Legal Notice

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National Restaurant Association Solutions, LLC (“Solutions”) is licensed to implement the ServSafe® Food Handler Guide for Food Banking training course (“Course”), owned by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (“NRAEF” and together with Solutions, the “Association Entities”) and Feeding America. By accessing or using the Course, you assent to the following terms and conditions of use. You may not access or use the Course if you do not agree to and abide by these terms and conditions. 

The information presented in the Course is provided for general educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to provide legal, business, or risk management advice to any party, and in no way represents advice with respect to specific practices of any party. Parties who develop policies and procedures based upon the materials in the Course are urged to obtain the advice and guidance of legal counsel with respect to their practices and local laws. Although the Association Entities endeavor to include accurate and current information compiled from sources believed to be reliable, the Association Entities, Feeding America and their employees, affiliates, directors, authors, contributors, distributors, and agents make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, currency, or completeness of the information in or available through the Course. THE INFORMATION IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COURSE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.  

In consideration of your use of the Course, you hereby agree to waive to the fullest extent permitted by law any and all claims that you may have now or in the future against the Association Entities and their employees, affiliates, directors, authors, contributors, distributors, and agents. In no event shall the Association Entities or each of their employees, affiliates, directors, authors, contributors, distributors, or agents be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including but not limited to procurement or substitute goods or services, loss of use, loss of profits, or business interruption) however caused and under any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of the Course or the information contained therein, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damage, injury or loss resulting from any inaccuracies or omissions or any actions taken or not taken based on the content of the Course.  

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In consideration of your use of the Course, you hereby agree to these terms and conditions and our Privacy Policy found at https://www.servsafe.com/Privacy-Policy, Terms of Use found at https://www.servsafe.com/Terms-of-Use, and Terms of Sale found at https://www.servsafe.com/Terms-of-Sale, which are incorporated herein by reference. You further agree that these terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, United States of America, without regard to any conflicts of law provisions, and that any cause of action you may have with respect to the Course must be brought in the State of Illinois. At our sole discretion, we may require you to submit any disputes arising from these terms and conditions to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying State of Illinois law. Any cause of action brought by you against the Association Entities must be instituted within one year after the cause of action arises or be deemed forever waived and barred. 

You will indemnify and defend the Association Entities and their affiliates and agents against any damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, settlement costs, and awarded amounts) incurred in connection with any claim to the extent that such claim arises from any unauthorized or wrongful use of or access to the Course by you or on your behalf.