Archer Daniels Midland Company ("ADM") welcomes you. The following General Website
Terms of Use Agreement (the "Agreement") governs your general access to and use
of this website (the "Service"). Please review this Agreement carefully. By accessing
and using the general areas of the Service, you agree to be legally bound by all
of the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein. Please note
that if you choose to access any password protected areas of our website, you may
be required to electronically sign and be legally bound by the ADM Advanced Website
Terms and Conditions Agreement.
- Copyright Rights
All copyright rights in the text, images, photographs, graphics, user interface,
and other content provided on the Service, and the selection, coordination, and
arrangement of such content, are owned by ADM or its third-party licensors, to the
full extent provided under the United States Copyright Act and all international
copyright laws. Under applicable copyright laws, you are prohibited from copying,
reproducing, modifying, distributing, displaying, performing or transmitting any
of the contents of the Service for any purposes. Nothing stated or implied on the
Service confers on you any license or right under any copyright of ADM or any third
party.
The Service and the information contained in reference herein are for informational
purposes only. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial purposes
of any materials or design elements of the Service is strictly prohibited, without
the prior written consent of ADM. Requests for permission to reproduce any information
contained on this Service should be addressed to Archer Daniels Midland Co., Attn:
Legal, 4666 Faries Parkway, Decatur, Illinois, 62525; e-mail:
siteusage@adm.com .
Notwithstanding the above, ADM authorizes you to make one (1) electronic or paper
copy of the information posted on any page of the Service, provided that the copy
is used solely for non-commercial, personal purposes, and further provided that
any such copy remains protected by all copyright, trademarks, service marks, and
other proprietary notices and legends contained on the Service. Systematic retrieval
of data or other content from this Service to create or compile, directly or indirectly,
a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from
ADM is prohibited.
- Trade and Service Mark Rights
All rights in the product names, company names, trade names, logos, product packaging
and designs of all ADM or third-party products or services, whether or not appearing
in large print or with the trademark symbol, belong exclusively to ADM or their
respective owners, and are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution or confusing
or misleading uses under national and international trademark and copyright laws.
The use or misuse of these trademarks or any materials, except as permitted herein,
is expressly prohibited and nothing stated or implied on this Service confers on
you any license or right under any patent or trademark of ADM or any third party.
Some of the images used on the ADM website were obtained from IMSI's Master Clips®
and Master Photos™ Premium Image Collection, 1895 Francisco Blvd. East, San Rafael,
CA 94901-5506 USA.
- Modification of This Agreement
ADM reserves the right to amend this Agreement at any time. You are bound by any
such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then-current
Terms of Use Agreement to which you are bound. Your use of the Service after the
posting of modifications to this Agreement will constitute your acceptance of this
Agreement, as modified. If, at any time, you do not wish to accept this Agreement,
you may not use the Service.
- Links to Third-Party Services
This Service may contain links to other Services ("Linked Services"). The Linked
Services are not under the control of ADM and ADM is not responsible for the contents
of the Linked Services, including, without limitation, links contained on Linked
Services, or any changes or updates to Linked Services. ADM is providing Linked
Services to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of such Linked Services
is not an endorsement by ADM in favor of any company offering Internet services,
products or services on the Linked Services. You agree to comply with all third
party terms and conditions associated with Linked Services when accessing Linked
Services though the Service.
- Obligations
You are required to comply with all applicable law in connection with your use of
the Service, and such further limitations as may be set forth in any written or
on-screen notice from ADM. As a condition of your use of the Service, you warrant
that you will not use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited
by this Agreement. Your use of Linked Services shall represent your agreement to
comply with all third party terms and conditions associated with Linked Services
when accessing Linked Services through the Service.
- Prohibited Uses Generally
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to transmit, distribute, post, communicate
or store information or other material on, to or through the Service that:
(a) is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner;
(b) reveals trade secrets, unless you own them;
(c) infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy
or publicity rights of others;
(d) is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, slanderous
or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by ADM in its sole discretion;
(e) is sexually-explicit;
(f) constitutes advertisements or solicitations of business, surveys, contests,
chain letters or pyramid schemes; or
(g) contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other computer programming
routines or engines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously
intercept or expropriate any system, data or information.
You further agree not to:
(a) use any incomplete, false or inaccurate biographical information or other information
for purposes of registering as a user of the Service, or for purposes of registering
for any promotions offered through the Service;
(b) delete or revise any material or other information of any other user or ADM;
(c) harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses,
without their consent;
(d) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load
on the Service's infrastructure;
(e) use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with
the proper working of the Service or any activity being conducted on this site;
(f) use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism
(including without limitation browsers, spiders, robots, avatar's or intelligent
agents) to navigate or search the Service other than the search engine and search
agents available from ADM on the Service and other than generally available third
party web browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer); or
(g) allow any other person or entity to use your username or password for posting
or viewing comments or sending or receiving materials;
(h) attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software
comprising or in any way making up a part of the Service.
You further agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Service,
including, without limitation:
(a) accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account that
you are not authorized to access;
(b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or
to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
(c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including,
without limitation, by way of submitting a virus to, or overloading, "flooding",
"spamming", "mailbombing" or "crashing", the Service;
(d) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products
or services; or
(e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any
e-mail or posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil
or criminal liability. ADM will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations
and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting
users who are involved in such violations.
ADM reserves the right to review postings on its Service, to remove any postings,
and to terminate your ability to post to the Service at any time without notice,
in its sole discretion. ADM also reserves the right to disclose any information
necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental
request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in
whole or in part.
- License Granted
ADM does not claim ownership of any information or material you transmit, distribute,
post, communicate or store on, to or through the Service. However, by submitting
or posting information or material on, to or through the Service, you grant ADM
a world-wide, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable and non-exclusive right (including
any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate,
create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such content anywhere,
for any purpose, and in any form, media or technology now known or later developed.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your posting. ADM is free
to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication
you send for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing
and marketing products using such information. ADM is under no obligation to maintain
any posting you make and may remove any posting at any time in its sole discretion.
By posting or submitting content to this Service, you also warrant and represent
that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content of the public
posting, and that use of your content by ADM will not infringe or violate the rights
of any third party.
- Notice of Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this Service
in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide ADM's Copyright
Agent with the following information:
(a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
(b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Service that is requested
to be removed;
(c) your name, address and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available,
so that ADM may contact you if necessary;
(d) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted
work is not authorized by the copyright 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 an exclusive copyright right that is allegedly infringed; and
(f) an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized
on the owner's behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement.
ADM's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Service
is ________ who can be reached as follows:
_________
Copyright Agent
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
4666 Faries Parkway
Decatur, IL 62525
e-mail: siteusage@adm.com
ADM will remove any posted submission which infringes the copyright of any person
under the laws of the United States upon receipt of such a statement (or, more specifically,
any statement in conformance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)). United States law provides
significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely.
- Privacy Policy
You agree and consent to the terms of the ADM Online Privacy Policy, a copy of which
you should review by clicking here.
- Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." ADM MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND WHATSOEVER TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SERVICE, INCLUDING
ANY PART THEREOF, OR ANY WEB SITE OR OTHER CONTENT OR SERVICE THAT MAY BE ACCESSIBLE
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH THE SERVICE. ADM DISCLAIMS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. WITHOUT LIMITING
THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ADM DISCLAIMS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW ANY AND ALL (i) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
(ii) WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, (iii) WARRANTIES RELATING TO DELAYS, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS,
OR OMISSIONS IN THE SERVICE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, (iv) WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE
TRANSMISSION OR DELIVERY OF THE SERVICE, (v) WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE ACCURACY
OR CORRECTNESS OF DATA, AND (vi) WARRANTIES OTHERWISE RELATING TO PERFORMANCE, NONPERFORMANCE,
OR OTHER ACTS OR OMISSIONS BY ADM OR ANY THIRD PARTY. FURTHER, AND WITHOUT LIMITING
THE GENERALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL
MEET YOUR NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OR THE NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OF ANY OTHER PERSON.
- Limitation of Liability
in no event will ADM or its affiliates, or any party involved in creating, producing
or delivering this Service, or on any website linked to this Service, be liable
in any manner whatsoever for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, special
or punitive damages arising out of your access, use or inability to use this Service
or any site linked to this Service, or in connection with any failure of performance,
alteration, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
computer virus or line or system failure.
These limitations apply whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort,
negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if ADM has been advised of
the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion
or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, ADM's liability in such jurisdictions
shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.
- Exclusion
of Consequential Damages.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ADM OR ANY THIRD PARTY BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING
UNDER OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ANY PART THEREOF, OR ANY OTHER
CONTENT, (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION,
TRADING LOSSES, AND DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM INACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OR INCONVENIENCE,
DELAY, OR LOSS OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE) EVEN IF ADM OR ANY THIRD PARTY HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.
- Indemnification
Upon a request by ADM, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ADM and
its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners and
employees from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post
to or transmit through this Service, your use of the Service, your violation of
this Agreement or your violation of any rights of another.
- Choice of Law and Forum
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Illinois, excluding its conflict of law rules. You and ADM expressly
agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Illinois
in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Service.
- Severability and Integration
Unless otherwise specified herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between you and ADM and governs your use of this Service, superseding any prior
or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic)
between you and ADM. If any portion of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable,
that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect,
as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties, and the remaining
portions shall remain in full force and effect.
- No Waiver
The failure of ADM to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or respond to a breach
by you or other parties shall not in any way waive its right to enforce subsequently
any terms or conditions of this Agreement or to act with respect to similar breaches.
- No Professional Advice
Any information supplied by any employee or agent of ADM, whether by telephone,
e-mail, letter, facsimile or other form of communication, is intended solely as
general guidance on the use of the Service, and does not constitute legal, tax,
accounting or other professional advice. Individual situations and state laws vary
and users are encouraged to obtain appropriate advice from qualified professionals
in the applicable jurisdictions.
- Miscellaneous
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship
exists between you and ADM as a result of this Agreement or your use of this Service.
Nothing contained in this Agreement is in derogation of ADM's right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your
use of this Service or information provided to or gathered by ADM with respect to
such use. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic
form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or
relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions
as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed
form.
If we decide to change any of these terms or conditions, we will post those changes,
and the date we made those changes, here, so please check back often. If you have
any questions or comments about this Agreement, you may contact your local ADM merchandiser
or manager, or send an e-mail to siteusage@adm.com
.
- Termination
ADM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all
or part of this Service, with or without notice.