LEGAL AND PRIVACY STATEMENT

The terms and conditions governing the use of our websites and how RiceTec protects your information and privacy.

General Terms and Conditions

By using this web site (the “Web Site”) you agree with RiceTec, Inc., RiceTec Sementes, Ltda, and Savannah Seeds Private Ltd (collectively termed “RiceTec”) to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions (the “Agreement”), which RiceTec may change at any time. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY, AND PLEASE CHECK THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PERIODICALLY FOR CHANGES. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, do not use the Web Site. Use of the Web Site is limited to individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law.

Specific Terms & Conditions

1. Copyright and Trademarks.

Copyright 1988-2024, RiceTec, Inc. All rights reserved.

All trademarks and tradenames are property of their respective owners. That is, from time to time you may see a logo or a trademark or a servicemark that belongs to a third party. These all remain the property of their respective owner(s). RiceTec makes no representation or claim that any third-party trademark or logo or servicemark seen on this website are the property of RiceTec.

All the text, images, marks, logos, compilations (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly of information), and other content of the Web Site, and any of the foregoing sent to you by e-mail or other means (collectively, the “Web Site Content”) are proprietary to us or to third parties.

You may view, download, and print the Web Site Content subject to the following conditions: (i) you may only download and print the Web Site Content in limited quantities as required to evaluate whether the goods and services of RiceTec are appropriate for your use; (ii) you may not modify the Web Site Content; (iii) any displays or print outs of the Web Site Content must be marked “Copyright 1988-2024 RiceTec, Inc. All rights reserved.”; and (iv) you may not remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices that have been placed in the Web Site Content. Except as expressly permitted above, copying, modifying reproduction, redistributing, republishing, uploading, posting, transmitting, distributing or otherwise exploiting in any way the Web Site Content, or any portion of the Web Site Content, is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of RiceTec.

Any software used on the Web Site is proprietary to us or to third parties, and except as may be required for the uses described in the foregoing paragraph, any use, redistribution, sale, decompilation, reverse engineering, disassembly, translation or other reduction of such software to human-readable form is prohibited.

You agree, and represent and warrant, that your use or other exploitation of the Web Site and the Web Site Content, or any portion thereof, will be consistent with the foregoing and will neither infringe nor violate the rights of any other party or breach any contract or legal duty to any other parties. In addition, you agree that you will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances relating to the Web Site, the Web Site Content and your use of them, and you will be solely responsible for your own individual violations of any of them.

2. Links to Third Party Web Sites.

The Web Site may contain links to third-party web sites. The linked web sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any further link contained in a linked site. We provide these links as a convenience only and a link does not imply endorsement of, sponsorship of, or affiliation with the linked site by RiceTec. Nor does any link on the Web Site imply endorsement of, sponsorship of, or affiliation with RiceTec by the party to who’s site the link goes to.

3. User Submissions.

Any material, information, emails or other communication you transmit or post to RiceTec or to this Web Site (“Communications”) will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. RiceTec will have no obligations with respect to such Communications, other than as provided in RiceTec’s Privacy Policy. RiceTec and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the Communications and all data, images, sounds, tests and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial and non-commercial purposes.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Web Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other material that would violate any law, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, or trade secret. RiceTec may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review any areas on this Web Site where users transmit or post Communications. RiceTec will have no liability for the content of any Communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, trademark, trade secret, libel, privacy, and obscenity or otherwise.

4. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

RICETEC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE WEB SITE AND THE WEB SITE CONTENT. THE WEB SITE AND WEB SITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED IN “AS IS” CONDITION, AND RICETEC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING: (I) ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING AND USAGE OF TRADE, (II) THAT THE WEB SITE AND THE WEB SITE CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR OPERATE WITHOUT ERROR, (III) AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE OPERATION, USE OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE WEB SITE OR THE WEB SITE CONTENT, (IV) AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE WEB SITE OR THE WEB SITE CONTENT AND (V) AS TO ANY LINKED SITE OR ITS CONTENTS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM RICETEC OR THROUGH THE WEB SITE OR WEB SITE CONTENT WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.

YOU USE THE WEB SITE AND THE WEB SITE CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND RICETEC WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THEIR OPERATION, USE OR OTHER EXPLOITATION. YOU WAIVE AND COVENANT NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS OR ALLEGATIONS OF ANY NATURE ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE OPERATION, USE OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE WEB SITE OR THE WEB SITE CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY ALLEGATION OR CLAIM THAT RICETEC HAS OR SHOULD INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, OR HOLD YOU HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM OR ALLEGATION ARISING FROM THE OPERATION, USE OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE WEB SITE OR THE WEB SITE CONTENT.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER FROM RICETEC ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF USE), WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE WEB SITE OR WEB SITE CONTENT, EVEN IF RICETEC HAS BEEN INFORMED OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES OR OF LIABILITY, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

5. Your Indemnity of RiceTec Management and Technical Resources, Inc.; Termination of Use.

You agree to indemnify and hold RiceTec harmless from all causes of action, claims and allegations (whether threatened or pending), costs, fees, charges, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and professionals’ fees), judgments, damages, losses, and liabilities arising from or relating to the breach or alleged breach of your duties or obligations under this Agreement or your use of the Web Site or Web Site Content. For any indemnified matter, RiceTec will have full control of the response thereto and the defense thereof, including, without limitation, any agreement relating to the settlement thereof, and you will cooperate with RiceTec in such matter.

RiceTec may, at its option, terminate any person or entity’s access to any or all of the Web Site upon any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or for any other use of the Web Site which it deems improper in its sole discretion.

6. Privacy Policy.

RiceTec is concerned about user privacy and operates the Web Site under the Privacy Policy published herein. We urge you to read this policy now and, because the policy is updated from time to time, later at your convenience.

We value the privacy of visitors to our site and our clients’ information. RiceTec does not sell or release personal information and will never willfully disclose individually identifiable information to any third party without first receiving that person’s permission.

The following information describes how we protect your information and private data.

6.1 Forms-based Information Requests

In order to receive certain information from RiceTec, an individual must first complete one of a number of request forms. During submission, the individual is required to give his/her contact information (such as name and email address). This information may be used to contact the individual about the solutions or services on our site for which they have expressed interest. Registered site users may occasionally receive communication about new products, services, or events. You may also choose to sign up to receive our email newsletter. All email communication from RiceTec will contain instructions of how to opt-out from receiving future promotions, newsletters, or announcements.

6.2 Feedback Information

We occasionally request feedback information about RiceTec services, products, solutions, communications, and our customer experience. You may provide this information voluntarily. We also occasionally request information in order for you to take part in special marketing promotions and prizes for using our solutions or services. RiceTec support and marketing groups use the collected information in order to create the best service for our customers.

6.3 Web Server Access Logs

Like most public Web sites, our Web servers record your IP address, source URL and time and date of your visit. This information is used primarily to plan for system capacity and monitor interest in of RiceTec information services, product inquiry sources, and improvement of products, services, and solutions.

6.4 Physical System Security

RiceTec servers are hosted by a third-party web hosting profider. All servers are kept in a locked, secure environment with restricted access. A strict privacy policy governs the management of user data that is kept on RiceTec servers, provided by the hosting provider.

6.5 Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement, you can email americas@ricetec.com for more information or simply click on the button above this section of this page.

7. “Do Not Track” Disclosures and Notifications.

This and all websites under the ownership and management of RiceTec fully comply with specific user requests or browser settings for no tracking. When a site user’s web browser is set to “Private” or “No Tracking” or “Do Not Track” our website will function as it is intended and no Personally Identifiable Information (PII) will be collected.

This and all websites under the ownership and management of RiceTec fully complies with the State of California AB-370, Section 1: 22575 restrictions.

This and all websites under the ownership and management of RiceTec fully comply with the GDPR 2016/679 regulations. RiceTec does not obtain or collect personally identifiable information. In cases where the RiceTec presents surveys or forms for visitors to fill in, or where a site visitor submits their personal information or resume for consideration, the submission of personal information by the visitor is considered consent or an “opt in” decision or a legitimate interest as defined in Recital 47.

This and all websites under the ownership and management of RiceTec fully comply with the Indian DPDP Act, 2023  regulations. RiceTec does not obtain or collect personally identifiable information. In cases where the RiceTec presents surveys or forms for visitors to fill in, or where a site visitor submits their personal information or resume for consideration, the submission of personal information by the visitor is considered consent or an “opt in” decision or a legitimate interest as defined in the Act.

This and all websites under the ownership and management of RiceTec fully comply with the Brazilian LGPD Law regulations. RiceTec does not obtain or collect personally identifiable information. In cases where the RiceTec presents surveys or forms for visitors to fill in, or where a site visitor submits their personal information or resume for consideration, the submission of personal information by the visitor is considered consent or an “opt in” decision or a legitimate interest as defined in the Law Articles 2, 3, 4, and 5.

8. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction.

All Ricetec Web Sites (excluding external links) are controlled by RiceTec and operated by RiceTec via third-party ISP services located in Phoenix, Arizona. Because the Web Site is published on the World Wide Web it is accessible in all fifty states and other countries, each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Texas or Arizona and from each other, and as you and RiceTec both benefit from establishing a predictable legal environment in which to operate, use or otherwise exploit the Web Site, by using the Web Site you and RiceTec agree that all matters arising from or relating to the use and operation of the Web Site will be governed by the substantive laws of Texas, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. You agree that all claims you may have arising from or relating to the operation, use or other exploitation of the Web Site will be heard and resolved in the courts in Brazoria County, Texas. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts over you, stipulate to the fairness and convenience of proceeding in such courts, and covenant not to assert any object to proceeding in such courts. If you choose to gain access to the Web Site from locations other than Brazoria County, Texas you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws of any such other location.

9. Miscellaneous.

No delay or omission by RiceTec in exercising any of its rights occurring upon any noncompliance or default by you with respect to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement will impair any such right or be construed to be a waiver thereof, and a waiver by RiceTec of any of the covenants, conditions or agreements to be performed by you will not be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach thereof or of any other covenant, condition or agreement hereof. As used in this Agreement, “including” means “including but not limited to.” The captions of this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference, in no way define or limit the scope or substance of any provision of this Agreement, and will not be considered in interpreting this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will be reformed to be valid and enforceable while reflecting the intent of the parties to the greatest extent permitted by law. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between you and RiceTec regarding its subject matter, and supersedes all prior promises, agreements or representations, whether written or oral, regarding such subject matter.

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