Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

This Terms of Use and Privacy Policy statement sets forth the terms of use governing this website (the “Website”) and the privacy practices of Continental Grain Company and its affiliates. This Terms of Use and Privacy Policy statement sets out your obligations and the obligations of Continental Grain Company with respect to your use of the Website. By using the Website, you agree to abide by the terms of this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy statement. This Terms of Use and Privacy Policy statement discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the continentalgrain.com website (the “Website”):

We may need to change this policy from time to time in order to address new issues and reflect changes on our Website or in the law. We will post those changes here. If we make any material changes to this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy statement, we will post an announcement on the home page of the Website.

BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO OUR USING ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US OR THAT WE COLLECT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT.

Terms of Use

NO ADVICE

Continental Grain Company provides no advice or recommendations with respect to the use of this Website, and the information and content contained herein do not constitute a recommendation or solicitation to purchase or sell any security or make any type of investment or financial decision, nor do the contents of this Website constitute legal, tax, or accounting advice or advice regarding the suitability or profitability of any transaction or investment.

OWNERSHIP OF CONTENT

All text, images, graphics, sounds and software code (“Content”) on the Website are copyrighted property of Continental Grain Company, its affiliates or others. They may only be used for the personal education of visitors to the Website and they may not be placed in the public domain. You may not reproduce, redistribute, publish or otherwise use by electronic or any other means any of the Content without Continental Grain Company’s prior written consent.

TRADEMARKS

CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY and other marks indicated on the Website are service marks of Continental Grain Company or its affiliates. They may not be used or displayed without the prior written consent of Continental Grain Company. All other trademarks, service marks and company names and logos appearing on the Website are the property of their respective owners.

WEBSITE DIRECTED AT UNITED STATES VISITORS

The Website is targeted at and intended for visitors residing in the United States. Given the global nature of the Internet, however, the Website may be accessed by visitors residing outside of the United States. We make no representations or warranties that the Website is appropriate or available for use in countries outside of the United States. Visitors who choose to access the Website from outside of the United States do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws and regulations that may apply to such access.

The hosting facilities for our website and databases are located in the United States. By visiting this Website or providing Continental Grain Company data, visitors consent to its transfer and storage within the United States, which may not provide visitors’ data the same protections as other countries.

You may not use or export the information or materials on this website, or accessible through this website, in violation of United States laws and regulations.

CHILDREN UNDER 18

Children under 18 are not eligible to use our Website.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

You expressly acknowledge and agree that:

(a) YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

(b) CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT (i) THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THIS WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, (v) THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (vi) ANY ERRORS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED.

(c) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS DOWNLOADED OR OBTAINED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOADING OR OBTAINING OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. YOU (AND NOT CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES OR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

(d) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE OR ANY OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Continental Grain Company and its affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, partners and employees shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, resulting from the use or the inability to use the Website and services or resulting from any information or services obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through the Website or resulting from unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions of data, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, use, data or other intangible, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Website, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this Website.

Privacy Policy

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Continental Grain Company may collect non-public information (“Information”) about the users of the Website that users may enter, such as users’ name, address, telephone number, and email address. Users may also be asked for additional required or optional Information.

We may record certain data about your use of the Website so that we may collect information regarding the number and frequency of visitors to the Website, the websites that users access before and after they visit the Website, the Internet browsers used by our visitors and our visitors’ IP addresses. Such Information is aggregated and will not be tied to you in any personally-identifiable manner other than your IP address. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer the Website.

Our Website uses cookies to improve your experience. “Cookies” are small data files stored by your web browser on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user’s computer. We use cookies to remember information users give us so they don’t have to reenter it each time they visit our site. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits. Even without using cookies, you will still be able to use most of the features on our site.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

The Information you may provide to us is used for reasonable business purposes and the purpose for which you provided it, including, without limitation, to respond to your request or correspondence. The Information may also be analyzed so that we can serve you in the best manner possible on our Website through new features and functions and to provide you with useful information from Continental Grain Company.

We may employ outside agents or third-party service providers to operate the Website and employ others to perform functions on our behalf, such as sending postal mail and e-mail and analyzing data. These third parties may have access to personally-identifiable information needed to perform their functions. These third parties may not use your Information for any other purpose. However, we do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about these third parties’ activities, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

We may disclose your Information to certain third parties if you have requested or authorized the disclosure of the Information, and/or if such disclosure is permitted and/or required by law, to protect our property or the integrity of our services and/or the Website, or to enforce this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Statement. We may also share or transfer all Information in the event of a bankruptcy, or a merger, acquisition, sale, joint venture, or reorganization involving our business. You hereby authorize us to disclose your Information in those circumstances.

Other than as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we keep any personal information we may collect from you private and will not share it with any third party, unless you have authorized us to or we are legally required to do so. 

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS PROTECTED

In the event we collect any Information about you, we will take reasonable precautions to protect your Information from loss, misuse or alteration. We will also restrict access to your Information to those employees who need to know that Information to provide services to you. You should recognize, however, that there is no such thing as “perfect security” on the Internet and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Demographic and profile data may be collected at our sites. We may provide such information in the aggregate to third parties without disclosure of personally-identifying information.

CORRECTING OR UPDATING PERSONAL INFORMATION

In the event we collect any personal information about you and your personal information changes, we will gladly correct, update, or remove any data you have previously provided to us. You may change your personal information at any time by sending Continental Grain Company an e-mail at [email protected]. We may retain a copy of the prior version for our records.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The Website may contain links to sites owned and operated by other parties. We are not responsible for and have no control over the privacy policies of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those sites prior to providing them with any Information.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES

If we make any material changes in our privacy practices, we will post a prominent notice on our Websites notifying users of the change. In some cases, we may also email users to notify them of the changes in our privacy practices.

APPLICABLE LAW

This Terms of Use and Privacy Policy statement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity that arises out of or relates to any use of the Website will be filed only in the state or federal courts located in New York County and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any of the Terms shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, such condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining Terms.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are the complete statement of the agreement of the parties with respect to the subject hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject hereof.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Website or this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy statement, see the Contacts section.