THE FUTURE OF LOGISTICS COMMUNITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Future of Logistics Community (the "Community") and the buildingfuturelogistics.com website (the "Website") are operated by Maru/Blue (part of Harris Research and Analytics), LLC and AMAZON SERVICES EUROPE SARL (“MARU,” “AMAZON” or "we") and the main scope of the Community is to provide a platform for shippers to voice their perspectives and contribute to shaping the future of the transportation industry. Through active participation in surveys, forums, and focus groups, shippers can share their in-depth insights and experiences.
By joining the Community and becoming a Community member (a "Member") or by using the Website, you agree to be bound by the following terms & conditions (the "Terms"):
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to receive invitations to participate in Community surveys you must first register as a Member of the Community by providing us with accurate, complete, and updated registration information as required by the profiling survey. The profiling survey will ask you questions about your country of residence, professional role and decision-making influence, business size and industry, logistics needs and partners used, and subjects of interest.
To ensure the integrity of the Community, you may not (i) activate or use more than one Member profile account; (ii) use a name subject to rights of another person without authorization from that person; (iii) use a false or misleading name, address, or email address to activate or use an account; or (iv) provide any false or misleading information. If we have reason to believe that you have violated any of these provisions, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to use of and/or participation in the community.
Any personal information (first name, surname, and email) we collect remains confidential and is used only for the purpose of the Community, as set out in our corporate Privacy Policy available here.
You are responsible for all usage or activity on your account, including use of the account by any third party (which is prohibited), whether or not such use is authorized by you or is the result of you authorizing a third party to use your username and password.
Membership in the Community is open only to persons residing in the 50 states of the United States or the District of Columbia and who are 18 years of age or older, and persons residing in the United Kingdom and who are 18 years of age or older. Employees of MARU or AMAZON, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and members of their immediate family are not eligible to participate.
At any time, you may update your email address and/or other registration information by visiting the Update Profile section of the Website and entering the information requested. You may also terminate your participation at any time by sending an email with the subject line "remove me" to support@buildingfuturelogistics.com.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
As a Member, it is recommended that you participate in at least one survey per quarter (3 months). Your participation is completely voluntary, and there is no obligation for you to participate in every survey we conduct. However, we reserve the right to terminate your account if you do not complete a survey for more than 3 consecutive months.
Members are invited to participate in surveys based on demographic information or randomly, depending on the survey criteria. We do not guarantee any minimum number of surveys and you acknowledge and agree that we are under no obligation to provide you with a particular number of opportunities to participate in surveys.
REWARDS
We will offer sweepstakes with prizes to randomly selected Members where we will clearly identify invitations that provide entry to contests and provide a direct link to the related sweepstakes rules and regulations. At our sole discretion we reserve the right to suspend, terminate, revalue, or modify, without liability or the provision of advance notice to you, all or part of the reward structure and offers. We further reserve the right to adjudicate all discrepancies in our sole discretion, and you agree to abide with any such adjudication.
GENERAL
You agree not to abuse the Community by conduct which is detrimental to our interests in a manner that is in breach of or inconsistent with these Terms. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not: (a) activate or use more than one account; (b) present false or misleading information to us; or (c) assist another individual or entity in conducting fraudulent, abusive, manipulative, or illegal activity. Any Member suspected of engaging in any fraudulent, abusive, manipulative, or illegal activity may have their account terminated in our sole discretion, and the Member may be referred to appropriate law enforcement agencies if such action is deemed warranted.
You are responsible for ensuring that any material you provide to the Website or post on a bulletin board or forum or elsewhere, including but not limited to text, photographs, and sound, does not violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret, or any other personal or proprietary rights of any third party or is posted with the permission of the owner(s) of such rights.
Any responses or material you provide on the Website becomes our property and we are free to use such information, including ideas, photographs, text, and video, in any way we see fit, without any further consent from you and you agree to cooperate with us, including signing any supporting documentation we reasonably require, confirming our unqualified ownership therein, including copyright ownership and your waiver of any applicable moral rights.
Content of the surveys and information provided to you is proprietary and should not be published, copied, or reproduced in whole or in part without our prior written consent. From time to time, on our Website or in the Community, we may provide you with information that is confidential or not known to the general public. Such information will be considered confidential, and you will be asked not to share or use the information in any way other than as set out for Community purposes. Breach of this obligation will result in you forfeiting your accumulated rewards and you may be liable for monetary damage to MARU or AMAZON caused as a result of your breach.
We do not endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or agree with the comments, opinions, or statements posted on forums, blogs, or otherwise contained in the Website. Any information or material placed online, including advice and opinions, are the views and responsibility of those who post the statements and do not necessarily represent the views of MARU or AMAZON, and you agree that we are not responsible, and shall have no liability to you, with respect to any information or materials posted by others.
You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for any agreements between you and any of our affiliated companies or third-party service providers with regard to items or services you received as a result of being confirmed as the winner of a sweepstakes, or your participation in third-party promotions and/or other activities.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, and you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Washington courts in the City of Seattle in respect of any disputes that may arise in connection herewith.
A waiver by us of any breach by you of any of the provisions of these Terms or our acquiescence to any act (whether by commission or omission) which but for such acquiescence would be a breach as aforesaid shall not constitute a general waiver such provision or of any subsequent act contrary thereto.
PRIVACY
We take your privacy very seriously. Personally identifiable information that we gather from you in connection with the Community and/or the Website is governed by Amazon’s Privacy Policy.
CONFIDENTIALITY
I, consent to the following:
- To participate in the research study where I will be asked to share my thoughts and opinions on product ideas, marketing concepts, service satisfaction, etc.
- To not disclose to others or use for any purpose other than the performance of this research, any information relating to products and/or services disclosed to me during this research.
- All information shared is considered confidential and I will only use all information disclosed to me only for the purpose of this research, and not for my own benefit or the benefit of any third party. I will not print, duplicate, take screenshots, or otherwise reproduce any confidential information in any manner or form.
- During the research, I will freely provide comments, answers, suggestions, and ideas regarding the research subject matter. Amazon owns all rights and interests in, and all title to, the research subject matter and all the input received. I hereby assign to Amazon all my right and interest in, and all my title to, discussion input.
- To allow MARU and AMAZON and its partners to view the content, such as images, photos, screen grabs, and videos, that I am uploading as part of the research. I understand that my responses, videos, and other content provided during this research will be used for research purposes and may be shared both with the client sponsoring the research and their marketing agencies.
- In exchange for my full participation in the research studies, I may receive awards via sweepstakes drawings. I understand this does not constitute employment.
THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION
The Website may contain links to, or information about, other websites, products, or services. We do not make any representation or warranty about any such third-party information and nothing on the Website should be construed as an endorsement of such third-party information unless otherwise explicitly stated.
DISCLAIMER
We have no control over the Internet and cannot prevent the interception of messages by unauthorized parties or guarantee that such unauthorized parties may not be able to decrypt encrypted messages. We are not responsible for unavailable network connections; failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; online failures; hardware, software, or other technical malfunctions or disturbances; or any other communications failures or circumstances affecting, disrupting, or corrupting the Community in any manner including without limitation, receipt of redemption requests, your ability to participate in the Community. We are also not responsible for any damage to your computer occasioned by participation in the Community or downloading of any information necessary to participate in the Community.
THE WEBSITE AND THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THEREON OR ACCESSED THRERETHROUGH, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR THE COMMUNITY. FURTHER, WE DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE MERCHANTBILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. We do not warrant that the functions contained in the Website or Community or any materials or content contained therein will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website or the Community will be corrected, or will be free of viruses or other harmful components. In no event will we be liable under any theory of tort, contract, strict liability, or other legal or equitable theory for any lost profits, lost data, lost opportunities, costs of cover exemplary, punitive, personal injury/wrongful death, special incidental, indirect, or other consequential damages, each of which is hereby excluded by agreement of the parties regardless of whether or not either party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, TO MODIFY ANY PART OF THESE TERMS, AT ANY TIME BY CHANGING THESE TERMS OR RELATED INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
We may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend any Member's access to all or part of the Community for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms, or taking actions that are inconsistent with the intent of these Terms. We will be the sole determiner in cases of suspected abuse, fraud, or breach of these Terms. Any decision we make relating to termination or suspension of any Member's account shall be final and binding. We shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Community or termination of your point account.
We may also terminate any Member's account in our sole discretion and without prior notice if a Member has failed to complete a survey for a period of more than three (3) months.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER MARU, AMAZON, NOR ANY OF OUR AGENTS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF PRIVACY, SECURITY OF DATA, FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER THAT ARISE OUT OF OR ARE RELATED TO ANY BREACH OF ANY ASPECT OF THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF AMAZON, MARU OR OUR AGENTS EXCEED THE ACTUAL RETAIL VALUE OF AN APPLICABLE REWARD AT ISSUE.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MARU, AMAZON, its employees, directors, officers, agents, and representatives from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses whatsoever, including attorney's fees, arising from or related to any breach by you of any of the Terms or applicable laws, or in any other way arising out of your use of the Website, the Community, or any content contained therein.
CHANGES
All information posted on the Website, including these Terms, is subject to change without notice. Your continued use of the Website after such changes is deemed to be your acceptance of such changes, so please check the Terms regularly. If any changes are made to these Terms, we will revise the "Last Updated" date that is indicated on the Terms.
Last Updated: June 25, 2024