Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Pelagic Research Institute website located at https://baoyony.xyz. By accessing this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use this site.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using any part of this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access the site.

2. Intellectual Property

All content on this website — including text, graphics, images, data, research findings, and software — is the property of Pelagic Research Institute or its content suppliers and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from this content without prior written permission, except as permitted under fair use or academic citation conventions.

3. Permitted Use of Research Content

Research articles, datasets, and analytical results published on this site are provided for educational, scientific, and non-commercial purposes. You may cite and reference published content with appropriate attribution. Unpublished data or pre-print manuscripts require explicit written permission from the authors before redistribution.

4. User Conduct

You agree not to: (a) use automated tools to scrape, crawl, or download content in bulk without permission; (b) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site or its infrastructure; (c) use the site for any unlawful purpose; or (d) transmit any harmful code or interfere with the site's operation.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

This website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Pelagic Research Institute does not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components. Research findings represent our best current understanding and may be revised as new data become available.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Pelagic Research Institute shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use this website or its content.

7. External Links

This site may contain links to third-party websites or resources. Pelagic Research Institute is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or availability of external sites and does not endorse any products or services offered by third parties.

8. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page. Your continued use of the website after any modification constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

10. Contact

Questions about these Terms should be directed to inquiries@pelagic-research.org.

Last updated: January 1, 2026