TERMS & CONDITIONS, PRIVACY POLICY ("Terms and Conditions")
Welcome to maines.net, the website of Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc., and its subsidiary companies (collectively, "Maines"). Your use of maines.net ("Website") is governed by these Terms and Conditions, by applicable law and by any rules, terms, conditions or disclaimers that may appear elsewhere on the Website. By browsing the Website or using it in any way, you are acknowledging that you have read these Terms and Conditions and agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use this Website. Maines reserves the right to modify or change these Terms and Conditions any time without notice.

Ordering and Linked Sites
For your convenience in ordering, Maines links this Website to our on-line ordering partner, Amphire Solutions, Inc. (www.amphire.com), and to Supply and Equipment Foodservice Alliance (www.sefa.com), through which you can order products from Maines' Equipment and Supply Division. If you use those sites, you agreed to abide by their Terms and Conditions. Maines makes no warranty or representation regarding any of the websites that may be accessed through this Website.

Disclaimers and Indemnification
This Website may contain typographical errors or other inaccuracies. Maines reserves the right to correct, change or update the Website any time without notice. This Website is provided for your use "as is" and any reliance on anything contained in it or in linked sites is at your own risk. Maines makes no warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, regarding the Website and its content. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Maines, its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and the successors or assigns of any of them are not liable for any damages arising from or related to the use of the Website or linked sites, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, punitive, and other damages; damages for business interruption, lost profits or lost data; damages or loss caused by a computer or electronic virus, or claims of third parties, even if Maines has notice of the potential for such damages. You agree that you will indemnify and hold harmless Maines, its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors or the successors or assigns of any of them from damages, costs, expenses and liability of every kind, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by Maines, its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors or the successors or assigns of any of them, arising directly or indirectly from any act or omission of yours in violation of these Terms and Conditions.

Your Usage of the Site
You may access, view, download or copy the contents of this Website to assist you in doing business with Maines, in seeking employment with Maines or for personal, non-commercial use only. If you download or copy contents, do not alter it or remove the copyright notices. Logos and trademarks of the Maines companies, as well as any other marks, trade names, trademarks and logos on this Website, are the properties of their respective owners. Do not use, copy or manipulate them without the owner's prior consent in writing. If you give Website content to anyone else, you must inform them of and they must accept, the obligations of these Terms and Conditions. Engaging in fraudulent activities, misrepresenting a user's identity, tampering with the Website, or interrupting or trying to interrupt the Website's operation are strictly forbidden. You may use this Website only in accordance with applicable law, including copyright laws, and only for lawful purposes.

Our Privacy Policy
This is a business-to-business Website. We are committed to protecting your privacy. We use information we may collect from you to personalize your Website experience, to do business with you and, if you e-mail us a resume, to evaluate your suitability as a Maines employee.
What Information we collect and how we use it. We collect information in three ways. (1) If you send an e-mail inquiry. We welcome e-mail inquiries from businesses wishing to do business with Maines. We will use information you submit for the purpose of assisting us in doing current or future business with you, for instance, by calling you or by sending you information you may have requested. (2) If you e-mail your resume. We welcome e-mailed resumes from those wishing to be considered for possible employment with Maines. We will use resumes only for the purpose of determining whether you are suitable for current or future job openings. By submitting a resume, you represent that its contents are accurate and you agree that Maines may process it and any personal information it contains for recruitment purposes. (3) MainesNet Users. If you are a Maines employee or an established Maines customer or supplier, you will receive an ID and password off-line to use on the Website as a MainesNet User. When you log on to the Website using the ID and password, the Website may use "cookies" (small text files that identify your computer) to navigate the Website and store answers you give to various prompts on the Website. We will use the information collected to personalize your experience on the Website and to send you targeted marketing information on and offline.
How we protect your information. Maines does not sell or rent customer lists. If you send us an e-mail requesting information, Maines will forward it only to the appropriate Maines personnel for response. If you e-mail us a resume, we will restrict access to the information you submit to those Maines personnel involved with the interviewing and employment process. We will not release personal information unless we are legally required to do so, or the release is necessary to protect Maines' rights or property, or the release occurs in the course of emergency action needed to protect the personal safety of Website users, MainesNet Users, Maines personnel or the public.
Links to other sites. Maines does not control other sites that are linked to the Websites and does not warrant their content or their practices, including their privacy practices.

Deleting your information. If you have given Maines contact information through this Website as a MainesNet User and would like the information deleted, please e-mail us at: help@maines.net.

Your consent. By using the Website, logging on as a MainesNet User and/or by sending us e-mail, you consent to Maines' collection and use of information as described here. If the Privacy Policy changes in any way, the changes will be reflected here, so please check back periodically.

Submissions to Maines
All information you submit to Maines through this Website, including, but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions and data ("Messages") shall be and remain Maines' exclusive property. Please do not submit Messages that you do not wish to assign to Maines, such as confidential information or creative work such as product ideas. If you send a Message, you represent and warrant to Maines, and accept responsibility for, the legality, accuracy and appropriateness of the Message.

August, 2002