Terms of Use
General
Welcome to Whole Foods Market's website. In the interest of continuing to build trust with our customers we want you to understand that through use of our website you are deemed to agree to the terms set forth below as of the date of such use. If you do not want to be subject to these terms please do not use our website. Whole Foods Market may periodically change these terms and you should review them often. These Terms of Use were last updated on April 24, 2003.
WE WILL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT WHOLE FOODS MARKET ON THIS WEBSITE; HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE OR THAT THIS WEBSITE CONTAINS ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE MAKING AN INVESTMENT OR OTHER IMPORTANT DECISION, PLEASE CONSULT OTHER APPROPRIATE SOURCES, INCLUDING WHOLE FOODS MARKET'S SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FILINGS.
Information Exchange
As part of your use of this website, we may obtain certain information about you which we will hold in confidence according to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy; please click here to read our Privacy Policy describing how we will and will not use information. By using information you submit when you visit this website, Whole Foods Market may send you emails or other communications on various topics such as news related to organic standards, information on specific products, and information about our Company, including your local Whole Foods Market store.
Provided that Whole Foods Market will not use your information in a way that identifies you personally (unless required by law), please understand that information submitted to or gathered by Whole Foods Market via this website, may be treated as non-confidential. You agree that all such information may be used by Whole Foods Market for any purpose without compensation to you.
With regard to the content of any submissions you make to Whole Foods Market through this website, you agree to remain solely responsible, and agree not to submit materials that are unlawful, defamatory, abusive or obscene. You also agree that you will not submit anything to this website that will violate any right of a third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights.
Copyright and Trademark
Whole Foods Market grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to view this website, and to download and/or print insignificant portions of materials retrieved from this website provided: (1) it is used only for informational, non-commercial purposes; and (2) you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices. Except for this grant, no part of this website may be reproduced, republished, copied, transmitted, or distributed in any form without our written consent. Please understand that the above grant does not include any linked website.
Unless otherwise noted on this website, all right, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) in this website belongs to Whole Foods Market, one of its affiliates, or to another party that has licensed their material to Whole Foods Market. The names, images, pictures, logos and icons identifying Whole Foods Market's products and services are proprietary marks of Whole Foods Market and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Except as expressly provided above, nothing on this website shall be construed as conferring any license or right under copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.
Through use of this website, you agree to indemnify and hold Whole Foods Market harmless for any and all unauthorized uses you may make of any material on this website. You acknowledge the unauthorized use of this website's contents could cause irreparable harm to Whole Foods Market and in the event of your unauthorized use, Whole Foods Market will be entitled to an injunction in addition to its other rights.
Health Information
All materials related to health information are provided for educational purposes only. Furthermore, some of this content comes from third parties and unless specifically stated, Whole Foods Market does not vouch for the correctness of such information. You should always consult a physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to any symptoms or medical condition.
Links
For your convenience, Whole Foods Market provides, and in some instances allows others to post, links to third party websites and we want you to understand that Whole Foods Market does not assume any responsibility for the: (1) content of, (2) technology implemented by, or (3) privacy practices of these third party websites. You should review the privacy policy and terms of use for each of these websites to make sure they are acceptable to you. The link to a third party website provided on this website does not imply endorsement of or responsibility for such linked website by Whole Foods Market and we are not responsible for any information you submit to them.
Cautionary Statement Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements of Whole Foods Market's expectations for new stores, capital spending, sales growth, earnings performance and similar financial and operating measures found in the press releases, interviews, presentations, SEC reports, and other materials found on this site constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on the currently available operating, financial and competitive information as of the date of such statements and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from Whole Foods Market's historical experience and its stated expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general business conditions, the timely development and opening of new stores, the impact of competition, fluctuations in and the overall condition of the U.S. economy, stability of costs and availability of products, Whole Foods Market's ability to attract, train and retain highly-qualified team members, unanticipated weather conditions, the impact of competition and regulatory and litigation matters, and other factors which are often beyond the control of Whole Foods Market. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements, as such statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Additional information regarding these and other risks is contained in Whole Foods Market's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DISCLAIMER AND LIMIT OF LIABILITY
THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND WHOLE FOODS MARKET EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
A COVERED PARTY (AS DEFINED BELOW) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS) TO YOU CONNECTED WITH USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ITS CONTENT AND REGARDLESS OF ANY NEGLIGENCE OF ANY COVERED PARTY. "Covered Party" means Whole Foods Market, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and any officer, director, employee, subcontractor, agent, successor, or assign of any of them.
Whole Foods Market does not guarantee that the functions contained on this website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that this website or its server will be free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected even if Whole Foods Market is aware of them.
Please understand that Whole Foods Market disclaims all responsibility for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any kind resulting from, arising out of, or in any way related to: (1) any errors in or omissions from this website, including but not limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors; (2) any third party websites or content therein directly or indirectly accessed through links in this website; (3) any information which is posted by any 3rd party, including without limitation, information posted on any related blog; (4) the unavailability of this website or any portion of this website; (5) your use of this website; or (6) your use of any equipment or software in connection with this website.
Children
Parent should always supervise their children while online. Whole Foods Market's website is not designed nor intended to collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen. So that we may comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, we ask that children under the age of thirteen not provide any personal information on this website.
Jurisdictional
Use of this website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, United States of America, as they apply to agreements made and solely performed in Texas. Disputes arising based on this website or in any way related to this website shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts of the United States of America and/or the State Courts of Texas, and jurisdiction therefore shall be solely in Texas.
Whole Foods Market makes no representation that materials in this website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you access this website from outside the United States, please understand that this website may contain references and/or links to products and services that are not available or are prohibited in your country.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any notices contained on this website and constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of this website. If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms.
PRIVACY & SECURITY
For an explanation of Whole Foods Market's practices and policies related to the collection, use and storage of online information supplied directly or indirectly by you as a result of your use of Whole Foods Market's website, please read our Privacy Policy. By accessing this website, you are consenting to our information collection and use practices described in these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.