TERMS OF USE

These Terms of Use are effective as of July 28, 2014, and were last updated on August 1, 2023.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website, which includes accessing the Website’s Forum. By using this Website you indicate that you accept these Terms of Use and that you agree to abide by them, as well as all applicable laws and regulations. These Terms of Use are subject to change at anytime and you should check back regularly to ensure that the modified terms are acceptable to you.

The Good Meat® Project (GMP) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, founded in 2014, whose mission is to inspire responsible meat production and consumption through experiential education. Throughout the Website, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to GMP.

If you accept or agree to these Terms of Use on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that company or other legal entity to these Terms of Use and, in such event, “you” and “your” will refer and apply to that company or other legal entity.

The failure of GMP to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision, or the waiver of any other right or provision herein.

1. ELIGIBILITY

The Website and services are intended solely for persons who are 18 or older. By accessing or using the Website, you represent that you are 18 or older. If you are under 18, you may use this Website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. This Website is not intended for users under the age of 13, and by using our Website, you are representing to us that you are over 13.

2. DISCLAIMER

The content contained on this Website is presented solely for educational and community-building purposes. The GMP is not offering the information on this Website as legal, accounting, or other professional services advice. Every individual, community, and company is different and the advice and strategies found on this Website may not be suitable for your situation, or in your municipality, county, state, or country. You should seek the services of competent legal, accounting, and other professionals before starting your own Meat Collective or other meat education business.

While best efforts have been used in preparing the information on this Website, we make no representations or warranties of any kind and assume no liabilities of any kind with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents and SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF USE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GMP is not liable or responsible to any person or entity with respect to loss of any kind; direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages caused, or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by the use of this Website. By using this Website, or the information contained on it, you waive any and all claims of any type that you may have now or in the future against the GMP for any matter arising out of or relating to your use of the Website.

3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

You expressly agree that the use of, or inability to use, the Website is at your own risk. You assume full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from your activity related to the information on this Website as well as downloading and/or use of files, information, communications, content, or other material (including without limitation software) accessed through or obtained by means of the Website. Under no circumstances shall GMP be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, that are directly or indirectly related to the use of, or the inability to use, the Website, even if GMP has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

4. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold the GMP and its affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, volunteers, interns and employees harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, legal and accounting fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Use or your violation of any law of the rights of a third-party.

5. GMP WEBSITE & FORUM CONDUCT

GMP is dedicated to building and maintaining a useful and vibrant community of individuals and organizations that share the GMP’s mission. To this end, the GMP may make available to users of the Website email notices, newsletters, forums, message boards, bulletin board services, or other interactive communication facilities (such facilities and services may be collectively referred to as the Forum.) Please be courteous and contribute positively when using the Website and/or Forum. GMP cannot review all communications made on or through the Website and Forum. However, GMP reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor the Website and Forum and in its sole discretion, to edit, modify or delete any materials which GMP determines to violate the Terms of Use or to be in any other way offensive and/or contrary to any law or GMP policy.

A. COMMUNICATIONS

You are solely responsible for the content of any transmissions you make to or from the Website and/or Forum, including to any discussions therein. You shall not upload to, or distribute to, or otherwise publish through the Website or Forum any communication that:

(i) is for inappropriate commercial purposes or otherwise advertises or solicits for the sale of inappropriate goods or services; (ii) is obscene, indecent, pornographic, profane, sexually explicit, or abusive; (iii) constitutes or contains false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact; (iv) slanders, libels, defames, disparages, or otherwise violates the legal rights of any third party; (v) causes injury of any kind to any person or entity; (vi) infringes or violates the intellectual property rights, contract rights, or any other rights of any third party; (vii) violates any applicable laws, rules, or regulations or (viii) contains software viruses or any other malicious code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.

Furthermore, you acknowledge that conduct prohibited in connection with the Website and Forum includes, but is not limited to, impersonation of other people and breaching or attempting to breach the security of the Website.

GMP does not endorse and is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of statements made by Forum users.

B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

You acknowledge and agree that any communications made to or by means of any portion of the Website are public. You acknowledge that:

(i) you have no expectation of privacy in any public communication and (ii) no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and GMP by reason of your transmitting a public communication to any area of the Website or Forum. By transmitting any public communication to the Website or Forum, you grant to GMP a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, license, distribute, display, reproduce, transmit, modify, edit, and otherwise exploit such public communication, in all media now known or later developed. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such public communications, including, without limitation, any intellectual property laws under any relevant jurisdiction, and shall constitute a waiver of any rights, "moral rights," or any similar rights under any jurisdiction.

C. UNSOLICITED EMAIL

You agree not to use the Forum or any other area of the Website to send the same or substantially similar unsolicited electronic mail messages, whether commercial or not, to a large number of recipients. This prohibition includes sending unsolicited mass mailings from another Internet service that in any way involves the use of the Website. A message is unsolicited if it is posted in violation of a USENET or newsgroup charter and/or if it is sent to a recipient who has not requested or invited the message. For purposes of this provision, merely making one's e-mail address accessible to the public shall not constitute a request or invitation to receive messages.

6. E-BOOK

Camas Davis, the founder of the GMP, penned an e-book, The Mighty Meat Collective Startup Guide, and licensed it to the GMP so that the GMP could sell the book. It is a resource for those looking for more detailed information about building a Meat Collective. In order to purchase the book, you can email the GMP and, after a brief interview, the GMP may direct you to a site where you can purchase the book. Purchasers and users of the e-book agree to the following Terms:

This book is presented solely for educational purposes. Reproduction of the book is strictly prohibited. The author and publisher are not offering it as legal, accounting, or other professional services advice. Every individual, community, and company is different and the advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation, or in your municipality, county, state, or country. You should seek the services of competent legal, accounting, and other professionals before starting your own Meat Collective or other meat education business.

While best efforts have been used in preparing this book, the author and publisher make no representations or warranties of any kind and assume no liabilities of any kind with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness of use for a particular purpose. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be held liable or responsible to any person or entity with respect to any loss of any kind, direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages caused, or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by the information or programs contained in this book. By using the information contained in this book, you agree to defend and indemnify author and publisher should either be sued by a third party for any matter arising out of or relating to your use of the information in this book. By using the information contained in this book, you waive any and all claims of any type that you may have now or in the future against author and publisher for any matter arising out of or relating to your use of the information in this book, including but not limited to claims for defense and indemnity by author or publisher if a third party commences legal action against you. To the extent the waiver of claims contained herein is deemed ineffective in any way, by using the information contained in this book you agree that the liability of author and publisher shall be limited to the amount you pay for this book. Without in any way limiting the waiver of claims contained herein, by using the information in this book, you agree that any and all claims for any matter arising out of or relating to your use of the information in this book will be brought only in the Circuit Court for the County of Multnomah, Oregon, and that mediation with a mutually chosen mediator is a precondition to any action in court.

7. PRIVACY POLICY

The GMP Privacy Policy is available here.

8. RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE

GMP reserves the right to suspend or refuse service or access to the Website at anytime at our discretion.

9. TRADEMARKS

The “GMP” name and logos and all related names, design marks and slogans, including specifically GOOD MEAT®, the GOOD MEAT BREAKDOWN® logo, and the GOOD MEAT® PROJECT logo are the trademarks or service marks of the Good Meat® Project.

Other product, service, and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

We respect the intellectual property of others and ask that you do too. While the information on this Website is meant to be shared, the modification or manipulation of any paper or digital copies of any materials that you have printed off or downloaded in any way, in a manner that alters the original intent or meaning of the information or creates confusion around the information, is not allowed. Illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics that are accompanied by explanatory or informational text, if reproduced, should also contain the text.

11. SEVERABILITY

If any of these terms should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted and the remaining Terms of Use shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

12. RESOLVING DISPUTES

These Terms of Use and your use of the Website and the Forum (and all non-contractual relationships arising out of or connected to it or them) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Oregon law. Without in any way limiting the waiver of claims contained herein, by using the information on this Website or Forum, you agree that any and all claims for any matter arising out of or relating to your use of the Website or Forum will be brought only in the Circuit Court for the County of Multnomah, Oregon, and that mediation with a mutually chosen mediator is a precondition to any action in court.