Last Updated: June 26, 2024.
Welcome to Sprouts.com. These Terms of Use (“Terms“) apply to the Sprouts website located at www.sprouts.com and all other sites, mobile sites, services, applications, platforms and tools where these Terms appear or are otherwise referenced, or for which no separate terms are provided as well as your visits to or interactions with us in any of our stores or elsewhere (collectively, the “Site“). These Terms are between Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (together with its affiliates, “Sprouts,” “we,” “us,” or “our“) and the person accessing or using the Site.
Please read these Terms and our Privacy Policy carefully and if you do not agree with these Terms or Privacy Policy, do not access or use the Site
You represent that you are a natural person over eighteen (18) years of age. You further represent that you may legally enter into these Terms and that you agree with these Terms. You agree to review these Terms and Sprouts’ Privacy Policy frequently in order to notify yourself of any changes as Sprouts may make changes at any time. Sprouts will post all such changes on the Site and all changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Material changes will be conspicuously posted on the Site. By accessing or using the Site after changes are posted, you agree to those changes. ARBITRATION NOTICE: These Terms contain a binding arbitration provision. You agree that, except for certain types of disputes described in the arbitration provision below, all disputes between you and Sprouts will be resolved by mandatory binding arbitration and you waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.
1. Privacy Policy.
Sprouts’ Privacy Policy describes how your personal information and other information is collected, used, and shared and is hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms.
2. Intellectual Property Rights.
This Site, including its text, audio, video, graphics, charts, photographs, interfaces, icons, software, computer code, data, trademarks, logos, slogans, names of products and services, documentation, other components, content, and tools, and the design, selection, and arrangement of content is exclusively the property of Sprouts or, as applicable, its third-party vendors and licensors. The Site may contain references to third-party marks and copies of third-party copyrighted materials, which are the property of their respective owners. The Site is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Any unauthorized use of any trademarks, trade dress, copyrighted materials, or any other intellectual property belonging to Sprouts or any third party is strictly prohibited and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. There are no implied rights or licenses granted to you or any other person in these Terms. Copyright 2018 Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. All rights reserved.
3. Use of the Site.
- A. Personal Use. Except as may be otherwise expressly permitted by these Terms, you may download and print one copy of the Site’s visible content only for your own personal non-commercial use, provided you do not modify or delete any copyright, trademark, attribution, or proprietary notices.
- B. Limited Additional Uses. Additionally, if you are a writer, blogger, journalist, educator, or student, you may download, copy, and use the Site’s contents and Sprouts’ names, logos, service marks, and trademarks that appear on the Site (together, “Sprouts Marks”) solely for purposes of including those items in articles or academic materials, as applicable, created or prepared by you for purposes of your work as a writer, blogger, journalist, educator, or student, provided that you do not remove any copyright, trademark, attribution, proprietary, or other notices in or on those items, that you attribute the Site contents and Sprouts Marks to Sprouts as may be required by Sprouts, and that you use those contents and Sprouts Marks in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT USE SPROUTS MARKS ON OR WITH ANY GOODS OR SERVICES AND WILL NOT USE SPROUTS MARKS TO INDICATE THE SOURCE OR ORIGIN OF ANY GOODS OR SERVICES. YOU FURTHER AGREE NOT TO ALTER OR MODIFY SPROUTS MARKS IN ANY WAY, FOR EXAMPLE, BY CHANGING THE COLORS OR DIMENSIONS OF ANY SPROUTS LOGO. If so required by Sprouts, you will use Sprouts Marks only together with notices as Sprouts may from time to time require, including without limitation the ® or the TM symbols. You understand and agree that the rights granted herein are fully revocable by Sprouts, with or without notice. If Sprouts revokes your rights, or terminates these Terms, your rights with respect to the Site’s contents and Sprouts Marks are immediately terminated. In such case, you will immediately cease all copying, distribution, and other use of the Site contents and Sprouts Marks, you will promptly remove the Site contents and Sprouts Marks from any materials in your possession or control, and you will promptly confirm to Sprouts in writing that you have done all of the foregoing.
4. Limitations on Use; Compliance with Laws.
Your use of the Site must conform to the following:
- A. Your use of the Site will at all times comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules and regulations. You may not use the Site for unlawful purposes.
- B. You will not copy, reproduce, display, duplicate, redistribute, sell, publish, post, license, rent, modify, translate, adapt, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works of any part of the Site, or any materials appearing on or visible through the Site, except as otherwise expressly permitted by these Terms without the prior written consent of Sprouts.
- C. Unless you operate a legitimate internet search engine, you agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” “scrapers,” web crawlers, indexing agents, and other automated programs and devices to access, use, or copy any portion of the Site.
- D. You will not obtain or attempt to obtain any personally identifiable information from any other users or third parties from or using the Site.
- E. You agree not to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site. User activities that aim to render the Site or associated services inoperable or to make their use more difficult are prohibited.
- F. You may not use the Site to post or transmit any material that contains any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, malware, adware, or other computer programming routines that may damage, interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, personal information, or other data.
- G. You will not impersonate any third party or interfere with any third party’s use of the Site.
- H. You will not submit inaccurate information via the Site, commit fraud or falsify information in connection with your use of the Site, or act maliciously against the business interests or reputation of Sprouts.
5. Your Sprouts Customer Account.
You may use the Site as a guest, but you will not be able to use all features of the Site. You will be required to either set up an online Sprouts customer account or log into the Site using your Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ account in order to use or redeem mobile coupons, to order catering services using the Site, to save recipes, to create shopping lists, and to use certain other features of the Site. You will be required to submit certain information to set up your account and will be required to establish a username and password. You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies of all relevant jurisdictions, including all applicable local rules regarding online conduct in connection with your Sprouts customer account. Sprouts will presume, and you warrant, that any information received from or about you through your access to or use of the Site, including through the Sprouts customer account creation process, is accurate, complete, current, and authorized by you. You agree not to contest the validity and binding legal effect of those communications and information. You understand and agree that perfect security does not exist anywhere, and you will therefore protect your personal information and information associated with your Sprouts customer account, including without limitation your username and password, in a reasonable way at all times. You will not transfer your Sprouts customer account to or share your Sprouts customer account with any other person. Your Sprouts customer account is personal to you. You will promptly notify Sprouts of any unauthorized use of your Sprouts customer account or Site contents that becomes known to you. If you create a customer account, we will collect and store information about your purchases, including to provide you functionality, more relevant mobile coupons and offers, and as otherwise described in our Privacy Policy. By creating a customer account, you agree that we may collect information about purchases you have made while signed into or using your Sprouts customer account and when using a payment card that you have used previously while signed into your Sprouts customer account.
6. Mobile Coupons & Checkout Challenges.
If you have an online Sprouts customer account you may download, clip, and print mobile Sprouts coupons from the Site, save those coupons to the myEasyScanBarcode, and use and redeem those coupons at Sprouts retail stores. Your use and redemption of mobile coupons is subject to our Mobile Coupon Terms, any rules contained in or on the coupons, and other terms as may be made available from time to time by Sprouts. From time to time Sprouts will make available “Checkout Challenges,” which enable you to earn check marks by purchasing qualifying products. Once all of the products required by a given Checkout Challenge are purchased as evidenced by Sprouts’ records, certain mobile coupon(s) will be unlocked. Checkout Challenges may be subject to additional terms.
7. Sweepstakes & Promotions.
To participate in any sweepstakes or promotions that Sprouts may make available, you may be required to provide additional information. Additional terms and eligibility criteria may apply to your participation.
8. Order and Payment Information; Gift Cards.
You may order catering services using the Site but catering services must be paid for at the applicable Sprouts store location. Purchases of gift cards made through the Site must be made by credit or debit card. Gift card purchases are subject to the terms of our gift card provider, Transaction Wireless, doing business as First Data, which are located here. Information about our collection and use of payment-related information is described in our Privacy Policy. If the credit or debit card information that you submit is incorrect or invalid, your payment will not be processed. We have no responsibility or liability if your credit or debit card is declined by your financial institution. Payments are processed by our PCI-compliant third-party payment processor. Refunds, if available, are solely the responsibility of Sprouts and are at Sprouts’ sole discretion.
9. Sprouts Rewards Program
You may be able to earn points in connection with the purchase of qualifying products and services at Sprouts stores, at sprouts.com, and on the Sprouts App. If you are eligible, and if available to you, the Sprouts Rewards Terms and Conditions apply to your use of the reward program.
10. Product, Program, and Service Availability.
Any products, programs, or services that may be mentioned in the Site (for example, catering services) are subject to availability and terms not described in these Terms may apply. Available catering services may change at any time without notice to you. Prices for catering services remain valid while they are listed and offered via the Site. Prices will be as posted on the Site as of the date and time of your order, as applicable. Availability of products and services may be limited. Some products and services may not be available in certain areas. Sprouts may change the programs, products, and services mentioned on the Site at any time without notice. You agree that Sprouts may add to, delete from, and modify the Site at any time without notice and without permission from you or any third party.
11. Text Message Program Terms
BY PARTICIPATING IN A TEXT MESSAGE PROGRAM, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT; CLASS WAIVER; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY SECTION OF THESE TERMS AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE TERMS HEREIN, INCLUDING THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
We offer our customers mobile alerts regarding sales, promotional events, new product releases, loyalty program alerts, cart reminders by SMS message (each a “Text Message Program“). By participating in a Text Message Program, you acknowledge your personal information is subject to our Privacy Policy.
A. Signing Up and Opting Into a Text Message Program
Enrollment in a Text Message Program requires you to provide your mobile phone number and to agree to these Terms. You may not enroll if you are under eighteen (18) years old (or the applicable age of majority in your home state) or if you do not agree to the terms of these Terms. We reserve the right to stop offering a Text Message Program and/or terminate your participation in a Text Message Program at any time with or without notice.
By opting into a Text Message Program, you:
- Authorize us to use auto dialer or non-auto dialed technology to send recurring text messages to the mobile phone number associated with your opt-in (i.e., the number listed on the opt-in form or, if none, the number from which you send the opt-in, or, if none, the number on file for the account associated with your opt-in).
- Acknowledge that you do not have to consent to receive text message advertisements as a condition of purchasing goods or services.
- Confirm that you are the subscriber to the relevant phone number or that you are the customary user of that number on a family or business plan and that you are authorized to opt into the Text Message Program.
- Consent to the use of an electronic record to document your opt-in.
B. Content You May Receive
Once you opt-in to a Text Message Program, your message frequency may vary. You may receive alerts about:
- Marketing, Offers and Coupon Programs
- Promotional Events and New Product Releases
- Reward Program Alerts
- Cart Reminders
- Informational Website or Alerts
- On-Demand Text Message Reply
C. Opting Out and Seeking Assistance
You may opt out of receiving text messages from us at any time by texting “STOP,” “STOP ALL,” “UNSUBSCRIBE,” “CANCEL,” “QUIT,” or “END to any of the text messages you have received from us. For a Text Message Program operated through a different number, text STOP to that number to opt out. Your opt-out request may generate either a confirmation text or a text request to clarify the Text Message Program to which it applies (if you have subscribed to more than one). To complete your opt-out, please provide the requested clarification. You acknowledge that the text message platform may not recognize and respond to unsubscribe requests that do not include the “STOP,” “STOP ALL,” “UNSUBSCRIBE,” “CANCEL,” “QUIT,” or “END” keyword commands and agree that we and our service providers will have no liability for failing to honor such texts that do not contain such keyword commands. You understand and agree that the foregoing options are the only reasonable methods of opting out. You also understand and agree that any other method of opting out, including, but not limited to, texting words other than those set forth above or verbally requesting one of our employees to remove you from a Text Message Program list, is not a reasonable means of opting out. If you unsubscribe from one of our Text Message Programs, you may continue to receive text messages from us through any other programs you have joined until you separately unsubscribe from those programs. These Terms will still apply if you withdraw the consent mentioned above or opt out of a Text Message Program.
If you need assistance at any time, or you forget what keywords are supported, just text “HELP” or “INFO”) to the number sending the text message you received.
D. Cost and Frequency of Messages
Message and data rates may apply. Please consult your service agreement with your wireless carrier or contact your wireless carrier to determine your phone’s pricing plan and the charges for sending and receiving text messages. You acknowledge that you are responsible for any message, data, or other charges incurred (usage, subscription, etc.) as a result of using a Text Message Program.
Text Message Programs are offered on an “as-is” basis and may not be available in all areas at all times and may not continue to work in the event of product, software, coverage, or other changes made by your wireless carrier. We will not be liable for any delays or failures in the receipt of any mobile messages connected with a Text Message Program.
E. Supported Carriers
Supported carriers are AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Cricket, Alltel, Cincinnati Bell, Cellcom, C-Spire, nTelos, MetroPCS, and other smaller regional carriers. A Text Message Program may not be available on all wireless carriers. We may add or remove any wireless carrier from a Text Message Program at any time without notice. We and mobile carriers are not responsible for any undue delays, failure of delivery, or errors in messages.
F. Changing Your Phone Number
If you change, forfeit, or deactivate the phone number you provided to us for a Text Message Program, you agree to notify us immediately of such change or to unsubscribe from the Text Message Program prior to changing, forfeiting, or deactivating the phone number. Failure to do so constitutes a material breach of these Terms. To notify us or find out more information on our text message marketing programs, Contact Us.
12. Career Opportunities.
The Site may allow you to submit job applications (including uploading a resume and other materials) for posted career opportunities at Sprouts. You will not submit a job application or upload a resume or other materials for any person other than yourself. You warrant that all information contained in any job application, resume, and other materials you provide is current, accurate, and complete. Your submission of a job application does not in any way require Sprouts to review materials or consider you for employment. Career opportunity descriptions on the Site are subject to change at our sole discretion without notice.
13. Term.
These Terms will continue until terminated by you or Sprouts as permitted by these Terms. You may terminate these Terms at any time and for any reason or no reason by ceasing all access to and use of the Site and its contents. Sprouts may terminate these Terms and your access to and use of the Site at any time and for any reason or no reason, without notice or liability, including if you breach these Terms. Upon any termination of these Terms you must promptly cease accessing and using the Site. Any provisions of these Terms that are intended to survive termination (including without limitation any provisions regarding indemnification, limitation of our liability, and dispute resolution) will continue in effect beyond any termination of these Terms or of your access to or use of the Site.
14. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
SPROUTS PROVIDES THE SITE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR ASSURANCES OF AVAILABILITY OR USABILITY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SPROUTS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEAL, USAGE OR TRADE, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND THOSE REGARDING FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AVAILABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPATIBILITY WITH ANY STANDARDS OR USER REQUIREMENTS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE. SPROUTS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. SPROUTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT, PROGRAM, TOOL, OR APPLICATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE THEREON. IN ADDITION, SPROUTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INTERCEPTION OF ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE ISSUES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION VIRUSES, OTHER HARMFUL CONDITIONS OR COMPONENTS, LOSS OF DATA, AND COMPATIBILITY CONFLICTS), OR OTHER CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE. SPROUTS HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIMELINESS, DELETION, MISDELIVERY, OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY USER COMMUNICATION. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU, ALONE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS, AND NETWORKS, ANY LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY INFORMATION FROM THE SITE, AND FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGE THAT MAY BE INCURRED. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SITE IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS THE SITE FROM LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM SPROUTS OR IN ANY MANNER FROM THE SITE CREATES ANY WARRANTY.
15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SPROUTS, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, JOINT VENTURERS, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, OR EMPLOYEES (“SPROUTS PARTIES”) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOSSES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SITE (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE INPUT OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE AND OTHER INFORMATION INTO THE SITE), HOWEVER AND WHEREVER ARISING, WHETHER THE CLAIM IS BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, AND EVEN IF A SPROUTS PARTY HAS EXPRESS KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DAMAGE OR LOSS. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO STOP ACCESSING AND USING THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WILL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF THE SPROUTS PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS OR REGARDING THE SITE EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), EVEN IF THIS REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OF CERTAIN DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE FOREGOING MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU AND SPROUTS AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BY YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
16. Indemnification.
You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Sprouts Parties from and against any claims, demands, losses, liabilities, complaints, actions, damages, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, expenses, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, due to or arising out of your access to or use of the Site, your misuse of any material, data, or other information downloaded or otherwise obtained from the Site, your order of products or services via the Site, your breach of these Terms, or your violation of any law, regulation, or rights of any third party. We reserve, and you grant to us, the exclusive right to assume the defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.
17. Third-Party Websites.
You understand and agree that when using the Site you may be exposed to information from a variety of sources and that Sprouts is not responsible for the accuracy, content, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such information. Additionally, the Site may link to, or be linked to, websites not maintained or controlled by Sprouts. Those links are provided as a convenience and Sprouts is not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy of, and does not warrant or endorse, any third-party website or any products or services made available through those websites. Please take care when leaving the Site to visit a third-party website. You should read the terms of use and privacy policy for each website that you visit.
18. Linking to the Site.
If you operate a website and are interested in linking to the Site: (a) the link must be a text-only link and clearly marked; (b) the link must “point” to the URL “https://www.sprouts.com/” and not to any other page; (c) the link and its use must be in connection with a website of appropriate subject matter; (d) the link and its use must not, nor have the potential to, damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Sprouts Marks; (e) the link and its use must not create the false appearance that any program, person, or entity is associated with or sponsored by Sprouts; and (f) the link, when activated by a user, must display the Site full-screen and not within a frame. Sprouts reserves the right to revoke consent to link to the Site at any time in its sole discretion, either by amending these Terms or through other notice.
19. Feedback.
Sprouts welcomes comments and other feedback regarding the Site. If you submit feedback to us regarding the Site, via email or otherwise, it will not be considered or treated as confidential. You warrant that you have all rights necessary to submit any feedback. We may use any comments and feedback that you send us in our discretion and without attribution or compensation to you.
20. Governing Law.
These Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, without regard to any laws that would direct the choice of another state’s laws and, where applicable, by the federal laws of the United States. You irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal or state courts, as applicable, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, for any dispute or litigation arising out of or relating to these Terms or the use of the Site unless otherwise determined by Sprouts in its sole discretion. You waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in Arizona courts and agree not to claim that any litigation has been brought in an inconvenient forum. In other words, if you and Sprouts have a dispute, you agree to resolve it in a Maricopa County, Arizona, court unless otherwise determined by Sprouts in its sole discretion. You agree that the Site will be deemed solely located in Arizona and the Site is and will be deemed a passive website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over Sprouts, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Arizona.
21. Arbitration Agreement; Class Waiver; Waiver of Trial by Jury.
Please read the following paragraphs carefully because they require you to arbitrate disputes with Sprouts and limit the manner in which you can seek relief from us.
A. Applicability. You agree that any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, these Terms (including the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity of these Terms) (together, “Disputes”) will be resolved by confidential and binding arbitration on an individual basis as described in these Terms (this “Arbitration Agreement”). The place of arbitration will be Maricopa County, Arizona, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by all parties to the arbitration. But, in the event of any actual, alleged, or threatened violation of confidentiality or violation of Sprouts’ intellectual property or other proprietary rights, Sprouts may immediately resort to court proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction in order to seek immediate injunctive relief without posting bond, proving damages, or meeting any similar requirement. Any institution of any action for injunctive relief will not constitute a waiver of the right or obligation of either party to submit any claim seeking relief other than injunctive relief to arbitration. This Arbitration Agreement applies to you; Sprouts; Sprouts’ affiliates; Sprouts’ and its affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees, owners, agents, predecessors in interest, successors in interest, and assigns; authorized and unauthorized users or beneficiaries of the Site; and any third-party beneficiaries. This Arbitration Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce and the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sections 1-16, will govern the interpretation, enforcement, and proceedings pursuant to this Arbitration Agreement.
B. Arbitrator. Arbitration proceedings will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and in accordance with the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes then in effect except as stated below. A single arbitrator with knowledge of electronic commerce will conduct the arbitration and that arbitrator may grant injunctions or other relief in such dispute or controversy. The parties will mutually agree upon such arbitrator, but if the parties have not agreed on an arbitrator within thirty (30) days of the date of the notice of intention to arbitrate, the AAA will select the arbitrator from its list of commercial arbitrators. The arbitrator will conduct a single hearing no longer than one (1) day in duration for the purpose of receiving evidence and will render a decision within fifteen (15) days after the conclusion of the hearing. The decision of the arbitrator will be final, conclusive and binding on the parties to the arbitration. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s decision in any State or Federal court of competent jurisdiction. The cost of the arbitrator will be shared equally, and all other expenses of arbitration, including attorneys’ fees, will be paid by the party who incurred them. Any arbitration proceeding may not be consolidated or joined with any other proceeding and will not proceed as a class action. You further agree that you will not participate in any way in any class action in connection with any Dispute, either as a class representative plaintiff or as a member of a putative class. The parties understand that they would have had a right or opportunity to litigate Disputes through a court, to have a judge or jury decide their case, and to participate in a class action or other proceeding involving multiple claimants, but they have instead chosen to have all Disputes decided through individual arbitration.
C. Place; Federal Arbitration Act. The place of arbitration will be Maricopa County, Arizona, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by all parties to the arbitration. This Arbitration Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce and the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sections 1-16, will govern the interpretation, enforcement, and proceedings pursuant to this Arbitration Agreement.
D. Confidentiality. Any and all actions taken under this Arbitration Agreement, including all filings, orders, judgments, and awards made in any arbitration proceeding, are confidential and may not be disclosed to any third party.
E. Time Limitation on Claims. Arbitration proceedings must be initiated within one (1) year after any Dispute arises; otherwise, the Dispute is permanently barred.
22. Assignment.
Neither these Terms, nor any rights hereunder, may be assigned by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by you without the prior written permission of Sprouts. Any purported assignment without such permission will be void. These Terms may be assigned by Sprouts in whole or in part without notice.
23. Third-Party Beneficiaries.
These Terms do not confer any rights, remedies, or benefits upon any person other than you and Sprouts, except that our affiliates are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms.
24. Entire Agreement; Interpretation.
These Terms, including our Privacy Policy and, as applicable and any other items incorporated herein, are the entire agreement between the parties with respect to their subject matter and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous or additional communications, negotiations, and agreements with respect thereto. Any Sprouts waiver of any rights under these Terms must be in writing, signed by Sprouts, and any such waiver will not operate as a waiver of any future breach of these Terms. In the event any portion of these Terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable, such portion will be severed from these Terms and the remaining provisions will be separately enforced. The headings in these Terms are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms. These Terms inure to the benefit of Sprouts’ successors and assigns.
25. Electronic Communications.
These Terms and any other documentation, agreements, notices, or communications between you and Sprouts may be provided to you electronically to the extent permissible by law. Please print or otherwise save a copy of all documentation, agreements, notices, and other communications for your reference.
26. Contact Us.
If you have any questions or comments about Sprouts, the Site, or these Terms, you may contact Sprouts using our Contact Us form or at: Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. 5455 E. High Street, Suite 111 Phoenix, Arizona 85054 Fax: 480-814-8017 Phone: 480-814-8016 Email: [email protected]