Website Terms of Use
Effective Date: June 9, 2026
Last Updated: June 9, 2026
Welcome to the website of Canal Biosciences Inc. (“Canal Biosciences,” “Canal,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). These Website Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of www.canalbiosciences.com and any other websites, webpages, online content, materials, downloads, or digital resources operated by Canal Biosciences that link to these Terms (collectively, the “Website”).
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not access or use the Website.
1. Website Purpose
The Website is provided for general scientific, informational, business, and commercial communication purposes. The Website may include information about Canal Biosciences, TrueLink®, Canal technologies, research-use products, scientific literature, applications, company news, career opportunities, investor-related information, and ways to contact us.
The Website is not intended to provide medical, clinical, diagnostic, regulatory, legal, or professional advice. You should not rely on Website content as a substitute for independent scientific, technical, regulatory, legal, or professional judgment.
2. Research Use Only
Unless expressly stated otherwise in a written agreement signed by Canal Biosciences, Canal Biosciences products, services, technologies, and information described on the Website are intended for Research Use Only and are not intended for use in diagnostic procedures, clinical decision-making, therapeutic applications, or administration to humans or animals.
References on the Website to potential applications, including without limitation sequencing, liquid biopsy research, oncology research, rare variant detection, methylation analysis, fragmentomics, tissue-of-origin research, minimal residual disease research, damaged DNA analysis, cell-free DNA analysis, or other research fields, are provided for research-use and informational purposes only. Such references do not constitute claims of clinical validation, diagnostic performance, regulatory clearance, regulatory approval, safety, efficacy, or fitness for any clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, or regulatory use.
3. Relationship to Product & Service Terms
These Terms govern use of the Website only.
Any purchase, evaluation, shipment, quotation, custom product project, custom development project, service engagement, collaboration, or other commercial transaction involving Canal Biosciences products or services is subject to separate applicable terms, including Canal Biosciences’ Product & Service Terms and Conditions, an applicable quotation, purchase agreement, evaluation agreement, statement of work, material transfer agreement, nondisclosure agreement, or other written agreement.
Unless Canal Biosciences expressly agrees otherwise in a signed written agreement, Canal Biosciences’ Product & Service Terms and Conditions govern the ordering, purchase, sale, supply, provision, and use of Canal Biosciences products and services and override conflicting, additional, or different terms contained in any customer purchase order, invoice, ordering document, or other customer document.
In the event of a conflict between these Website Terms of Use and Canal Biosciences’ Product & Service Terms and Conditions, the Product & Service Terms and Conditions will control with respect to the ordering, purchase, sale, supply, provision, or use of Canal Biosciences products or services.
In the event of a conflict between these Website Terms of Use and a written agreement signed by Canal Biosciences, the signed written agreement will control with respect to the subject matter of that agreement.
4. No Offer, Acceptance, or Product Commitment
Information on the Website does not constitute an offer to sell, license, supply, evaluate, or provide any product, service, technology, or intellectual property. Product availability, specifications, release timing, performance, features, pricing, and instructions may change without notice.
All orders, evaluations, collaborations, custom product requests, service engagements, and other business opportunities are subject to Canal Biosciences’ review and acceptance and to applicable written terms.
Canal Biosciences may discontinue or modify products, services, specifications, instructions, applications, website materials, or other information at any time without notice, except as may be expressly provided in a written agreement signed by Canal Biosciences.
5. Website Content
The Website may include text, graphics, images, illustrations, data, charts, figures, logos, icons, product names, technology descriptions, publications, documents, videos, downloads, and other materials (collectively, “Content”).
Canal Biosciences makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate and current information, but Website Content may contain errors, omissions, or outdated information. Canal Biosciences may update, revise, remove, or replace Website Content at any time without notice.
You are responsible for independently evaluating the accuracy, completeness, relevance, and suitability of any Website Content for your purposes.
6. Scientific and Technical Information
Scientific and technical information on the Website is provided for informational purposes only. Any performance statements, application descriptions, comparisons, data summaries, or technology descriptions may depend on sample type, input amount, DNA quality, workflow conditions, sequencing platform, assay design, bioinformatics methods, and other variables.
Performance results may vary. Website Content should not be interpreted as a guarantee that any product, technology, workflow, or method will achieve the same or similar results in all settings or applications.
Nothing on the Website should be interpreted as a representation that any Canal Biosciences product or service has been tested by or for Canal Biosciences for safety or efficacy, reviewed or approved for any particular use by any regulatory agency, or validated for any clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, or regulatory purpose.
7. Third-Party Publications and References
The Website may refer to scientific publications, third-party studies, third-party technologies, sequencing platforms, commercial products, institutions, companies, authors, collaborators, or other external sources.
Such references are provided for informational purposes only. Unless expressly stated, inclusion of a third-party reference does not imply endorsement by the authors, publishers, institutions, companies, or other third parties, and does not imply that any Canal Biosciences product or technology was used in the referenced work.
Canal Biosciences is not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, or interpretation of third-party publications or external materials.
8. Intellectual Property Ownership
The Website and its Content are owned by or licensed to Canal Biosciences and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
Canal Biosciences, TrueLink®, TrueLink™ and associated logos, designs, product names, technology names, slogans, and marks are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Canal Biosciences Inc. Other names, trademarks, logos, product names, and company names are the property of their respective owners.
Nothing on the Website grants any license, right, title, or interest in or to any Canal Biosciences intellectual property or any third-party intellectual property, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.
9. Limited Permission to Use Website Content
Subject to these Terms, Canal Biosciences grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable permission to access and use the Website for lawful business, scientific, and informational purposes.
You may download or print Website materials made available for download solely for your internal, non-commercial, informational use, provided that you do not remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, proprietary, confidentiality, Research Use Only, disclaimer, or other notices.
You may not copy, modify, distribute, publish, display, transmit, reverse engineer, create derivative works from, scrape, train models on, or exploit Website Content for commercial purposes without Canal Biosciences’ prior written permission.
10. No Product Rights Granted Through Website
Access to or use of the Website does not grant any right to purchase, receive, transfer, resell, distribute, modify, analyze, chemically characterize, reverse engineer, deconstruct, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to determine the composition, formulation, sequence, structure, method, or proprietary design of any Canal Biosciences product, product component, protocol, chemistry, material, or technology.
Any rights to use Canal Biosciences products or services are governed exclusively by the applicable quote, product terms, purchase agreement, evaluation agreement, statement of work, or other written agreement.
Unless Canal Biosciences expressly agrees otherwise in writing, Canal Biosciences products may be used only for internal research purposes and may not be used in commercial applications, including manufacturing, quality control, commercial service, diagnostic procedures, clinical decision-making, therapeutic applications, resale, redistribution, or transfer.
11. Prohibited Uses
You agree not to:
- use the Website for unlawful, fraudulent, misleading, or harmful purposes;
- interfere with or disrupt the operation, security, or integrity of the Website;
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to any system, account, database, or network;
- use robots, crawlers, scrapers, data-mining tools, or automated systems to access, extract, copy, index, or monitor Website Content without authorization;
- introduce viruses, malware, malicious code, or harmful materials;
- impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
- submit false, misleading, confidential, proprietary, regulated, patient, clinical, export-controlled, or sensitive information through the Website unless expressly authorized in writing;
- use Website Content to develop, train, validate, commercialize, or improve competing products or services without Canal Biosciences’ prior written permission;
- remove, obscure, or alter proprietary notices, disclaimers, restrictions, or Research Use Only notices;
- use Canal Biosciences names, trademarks, logos, product names, or technology names without prior written permission;
- reverse engineer, deconstruct, disassemble, chemically characterize, or otherwise attempt to determine the composition, formulation, structure, sequence, method, or proprietary design of any Canal Biosciences product, service, material, technology, or Website Content except to the extent expressly permitted by a signed written agreement.
12. User Submissions and Communications
If you submit information to Canal Biosciences through the Website, email, contact forms, or other communication channels, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to submit that information.
Unless Canal Biosciences has entered into a separate written confidentiality agreement with you, information submitted through the Website may not be treated as confidential. Please do not submit confidential, proprietary, sensitive, patient, clinical, regulated, export-controlled, or third-party restricted information through the Website unless we have specifically agreed in writing to receive it through that channel.
By submitting non-confidential information to us, you grant Canal Biosciences the right to use that information to respond to your inquiry, evaluate potential business opportunities, provide information, improve our products and communications, and conduct ordinary business activities, subject to our Privacy & Cookie Policy.
Nothing in these Terms requires Canal Biosciences to accept, review, respond to, or act upon any submission or communication.
13. Privacy and Cookies
Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy & Cookie Policy, which explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information.
Canal Biosciences uses CookieYes as its cookie consent management platform. CookieYes helps us present a cookie banner, categorize cookies, manage visitor cookie preferences, block certain non-essential cookies or scripts where required, and maintain records of consent choices.
You may update or withdraw cookie preferences by using the Consent Preferences link on our Website.
14. Third-Party Links and Services
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, publications, tools, platforms, service providers, or resources. These links are provided for convenience only.
Canal Biosciences does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites, content, products, services, privacy practices, security practices, or terms of use. Accessing third-party resources is at your own risk.
15. Forward-Looking Statements
The Website may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding product development, future technologies, anticipated performance, release timing, commercialization plans, collaborations, partnerships, regulatory strategy, market opportunities, financing, or business objectives.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially. Canal Biosciences undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE WEBSITE AND ALL WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CANAL BIOSCIENCES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY, SAFETY, USEFULNESS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, AND ERROR-FREE OPERATION, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE.
CANAL BIOSCIENCES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT WEBSITE CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR SUITABLE FOR YOUR PURPOSES.
Nothing in these Website Terms of Use modifies, expands, or supplements any warranty, disclaimer, limitation, remedy, or obligation applicable to Canal Biosciences products or services under Canal Biosciences’ Product & Service Terms and Conditions or any signed written agreement.
17. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CANAL BIOSCIENCES AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF GOODWILL, COSTS OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, OR LOSSES DUE TO THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR WEBSITE CONTENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CANAL BIOSCIENCES’ TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
18. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Canal Biosciences and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, service providers, licensors, and representatives from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or relating to:
- your use or misuse of the Website;
- your violation of these Terms;
- your violation of applicable law;
- information, materials, or submissions you provide to Canal Biosciences;
- your infringement, misappropriation, or violation of any third-party rights.
19. Availability and Changes to the Website
Canal Biosciences may modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue the Website or any Website Content at any time, with or without notice.
Canal Biosciences is not responsible for any unavailability, interruption, delay, error, data loss, or security issue affecting the Website.
20. Compliance with Laws and Export Control
You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in connection with your use of the Website, including export control, sanctions, anti-corruption, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and scientific or regulatory requirements that may apply to you.
You may not use the Website or Website Content in violation of any applicable export control, trade sanctions, embargo, restricted-party, anti-corruption, or similar laws or regulations.
21. Publicity and Use of Canal Names
You may not use the name, trademarks, service marks, logos, product names, technology names, trade names, or other identifiers of Canal Biosciences in any press release, publication, presentation, marketing material, customer list, website, social media post, public announcement, or other public communication without Canal Biosciences’ prior written consent.
22. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to the Website or these Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to these Terms.
Subject to any applicable mandatory law, you agree that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Website or these Terms will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
23. Changes to These Terms
Canal Biosciences may update these Terms from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date above.
Your continued use of the Website after updated Terms are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
24. Miscellaneous
These Terms, together with the Privacy & Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Canal Biosciences with respect to your use of the Website.
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Canal Biosciences’ failure to enforce any provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision.
You may not assign or transfer any rights or obligations under these Terms without Canal Biosciences’ prior written consent. Canal Biosciences may assign or transfer these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, sale of assets, reorganization, or other business transaction.
The relationship between you and Canal Biosciences under these Terms is not one of agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise, or fiduciary relationship.
25. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Canal Biosciences Inc.
110 Canal St.
Lowell, MA 01852
United States
Website: www.canalbiosciences.com
Email: legal@canalbiosciences.com
