COA / Report Use Policy

This COA / Report Use Policy governs the use of all certificates of analysis, laboratory reports, amended reports, data summaries, and related documents issued by Bear Skin LLC, doing business as Altitude Consulting LLC (“Lab”).

This policy is incorporated into the Lab’s Terms & Conditions.

1. Reports Are Sample-Specific

Each Report applies only to the specific Sample received and tested by the Lab.

Unless the Lab expressly agrees in writing to conduct or oversee a statistically valid sampling plan, a Report does not certify or guarantee the composition, safety, legality, compliance, or marketability of any batch, lot, product line, production run, harvest, inventory, shipment, or finished product population.

Client is solely responsible for determining whether the submitted Sample is representative of the material Client intends the Report to describe.

2. No Product Approval or Endorsement

A Report does not mean that the Lab has approved, endorsed, certified, guaranteed, validated, recommended, or authorized any product.

Client may not state or imply that the Lab:

• approves the product
• endorses the product
• certifies the product as safe
• certifies the product as legal
• guarantees regulatory compliance
• approves labels, packaging, or advertising
• recommends the product for consumer use
• guarantees product efficacy
• guarantees product quality beyond the specific analytical results reported

3. No Legal or Regulatory Determination

Reports are analytical documents, not legal opinions.

The Lab does not determine whether a product may be lawfully manufactured, possessed, transported, advertised, distributed, imported, exported, or sold in any jurisdiction.

Client is solely responsible for legal and regulatory compliance, including laws relating to:

• cannabis
• hemp
• kratom
• mushrooms
• botanicals
• dietary supplements
• foods
• cosmetics
• controlled substances
• labeling
• advertising
• consumer protection
• age restrictions
• contaminant limits
• serving sizes
• packaging
• state-specific sales restrictions

4. Permitted Use

Subject to these terms, Client may use a final, complete, unmodified Report for legitimate business purposes, including:

• internal quality review
• supplier verification
• customer disclosure
• retailer submission
• regulatory submission, where appropriate
• batch documentation
• product development
• compliance review by Client’s counsel or consultants

Draft, preliminary, superseded, voided, withdrawn, or internal Reports may not be distributed unless the Lab gives written permission.

5. Prohibited Use

Client may not:

• alter a Report
• edit a Report
• crop a Report in a misleading way
• redact material information
• change results
• change units
• change Sample names
• remove disclaimers
• remove page numbers
• remove revision history
• remove Lab information
• combine pages from different Reports
• represent results from one Sample as applying to another Sample
• use a Report for a different batch, lot, product, or Sample
• use a superseded Report after an amended Report has been issued
• imply that non-detect means absolute absence
• imply that passing one test means passing all safety or compliance requirements
• use the Lab’s name, logo, accreditation, or Report in misleading marketing

6. Complete Report Requirement

Reports should be shared in complete form.

Client may not excerpt, summarize, screenshot, crop, or display portions of a Report in a way that is false, misleading, incomplete, or likely to create a mistaken impression.

If Client publishes or distributes partial information from a Report, Client is solely responsible for ensuring the presentation is accurate, complete, and not misleading.

The Lab may require Client to remove, correct, or replace any incomplete or misleading presentation of Report information.

7. Amended, Corrected, or Superseded Reports

The Lab may issue amended, corrected, revised, withdrawn, or superseding Reports.

Reasons may include:

• clerical correction
• calculation correction
• unit correction
• Sample information correction
• method issue
• quality-control issue
• reanalysis
• subcontract laboratory revision
• client-provided information update
• accreditation or regulatory requirement
• data review finding

When an amended Report is issued, the amended Report supersedes all prior versions.

Client must promptly stop using prior versions and must provide the amended Report to any third party that received the prior version if continued use of the prior version could be misleading.

8. Report Interpretation

Client is responsible for interpretation and use of Reports.

The Lab may provide general explanatory information about methods, units, reporting limits, or results, but such explanation does not constitute legal, regulatory, medical, safety, or product-marketing advice.

Client should consult qualified counsel, regulatory professionals, toxicologists, formulation experts, or other specialists as needed.

9. Measurement Limits and Non-Detects

Reports may include reporting limits, detection limits, quantitation limits, qualifiers, uncertainty, method notes, or other limitations.

A result reported as non-detect, below detection limit, below quantitation limit, zero, or equivalent does not necessarily mean the analyte is completely absent.

It means the analyte was not detected or quantified under the method conditions and reporting thresholds applicable to that analysis.

10. Accreditation and Scope

If the Lab references accreditation, certification, licensing, or method scope, such reference applies only to the specific scope, methods, matrices, analytes, jurisdictions, and conditions covered by the applicable accreditation or authorization.

Client may not imply that the Lab’s accreditation applies to tests, matrices, products, jurisdictions, or claims outside the Lab’s applicable scope.

11. Use of Lab Name, Logo, and Marks

Client may not use the Lab’s name, logo, trademarks, accreditation marks, or branding in advertising, packaging, labels, websites, social media, investor materials, or promotional claims without the Lab’s written permission, except to truthfully identify the Lab as the issuer of a complete, unmodified Report.

The Lab may revoke permission to use its name, logo, Reports, or marks if Client’s use is misleading, unlawful, reputationally harmful, or inconsistent with this policy.

12. Misuse of Reports

If the Lab determines that Client has misused a Report, the Lab may take action, including:

• requesting correction or removal
• issuing a corrected or explanatory statement
• suspending Client’s account
• refusing future Orders
• withholding Reports
• notifying affected third parties
• notifying regulators or accreditation bodies if required or appropriate
• pursuing legal remedies

13. Third-Party Reliance

Reports are issued for Client’s use in connection with the specific Sample tested.

Third parties who receive Reports are responsible for their own review and reliance. The Lab is not liable to third parties unless expressly agreed in writing.

Client is responsible for claims, losses, or disputes arising from Client’s distribution or use of Reports.

14. Public Posting

If Client publicly posts a Report, Client must ensure that:

• the Report is final
• the Report is complete
• the Report is unmodified
• the Report corresponds to the exact product, batch, lot, or Sample represented
• no superseding Report has been issued
• the posting is not misleading
• the posting complies with applicable law

The Lab may request removal or correction of any public posting that violates this policy.