Terms and Conditions

Please read these terms carefully before using this site.

This legal statement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and contains the terms and conditions which govern www.alifemuchsweeter.com ("this Site"). Whole Earth Sweetener Company LLC. ("Whole Earth," which term shall include any entity that controls, is controlled by or under the common control with Whole Earth which are linked to this Site) owns this Site and reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and from time to time without notice. The failure of Whole Earth to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles herein are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

Acceptance of Terms and Use Limitations

DO NOT USE THIS SITE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS. Your use of any of this Site shall be deemed to be your acknowledgment that you agree with the terms of this Legal Statement. This Site is available only for your personal, non-commercial use.

Ownership/Trademarks

This Site, including the images, text, audio and other components are copyrighted by Whole Earth and protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions ("Materials"). Elements of Whole Earth's Web site are also protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be imitated in whole or in part. Materials and elements, including, but not limited to, names, trademarks, logos, graphics, sounds or images, may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed, in any way without Whole Earth's prior written permission. The use of HTML "frames" to present or otherwise display any content of Whole Earth is expressly and specifically prohibited. Except as expressly provided herein, Whole Earth does not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information. Other rights may be granted to you by Whole Earth in writing or incorporated elsewhere in this Site.

Disclaimers

Products described in this Site may not be available to you because of the manner or locales in which they are distributed. Whole Earth makes no claim that this Site's information is appropriate in any jurisdiction or that the products described in the Site will be available for purchase in all jurisdictions. THIS SITE IS DISTRIBUTED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS. WHOLE EARTH MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE'S CONTENT. TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WHOLE EARTH DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FURTHER, WHOLE EARTH DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF COMPUTER 'VIRUSES.'

This Site is not directed at, or suitable for, children under the age of 13, and Whole Earth does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

Damages Disclaimer and Indemnification

IN NO EVENT SHALL WHOLE EARTH BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACTUAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE. Furthermore, YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY WHOLE EARTH AGAINST LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL USE OF THE SITE.

Updates and Errors

WHOLE EARTH DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS OR OTHER ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SITE. THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. WHOLE EARTH AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME. Whole Earth has no duty to update this Site or the content hereof and Whole Earth shall not be liable for any failure to update such information.

Jurisdiction and Venue

Whole Earth controls and operates this site from Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, and makes no representation that these materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this Site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable laws. By downloading or using content or features of this site, you assume responsibility for doing so under the law that applies in the jurisdiction(s) where you are located. Any claim relating to this Site's content shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the state of Illinois. You and Whole Earth agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the State of Illinois. Information submitted to this Site will be processed in the United States, and by submitting any material to this Site from outside of the United States, you consent to the transfer to and processing of the information in the United States. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of Whole Earth's Web site or these terms and conditions must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose.

Legality

Whole Earth makes no representation that this Site's content is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to it from territories where the content is illegal is prohibited. If you use this Site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable laws. By downloading or using content or features of this Site, you assume responsibility for doing so under the law that applies in the jurisdiction(s) where you are located.

Use of Specific Documents

Permission to use press releases or FAQs ("Documents") from this Site is granted provided that (1) the "Copyright Notice," identified below, appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear; (2) use of such Documents from this Site is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media; and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible. The Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the Whole Earth Web site or any other Whole Earth owned, operated, licensed or controlled site.

Copyright Notice
Copyright ©2006 All rights reserved.

Use of Communications/Unsolicited Ideas

Information delivered to this Site (whether via posting, electronic mail, chat rooms or otherwise) should not be considered by you to be confidential. Whole Earth shall not be responsible to keep such information confidential and Whole Earth shall not be liable for any use or disclosure thereof.

By submitting any comments or information to this Site, you irrevocably authorize Whole Earth, its agents, successors and assigns, to use, copyright, reproduce and publish, such comments and information and your name, address and biographical data for advertising and marketing purposes in connection with Whole Earth's products (on the Site or otherwise) in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter developed, throughout the universe in perpetuity.

All such information is, and shall remain, the sole and exclusive property of Whole Earth and may be used by Whole Earth for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation.

Whole Earth welcomes your comments about this Site or Whole Earth's products, but Whole Earth is not seeking any unsolicited ideas, suggestions or materials relating to the development, design, manufacture or marketing of our products.

Medical Information

The information on this Site is made available as a general education forum and is not intended to be medical advice or a substitute for the medical advice of your qualified medical care provider. ALWAYS DISCUSS MEDICAL ISSUES WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE MAKING ANY OF THE IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS OR INFORMATION FOUND ON THE SITE A PART OF YOUR FAMILY'S LIFE.

Severability

If any provision of these terms and conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the court should endeavor to give effect to the intention reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect.

Rules of Good Behavior

Whole Earth may feature a blog, bulletin board, chat room or other public areas on the Alifemuchsweeter.com website (each a "Public Area") where moms and infant feeding specialists can share information and support one another or where users can post questions for specialists to answer. If you use a Public Area, you are solely responsible for your own communications, the consequences of posting those communications, and your reliance on any communications found in the Public Areas. Whole Earth is not responsible for the consequences of any communications in the Public Areas. In consideration of being allowed to use the Site and place information in any Public Area, you agree that you will not:

Use a Public Area for any purpose that violates, or post any material that violates, any municipal, state or federal law, rule, regulation or ordinance, or attempts to encourage such a violation;

Post material that infringes on the copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;

Post material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, false, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, inaccurate, unfair, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity or contains vulgar, profane, abusive or hateful language, epithets or slurs, text or illustrations in poor taste, inflammatory attacks of a personal, racial or religious nature, expressions of bigotry, racism, discrimination or hate, gross exaggeration or unsubstantiated claims, is unreasonably harmful or offensive to any individual or community, contains any actionable statement, or tends to mislead or reflect unfairly on any other person, business or entity, as determined by Whole Earth in its sole discretion;

Post any advertisements or solicitations of business or advertise, promote or offer to trade any goods or services;

Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or post comments that are not related to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion is free-form);

Post chain letters or pyramid schemes;

Impersonate another person or user;

Distribute viruses, worms or other harmful, disruptive or destructive computer code;

Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;

Allow any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing comments;

Post the same message more than once or otherwise engage in "spamming"; or

Engage in any other conduct that restricts, inhibits or interferes with any other person from using or enjoying the Public Area or the Alifemuchsweeter.com website, or which, in the judgment of Whole Earth, exposes Whole Earth, the other users of the Alifemuchsweeter.com website or any of Whole Earth's customers to any liability or detriment of any type.

A violation of any of the foregoing shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and Conditions.

Whole Earth reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following:

Record the dialogue in public chat rooms.

Investigate an allegation that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the above Terms and Conditions and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication(s).

Remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms and Conditions.

Terminate a user's access to any or all Public Areas and/or the Alifemuchsweeter.com website upon any breach of these Terms and Conditions.

Monitor, edit, or disclose any communication in the Public Areas.

Edit or delete any communication(s) posted on the Alifemuchsweeter.com website, regardless of whether such communication(s) violate these standards.

Whole Earth or its agents have no liability or responsibility to users of the Alifemuchsweeter.com website or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.

Alifemuchsweeter.com welcomes your comments on entries. However, to keep the interchange on topic and of interest to readers, we do have some guidelines. While we cannot review every message posted and are not responsible for the content of these messages, we reserve the right to delete, move or edit messages that we deem abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of trademark laws, or otherwise unacceptable.

Users acknowledge that they are responsible for whatever material they submit, and have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright. Users may not use language or post content that is unlawful, harassing, abusive, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane. Whole Earth will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Whole Earth to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials. Whole Earth reserves the right to revoke access to this site from anyone who violates these requirements

Notification of Copyright Infringement

Whole Earth will, in appropriate circumstances, remove content that infringes the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and such infringement is occurring on this Site, please provide us with notice containing:

a) a physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is alleged to have been infringed

b) a description of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been infringed and identification of what material in such work(s) is claimed to be infringing and which you request to be removed or access to which is to be disabled

c) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on our site

d) information sufficient to permit rejectproject.com to contact you, such as your physical address, telephone number and e-mail address

e) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material identified in your notice, in the manner complained of, is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law

f) a statement by you that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

By mail: Whole Earth Sweetener Company, P.O. Box 1392, South Bend, IN 46624

By phone: 1.800.958.7337

By email: wholeearth@teamsweetener.com

The Blogger is not an employee or agent of Whole Earth, and the opinions and statements made by the Blogger are not the opinions of Whole Earth. Whole Earth reimburses the Blogger for expenses reasonably incurred in blogging on this Site and provides certain product to the Blogger free of charge for review purposes and/or personal use.

Blogger or Whole Earth will NOT sell your email address nor use it for marketing purposes.

Disclaimer

Some of the links made available to you through our pages will allow you to leave our Site. Please be aware that the Internet sites available through these links, and the material that you may find there, are not under the control of the Blogger or Whole Earth. Therefore, we cannot and do not make any representation to you about these sites or the materials available there, and the fact that we have made these links available to you is not an endorsement or recommendation to you by the Blogger or Whole Earth of any of these sites or any material found there. The Blogger and Whole Earth are providing these links only as a convenience to you.

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