BEMA’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WEBSITE USE

September 30, 2019

 YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE BEMA WEBSITE (www.bema.org) AND ALL RELATED WEBSITES (COLLECTIVELY “THE WEBSITES”) IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. BY ACCESSING AND BROWSING THE WEBSITES, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITHOUT LIMITATION OR QUALIFICATION.

NOTE THAT The term “BEMA” is used herein for convenience only, and refers to Bakery Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds and its direct and indirect affiliates and subsidiaries.

ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITES MAY BE PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS. IF YOU ACCESS THE WEBSITES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF YOUR JURISDICTION.

All information contained in the Websites the Websites is provided “as is” without any express or implied representations or warranties of any nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, BEMA hereby disclaims all warranties of non-infringement, completeness, merchantability, accuracy, and fitness for a particular use or purpose with respect to the information contained on  the Websites and any linked sites and the products or processes to which the information refers. Under no circumstances shall BEMA be liable for any damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of the Websites and any linked sites, or reliance upon any information contained thereon or any defect, insufficiency, or deficiency in such information and/or the products or processes to which it refers.

BEMA does not represent or guarantee that the information on the Websites and any linked sites is appropriate for any particular use. The user is solely responsible for determining, prior to use, whether the information contained on the Websites and any linked sites and the products or processes to which the information refers are suitable for the user’s purpose.

Nothing contained in the Websites and any linked sites should be construed by implication, estoppel, or otherwise as a license under any intellectual property right of any entity, or as a suggestion, recommendation, or authorization to take any action that would infringe any patent or other intellectual property right. BEMA makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, that the use of any information contained in the Websites and any linked sites will not infringe any patent or other intellectual property right. BEMA, and third parties granting rights to BEMA, hold all right, title, and interest in and to the materials on the Websites. No intellectual property rights in and to the information and materials on the Websites are transferred to visitors of the Websites. The trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on the Websites are owned by BEMA or a third party, and may be registered in one or more, but not necessarily all, countries.

BEMA does not warrant that the Websites and any linked sites are free of viruses. In no event shall BEMA be liable for any damages to computer equipment or other property that results from accessing, using, or browsing the Websites and any linked sites or downloading any materials, data, text, images, video, audio, or the like from the Websites and any linked sites.

The appearance of any links on the Websites does not constitute an endorsement by BEMA of the linked the Websites, any link contained on the linked the Websites, or information, products, or services contained therein. BEMA does not exercise any editorial control over the content of linked sites, and is not responsible for such content or the links displayed on such sites. Links are provided for convenience only. If you decide to access a third party’s website through a link provided by the Websites, you do this at your sole risk.

You are not to transmit any information or materials to or through the Websites that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. Any information or materials that you transmit to or through the Websites will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Except as expressly provided in BEMA’s Privacy Policy or separate written agreement between you BEMA, you give BEMA an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information and materials. You further agree that BEMA has the right to use, without any payment or accounting to you or others, any concepts, know-how or ideas which you (and those who act on your behalf) transmit to or through the Website.

You may use and display the materials on the Websites only on your personal computer and only for purposes associated with your interaction with the Websites. Except as stated herein, you may not copy, download, display, perform, reproduce, distribute, modify, edit, alter, or enhance any of the materials on the Websites in any manner. You agree not to “frame” or “mirror” the Websites and any materials contained on it or accessible from it without the advanced written authorization of BEMA.

BEMA may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice. You should review the Terms and Conditions periodically to make sure you are aware of the most recent Terms and Conditions because they will be binding on you. Your use of the Websites after such changes constitutes your agreement to such changes.

Any action related to the use of the Websites, any linked the Websites, or the information contained therein shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America, without regard to the choice of law provisions, and you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the United States of America for the resolution of all such disputes.