Effective Date: March 5, 2025
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES.
These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and GrainSync ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") governing your access to and use of the GrainSync website, applications, and services (collectively, the "Services").
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY PART OF THESE TERMS, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES.
2. ELIGIBILITY
By using the Services, you represent and warrant that:
* You are at least 18 years of age;
* You are a resident of either the United States or Canada;
* You have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms; and
* You will use the Services in accordance with these Terms.
The Services are not available to residents of the European Union or any other jurisdictions outside the United States and Canada. We reserve the right to refuse access to the Services to anyone at any time for any reason.
3. USER ACCOUNTS
3.1 Account Creation
When you create an account with us, you must provide accurate, complete, and current information. Failure to do so constitutes a material breach of these Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account.
3.2 Account Security
You are responsible for:
* Maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials;
* All activities that occur under your account; and
* Notifying us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your account.
We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.
4. PRICE REPORTING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
4.1 Voluntary Participation
If you opt in to report grain prices on our platform by selecting the "price reporter" option during registration or subsequently, you expressly agree to the following additional terms:
4.2 Accuracy and Representation
You hereby represent and warrant that:
* All price data and related information submitted by you is accurate, truthful, and complete to the best of your knowledge;
* You will not knowingly submit false, misleading, or manipulated price information;
* You will provide, to the extent reasonably possible, contextual information necessary for proper interpretation of the submitted price data (including, but not limited to, location, grain type, quantity, and relevant market conditions); and
* You have the legal right to submit such information.
4.3 License and Ownership Rights
By submitting price data or any other content to the Services, you hereby irrevocably grant GrainSync a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, and fully sublicensable right and license to:
* Use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media, now known or hereafter developed;
* Use the content for any purpose, including but not limited to market analysis, public display, aggregation with other data, incorporation into products or services, and commercial exploitation; and
* Use the name and other identifying information you submit in connection with that content.
You acknowledge and agree that:
* All submitted price data becomes the property of GrainSync upon submission;
* You retain no ownership rights in the submitted data once provided to the platform;
* GrainSync may use, modify, display, distribute, or exploit such data without compensation or attribution to you; and
* You waive any moral rights or similar rights with respect to the submitted content to the fullest extent permitted by law.
4.4 Content Moderation and Quality Control
GrainSync reserves the right, but not the obligation, to:
* Review, monitor, edit, reject, or remove any price data or other content submitted by users at any time and for any reason without notice;
* Reject price submissions that appear, in our sole discretion, to be inaccurate, misleading, suspicious, or inconsistent with market trends;
* Suspend or revoke your reporting privileges if we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have repeatedly submitted unreliable, inaccurate, or misleading information; and
* Take any other action we deem necessary to maintain the integrity of our price reporting system.
4.5 Limitation of Liability for User Content
GrainSync expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with user-submitted content. Specifically:
* We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any price data or other information submitted by users;
* Users relying on price information available through the Services do so at their own risk;
* We assume no responsibility for any decisions made based on price data available through the Services; and
* We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the quality, accuracy, or reliability of user-submitted content.
5. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:
* Using the Services for any purpose that is unlawful, prohibited by these Terms, or harmful to others;
* Attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Services;
* Manipulating or artificially influencing reported prices or market data;
* Submitting false, inaccurate, or misleading information;
* Harassing, threatening, or intimidating any person through the Services;
* Impersonating another user or person or using a false identity;
* Attempting to access any portion of the Services that you have not been expressly authorized to access;
* Collecting or harvesting any information from the Services for any unauthorized purpose;
* Using any automated process or service to access or use the Services; or
* Engaging in any activity that, in our sole discretion, imposes an unreasonable burden on our infrastructure.
6. TERMINATION
6.1 Termination by GrainSync
We reserve the right to:
* Suspend or terminate your access to the Services;
* Delete or deactivate your account and all related information and files;
* Bar any further access to such files or the Services; or
* Take any other action we deem appropriate,
at any time, without notice and for any reason, including, but not limited to, breach of these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Services will immediately cease.
6.2 Survival
All provisions of these Terms that, by their nature, should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
7. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
7.1 Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. GRAINSYNC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
GRAINSYNC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
7.2 Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL GRAINSYNC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (i) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (ii) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES; (iii) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; AND (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES IS NOT ALLOWED, OUR LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
8. CHANGES TO TERMS
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new Terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.
Your continued use of the Services after such modifications constitutes your acknowledgment and acceptance of the modified Terms.
9. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to them or your use of the Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of [Your State], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Services shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of [Your State], although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant jurisdiction.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and GrainSync regarding the Services and supersede all prior and contemporaneous written or oral agreements between you and GrainSync.
10.2 Waiver
No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and GrainSync's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
10.3 Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect.
11. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Email: support@grains.farm
Website: https://grains.farm/contact
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BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.