Terms of Service

By accessing or using Burnmist (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (the “Terms”). If you are using the Site on behalf of a cooperative, farm business, association, or other entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

You must be at least 16 years old to use the Site. If you are between 16 and 18 (or the age of majority where you live), you may use the Site only with consent from a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms.

We may provide certain features that involve submitting information (for example, a newsletter signup). If you choose to submit information, you agree that it will be accurate and that you will not submit information on behalf of someone else without their permission.

Burnmist provides educational content, planning tools, and downloadable templates designed to help smallholders and agricultural groups understand how to build farmer cooperatives and partnerships for collective success. Our content covers topics such as cooperative formation steps, legal structures and governance concepts, partnership agreement templates, shared resource management, joint marketing and sales operations, conflict resolution processes, and measuring collective profitability.

The Site may include interactive tools such as a cooperative feasibility checker. Tool outputs are planning guidance based on the information you provide. They are not recommendations to form or not form a legal entity, do not reflect local regulatory requirements, and should not be relied on as legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice.

Burnmist does not act as an agent, broker, marketplace, or buyer for agricultural products. We do not negotiate contracts with buyers on your behalf and we do not manage your cooperative funds. Any decisions, agreements, and transactions remain your responsibility.

You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Site, including any templates you download or adapt, complies with applicable laws, regulations, and buyer requirements.

If the Site enables you to create an account or store preferences (including through your browser), you agree to keep your access secure. If you believe that your device, email, or browser storage has been compromised, you should stop using the Site on that device and take appropriate security steps.

You agree not to misrepresent your identity, your farm business, or your authority to act for others. You also agree not to use the Site in a way that interferes with other users, impacts Site performance, or attempts to access areas not intended for you.

Where the Site refers to “one account per person,” this is a general rule intended to reduce confusion and misuse. If account functionality is offered, you may not create multiple accounts to evade restrictions or to automate access. If you need multi-user access for a cooperative, contact us using the details in the Contact section to discuss appropriate options.

The Site, including text, design, graphics, user interface, code, selection and arrangement of content, and the Burnmist name and logos, are owned by Burnmist or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws.

Subject to these Terms, Burnmist grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Site for your personal or internal farm business purposes. This license does not permit you to copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publish, scrape, or exploit the Site content for commercial publishing or resale, except as explicitly allowed for templates as described below.

Templates provided on the Site may be downloaded and edited for your own cooperative or partnership planning and internal use. You may share a completed template with your members, advisors, or counterparties as part of forming and operating your cooperative or partnership. You may not sell the templates, publish them as your own, or redistribute them as a competing template library without written permission from Burnmist.

You agree not to, and not to help others to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or to violate any applicable regulation, contract, or third-party right.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its servers, or any associated systems or networks.
• Scrape, harvest, or collect content or data from the Site through automated means without our written permission.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to discover the source code or underlying algorithms of any Site functionality.
• Upload or transmit malware, harmful code, or content that disrupts or damages the Site or other users’ devices.
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent affiliation with any cooperative, buyer, supplier, or organization.
• Send spam or unsolicited communications through any Site feature, or use the Site to facilitate spam campaigns.
• Use the Site to create misleading claims about outcomes, pricing, profitability, or compliance, including claims attributed to Burnmist.
• Interfere with or disrupt Site operation, including by excessive requests, denial-of-service behavior, or abusive traffic patterns.

We may investigate suspected violations and may suspend or terminate access as described in the Termination section.

Burnmist provides materials intended to help groups organize their thinking and document decisions. Examples include partnership agreement templates, checklists for cooperative formation steps, governance outlines, shared resource booking rules, joint marketing SOPs, and profitability tracking formats. These resources are generalized and may not account for local cooperative statutes, partnership law requirements, food safety rules, labor requirements, competition rules, tax obligations, insurance needs, or specific buyer contract terms.

No legal advice. Burnmist is not a law firm and does not provide legal services. Use of any template, checklist, or guide does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice on legal structures, governance documents, membership rules, regulatory compliance, or contracts, consult a qualified professional in your jurisdiction.

No tax or accounting advice. Group structures may have tax, accounting, and reporting implications. You should consult a qualified accountant or tax advisor for guidance on revenue recognition, member payments, profit distribution, VAT or sales tax, and recordkeeping.

No guarantees. While collective action can improve bargaining power, reduce costs, and open new markets, outcomes depend on many factors such as weather, yield variability, member participation, quality consistency, buyer demand, pricing cycles, logistics constraints, and access to capital. Burnmist does not guarantee results.

Use in your context. If you use the feasibility checker or any decision guide, you remain responsible for validating the assumptions, collecting accurate data, and making decisions that fit your farms and your market.

The Site and all content, templates, and tools are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Burnmist disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade.

Burnmist does not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that any content will be accurate, complete, or current. We do not warrant that outputs from tools will be appropriate for your group or that templates will meet legal requirements in your jurisdiction.

You are responsible for implementing appropriate safeguards for your operations, including version control for documents, approval workflows for governance decisions, and independent review of any agreement you intend to sign.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Burnmist and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising out of or related to your use of (or inability to use) the Site, tools, templates, or content.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Burnmist’s total liability for any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or the Site will not exceed the lower of: (a) the amount you paid to Burnmist in the prior 12 months for the Site or related services, or (b) €100. Where you have not paid Burnmist any amount, Burnmist’s liability will be limited to €100.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability. In those jurisdictions, Burnmist’s liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Burnmist and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Site; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; or (d) your infringement of any third-party rights, including intellectual property or privacy rights.

Burnmist reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claims.

The Site may reference or link to third-party websites, tools, or resources. Such links are provided for convenience only. Burnmist does not control and is not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party sites. Your use of third-party sites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and privacy policies of those third parties.

If you choose to use third-party services for hosting documents, e-signatures, accounting, or cooperative management, you should evaluate their security, retention policies, and suitability for your group’s data and governance needs.

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms. The Privacy Policy describes what personal data we may collect (for example, through forms or analytics), how we use it, and the choices you have.

If you sign up for the newsletter or submit information through a form, you confirm that you have the right to provide that information and that it does not violate any confidentiality or contractual obligation.

These Terms and any dispute arising from or related to the Site will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

Subject to the Dispute Resolution section, you agree that the state and federal courts located in New York County, New York will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or the Site, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.

If you have a concern or dispute related to the Site, you agree to contact us first and attempt to resolve the matter informally. You must provide a written description of the issue, relevant dates, and any supporting information reasonably necessary to evaluate the matter.

The parties agree to a 30-day informal resolution period beginning on the date we receive your notice. If we cannot resolve the dispute within 30 days, either party may bring the claim in the courts described in the Governing Law and Jurisdiction section.

You agree that any claim must be brought in an individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. Nothing in this section limits your right to bring a claim in a small-claims court where permitted.

Burnmist may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or if your use poses a security risk, legal risk, or operational risk to the Site or to other users.

You may stop using the Site at any time. If you have subscribed to a newsletter, you can unsubscribe using the link provided in any email.

The following sections will survive termination: Intellectual Property, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Governing Law and Jurisdiction, Dispute Resolution, and any other provisions that by their nature should survive.

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in the Site, legal requirements, or operational practices. Updated Terms will be posted on this page and will become effective 14 days after posting, unless a change must take effect sooner for legal or security reasons.

Your continued use of the Site after the effective date of updated Terms constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Site.

If you have questions about these Terms, or if you need to send a legal notice, you can contact Burnmist using the details below.

Last Updated: January 15, 2026