Your use of Hofmann’s website (located at https://hofmannsausage.com) on which these terms reside, and the features at this site (collectively, the “Site”) are subject to these Terms of Use. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this Site. The Site is owned or controlled by Hofmann Sausage Company, LLC (“Hofmann”). By accessing this Site you agree to and are bound by these terms (the “Terms”).

From time to time we may update this Site and these Terms. Your use of this Site after we post any changes to these Terms constitutes your agreement to those changes. You agree to review these Terms periodically to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version.

Hofmann Contents
Content on this Site that is provided by Hofmann or its licensors, including certain graphics, photographs, images, screen shots, text, digitally downloadable files, trademarks, logos, product and program names, slogans, and the compilation of the foregoing (“Hofmann Content”) is the property of Hofmann and its licensors, and is protected in the U.S. and internationally under trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property laws.

You agree not to download, display or use any Hofmann Content located on the Site in connection with products or services that are not those of Hofmann, in any other manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, that dilutes the strength of Hofmann or its licensor’s property, or that otherwise infringes Hofmann’ or its licensors’ intellectual property rights. You further agree to in no other way misuse any Hofmann Content or Third Party Content that appears on this Site.

If you are a trademark or copyright owner and you believe that your trademark or copyright rights have been violated, please contact us at [email protected] or call toll-free at 1-800-724-8410. You also can contact us at:
Hofmann Sausage Company, LLC
Attn: Legal Department
6196 Eastern Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13211

Use of the Site/User Content
The following requirements apply to your use of the Site: (a) you will not use any electronic communication feature of the Site for any purpose that is unlawful, tortious, intrusive on another’s privacy, harassing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or threatening; (b) you will not upload, post, reproduce, or distribute any content, information, software, or other material that infringes on the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party; and (c) you will not use the Site for any commercial purpose not expressly approved by Hofmann in writing.

On certain areas of our Site you may be able to submit written posts and certain other materials (“User Content”). By using these features, you agree that you will not post any content that is unlawful, harmful, tortious, defamatory, libelous, obscene, invasive of the privacy of another person, threatening, harassing, infringing, pornographic, or violent; that you will not post any content that infringes or violates the rights of any third party; that you will not impersonate any person or organization, or misrepresent an affiliation with another person or organization; and you will not post any content that contains viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may adversely affect the operation of the Site, or features of the Site.

By displaying, publishing, or otherwise posting any User Content on or through the Site, you hereby grant to Hofmann a non-exclusive, sub-licensable, worldwide, fully-paid, royalty free license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such User Content in any and all media now known or hereinafter developed, to the extent that such User Content is not deemed a work made for hire under the terms of your employment arrangement with Hofmann. This license includes the right to host, index, cache, distribute, and tag any User Content. You represent and warrant that you own the content submitted, displayed, published or posted by you on the Site and otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth herein.

Account/Site Termination
You understand and agree that you have no ownership rights to the Site or the materials and features therein. Hofmann may cancel your account and delete all User Content associated with your account at any time, and without notice, if Hofmann deems that you have violated these Terms or applicable law. Hofmann assumes no liability for any information removed from our Site, and reserves the right to permanently restrict access to the Site or a user account.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold Hofmann, its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, officers, employees, and website contractors and each of their officers, employees and agents harmless from any claims, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, related to your violation of these Terms, or any violations of these Terms by your dependents or which arises from the use of User Content you submitted, posted, or otherwise provided to Hofmann or this Site.

Representations and Limitations of Liability
Hofmann makes no representations about the reliability of the features of this Site, the Content, User Content, or any other Site feature, and disclaims all liability in the event of any service failure. You acknowledge that any reliance on such material or systems will be at your own risk. Hofmann makes no representations regarding the amount of time that any Content or User Content will be preserved.
Hofmann does not endorse, verify, evaluate or guarantee any information provided by users and nothing shall be considered as an endorsement, verification or guarantee of any User Content. You shall not create or distribute information, including but not limited to advertisements, press releases or other marketing materials, or include links to any sites which contain or suggest an endorsement by Hofmann without the prior review and written approval of Hofmann.

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE OR ANY INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE THEREIN. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL HOFMANN BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, NOR SHALL HOFMANN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY EVENTS BEYOND HOFMANN’ REASONABLE CONTROL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO THIS SITE’S RECORDS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A NEGLIGENT ACT, WILL HOFMANN OR ITS AFFILIATES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OF ANY KIND THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, EVEN IF HOFMANN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; AS A RESULT, THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Third Party Websites
This Site may hyperlink to sites not maintained by or related to Hofmann. Hyperlinks are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this Site or Hofmann, and Hofmann makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, or accuracy of those third party sites. Information you submit at a third party site accessible from this Site is subject to the terms of that site’s privacy policy, and Hofmann has no control over how your information is collected, used, or otherwise handled.

Miscellaneous
Both you and Hofmann acknowledge and agree that no partnership is formed and neither of you nor Hofmann has the power or the authority to obligate or bind the other.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the state of New York, in the United States of America, and are subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth herein and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of New York. By using this site, you hereby agree that any and all disputes regarding these Terms will be subject to the courts located in New York. These Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE WEB SITE, THESE TERMS, AND/OR THE SUBMISSION OF AND/OR OUR USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION.

You and Hofmann agree that any controversies, disputes or claims arising out of these Terms or your use of the Site (including the Privacy Policy) shall be submitted to binding arbitration for final resolution.  The arbitration shall be conducted by a neutral arbitrator who shall be selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”).  The arbitration hearing shall take place in a mutually agreed to location in the State of New York, and shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the AAA in effect at the time of such controversy, dispute or claim. The arbitrator shall apply New York law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law. The parties and the arbitrator shall maintain strict confidentiality with respect to the arbitration and the parties agree that the arbitrator shall not be empowered to award punitive damages.  The parties agree that enforcement of any arbitration award may be brought in Federal or State court located in the Northern District in the State of New York pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act.

THE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED. YOU AGREE THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SITES AND/OR THIS AGREEMENT, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND YOU HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES, AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) YOUR REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND YOU IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

On certain areas of our Site, you may be given the ability to provide us with personally identifiable information. Please read our Privacy Policy located on the Site for more information about our information collection and use practices, which Policy applies to information you submit on this Site, and you hereby agree to the terms of that Policy.

If Hofmann fails to act with respect to your breach or anyone else’s breach on any occasion, Hofmann is not waiving its right to act with respect to future or similar breaches. If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms of use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms constitute a binding agreement between you and Hofmann, and is accepted by you upon your use of the Site. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Hofmann regarding the use of the Site. By using the Site you represent that you are capable of entering into a binding agreement, and that you agree to be bound by these Terms.