Services

Please read these Terms of Use carefully. By using this website and the services provided through this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, including all amendments made from time to time. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, do not use this website or its services. FamilyVault refers to FamilyVault and all of its associated sites, including but not limited to Family Tree Developer, DNA Ancestry Project, DNA in the News, DNA Reunion, Indigenous DNA, DNA Haplogroups and DNA Archaeology.

Intent

FamilyVault provides family tree and data storage services. DNAAccess provides DNA testing services. The DNA test reports are intended to provide you with laboratory test results to be used by you, your physician or your lawyer. This service is not intended to provide you with any medical or legal advice or any other advice other than providing the results of the test for your personal use. For advice about your medical test results or your medical condition and treatment options, please contact your physician. For legal advice on your legal relationship test reports and legal options, please contact your lawyer. We assume no responsibility for how you use the information you obtain from this site and its services.

Use of this Website and its Services

You may use this website and the services provided by this website for your personal, non-commercial purposes. This website is intended for use by individuals who are over 16 years of age.

Account Information

You must safeguard your account login information and not share the information with anyone else. You are entirely responsible for any actions taken on your account by yourself or someone who has access to your account while logged into your account, including any orders, account changes, edits or requests. FamilyVault, DNAAccess and its Representatives will not be responsible for any unauthorized use of your account login information or any changes or actions taken through such unauthorized use.

Limitations of Liability and Disclaimer

DNAAccess and its contractors, the laboratory and their respective mandatories and employees are not liable in any way for any damages, costs or expenses incurred for any reason in connection with the use of DNAAccess products or services, or in connection with the DNA tests, or the use and disclosure of the test results or other personal information. In respect to direct loss, the total liability for any and all claims, whether arising from negligence or otherwise, shall not exceed the price of the amount paid, if any, directly to the laboratory for its service.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless FamilyVault, DNAAccess and its affiliated companies, suppliers, partners, directors, officers, agents, employees and representatives of each of them, from and against all claims, losses, costs and legal fees arising out of your activities in connection with your use of this site and its services, your violation of the Terms of Use for using this site, and any content that you make available on this site including but not limited to any violations of copyright or trademark or the rights of any party.

You are not permitted to copy or distribute materials presented to you on the FamilyVault site, including but not limited to logos and text and any associated logos are Trademarks and service marks of this site.

This site and services associated with this site are provided by FamilyVault and DNAAccess without any representations or warranties of any kind regarding the operation of this site and the content contained in this site. We make no representations concerning the suitability, reliability or accuracy of the contents of its site or the contents posted by users to the site. In no case will FamilyVault, DNAAccess and its associated companies be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site and its services, including direct, indirect, punitive damages, even if advised of the possibility thereof. FamilyVault and its affiliated companies disclaim all warranties with respect to the site and any content contained thereon and the submissions and any responsibility to archive or maintain such submissions.

FamilyVault reserves the right, at its sole discretion to terminate your use of FamilyVault sites and services for any reason, including a belief by FamilyVault or its Representatives that you have violated these Terms of Use. Termination can include deletion of your account and all related information associated with your account. Any rights and access you may have to your account terminates upon your death. Upon your death, your account may be terminated and all contents therein permanently deleted. FamilyVault is not liable to you or to any third party for any termination of your services and/or deletion of your content from the FamilyVault site.

Governing Law & Jurisdiction

The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of British Columbia, Canada. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Canadian courts.

Modifications to the Agreement and the Service

FamilyVault reserves the right at its sole discretion to modify or discontinue any aspect of this site and the services it provides, these disclaimers, this agreement, and the terms and conditions of this agreement at any time without notice. Any changes to this agreement will be reflected in this section of the website. If you continue to use FamilyVault services after a change is posted to the Terms of Use section of the website, this means that you have accepted and are bound by the changes.