Disclaimer, Terms And Conditions

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Disclaimer

Links on this page may take you to third party websites not associated with the National Peanut Board. These links have been provided as a convenience. NPB does not control and is not responsible for the content, availability, policies, or practices of any third-party website or service. Inclusion of third-party content, links, or functionality on our Website does not imply endorsement or affiliation. You acknowledge that NPB shall not be liable for any damage or loss caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any such third-party content or services.

You may also access our content via third-party platforms such as social media or video-sharing sites. You agree to comply with all platform-specific rules and regulations in addition to these Terms. In no event shall any reference to any third-party, third-party product, or third-party service be construed as an approval or endorsement by NPB of such third-party or any product or service provided by such third-party.

The content on this Website, including recipes, nutritional claims, and product details, is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical or dietary advice. Always seek the advice of your physician, registered dietitian, or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a health or dietary condition.

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Terms and Conditions

THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS OF USE”) SET FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AT https://www.nationalpeanutboard.org (THE “WEBSITE”) WHICH IS OWNED BY THE NATIONAL PEANUT BOARD (“NPB”).

By using the Website in any manner, including but not limited to visiting or browsing the Website, you (the “User” or “you”) represent that you are 18 or more years of age, have the legal capacity to enter into a contract, and agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. Please review these terms and conditions carefully. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you are not authorized to use the Website.

Prohibited Activities

You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes. You agree that you will not:

  1. Reprint, republish, or distribute in any way any information or materials on the Website.
  2. Use the information on the Website for unsolicited commercial messages.
  3. Provide any false, inaccurate or misleading information.
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  9. Interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website or any activities conducted on the Website.
  10. Transmit any code of a destructive nature that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information.
  11. Attempt to decipher, decompile, dissemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way used in the Website.

NPB’s Intellectual Property

Copyright

The Website and the information, writings, images and/or other works on the Website (the “Content”) are protected by U.S. and/or foreign copyright laws, and belong to NPB or its partners, affiliates, contributors or third parties. The copyrights in the Content are owned by NPB or other copyright owners who have authorized their use on the Website. You may download and reprint Content for non-commercial, non-public, personal use only, except as otherwise permitted by NPB.

Trademark

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Website Use; Termination or Removal

NPB grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to use this Website solely for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. You agree not to copy content from the Website, reverse engineer or hack into the Website, interfere with the Website’s security or operations, attempt unauthorized access to any part of the Website, or use materials, products or services in violation of any law. Your use of this Website is at the discretion of NPB, which may terminate or suspend your use of the Website at any time without cause and without liability to NPB.

Disclaimer of Warranties

NPB MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT. NPB EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT. NPB DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED. NPB DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT, OR THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED. THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THESE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS APPLY TO ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL NPB BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF (A) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, (B) ANY TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH OR FACILITATED BY THE WEBSITE; (C) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE WEBSITE AND/OR THE CONTENT, (D) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF NPB HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, OR WITH THE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE.

BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, NPB’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED AND WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUDED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BUT SHALL, IN NO EVENT, EXCEED $100.00. YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS OF USE ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE.

Linking to the Website

Unless specifically authorized by NPB, you may not create links to the Website that bypass the home page or other parts of the Website. You may not mirror or frame the Website on any other web site.

Indemnification

You understand and agree that you are personally responsible for your behavior on the Website. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless NPB, NPB affiliates and the United States Department of Agriculture and their affiliates, members, officers, directors, agents and employees from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages), and reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from or arising out of your use, misuse, or inability to use the Website or the Content, or any violation by you of the Terms of Use.

Modifications

NPB reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use and any policies affecting the Website at any time. If NPB makes a material change NPB will notify you here, by email, by means of a notice on the Website, or otherwise as NPB deems appropriate. What constitutes a “material change” will be determined at NPB’s sole discretion, in good faith, and using common sense and reasonable judgment.

Your continued use of the Website following any modification to these Terms of Use shall be deemed an acceptance of such modification.

Choice of Law/Choice of Forum

The Terms of Use will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between NPB and you for any purpose concerning the Terms of Use or your use of the Website or the Content shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction in Georgia.

Severability

If any part of the Terms of Use is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, it will not impact any other provision of the Terms of Use, all of which will remain in full force and effect.

Assignment

NPB may assign its rights and duties under the Terms of Use to any party at any time without notice to you. Your rights and duties under the Terms of Use are not assignable by you without written consent of NPB.

Privacy

Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into this Agreement. Please review our Privacy Policy below. NPB reserves the right, and you authorize us, to use and assign all information provided by or collected from you in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.

Entire Agreement/No Waiver

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No waiver by NPB of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.