TERMS OF USE

Last updated: June 6, 2025

Please read these Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms") carefully, as your use of this website constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and us.

The owners of this website (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operate the website available at https://www.labicons.net (the “Website”).

These Terms govern all use of the Website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Website:

• You agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms; and
• If you are accessing or using the Website on behalf of another person or entity (e.g., a company, educational institution, or organization), you represent and warrant that you are authorized to accept these Terms on that party’s behalf and that such party is bound by them.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and must immediately cease doing so.

2. Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on the Website. Unless otherwise stated, any changes will take effect immediately upon posting.

You are responsible for reviewing the most current version of the Terms regularly. We may also change, suspend, or discontinue any part or all of the Website at any time without notice or liability.

3. User Obligations

You agree to provide true, current, and complete information in all communications with us.

In addition, you agree that you will not:

• Introduce or use any malicious software or technology on the Website, including but not limited to viruses, worms, trojan horses, logic bombs, keyloggers, spyware, or any other form of malware that may compromise or interfere with the Website or any underlying systems, data, or services;
• Access the Website using automated means (including but not limited to scraping, crawling, bots, spiders, or data mining tools) without our prior written permission.

Indemnity: You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any loss, damage, liability, expense, or cost (including legal fees) arising directly or indirectly from your breach of these Terms.

4. Use of Icons

All PNG image files made available for download from this Website (the “Icons”) are provided free of charge, exclusively for educational, academic, scientific, and non-commercial purposes.

Attribution is required for all uses of the Icons, regardless of context or type of institution.

The attribution must clearly reference the source and be reasonably placed in context, such as in figure legends, captions, footnotes, acknowledgment sections, slide credits, or bibliographies.

Example of attribution in a scientific publication:
"Icons used in this project were provided by Labicons (https://www.labicons.net)"

The following activities are strictly prohibited:

• Making the Icons available for download from any other website, software application, platform, or similar service;
• Selling, sublicensing, or otherwise commercially exploiting the Icons, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent.

Use of the Icons constitutes acceptance of these Terms in full.

5. Disclaimers

The content on this Website is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all liability for:

• The Website being unavailable or operating with reduced performance;
• Any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the content available on the Website;
• Exposure to malware or other harmful components that may damage your systems or compromise your data—users are responsible for implementing appropriate safeguards;
• Any third-party websites linked from this Website—such links do not constitute endorsement or responsibility for their content, products, or services.

We make no representation that the Website or its content is appropriate or lawful for use in all jurisdictions. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your access and use of the Website comply with local laws.

6. Intellectual Property

All intellectual property rights in the Website and its contents (including, but not limited to, icons, images, graphics, logos, designs, databases, and source code) are owned by us or our licensors.

Except as expressly permitted under these Terms, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, modify, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any content from the Website without our prior written consent.

Downloading or printing content from the Website does not transfer any ownership or rights to you.

Selling, sublicensing, or commercially exploiting any part of the Website’s content without permission is strictly prohibited.

7. Communications

We may contact you via email or by posting notices on the Website. You agree that such communications satisfy any legal requirement that communications be in writing.

8. General Provisions

If any part of these Terms is found to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that part shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it lawful, valid, and enforceable. If modification is not possible, the provision shall be deemed severed, and the remaining Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Website and supersede any prior agreements, communications, or understandings.