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Terms & Conditions of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND ALL TERMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. DO NOT USE OUR WEBSITES, MOBILE APPLICATIONS OR ONLINE SERVICES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS.

These Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms”) apply exclusively to your access to and use of the websites and mobile applications (each a “Site” and collectively, the "Sites") of The Kroger Co. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Kroger”). The Terms do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with Kroger, or our subsidiaries or affiliates, for products, services or otherwise (for example, Kroger Gift Card Terms and Conditions and Kroger Affiliated Credit Card Terms and Conditions).

1. USE OF THE SITES.

1.1 By accessing or using our Sites you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Sites. Kroger reserves the right to change or modify these Terms at any time and in our sole discretion. If Kroger makes changes to these Terms, we will provide you with notice of such changes, such as by sending an email, posting a notice on our Sites or updating the effective date at the top of these Terms. Your continued use of the Sites will confirm your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to frequently review the Terms to ensure you understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Sites. If you do not agree to the amended Terms, you must stop using the Sites. Any use of the Sites in violation of these Terms may result in, among other things, termination of your account.

1.2 If you have any questions regarding the use of the Sites, please refer to the Help Section on www.Kroger.com. All other questions or comments about the Sites or their contents may be directed to customer service by calling 1-800- KRO-GERS (1-800-576-4377).

2. PRIVACY POLICY.

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information on how Kroger collects, uses, and shares information about the users of the Sites.

3. ELIGIBILITY, REGISTRATION, AND ACCOUNTS.

3.1 The Sites are not targeted towards, nor intended for use by, anyone under the age of 13. By using the Sites, you represent and warrant that you are 13 years of age or older. If you are not at least 13 years of age, do not access, use or register for an account on the Sites. In addition, you may not make a purchase from our Sites unless you are at least 18 years of age. You also represent and warrant that you (a) have not previously been suspended or removed from the Sites; (b) do not have more than one Site account; and (c) that you have full power and authority to agree to the Terms and in doing so will not violate any other agreement to which you are a party.

3.2 In order to use some features of the Sites, you will need to register for an account and provide information about yourself, including your full name, address, phone number and email address and you must select a password. You agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete information; (b) maintain and promptly update your account information; (c) maintain the security of your account credentials; (d) not share your account credentials with others; and (e) promptly notify Kroger if you discover or otherwise suspect any security breaches related to the Sites. You are solely responsible for the use of your account credentials and for all charges incurred when using your account. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time, with or without notice to you.

4. OWNERSHIP, LICENSE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE.

4.1 Kroger provides all information on the Sites (together with all content and the underlying source HTML files that implement the hypertext features) exclusively under these Terms and all applicable laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all right, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) in the Sites belong to Kroger, its licensors, or suppliers. In addition, the names, images, pictures, logos and icons identifying Kroger's products and services are proprietary or licensed marks of Kroger, its licensors, or suppliers. Except as expressly provided below, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppels or otherwise, under copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.

4.2 You are hereby granted a personal non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to view the Sites, and to download and/or print insignificant portions of materials retrieved from the Sites provided (a) it is used only for informational, non-commercial purposes, and (b) you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices. Except as expressly provided above, no part of the Sites, including but not limited to materials retrieved therefrom or the underlying code, may be reproduced, republished, reverse-engineered, copied, uploaded, downloaded, displayed, modified, licensed, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means or for any commercial purpose, without the express written permission of Kroger. Nothing herein transfers any right or license to the underlying code of any of the Sites.

4.3 By submitting User Content (as defined below) , you automatically grant Kroger a world-wide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully sublicensable and transferable, right and license to use, record, sell, lease, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display or perform, transmit, publish, and otherwise exploit the User Content, in whole or part as Kroger deems appropriate including, but not limited to, in connection with Kroger's or its subsidiaries' or affiliates' businesses.

4.4 Mobile Application Users: With respect to each Kroger’s mobile application (each an “ App”), when you download the App or you create an account on the App, by selecting “I agree to the Terms and Conditions” you are expressly agreeing that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms and any amendments to these Terms. Check the “More” page periodically to see our most current Terms. Kroger makes the App available so that users may access the services via a mobile device. To use the App you must have a mobile device that is compatible with the mobile service. Kroger does not warrant that the App will be compatible with your mobile device. Kroger hereby grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use an object code copy of the App for one registered account on one mobile device owned or leased solely by you, for your personal use. You may not: (i) modify, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or create derivative works of the App, except to the extent that such restriction is expressly prohibited by law; (ii) rent, lease, loan, resell, sublicense, distribute or otherwise transfer the App to any third party or use the App to provide time sharing or similar services for any third party; (iii) copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute the App in any way, unless specifically allowed in these Terms; (iv) remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the App, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through the App, or features that enforce limitations on use of the App; or (v) delete the copyright and other proprietary rights notices on the App. You acknowledge that Kroger may from time to time issue upgraded versions of the App, and may automatically electronically upgrade the version of the App that you are using on your mobile device. You consent to such automatic upgrading on your mobile device, and agree that the terms and conditions of these Terms will apply to all such upgrades. The foregoing license grant is not a sale of the App or any copy thereof, and Kroger and its third party licensors or suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in and to the App (and any copy of the App). Standard carrier data charges may apply to your use of the App.

4.5 Apple Users: With respect to any App that Kroger provides to you designed for use on an Apple iOS-powered mobile device (an "iOS App"), these Terms incorporate by reference the terms and conditions of the “Standard” Licensed Application End User License Agreement (“LAEULA”) published by Apple, Inc. (www.apple.com/legal/ macapps/dev/stdeula). For purposes of these Terms, Kroger’s iOS App is considered the “Licensed Application” and Kroger is considered the “Application Provider” under the LAEULA To the extent that these Terms conflict with any of the terms and conditions of the LAEULA, these Terms shall control.

4.6 The Sites may be used only for lawful purposes by individuals using authorized services of Kroger. You are responsible for your own communications, including the upload, transmission and posting of information, and are responsible for the consequences of their posting on or through the Sites. Kroger specifically prohibits any use of the Sites, and requires all users to agree not to use the Sites for any of the following:

Posting any information which is incomplete, false, inaccurate or not your own;

Impersonating another person;

Constituting, engaging in or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any city, state, national or international law or regulation or which fails to comply with accepted Internet protocol;

Posting material that is copyrighted or otherwise owned by a third party unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the owner to post it;

Posting material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner;

Posting material that infringes on any other intellectual property, privacy or publicity right of another;

Transmitting or transferring (by any means) information or software derived from the Sites to foreign countries or certain foreign nations in violation of US export control laws; or

Attempting to interfere in any way with the Sites’ or Kroger’s networks or network security, or attempting to use the Site’s service to gain unauthorized access to any other computer system.

4.7 Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. Kroger will investigate occurrences and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting the user or users who are involved in such violations. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Sites, including, without limitation, the following:

Gaining access to data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which user is not authorized to access;

Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;

Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Sites, overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing” or “crashing”; or

Sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.

5. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES.

Kroger provides links to third party web sites for your convenience. Kroger does not assume any responsibility for the (i) content of, (ii) technology implemented by, or (iii) privacy practices of third party sites and all use is at your own risk. You should review the privacy policy and terms of use for each third party site and confirm they are acceptable prior to registration on or use of the site. Links to third party sites do not imply endorsement of the sites by Kroger. In no event shall Kroger be liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by the use of the linked sites or the information or material accessed through such sites including, without limitation, any incidental, special, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever, attorneys' fees and lost profits or savings.

6. DISCLAIMERS.

6.1 THE SITES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONTENT, FUNCTION, MATERIALS AND SERVICES, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE"BASIS AND KROGER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, AND ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION. KROGER DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT ANY MATERIAL ON THE WEBSITES IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, RELIABLE, OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. KROGER MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITES WILL MEET USERS’ EXPECTATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, OR MATERIALS WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITES, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITES.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OR ALL OF THESE DISCLAIMERS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

6.2 Kroger disclaims all responsibility for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any kind resulting from, arisin g out of, or in any way related to (a) any errors in or omissions from the Sites, including but not limited to technical inaccuracies and typographical errors, (b) any third party websites or content therein directly or indirectly accessed through links in the Sites, including but not limited to any errors in or omissions therefrom, (c) the unavailability of the Sites or any portion thereof, (d) your use of the Sites, or (e) your use of any equipment or software in connection with the Sites.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, A COVERED PARTY (AS DEFINED BELOW) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS) IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH (I) YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SITES; (II) ANY TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH OR FACILITATED BY THE SITES; (III) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, DEFICIENCIES, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SITES; (IV) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR USE, DISCLOSURE OR ALTERATION OF, YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OF DATA INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR CARD HOLDER DATA, (V) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITES; OR (VI) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATED TO THE SITES, INCLUDING THEIR CONTENT, REGARDLESS OF ANY NEGLIGENCE OF ANY COVERED PARTY EVEN IF A COVERED PARTY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. "Covered Party"means The Kroger Co., its affiliates, and any officer, director, employee, subcontractor, agent, successor, or assign of any of them.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW SOME OR ALL OF THIS EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THESE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

8. PRODUCT & SERVICE AVAILABILITY.

The Sites may contain references or cross references to Kroger branded and other branded products and services that are not available in every location.

9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SEVERABILITY.

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement with respect to your access to and use of the Sites. You may also be subject to additional Terms and Conditions that may be applicable to certain parts of the Sites. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances do the parties agree to class-arbitration. If a court refuses to enforce the waiver of class-wide arbitration, the entire arbitration provision shall be unenforceable and any claims brought on behalf of a putative class will proceed in court.

10. COMMUNICATIONS.

Any communication or other information sent to Kroger via electronic mail or otherwise in connection with your use of the Sites, including but not limited to suggestions, ideas and comments, will be treated as non-confidential and all such information may be used by Kroger for any purpose without compensation. Disclosure shall constitute an assignment of all right, title and interest in such information to Kroger.

11. LINKS TO KROGER WEB PAGES.

11.1 Kroger permits links to the Sites provided (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, any content, including but not limited to the copyright notice and other notices, (b) you do not directly or indirectly cause any portion of the Sites to appear on a user's computer screen with any material (e.g. URL, text, graphics, pop-up window, audio or other) supplied by or associated with you or a third party, (c) you give Kroger notice of all such links by sending an e-mail to webmaster@kroger.com, and (d) you discontinue providing links to the Sites if notified by Kroger.

11.2 When linking to the Sites you may use one or more Kroger logos as a link anchor. To ensure proper usage of Kroger logos, we've presented them under our home page describing our family of companies here. These logos are trademarks of Kroger and Kroger retains all rights in them. Kroger grants you a limited license to use these logos solely for linking to Kroger web pages as provided above. Logos cannot be altered or modified other than to make them larger or smaller. Except for the limited license provided above, Kroger does not grant, by implication, estoppels or otherwise, any license to use any trademark, copyrighted materials or other proprietary materials displayed on the Sites and any other use is strictly prohibited.

12. REVIEWS.

Kroger does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted or uploaded to the service and is not responsible for the content of these communications and materials. However, Kroger reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) clearly false or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or, other intellectual property right of another, or (d) libelous, harassing, vulgar, sexually explicit, (e) inappropriate with respect to race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or other intrinsic characteristic, or (f) unrelated to the goods or services offered by or available at the Sites.