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Legal Notice Terms and Conditions of Use

Please Read These Terms Carefully Before Using this Website

This website ("Site") is provided by Chick-fil-A, Inc. ("Chick-fil-A", “we” or “us”) and may be used for informational purposes only. By accessing this Site, downloading or using materials from this Site and/or uploading or sending materials or information to this Site, you agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions of use ("Terms and Conditions of Use"). If you do not agree, then you should not use this Site.

Your Use of this Website

Subject to your compliance with the Terms and Conditions of Use, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display this Site and the materials hereon. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of this Site in any way or circumvent or attempt to circumvent any security feature of this Site. We authorize you to view, download, copy and print the information ("Materials") on this Site only for your personal, informational, non-commercial use. This authorization is not a transfer of title or intellectual property rights in or to the Materials, and/or copies of the Materials and is subject to the following restrictions:

On all copies of the Materials downloaded, you must retain all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials.
You may not modify the Materials in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use the Materials for any public or commercial purpose.
You must not transfer the Materials to any other person unless you give them notice of, and they agree to accept, the obligations arising under the Terms and Conditions of Use.

You agree to abide by all additional restrictions displayed on this Site as it may be updated from time to time. This Site, including all Materials, is copyrighted and protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. You agree to comply with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of this Site and to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Materials. Except as expressly provided herein, we do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret information.

Submissions

Subject to our Privacy Policy, all remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, photos, stories and other information communicated to us through this Site (together, the "Submission") will forever be our property. Subject to our Privacy Policy, we will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas for our website, business or charitable endeavors (including, without limitation, self-improvement, marketing, product or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in our future operations and endeavors. Without limitation, we will have exclusive ownership of all present and future rights to the Submission of every kind and nature everywhere. Except as noted below in this paragraph, we will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. By providing any Submission to us, to the extent the Submission is not assigned to us, you grant to us an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information and materials, and you further agree that we and our designees are free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to us. Personally identifiable information that may be received at this Site is provided voluntarily by a visitor to this Site. Except as provided in our Privacy Policy or in the Terms and Conditions of Use, this information is for internal purposes only and is not sold or otherwise transferred to third parties or to other entities who are not involved in the operation of this Site.

You acknowledge that you are responsible for Submissions, and you, not we, have full responsibility for the Submissions, including legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright. You further recognize that we do not want you to, and you warrant that you shall not, provide any information or material to us that is defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporates the proprietary material of another party.

You further agree that any statements that you make about us or any of our products or services in the "Share Your Chick-fil-A Story" portion of this Site accurately reflect your personal beliefs and experience with us or any of our products and services, and that any opinions submitted are true to the best of your knowledge.

We may, but shall not be obligated to, in our sole discretion, post any Submission on this Site and identify you as the submitting party. We may, without notice to you, refuse or edit Submissions for any reason, including those that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, encourage or constitute dangerous, violent, immoral, offensive, illegal, pornographic, or similarly inappropriate behavior, or that represent us in a negative way or in any manner not consistent with our brand and/or reputation, as may be determined in our sole and absolute discretion, or infringe or violate any party's intellectual property or other proprietary rights or the Terms and Conditions of Use. We also reserve the right in our sole discretion to refuse or edit any content or Submissions that we deem inappropriate without providing you notice.

Submissions should not be dangerous or unsafe for you or a third party to make or produce. Submissions also should not contain, include, or encourage images or activities that are dangerous, unsafe, or present unreasonable risk of harm to person or property, and Submissions should not suggest or imply to any person to undertake any dangerous, unsafe, or unduly risky activity, as may be determined in our sole and absolute discretion. Submissions should not contain any logo, trademark, service mark, storefront, trade dress, mascot, photograph, or other image of any person, business or company, other than us. Such inappropriate Submissions are strictly prohibited, and any Submissions in violation of the above requirements and restrictions will not be posted.

Examples of illegal or unauthorized uses of this Site include, but are not limited to: (i) modifying, adapting, translating, or reverse engineering any portion of this Site or Materials; (ii) using any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of this Site or any other Submissions; (iii) reformatting or framing any portion of the pages or application images that are part of this Site; (iv) creating or transmitting unwanted electronic communications such as “spam” or chain letters to other users or otherwise interfering with other users' enjoyment of this Site; (v) Submissions purportedly made on behalf of any third party without such third party's prior written consent; (vi) Submissions that falsely express or imply that such Submissions are sponsored or endorsed by us; (vii) submitting Submissions that disparage this Site or us; (viii) Submissions that infringe, misappropriate or violate the intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other proprietary rights of any party; (ix) transmitting any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature; (x) Submissions that are unlawful or promote or encourage illegal activity; (xi) displaying an advertisement as part of any Submission; (xii) any automated use of the information handling system, including the use of scripts to send messages through this Site; or (xiii) submitting false or misleading information.

While we prohibit such conduct and content on or through this Site, you understand and agree that you nonetheless may be exposed to such materials and that you use this Site at your own risk.

Copyright Infringement Notification

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials available on this Site or any of our other websites infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that we remove the material or block access to it. If you believe in good faith that someone has wrongly filed a notice of copyright infringement against you, then the DMCA permits you to send us a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA. See http://www.copyright.gov/ for details.

If you believe that your work has been improperly copied and posted on this Site, then please provide us with the following information: (1) name, address, telephone number, email address and an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or of the person authorized to act on his/her behalf; (2) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (3) a description of where on this Site the material that you claim is infringing is located; (4) a written statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (5) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. These requirements must be followed to give us legally sufficient notice of infringement.

Notices and counter-notices should be sent to:

Chick-fil-A, Inc.
ATTN: Marketing – DMCA Manager
5200 Buffington Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30349
Phone: 404-765-8000
Fax: 404-765-8140
Email: dmca@chick-fil-a.com

DMCA details are available at http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/.

We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice. Please be aware that there are penalties for false claims under the DMCA.

Third Party Sites

As a convenience to you, we may provide, on this Site, links to websites operated by other persons and entities, including the franchised operators of Chick-fil-A Restaurant businesses ("Operators"). If you use these other websites, you will leave this Site. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. You should refer to the policies posted by other websites before you use them. We make no warranty or representation regarding, and do not endorse, any linked websites or the information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. If you choose to purchase any product or service from a third party (including, without limitation, a franchised Operator of a Chick-fil-A Restaurant business), your relationship is with that third party. You agree that we are not responsible for the quality of third party products or services, or fulfilling any of the terms of your agreement with the seller, including, but not limited to, the delivery of products and services and warranty obligations related to products and services. You agree that we are not responsible for any loss or damage you may incur by reason of any dealing that you may have with a third party. Links do not imply that we or this Site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of Chick-fil-A or any of our affiliates or subsidiaries.

Changes

We reserve the right in our sole discretion, at any time and without advance notice, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of the Terms and Conditions of Use in whole or in part, at any time, and any such change will be effective when notice of such change is posted. Your continued use of this Site after any changes to the Terms and Conditions of Use are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

We may terminate, change, revise, modify, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Site, including the availability of any features of this Site, at any time. We may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or the entire Site without advance notice and without liability. We may, at any time and without advance notice, terminate the authorization, rights and license given above and, upon such termination, you shall immediately destroy all Materials. You may terminate this agreement by destroying: (a) all Materials obtained from this Site and any related Chick-fil-A or other sites, and (b) all related documentation and all copies and installations, provided that any accrued rights, obligations, representations or warranties shall not terminate.

Code of Conduct

You agree to use this Site only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting through this Site any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material that gives or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.

We reserve the right to prohibit conduct, communications or content that we, in our sole discretion, deem to be harmful to individual users, us, the Chick-fil-A® brand, or any third party, or that violates applicable law. If we are notified of any defamatory, damaging, illegal or offensive content provided by you, we may investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of such content from this Site. We may disclose any content or electronic communication of any kind (i) to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request; (ii) if such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to operate this Site; or (iii) to protect the rights or properties of Chick-fil-A, our affiliates, our users and our Providers, as defined below.

Privacy and Security

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy when you visit this Site. Our use of your personally identifiable information, if any, is set forth in our Privacy Policy, and by accessing this Site you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy. Please be advised that while we will utilize certain tools to prevent the unauthorized access to or interception of your personally identifiable information, there can be no guarantee of security. IN THE EVENT THAT AN UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY INTERCEPTS OR ACCESSES YOUR INFORMATION, DESPITE OUR PROTECTIVE MEASURES, WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH INTERCEPTIONS OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, OR FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA IN YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM) THAT YOU MAY SUFFER, EVEN IF WE OR A THIRD-PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE FREE FROM INTERCEPTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.

Trademark Information and Ownership of Intellectual Property

Chick-fil-A® is a registered trademark of CFA Properties, Inc. ("CFA Properties"), is licensed to Chick-fil-A, Inc., and is registered in the United States and other countries. The absence of a trademark notice, product or service name or logo belonging to CFA Properties anywhere in the text of this Site does not constitute a waiver of Chick-fil-A's trademark or other intellectual property rights concerning that name or logo used or referenced on this Site.

The trademarks, logos, service marks, and all other source identifying names and graphics displayed on this Site, and this Site and all of its contents including, but not limited to, all text, images and audio (collectively, the "Intellectual Property"), are owned and copyrighted by CFA Properties or others with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted. CFA Properties does not permit the use of its Intellectual Property in advertising, as an endorsement for any product or service, or for any other purpose, commercial or otherwise, without CFA Properties' prior express written permission.

Nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use the Intellectual Property without the prior express written permission of CFA Properties or such other third party that may own the Intellectual Property. Your use of the Intellectual Property, or any other content on this Site, except as provided in the Terms and Conditions of Use, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that CFA Properties and/or its licensee(s) will aggressively enforce intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution. Chick-fil-A is a licensee of CFA Properties.

No Warranties; Limitations of Liability

You expressly agree that your use of this Site is at your sole risk. Neither we nor our affiliates, parents or subsidiaries, nor any of our or their officers, directors, employees, agents, third party content providers, sponsors, licensors or the like (collectively, "Providers") warrant that this Site will be continuous, uninterrupted or error-free; nor do we make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of this Site, or as to the accuracy, reliability or currency of any content, information, product or service provided through this Site.

THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS OR THE RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, MEMORANDUM, OR INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

THIS SITE, AND THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE, OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES, PARENTS OR SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES) BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM) RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE. YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY TO ALL INFORMATION, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW OR, IF NOT PERMITTED AT ALL, TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ACCESS THIS SITE.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless us, our affiliates, parents and subsidiaries and the Providers (including our and their respective agents, officers, directors and employees) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (i) your breach of the Terms and Conditions of Use; and (ii) your activities in connection with this Site.

International Users and Choice of Law

This Site is controlled, operated and administered by us and our service provider designees from our offices within the United States of America. We make no representation that Materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of the United States, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use this Site or export the Materials in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. If you access this Site from locations outside of the United States of America, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. The Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, U.S.A., without regard to conflict of laws provisions or principles.

Termination

We or you may terminate this agreement at-will at any time, with or without advance notice or cause. You may terminate this agreement by destroying: (a) all Materials obtained from this Site and any Chick-fil-A or other related sites, and (b) all related documentation and all copies and installations, provided that any accrued rights, obligations, representations and warranties shall not terminate. Notwithstanding any such termination or expiration of this agreement, all covenants, obligations, duties to indemnify, agreements, limitations of liability and limitations on and disclaimers of warranties of the parties under this agreement that by their terms or by reasonable implication or inference are to be performed, in whole or in part, after the termination or expiration of this agreement, will survive such termination or expiration.

Entire Agreement, Claims Limitations and Severability

The Terms and Conditions of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between us and you with respect to your use of this Site. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If, for any reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines any provision of the Terms and Conditions of Use or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to give the intended effect thereof, and the remainder of the Terms and Conditions of Use shall continue in full force and effect.