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These terms of use ("Terms of Use") are entered into by and between Advance Stores Company, Incorporated, together with its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Company", "we", or "us"), and You. The Terms of Use constitute a binding legal agreement, which governs your access to and use of the Advance Supplier Portal (advanceautoparts.com), including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Advance Supplier Portal (advanceautoparts.com) for the authorized purpose(s) of (i) viewing Vendor's account(s) with Company ("Vendor Accounts"), including payment information; (ii) uploading Vendor's invoices or other documentation related to products it sold to Vendor or Vendor Accounts; (iii) communicating with Vendor using the tools Company has provided for that purpose; and (iv) any other purposes as the Company authorizes from time to time (separately and collectively, the "Website"). In addition, the term "Website", as used in these Terms of Use, may refer to the entire website or only the non-public, secured pages. The term "Vendor" in these terms of use means a third-party vendor or supplier to company with whom you are an employee or contracted personnel ("Vendor Personnel").
BY USING THE WEBSITE, OR BY CLICKING TO ACCEPT OR AGREE TO THE TERMS OF USE WHEN THIS OPTION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO IT, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USEAND COMPANY'S PRIVACY NOTICE, FOUND AT https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/o/privacy-notice, WHICH IS INCORPORATED INTO THE TERMS OF USE BY REFERENCE; AND (II) AGREE THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY IT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, THEN COMPANY WILL NOT GRANT YOU ACCESS TO THE PROTECTED AREAS OF THE WEBSITE.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. However, any changes to the Governing Law and Jurisdiction Section of these Terms of Use will not apply to any disputes for which the parties have actual notice before the date the change is posted on the Website.
Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you. Your continued use of the Website is contingent on your compliance with these Terms of Use.
You may only access this Website if you are an "Authorized User" (as further described in this section) and only for authorized purposes of Company. The Website may not be used for the benefit of any third party or individual without our express prior written consent.
It is prohibited to use or to attempt to use such access if You are not an Authorized User or to attempt to access or edit information, to which You do not have authorization, or to circumvent or attempt to circumvent any security mechanisms employed by us to control access. You may not copy, distribute, publicly display, or create derivative works of any information, images, or other content on this site except as specifically permitted in writing by an authorized Company representative.
To become an Authorized User with access the Website or some of the resources it offers, You must be an employee or other approved personnel of an authorized supplier or vendor of Company ("Vendor").
As such, You will be asked by to provide certain registration details or other information to Vendor and/or to Company. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information You provide is correct, current, and complete. You further agree that all information you provide to become an Authorized User with access this Website, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
As an Authorized User, You will be provided with appropriate log-in credentials (including a user name and a password) and will correctly follow Company's security requirements with respect to the Website. You will be responsible for treating your log-in credentials, and any other information you receive as part of our security processes as confidential and not disclosing them to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account and log-in credentials are personal to You and You agree (i) not to provide your account or credentials, or any portion of them, to any other person; (ii) to exit from your account at the end of each session; (iii) to use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information; and (iv) to use a secure connection at all times when accessing the Website.
You agree to notify Company immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your log-on credentials or password or any other breach of security. You will not access or attempt to access the Website if/once You are no longer a Vendor Personnel even if your credentials have not yet been de- activated), unless Vendor has granted You specific, written authorization to do so.
We have the ultimate right to determine who is an Authorized User and to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by You or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, such Authorized User has violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
We also reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including Authorized Users.
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, arrangement and look and feel thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
You must not, directly or indirectly, reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, decrypt, modify, create derivative works of, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
All copies of such downloaded, printed, or stored materials shall contain all copyright and proprietary notices as in the original. You shall not remove, obscure, or alter copyright notices, trademark notices, or other proprietary rights notices affixed to or contained within such material.
Without limiting any of the foregoing, You must not:
If You print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, without limiting our other rights, we will immediately cease your access to the Website and You must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to You, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
"ADVANCE®", "ADVANCE AUTO PARTS®", "ADVANCE SUPPLIER PORTAL (ADVANCEAUTOPARTS.COM)™", "AUTOPART INTERNATIONAL®", "CARQUEST®", "WORDLPAC®" and all other trade names, trademarks, service names and service marks of Company are the exclusive property of Company, and no use of these is permitted without Company's prior written consent.
All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:
Additionally, You agree not to:
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for authorized purposes of Advance. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance You place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
We are not responsible, or liable to You or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
We may update the content on this Website from time to time, and use commercially reasonable efforts to keep its contents, including any information you may download from the Website, complete or up-to- date. However, Company will not be liable for any content or material on the Website that may be out of date or inaccurate at any given time.
All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, You consent to all actions taken by us with respect to its information in compliance with the Privacy Policy at https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/o/privacy-notice.
You may link to our homepage located at https://supplier.advanceautoparts.com/ provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link to any other parts of our website or in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.
The owner of the Website is based in the State of North Carolina in the United States. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States or Canada. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside the United States or Canada, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
You understand that Company cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy its particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOU'S COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TOUSE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOU'S DOWNLOADING ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOU'S USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to its or its Authorized Users" (i) violation of these Terms of Use or (ii) use of the Website, including, but not limited to any use of the Website's content or services other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or (iii) use of any information obtained from the Website.
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of North Carolina without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of North Carolina or any other jurisdiction). In addition, the Website and these Terms of Use are not governed by the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods or the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act, the application of which is expressly excluded and disclaimed.
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of North Carolina, in each case located in the City of Raleigh and County of Wake, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over it by such courts and to venue in such courts. YOU AGREE KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
The Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between You and Company regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.
This website is operated by Advance Company Stores, Incorporated, located at 4200 Six Forks Road Raleigh, NC, 27609.