Privacy Policy Terms of Use and Guaranetee

Updated 28 April, 2020

INTRODUCTION   

Welcome.

Please read the following terms and conditions (“Terms”) carefully and check back periodically to review any changes, modifications, additions, or deletions that may occur from time to time without notice.

The following Terms govern your use of Dirigo Food Safety LLC’s (the “Company”) website (the “Website”) and all content contained therein, including but not limited to information on the topic of food safety. Such information may include data, articles, services, programs, opinions, images and photographs, audio/video recordings, software, copy, illustrations, and teachings (collectively, the “Content”).  The Content is used in the provision of services by the Company, including the Company’s online programs related to food safety (the “Programs”).

The Company makes no representation that the Content provided on the Website shall pertain to countries outside of the United States. It is your responsibility to comply with the laws of your jurisdiction.

This Website is designed to give you an engaging and informative experience via its Content and Programs. We are committed to protecting your rights as a user of this Website as well as the rights of this Company.

These Terms are intended to govern your use of the Website, the Content and/or the Programs, and your continued use of this Website, the Content and/or the Programs constitutes your agreement to be bound by these Terms.

If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, you are not permitted to use the Content, the Website or the Programs.

 

Intellectual Property

As part of the Programs, subject to (i) the payment of any fees in any applicable agreement, (ii) compliance with these Terms, and (iii) any other agreement governing your use of the Content and the Programs, the Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to access and use the Content and the Programs for your internal use only. The Company is the owner and/or authorized user of all trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names (collectively the "Trademarks") on the Website and is the owner or licensee of the Content and the programs on the Website. Your use of the Content the Website and/or the Programs does not grant to you a license to any Content that you may access on the Website or via the Programs, unless otherwise expressly provided in these Terms or such other agreement you may enter into with the Company. Any use, republication, removal, alteration, modification, or copying of the Content or any part of the Website or Programs without the express permission of the Company is strictly prohibited. This means you may not republish or redistribute any part of the Content, the Website or the Programs, whether in written or digital format, without the prior express consent of the Company. Distribution of any of the Content to others, whether you paid for the Content or not, is strictly prohibited without the Company’s prior express consent. To obtain such consent, please contact the Company by referring to the section titled “Contact Information,” below.

The Company reserves all of its rights in the Content, the Website and the Programs. Nothing in these Terms grants you a right or license to use any trademark, design right, or copyright owned or controlled by the Company or any other third party except as expressly provided in these Terms.

 

YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

During the course of using the Website or the Programs, we may ask you to share certain personal information in order for us to provide you with the Content or services in connection with the Programs. Our Privacy Notice describes our policies around collecting, using, and maintaining the privacy of your personal information. You acknowledge and agree that, between you and the Company, only you are responsible for the accuracy and content of your personal information, you agree to keep it up to date, and that using a name other than your own legal name is prohibited.

 

INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THIS WEBSITE BY YOU

The information provided to us by you shall be used in accordance with the Website’s Privacy Policy.

You hereby warrant that you are the rightful owner of any and all information you submit to the Company via the Website, and you further warrant that you have complete authority to submit said information. Furthermore, you hereby grant the Company a royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to display, modify, adapt, create derivative works from, and otherwise use any suggestions, ideas, and information that you provide to the Company via the Website.

 

SECURITY OF THE WEBSITE

You agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Website. You are prohibited from accessing all data and systems belonging to the Company’s digital network, security measures, hosts and servers. Any unauthorized use or access by you may be subject to civil or criminal investigation.

 

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Company has the right to change, modify, add, or delete any part of the Terms at any time, without notice to you. You agree to review these Terms periodically and acknowledge that by continuing to use the Content, the Website and/or the Programs, you accept any changes or modifications to these Terms.

 

INDEMNITY/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

These Terms shall be deemed to include all other notices, policies, disclaimers, and other terms contained on the Website, including our Privacy Policy.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company and our officers, directors, employees, successors, licensors, service providers, and assignees from and against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising from or relating to your breach of these Terms or your access to, use, or misuse of the Content, this Website, or the Programs. The Company will provide notice to you of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit, or proceeding. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting our defense of such matter.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT OR THE PROGRAMS. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY FOR ANY DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT OR THE PROGRAMS FROM WHATEVER CAUSE. YOU AGREE THAT YOU USE THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, AND THE PROGRAMS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, CONTENT AND/OR PROGRAMS MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH TYPOGRAPHICAL OR TECHNICAL ERRORS. THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES, CORRECTIONS, AND/OR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WEBSITE, CONTENT AND PROGRAMS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.

THE COMPANY, its employees, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND AFFILIATES shall not be responsible for the content posted on this Website INCLUDING IN THE PROGRAMS and shall have no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, lost profits or injuries that result directly or indirectly from the use of the Website, the content OR THE PROGRAMS, or the reliance on the information, statements, or content posted on the Website or found in the content OR PROGRAMS.

The Website, the content and THE PROGRAMS ARE made available on an “as is” basis. THE COMPANY makes no representations as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Website, THE CONTENT OR THE PROGRAMS, including content, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the Website, THE CONTENT OR THE PROGRAMS.  THE COMPANY, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to the implied warranties of non-infringement of third parties’ rights, and fitness for particular purpose. THE COMPANY does not warrant that the Website,THE content or THE PROGRAMS will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in the Website, CONTENT OR PROGRAMS will be corrected, or that the use of the content, the WEBsite OR the programS will result in the intended benefit.

 

COURSE REFUND POLICY

The Company provides a money-back guarantee for the Programs provided that the Company’s records reflect that you have completed all of the coursework and participated in all of the required calls and sessions. The money-back guarantee is governed by the following terms.

  1. You must have completed 100% of the coursework in the Programs. Proof of coursework includes submission of coursework and daily homework exercises.
  2. You must have participated or accessed all of the group and one on one calls and sessions during the term of the Programs. Proof of work will be satisfied through your submission to the Company of completed coaching call note taking pages.
  3. If, after completing all of the coursework and participating in all of the calls, you would like to request a refund, you must do so within the initial ninety (90) period of the Programs. 
  4. You can make a refund request by sending an email to [email protected]. Any refund requests that are submitted after the initial ninety (90) day period, or that the Company can show through its records were not based on 100% participation and course completion, will not be granted.
  5. You agree that, once you receive a refund, you will no longer have access to the Website, the Content or the Programs.

 

LIMITATIONS ON USE

In accordance with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), the Company will never knowingly solicit, nor will it knowingly accept, personally identifiable information from users known to be under thirteen (13) years of age without the consent of their educational institution or the child's parent or guardian. As such, you must be at least thirteen (13) years old to access the Website. If you are not at least thirteen (13) years old, you expressly prohibited from accessing the Website for any reason whatsoever.  If the Company learns that it has collected the personal information of someone under the age of thirteen (13), it will, upon verified notice of such information, delete the information from its database.

 

EARNINGS DISCLAIMER

We have made every effort to accurately represent our Programs.

By signing up for the Programs and using the Content and the Website, you acknowledge that the earning potential and impact on your business is subject to many independent factors that the Company cannot control.

Therefore, the Company gives no warranty or guarantee of any kind that you will experience any specific level of earnings or business or operational results by using the Programs, the Content or the Website.

We cannot and will not offer any direct financial advice, nor are we responsible for any financial decisions that you make. It is your sole responsibility to discuss the legality or financial soundness of any decision you make with a qualified professional before making such decision.

 

COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW

The Company controls and operates this Website from our offices in the United States of America. We do not represent that the Content, this Website, or the Programs are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access our Website, Content and Programs from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

 

JURISDICTION

These Terms shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with Maine law. Any action to enforce these Terms shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in the State of Maine, county of Cumberland. If any provision is deemed to be unlawful or unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Content, the Programs or the Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action shall be barred. Any failure of the Company to enforce or exercise any provision of the Terms or any related rights shall not constitute a waiver of those rights or provisions. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of these Terms.

 

SECTION TITLES

The section titles used in the Terms are purely for your convenience and carry with them no legal or contractual effect.  

 

TERMINATION OF ACCESS

The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate your use or access to the Programs, the Content, and/or this Website and/or discontinue any portion, feature, or content of the Programs, the Content, this Website, or these Terms at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability. If you violate these Terms, the Company may, but is not obligated to, report any such violation of these Terms to your employer or law enforcement, as applicable. When reasonably feasible, the Company will make reasonable efforts to provide notice of significant changes to the Services to end users with active licenses to use the Programs.

In the event of termination of these Terms for any reason, you agree that the following provisions will survive: the provisions regarding the limitations on your use of Content, any license(s) you may have granted to the Company, and all other provisions for which survival is equitable or appropriate. The Company may assign its rights and duties under these Terms to any party at any time without notice to you.

The Company’s failure to act on or enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of that provision or any other provision in these Terms. No waiver shall be effective against the Company unless made in writing, and no such waiver shall be construed as a waiver in any other or subsequent instance. 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Although the Company encourages you to e-mail it, you should not e-mail anything that contains confidential information or personally identifiable information. Please refer to the Privacy Policy with regard to how we handle your personal information. If you have any questions, concerns, or problems related to this Website, the Content or the Programs, please contact [email protected].

 

Privacy Policy

Dirigo Food Safety ("us", "we", or "our") operates http://www.dirigofoodsafety.com and https://www.sfbdi.com (the "Sites"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Sites.

We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Sites. By using the Sites, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

 

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

Dirigo Food Safety complies with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation privacy law and the CAN-SPAM Act.

While using our Sites, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name ("Personal Information").

 
LOG DATA

Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Sites ("Log Data").

This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Sites that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics or Squarespace analytics that collect, monitor and analyze this data.

 
COMMUNICATIONS

Again, Dirigo Food Safety complies with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation privacy law and the CAN-SPAM Act. We may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. We will never sell your personal information and you can unsubscribe from our electronic communications at anytime by clicking 'Click here to unsubscribe from this list' that is found in the footer of our communications. You will be unsubscribed within ten (10) days. We engage in user data and information, commercial content emails, transactional content emails and relationship content emails.

 
COOKIES

Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive.

Like many sites, we use "cookies" to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

 
SECURITY

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

 

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy is effective as of February 12, 2019 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

 

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

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