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Site Use Terms

Last Updated: April 13, 2026 

This Website is operated by Chem-Impex International, Inc. to provide the life science and research community with comprehensive product information, technical documentation, and online purchasing capabilities for chemical compounds, reagents, reference standards, and related materials.

These Site Use Terms ("Terms of Use") set forth the terms and conditions under which you may use and access the website located at www.chemimpex.com (the "Website"), operated by Chem-Impex International, Inc. (the "Company," "we," or "us"). 

By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use. You represent and warrant that you are over the age of majority in the country of your residence and possess the legal right and authority to agree to these Terms of Use on your own behalf. If you are accessing the Website on behalf of your employer or any other organization, you further represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to bind such employer or organization to these Terms of Use, and these Terms of Use shall be binding upon you and such employer or organization. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use, or you do not have the authority described above, you must not access or use the Website.

 

1.    Applicability and Related Policies
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Website. Products and services that we offer through the Website may be subject to separate or additional terms and conditions. In addition to the Terms of Use: (a) our Privacy Policy, applies to the Company's processing of your personal information; (b) our Cookie Policy, applies to our use of cookies and similar technologies; and (c) our General Terms and Conditions of Sale, apply to your purchase of our products and/or services through the Website. In the event of a conflict between these Terms of Use and any of the foregoing documents, the General Terms and Conditions of Sale shall control with respect to any purchase or sale transaction; the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy shall each control with respect to the subject matter to which they pertain; and these Terms of Use shall control with respect to all other matters relating to access to and use of the Website. These Terms of Use do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with us.

 

2.    Access to the Website; Permitted Uses
We operate the Website to provide information about chemical compounds, reagents, reference standards, and related materials ("Products") to the life science and research community, as well as to sell Products to our customers. 

You are hereby granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Website via an industry-standard web browser and use the Website strictly in accordance with these Terms of Use. 

You may download certain materials from the Website for non-commercial personal use only. Research organizations whose primary goal is to conduct scientific research or to carry out educational activities, as well as accredited educational institutions, may download and reproduce such materials for the sole purpose of illustration for teaching or scientific research, so long as the source is indicated and only to the extent justified for the non-commercial purpose to be achieved.

No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by us. With our prior written permission, you may reference Chem-Impex and our Products in academic publications; please contact us for authorization to use images, data, or other content.

 

3.    Your Account
To access certain features of the Website, including online purchasing, you must create an account ("Account") and provide accurate, current information, which you must promptly update as needed. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity under your Account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use. You may not use another person's Account or allow others to use yours. We are not liable for any loss arising from unauthorized use of your Account and reserve the right to disable any Account at any time without notice. If you are an existing user with an Account and do not agree to these Terms of Use and wish to remove your Account from the Website, please submit a request to us for the removal of your Account.

 

4.    Prohibited Uses
You must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and third-party rights when accessing or using the Website. You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

  • In any way that violates any applicable law.
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
  • To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
  • To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or other users of the Website or expose them to liability.
  • Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
  • Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including text and data mining, monitoring or copying any material on the Website, or systematically extracting product, pricing, or catalogue information for any commercial or competitive purpose, without our prior written consent.
  • Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
  • Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
  • Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, algorithms, or underlying technology of any software or functionality forming part of the Website.

We have the right to:

  • Take any action with respect to any content or Account that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such content violates these Terms of Use, infringes any intellectual property right, threatens the personal safety of users of the Website or the public, or could create liability for us.
  • Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.
  • Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website.
  • Access to and use of password-protected or otherwise secured areas of the Website is restricted to authorized users only. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access such areas may be subject to prosecution in addition to any other remedy available at law or equity.

 

5.    User Submissions
Content submitted by third-party users ("User Submissions") is not verified or endorsed by us and reflects only the views of its authors. By submitting a User Submission, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, and distribute it for any purpose. You represent that you own or control all rights in your User Submissions, that they do not violate any law or these Terms of Use, and that they do not contain any false, misleading, defamatory, or harmful information. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to remove, refuse to post, or edit any User Submission at any time and for any reason without notice or liability.

We do not undertake to review any User Submission before it is posted on the Website and therefore cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

 

6.    Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, our affiliates, licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, design, database rights, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. 

All intellectual property rights are reserved unless granted in an express written license. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any part of our Website or content on our Website without our written consent, except as specified in Section 2 of these Terms of Use. The Chem-Impex name, logo, and all related trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the exclusive property of the Company. Nothing in these Terms of Use grants any license or right to use any trademark, service mark, or trade name of the Company, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, without our express prior written permission. Any unauthorized use of our trademarks is strictly prohibited.

 

7.    Third-Party Links and Content
 If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

 

8.    Disclaimer of Warranties 
Your use of the Website and its content is at your own risk. We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted, or secure access to the Website or any part of the Website, and operation of the Website may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our reasonable control. You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet will be free of viruses or other destructive code. 

THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER WE NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH US MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE USABILITY, CONDITION, OR OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DATA, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIALS), OR REPRESENT OR ENDORSE THE ACCURACY, QUALITY, SECURITY, SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, AND/OR TRUTHFULNESS OF ANY DATA, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIALS DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED IN ANY MANNER ON THE WEBSITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE UPON ANY SUCH DATA, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIALS SHALL BE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

PRODUCT SAFETY AND USE DISCLAIMER. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE APPROPRIATE USE, HANDLING, OR STORAGE OF ANY PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PRODUCTS, WHETHER PROVIDED IN WRITING OR OTHERWISE, ARE BASED ON THE COMPANY'S KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME SUCH INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOU, AS THE USER OF SUCH INFORMATION, ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR: (A) VERIFYING THAT ANY PRODUCTS, INFORMATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUITABLE FOR YOUR INTENDED USE; (B) ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING EXPORT CONTROLS, SANCTIONS, AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE REGULATIONS; AND (C) CONFIRMING THAT YOUR USE OF PRODUCTS DOES NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON PRODUCT INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR SAFETY, REGULATORY, OR COMPLIANCE PURPOSES.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

 

9.    Limitation of Liability
 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00). THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING LIABILITY IN CASE OF OUR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT AS WELL AS FOR DAMAGES TO LIFE, BODY, AND HEALTH OR IN THOSE CASES WHERE MANDATORY LAW DOES NOT PERMIT A LIABILITY LIMITATION.

 

10.    Indemnification
 You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, successors, and assigns harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, demands, and fees and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) asserted by any third party due to or arising out of: (a) your breach of these Terms of Use (including without limitation, any breach of your representations, warranties, and covenants contained herein); (b) your access to or use of the Website; (c) any User Submission you submit; (d) your violation of applicable law; or (e) the violation of any rights of another resulting from or relating to your use of the Website. This obligation survives termination of these Terms of Use.

 

11.    Copyright Infringement
If you believe content on the Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") to our designated agent: Chem-Impex International, Inc., Attn: Legal Department, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191, USA; email: customer@chemimpex.com. Your notice must include: (a) a signature of the copyright owner or authorized representative; (b) identification of the copyrighted work and the allegedly infringing material; (c) your contact information; and (d) statements of good faith belief and accuracy under penalty of perjury. If you believe that material you submitted was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notification to our designated agent at the address above that includes: (i) your physical or electronic signature; (ii) identification of the material removed and its prior location on the Website; (iii) a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification; and (iv) your contact information and consent to the jurisdiction of the applicable federal court. In accordance with the DMCA, we have adopted and implemented a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat copyright infringers.

 

12.    Compliance with Laws. 
You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with your use of the Website and any Products, including without limitation export controls, economic sanctions, data privacy laws, and chemical substance regulations, and shall maintain all licenses, permits, and authorizations required for such use.

 

13.    Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website at any time, for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use. Upon termination, your right to use the Website ceases immediately. All provisions of these Terms of Use which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights, warranty disclaimers, indemnification, and limitations of liability.

 

14.    Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the state or federal courts located in DuPage County, Illinois. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection to venue. The parties expressly exclude the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

 

15.    Miscellaneous Provisions

  • Entire Agreement. These Terms of Use, together with the documents incorporated by reference in Section 1, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding use of the Website.
  • Changes to the Terms of Use. We reserve the right to revise these Terms of Use at any time. When we do, we will also revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms of Use. Your continued use of the Website after we post any revised Terms of Use constitutes your agreement to any such revised Terms of Use.
  • Waiver and Severability. No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
  • Assignment. You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms of Use to any affiliate or successor without your consent.
  • Force Majeure. The Company shall not be liable for any delay or failure in performance of its obligations under these Terms of Use to the extent resulting from causes beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation acts of God, governmental actions or requirements, regulatory changes, export restrictions or sanctions, natural disasters, or other events outside the Company's reasonable control.
  • No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in these Terms of Use confers rights on any third party.
  • Electronic Communications. By using the Website, you consent to receive electronic communications from us and agree that such communications satisfy any legal requirement for written notice.
  • International Use. The Website is operated from the United States; if you access it from elsewhere, you are responsible for compliance with local laws. 

 

16.    Contact Us
For general questions about these Terms of Use, you may reach us at 630-766-2112 or via email at customer@chemimpex.com. For formal legal notices under these Terms of Use, written notice must be delivered to: Chem-Impex International, Inc., Attn: Legal Department, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191, USA.

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