Introduction

Nobel Prize Outreach, a part of Nobel Group Interests AB, 556903-4613, provides this web site (the “Site”) primarily in support of the mission of the Nobel Foundation to spread information and knowledge about the Nobel Prize® and the Nobel Prize laureates.

Nobel Prize Outreach encourages you to use the Site as an educational, informational and research tool, subject to the specific terms and conditions of use (“Terms and Conditions of Use”) set forth here. Please also see media request details under Copyright information. 

Acceptance of terms and conditions 

By accessing this web site, you accept without limitation or qualification these Terms and Conditions of Use. Nobel Prize Outreach may revise these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time, which revisions shall be binding on you. 

If you just want to visit the Site in order to read, educate yourself or play the interactive games, please go ahead.! These Terms and Conditions of Use are primarily applicable to persons with the intention of using the Site in another way than the activities mentioned or described in this document. 

If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, please exit the Site now and refrain from further use. 

Trademarks 

The names, titles, building images, trademarks, service marks and logos that appear on the Site are registered and unregistered marks of the Nobel Foundation, including but not limited to Nobel Prize®, the Nobel Prize medal® design mark, Nobel Prize Museum®, Nobelmuseum®, Nobelmuseet®, Nobel Prize Outreach®, Nobel Symposia® and nobelprize.org (collectively, the “Nobel Foundation trademarks”). The Nobel Foundation is most restrictive in permitting use of these trademarks, and you may not use the Nobel Foundation trademarks without prior written permission from the Nobel Foundation. 

The trademarks of third parties may also appear on the Site from time to time; you may not use these trademarks without prior written permission of their respective owners. You acknowledge and agree that nothing on the Site grants, expressly or implicitly, any right or license to use any of the Nobel Foundation trademarks or may be construed to mean that Nobel Prize Outreach has authority to grant any right or license on behalf of any third-party trademark owner. Nobel Prize Outreach assumes no responsibility for ascertaining whether such rights are valid or for securing such rights on your behalf. Beyond the credit lines that may be listed on the Site, Nobel Prize Outreach does not provide addresses, phone numbers, or other contact information for third party rights holders. 

Copyrights 

Everything, including but not limited to the articles, texts, photographs, images, data, files, audio and video clips, illustrations, designs, educational games and documentation in whole or in part (the “Content”) which appears on the Site is either proprietary to Nobel Prize Outreach or used in accordance with applicable law or third party consents. 

You may not reproduce, distribute, display, transmit, modify, perform, adapt, generate derivative works or otherwise use the Content without prior written permission – if not expressly stated in Copyright information or your use qualifies as: 

• Press (see Use of material – for press) 
• Legislative exemption 
• Special permission for educators 

all of which are further described below. 

Legal exemptions 

Nobel Prize Outreach does not object to your use of Content if such use is based on and in accordance with exemptions set out in the Swedish Copyright Act (SFS 1960:729 or other applicable laws.  

Unless otherwise noted on the Site, Nobel Prize Outreach does not require express permission for use that falls within a legislative exemption, but two conditions apply: 

No modifications may be made as to the integrity or attribution of the Content and 

All copies of the Content must bear accurate identifying information, including proprietary information, credit lines, copyright (©), including relevant year when appropriate, and trademark (® or TM) notices, and a citation of the Site: http://www.nobelprize.org

Special permission for educational use 

This provision does not apply to corporations that produce, package, prepare, or sell educational materials for teachers and other educators. 

Nobel Prize Outreach recognises that not every educational use qualifies for a legislative exemption. In order to further support the work of teachers and other educators, in accordance with Nobel Prize Outreach’s own educational mission, Nobel Prize Outreach therefore consents to the following additional uses of this Site: 

Subject specifically to the rights of third parties (which are entirely the responsibility of the user), Nobel Prize Outreach consents to the reproduction, distribution, display, transmission, performance, and use of the Content by individual teachers and other educators if done for the limited purpose of classroom or workshop instruction (including online intranet instruction) in a school or other educational organization; provided, however, said organisation is a not-for-profit legal entity and provided, further, that the Content and compilation are not sold or otherwise commercially distributed.

Unless otherwise noted on the Site, Nobel Prize Outreach requires no express permission for a limited educational exemption, but to conditions apply: 

• No modifications may be made as to the integrity or attribution of the Content; and 
• All copies of the Content must bear accurate identifying information, including proprietary collection information, credit lines, copyright (©), including relevant year if appropriate, and trademark notices (® or TM), and a citation of the Site: http://www.nobelprize.org.

Commercial use 

Commercial Use of the Nobel Foundation trademarks and other Site Content is expressly prohibited. You must therefore request and obtain express permission in writing from the Nobel Foundation or Nobel Prize Outreach. Please be advised that the Nobel Foundation and Nobel Prize Outreach are selective in granting such permission. 

Reservation of rights 

All rights not expressly granted by Nobel Prize Outreach herein are specifically and completely reserved. Nothing on the Site or in these Terms and Conditions of Use grants, expressly or implicitly, any right or license to use any Content or property of any third- party, or may be construed to mean that Nobel Prize Outreach has authority to grant any right or license on behalf of any third party. 

Integrity 

Nobel Prize Outreach has created and compiled the Site with careful regard for accuracy and integrity of scholarship. Nobel Prize Outreach believes that the context in which Nobel Prize Outreach presents material is important to understanding it, and Nobel Prize Outreach will improve, modify, enhance and expand the Site on a continuous basis. Thus, while Nobel Prize Outreach recognizes that the digital nature of the Site may allow you to use subsets of this material, Nobel Prize Outreach urges you to consider the complete context for maximum appreciation and accuracy. 

Links to this site 

Nobel Prize Outreach appreciates the interest of others in linking to this Site. If you arrive at Nobel Prize Outreach’s Site from a third-party link, please note that a link to this Site does not imply a relationship with, or endorsement of, the third-party site or its content, purpose, policies or business practices. Nobel Prize Outreach appreciates being informed of such links. 

If you are interested in providing a link from your site to this Site, please note the following rules: 

• You may use the name “nobelprize.org” to identify the link; 
• You may not use the nobelprize.org logo or any other Nobel related logo or image without the express written permission of Nobel Prize Outreach. These are reserved for entities that are professionally associated or affiliated with us; 
• You are not allowed to include Content from nobelprize.org into other websites using frames or similar techniques, or by using page elements from nobelprize.org. 
• You are allowed to link to complete html pages on Nobelprize.org and not directly to images, videos, games, etc. that display the Content out of its context. 
• You are allowed to insert iFrame widgets supported by nobelprize.org. You are not allowed to alter the original Content. Nobel Prize Outreach provides these iFrame widgets as a convenience for you, but is not responsible for the content on the referring Site or Application. 

Links from this site 

In using the Site, you may find that Nobel Prize Outreach provides links to one or more third party web sites (the “Linked Site[s]”). Nobel Prize Outreach provides these links as a convenience for you and other users, but is not responsible for the content or links of the linked Site(s). In most instances, such links represent cooperative projects or endeavours established with Nobel Prize Outreach’s business affiliates, allies, sponsors, licensees, artists, organisations and/or other persons who have a significant connection to Nobel Prize Outreach’s mission and programs. Although Nobel Prize Outreach expects such links to be reputable, relevant and reliable, Nobel Prize Outreach does not actively monitor or control the content or links of the Linked Sites, which may continuously change. 

Nobel Prize Outreach encourages you to read the terms and conditions and similar policies of the respective Linked Sites, should you choose to visit them. A link from this Site does not imply a relationship with, or endorsement of, the Linked Site(s) or its/their content, purpose, policies, or business practices. 

Submissions 

Any communication or material you post, transmit, or distribute to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data or other content, questions, comments, suggestions, or similar, is and will be treated as, non-confidential and non- proprietary. Nobel Prize Outreach or its affiliates may use anything you transmit or post for any purpose, including but not limited to reproduction, disclosure (to law enforcement entities or others), transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. Furthermore, Nobel Prize Outreach is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. 

Warranty and indemnification 

By using this Site in any manner, you represent and warrant that your use will be consistent with the Terms and Conditions. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Nobel Prize Outreach harmless from all claims, causes, costs, expenses, fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, liabilities, losses and damages arising from or relating to your use of the Site. 

Disclaimer of warranties 

Nobel Prize Outreach provides the Site on an “AS IS” basis. Your use of the Site and its Content is at your own risk. Nobel Prize Outreach disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, copyright ownership and/or non-infringement of copyrights or other third-party proprietary rights. Nobel Prize Outreach does not warrant that the Site will provide continuous, prompt, secure or error-free service. 

Nobel Prize Outreach makes reasonable, ongoing efforts to revise and update the Site but assumes no liability for any errors or omissions, including inaccuracy of Content, or for any damages or losses that you or any third- party may incur as a result of the unavailability of the Site. Nobel Prize Outreach assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to or viruses that may affect your computer equipment or other property arising from your use of the Site, including but not limited to the reproduction of the Content. 

Limitation of liability 

Neither Nobel Prize Outreach, its affiliates, trustees, directors, officers, employees or agents shall have any liability for any damages, including without limitation any direct, indirect, incidental, compensatory, punitive, special or consequential damages (even if Nobel Prize Outreach has been advised of the possibility of such damages) arising from or related to your use of the Site and/or its Content. 

Choice of law 

These Terms and Conditions of Use and any counterparts, amendments or revisions thereto shall be governed and construed in accordance with Swedish Law without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any case, controversy, suit, action or proceeding arising out of, in connection with or related to this agreement shall be brought in the District Court of Stockholm (Stockholms tingsrätt), and you hereby waive any objection that you may have to personal jurisdiction in this court.