Rules of usage

This site is owned and operated by Maple Leaf Foods Inc., and contains material which is derived in whole or in part from material supplied by Maple Leaf Foods Inc. and its affiliates or subsidiaries. All material is protected by international copyright and trademark laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way material from this site including code and software. You may download material from this site for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all trademark, copyright and other proprietary notices.

By posting messages, uploading files, inputting data, or engaging in any other form of communication through this service, you are granting Maple Leaf Foods Inc. a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to:

  1. Use, copy, sublicense, adapt, transmit, publicly perform or display any such communication;
  2. Sublicense to third parties the unrestricted right to exercise any of the foregoing rights granted with respect to the communication. The foregoing rights shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such communication, including but not limited to rights under copyright, trademark, servicemark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. Any information provided shall be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary as between you and Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time by amending the provisions on the Terms of Use page of this site. All amendments shall be effective immediately after they are initially posted. A user's continued use of Maple Leaf Foods Inc.’s site following the modifications constitutes binding acceptance of those modifications.

These Terms of Use shall be deemed to have been made in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Their validity, construction, interpretation, and enforcement and the rights of all parties hereto shall be determined under, governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario without regard to conflicts of laws. By accepting these Terms of Use, all users agree to submit to personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the city of Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada and agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to Maple Leaf Foods Inc. or its Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Disclaimer

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. may provide links and pointers to internet sites maintained by third-parties. Neither Maple Leaf Foods Inc. or subsidiary companies nor their respective affiliates operate or control in any respect any information, products or services on these third-party sites. The inclusion of a link does not imply any direct or indirect endorsement by Maple Leaf Foods Inc. of that site. The materials in this site and any third-party sites are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Maple Leaf Foods Inc. disclaims all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials in this site or in any third party sites will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site, or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site or in third-party sites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. You (and not Maple Leaf Foods Inc.) assume the entire cost of all necessary maintenance, repair or correction, resulting from use of materials or access to this site or any third party site.

Additional terms for registered users

User accounts

In consideration for your use of the services, you agree to (i) comply with the Terms of Use, (ii) provide accurate, complete and true information about yourself as may be required on any registration form for services (your "Registration Information") in order to create your User Account, and (iii) maintain and update, as applicable, your Registration Information with current and complete information. Users who violate the Terms of Use, or provide inaccurate, false, or non-current Registration Information may, at Maple Leaf Foods Inc.’s sole discretion, have their User Accounts suspended or terminated, and may be permanently banned from using any current or future services.

As part of your User Account, you will be responsible for creating, and maintaining the confidentiality of, your user name and password. We ask that you select a user name other than your real name or the real name of any other person. We also urge you to memorize your password or keep it in a secure place, away from the rest of your User Account information, as sharing your password with others may lead to unauthorized access to your User Account and the information therein. You agree that you will (i) immediately notify Maple Leaf Foods Inc. of any unauthorized use of your User Account, and (ii) ensure that you properly exit all services at the completion of your use session. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of a User Account, the Site or any Service, or your failure to comply with these requirements.

Registration Data and certain other information about Maple Leaf Foods Inc. users is subject to its Privacy Policy. Maple Leaf Foods Inc.’s Privacy Policy can be found at: www.mapleleaf.ca/ForwardStatement.aspx