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Terms and Condition of Use

These terms were last updated on August 3, 2007.

Sodexo, Inc. ("Sodexo") invites you to view, use and download information from Sodexo's web site, conditioned upon your agreement to comply fully with the following Terms and Conditions of Use which Sodexo, in its discretion, may modify from time to time:

Restrictions on Use. You may download, reproduce and retransmit material displayed on this web site for non-commercial, personal use. If you do so, you agree to retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not use, distribute, modify, transmit, or post the content of the Sodexo web site for public or commercial purposes, including any text, images, audio, or video without Sodexo's written permission.

Trademarks and Copyrights. All materials provided on Sodexo's web site, including, but not limited to, information, documents, content, products, graphics, sounds, images, and software, are provided either by Sodexo or its third party licensors and are protected by Sodexo or its third party licensors' copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights, laws and applicable international treaty provisions. In particular, Sodexo, the Sodexo logo, and all other Sodexo-based marks are trademarks, services marks, trade names, logos, and icons that are proprietary to Sodexo or its affiliates or agents. Nothing contained on this web site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on this web site without the written permission of Sodexo or such third party that may own the trademarks displayed on this web site. Your use of the trademarks displayed on this web site, or any other content on this web site, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited. Sodexo respects the intellectual property rights of others and we ask that you do the same. Please see our Copyright Policy.

E-mail and Other User Content. E-mail submissions over the Internet may not be secure. Please consider this fact before e-mailing any information. With respect to any communications you make to Sodexo, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, feedback, and the like, you (i) understand and agree that Sodexo reserves the rights to respond or not respond, in its discretion, to any questions submitted by you and to post or not post any materials that you submit , in its discretion; (ii) understand and agree that such content will be deemed non-confidential and that Sodexo shall be free to use such content (or, in its discretion, not use such content), including any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in such content, for any reason whatsoever; (iii) agree not to submit content that is infringing or that contains any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, easter eggs or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with or otherwise adversely affect the operation of another's computer, or surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information; (iv) grant to Sodexo the unrestricted and irrevocable right to use, copy, modify, publish, perform, transmit and display such content via any media, and waive any moral rights you may have in such content; and (v) agree that should you decide to provide information as prompted by various forms, that you will provide true and accurate information.

On some web pages of this web site, you may be provided the option of submitting for publication or posting by Sodexo ("Posting") content, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, profiles, works of authorship, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") on the web site. Should you decide to submit Content, which may be Posted or not at the sole discretion of Sodexo, you hereby grant to Sodexo and a non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, publicly perform, publicly display, store, reproduce, transmit, and distribute such Content on and through the web site. A back-up or residual copy of the Content posted by you may remain on Sodexo servers (or those of its vendors to whom Sodexo has contracted out hosting services) if the Content is removed from the web site, and Sodexo retains the rights to those copies. You agree that in addition to what you have agreed to and represented in the paragraph immediately above, that (i) you own the Content posted by you on or through the web site or otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth in this section, and (ii) the posting of your Content on or through the web site does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any Content posted by you to or through the web site.

Third Party Information. Links to other web sites operated by other entities are included as a convenience to you. Sodexo makes no representation regarding the content or accuracy of any other web site, which you may access through this one. Sodexo is not responsible for the content found on other web sites, which is linked from this page. The existence of these links on Sodexo's website does not imply endorsement, recommendation or sponsorship for any linked web site or the services, products or advice described on the site. The views, opinions, statements, offers or other information or content expressed therein are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not Sodexo.

Linking to the Sodexo Site. Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement between you and Sodexo, you must adhere to Sodexo's linking policy as follows: (i) any link to the web site must be a text only link clearly marked "Sodexo web site", (ii) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Sodexo's names and trademarks, (iii) the link must "point" to the URL www.sodexocommunity.com and not to other pages within the web site, (iv) the appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with, or associated with Sodexo, (v) when selected by a user, the link must display the web site on full-screen and not within a "frame" on the linking web site, and (vi) Sodexo reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole discretion.

Disclaimer of Warranties. ALL CONTENT ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Sodexo makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability of any content available through this web site. You are responsible for verifying any information before relying on it. Use of the web site and the content available on the web site is at your sole risk. Sodexo makes no representations or warranties that use of the web site will be uninterrupted or error-free. You are responsible for taking all necessary precautions to ensure that any content you may obtain from the web site is free of viruses. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you.

Limitation of Liability. Your use of the web site or any content on the web site is at your own risk. Sodexo specifically disclaims any liability, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access to or use of the web site, even if Sodexo has been advised of the possibility of such damages, including but not limited to reliance by any party on any content obtained through the use of the web site, or that arises in connection with mistakes or omissions in, or delays in transmission of, information to or from the user, interruptions in telecommunications connections to the web site or viruses, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of god, telecommunications failure, theft or destruction of, or unauthorized access to the web site, or related information or programs. Some states do not allow the limitation of liability, so the foregoing limitation may not apply to you.

Violations and Additional Policies. Sodexo reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of the rules and regulations set forth in this web site, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to the web site. Governing Law. These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws provisions. Sodexo makes no representation that the information in the web site is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to the Sodexo web site from territories where the content of the Sodexo web site may be illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Sodexo web site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. These Terms and Conditions of Use and all documents incorporated herein by reference constitute the entire agreement between Sodexo and you with respect to the Sodexo web site. If any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Web Site Privacy Policy. Sodexo has an arrangement with a third party to host and collect the Content provided through this web site (the "Host"). Information about the collection, use and retention of the Content submitted through the web site may be found in our privacy policy. In addition to the commitments to privacy provided by the Host in the attached link, Sodexo has instructed the Host not to track age information on you. The web site is not intended to solicit information from children under 13 years of age; thus, if you are under 13 years of age, you should not submit or post information on this web site. Further, if the Host learns that information is submitted or posted by a child under 13 years of age, Sodexo has instructed the Host to delete such information. The personal information you provide to this web site may be used by Sodexo to communicate with you. Please see the Host policy for more information including opt out features. Sodexo will also release personal information when deemed necessary in our discretion to comply with law, enforce our rights, investigate illegal activity or suspected fraud, or protect the safety of our users or others.

Questions. If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions of Use, please contact us at info@sodexocommunity.com.