Terms and Conditions of Use

These Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms") are a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and Gates Ventures, LLC, ("Organization," "we," "us," or "our"), governing your access to and use of Dementia Trials Navigator, located at trialsnavigator.DEP-AD.org, and all related services (collectively, the "Platform").

By using the Platform, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.

You must have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement in your jurisdiction to use this Platform. If you are a minor, you may use this Platform only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.

ClinicalTrials.gov records are submitted by trial sponsors and study teams and may be outdated, incomplete, or contain inaccurate contact information, including incorrect phone numbers, email addresses, and site addresses. Dementia Trials Navigator does not independently verify listing accuracy. Always contact the trial site or sponsor directly to confirm current enrollment status, eligibility criteria, and contact information before taking any action.

We make no representations or warranties regarding:

• Whether any listed trial is currently enrolling at the time you search
• Whether the contact information listed for any trial site is current and correct
• The completeness or accuracy of eligibility criteria as displayed on Dementia Trials Navigator or on ClinicalTrials.gov
• The qualifications, practices, or safety record of any trial sponsor, site, investigator, or study team
• Whether any trial is appropriate, safe, or suitable for your specific medical situation

Trial enrollment status, eligibility criteria, and contact information change frequently. A trial that appears as actively recruiting may have closed enrollment, reached capacity, or changed its contact details since the ClinicalTrials.gov record was last updated. Verify all information directly with the trial site or sponsor before taking any action based on Platform results.

Dementia Trials Navigator relies on third-party services to operate, including ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), Google Places API, geocoding providers, and Microsoft Azure hosting and monitoring services. By using Dementia Trials Navigator, you acknowledge that certain search-related information is shared with these services as described in our Privacy Policy. We also use privacy-limited Azure support diagnostics to record sanitized routes, fixed operational events, coarse geography, and bucketed active-page duration. These diagnostics do not include search inputs, clinical preferences, study or site identifiers, contact details, or persistent user identifiers. We do not control these third parties' data practices; their terms of service and privacy policies govern their use of information they receive.

You agree to use the Platform only for its intended personal, non-commercial purpose and in compliance with all applicable laws. The following are expressly prohibited:

• Systematic scraping, crawling, or automated downloading of Platform content, trial listings, or backend API data without prior written authorization from the Organization
• Using the Platform or its outputs for commercial solicitation of trial participants, lead generation, or any commercial purpose
• Submitting false or misleading location or other information to manipulate search results
• Attempting to gain unauthorized access to Platform systems, backend API endpoints, databases, or infrastructure
• Interfering with or disrupting Platform infrastructure, servers, or networks
• Republishing, reselling, or redistributing Platform content or compiled trial data without written consent
• Using the Platform in any manner that violates applicable law, including laws governing privacy, health information, or consumer protection

We reserve the right to block access to the Platform for any user who violates these Terms, without notice and without liability.

The Platform and its content - including website design, software, condition taxonomy classifications, trial-site grouping logic, and the compiled database - are owned by or licensed to the Organization and protected by applicable intellectual property law. You are granted a limited, personal, non-transferable, non-commercial license to use the Platform solely for its intended purpose.

You may not copy, reproduce, scrape, redistribute, sell, or create derivative works from Platform content without our prior written consent. Clinical trial data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov is subject to applicable federal government terms of use.

Dementia Trials Navigator receives no compensation from clinical trial sponsors, research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, or any other commercial entity for listing trials on our Platform. Inclusion of a trial in search results is not an endorsement of that trial, its sponsor, any associated treatment, drug, device, or intervention, or the qualifications of any investigator or site.

The Organization has no affiliation with any trial sponsor unless separately and expressly disclosed on the Platform.

The Platform and all content and services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or non-infringement.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Organization specifically does not warrant that: (A) trial listings are accurate, complete, current, or that contact information is correct; (B) the Platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components; (C) search results will identify all relevant trials or exclude all irrelevant ones; or (D) the Platform will meet your specific needs or expectations.

Some jurisdictions do not permit exclusion of implied warranties; in such jurisdictions the above exclusions apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Organization, its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, and volunteers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages of any kind, including but not limited to:

• Personal injury, medical harm, adverse health outcomes, or death arising from reliance on Platform content, search results, or trial listings
• Failure to identify a relevant trial, missed trial opportunity, or enrollment in an unsuitable trial
• Reliance on inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete trial information or contact details from ClinicalTrials.gov
• Exposure of search inputs through URL query strings, browser history, server logs, or third-party telemetry
• Loss of data, revenue, business opportunity, or goodwill

Our total aggregate liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to your use of the Platform shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), regardless of the theory of liability.

Nothing in these Terms limits the Organization's liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud, or to the extent such limitation is prohibited by applicable law.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Organization and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, and volunteers from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your use of the Platform; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; or (d) any information you submit through the Platform.

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Platform at any time without notice or liability. We may update these Terms at any time; material changes will be posted on the Platform with an updated effective date. If we make material changes to how optional health-related preferences are handled, how user data is processed, or if we introduce user accounts, we will provide prominent notice. Continued use of the Platform after the effective date of any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Platform at any time, for any reason or no reason, including for violation of these Terms, without notice or liability. The following sections survive termination: 7 (Intellectual Property), 8 (No Endorsement), 9 (Disclaimer of Warranties), 10 (Limitation of Liability), 11 (Indemnification), 15 (Dispute Resolution), and 16 (Governing Law).

The Platform contains links to ClinicalTrials.gov, trial sponsor websites, research institution sites, and other third-party resources. These links are provided for your convenience only. We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for the content, privacy practices, or terms of any third-party site. Your use of third-party sites is governed by their own terms and policies.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. To the extent court proceedings are permitted under these Terms, you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of King County, Washington.

These Terms and the Privacy Policy (incorporated by reference) constitute the entire agreement between you and the Organization regarding your use of the Platform and supersede any prior agreements. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. A waiver of any right or provision will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the Organization.

For questions about these Terms or to report a violation: