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Last modified: November 5th, 2024

  1. Last Modified: April 26, 2024
  2. Version 1.0
    1. Introduction
  4. These are the Freedom Food Alliance’s Website Terms of Use. They tell you your rights and responsibilities, including:
    • The rules for using our Services; and
    • What you can do with our Content.
  6. Read these terms before using our services. Whenever you use our services you agree to these terms. If you don’t comply with all these terms then we can suspend or terminate your use of services and your account.
    1. Definitions
  8. In this Terms of Use Policy:
  9. "Content" means all material available on the website, such as text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, articles, user interfaces, and interactive features, provided by the Website or its licensors;
  10. "Cookies" means small text files placed on your device to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information;
  11. “Intellectual Property Rights" means copyrights, trademarks, patents, and all other intellectual property rights arising under statutory or common law;
  12. "Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes any information that can directly or indirectly identify an individual in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
  13. "Services" means all functionalities, activities, features, and resources provided by the Website. This includes, but is not limited to, access to nutritional information, subscription services, newsletters, and community forums;
  14. “Terms of Use” means the contractual guidelines and legal agreements between the Website and its Users, including User obligations, Website usage standards, copyright and privacy policies, and the legal framework governing the relationship. Users must comply with these terms to access and use the Website's services and content;
  15. "Third Parties" means external entities or organisations with whom the Website may share data or who may provide services on behalf of the Website;
  16. "User" means any individual or entity accessing, browsing, or using the Website in any manner; and
  17. “Website” means the online platform operated by the Freedom Food Alliance, accessible via www.freedomfoodalliance.org, including all subdomains and sections, and encompasses all content, functionality, and services offered on or through this online platform to users and visitors.
    1. Acceptance of the Terms of Use
  19. These terms of use are entered into by and between You and the Freedom Food Alliance. ("Company", "we", or "us"). The following Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Website whether as a guest or a registered user.
  20. Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
    1. Changes to the Terms of Use
  22. We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter.
  23. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
    1. Accessing the Website and Account Security
  25. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.
  26. You are responsible for both:
    • Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.
    • Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.
  28. To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our  Privacy Policy and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
  29. If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your user name, password or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorised access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.
  30. We have the right to disable any user name, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
    1. Intellectual Property Rights‍
  32. The Website and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof), are owned by the Company, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by the laws of England and Wales and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
  33. These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
    • If we provide explicit permission to do so;
    • Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials;
    • You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes;
    • You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication or distribution;
    • If we provide desktop, mobile or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user licence agreement for such applications; or
    • If we provide Social Media Features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.
  35. You must not:
    • Modify copies of any materials from this site; and
    • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
  37. You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.
  38. If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please email us your request.
  39. If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.
    1. Prohibited Uses
  41. You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:
  42. In any way that violates any applicable national, regional, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from England and Wales, or other countries).
    • For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
    • To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
    • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
    • To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
    • To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.
  44. Additionally, you agree not to:
    • Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
    • Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
    • Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorised in these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent.
    • Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
    • Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
    • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website.
    • Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
    • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
    1. Copyright Infringement
  46. The website respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may submit an Infringement Notice pursuant to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, by providing us the following information in writing to dpo@freedomfoodalliance.org:
    • your name and contact information;
    • identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
    • identification of the location of the infringing material;
    • statement of infringement;
    • a clear request for action and response from the recipient within a specified timeframe;
    • a statement that the information provided is accurate and that the sender is authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner; and
    • a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on their behalf.
  48. It is the policy of the Company to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.
    1. Reliance on Information Posted
  50. The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
  51. This Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
    1. Changes to the Website
  53. We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
    1. Information About You and Your Visits to the Website
  55. All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
    1. Other Terms and Conditions
  57. All information formed through the Website, or as a result of visits made by you are governed by these Terms of Use.
  58. Additional terms and conditions may also apply to specific portions, services or features of the Website. All such additional terms and conditions are hereby incorporated by this reference into these Terms of Use.
    1. Links from the Website
  60. If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
    1. Geographic Restrictions
  62. We provide this Website for use only by persons located in England and Wales. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of England and Wales. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside England and Wales, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
    1. Disclaimer of Warranties
  64. You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
  65. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
  66. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
  67. THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
  68. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
    1. Limitation on Liability
  70. The Company and its affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the website; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the website; (iii) any content obtained from the website; and (iv) unauthorised access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage.
  71. The foregoing does not affect any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
    1. Indemnification
  73. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Website's content, services and products other than as expressly authorised in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
    1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
  75. All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.  
  76. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the courts of England and Wales although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
    1. Dispute Resolution
  78. For disputes, users should first contact us directly. At the Company's sole discretion, it may require You to submit any disputes arising from these Terms of Use or use of the Website, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the applicable laws of England and Wales.
    1. Limitation on Time to File Claims
  80. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN SIX (6) YEARS AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
    1. Waiver and Severability
  82. No waiver of by the Company of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
  83. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
    1. Entire Agreement
  85. The Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.
    1. Your Comments and Concerns
  87. This website is operated by the Freedom Food Alliance.
  88. For all feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the Website see our contact page.
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