Effective date: October 1, 2026
For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use. Not for injection, ingestion or any clinical use.
This policy is part of our Terms of Sale. It applies to every visitor and every order.
What TinyBac sells
TinyBac sells one product: bacteriostatic water, supplied as 3 mL of water with 0.9% benzyl alcohol in a sealed glass vial. We sell it only as a reagent for laboratory research. We sell no other products and no accessories.
Permitted use
The product may be used only:
- for in vitro research, analysis or teaching in a laboratory;
- by adults 21 or older who are trained in laboratory handling; and
- in line with the vial label, any documentation supplied with the lot, your laboratory's procedures and the law.
Prohibited use
The product must not be used for any of the following:
- Any use in or on a human or an animal. Not for injection, ingestion, inhalation, topical application or any clinical use.
- Diagnosing, treating, curing, mitigating or preventing any disease or condition, in people or animals.
- Making, compounding or preparing anything meant for use in or on people or animals.
- Use as, or in, a food, beverage, dietary supplement or cosmetic.
- Household or personal use outside a laboratory.
- Resale, gifting or transfer for any of the uses above.
Regulatory status
- The product has not been approved, cleared or licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other agency for use in humans or animals.
- We do not sell it as a drug, food, cosmetic, dietary supplement or medical device.
- We do not provide instructions for use. Nothing on this site, in our emails or on our labels is an instruction for use or advice of any kind.
Who may buy
Adults 21 or older, with a shipping address in the United States, who are buying for permitted use only. Every visitor confirms their age and research use when they enter the site. Every buyer confirms both again at checkout and accepts our Terms of Sale.
How we enforce this policy
- We check age and research use at site entry and again at checkout.
- We do not answer questions about use in or on people or animals, and we do not give usage guidance of any kind.
- We cancel and refund any order that shows signs of prohibited use, for example in order notes, emails or other messages.
- We may ask about your intended use before we ship, and cancel the order if you do not reply.
- We may refuse future orders from anyone who breaks this policy.
- We do not publish reviews or testimonials that describe use outside the laboratory.
Your responsibilities
- Review the vial label and any documentation supplied with your lot before handling the product, and use suitable laboratory protective equipment. Ask support@tinybac.com what documents are available before ordering.
- Store the product as its label directs.
- Keep the product away from anyone who is not trained laboratory staff, and out of reach of children.
- Dispose of vials and contents according to your laboratory's procedures and local rules.
- If you transfer the product to another laboratory, pass on these restrictions in writing.
Liability
If you use the product in breach of this policy, you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for the results. See the Limited warranty, Limitation of liability and Indemnity sections of our Terms of Sale.
Questions
Email support@tinybac.com. We are happy to help with orders, shipping, lot documents and storage. We cannot answer questions about use in or on people or animals.