Terms of Use

1. Purpose

The Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i (“RCUH”) website at www.rcuh.com (this “Website”) provides information and news about RCUH to its various constituents. Additionally, this Website provides tools and resources for its business clients to succeed.

2. Use of This Website

Your use of this Website is conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). If you do not agree to the Terms, please do not use this Website.

You agree not to access, or attempt to access, or allow any employee, agent, or contractor to access or attempt to access any of the Services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by RCUH unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate, written agreement with RCUH. You specifically agree not to access, or attempt to access, or allow any employee, agent, or contractor to access or attempt to access any of the Services through any automated means (including, but not limited to, use of scripts, web crawlers, or screen scrapers) and shall ensure that you and your employees, agents, and contractors comply with the instructions set out in any robots.txt file present on the site.

You agree not to use for commercial purposes, or resell, or allow your employees, agents, or contractors to use for commercial purposes or resell any of the data derived from these Services unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate, written agreement with RCUH. RCUH reserves the right to discontinue your access by whatever means it chooses, and without notice, if it detects a violation of these terms. You agree that RCUH may take any action necessary, whether at law or in equity, it deems necessary to protect its rights, and the rights of others, hereunder.

3. Limitation of Liability

To the extent provided by Hawai‘i law, neither RCUH nor any officer, employee, or person acting for RCUH in an official capacity shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from or in connection with the use of this Website, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, or use, incurred by the User or any third party, even when RCUH has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall the State of Hawaiʻi’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including but not limited to negligence), or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, to access this Website.

4. No Warranties

This Website is provided as is and without any warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, uninterrupted operation, and freedom from errors; that any defects will be corrected; and that this Website as well as the computer system are or will be free of viruses or other harmful components.

In addition, neither RCUH nor any officer, employee, or person acting for RCUH in an official capacity makes any representations, guarantees, or warranties as to: (1) the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information provided via this Website; (2) the use of or the results of the use of this Website; and (3) the accuracy, reliability, availability or completeness, or usefulness of the content of websites created and maintained by persons other than RCUH and linked to or from this Website.

5. Third-Party Links

This Website may contain links to other websites. Some of those websites may be operated by third parties. RCUH is not responsible for the content or practices of any third- party websites linked to this Website.

6. Copyright Notice

Duplication or use of any content from this Website for commercial purposes or in any manner likely to give the impression of official approval by RCUH is prohibited.

7. Privacy Statement

Your privacy is important to us. Please read our Privacy Statement for information regarding how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information and the privacy rights available to you when you use and interact with this Website.

8. Disclaimer

The Terms were reviewed in July 2025. We may change these Terms at any time and for any reason without notice. We encourage you to review the Terms each time you visit this Website.

Any reference in this Website to any specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by RCUH.

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Hawai‘i without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. Any action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the provisions of the Terms shall be brought in a state court of competent jurisdiction in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

10. Severability

If any provision in the Terms shall be determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

11. How to contact us?

If you have questions or comments about the Terms, please contact us by emailing [email protected].

Any notification of claimed infringement should be directed to: