The following are terms and conditions for parties posting bounties on BountyQuest. These terms and conditions are in addition to and incorporate by reference the BountyQuest User Agreement . Postings and Results Posters agree that BountyQuest is a neutral forum for information exchange. Posters agree that any assistance that BountyQuest might provide is not in the nature of legal advice, and that Posters are solely responsible for formulating and approving the nature of any Posting.
Posters are also responsible for any results from their use of the service for any purpose.
Without limitation, Posters may not rely on the success or failure of a Submission as legal or technical advice from BountyQuest. Postings require certain information to be posted, including the title and a summary of the information sought, a detailed description of the information and explanation of key words, if needed, the patent number, if desired, a list of the elements that must be satisfied in order to win, the period of the posting, the latest date of prior art sought, and information excluded from winning. Posters may exclude information from eligibility for the bounty by sending a citation to the information to BountyQuest upon posting or prior to BountyQuest's receipt of a submission corresponding to that citation. In some cases, the payout date may be delayed after the duration of the posting, in order to allow BountyQuest to process submissions or to further assure the confidentiality of the nature of the winning submission. Posters agree that BountyQuest is not obligated to post any particular Posting.