General Mills: If you ‘like’ us, don’t sue us

Cheerios-Coupon-2012By Michelle Coffey | MarketWatch

If you like Cheerios, you may want to keep it to yourself.

General Mills (GIS), maker of Lucky Charms and the Betty Crocker and Pillsbury brands, has installed a new privacy policy in which consumers who engage with its brands online, including liking them on Facebook or downloading coupons, withdraw their legal right to sue the company.

The Fortune 500 powerhouse notes a change in legal terms, warning on its website:

“We’ve updated our Privacy Policy. Please note we also have new Legal Terms which require all disputes related to the purchase or use of any General Mills product or service to be resolved through binding arbitration.”

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If you’d like to discuss cyber-law, contact Chris Ingle, chairman Rose Law Group Cyber-Law Department, cingle@roselawgroup.com

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