Terms of Use
These Terms of Use apply to the CGS USA website and digital services that link to them. By using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site.
Last updated: 25 July 2026
Informational purpose; no professional advice
Content is provided for research, education, and general information. It is not legal, tax, investment, medical, immigration, security, or other professional advice and does not create a professional, fiduciary, employment, partnership, or client relationship.
Authored views and non-endorsement
Unless expressly labeled as an institutional statement, views belong to the named author or speaker. Publication, participation, linking, citation, funding, or partnership does not imply endorsement by CGS USA or endorsement of CGS USA by another person or organization.
Permitted use
You may access and share links to public pages and make reasonable personal, educational, research, or journalistic use consistent with law, attribution, licenses, and these terms. Additional permission may be required for republication, translation, commercial use, systematic extraction, datasets, photographs, recordings, logos, or third-party material.
What you may not do
- Interfere with security, availability, access controls, or other users.
- Introduce malware, scrape at a harmful rate, bypass technical restrictions, or misrepresent source or affiliation.
- Use forms, directories, registrations, or participant information for spam, harassment, surveillance, or unauthorized solicitation.
- Upload unlawful, infringing, deceptive, threatening, or privacy-invasive material.
- Use CGS USA names or marks in a way that implies sponsorship, endorsement, or official status without permission.
Submissions
Do not submit confidential, privileged, classified, export-controlled, or highly sensitive information through ordinary website forms. If you submit an inquiry, application, comment, or other material, you represent that you have the right to provide it. Separate written terms may apply to research, publications, employment, grants, events, or partnerships.
External services
Links and embedded services are provided for convenience or context. CGS USA does not control third-party content, security, availability, accessibility, or privacy practices. Review the third party’s terms before using its service.
Availability and changes
We may update, correct, archive, suspend, or discontinue site content or features. We seek accuracy but do not guarantee that every item is complete, current, or error-free. Use research and event information with appropriate independent judgment.
Governing terms and contact
Additional posted terms may apply to a specific service. If those terms conflict with these terms, the specific terms control for that service. Questions may be submitted through the General category on the Contact page.
Counsel must add appropriate warranty, liability, dispute, and governing-law clauses before this site moves to a production domain.
Questions about these terms
Use the General category on the contact page and quote the section you are asking about.