TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY POLICY, AND EXPORTER AGREEMENT

THE TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY POLICY, AND EXPORTER AGREEMENT SET FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE LOCATED AT CERTIFICATION.USSEC.ORG (the “Site”). PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY POLICY, AND EXPORTER AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY POLICY, AND EXPORTER AGREEMENT:

EXPORTER AGREEMENT 

If you are an exporter of United States soybeans and/or United States soy products that desires to issue U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol certificates (“SSAP Certificates”) to your customers then, in consideration for the authority to issue SSAP Certificates to your customers, you hereby agree as follows:

1.	SSAP Certificates are only for international use.

2.	Each SSAP Certificate must be tied to a specific shipment.  	

3.	You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold Soy Export Sustainability LLC entirely harmless from and against any claim, demand, cause of action, judgment, loss, liability, cost, or expense which Soy Export Sustainability LLC may suffer, sustain, incur, or otherwise become subject to (either directly or indirectly) to the extent the same results from any action or omission by you, your affiliates, agents, employees, or representatives, or in connection with your issuance of SSAP Certificates.

TERMS OF USE

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE

All content on this Site is owned by Soy Export Sustainability LLC (“SES,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Site is protected by U.S. copyright laws, and may be protected by the copyright laws of other countries and jurisdictions. Except as specifically permitted below, any copy, reproduction, display,  performance or retransmission of the contents of this Site is strictly prohibited.

Any use of any trademarks, service marks, trade names and logos that we, our subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions or licensors use is strictly prohibited absent our prior written consent. In addition, the names, logos, trade names, trademarks and service marks of third parties that appear on this Site are proprietary to their respective owners and may be used only with their express written permission.

DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

We make no representations or warranties of any kind as to: (a) the accuracy or completeness of the information or materials on the Site, and we assume no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the Site’s content; (b) the availability for use of any copyrighted, trademarked or proprietary materials of third parties that may appear in this Site; (c) computer viruses or other bugs that third    parties may embed in or attach to this Site without our knowledge or consent; (d) any software made available for downloading, copying or other use through this Site; or (e) the merchantability, fitness for use, title and/or non-infringement of any or all of the contents of this Site. We do not warrant that access to the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, or that defects in the Site will be corrected.

Neither we nor anyone involved in the creation or delivery of this Site or whose materials or information appear on this Site shall have any liability (whether based on contract, tort, statute or otherwise) for any costs, losses, damages (whether direct, indirect, compensatory, special, lost profits, liquidated, consequential, punitive, or other), arising out of or in connection with your      access to, browsing of or use of this Site or any of the contents of this Site.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

This Site may be used only for lawful purposes. You agree that you will not:
    (1) Use the Site or its content in connection with unsolicited commercial messages;
    (2) Use the Site to transmit any false, inaccurate or misleading information;
    (3) Be defamatory, obscene, indecent, threatening or harassing;
    (4) Infringe upon SES’s or any third party’s intellectual property rights;
    (5) Use any automated means to access the Site;
    (6) Access protected data or intercept personal information; or
    (7) Engage in any illegal conduct using the Site.

YOU MUST BE 13 YEARS OR OLDER TO USE THIS SITE

You may only use this Site if you are at least 13 years of age. Our Site is not available for use by children under the age of 13. By using this Site, you represent that you are at least 13 years of age.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Exporter Agreement. If you do not agree to      the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Exporter Agreement please do not use our Site. We reserve the right to make changes to the Terms of   Use, Privacy Policy, and Exporter Agreement. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to these Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Exporter Agreement will mean     you accept those changes. You acknowledge that we may terminate or suspend your use of the Site at any time without cause and without liability to us.

GOVERNING LAW

Any claim relating to our Site shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

PRIVACY POLICY

SES has a policy to respect and protect the privacy of Site users. This Privacy Policy tells you how we collect information from you and how we use it.

POLICY FOR INDIVIDUALS 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER

You may only use this Site if you are at least 13 years of age. SES does not require you to share any personal information about yourself in order to visit our Site. We do not collect any personal information from you unless you voluntarily provide it. For example, we may request personal information when you apply for authorization to issue SSAP Certificates.

Personal information you provide will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent, other than as described herein; however, SES may share aggregate information about Site visitors with our business partners and other third parties.

For each company that registers to use the Site and receives authorization to issue SSAP Certificates, we will list the company’s name and location (city and state) on the Site..

We may use third parties to help us operate our business and the Site, or administer activities on our behalf, and we may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes.
SES may disclose Site user personal information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) SES’s rights or property, other Site users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. SES may also disclose Site user information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it.

OPTING OUT

Information provided by you may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by SES. To keep you in control of your personal information and the communications directed to you, you may opt out of receiving communications from SES about new features or services. If you object to SES’s use of your information for marketing and promotional purposes for any reason, you may stop that use by e-mail request to sesadmin@ussec.org.

SES DOES NOT KNOWINGLY COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN  (INDIVIDUALS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE)

The information included on this Site is for users aged 13 years and older. The Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. Children are not permitted to use the Site or to submit or post information.

If you believe that your child has provided personal information to us, please contact us. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete the information from our records.

USE OF COOKIES AND COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY

SES collects and stores certain non-personal information automatically whenever a user visits our Site. For example, SES automatically collects Internet protocol (IP) addresses (a number that is used to connect your computer to the Internet) and other information, such as browser type and version and the operating system that you use, to audit the use of our Site.

SES also uses cookie and tracking technology on our Site. Cookie and tracking technology is useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the Site, and understanding how visitors use the Site. Cookies can also help tailor the Site to visitors’ needs and help customize the Site for visitors. The Site may also use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests and for other similar purposes. You can, of course, disable cookies on your computer by indicating this in the preferences or options menus in your browser, and most browsers will allow you to stop accepting new cookies, be notified when you receive a new cookie, and disable existing cookies.

We do not normally link IP addresses or information collected to anything personally identifiable, which means that a user’s session will be logged, but the user ordinarily remains anonymous to us. However, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, IP addresses and cookies may be tied to such information. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our Terms of Use or to protect our service, Site, customers, or others. We may also share aggregate (not individual), cookie and tracking information with third parties for other purposes.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Users should be aware that when they are on this Site, they can be directed to other websites, the content and practices of which are beyond our control. These other websites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online that information can be collected and used by people you don’t know. While SES strives to protect our users’ personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk.

SES’s Privacy Policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond SES’s control, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable  law or governmental regulation.

SECURITY

The security of all personally identifiable information associated with the Site’s users is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your computer to our servers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, SES can’t ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit    to us, and you do so at your own risk.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

By using this Site, you signify your assent to the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy  Policy, please do not use our Site. We reserve the right to make changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean you accept those changes. If you have questions or concerns regarding this Site’s Privacy Policy, you should first contact: sesadmin@ussec.org