Brown-Forman Corporation (“Brown-Forman”) is the owner of this Web site
(the “Site”). By accessing and using the Site, you agree to be bound
by the following terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”). Brown-Forman
reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use from time to time. In your own interest,
please review these Terms of Use regularly. If you do not accept these Terms of
Use and/or any amendments/changes thereto, please do not use this Site.
1. Access Authorization
Brown-Forman maintains this Site for the personal use of individuals who are of
legal age to consume alcoholic beverages pursuant to the laws of the country or
territory where they reside.
Please exit this Site immediately if you do not accept these terms and conditions
of use, are not of a legal age for consuming alcoholic beverages in the country
or territory in which you reside, or are in a country or territory where the access
to this Site is not permitted.
Brown-Forman reserves the right to restrict or terminate your access to this Site
or any feature thereof if you violate these terms and conditions of use, or if you
use the Site in order to make or assist in making any criminal or unlawful statements
or actions or announce or participate in any criminal or unlawful actions.
2. Use of Information/Materials
You may print or have printed by a third party any downloadable information or materials
offered on this Site provided that all of the following five conditions are met:
- You use the materials or information solely for private purposes and not for direct
or indirect commercial purposes;
- Your use of the materials is for lawful purposes;
- No copyright or other notice regarding the rights or property of third parties is
removed from the materials / information;
- You reside in a country or territory where the consumption of alcoholic beverages
is permitted; and
- You are of a legal age to consume alcoholic beverages pursuant to the laws of the
country or territory in which you reside.
3. Copyrights, Trademarks and other Intellectual Property Rights
The content of this Site, including without limitation any trademarks, designs,
logos, text, images, audio and video materials thereon, is the intellectual property
of Brown-Forman or its subsidiaries or affiliates (“Brown-Forman’s Proprietary
Material”) unless otherwise stipulated in writing. Brown-Forman’s Proprietary
Material is protected under the laws of the United States and other nations around
the world, and under international treaties – in particular under copyright
and trademark laws. You are not permitted to remove any copyright or other proprietary
notice from Brown-Forman’s Proprietary Material. You are also not permitted
to publish, distribute, transmit online or offline or otherwise use Brown-Forman’s
Proprietary Material in any way for any public or commercial purpose, without the
prior and express written consent of Brown-Forman.
4. No License
Except for the limited license to download and print certain material / information
from this Site for non-commercial and private purposes only, you have no right to
use Brown-Forman’s Proprietary Material. All rights with respect to Brown-Forman’s
Proprietary Material remain the exclusive property of Brown-Forman.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties / Exclusion of Liability
A. Your use of this Site is at your own risk. THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS"
BASIS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY REQUIRED BY LAW, BROWN-FORMAN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE'S
CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITE LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY
MADE TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. BROWN-FORMAN AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE AGENTS MAY MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) OR SERVICE(S) OFFERED AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S)
DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME. BROWN-FORMAN HAS NO DUTY TO UPDATE THIS SITE OR THE
CONTENT HEREOF AND BROWN-FORMAN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO UPDATE SUCH
INFORMATION.TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, BROWN-FORMAN DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT
OR TITLE, AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SECURITY, AND ACCURACY. FURTHER, BROWN-FORMAN DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF COMPUTER
VIRUSES.
B. YOU AGREE THAT BROWN-FORMAN AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES AND ANY OF THEIR
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, WILL NOT BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, COST OF PROCURING
SUBSTITUTE SERVICE OR LOST OPPORTUNITY) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
USE OF THIS SITE OR A LINKED SITE, OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE
OR A LINKED SITE, EVEN IF BROWN-FORMAN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE TRANSMISSION
OF ANY VIRUSES WHICH MAY INFECT A USER'S EQUIPMENT, FAILURE OF MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT OR COMMUNICATION LINES, TELEPHONE OR OTHER INTERCONNECT PROBLEMS (e.g.,
YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS YOUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER), UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, THEFT,
OPERATOR ERRORS, STRIKES OR OTHER LABOR PROBLEMS OR ANY FORCE MAJEURE. BROWN-FORMAN
CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE ACCESS TO THE
WEB SITE.
C. You are aware that technical downtimes and malfunctions of this Site may occur
and that this Site may be unavailable from time to time for technical reasons.
D. To the extent hyperlinks to other websites exist on this Site, Brown-Forman does
not assume any liability as to their content and functioning reliability. Links
to other websites are merely provided by Brown-Forman as a convenience.
6. Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify and hold Brown-Forman and its subsidiaries and affiliates
harmless from and against any claims for damages or other claims asserted against
Brown-Forman or its subsidiaries or affiliates, including without limitation all
indirect liability claims, consequential damages, losses, liabilities, costs and
expenses (including without limitation reasonable legal fees) arising from your
use – in any form whatsoever - of this Site, from information you transmit
to this Site, from your violation of any rights of third parties, or from your breach
of these terms and conditions of use.
7. Communications with this Site
A. Do not transmit to or via this Site any pornographic, obscene, offensive, defamatory
or otherwise unlawful content.
B. Any other communication you transmit to this Site, whether by e-mail, mail, uploading
or in any other form, will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. This
communication can be deleted by Brown-Forman at any time. By sending content/information
(including without limitation photographs) to this Site, you grant Brown-Forman
a royalty-free and irrevocable and exclusive license, unlimited in time, territory
and content, to use such content and information. The license to Brown-Forman includes
in particular:
(i) the right of use in business activities on image and data carriers as well as
in printed works of its own or of third parties;
(ii) the right to use and exploit your communications in digital online and offline
media (such as internet, CD-ROM, CDi, CDe, DVD);
(iii) the right to use your communications in analogue and/or digital electronic
databases, data networks and telephone services or similar multimedia services;
(iv) the right, where necessary, to modify your communications;
(v) the right to grant sublicenses to third parties.
(vi) The right to use your name and area where you reside.
C In addition, you declare that the persons shown on any materials sent in by you,
have consented to the publication of their pictures in the specific context it was
sent to Brown-Forman and in context with alcohol beverages in the advertisement
sector.
D. In the event of a failure to adhere to the guarantees mentioned in this Section,
the user shall hold Brown-Forman harmless from and against any claims asserted by
third parties, including without limitation attorney’s fees, on first demand.
This does not prevent Brown-Forman from claiming any further-reaching damages suffered
by it.
8. Privacy
Please click here to view our Privacy Policy.
9. Further Terms and Conditions of Use
Other areas of this Site may contain further terms and conditions of use, which
will govern your use of the Site together with the present terms and conditions
of use.
10. Governing Law / Place of Jurisdiction
This Site is controlled and operated by Brown-Forman from its offices within the
United States of America. Any claim relating to this Site shall be governed by the
internal substantive laws of the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
You and Brown-Forman agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts located within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. You agree that regardless
of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out
of or related to use of this Site or these terms and conditions must be filed within
one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose. Your conduct may be subject
to other laws. Use of this Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not
give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation
this paragraph.
11. Final Provisions
A. Brown-Forman makes no claims that the content of this Site may be downloaded
outside of the United States. If you access this Site from outside the United States,
you do so at your own risk. In such case, you are responsible for compliance with
the laws of the country or territory in which you are located in relation to such
access. References to a particular product or service do not imply that Brown-Forman
intends to make such products or services available in all countries.
B. Should any provision of these terms and conditions of use be invalid or should
there be a gap in these terms and conditions of use, this shall not affect the validity
of the remaining provisions.
C. Brown-Forman shall only be legally bound by written agreements. Any oral arrangements
between the parties shall not be legally binding, unless confirmed by Brown-Forman
in writing.
D. Brown-Forman reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in
equity for violations of these Terms and Conditions, including the right to block
access from a particular Internet address or for particular registered users to
this Site.
Information Related to Employment
If you choose to submit your resume or apply for a position with us through this
Site, we will use (and transfer, if necessary) the information you provide in order
to evaluate your experience as it relates to potential employment opportunities
with BFC or our affiliated companies throughout the world. We will use the information
to contact you regarding any positions for which we believe you may be interested
in submitting an application or other opportunities at BFC or our affiliates that
we think may interest you.
Contact Information
Questions regarding this policy should be directed to Korbel Consumer Support, 3310
West End Avenue, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37203, USA or online
click here.
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