Privacy Policy/Legal Terms and Conditions for Use of This Site
Please read this page carefully. This page states the Terms and Conditions under which you, the website visitor (hereinafter "You" or "visitor"), may use this site, the content of which is owned by or licensed to Star Scientific, Inc. and is operated and administered by Star Scientific, Inc. (collectively, "Star Scientific, Inc. "). By using this site, You agree to be bound by all of the Terms and Conditions set forth below. If You do not accept these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this site. Star Scientific, Inc. may, at its sole discretion, revise these Terms and Conditions at any time; therefore, You should visit this page periodically to review the Terms and Conditions.
Although we strives for timeliness and accuracy in all of our materials, Star Scientific, Inc. makes no representations, warranties, or assurances as to the availability, accuracy, currency, or completeness of this site or its contents. Star Scientific, Inc. shall not be liable for any damages or injury resulting from Your access to, inability to access, or use of this site, including, without limitation, any damages or injury arising from any links to other sites contained within or referred to in this site.
Privacy
Star Scientific, Inc. is committed to preserving Your right to privacy. Star Scientific, Inc. does not collect identifying information about You (such as Your name, address, telephone number, or email address) unless You voluntarily submit that information to us through our "Get Connecte" page, our newsletter subscription pages, or other means.
Please do not provide any confidential information (including health information) about you or anyone us to us via electronic communication. Any information you do submit to us is treated as confidential and is not sold to third parties.
We collect non-personal information about your use of our website through the use of cookies. The information collected by cookies allows us to statistically monitor how many people are using our website. We may use cookie information to determine the popularity of certain content and how long visitors stay on the site.
When You visit the site, Star Scientific, Inc. may automatically collect certain non-identifying information about You, such as the type of browser or computer operating system You use or the domain name of the site from which You linked to us.
Any automatically collected information may be maintained indefinitely and used for our internal business and marketing purposes, such as assessing traffic patterns and usage of various features on the site, but will not be sold third parties for any purposes. Notwithstanding any other statements or representations here or elsewhere on our site, Star Scientific, Inc. reserves its right to disclose any information in its possession if it is required to do so by law, or it believes, in good faith, that such a disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, defend its rights or property, or to respond to an emergency situation.
If You are concerned about the information You have provided to Star Scientific, Inc. or would like to review, update, or delete that information, please contact us at:
Star Scientific, Inc.
16 South Market St
Petersburg, VA 23113
(804) 861-0681
questions@starscientific.com
Security
Star Scientific, Inc. employs reasonable security measures to protect the personal information You submit to it. Such security involves the use of SSL-secured Web forms, firewalls, and other commonly employed security methods.
User Submissions
Star Scientific, Inc. welcomes Your comments on its site and content. However, You acknowledge that if You send us creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, inventions, or other information (collectively, the "Information"), the Information shall be deemed, and shall remain, the property of Star Scientific, Inc. . By submission of any Information to us, You assign to us and we shall exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to such Information and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Information for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to You.
As a user of this site, You are responsible for Your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting. Therefore, do not do any of the following things: transmit to us material that is copyrighted, unless You are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; send material that reveals trade secrets, unless You own them or have the permission of the owner; send material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; send material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another user or any other person or entity; send sexually explicit images; send advertisements or solicitations of business; send chain letters or pyramid schemes; or impersonate another person.
Star Scientific, Inc. reserves the right to expel users and prevent their further access to this site for violating these terms or the law and reserves the right to remove any communications from this site. The violation of any of the terms and conditions set forth on this Terms and Conditions page shall result in the immediate revocation of Your right to use the content and obligates You to immediately destroy any copies of the content in Your possession.
Links
This site contains links to websites owned by third parties. These links appear as resources associated with individual articles or other sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to You and are not an endorsement by Star Scientific, Inc. of the contents of those other sites. Star Scientific, Inc. is not responsible for the content of any linked sites and makes no representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such sites. If You decide to visit any third-party sites using links from this site, You do so at Your own risk.
Emails Claiming to Be From Star Scientific, Inc.
Occasionally, in a scam known as "phishing," mass emailers will send messages that claim to be from Star Scientific, Inc. . They may use our name, logo, or employee email addresses in fraudulent emails trying to obtain valuable information from consumers and businesses. These con artists know that people trust Star Scientific, Inc. . That's why they may use our name or that of some other well-known organization to trick people into believing that they are dealing with a legitimate request for personal information. These fraudulent emails often create a false sense of urgency intended to prompt the recipient to take action.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Star Scientific, Inc. does not warrant that the site will operate error-free or that the site or its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful material. If Your use of the site or the site's material results in the need for servicing or replacing of equipment or data, Star Scientific, Inc. shall not be responsible for those costs. This site and its material are provided on an "as is" basis without any warranties of any kind. STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC.,, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Disclaimer of Consequential Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC., ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED IN THE SITE CONTENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE MATERIAL ON THIS WEBSITE OR SITES LINKED TO THIS WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC. IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Use of Site Material
The contents of this site, including, without limitation, text, graphics, images, and other content (the "Content") are owned by or licensed to Star Scientific, Inc. and are protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the Content violates copyright, trademark, and other laws. You agree to retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Content on any copy You make of such material. You may not sell or modify our Content or reproduce, display, distribute, or otherwise use the Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose. Use of the Content on any other website or in a networked environment is prohibited.
Miscellaneous
This site originates from Petersburg, Virginia. Star Scientific, Inc. does not claim that the Content on this site is appropriate or may be used outside of the United States. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If You access the site from outside the United States, You do so at Your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of Your jurisdiction.
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts situated in the Commonwealth of Virginia with respect to any dispute, disagreement, or cause of action related to or involving this site. If any provision is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Except as expressly provided elsewhere in this site, these Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between You and Star Scientific, Inc. with respect to Your use of this site.
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