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Use of this website is provided by CNFA subject to the following Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Last Revised: May 2024

Terms and Conditions

Effective: May 2024

These Terms & Conditions (“terms and conditions”) apply to all websites operated and controlled by Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (“CNFA”) (either “we,” “us” or “CNFA”) or any third-party agent of CNFA, and other websites, where these terms and conditions are posted (the “Site” or “Sites”). These terms and conditions set forth legally binding terms that govern and restrict your use of the Sites. These terms and conditions do not apply to CNFA Europe.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully, because by using the Site you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound to these terms and conditions. We encourage you to periodically review these terms and conditions to keep up to date on how we are handling your personal information.

Please note the arbitration provision set forth below, which may, except where and to the extent prohibited by law, require you to arbitrate any claims you may have against CNFA on an individual basis. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY.

Use of this Site(s) are provided subject to the following terms and conditions:

Acknowledgement: Your use constitutes acknowledgement of these terms and conditions of your use of the Site. If you do not want to use the site based on these terms and conditions, please do not use the Site.
Changes to Terms: CNFA reserves the rights to change these terms and conditions at any time by posting changes online. Your continued use of this Site after changes are posted constitutes your acknowledgement of this agreement as modified.
Lawful Use: You agree to use this Site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights, or restrict, or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the Site by any third party. CNFA grants you a non-exclusive right to access and use the Site and the data, material, content or information herein (collectively, the “Content”) solely for your personal use. Your right to access and use the Site shall be limited to non-commercial purposes unless you are otherwise expressly authorized by CNFA to use the Site for commercial purposes. Likewise, you agree that you will not:
- Use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of them;
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Site account, computer systems or networks associated with CNFA or the Site;
- Obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through the Site by any means not intentionally made available or provided by CNFA;
- Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Site for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Site;
- Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful;
- Attack the Site via denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; or
- Impersonate or attempt to impersonate CNFA, a CNFA employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
Privacy:  We collect personal information on the Site, which is subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
Age: The Site is not intended for use by persons under the age of 16. CNFA does not knowingly collect information from visitors under the age of 16, and, in the event that we learn that a person under the age 16 has provided CNFA with personal information, we will delete such personal information.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: THE SITE AND THE CONTENT ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. CNFA AND ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS EXPRESSLY MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE OR THE CONTENT OR COMMUNICATIONS ON THE SITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR OTHER CONTENT OR SERVICE THAT MAY BE ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH THE SITE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. CNFA AND ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE AND ALL SOFTWARE, CONTENT AND SERVICES, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE ARE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, TIMELY, SUITABLE, COMPLETE, SEQUENCED, SECURE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED OR NON-INFRINGING. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY CNFA OR A REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY.

WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THEY ARE ERROR-FREE, RELIABLE, WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITES, INCLUDING ANY SUPPORT SERVICES, WILL BE EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE, AND ACCURATE OR MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITES AT ALL TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CNFA AND ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE OR UNLAWFUL CONDUCT OF OTHER THIRD PARTIES OR USERS OF THE SITE AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. CNFA FURTHER MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, OR TROJAN HORSES OR THAT IT WILL FUNCTION OR OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER PRODUCT OR SOFTWARE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT CNFA, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TERMINATION, INTERRUPTION OF SERVICES, DELAYS, ERRORS, FAILURES OF PERFORMANCE, DEFECTS, LINE FAILURES, OR OMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE OR YOUR USE THEREOF. YOUR SOLE REMEDY AGAINST CNFA FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE OR THE CONTENT IS TO CEASE YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE CONTENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY BY JURISDICTION. WHEN THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE EXCLUDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY, YOU AGREE THAT THEY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT AND SHORTEST DURATION PERMITTED BY LAW.

FURTHER, CNFA DOES NOT ENDORSE AND MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, INFORMATION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT ON THE SITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CNFA BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE CONTENT ON THE SITE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT ON THE SITE.

Limitation of Liability: In no event shall CNFA, its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, sponsors, advertisers, agents or licensors, or any third parties mentioned on the Sites be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental, consequential or other indirect damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use the Sites, the Content or any communications of the Sites, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not CNFA is advised of the possibility of such damages. CNFA is not liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of the Site or Content. By accessing the Site subject to these terms and conditions, you understand that you are waiving rights with respect to claims that are at this time unknown or unsuspected, and in accordance with such waiver, you acknowledge that you have read and understood, and hereby expressly waive, the benefits of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California and any similar law of any state, country, or territory, which provides as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must materially affect his or her settlement with the debtor.” Some states and jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you. When the implied warranties are not allowed to be excluded in their entirety, they will be limited to the shorted duration permitted by law. You may also have other rights which vary from state to state. In any case, CNFA and its licensors’ entire liability under any provision of these terms and conditions will be limited to the amount actually paid by you to vendor for the Site in the six (6) months preceding the first event giving rise to liability, or ten dollars ($10.00), whichever is greater.

In addition, when using the Site, information will be transmitted over a medium which is beyond the control and jurisdiction of CNFA, its partners, advertisers, and sponsors or any other third-party mentioned on the Sites. Accordingly, CNFA assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the Sites.

YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY OTHER DISPUTE WITH CNFA IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITES OR ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY CNFA

NOTE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS.

Copyright restrictions: The Site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including videos, comments, articles, information, catalogs, brochures, data, text, software, photos, and graphics (“Content”). This Content is subject to copyrights owned by CNFA and other individuals or entities and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. Commercial use or publication of all or any item displayed is strictly prohibited without prior authorization from CNFA. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license by CNFA to use any item displayed. Documents may be copied for personal use only on the condition that copyright and source indications are also copied, no modifications are made and the document is copied entirely. However, some documents and photos may have been published on this site with the permission of the relevant copyright owners (who are not CNFA). In this case, all rights are reserved on these documents, and permission to copy them must be requested from CNFA, who will, in turn, ask permission from the copyright owners. YOU MAY USE THE SITES AND THE CONTENT OFFERED ON THE SITES ONLY FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES. CNFA authorizes you to view a single copy of the material on the Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use. You may not either directly or through the use of any device, software, internet site, web-based service, or other means, modify, publish, transmit, stream, upload, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit the Content of this Site or any portion of such Content except as expressly provided herein. You may not use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools on the Content, frame any portion of this Site or Content, or reproduce, reprint, copy, store, publicly display, broadcast, stream, transmit, modify, translate, port, publish, sublicense, assign, transfer, sell, loan, or otherwise distribute the Content without our prior written consent. You may not circumvent any mechanisms included in the Content for preventing the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the Content. You may not introduce viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; or damage, disable, overburden, impair, or gain unauthorized access to the Site, including CNFA’s servers, computer network, or user accounts.

Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may violate U.S. or international copyright, trademark, and/or other laws.

Trademark Rights:  The names, trademarks, service marks, and logos of CNFA belong exclusively to CNFA and are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution or confusing or misleading uses under national and international trademark and copyright laws. All other trademarks, service marks, and logos (including third-party product names) are the property of their respective owners. The use or misuse of these trademarks is expressly prohibited and nothing stated or implied on this Site confers on you any license or right under any patent or trademark of CNFA or any third party.
License Grant: If you make any submission to or communications on the Site, you automatically grant, or warrant that you and/or the owner of such content has expressly granted CNFA, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, unlimited, nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication or content material in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. CNFA may sublicense its rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses.

If you violate these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates.

Links to External Sites: CNFA takes no responsibility for the content of external internet sites. Other websites that we may link to are owned and operated by third parties, and CNFA has no control over them. The fact that we include links to other websites does not mean that CNFA approves of or endorses any other third-party website or the content of that website. We accept no liability for any statements, information, products, or services that are published on or are accessible through any websites owned or operated by third parties.
User Supplied Material: Any communication or material that you transmit to, or post on, any public area of the site including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and nonproprietary information.
Order of Precedence: If there is any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and rules and/or specific terms and conditions appearing on this site relating to specific material, then the latter shall prevail.
Dispute Resolution:  By using the Sites, you and CNFA agree that, if there is any controversy, claim, action, or dispute arising out of or related to your use of the Sites, or the breach, enforcement, interpretation, or validity of these Terms and Conditions or any part of them, other than disputes related to or involving CNFA’s intellectual property, (“Dispute”), both parties shall first try in good faith to settle such Dispute by providing written notice to the other party describing the facts and circumstances of the Dispute and allowing the receiving party 7 days in which to respond to or settle the Dispute.

Notice shall be sent to CNFA at:

Awards & Compliance Unit
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)
1828 L St. NW Suite 710
Washington, D.C. 20036

Both you and CNFA agree that this dispute resolution procedure is a condition precedent that must be satisfied before initiating any litigation or filing any claim against the other party. IF ANY DISPUTE CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY THE ABOVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, YOU AGREE THAT THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION FOR SUCH DISPUTE WILL BE DECIDED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. Other rights that you and we would have in court will not be available or will be more limited in arbitration, including discovery and appeal rights. All such Disputes shall be exclusively submitted to JAMS (www.jamsadr.com) for binding arbitration under its rules then in effect, before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute arising under or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of these Terms and Conditions, including any claim that all or any part of these Terms and Conditions are void or voidable, with the exception of disputes related to or involving CNFA’s intellectual property.

Governing Law: These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, in the United States. You agree that the laws of the District of Columbia govern this contract and any claim or dispute that you may have against us, without regard to the District of Columbia’s conflict of laws rules. The parties acknowledge that these Terms and Conditions evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Notwithstanding the provision in the preceding paragraph with respect to applicable substantive law, any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C., Secs. 1-16).
Choice of Forum:  You further agree that any disputes or claims not subject to the arbitration provision discussed above shall be resolved by a court located in the District of Columbia and you agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action. PLEASE NOTE THAT BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU ARE: (1) WAIVING CLAIMS THAT YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE AGAINST CNFA BASED ON THE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING YOUR OWN; (2) IRREVOCABLY CONSENTING TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF, AND VENUE IN, LOCAL OR FEDERAL COURTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR ANY DISPUTES OR CLAIMS BROUGHT UNDER THIS PROVISION; AND (3) SUBMITTING YOURSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF COURTS LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESOLVING ANY SUCH DISPUTES OR CLAIMS.
If these terms and conditions are not accepted in full, the use of this site must be terminated immediately.
Contacting CNFA:  If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at the following address:

Awards & Compliance Unit
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)
1828 L St. NW Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036

CNFA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization duly registered in the United States.

Privacy Policy

Effective: May 2024

Introduction and Who We Are

CNFA is a501(c)(3) nonprofit organization duly registered in the United States. Our mission is to stimulate economic growth and improve livelihoods by cultivating entrepreneurship. In support of this mission, CNFA’s primary activities are implementing international development programs specializing in agricultural development, researching and advising on agricultural development strategies and initiatives around the world, designing development projects/programs that respond to the needs of local populations, and cultivating relationships with other international, national, and private organizations and firms interested in agricultural development throughout the world.

CNFA is distinct from CNFA Europe, which is separately registered and incorporated in Brussels, Belgium, but shares a similar mission and set of activities and is affiliated with CNFA. This privacy policy does not apply to CNFA Europe.

Your privacy is important to CNFA. This Privacy Policy applies to all websites operated and controlled by Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (“CNFA”) (either “we,” “us” or “CNFA”), its affiliates or any third-party agent of CNFA, CNFA vendors and service providers, and other websites, where these terms and conditions are posted (the “Site” or “Sites”). This privacy policy does not pertain to information that is collected offline.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully because by registering for or using the Site you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound to this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to keep up to date on how we are handling your personal information.

Please note the arbitration provision set forth below, requiring you to arbitrate any claims you may have against CNFA on an individual basis. EXCEPT WHERE AND TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY.

1. THIS PRIVACY POLICY EXPLAINS THE FOLLOWING:

What information CNFA collects about you
How Does CNFA Collect Personal Information
How CNFA uses the information you collect about me
Our Legal Bases for processing
Will I be contacted for marketing purposes
Will CNFA share my personal information with anyone else
Collection and Use of Information from Children
What are your rights with regard to your personal information
Your choices regarding the personal information you provide to us
International Data Transfers
Cookies and Similar Technologies
How you can exercise your choices in relation to those cookies
Updates to CNFA’s Privacy Policy
Security and Retention
Dispute Resolution
Your California Privacy Rights
Links to external websites
Assignment
How to Contact Us

2. WHAT INFORMATION CNFA COLLECTS ABOUT ME?

CNFA collects (I) personal information voluntarily supplied by you when you use the Sites, and (ii) tracking information collected as you navigate the Sites. We note that over time, non-personal information could become personal information through regulatory developments, technological advancements, or co-mingling with Personal Information. The types of personal information we collect from you depends on the features you use on the Site.

CNFA may collect personal information if visitors voluntarily choose to sign up for updates, apply for job postings or consultancy opportunities, submit procurement offers, or are interested in volunteering with CNFA, and provide their personal details on the website. In this case, users may receive periodic email (or regular mail) updates relevant to the work of CNFA or communication regarding volunteer, employment, consultancy, or procurement opportunities.

In particular, we may collect any of the following information from and about you: 

User Information: We may collect information from you when you sign up to volunteer with CNFA, apply to work for or with CNFA, or receive updates from CNFA. That information may include, among other things, your full name, email address, phone number and other information you provided to us.
Email Addresses: We may collect your email address and name if you request information from the Site.
Demographic Information: We may collect your demographic information, such as your age, gender, dependents, salary history, education history, city, state and country.
Usage Information: We may collect data information about how you and your devices interact with the Site. This could include features you use, the web pages you visit and the search terms you enter. This could also include data information about your devices and the network you use to connect to our services, including IP addresses, device identifiers and data information about the performance of the services you use on the Site and any problems you experience with them.
Location Information: We may collect your location information. This information may help us provide recommendations to you based on your location, serve you with advertisements or direct you to a product or service that we believe may be of interest to you.
Content and Other Information You Provide to Us: We may collect additional content and information that you voluntarily provide us, such as when you post a comment, submit a complaint or send us feedback.

3. HOW DOES CNFA COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Active Collection

As noted above, we collect and store the personal information from you directly, at the time you supply information to us via the Site. For instance, if you sign up to volunteer or contact us with a question, we may store your communications, including any personal information you include in them, so we can effectively respond to you. If you do not want us to collect your personal information, please do not provide it to us.

Passive Collection

We may collect information passively while you are visiting or interacting with the Site. We call this “passive” collection because you may not know that this information is being collected. Here are some examples of the information that is collected via the Site and a description of how this information is used:

Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses: Your IP address is a number that lets computers attached to the internet know where to send your information, such as the webpages you view. We use this information to deliver our webpages to you upon request, tailor our Sites to the interests of our users and measure traffic within our Sites.
Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Similar Technologies: A cookie is a small text file that may be used to collect information about your activity on the Site. For example, when someone visits a page within the Site, a cookie is placed on the user’s machine (if the user accepts cookies) or is read if the user has visited the Site previously.  Web beacons are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to allow us to count users who have visited certain pages of the Site and to help determine the effectiveness of promotional or advertising campaigns. When used in HTML-formatted email messages, web beacons can tell the sender whether and when the email has been opened. Web beacons are embedded invisibly on webpages. For more information, please see the Cookies and Similar Technologies section below.

By submitting your details, you enable CNFA (and where applicable any service providers we may use) to contact you with information related to the goods, services, information, activities, or online content you select.

4. HOW CNFA USES THE INFORMATION YOU COLLECT ABOUT ME?

CNFA uses your personal information for the following purposes:

For “service administration purposes”, which means that CNFA may contact you for reasons related to activity or online content you have signed up for.
For internal record keeping.
To contact you about any content you provide.
To invite you to participate in surveys or research about CNFA or our work (participation is always voluntary).
To alert you to special offers, updated information from CNFA or other third parties, or to forward promotional materials.
To provide you with information about our activities or online content you have agreed to receive.
To send marketing communications customized to your interests and needs in accordance with applicable law.
To use IP addresses to identify the location of users, to block disruptive use, to establish the number of visits from different countries.
To analyze and improve the activities and content offered by the CNFA website to provide you with the most user-friendly navigation experience. We may also use and disclose information in aggregate (so that no individuals are identified) for marketing and strategic development purposes.
To notify you about a material change to this Privacy Policy, if necessary, or to contact you in response to sign-up forms.
To protect the rights of CNFA and others. There may be instances when we may disclose your personal information, including situations where we have a good faith belief that such processing is necessary in order to: (i) protect, enforce or defend the legal rights, privacy, safety or property of CNFA, our affiliates or their employees, agents and contractors (including enforcement of our agreements and terms and conditions); (ii) protect the safety, privacy and security of users of our Site(s) or members of the public; (iii) protect against fraud or for risk management purposes.
To comply with applicable laws or legal process and/or respond to requests from public and government authorities.
For other legitimate business reasons.

5. OUR LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING

We process your personal information per applicable law and with transparency and fairness. Our processing activities are conducted:

With your consent.
In order to fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
For the legitimate purpose of operating our business, including to improve and develop our services, for fraud prevention purposes, and to improve user experience.
As otherwise in compliance with the law.

6. WILL I BE CONTACTED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES?

CNFA will contact you for marketing purposes where you have provided us with consent to do so in accordance with applicable law. Please see below for information on how to change your communication preferences, including opting out of future marketing communications.

7. WILL CNFA SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH ANYONE ELSE?

We will use your information within CNFA for the purposes for which it was obtained.

The CNFA may share your personal information to the following categories of recipients:

Service providers, helping to administer the services, products, services educational programs and events.
Subsidiaries and affiliates to better serve the CNFA membership and its evolving needs.
Sponsors and Exhibitors of CNFA events.
Third parties, who provide products and services of interest to CNFA members.
Companies which may be the result of any mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, joint ventures, etc.
Grantors, who provide funds for CNFA to implement programs;
Advertising technology companies, such as Google Analytics, to compile statistics and perform analysis intended to improve our services and serve you with relevant content.
Audience Data Providers, who, in certain countries, we may also work with, such as Facebook, X, LinkedIn and others, to receive audience-based data (such as pixel traffic and conversion data) from them based on non-identifiable information such as IP addresses.
Competent authorities, including law enforcement, in order to comply with applicable laws , regulations, subpoenas, or court orders. Likewise, we may share your information to enforce our agreements or policies or to investigate and prevent security threats, fraud, or other malicious activity. In addition, we may share your information to respond to an emergency that we believe in good faith requires us to disclose such information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person of CNFA employee.

There may be circumstances where CNFA may decide to reorganize its business. Under these circumstances, it may be necessary to disclose or receive personal information with prospective or actual purchasers, acquisition targets, partners, or affiliates. In such circumstances, CNFA will ensure your information is used in accordance with this Policy.

8. COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN

The Site is not intended for use by persons under the age 16. CNFA does not knowingly collect information from visitors under the age of 16, and, in the event that we learn that a person under the age of 16  has provided us with personal information, we will delete such personal information.

9. WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Under the (I) General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, or “GDPR”), (ii) Data Protection Act 2018, (iii) the GDPR as it forms part of the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (i.e., “UK GDPR”) as provided in the Data Protection Act 2018, and (iv) any other applicable data protection legislation of any country or other jurisdiction (collectively “International Data Protection Laws”) individuals have specific rights with respect to their personal information, or “personal data” as defined under the International Data Protection Laws. For the purposes of this Policy, CNFA operates as a data controller. Any personal data we collect from you is processed in the United States and under the terms of this Policy.

Any personal data we collect from you is processed in the legitimate interest of our business and providing our services to you as the lawful means of such processing. You may always withdraw your consent to our use of your personal data as described below. We will only retain your personal data for the time necessary to provide you the information and services to which you have consented, to comply with the law and in accordance with your rights below.

For residents of the EU, you have the right to:

Obtain confirmation as to whether or not your personal information exists and to be informed of its content and source, verify its accuracy and request its completion, update or amendment.
Request the deletion, anonymization or restriction of the processing of your personal information processed in breach of the applicable law.
Object to the processing, in all cases, of your personal information for legitimate reasons.
Receive an electronic copy of your personal information, if you would like such a copy for yourself or in order to port your personal information to a different provider.
Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection supervisory authority.

You may send your request to privacy@cnfa.org. The above rights are subject to applicable limitations and restrictions. In certain cases, your request may be denied based on a legitimate exception such as where we are prevented from disclosing such information based on legal requirements, fraud prevention or security concerns. For more information or to make a request, please contact privacy@cnfa.org.

Remember that even after you cancel your account, or if you ask us to delete your personal information copies of some information from your account may remain viewable in some circumstances where, for examples, you have shared information with other services. Because of the nature of caching technology, your account may not be instantly inaccessible to others. We may also retain backup information related to your account on our servers for some time after cancellation or your request for deletion, to comply with applicable law.

Marketing Choices: We also give you choices regarding our use and disclosure of your personal information for marketing purposes. You may withdraw your consent at any time to:

Receiving Electronic Communications From Us: If you no longer want to receive marketing-related emails from us, you may opt-out of receiving these by following the unsubscribe link in our communications or sending a request to PublicRelations@cnfa.org.
Our Sharing of Your Personal Information With CNFA
Affiliates or Business Partners for Their Marketing Purposes: If you would prefer that we do not share your personal information with CNFA affiliates or business partners for their direct marketing purposes, you may opt-out of this sharing by following the unsubscribe link in the communications or sending a request to PublicRelations@cnfa.org.

10. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

If you choose to provide us with personal information, it will be stored in the US and may be stored in other jurisdictions. CNFA may transfer that information to its service providers, affiliates and subsidiaries, across borders, and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. If you are visiting the Site from the EU or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, please note that your personal information is transferred to the US and may be transferred to other jurisdictions. The US does not, and these other jurisdictions may not, have the same data protection laws as the EU and may not afford many of the rights conferred upon data subjects in the EU. By providing your personal information, you acknowledge the following:

The use of your personal information for the uses identified above in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The transfer of your personal information to the United States as indicated above.

11. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files on your device. They are made by your web-browser when you visit a website. Every time you go back to that website, your browser will send the cookie file back to the website’s server. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device. You can find more information about cookies at:

https://www.aboutcookies.org

and 

www.youronlinechoices.eu

Why does CNFA use cookies?

We use, and allow certain third parties to use, cookies and other similar technologies to operate our Site(s), provide any of our services or other functions and to help collect information. We, or third parties, may use session cookies or persistent cookies. Session cookies only last for the specific duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device’s hard drive until you delete them or they expire. Different cookies are used to perform different functions, which we explain below:

Essential: Some cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around our Site and use their features, such as accessing secure areas of the Site. Without these cookies, we cannot enable appropriate content based on the type of device you are using.
Browsing and Functionality: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make on the Site, such as your preferred language and the country from which you are visiting, and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
Performance and Analytics: We use our own cookies and third-party cookies to see how you use our Site and services in order to enhance their performance and develop them according to your preferences. In particular, we use:
- Google Analytics: To help facilitate the delivery of relevant content, we use Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses cookies to report on user interactions on our and others’ websites. We use the information collected for optimizing marketing, refining advertising and/or programming strategies and generally making advertising more effective. You can opt-out of the Google Analytics Advertising Features we use by indicating your preference using the interest-based opt-out link here. Google also provides a complete privacy policy and instructions on opting-out of Google Analytics here. Note that Google’s opt-out mechanism is specific to Google activities and does not affect the activities of other ad networks or analytics providers that we may use.

There are several ways to manage cookies. You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser. If you block certain cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of the personalized features enjoyed by other users of our Site. We also note that by blocking or deleting cookies which are “strictly necessary,” you will not be able to access certain features of our Site.

In the United States (US), the Network Advertising Initiative also offers a means to opt-out of a number of advertising cookies. Please visit www.networkadvertising.org to learn more. Note that opting-out does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising. It does mean that the company or companies from which you opted-out will no longer deliver ads tailored to your preferences and usage patterns.

12. UPDATES TO CNFA’S PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time so you may wish to check it each time you submit personal information to CNFA. The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page. If you do not agree to these changes, please do not continue to use the CNFA website to submit personal information to CNFA. If material changes are made to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by placing a prominent notice on the website. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to keep it up to date on how we are handling your personal information.

13. SECURITY AND RETENTION

We take commercially reasonable precautions to protect your information. No data transmissions over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you understand that any information you transfer to CNFA is done at your own risk.

Once we receive your transmission, we make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure security on our systems. If we learn of a security systems breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the Site or providing personal information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of the Site. We may post a notice on our Site if a security breach occurs. We may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.

We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

By using the Site, you and CNFA agree that, if there is any controversy, claim, action, or dispute arising out of or related to your use of the Sites, or the breach, enforcement, interpretation, or validity of this Privacy Policy or any part of it (“Dispute”), both parties shall first try in good faith to settle such Dispute by providing written notice to the other party describing the facts and circumstances of the Dispute and allowing the receiving party 7  days :in which to respond to or settle the Dispute.

Notice shall be sent to:

Awards & Compliance Unit
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)
1828 L St. NW Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036

Both you and CNFA agree that this dispute resolution procedure is a condition precedent that must be satisfied before initiating any litigation or filing any claim against the other party. IF ANY DISPUTE CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY THE ABOVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, YOU AGREE THAT THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION FOR SUCH DISPUTE WILL BE DECIDED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. Other rights that you and we would have in court will not be available or will be more limited in arbitration, including discovery and appeal rights. Any such Dispute shall be exclusively submitted to JAMS (www.jamsadr.com) for binding arbitration under its rules then in effect, before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute arising under or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this Privacy Policy, including any claim that all or any part of this Privacy Policy is void or voidable with the exception of disputes related to or involving CNFA’s intellectual property.

15. CHOICE OF LAW

This Privacy Policy has been made in, and shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, without giving effect to any conflict of law principles. Notwithstanding the provision in the preceding paragraph with respect to applicable substantive law, any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of this Privacy Policy shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16).

16. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits visitors to the Sites who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at privacy@cnfa.org.

We do not share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless you consent to such disclosure, typically by “opting-in” to receive information from a third party. If you do ask us to share your personal information with a third party for its marketing purposes, we will share information in connection with that consent, as we do not share information with any third party (other than our service providers) on a continual basis.

At this time our Sites do not recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking mechanisms, which may include “Do Not Track” instructions.

17. ASSIGNMENT

In the event that all or part of our assets are sold or acquired by another party, or in the event of a merger, you grant us the right to assign the personal information we have collected from you.

20. LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES

CNFA takes no responsibility for the content of external internet sites. Other websites that we may link to are owned and operated by third parties, and CNFA has no control over them. The fact that we include links to other websites does not mean that CNFA approves of or endorses any other third-party website or the content of that website. We accept no liability for any statements, information, products, or services that are published on or are accessible through any websites owned or operated by third parties.

21. CONTACT US

Your visit to the Site(s) is subject to both this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions, available here. If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy or practices, please contact us at the postal and email addresses below. All information you provide in any written communication will also be covered by this Privacy Policy.

Awards & Compliance Unit
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)
1828 L St. NW Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036

privacy@cnfa.org, 202.296.3920

CNFA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization duly registered in the United States.