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1. Legal Disclaimer
This website is hosted by the Bioinformatics Laboratory at Yokohama City University in collaboration with the Systems Biology & Genomics Lab at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, both governed by their respective legal entities.
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By accessing this site, you agree to the terms and conditions outlined below, effective from your first visit. We reserve the right to update them at any time.
The information provided, including ligand–receptor interactions and associated resources, is intended solely for scientific and educational purposes. It must not be used for medical diagnosis, treatment, or clinical decision-making. Users should consult qualified healthcare professionals for medical advice.
2. General Usage
This website is provided for scientific research and educational purposes only.
You must not use the information for therapeutic, diagnostic, or commercial purposes unless you have obtained a separate commercial License (see Section 3).
We provide no warranty on the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for purpose of the content, and accept no liability for loss or damage resulting from its use.
3. License
3.1 Database Content (Ligand–Receptor Interactions, Annotations, Orthology Mapping)
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0).
✅ Free to use, share, and adapt for non-commercial academic research and education, with required attribution (Liu P, Maezono S, et al., Nucleic Acids Research, Database Issue 2026 and https://connectomedb.org).
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Users are free to reuse and modify the website/software code in both academic and commercial contexts, provided attribution is given.
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5. Governing Law
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