Last updated: June 2026

Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before using the AGHRI Lab website (the "Website"), operated by the Agrohydrological Research and Innovation Lab led by Dr. Floyid Nicolas in the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering at Oregon State University. Your access to and use of this Website is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. This Website is affiliated with Oregon State University and is also subject to applicable university policies.

Prohibited Uses

You agree to use this Website in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. The following is a non-exhaustive list of prohibited uses. You agree that you will not:

  • Impersonate or attempt to impersonate the AGHRI Lab, its members, Oregon State University, or its representatives;
  • Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or entity;
  • Send any unsolicited advertising or promotional material, including spam or chain mail;
  • Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use of the Website, or that may harm the Lab, the University, or other users;
  • Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair it, or interfere with another party's use;
  • Use any robot, spider, or automated means to access, monitor, or copy material from the Website without authorization;
  • Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, or other malicious or destructive material;
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, or disrupt any part of the Website or its servers;
  • Attack the Website via a denial-of-service or distributed denial-of-service attack;
  • Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, or local law.

No Warranty

This Website is provided "as is" and "as available." No warranty, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or accuracy, applies to this Website. Content is provided for informational and educational purposes only.

Availability, Errors, and Inaccuracies

We assume no liability for the availability, errors, or inaccuracies of information provided on this Website. Research findings, grant information, publications, and personnel details may change over time and may not always be complete or current.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the AGHRI Lab, its members, and Oregon State University shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or connected with your access to, display of, or use of this Website, or your reliance on any information appearing on it.

Links to Third-Party Websites

This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties. We provide these for reference only and do not control or take responsibility for their content or practices. It is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that any links you follow or files you download are free of viruses or other destructive items. Inclusion of these links does not imply endorsement.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise noted, the contents of this Website, including logos, designs, text, graphics, photographs, figures, data, and their arrangement (collectively, "Content"), are the property of the AGHRI Lab, its members, Oregon State University, or their respective owners, and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Please contact us before reproducing materials for commercial use. If you believe content on this Website infringes your intellectual property rights, please contact us at the address below.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions, and consistent with the policies of Oregon State University. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect.

Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update these Terms of Service at any time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

Questions

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at floyid.nicolas@oregonstate.edu.