BRT Terms of Use

Effective date: August, 26, 2019

BRT BRT, LLC

TERMS OF USE

The blueribbontransport.com website is owned and operated by BRT SpartanNash, LLC, (“BRT”, “we” or “us”). You should carefully read these Terms of Use. Your access to and use of this Site are governed by these Terms of Use, which are a legally binding contract between you and BRT. In addition, when using a particular service and/or accessing certain materials on or through this Site, you will be subject to any posted terms, conditions and rules applicable to the service and/or materials, which are incorporated into these Terms of Use and govern any conflict or inconsistency with these Terms of Use. Your customer relationship with BRT is also governed by BRT’s Privacy Policy.

Amendments to Terms of Use

BRT reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy and/or any of its other terms, conditions and rules relating to the Site, at any time in its sole discretion. BRT shall notify you of such changes by posting the changes on the Site. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Site and these Terms of Use regarding such changes. Continued use of the Site after any such changes have been posted shall constitute your agreement to them.

Third Party Service Providers

BRT may use third party service providers to help develop and maintain this site and to provide specific services offered through this site. You agree that the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use, including all disclaimers of warranties and limitations of liability, inure to the benefit of any third party service providers engaged by BRT. All references to BRT are deemed to include its agents and service providers. All agents and service providers of BRT will be authorized to use your personal information only for the purpose for which they are hired.

Site Materials, Services and Software

Through this Site, BRT may make available to you: (a) certain audio and visual articles, text, information, data, images, illustrations, photographs, video, documents and other materials contained or displayed in or made available through the Site (collectively, “Materials”); and (b) various services and functionality (collectively, “Services”).

BRT and its licensors grant to you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to: (a) access, view, download, print, use and display Materials; and (b) use the tools and software on the Site (collectively, “Software”) solely for your own informational, financial and non-commercial use. In these Terms of Use, all references to the “Site” shall be deemed to include all “Software,” “Materials” and “Services,” unless otherwise expressly indicated. All rights not expressly granted by BRT to you are retained by BRT, and you may not use the Site and/or any element of the Site in any manner or for any purpose not expressly authorized by these Terms of Use. The rights granted to you do not include, and are not applicable to, the design or layout of the Site, which are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part.

The Site design, text and graphics, and the selection and arrangement of such elements are copyrighted and are protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. Unless otherwise indicated, all product and service marks and logos displayed on the Site are subject to the trademark rights of BRT, its affiliates, or its business partners. You shall not: (a) remove or destroy any proprietary rights marks or legends on or in the Site; (b) modify, enhance, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Site; (c) republish, post, transmit, transfer, distribute, assign, sublicense, rent, lease or sell the Site; (d) decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the Site; (e) reproduce or make copies of the Site; (f) “frame” or “mirror” the Site on any other server or Internet-based device; and/or (g) access, view, download, print, use and/or display the Site for any commercial or other money-making purpose; (h) download or copy information for the benefit of another merchant; (i) use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools; or (j) use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing BRT’s name or trademarks without our express written consent. You acknowledge that certain elements of the Site are, or may in the future be, licensed to BRT by third parties and that the availability of such elements may cease automatically, without notice or liability on the part of BRT.

The following is a partial list of the trademarks that we or our affiliates own:

BRT
BLUE RIBBON TRANSPORT
SPARTANNASH

TAKING FOOD PLACES
CAITO FOODS
MDV

Failure of a mark to appear on this page does not mean that we do not use or own that mark. Our trademarks cannot be used without an express, written license agreement. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not ours, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits BRT. All other trademarks not owned by BRT that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by BRT.

BRT and/or its licensors own and shall retain all rights, title and interests, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Site, and all elements thereof. Except for the express licenses granted to you herein, you neither have nor acquire any rights, title or interests in or to the Site, or any element thereof.

User Content

In certain portions of the Site, users may be allowed to submit information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, products, services and/or other materials (individually and collectively, “Content”). All Content is the sole responsibility of the person by whom the Content was posted. This means that you, and not us, are solely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available through or on this Site. BRT does not control the Content posted on or through this Site and, therefore, BRT does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You represent and warrant that (i) you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the Content that you post; (ii) that the Content is accurate; (iii) use of the Content you supply does not violate this policy; (iv) the Content does not infringe any intellectual property or other rights of any third party and does not violate any applicable laws or regulation; and (v) the Content will not cause injury to any person or entity.

Should Content be deemed illegal, BRT will cooperate with the proper authorities, including but not limited to submitting all necessary information to them. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that any Content submitted by you is offensive or inappropriate, we may ask you to retract or modify the Content in question. We have no obligation, however, to restrict or monitor Content in any way.

You may see or read things that you do not like or agree with on our Site. You understand that by using our Site, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, transmitted or otherwise made available through our Site. You acknowledge that we do not have any obligation to pre-screen Content, although we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to refuse, move, or delete any Content.

You are solely responsible for any use or reliance on the Content, including on its accuracy, completeness, or usefulness. You acknowledge that we do not any obligation to pre-screen Content, but that we and our designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in our sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content that is available through our Site. Without limiting the foregoing, we and our designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates these Terms of Use or any other applicable policy or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.

We do not want to receive any confidential or proprietary information from you through this Site or by email. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by an authorized BRT employee, any material, information or idea you transmit to BRT or the Site by any means may be disseminated or used by BRT without compensation or liability to you for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products. However, this provision does not apply to personal information that is subject to our Privacy Notice.

We do not claim ownership of the Content you upload, place or post through this Site. You are responsible for protecting your rights in such Content and are not entitled to our help in protecting such Content. By uploading, placing or posting Content through this Site, you grant BRT a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, publicly perform, publicly display, and create derivative works from the Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed, for any purpose associated with the Site. You grant BRT and its sub-licensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such Content, if BRT chooses.

Privacy

We have a policy that addresses this issue. Your use of our Site is subject to it. Please read our Privacy Policy so that you understand the parameters of privacy when using our Site. Keep in mind, however, that the information you make available as part of your public profile, and the information that you voluntarily post on this Site, are public and are not protected under our Web Site Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to monitor some, all, or none of the areas of this Site for adherence to these Terms of Use. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to post information on this Site, we are acting as a passive conduit for distribution and we are not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any postings or activities on this Site.

Third Party Information

Please be aware that when you are on the Site, you could be directed to other sites that are beyond BRT’s control. BRT is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site owned or controlled by a third party. BRT reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any time. BRT provides such links only as a convenience to you. BRT has not endorsed, tested or verified any information, programs, companies, or products on sites to which it links. If you decide to access any third party sites linked to this Site and/or provide any personally identifiable information to such, you do so subject to the terms and policies applicable to those sites and entirely at your own risk.

BRT may provide you information from third parties as part of this Site. Unless expressly stated, BRT does not represent, endorse or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability or suitability of any information provided by third-parties. You agree that BRT is not responsible for third party information accessible through this Site, including opinions, advice, statements, recipes or other health and wellness information and advertisements, and that you use such information at your own risk.

Territory

BRT operates this Site from its office within the United States. BRT makes no representation that content and materials on this Site are legal or appropriate for use from outside the United States. Please keep in mind that this Site may not conform with the laws of your country. If you access this Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk. You may not use the Site in violation of United States export laws and regulations.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THIS SITE, INCLUDING ALL MATERIALS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION AND OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE ON AND/OR THROUGH THIS SITE, IS PROVIDED BY BRT “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, CONTINUED AVAILABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY. IN ADDITION, NO WARRANTIES SHALL ARISE FROM ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

BY USING THIS SITE, YOU ASSUME ALL OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH USE, AND YOU EXPRESSLY RELEASE BRT, AND ITS THIRD PARTY INFORMATION AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS AND/OR LOSSES ARISING FROM OR CONNECTED WITH SUCH RISKS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT: THE SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; THE SITE MAY BECOME INOPERABLE OR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE FOR PERIODS OF TIME; MATERIALS AND/OR SERVICES AT THE SITE MAY BE OR BECOME OUT OF DATE AND BRT MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES. BRT ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, SOFTWARE, MATERIALS AND/OR SERVICES WHICH ARE REFERENCED BY OR LINKED TO THIS SITE. REFERENCES TO THIRD PARTIES, THEIR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED FOR GENERAL CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A RECOMMENDATION FOR A SPECIFIC TREATMENT PLAN, PRODUCT OR COURSE OF ACTION. THE INFORMATION MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. ALTHOUGH BRT MAY UPDATE THIS SITE, SOME OF THE INFORMATION MAY BE OUT OF DATE OR CONTAIN OTHER ERRORS. BRT DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION POSTED OR ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

BRT AND ITS AGENTS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOW YOU USE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR THEORY OF RECOVERY, IN NO EVENT SHALL BRT, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS AND/OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE TO YOU IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SITE, OR YOUR USE THEREOF, FOR ANY: (A) INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EVEN IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; OR (B) LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, LOST EXPECTANCY OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS. ANY CLAIM RELATED TO THE SITE MUST BE INITIATED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE OF THE EVENT THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM.

BRT SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN THE SITE, OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF, OR YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE, RESULTING FROM CAUSES OUTSIDE OF BRT’S CONTROL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, POWER OUTAGES, ACCIDENTS, STRIKES, FIRES, WAR OR ACTS OF GOD.

TERMINATION

IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE YOU SHOULD DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE.

BRT may terminate your access to this Site at any time and for any reason without prior notification. Additionally, BRT may modify this Site at any time, and continuing to use the Site constitutes your agreement to such modifications. We may also, in our sole discretion and at any time, with or without notice, discontinue this Site or any portion of it, restrict the time the Site is available, or restrict the amount of use permitted. You agree that we may terminate or restrict your access to this Site under these Terms of Use or under any other applicable policy without prior notice. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of access to this Site. Provisions that survive termination of these Terms of Use are those relating to ownership, limitations of liability, indemnification and others which by their nature are intended to survive.

Applicable Law, Severability and Waiver

In order to ensure consistency in the interpretation and enforcement of these Terms of Use and BRT’s rights in the Site, these Terms of Use will be governed exclusively by Michigan law and controlling U.S. federal law, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction. You expressly agree that any litigation or dispute arising between you and BRT related, in any way, to the Site and/or these Terms of Use, and/or any and all disputes, actions, claims, or causes of action related thereto, shall be initiated and maintained only in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and/or the Circuit Court of the County of Kent, Michigan. You expressly consent and irrevocably submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be modified to the extent necessary to be valid and enforceable, and all other provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect.

The failure of BRT to enforce any right or provision in these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by BRT in writing. No waiver shall be implied from a failure of either party to exercise a right or remedy. In addition, no waiver of a party’s right or remedy will affect the other provisions of these Terms of Use.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold BRT, and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders, partners, licensors, and employees, harmless from any alleged claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your Content, your use of this Site, your connection to this Site, your violation of these Terms of Use or any other applicable policy, your violation of any rights of another, or breach of any representation or warranty made by you under these Terms of Use, whether you are a registered user or not. You are solely responsible for your actions when using this Site, including, but not limited to, costs incurred for Internet access.

Digital Millennium Copyright Notices

Notices and demands made pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 512(c), 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) should be submitted to:

Copyright Agent
BRT Company c/o SpartanNash Legal
850 76th Street
P.O. Box 8700
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49518-8700

Site Policies

Please read through all of the policies posted on our Site. These policies also govern your visit to our Site and are incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right to change the Site and our policies at any time. If any one of our terms is deemed invalid, void, or unenforceable for any reason, that term shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

Miscellaneous

  • Our policies are entire and exclusive. No verbal statements or representations are binding on BRT.
  • You may not change – such as by amendment or modification – any of our policies at all without our prior written consent.
  • All references to “us,” “we,” “our,” and this “Site” relate to BRT Company, its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, directors, successors, officers, assigns, employees, contractors and agents.
  • We may assign our rights, duties and obligations under these Terms of Use at any time and without any notice to you.

Complaints and Violations

If you have any complaints or wish to report any violation of these Terms of Use, please contact us via our contact form or at 800-451-8500.

Our Contact Information

BRT Company | 850 76th Street | P.O. Box 8700 | Grand Rapids, Michigan 49518-8700