Terms of Use | Beam Therapeutics

Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing, browsing or otherwise using this Website. Beam Therapeutics Inc. (hereinafter “Beam”, “we”, “us,” or “our”) provides and makes available this website located at www.beamtx.com (the “Website”). All use of the Website is subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) and all applicable laws. By accessing, browsing or otherwise using the Website, you acknowledge you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you shall not access, browse or use the Website. You understand and agree that we may change this Agreement at any time without prior notice. Please re-review this Agreement periodically for changes. If any change to this Agreement is not acceptable to you, your sole remedy is to cease using the Website. Your access to and use of the Website is also subject to Beam’s Privacy Policy located at Privacy Policy.

Use of the Website

This Website contains material, including but not limited to articles, memoranda, bulletins, reports, press releases, photographs, software, text, graphics and images (collectively referred to as the “Content”). We may own the Content or may license portions of the Content from third parties. The Content is protected by United States and foreign intellectual property laws and your unauthorized use of the Content may result in violation of copyright, trademark and other laws. No Content or any other part of the Website may be reproduced, sold, licensed or transmitted in any form, by any means, electronic or mechanical, or used to create derivative works, except that we authorize you to view, copy, download and print Beam publications, white papers, press releases and FAQs that are made available for public access on the Website; provided that (i) such documents shall be used solely for noncommercial, informational purposes; (ii) such documents shall not be modified; and (iii) no copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices shall be removed, altered or added to such documents. Views expressed in any article provided on a linked third-party website are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of Beam.

The trademarks, service marks, and logos of Beam used and displayed on this Website are owned by Beam. Other company, product, and service names located on the Website may be trademarks or service marks owned by third parties. Nothing on this Website should be construed to grant any license or right in or to any trademarks, service marks or logos displayed on this Website for any purpose except as expressly permitted under this Agreement.

You agree not to: (a) take any action that imposes an unreasonable load on the Website’s infrastructure, (b) use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website, (c) delete or alter any material posted on the Website or (d) frame any of the materials or information available on the Website.

Beam permits linking to the Website for informational, non-commercial purposes only, and expressly prohibits any use of or permission to link to the Website or any Content if such use or link: (a) suggests that Beam promotes or endorses any third party’s causes, political campaigns, products, services or websites, or (b) uses the Content for commercial purposes. Beam does not grant its consent for links to the Website where the linking party engages in any conduct that is illegal, prohibited by this Agreement or otherwise objectionable to Beam in our sole discretion. We reserve the right to withdraw permission for any link at any time.

The Website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by us of the content on such third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content of any linked third-party websites.

Prohibited Conduct

You may use the Website for lawful purposes only. You may not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish through the Website, any Content that:

Is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing or threatening, or otherwise objectionable to Beam in the Company’s sole discretion;
Contains computer viruses, worms, moles or other contaminating or destructive elements;
Violates the rights of others, such as Content that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violates any right of privacy or publicity;
Contains any false or misleading statement;
Contains advertising; or
Otherwise violates any applicable criminal or civil law.

Content Management and Removal

Beam does not want to post any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that your intellectual property right (or an intellectual property right you are responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any content on this Website, please write to Beam at the below address, giving a written statement that contains the following information: (a) an identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property right claimed to have been infringed; (b) an identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Website; (c) your name, address, telephone number and email address; (d) a statement that you believe in good faith that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) the signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of the right. Beam will remove any posted submission that infringes the copyright or intellectual property right of any person under U.S. law upon receipt of such a statement (or any statement in conformance with 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3)). U.S. law provides significant penalties for submitting such a request containing false information. Beam’s contact for such notices is: Beam Therapeutics Inc., 238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 Attn: General Counsel (Website Terms & Conditions).

External Sites and Third-Party Content Providers

The Website may contain links to sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties (“External Sites”) or content provided by third parties (“Third-Party Content Providers”). You acknowledge that Beam is not responsible for the availability of, or the content or software applications located on or through any External Site, or for the acts or omissions of any Third-Party Content Providers. You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such External Sites.

Responses to Online Requests

From time to time, Beam may offer to provide information or materials via email or otherwise to interested persons. Beam reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to reject any requests for such information or materials, or to discontinue the provision of such information or materials to any person, for any reason whatsoever.

Medical Advice

The Content on the Website is intended to be a general information resource. Beam does not directly or indirectly practice medicine, render medical advice, or dispense medical services via the Website, and nothing contained in the Website is intended to be an instruction for medical diagnosis or treatment. Any information provided should not be considered complete, nor should it be relied on to suggest a basis for diagnosis or course of treatment for a particular individual. Should you have any healthcare related questions, please consult with your physician or other qualified healthcare provider promptly.

Investment Disclaimer

All content on the Website is for informational purposes only and no content is intended to be relied upon for trading or investment purposes. Nothing on this Website will be deemed to constitute an invitation to invest or otherwise deal in shares or other securities in Beam. Beam is not responsible for any trading or investment decisions made based on the Content of the Website.

Access to and Availability of the Website

The Website may become unavailable to you as a result of maintenance, malfunction of computer hardware or software, or for other reasons, and may result in damages to your systems or operations. You shall be solely responsible for ensuring that any information or content obtained from the Website does not contain any virus, worm, mole or other computer software code or subroutine designed to disable, erase, impair or otherwise damage your systems, software or data.

Beam reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time for any reason without prior notice or liability and without any obligation to refund any portion of fees paid for any product or service.

Beam may change, suspend or discontinue all or any aspect of the Website at any time, including the availability of any Website feature, database, or content, without prior notice or liability.

Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties

THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BEAM, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “BEAM PARTIES”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. BEAM PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT (i) THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE IS TECHNICALLY ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR FREE OF ERRORS, (ii) THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, OR (iii) THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS SERVER OR THE CONTENT ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES.

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE AVAILABILITY, QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS ASSUMED SOLELY BY YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY BEAM PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF SUCH BEAM PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 THAT PROVIDES; “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”

SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, IN SUCH STATES, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF BEAM, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Indemnification

You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold Beam, and all of its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and past and present officers, directors, shareholders, investors, employees, agents, information providers, attorneys, representatives, licensors and information providers (collectively, the “Beam Representatives”) harmless from and against any and all liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Beam or any Beam Representative in connection with any claim arising out of any use or alleged use by you of this Website or arising out of or in relation to any breach by you of the Terms and Conditions, or the representations, warranties and covenants you made by agreeing to these Terms and Conditions. Beam reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate reasonably with Beam’s defense of such claim.

Compliance with Applicable Laws

This Website is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We make no claims concerning whether the Content may be downloaded, viewed, or be appropriate for use outside of the United States. If you access the Website or the Content from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk. Whether inside or outside of the United States, you are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws of your specific jurisdiction.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights

The Content is provided with “RESTRICTED RIGHTS.” Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to the restrictions contained in 48 CFR 52.227-19 and 48 CFR 252.227-7013 et seq. or its successor. Use of the Web Site or Content by the U.S. Government constitutes acknowledgement of our proprietary rights in the Web Site and Content.

Termination of the Agreement

Beam reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate this Agreement and your access to all or any part of the Website or the Content at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability. Beam reserves the right to change, suspend or discontinue all or any part of the Website or the Content at any time without prior notice or liability.

Communications

Any communication or material you transmit to us by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and nonproprietary, and Beam shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information. Anything you transmit or post becomes the property of Beam. Beam and any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, strategic collaborators and third-party service providers are free to use for any purpose, any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Website without compensation to you, including, but not limited to, researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using or incorporating such information. Beam is not liable for protection of privacy for any information submitted or provided by you transferred by email or through the Internet.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Website contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding: the initiation, timing, progress and results of preclinical studies and research and development programs, including the initiation and progress of clinical trials; the advancement of our pipeline; our current expectations and anticipated results of operations, including our cash balance and our expected use of capital; the potential activities under license and collaboration agreements and the formation of new collaborations; and the therapeutic applications and potential of our technology, including our potential to develop life-long, curative, precision genetic medicines for patients through base editing, including potential safety advantages, all of which are subject to known and unknown important risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, market trends or industry results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Therefore, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “anticipate,” “expect,” “suggest,” “plan,” “vision,” “believe,” “intend,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimates,” “targets,” “projections,” “potential,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “might,” “will,” and the negative thereof and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement is subject to important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statement, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to: our ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for, and commercialize our product candidates, which may take longer or cost more than planned; our ability to raise additional funding, which may not be available; our ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for our product candidates; the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; that preclinical testing of our product candidates and preliminary or interim data from preclinical studies and clinical trials may not be predictive of the results or success of ongoing or later clinical trials; that initiation and enrollment of our clinical trials may take longer than expected; that our product candidates may experience manufacturing or supply interruptions or failures; risks related to competitive products; and the other risks and uncertainties identified under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our most recent Quarterly or Annual Report on Form 10-Q or 10-K, as applicable, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and in other filings that the we may make with the SEC in the future. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date such statements are made available on the Website. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except to the extent as may be required by applicable law.

Choice of Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without respect to its conflict of laws provisions. You expressly agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Effect of Invalidity of Any Provision

If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

No Waiver

Failure of Beam to act on or enforce any provision of the Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of that provision or any other provision in this Agreement. No waiver shall be effective against Beam unless made in writing, and no such waiver shall be construed as a waiver in any other or subsequent instance.

Section Headings

The section headings are provided merely for convenience and shall not be given any legal import. Important and private information should be protected by you.

Privacy of Electronic Mail or Other Information

Beam is not liable for protection of privacy of electronic mail or other information transferred through the Internet or any other network that you may use.

Entire Agreement

Except as expressly agreed by Beam and you, this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between you and Beam with respect to the subject matter, and supersedes all previous or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns, licensees, and sublicensees.

Social Media Community Guidelines

Beam currently maintains several social media accounts:

Other social media accounts may be added, and we reserve the right to update these guidelines accordingly.

Beam recognizes the importance of new communication channels for engaging with our stakeholders in a meaningful way. We are committed to ethical, legal and regulatory standards applicable to the biopharmaceutical industry.

To ensure communications that are consistent with our mission and public commitments, we have established basic guidelines and disclaimers, as follows, to help you understand how we use these platforms.

Your use of the Beam social media accounts is subject to these Community Guidelines and the terms of use of the internet or social medial platform accessed through the guidelines.

Beam welcomes your @ mentions, replies, comments, likes and shares, and will do our best to respond to questions. We will not respond to personal attacks, foul language, or other inappropriate behavior, and reserve the right to delete any questions or comments that are reflective of inappropriate behavior.
Certain questions/comments we cannot address, including those pertaining to financial matters; regulatory issues; offering or requesting health or medical advice; containing profanity or other inappropriate content; that are commercial in nature; or that will require disclosure of confidential or proprietary information.
We hope your contributions will add value to the overall dialogue and appreciate you providing links or other resources to support any claims.

Disclaimers:

Beam social media posts are for informational purposes only, and Beam has no duty to update its social media feeds.
Beam does not endorse the comments or products of its followers or of social media accounts it follows.
Social media posts from the public do not represent or reflect the views of Beam.
Beam may provide links or references to other sites or articles as part of its social media posts, but this does not constitute an endorsement of those materials or any of the information that could be accessed through the third-party website.

Rights Reserved by Beam:

To add, remove or modify any content or material posted on Beam’s social media accounts;
To discontinue the pages of any of our social media accounts at any time;
To accept or reject those who may wish to follow the accounts, including blocking users who are disruptive; and
To respond to any questions or comments addressed to the accounts.

Questions

Please address any questions about our Terms and Conditions to:

Beam Therapeutics Inc.

238 Main Street,

Cambridge, MA 02142

Attn: General Counsel (Website Terms & Conditions).

Last Updated: July 17, 2024