These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern the access and use of MNI's ("MNI," "us," "we," and "our") websites ("Sites"), including, but not limited to, mni.net ("MNI.NET"), industryselect.com ("IndustrySelect"), and industrynet.com ("IndustryNet"), (collectively, the "Sites") by you, the identified individual, organization, or other legal entity ("you", "your" or "User(s)"). By using the Sites you accept these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree, please do not use the Sites.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THESE TERMS OF USE CONTAIN CLASS ACTION AND ARBITRATION PROVISIONS THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS.

WE MAY CHANGE THESE TERMS FROM TIME TO TIME BY POSTING A REVISED VERSION OF THE TERMS ON THIS SITE. PLEASE REVIEW THIS SITE ON A REGULAR BASIS TO OBTAIN TIMELY NOTICE OF ANY REVISIONS. IF YOU CONTINUE TO USE THE SITES AFTER THE REVISIONS TAKE EFFECT, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE REVISED TERMS.

The Sites are available only to individuals who are over 18 years of age and competent to agree to these Terms. You agree to abide by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations when using these Sites. If you are agreeing to the Terms on behalf of an organization or entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to agree to the Terms on that organization or entity's behalf and bind them to these Terms.

Subject to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, and in consideration of any applicable fees, we grant the User a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to access and use the Sites for your own business purposes, and in accordance with the services, any applicable usage limits included in your subscription plan, and our posted policies.

In order to access certain services offered via the Sites, you may be required to agree to and execute a separate license agreement or other relevant agreements (“Agreements”) as required by MNI, which may impose additional responsibilities or obligations on your use of the Sites. In the event of a conflict, those Agreements control.

You acknowledge and agree that at all times in your use of the Sites you will: (a) comply with these Terms; (b) comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, statutes, and ordinances; (c) keep secure, confidential, and comply with all applicable privacy laws regarding any personal data you collect and use in connection with the Sites; (d) monitor and control all activity conducted through your account in connection with the Sites; (e) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or disclosure of the Sites; and (f) notify us immediately if you become aware of any such unauthorized access or use.

You acknowledge and agree that at all times in your use of the Sites, you will not:

• Use the Sites in violation of these Terms or in any unlawful manner;
• Use the Sites for purposes other than your own business activities;
• Use the Sites for sending spam or junk email;
• Use the Sites in any way that would violate privacy, data protection, or communications laws;
• License, sub-license, sell, resell, rent, lease, transfer, distribute, timeshare, or otherwise make any portion of the Sites available to third parties without authorization;
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity, performance, or security of the Sites;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, copy, or otherwise attempt to derive source code or underlying structure;
• Use any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, harvester, or other automated means or interface not provided by us;
• Scrape, harvest, extract, copy, transcribe, re-key, or systematically reproduce any data or content;
• Access the Sites in order to build, improve, or operate a competitive product, service, dataset, or platform;
• Use Data from the Sites to build, enhance, or operate any database, directory, dataset, model, or product;
• Use Data from the Sites, in whole or in part, to train, fine-tune, validate, test, or operate any artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language model, or similar system, including by input into any third-party AI system that may retain or learn from the data;
• Use Data to generate or derive scores, ratings, segments, analytics, models, or outputs that are sold, shared, published, or used for any external product or service.

IndustryNet may only be used for procurement, sourcing, quoting, and purchasing, and may not be used for sales, marketing, business development, prospecting, lead generation, or freight services.

If you undertake any of the aforementioned actions, your access may be suspended or terminated immediately.

MNI may suspend or terminate access to the Sites at any time, with or without notice, if we determine that a User has violated these Terms, abused the Sites, or poses a security, legal, or business risk.

The Sites and all content, data, software, and materials are the property of MNI or its licensors and are protected by U.S. and international intellectual property laws. No rights are granted except as expressly stated.

Our Trademark Notice and Copyright Notice are incorporated herein by reference.

THE SITES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. MNI DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. MNI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

MNI'S TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY USER TO MNI IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

Any dispute arising out of these Terms shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Cook County, Illinois under AAA rules. You waive any right to bring or participate in a class action.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. MNI may seek injunctive relief in court. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement regarding use of the Sites.

Last Updated: January 2026

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