DAVID Bioinformatics Resources

	LICENSE STATEMENT FOR DAVID WEB-BASED TOOLS, DAVID WEB SERVICES, DAVID KNOWLEDGEBASE & STANDALONE EASE
USE
	Use of all DAVID web-based tools and web services is free to all users. The downloads of DAVID Knowledgebase and stand-alone EASE application are free to academic, government and non-profit users for non-commercial use. Use of the stand-alone EASE application for commercial use by non-profit and for-profit entities requires a license agreement. Parties interested in commercial use may first obtain a demo version of the stand-alone EASE application, subject to this License, by contacting bsherman@mail.nih.gov . The download of the DAVID Knowledgebase for commercial use by non-profit and for-profit entities requires a license agreement. To apply for a commercial full license for either EASE application or the DAVID Knowledgebase, please contact the NIH Office of Technology Transfer.
PRIVACY NOTICE
	The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) provides this Web site as a public service. NIAID collects certain user-specific information through standard Web logs for the purposes of security and site management. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no attempt is made to identify individual users or individual usage patterns. The following information is collected: IP address from which files are uploaded from and the date and time of the upload. IP addresses may be resolved to determine institution, city and country for general monitoring of global usage. Content of uploaded files are not viewed by anyone, are kept confidential and are purge after 15 minutes of inactivity. If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an email through our Web site, we only use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with requested information or material. Third party contractors may have access to this information in order to provide an initial response to your question or comment.These contractors are held to strict policies to safeguard the information and provide the same level of privacy protection as guaranteed by NIAID. No other use is made of this information. For site security purposes and to ensure that this server remains available to users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. By accessing this web site, you expressly consent to monitoring of this site for unauthorized activities. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
PUBLICATION
	Please refer to the section of "Citing DAVID or EASE".
DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT
	Users may not claim, infer, or imply endorsement by the U.S. Government, DHHS, PHS, NIH or NIAID of research results obtained using *DAVID* or *EASE* in any promotional advertising or other promotional materials to be disseminated to the public.
MEDICAL INFORMATION
	*DAVID* and *EASE* ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR TREATING OR DIAGNOSING HUMAN SUBJECTS.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
	*DAVID* and *EASE* or any documents available from this server ARE PROVIDED ?AS IS? WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FREEDOM FROM INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT *DAVID* and *EASE* or any documents available from this server WILL BE ERROR FREE. NIAID MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE USE OF *DAVID* and *EASE* or any documents available from this server WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT OR PROPRIETATY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES. In no event will the U.S. Government or U.S. Government contractors be liable for any damages, including but not limited to direct, indirect, special or consequential damages, arising out of, resulting from, or in any way connected with the use of *DAVID* and *EASE* or documents available from this server. ¹Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation.