CAS Registry® Innovators Program Terms of Purchase

The CAS Registry Innovators Program certificate (the “Certificate”) is made to you as the Certificate purchaser (herein referred to “You” and “Your”) by CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (“ACS”). By purchasing Your Certificate, You acknowledge that You have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms of Purchase (the “Terms”). These Terms may be changed at the discretion of CAS. In the event of any material change, CAS will notify You.

Payment & Delivery. CAS will contact you within five (5) business days of receipt of your Order. Unless otherwise indicated by CAS, your Certificate will be delivered to You by email in PDF format within 10-15 days of receipt of Your order. If You are not an ACS member, Your payment will be processed by Payeezy, a third-party payment agency. For more information about Payeezy, please visit: https://developer.payeezy.com/faq-page.

Returns & Refunds. Because of the customized nature of each Certificate, all orders are final and non-fundable. CAS creates Your Certificate in accordance with the information provided by You when placing Your order. CAS will issue You a new certificate if information on Your Certificate is misprinted or otherwise defective and such misprint or defect is not a result of inaccurate information provided by You when placing your Order. Please contact CAS within 14-days of receipt of your Certificate if such misprint or defect has occurred.  

Certificate Use. The Certificate may not be used by You, or any third party in a manner contrary to or in violation of any applicable international, national or local law, rule or regulation having the force of law,  or as proof, validation or support of any intellectual property claim, legal dispute or court proceedings. The Certificate may not be modified, manipulated, reproduced, duplicated, sold or otherwise used for commercial purposes.

Intellectual Property. The copyright, title and other intellectual property interests which exist now, or in the future, with respect to the CAS RN created by CAS and listed on the Certificate and  design, images, logos, taglines or any other information contained on the Certificate shall at all times remain the property of CAS/ACS. The certificate does not grant You any right of ownership and you may not replicate or otherwise use any of the foregoing information without the prior written consent of CAS.

Electronic Communications. You consent to receive communications relating to Your order in electronic form. Any withdrawal of Your consent to electronic communications shall be sent to optout@cas.org and will be effective only after CAS has a reasonable period of time to process your withdrawal request.   

Warranties & Liability.  By submitting Your order you warrant and represent (1) You are the true originator of the CAS Registry Number (“CAS RN”) identified from the publication cited in Your order; (2) at the time of purchase, You do not reside in an embargoed country designated by the United States government; (3) CAS does not collect, and You are responsible for, all taxes or withholdings applicable to Your order. THE CERTIFICATE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. CAS DOES NOT WARRANT OR COMPLETENESS AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS OR OMMISSIONS.  You will indemnify, and hold harmless, CAS/ACS from and against all claims, expenses and damages resulting from your violation of these Terms.  

General Provisions. These Terms, and Your purchase, are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia. To learn more about how we use personal information You provide to us, please visit https://www.cas.org/legal/privacy. Should any part of these Terms be unenforceable, all other provisions will not be affected. If CAS does not exercise a right provided for in these Terms, this does not mean that such CAS waives the right to exercise it in the future. You may assign any rights or obligations under the Terms of Use to any person or entity, in whole or in part.

If you have any questions about Your purchase or these Terms, please contact help@cas.org.

October 14, 2022