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Privacy Policy

Last updated on February 16, 2021

The following is the Privacy Policy of Zeno Functional Foods, LLC (“Zeno”, “We”, “Us”) which describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from www.getsobars.com (the “Site”).

BY USING THE SITE OR SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE SITE, YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ACCORDING TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

A) PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information”.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

“Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
“Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
“Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.

If you sign up to the Zeno newsletter, we collect your email address. When we carry out online surveys, if you participate, we may collect your contact information including address, email address, or phone number as well as demographic or other information related to the survey questions that you voluntarily submit.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

B) HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order or other Information obtained through the Site to:

Respond to or follow-up on your inquiries, comments, questions or other requests
Deliver targeted advertising (see below)
Conduct research or analysis about our products
Communicate with you about programs in which you elected to participate in such as contests, sweepstakes, coupons or other promotions
Publish your reviews, comments, photos, videos and other content you have posted to an interactive feature of our Site
Make product recommendations to you based on your past browsing behavior
Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

Similarly to Information we collect through the Site, Device Information may be shared and used in Targeted advertising as described below.

C) SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

D) TARGETED ADVERTISING

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work. You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

E) DO NOT TRACK

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

F) YOUR RIGHTS

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below. However, Zeno’s products are currently only being sold in North America.

Additionally, if you are a European resident, we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (not involving sale of our product), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

G) DATA RETENTION

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

H) CHANGES

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

I) MINORS

The Site is intended for individuals of all ages. However, consuming alcohol in the United States is restricted to those aged 21 or older.

J) CONTACT US

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by

e‑mail at contact@zenofunctionalfoods.com or by mail using the details provided below:
Zeno Functional Foods, LLC, 540 N Dearborn St, #10467 Chicago, IL 60610-9998, United States 650-262-1260 (phone)

©2021 Zeno Functional Foods, LLC. All rights reserved.

Terms of Use

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Terms of Use Policy

Last updated on February 16, 2021

OVERVIEW

This website, www.getsobars.com, (“Site”) is operated by Zeno Functional Foods, LLC (“Zeno”). Throughout the Site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our”refer to Zeno. Zeno offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this Site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

By visiting our Site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our Site. By accessing or using any part of the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Site or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.

Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our Site. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Site following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Our website and store is hosted by Shopify Inc. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.

A) ONLINE STORE TERMS

By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this Site.

You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).

You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.

A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.

B) GENERAL CONDITIONS

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time. You understand that your content (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve

transmissions over various networks; and
changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the Site through which the service is provided, without express written permission by us. The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

C) ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION

We are not responsible if information made available on this Site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this Site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this Site is at your own risk.

This Site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this Site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our Site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our Site.

D) MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICES

Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.

We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice at any time.

We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

E) PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the Site. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return & Exchange Policy.

We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guarantee that your computer monitor's display of any color will be accurate.

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this Site is void where prohibited.

We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.

F) ACCURACY OF BILLING AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION

We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e‑mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.

You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.

For more detail, please review our Returns Policy on this Site.

G) OPTIONAL TOOLS

We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.

You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.

Any use by you of optional tools offered through the Site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).

We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Site (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.

H) THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties.

Third-party links on this Site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.

We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.

I) USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example product reviews, contest entries, survey data) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, photos, comments, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, “Comments”), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments or materials that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation

to maintain any comments in confidence;
to pay compensation for any comments; or
to respond to any comments.

We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.

You agree that your Comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your Comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related Site. You may not use a false e‑mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any Comments. You are solely responsible for any Comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Comments posted by you or any third-party.

J) PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your submission of personal information through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy. To view our Privacy Policy see the appropriate link on this Site.

K) ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS

Occasionally there may be information on our Site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related Site is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).

We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related Site, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related Site, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related Site has been modified or updated.

K) ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS

In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the Site or its content:

for any unlawful purpose;
to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts;
to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances;
to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others;
to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability;
to submit false or misleading information;
to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related Site, other websites or the Internet;
to collect or track the personal information of others;
to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape;
for any obscene or immoral purpose; or
to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related Site, other websites, or the Internet.

We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related Site for violating any of the prohibited uses.

M) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.

We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.

You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.

You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and 'as available' for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.

In no case shall Zeno, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products, including but not limited to the SOBAR, procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

N) INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Zeno and our subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third-party.

O) SEVERABILITY

In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

P) TERMINATION

The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.

These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our Site.

If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).

Q) ENTIRE AGREEMENT

The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this Site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).

Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.

R) GOVERNING LAW

These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of United States.

S) CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE

You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our Site. It is your responsibility to check our Site periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our Site or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.

T) CONTACT US

For more information about our Terms of Service, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by

e‑mail at contact@zenofunctionalfoods.com or by mail using the details provided below:
Zeno Functional Foods, LLC, 540 N Dearborn St, #10467 Chicago, IL 60610-9998, United States 650-262-1260 (phone)

©2021 Zeno Functional Foods, LLC. All rights reserved.

Return, Credit, & Exchange Policy

Last updated on February 16, 2021

Thank you for your purchase from Zeno Functional Foods, LLC (“Zeno”). Generally, purchases of product in factory approved condition are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. However, products may be returned, exchanged, or an appropriate credit issued, if you have received merchandise which is unsuitable for sale or consumption. This may include, but not limited to, product received which has compromised wrappers, opened or damaged boxes, is post-product "best by" date, has missing or incorrect product in packaging, or is subject to a manufacturer recall. If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, please let us know by sending an email to contact@zenofunctionalfoods.com and we will be make every effort to resolve your issue. Zeno Functional Foods, LLC is not responsible for the sale or distribution of product beyond its "best by" date through third parties. The following policies apply to all returns:

Returns of individual bars or shelf-trays (9 bars) are not accepted; only returns of six or more shelf-trays (54 bars) will be processed.
Zeno Functional Foods, LLC will pay for shipping of returns, or credit, when appropriate, depending on the particular issue that instigated the return.
Any returns should be sent to:

Zeno Functional Foods ATTN: Returns, 540 N Dearborn St, #10467 Chicago, IL 60610-9998 (Insured or tracked shipping is recommended)

After we receive your package, we will process your request and issue a refund if appropriate. Refunds will be processed using the same payment method you used with your purchase and within 7-10 business days. For exchanges, items will be shipped within 7-10 business days at no additional expense to you.

The SOBAR is subjected to extensive quality assurance procedures to maintain our high standards. However, if you find that a bar or packaging has some form of defect, please send us a photo via an email so that we can evaluate the problem and attempt to prevent it from ever happening again. Zeno will either replace the bars or issue you a full refund, whichever you prefer.

Thank you for your interest in SOBAR!

©2021 Zeno Functional Foods, LLC. All rights reserved.

Alcohol Policy

Last updated on February 16, 2021

Zeno Functional Foods, LLC (“ZENO”) does not sell, provide, or encourage the use of alcohol to anyone including those who have purchased and/or used its product, the SOBAR. Alcohol is commonly known to be a hazardous drug and ZENO would like to make the following statements explicit to those who consume it:

Alcohol should only be used my those legally permitted to do so, in the U.S. those aged 21 or older.
That ZENO fully supports the U.S. government mandated warning for those consuming alcohol… GOVERNMENT WARNING:
(1) According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems.
That the use of alcohol can increase the likelihood of doing harm to yourself or others.
That the use of alcohol can increase the likelihood of developing, or exacerbating a number of health problems.
That alcohol use has been linked to an increased risk of developing cancer.
That one should never drink alcohol and operate a motor vehicle, boat, or airplane under any circumstance.
That eating a SOBAR, similarly to eating any other food, cannot prevent the absorption of all alcohol and you can still become intoxicated.
That eating a SOBAR, similarly to eating any other food, will not sober you up or lower your blood alcohol level if you are already intoxicated.
That eating a SOBAR, similarly to eating any other food, can slow alcohol absorption and you may experience a delayed effect from the alcohol consumed.

©2021 Zeno Functional Foods, LLC. All rights reserved.

WARNING: DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. EATING A SOBAR OR ANY OTHER FOOD: (1) DOES NOT PREVENT ALL ALCOHOL ABSORPTION AND YOU CAN STILL BECOME INTOXICATED. (2) WILL NOT SOBER YOU UP OR LOWER YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL IF YOU ARE ALREADY INTOXICATED. (3) CAN SLOW ALCOHOL ABSORPTION AND YOU MAY EXPERIENCE A DELAYED EFFECT FROM THE ALCOHOL CONSUMED.

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