Summary:  Please read this carefully.  The content of this web site is maintained by Nanopolymer Systems and its employees, officers and board members for informational purposes only.  This site is hosted by a third party (Google) and is not a secure site.  The information contained within 1) may not be accurate or error-free, 2) is not up to date, 3) is not complete, 4) is not to be considered reliable without verification, 5) is not a solicitation or offer to buy or sell securities, 6) is not consistently written in future tense, 7) is not reviewed on a timely basis, 8) is not intended to be financial or professional advice, and 9) is not intended to be an endorsement of any referenced technology.  Use of this web site constitutes an irrevocable waiver of any claim that you did not read, understand, or agree to these or the following terms.

Terms of Use

By using this site, you conclusively agree to the terms and conditions set forth below.  These Terms of Use may be amended at any time simply by posting an amended version on this site.  It is your responsibility to regularly review these Terms of Use and to acquaint yourself with any changes.  If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, do not use these web pages.

The information, materials, PowerPoint and video presentations, audio and video recordings, and any copyrighted material posted on these pages are for your own personal non-commercial use.  They may be downloaded to memory devices or printed solely for that purpose.  You may not otherwise copy, modify, or distribute the contents of these pages without written permission, except for brief, fair-use excerpts quoted and cited for commentary, analysis or discussion purposes.  Site content is owned or controlled by and shall remain the property of Nanopolymer Systems or the party credited as the provider of the content.  Use of this site requires honoring the copyrights and other intellectual property rights associated with this material.

Rights and Disclaimers

The information and opinions on this site do not necessarily reflect the views of Nanopolymer Systems.  Individual employees, consultants and advisers to Nanopolymer Systems may express opinions that are entirely their own.

This site has hypertext links to external web resources.  An effort has been made to distinguish links to outside sites from internal links within this site (between pages and within pages).  However, errors and omissions may exist and browsing security should be maintained at levels appropriate for a non-secure site.  By providing these links, Nanopolymer Systems is not undertaking any responsibility or liability for third-party information or for publications available on the Internet.

The pages on this site are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.  Nanopolymer Systems makes no representations or warranties with respect to these pages (or their contents) and disclaims all warranties, express or implied.  Nanopolymer Systems makes no representations or warranties that these pages will be error-free, up-to-date, complete or accurate, that defects will be corrected, or that the hosting service’s servers (Google) will remain free from viruses, worms, or other harmful software.  We repeat, this is a non-secure site.

In no event shall Nanopolymer Systems, its employees, partners, consultants, advisers or agents be liable for any damages resulting from use of this site, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, multiple, or punitive damages.

Notices of Infringement and Takedown

Nanopolymer Systems has a policy against infringing or violating copyrights or other intellectual property rights.  If you believe that your (or your client’s) intellectual property right is infringed by any content on this site, you should call and write to Steven W. Fowkes at 650-321-6670 and P.O. Box 4029, Menlo Park, California, 94026-4029 USA, respectively, to identify 1) the specifics of the infringement, 2) your standing to act to remedy the infringement, and 3) phone, address and e-mail address (if available) for any additional communications.

Nanopolymer Systems controls the content of this site from the United States.  Persons using this site from outside the United States are entirely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, including but not limited to the export and import regulations of other countries in relation to the materials or information.  These Terms of Use will be governed by California state law and controlling United States federal law, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.  The failure of Nanopolymer Systems or its agents to enforce any right or provision in these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by Nanopolymer Systems in writing.

Privacy Policy

Nanopolymer Systems does not collect personal information from any visitors to site.  We may collect non-personal information relating to click-troughs, IP addresses, numbers of visitors, etc.  We do not use cookies (user-resident software code), but make no representations that our web-hosting service provider (Google) or your Internet service provider does not.

Securities Disclaimer

None of the information on this site is to be considered a solicitation or offer to buy or sell securities.  Nevertheless, inquiries from qualified investors are invited.

This web site may contain forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties.  For team-building and psychological reasons, much of the writing incorporated into this site was written in the present tense for near-term goals (accomplishments).  Please, do not misinterpret such present-tense writings as claims to existing accomplishments.  If there are any questions about accomplishments and achievements, please call or write for clarification.

Notification Request

The material presented on this site has been written and selected with reasonable care.  However, if you find any error, or can offer an update, please let us know.  We’d also like to hear suggestions as to ways that we can improve this site, our outreach, our educational materials, graphics and illustrations, and explanations.  E-mail addresses are provided on the Contact Information page, and in the individual pages for Team members.