Terms & Privacy

TERMS OF USE

Your use of this Web site is subject to the terms and conditions set out below. Your accessing and use of the site and its contents constituted your agreement to these terms and conditions. The appearance, design, content and graphics of this Web site are the property of Bois Forte and are protected by applicable copyright laws and may not be copied, used, reproduced, altered, distributed, or transmitted in whole or in part without the express written consent of Bois Forte which reserves all rights. Re-use of any of the content or graphics in any medium, electronic or otherwise, for any purpose is strictly prohibited. Any unauthorized use of the text, images, audio and video may violate copyright, trademark, privacy and publicity laws and other civil and criminal statutes of the United States and other countries. Links to this Web site may not be made without the express written permission of Bois Forte. Please direct your request for such links to webmaster@fortunebay.com. The "Bois Forte" and other Government, Department, and/or Enterprise names and logos are trademarks of Bois Forte. All other copyrights, trademarks or service marks used or referred to on this Web site are the property of their respective owners. Nothing contained on this Web site should be construed as granting, expressly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right of use of any copyright, trademark or service mark displayed on the Web site without the written permission of Bois Forte or such third party owners. The information on this site is provided solely for general illustrative and instructional purposes only, and does not create a business or professional services relationship. Bois Forte makes no representation or warranty concerning the content or suitability of the information on this Web site for any purpose.

The articles, information and works provided in this Web site are provided "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OTHERWISE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. Bois Forte may change the information in this Web site at any time without notice. Bois Forte assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. Decisions based on data or information are the responsibility of the visitor to this Web site. Any Bois Forte publication contained in or referenced is based upon information which we believe to be reliable, but may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes may be periodically made to these publications; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of these publications. Bois Forte may make improvements or changes in the products or the programs described in these publications at any time without notice. This site contains links to Web sites and/or servers maintained by other organizations. Bois Forte cannot and does not make, and expressly disclaims, any and all warranties concerning the accuracy or source of information found or accessed through this site or the content of any file that you might choose to download from a third party Web site. When you use any of these links to access another Web site, you are leaving the Bois Forte Web site and any representations of undertakings made by Bois Forte cease to apply to your online session. Bois Forte assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages to, or viruses that may infect, user's computer or other property on account of user's access to, use of, or browsing in the linked Web site or user's downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the linked Web site. This includes but is not limited to the loss of data or loss of profit, even if Bois Forte was advised of the possibility of such damages. Bois Forte reserves the right to modify or amend these terms and conditions at any time and for any reason. Any changes to these terms and conditions apply as soon as they are posted on this Web site. By continuing to use the Web site after any changes are posted, user acknowledges acceptance of those changes.

Jurisdiction And Applicable Laws
The posting of this Web site on the World Wide Web by Bois Forte is a passive activity in itself. Access to this Web site by persons in any jurisdiction does not imply that Bois Forte intends to purposely avail itself of the privilege of conducting activities within such jurisdiction, nor does it imply that Bois Forte invokes the benefits and protections of the law of such jurisdiction. This Web site was developed in the United States of America in accordance with its laws. Your browsing in and use of the Web site shall be deemed acceptance of the laws of the State of Arizona and the United States of America. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Web site may be reviewed internationally and may contain references to products or services not available in all countries. References to a particular product or service do not imply that Bois Forte intends to make such products and services available in such countries.

PRIVACY POLICY

Bois Forte respects the privacy of all web site visitors to the extent permitted by law. This online privacy statement defines the ways in which our web site collects information, the uses to which that information will be put, and the ways that we will protect information you choose to provide.

This web site may collect information in the form of network traffic logs, web site visits, cookies and voluntary information provided by you.

NETWORK TRAFFIC LOGS

Bois Forte may employ software programs to ensure network security; monitor network traffic; identify unauthorized access or access to non-public information; detect computer viruses and other software that might damage computers or the network; and monitor and tune the performance of the Bois Forte network. Such programs may detect email headers, network addresses, or other information. This information is only used for maintaining system security and performance. Personally identifiable information is not released to external parties without either your consent or as may be required by law.

WEB VISIT LOGS

Bois Forte may collect and temporarily store information from online visitors to help manage and improve services provided by the site. Information collected might include pages visited; date and time of site visit; internet addresses (URL or IP addresses) of the referring site; domain names and IP addresses from originating sites; browser versions and capabilities; and search-engine terms used. No attempt to identify individuals with this information will be made without individual consent or as required by law.

Cookies are bits of information stored by your web browser through a web site, and then returned to the web site. Cookies carry information about your current session at the site from one web page to another, and to identify you at the site between visits. Should you prefer not to receive cookies, you may decline them in your browser. Be aware that some pages may not function correctly if cookies are turned off. We will not store data in cookies other than for the two aforementioned purposes. We will not forward to or exchange cookies with external parties. We will not use cookies to track your movement among different web sites without individual consent or as required by law.

VOLUNTARY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU

When using our web site, you may choose to voluntarily provide information to help us better serve your needs. For example, you may ask for information via email to us and provide us with an email address; you may send us a mailing address so that we send you paper material; you may wish to provide credit card information to make a purchase. Any personally identifiable information you provide to us will be used only for the purpose indicated. Information requests and sales requests will be forwarded to appropriate staff to respond to your request. Your financial information will be always be subject to high quality protection by our web site security system and through the PayPal security system. We will not sell, exchange or otherwise distribute your personally identifiable information without your consent except to the extent required by law. We do not retain information longer than necessary for normal operations.

The Bois Forte Wild Rice Sales web site is a link to the World Wide Web, with all its resources. We have no control over the Web and its vast resources and sites, we do not endorse these sites, and we are not responsible for content, availability or delivery of services from these sites. External sites maintain their own policies or no policies.

Minn. Stat. 13.15 states that electronic data may be disseminated: (1) to the commissioner for the purpose of evaluating electronic government services; (2) to another government entity to prevent unlawful intrusions into government electronic systems; or (3) as otherwise provided by law.

Effective: April, 2007.