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These Terms of Use govern access to and use of ChemSOF.com (“ChemSOF,” “the website,” “we,” or “us”). Please read them before using the website. By accessing or using ChemSOF, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.
1. About ChemSOF
ChemSOF provides or may provide chemical engineering calculators, articles, worked examples, data, diagrams, and other educational resources. Features and content may change as the project develops.
The website is intended to support learning, calculation checks, and preliminary estimates within the stated scope of each resource.
2. Engineering Information and Calculations
ChemSOF provides general information. Its resources do not take the place of project-specific professional engineering advice, design review, or applicable codes and standards.
Calculation results depend on the inputs, units, assumptions, methods, and data used. A result may be unsuitable for a particular fluid, process, operating condition, or application.
You are responsible for checking inputs and results, determining whether a method applies, and obtaining qualified professional review when appropriate before using information from the website in design, procurement, construction, operation, or safety decisions.
3. Acceptable Use
You may use ChemSOF for lawful purposes. You agree not to:
- Interfere with the website’s operation or security.
- Attempt unauthorized access to systems, accounts, or data.
- Introduce malicious code or engage in abusive automated activity.
- Misrepresent your affiliation with ChemSOF.
- Use website content or tools in a way that infringes another person’s rights or violates applicable law.
Access to particular features may be limited or suspended where reasonably necessary to protect the website, its users, or its systems, subject to applicable law.
4. Intellectual Property
ChemSOF’s original text, designs, graphics, and software may be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Third-party materials, data, trademarks, and software remain subject to the rights and terms of their respective owners.
You may access and use the website for personal, educational, or internal reference purposes, subject to applicable law and any terms shown with a particular resource. Reproduction, redistribution, commercial use, or modification may require permission or a separate license. A mathematical principle or equation may be treated differently from a particular copyrighted explanation, dataset, or implementation.
If you believe material on the website infringes your rights, please contact ChemSOF and provide enough information to identify the material and your concern.
5. Third-Party Resources
The website may link to third-party websites, publications, datasets, or software. Those resources are controlled by their respective providers and may have their own terms and privacy practices.
A link or reference does not by itself indicate that the provider endorses ChemSOF or that ChemSOF endorses every statement or service provided by that third party.
6. Messages and Information You Submit
If you contact ChemSOF or report an issue, please provide information you are authorized to share. Avoid submitting confidential plant data, proprietary information, personal data about others, or other sensitive material through a general contact form.
Information submitted through the website is handled as described in the applicable Privacy Policy. You retain any rights you have in material you submit.
7. Availability and Changes
ChemSOF may update, correct, suspend, or remove content or features as the website develops. A calculator may be temporarily unavailable while a reported issue is investigated or corrected.
We do not promise that the website or any particular feature will always be available or uninterrupted.
8. Disclaimers
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. ChemSOF does not guarantee that information, data, or calculation results will be complete, current, accurate, or suitable for every purpose.
Nothing in these terms excludes a warranty or right that cannot lawfully be excluded.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, ChemSOF and its operators will not be liable for loss or damage arising from the use of, inability to use, or reliance on the website or its resources.
This limitation does not exclude or limit liability where doing so is prohibited by applicable law, and it does not affect rights that cannot lawfully be waived.
10. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be updated as the website, its features, or applicable requirements change. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated date. Any change takes effect as stated on this page, subject to applicable law.
11. Applicable Law
The applicable law and any available dispute-resolution rights depend on the circumstances and applicable legal requirements. Nothing in these terms removes protections that apply to you under mandatory law.
12. Contact
For questions about these terms, please use the Contact page on ChemSOF.com.