Thank you for visiting this www.bfgoodrichtires.com website, www.nationofgo.com ("Site"). Please read carefully these Terms of Use before using this Site. By using this Site you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, please do not use this Site. We may revise these Terms of Use at any time and without notice to you. Please check the effective date of any amendments at the bottom of this page.
USE OF SITE
Unless otherwise specified, this BFGoodrich (BFG) Site is for your personal and noncommercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from this BFG Site.
Harassment in any manner or form on the Site or any other BFG Web Sites, including via e-mail and chat or by obscene or abusive language is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including a BFG employee, host, or representative or other members or visitors on the Site is prohibited. You may not upload, distribute, or otherwise publish through the Site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable, or which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights or any party or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the Site or use the Site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.
INTENDED AUDIENCE/USE:
BFG provides this Site for the lawful use of BFG's customers, employees, and members of the general public who are over the age of 18 and are citizens of North America. BFG makes no representation that the materials and products contained or displayed on this Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access the Site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.
USER PARTICIPATION:
BFG does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing the Site and is not in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to view and distribute user generated content on the Site, BFG is merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities on the Site. However, BFG, reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or other intellectually property right of another or (d) violates any law or regulation or (e) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to BFG at its sole discretion. Note that any personally identifiable information you may post or transmit will be treated by BFGoodrich in accordance with BFG’s Privacy Policy posted separately on this Site.
USER SUBMISSIONS:
Except for personally identifiable information we may collect from you under the guidelines established in our Privacy Policy, any material information or other communication you transmit, upload or post to the Site (“Communications”) will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. BFG will have no obligations with respect to the Communications. BFG and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the Communications and all data, images, sounds, text and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or noncommercial purposes.
USER COMMUNICATIONS:
BFG may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review any areas of the Site where users transmit or post Communications or communicate solely with each other, including but not limited to chat rooms, blog entries, bulletin boards, or other user forums, and the content of any such Communications. BFG, however, will have no liability related to the content or any such Communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, trademarks, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise.
USE OF SITE CONTENT:
BFG trademarks and copyrighted materials are contained on this Site, including trade names, logos, photographs, documents and software. You are only authorized to use this material for personal, non-commercial purposes, including downloading and printing of materials, provided this copyright permission notice is included in all such printed copies. No rights or licenses to the material or any portion thereof shall be granted or implied, and you may not modify the material in any way without the prior written permission of BFG. We enforce our intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
If you intend to use any of the materials on this Site for other than private, non-commercial purposes, you must first obtain written permission from BFG.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES:
This Site may provide links to third-party websites or resources. These links are provided solely as a convenience for you. BFG has no control over these websites and resources and makes no endorsement or representation about these websites, or the accuracy of the information and materials, advertising, products, services, or the results that you may obtain by their use. If you decide to access such third-party websites, you agree to do so entirely at your own risk.
DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES:
We endeavor to provide accurate and up-to-date information on this Site. However, BFG makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of this Site’s content or the content of any site or External Sites. BFG does not filter advertisements or other content that children may view through our site or “hot-linked” sites, and they could receive content and materials from the Internet and/or advertising that are inappropriate for children. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children and consider using electronic filtering software.
The entire Site and the materials, information, services and products in this Site, including without limitation, text, graphics and links are provided to you on an "AS IS" basis, and any use of this Site is entirely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties, express or implied with respect to this Site or its operation. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In no event, including but not limited to negligence, shall BFG be liable for any damages, including consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this Site. The information provided at this Site is of a general nature. Tire usage recommendations may be affected by factors such as geographic locale, vehicle age and condition, and personal driving habits. Please consult your authorized tire dealer or representative before making any purchasing decisions.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
IN NO EVENT SHALL BFG BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF BFG HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
INDEMNIFICATION:
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless BFG, its parent, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers (collectively the “Provider”) from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any activity related to your Internet account (including negligence or wrongful conduct), by you or any other person accessing the Site using your Internet account.
OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY:
BFG is committed to protecting the privacy of your personally identifiable information. Please consult our United States Privacy Policy. Note that any personally identifiable information you may post or transmit will be treated by BFG in accordance with BFG’s Privacy Policy separately posted on this Site.
LEGAL:
The use of this Site and these Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and of the State of South Carolina without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws.
AMENDMENTS:
These Terms of Use became effective on June 24, 2009. Any amendments will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted.