GCL Disclaimer

DISCLAIMER

 

o        NO STUDIES BEYOND THOSE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED AND/OR AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY THE USER WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE SAMPLES SUBMITTED.  THE GCL CENTER RECOGNIZES THAT THIS WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF IRB PROTOTOCOL, AS WELL AS A BREACH OF FAITH BETWEEN USER AND THE GCL CENTER.

o         DATA OBTAINED ON SAMPLES SUBMITTED BY THE USER WILL BE RELEASED ONLY TO THE USER.  DATA FILES WILL BE PURGED FROM GCL COMPUTERS EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND NO RECORDS WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR.

o        THE GCL CENTER WILL MAKE EVERY REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO PROTECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF SUBMITTED AND GENERATED INFORMATION, INCLUDING USE OF THE INSTITUTION’S INTERNET FIREWALL, BUT CANNOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR BREACHES OF SECURITY CAUSED BY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.  IF THE USER WISHES, INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC SAMPLES CAN BE PURGED WITHIN ONE WORKING DAY AFTER TRANSFER TO THE USER.

o         DATA GENERATED BY THE GCL CENTER ON SAMPLES PROVIDED BY THE USER WILL BELONG ONLY TO THE USER AND THERE WILL BE NO PROPRIETARY CLAIM ON THESE DATA BY THE GCL CENTER OR THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO.

o        EXCESS SAMPLE MATERIAL WILL BE DESTROYED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF ANALYSIS UNLESS CLAIMED BY THE USER IN PERSON AT THE GCL CENTER OR BY SUBMITTING A PREPAID SHIPPING LABEL.

o         ALL SERVICES OFFERED IN THE GCL CENTER ARE INTENDED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY, NOT FOR APPLICATION TO PATIENT SAMPLES FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR MANAGEMENT OF DISEASE THAT OCCURS DURING THE COURSE OF ORDINARY CARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A RESEARCH PROTOCOL.

o         ALL CHARGES ARE REGARDED AS “NON-REFUNDABLE SAMPLE ACCEPTANCE” CHARGES AND RESULTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED.

o        ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE GENOMICS CORE LABORATORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO SHALL BE INCLUDED IN ANY PUBLICATION USING THE DATA GENERATED BY THE GCL CENTER.

 

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