Terms of Use
These Terms of Service are a binding agreement between you and Ironwood, and govern your access and use of the Site, which includes any information, data, tools, products, services and other content (together, “Content”) available on or through the Site.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING THE SITE. EACH TIME YOU ENTER THE SITE, YOUR USE INDICATES YOUR FULL ACCEPTANCE OF AND AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE IN THEIR THEN CURRENT FORM. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE.
As we may revise these Terms of Service from time to time, you should review them periodically.
Ironwood grants you a limited right to use the Site only for your own private, non-commercial informational purposes, and to print pages from the Site only in connection with that use. You may not modify, distribute, transmit, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any Content, including any text, graphics, logos and other source-identifying symbols, designs, icons, images, or other information, software or code obtained from the Site. You are prohibited from removing any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice or legend contained on (or printed from) the Site or on any printed pages. In addition, you are prohibited from decomposing, decompiling, reverse engineering, disassembling or otherwise deconstructing all or any portion of the Site.
Medical Advice Disclaimer
NO INFORMATION IN THIS SITE IS PROVIDED WITH THE INTENTION TO GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE OR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ACCURATE USE OF IRONWOOD PRODUCTS. IRONWOOD CANNOT ANSWER UNSOLICITED E-MAILS REQUESTING PERSONAL MEDICAL ADVICE.
VISITORS SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DECISIONS, OR UNDERTAKING ANY ACTIONS OR NOT UNDERTAKING ANY ACTIONS RELATED TO ANY HEALTH CARE PROBLEM OR ISSUE YOU MIGHT HAVE AT ANY TIME, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
Privacy Statement
Ironwood’s Privacy Statement is a part of these Terms of Use. Use of this Site indicates your consent to the collection and use of your Personal Data as set forth in the Privacy Statement.
Copyrights and Trademarks
The Site and the Content contain copyrighted materials, trademarks, and other proprietary materials that are owned by Ironwood, its affiliates and/or third parties and are protected by intellectual property laws of the United States and other countries.
You should assume that all Content of the Site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used, copied, reproduced, downloaded, modified, published, distributed, transmitted, or exploited, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, without the express written permission of Ironwood or the original creator of the material, except as provided herein.
Product names, logos, trademarks, and service marks that are used or displayed on the Site (collectively, the “Trademarks”) are registered or unregistered trademarks and the exclusive property of Ironwood, or its affiliates. No use of the Trademarks may be made without Ironwood’s prior written authorization, except to identify the product or services of the company. Other product names, logos, trademarks, and service marks appearing on the Site that are not owned by Ironwood may not be used without express permission from their respective owners.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right, either express or implied, under any intellectual property of Ironwood, or any third party.
User Responsibility; Limitations on Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties
Each person assumes full responsibility and all risks arising from use of the Site.
IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, SHALL ANY OF IRONWOOD, THEIR AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, DATA PROVIDERS, AND LICENSORS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AND ASSIGNS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT), PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTENCE OR USE OF THE SITE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IRONWOOD, OR ANY OF THE OTHER ENTITIES OR PERSONS LISTED ABOVE HAS BEEN ADVISED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS INCLUDES DAMAGES TO, OR FOR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.
IF YOU RELY ON THIS SITE OR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCT OR SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, INACCURACIES, AND/OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON OR PROMOTED OVER THIS SITE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND IRONWOOD MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE.
IRONWOOD HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CREATED BY LAW, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
IRONWOOD MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A TIMELY BASIS, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT THE DATA CONTAINED ON THE SITE WILL BE TIMELY OR ERROR FREE.
Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties. To the extent that Ironwood may not, as a matter of applicable law, disclaim any implied warranty or limit its liabilities, the scope and duration of such warranty and the extent of Ironwood’s liability will be equal to the minimum permitted under such applicable law.
Indemnification
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS IRONWOOD, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, VENDORS AND LICENSORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OWNERS AND REPRESENTATIVES AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, OF WHATEVER NATURE, THAT ARISE OUT OF ANY BREACH BY YOU OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW.
You further agree that any claim related to this Site must be filed within one year after it arises.
Non-Personal Data
Any non-Personal Data that you transmit to, or post on, this Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and nonproprietary data, and Ironwood shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such data. Ironwood and any of its affiliates may use such data for any purpose whatsoever in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the following purposes: reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and further posting. Further, we and any of our affiliates shall be free to use such data, including, but not limited to, any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained therein, for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products incorporating such data. Please consult our Privacy Statement for more information.
Links to Other Websites
You are free to establish a hypertext link to this Site so long as the link does not state or imply any endorsement or sponsorship of you, your company, or your site by Ironwood. Without the prior written permission of Ironwood, you may not frame or scrape any of the content on the site nor incorporate into another website or other service any intellectual property of Ironwood.
Links to Ironwood’s Websites
Ironwood encourages other websites to link to this Site, provided that these links comply with the guidelines set forth herein. Links to this Site from other sites should be text-only and may not include Ironwood’s logo or other intellectual property. We strictly prohibit any suggestions of Ironwood’s endorsement or recommendation of a specific company, product, or service.
Links from Ironwood’s Websites
This Site may include links to other sites. These links are provided solely for purposes of convenience. Ironwood is not responsible for the content or accuracy of data contained on other sites or other sites’ privacy practices. Ironwood is not liable for any damages or injury arising from content contained on other sites. Links to third-party sites are not a referral or endorsement of any other entity, item, or service. You release Ironwood, and its affiliates from any damages that you may incur, and agree not to assert any claims against them, arising from your purchase or use of third-party supplied data, products and services.
Social Media
The Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media pages for Ironwood are designed to facilitate conversations about our business, core values, career opportunities and advances in healthcare. These pages are not to be used as a forum for discussing specific products (whether Ironwood products or another company’s products).
We may not always be able to retweet or otherwise publicly respond to your tweets, or publicly respond to your comments on our LinkedIn or other social media pages. We also do not continuously monitor these accounts, so please be patient with us. We do want to connect with you – if you have questions or you need to reach us directly, our contact information can be found here: https://www.ironwoodpharma.com/contact-us
Ironwood is not responsible for any tweets or comments from third-parties, and tweets or comments tagging Ironwood or mentioning Ironwood, its products or product candidates or its business or operations do not necessarily reflect our views. Ironwood did not create and does not control the user-generated content posted by third-party organizations or individuals, including those in response to tweets or status updates on Ironwood’s LinkedIn or other social media pages. Ironwood reserves the right, but is not obligated, to remove content from our social media pages or block users who post content for reasons such as, but not limited to: making statements about unapproved uses of Ironwood products or making statements that are or contain information that is unlawful, non-compliant, confidential, offensive, misleading, factually inaccurate, infringes a copyright or other intellectual property rights, or that we deem to be otherwise inappropriate.
Jurisdiction
Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as solicitation or promotion for any product or for the use of any product in a way which is not authorized by the country in which the reader is physically located. This Site provides information about products or uses that may not be available in particular countries. Some of the products mentioned may in certain countries be approved or cleared by regulatory authorities for sale or use with different indications, dosages, and restrictions.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Site contains information that is forward-looking and involves risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties of research and development, clinical development, regulatory approvals and the regulatory process, our reliance on third-party manufacturers, product commercialization, competition, patents, product liability, and third party reimbursement, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking information.
Reservation of Rights
Ironwood reserves the right to alter or delete material from this Site at any time without notice. Please check often for updates, as we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify these Terms of Use at any time, and your use of the Site indicates your acceptance of any revisions to these terms.
These Terms of Use and any other terms and conditions of service on the Site constitute the entire agreement between you and Ironwood and govern your use of the Site. Ironwood’s failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then it shall be severed and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any Terms of Use. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary so that such provision shall no longer be held to be invalid or unenforceable, and these Terms of Use shall be interpreted so as to achieve the intent expressed herein to the greatest extent possible in the jurisdiction in question. Any such modification, invalidity or unenforceability shall be strictly limited both to such provision and to such jurisdiction.
Ironwood may assign its ownership, control, or other rights to any party at any time without any notice to you. Your rights and duties cannot be assigned without Ironwood’s written consent. Nothing in these Terms of Use provides any third party with any remedy, claim, or cause of action.
Effective as of June 18, 2018.
