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This Use Agreement applies to any individual, institution, or organization that uses OMIM.org
through its front end, including its mirror sites, the OMIM.org API, or downloads of OMIM data
from the site.
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OMIM is based on the biomedical literature which is constantly evolving. OMIM data
are for research and educational use only. OMIM is not a replacement for the original
source or a real-time search of the biomedical literature and is not a substitute for
professional medical consultation.
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forth in this USE AGREEMENT. This USE AGREEMENT shall constitute a legally binding
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wish to be bound by its terms, please refrain from accessing or using OMIM.
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by this agreement and the rules in https://omim.org/robots.txt.
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third parties) vest in JHU. JHU holds the copyright and trademark to OMIM and OMIM.org,
including the collective data therein and provides access to any individual subject to
the terms set forth in this USE AGREEMENT.
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force until terminated as provided in this USE AGREEMENT.
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Use of OMIM.org is provided free of charge to any individual for personal use, for
educational or scholarly use, or for research purposes through the front end of the
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Users at for-profit or commercial entities who want to download all or part of OMIM
must obtain a license by paying applicable licensing fees to and entering into a license
agreement with JHU which has the exclusive right to license the access to and use of OMIM
to users worldwide. Such license agreement may be in standard form or negotiated between
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our standard license agreement and pay any related fees stipulated therein. In addition,
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standard license. Requests for information regarding a license for commercial use of the
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manner the OMIM data or the rights of access to or use thereof, or any underlying
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media representing, embodying or containing any of the foregoing or portion thereof, to
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removal, reduction or addition of functionality or content; and/or discontinue,
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AGREEMENT as provided in clause 28 below, including, without limitation, by adding terms
that JHU may be required to "pass through" to User as a result of a separate agreement
between JHU and a third party.
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If OMIM data are downloaded in whole or part from the site or API servers and used
in a database or analysis software, the data must be refreshed at least weekly. Proper
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shall have any liability for any such loss or damage.
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and requires no registration, in consideration for the use, JHU may require User to
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to provide the User with any current or future access to and use of OMIM.
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personally identifiable information is collected without User's prior consent. JHU may use
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belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with applicable laws, legal
process or to enforce this USE AGREEMENT. Furthermore, JHU may use personally identifiable
information with respect to commercial users.
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JHU shall not be obligated to provide User with any support relating to the use of
OMIM, except for online documentation contained in OMIM.org.
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data, software or other content from such sites or resources.
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CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.
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any Claims arising from User’s use of OMIM.
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reason. Upon any termination of the said license and USE AGREEMENT, User's right to use
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and 19 above shall survive the termination of this USE AGREEMENT.
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compilation, software, sound, photographs, video, graphics or other material contained in
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used in connection with OMIM, contain proprietary and confidential information that is
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reproduce, distribute or create derivative works of or otherwise modify OMIM or any part
thereof.
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User agrees not to reverse engineer, recompile, dis-assemble, copy or otherwise
attempt to discern the source code of any component of OMIM. JHU reserves the right to
terminate any CPU intensive processes. User may not mount an attack against OMIM, attempt
to gain root access, or conduct any other activity intended to disrupt OMIM.
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User may not assign or transfer User's rights under this USE AGREEMENT. JHU may
assign all or any of its rights and obligations under this USE AGREEMENT to any third
party without User's consent. USE AGREEMENT will inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the successors and assignees of JHU.
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Changes and amendments to this USE AGREEMENT shall be published on the Website and
become effective upon the date of publication. User will not receive a personal notice of
such changes and amendments. User agrees to monitor the Website regularly for notices of
such changes. By continuing to access and/or use OMIM after such changes and amendments
become effective, User shall be deemed to have accepted the modified this USE AGREEMENT.
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regulations. User agrees not to use OMIM for any illegal or wrongful purposes.
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to be invalid, such provision shall be substituted by a provision which achieves to the
greatest extent possible, the same effect as would have been achieved by the invalid
provision and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
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shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
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of the State of Maryland without regard to or application of choice of law rules or
principles. User hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in
the state or federal courts of Maryland.