Legal Notice and Research Use Disclaimer

Last Updated: July 24, 2026

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1. Definition of the DISSOLV Parties

For purposes of this Legal Notice, the term “DISSOLV Parties” collectively means DISSOLV and each of its past, present, and future:

• Parent companies;
• Holding companies;
• Subsidiaries;
• Affiliated companies;
• Related entities;
• Predecessors and successors;
• Assigns;
• Owners and members;
• Shareholders and equity holders;
• Managers and directors;
• Officers;
• Employees;
• Representatives;
• Agents;
• Attorneys and professional advisors;
• Consultants and independent contractors;
• Manufacturers and contract manufacturers;
• Formulators and packaging providers;
• Laboratories and analytical testing providers;
• Suppliers and vendors;
• Distributors and fulfillment providers;
• Warehousing providers;
• Payment processors and financial service providers;
• Website hosts, software providers, and technology vendors;
• Advertising, marketing, and affiliate partners;
• Shipping carriers and logistics providers; and
• Any other person or entity acting on behalf of, through, or in connection with DISSOLV.

References to “DISSOLV,” “we,” “us,” or “our” include the DISSOLV Parties where the context permits.

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2. Research Use Only

Unless DISSOLV expressly states otherwise in a written document applicable to a specific product, Research Use Only products are not intended or authorized for:

• Human consumption;
• Animal consumption;
• Human or veterinary administration;
• Injection, ingestion, inhalation, implantation, or topical application;
• Personal experimentation or self-administration;
• Clinical use or patient care;
• Medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic use;
• Disease prevention, treatment, mitigation, or cure;
• Weight management or performance enhancement;
• Bodybuilding or athletic use;
• Cosmetic or aesthetic treatment;
• Food, beverage, dietary supplement, or household use;
• Compounding, dispensing, or prescribing as a drug;
• Use as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in a product intended for humans or animals;
• Resale to consumers for personal use; or
• Any purpose inconsistent with applicable law or the product label.

The availability of a product through this website does not mean that the product has been approved, cleared, authorized, evaluated, or determined to be safe or effective by the United States Food and Drug Administration or any other governmental or regulatory authority.

Nothing on this website authorizes a purchaser to use a Research Use Only product for any clinical, therapeutic, diagnostic, personal, veterinary, household, or consumer purpose.

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3. Purchaser Certification

By purchasing any Research Use Only product from DISSOLV, you certify, represent, warrant, and agree that:

1. You are at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding agreement;
2. You are purchasing the product solely for lawful and legitimate research;
3. You are not purchasing the product for human or animal administration;
4. You are not purchasing on behalf of another person who intends to use the product for a prohibited purpose;
5. You possess the scientific knowledge, training, equipment, facilities, and procedures necessary to handle the product appropriately;
6. You will independently evaluate the product’s identity, characteristics, risks, limitations, and suitability for your research;
7. You will comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws;
8. You will follow all applicable safety, storage, handling, transportation, and disposal requirements;
9. You will prevent access by children, patients, consumers, pets, and unauthorized individuals;
10. You will not resell, relabel, distribute, advertise, or represent the product for an unauthorized use;
11. You will not remove, conceal, alter, or misrepresent any warning, label, lot number, or Research Use Only designation; and
12. You are not relying upon DISSOLV for medical, pharmaceutical, veterinary, legal, regulatory, or professional advice.

These representations are material conditions of every purchase. DISSOLV would not agree to sell Research Use Only products to a purchaser who does not make and comply with these representations.

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4. No Medical, Clinical, or Professional Advice

Nothing communicated or published by any DISSOLV Party constitutes medical, pharmaceutical, healthcare, veterinary, diagnostic, legal, regulatory, or other professional advice.

This disclaimer applies to all forms of content and communication, including:

• Product names and product descriptions;
• Website pages and educational materials;
• Blog posts, research summaries, and scientific references;
• Charts, calculators, comparison tools, and glossaries;
• Emails, text messages, and customer support communications;
• Social media posts, videos, advertisements, and promotional materials;
• Certificates of Analysis and laboratory documentation;
• Customer reviews, testimonials, and third-party statements; and
• Statements made by employees, contractors, affiliates, or representatives.

References to scientific studies, molecular pathways, laboratory findings, experimental models, or third-party literature are provided solely for informational and educational purposes. Such references do not constitute a representation that a DISSOLV product will produce the same result or is suitable for any medical or consumer purpose.

No employee, contractor, customer service representative, affiliate, distributor, or other representative of DISSOLV is authorized to provide medical advice or authorize a use that conflicts with a product’s Research Use Only designation.

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5. No Doctor-Patient or Professional Relationship

Accessing this website, purchasing a product, communicating with DISSOLV, or reviewing educational content does not create:

• A physician-patient relationship;
• A pharmacist-patient relationship;
• A veterinarian-client-patient relationship;
• An attorney-client relationship;
• A fiduciary relationship;
• A confidential professional relationship; or
• Any duty to diagnose, supervise, monitor, warn, treat, or provide follow-up care.

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6. No Authorization of Prohibited Use

DISSOLV does not authorize, encourage, endorse, facilitate, or consent to the use of a Research Use Only product for human consumption, personal experimentation, self-administration, veterinary use, clinical treatment, or any other prohibited purpose.

A purchaser’s misuse of a product is outside the scope of the sale, contrary to the product’s labeling, contrary to these terms, unauthorized by DISSOLV, and undertaken solely at the purchaser’s own risk.

The inclusion of a warning, disclaimer, scientific reference, product description, or safety statement does not imply that a prohibited use is foreseeable, appropriate, lawful, approved, or authorized.

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7. Independent Responsibility of the Purchaser

The purchaser is solely responsible for determining whether the purchase, receipt, possession, storage, handling, analysis, transport, transfer, use, and disposal of a product are lawful and appropriate.

The purchaser must conduct an independent risk assessment before receiving or handling any product and must determine whether the purchaser has:

• Appropriate laboratory facilities;
• Qualified and trained personnel;
• Appropriate containment and ventilation;
• Suitable protective equipment;
• Adequate storage and security;
• Validated research procedures;
• Required permits, registrations, or licenses; and
• Appropriate waste and disposal procedures.

DISSOLV does not undertake or assume responsibility for supervising, reviewing, approving, or monitoring a purchaser’s research activities.

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8. Product Information and Analytical Documentation

DISSOLV endeavors to provide accurate product information. Nevertheless, research materials may be affected by batch variation, manufacturing tolerances, analytical limitations, sampling limitations, transportation, storage conditions, environmental exposure, degradation, contamination, mishandling, or other variables.

A Certificate of Analysis, laboratory report, purity result, identity test, chromatogram, mass spectrum, or similar document:

• Applies only to the identified sample, batch, or testing event;
• Reflects the methods, limits, and conditions of the applicable analysis;
• Does not establish approval for human or animal use;
• Does not constitute a warranty of sterility unless expressly stated and properly tested;
• Does not guarantee the absence of every possible impurity, contaminant, or hazard;
• Does not guarantee that every unit is identical;
• Does not establish suitability for a purchaser’s particular method or objective; and
• Does not convert an RUO product into an approved drug, food, cosmetic, supplement, or medical product.

Purchasers requiring independent verification must conduct or commission appropriate testing before using a product in any research process.

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9. Assumption of Risk

The purchaser acknowledges that research materials and experimental activities may involve known and unknown hazards, including risks that may not be identified in available documentation.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the purchaser knowingly and voluntarily assumes all risks arising from or relating to:

• Receipt and possession of products;
• Storage and environmental exposure;
• Laboratory handling and experimentation;
• Dilution, mixing, reconstitution, transfer, or alteration;
• Interaction with other materials or equipment;
• Transportation and disposal;
• Unauthorized access;
• Resale or transfer to another person;
• Failure to conduct independent testing;
• Failure to comply with applicable laws or protocols; and
• Any prohibited, unintended, negligent, reckless, or unauthorized use.

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10. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WEBSITE, CONTENT, PRODUCTS, DOCUMENTATION, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS.”

THE DISSOLV PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, AND OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF:

• Merchantability;
• Fitness for a particular purpose;
• Title;
• Non-infringement;
• Accuracy;
• Completeness;
• Safety;
• Sterility;
• Stability;
• Regulatory status;
• Experimental performance;
• Compatibility;
• Reproducibility;
• Commercial usefulness; and
• Results arising from course of dealing, usage, or trade practice.

No oral or written statement from a DISSOLV Party creates a warranty unless it is expressly included in a written agreement signed by an authorized representative of DISSOLV.

Nothing in this section excludes a warranty or right that cannot lawfully be excluded.

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11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DISSOLV PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, ENHANCED, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, CONTENT, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SHIPPING, STORAGE, HANDLING, RESEARCH, OR ANY USE OR MISUSE OF A PRODUCT.

This exclusion includes, without limitation:

• Personal injury, illness, disability, or death arising from unauthorized or prohibited use;
• Injury to animals;
• Property damage;
• Laboratory contamination;
• Research interruption;
• Failed or unreproducible experiments;
• Loss of samples or materials;
• Loss of data;
• Loss of profits, revenue, business, contracts, goodwill, or opportunities;
• Regulatory action, fines, penalties, seizure, or confiscation;
• Customs detention, refusal, destruction, or delay;
• Shipping delays, carrier errors, package theft, or temperature exposure;
• Improper storage, alteration, dilution, reconstitution, or repackaging;
• Third-party claims;
• Cybersecurity incidents or website interruption; and
• Reliance on educational, scientific, or third-party information.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ALL DISSOLV PARTIES FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO A PRODUCT, ORDER, OR TRANSACTION WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID TO DISSOLV FOR THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

The limitations in this section apply regardless of the legal theory asserted, including contract, warranty, negligence, strict liability, statute, tort, misrepresentation, restitution, or any other theory, and even if a DISSOLV Party was advised that damages were possible.

These limitations do not apply to liability that cannot legally be waived or limited, including liability to the extent arising from fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence where it cannot lawfully be disclaimed, or other conduct for which limitation is prohibited by applicable law.

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12. Release of the DISSOLV Parties

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you release and discharge the DISSOLV Parties from claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and causes of action arising from or relating to:

• Your violation of this Legal Notice or the Terms of Service;
• Your failure to comply with applicable law;
• Your improper storage, handling, testing, transfer, or disposal of a product;
• Your prohibited, unauthorized, negligent, reckless, or intentional use of a product;
• Your resale, redistribution, relabeling, or repackaging of a product;
• Your provision of a product to another person or entity;
• Representations or claims made by you or another third party;
• Conduct occurring after a product leaves the possession or control of DISSOLV; and
• Any material modification, contamination, adulteration, substitution, or alteration of a product.

This release does not apply to claims or rights that cannot lawfully be released.

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13. California Civil Code Section 1542

To the extent California law applies and to the extent legally enforceable, you acknowledge that you may later discover claims or facts that are different from or additional to those currently known or believed to exist.

With respect to claims that may lawfully be released, you acknowledge the protections of California Civil Code Section 1542, which generally provides that a general release does not extend to claims the releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in their favor at the time of executing the release and that would have materially affected the settlement with the released party if known.

To the extent permitted by law, you knowingly waive the protections of California Civil Code Section 1542 solely with respect to claims properly covered by the release contained in this Legal Notice.

This provision is not intended to waive any right or claim that cannot lawfully be waived in advance.

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14. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the DISSOLV Parties from all third-party claims, demands, actions, proceedings, investigations, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from or relating to:

• Your breach of this Legal Notice or any DISSOLV policy;
• Your violation of applicable law;
• Your false or misleading representations to DISSOLV;
• Your purchase, possession, handling, use, transfer, or disposal of a product;
• Your prohibited or unauthorized use of a product;
• Your resale, relabeling, repackaging, marketing, or distribution of a product;
• Your medical, therapeutic, diagnostic, cosmetic, or performance claims;
• Your infringement or violation of another party’s rights;
• Your negligence, recklessness, fraud, or intentional misconduct;
• An injury, loss, or claim involving a person or entity that received a product through you; or
• Your failure to obtain required licenses, permits, approvals, or authorizations.

DISSOLV may assume control of the defense of a covered claim using counsel of its choice. You agree to reasonably cooperate with that defense and may not settle a claim in a manner that admits wrongdoing by, imposes liability upon, or creates obligations for a DISSOLV Party without prior written consent.

This indemnification provision does not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

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15. Actions of Independent Third Parties

Manufacturers, laboratories, suppliers, carriers, payment processors, software providers, marketplaces, and other third parties may operate independently from DISSOLV.

Unless applicable law provides otherwise, DISSOLV is not responsible for the independent acts, omissions, representations, policies, security practices, delays, outages, errors, or misconduct of third parties that are not under DISSOLV’s direct control.

The identification of a third-party laboratory, manufacturer, supplier, study, publication, or service provider does not constitute a warranty, endorsement, agency relationship, partnership, or guarantee.

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16. No Reliance on Reviews or Third-Party Statements

Reviews, testimonials, comments, research discussions, social media content, forum posts, and statements made by customers or other third parties represent the views of their respective authors and not necessarily the views of DISSOLV.

DISSOLV does not adopt, endorse, verify, or authorize any third-party statement suggesting that an RUO product should be used for humans, animals, treatment, diagnosis, weight management, performance enhancement, or another prohibited purpose.

You must not interpret a third-party statement as an instruction, recommendation, warranty, or authorization from DISSOLV.

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17. Right to Refuse or Cancel Orders

DISSOLV may refuse, place on hold, limit, or cancel an order when we reasonably suspect:

• A prohibited or unauthorized intended use;
• Fraud or payment abuse;
• False purchaser information;
• Resale or diversion;
• A violation of law;
• A restricted destination;
• An unusual purchasing pattern;
• Failure to satisfy purchaser qualifications;
• A violation of a DISSOLV policy; or
• A legal, regulatory, safety, operational, or reputational risk.

DISSOLV is not obligated to disclose confidential fraud-prevention, compliance, security, or risk-assessment procedures.

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18. Compliance With Applicable Law

You are solely responsible for determining whether a product may lawfully be purchased, received, imported, possessed, stored, handled, used, transported, transferred, exported, or disposed of in your jurisdiction.

Product availability on the website is not a representation that a product is lawful, approved, registered, or appropriate in every jurisdiction.

DISSOLV may impose additional restrictions or discontinue a product at any time in response to changes in law, regulatory guidance, enforcement priorities, supplier requirements, payment-provider rules, carrier restrictions, or internal compliance standards.

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19. No Disclaimer of Governmental Authority

Nothing in this Legal Notice limits or restricts the lawful authority of any federal, state, local, or international governmental or regulatory agency.

No provision of this Legal Notice should be interpreted as preventing a person from communicating with a government agency, reporting suspected unlawful conduct, responding to legal process, or exercising a legally protected whistleblower right.

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20. Governing Law and Venue

This Legal Notice and disputes arising from or relating to it will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Subject to non-waivable rights under applicable law, any legal proceeding arising from or relating to this Legal Notice, the website, an order, or a DISSOLV product must be brought in the state or federal courts located in San Diego County, California, and the parties consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in those courts.

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21. Severability

If any provision of this Legal Notice is held unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that provision will be modified and enforced to the greatest extent legally permitted.

If modification is not possible, the affected provision will be severed, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

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22. No Waiver

A failure or delay by DISSOLV in enforcing a provision does not waive the right to enforce that provision or any other provision later.

A waiver is effective only when it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of DISSOLV.

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23. Survival

Provisions concerning purchaser representations, prohibited use, assumption of risk, warranty disclaimers, limitation of liability, releases, indemnification, intellectual property, governing law, and dispute resolution survive completion or cancellation of an order, closure of an account, and termination of access to the website.

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24. Relationship to Other Policies

This Legal Notice supplements the DISSOLV Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Shipping Policy, Return, Refund & Exchange Policy, product labels, checkout acknowledgments, and other applicable notices.

If this Legal Notice conflicts with a signed written agreement between DISSOLV and a qualified commercial purchaser, the signed agreement controls only to the extent of the direct conflict.

No informal email, text message, telephone call, customer service response, social media message, or oral statement modifies this Legal Notice.

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25. Updates to This Legal Notice

DISSOLV may revise this Legal Notice to reflect changes in law, regulatory requirements, products, operations, technology, or business practices.

The current version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Revised terms apply prospectively when posted unless applicable law requires another form of notice.

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26. Contact Information

Questions concerning this Legal Notice may be directed to:

DISSOLV
5965 Village Way E105-164
San Diego, CA 92130

Email: aloha@dissolv.com
Phone: (858) 400-0701

When contacting DISSOLV regarding an order, please provide your full name, order number, and a clear description of the matter.

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