, or non-infringement of an intellectual property right with respect to any information, graphics and/or other material available through the website and disclaims any liability for failure to update the website for errors or omissions in the content of the site. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

Information on the website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. Emergent may also make improvements and/or changes in the services and/or the programs described in this information at any time without notice.

You agree to indemnify, contribute to and hold harmless Emergent, its subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, agents, officers, directors and/or employees, against any liability, be it civil, criminal or quasi-criminal, resulting from your use of the website REGARDLESS OF WHETHER NEGLIGENCE OF EMERGENT, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND/OR EMPLOYEES, MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED THERETO. You shall be responsible to the full extent of any liability, payment or other agreement made by Emergent, its subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, agents, officers, directors and/or employees, in settlement and/or satisfaction of any claim or potential claim, whether such payment or agreement is made or concluded prior to or following the institution of formal proceedings against Emergent, its subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, agents, officers, directors and/or employees.

USER GENERATED CONTENT (UGC)

UGC (User Generated Content) refers to the content uploaded, posted, e-mail or otherwise make available data, text, software music, sound, photographs, graphics, images, videos, messages or other materials ("User Content") on or to any websites, microsite or any other internet property owned, operated or sponsored by Emergent and our subsidiaries.

When you provide UGC, you represent and warrant that all UGC you share:

  • Are your own work or is work that you have rights to post
  • Come from a reputable source
  • Do not have any copyright restrictions
  • Are not corrupt
  • Do not include any disparaging comments
  • Do not mention any medication by brand name. Use generic or molecular names only
  • Do not include any explicit content (e.g., drug or alcohol use, overt nudity, violence, weapons, profanity, offensive terminology, illegal conduct, defamatory comments)
  • Do not include any photos/imagery of people using drugs (prescription or non-prescription)
  • Do not include a photograph, video, or personal information of another individual without written consent from this individual
  • Do not make any specific claims or references to any pharmaceutical companies, including, for example, those that make opioids or other treatments
  • OPEN contains interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Website. All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards set out above and in these Terms of Use. Any User Contribution posted to the site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. All User Contributions must comply with these Terms of Use.
  • Users must understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. Emergent may monitor or review Content uploaded by Users to ensure that it is not inappropriate, erroneous, defamatory, libelous, slanderous, obscene or profane. In its sole discretion, Emergent may remove any Content from the Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Emergent will not be responsible or liable to any third party for the content, accuracy or appropriateness of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.
  • Users must understand and accept that all content will be monitored by Emergent. We reserve the right to remove, discontinue or to make partial or complete modifications to any content posted to this website at our sole discretion without prior announcement.

By agreeing to these Terms of Use, you grant Emergent, its legal representatives and successors, as well as persons and companies acting with its permission (collectively, "we", "us", or "our"), a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable right and license to use, delete in its entirety, publish, translate, without compensation or obligation to you.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

The website contains links to facilitate your access to third party sites. Emergent does not control any third party site and is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Emergent is providing such link to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, investigation or verification by Emergent of the linked site or information contained therein.

INTERNATIONAL USERS

This website is exclusively intended for use in Canada. Emergent gives no guarantee that the details presented on this website are also correct in places outside Canada, and, in particular, that products and services will be available with the same appearance, in the same sizes or on the same conditions. Should you call up this website from a place outside Canada or download contents from such a place, please note that it is your own responsibility to ensure that you act in compliance with local legislation applicable in that place.

Products mentioned on this website may come in different packaging, in different package sizes, or with different lettering or markings, depending on the country.

APPLICABLE LAW

The laws of the Province of Ontario will govern these disclaimers, terms, and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. We reserve the right to make changes to our site and these disclaimers, terms, and conditions at any time.

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