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FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts) is a bibliographic database providing worldwide coverage of all scientific and technological aspects of the processing and manufacturing of human food products.
The records contain bibliographic information, indexing, and, in most cases, an abstract.
International Food Information Service IFIS Publishing Lane End House, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9BB United Kingdom Phone: (+44) 118 9883895 Fax: (+44) 118 9885065 e-mail: IFIS@IFIS.ORG Copyright HolderDatabase Supplier
FIZ Karlsruhe P.O. Box 2465 D-76012 Karlsruhe Germany Phone: (+49) 7247/808-555 Telefax: (+49) 7247/808-131 e-mail: helpdesk@fiz-karlsruhe.de
The following use and distribution restrictions apply to your
usage of the file on STN.
All copyrights are reserved. Unless specified otherwise in these
RESTRICTIONS, CUSTOMER may use copyrighted search results in the
following ways: (a) in copyrighted scientific publications when
search results are incidental to the publication and (b) in
reports or a Government Agency that are required by law or by
adminstrative rule.
Search results delivered to CUSTOMER in computer-readable form
remain the property of the Database Producer. Unless specified
otherwise in these RESTRICTIONS, Recipient may use search
results in omputer-readable form for the following purposes:
(a) editing or hanging the format of search results to create
search terms for use with search files or systems; (b) combining
search results with output from other searches, files or systems
to create a consolidated file of search results; (c) editing the
search results to remove irrelevant answers or to change the
format of such results. Recipient may incorporate search results
into a database using the STN Data Re-use Feature. Recipient may
create one printed copy of search results from a
computer-readable file of search results provided that the
Recipient destroys the computer-readable search results upon
reation of the printed version. Recipient shall obtain Database
Producer's written permission for any uses of computer-readable
search results other than those listed here.
STN Data Re-use Feature: Recipient may use data from FSTA in
accordance with the guidelines of the STN Data Re-Use Feature
and these DATABASE PRODUCER SPECIAL CONDITIONS. The downloading
of a significant part of the FSTA database is not allowed; the
STN Data Re-Use Feature may be used within the following
guidelines:
(a) electronic storage of records is limited to 10,000 documents
(b) records may only be stored electronically for 1 year.
You must contact the Database Producer for written permission to
exceed these guidelines.
The Customer must do his/her best efforts in preventing a theft
or inadvertent illicit dissemination of FSTA records. You must
display the following copyright notice conspicuously at least
once on each packet of information you distribute: Copyright
(CURRENT YEAR) International Food Information Service (IFIS
Publishing).
Information Brokerage: You may make and provide one copy of
information you have obtained from FSTA to your customer outside
your organisation, for whom you have been engaged to conduct
specific searches, provided that you place our copyright notice
on the material. (You may keep a copy for backup purposes.)
Your customer may subsequently use the information according to
these Guidelines.
When invoicing your customer, you are not permitted to increase
the price of FSTA records on the itemised invoice, but you are
permitted to add in your own search fee.
Warranty and liability
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WHERE THE DATABASE INCLUDES ABSTRACTS, THESE WERE DEVELOPED TO
ASSIST CUSTOMERS IN FINDING APPROPRIATE INFORMATION SOURCES AND
CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONSULT THE FULL TEXT OF THE ORIGINAL SOURCES
BEFORE REACHING OR SUGGESTING CONCLUSIONS BASED ON THE CONTENTS
OF THE ABSTRACT. IFIS PUBLISHING USES ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO
ENSURE THAT THE DATABASE CONTAINS AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OR
INTERPRETATION OF THE ORIGINAL SOURCE FROM WHICH THE DATABASE
ABSTRACTS WERE COMPILED. THE PRESENCE IN OR ABSENCE FROM THE
DATABASE OF ANY REFERENCE TO INFORMATION, DATA, EVENTS, RESEARCH
OR DEVELOPMENTS DOES NOT IMPLY THE SPECIFIC EXISTENCE OR THE
NON-EXISTENCE THEREOF, NOR DOES IFIS PUBLISHING CLAIM
COMPREHENSIVENESS OR THE ABSENCE OF ERRORS.
THESE WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ALL OF WHICH IFIS PUBLISHING EXCLUDE AND
DISCLAIM.
IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, ALL LIABILITY IS DISCLAIMED FOR THE
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR FUNCTIONING OF THE DATABASE. IFIS
PUBLISHING ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CUSTOMER'S USE
THEREOF AND IFIS PUBLISHING SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF
PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, OR INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF SUCH USE, EVEN IF MADE
EXPRESSLY AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
SAVE IN RESPECT OF DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY, LIABILITY FOR WHICH
CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED, IFIS PUBLISHING SHALL NOT IN ANY
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR MORE THAN $1,000 (WHETHER SUCH
LIABILITY ARISES FROM BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT,
INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY).
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
certain implied warranties or liability for incidental or
consequential damages, so the above exclusion or limitation may
not apply to each Customer and does not exclude any implied
warranties or conditions which may not under applicable law be
excluded. This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights
and is in addition to any other legal rights you may have, which
vary from one jurisdiction to another.
THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS
For more detailed information, view the STN Database Summary Sheet.