Terms & Conditions

The goal of this website is to provide members of Centralized Supply Chain Services, LLC (“CSCS”) ready access to valuable supply chain and contract information to help them make informed decisions about their business. Much, if not all, of the information being made available through this website is sensitive and proprietary information. Due to the confidential and proprietary nature of the information accessible through this website, every user of this website must agree to certain rules and restrictions on the use of the information provided or obtained through this website. By clicking the “I ACCEPT” button you agree to be bound by these rules and restrictions. If you do not click the “I ACCEPT” button below then you will not be allowed access to the website. Members of CSCS may use the information accessible through this website for such member’s internal business planning purposes only and for no other purpose. Members agree to treat the information accessible through this website as confidential and otherwise not disclose the information obtained through this website to any third party who is not independently entitled to access such information. The member will take reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure of the information accessible through this website. A member’s failure to comply with these obligations could violate these rules and restrictions and could further cause CSCS to violate its obligation of privacy under contracts of CSCS, could assist other restaurant systems that compete with the Applebee’s and/or IHOP concepts and could, under certain circumstances, violate state and federal law. You agree to indemnify CSCS for all costs, expenses, damages and liabilities (including attorney’s fees and costs) incurred by CSCS for a breach of these terms and conditions by you. CSCS makes no warranty or representation with respect to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information that is accessible through this website. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT SUCH PARTY USES THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE AT ITS OWN RISK. CSCS DOES NOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED OR FAIL-SAFE AND SECURE ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM. FURTHER, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED, CSCS PROVIDES THE INFORMATION, THE WEBSITE AND ANY RELATED SERVICES “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. CSCS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE AND ANY SERVICE PROVIDED PURSUANT HERETO. CSCS may change, suspend or eliminate all or any aspect of the website at any time, including the availability of any service, feature or information provided through the website. You agree that in no event will CSCS (or any of its members, officers, directors or employees) be liable for lost profits or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the website or the reliance on data obtained through the website, even if CSCS had been advised of the possibility that such damage may occur. Further you agree that neither CSCS nor any of its members, officers, directors, or employees will be liable for any technical, hardware or software failure of any kind, any interruption in the availability of the website, any delay in operation or transmission, any incomplete or garbled transmission, computer virus, loss of data, or other similar loss.

INTRODUCTION Welcome to the website of Centralized Supply Chain Services, LLC (CSCS®). CSCS recognizes that many people who visit this website are concerned about how information they provide online is maintained and used by CSCS. To address these concerns and to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy, we have developed and implemented this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) so you will know how CSCS gathers and provides information. Please review this Privacy Policy from time to time as CSCS reserves the right to update or change it periodically.

This website provides information about CSCS and the services it provides. This website also provides purchasing, informational and other services to “Members” of the Apple Supply Chain Co-op, Inc. and the Pancake Supply Chain Co-op, Inc. (collectively, the “Concept Co-ops”). CSCS is owned by the Concept Co-ops. This website provides general information and Member-specific information and services. Therefore, this website contains pages that are accessible by the general public and pages that are only accessible by Members.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE Your use of this website and the services provided through this website are subject to your agreement to, and compliance with, this Privacy Policy. Therefore, please read the following carefully. Your continued use of this website will indicate your agreement to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy, you must promptly discontinue use of this website.

CONTENTS OF WEBSITE The design and layout and other content on this website are protected by trade dress, copyright and other laws, which prohibit unauthorized copying or imitation of such components of this website. Unless expressly permitted by CSCS in writing, you do not have CSCS’s permission to copy or transmit any logo, graphic, sound or image on this website.

TRADEMARKS CSCS’s name and logo are trademarks of CSCS and are protected under state and federal law. You agree not to make unauthorized use of CSCS’s marks.

INFORMATION COLLECTED CSCS does not through this website actively initiate any collection of personally identifiable information from anyone who is not a Member, with the exception of investigating security breaches or cooperating with authorities in connection with an actual or potential legal proceeding.

CSCS passively collects information that is automatically sent to us by your web browser. This information typically includes your URL and IP address. CSCS uses your URL and IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website.

When you view this website, CSCS may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a “cookie” or similar file. Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your hard drive, not on this website. Cookies do not spy on you or otherwise invade your privacy, and they cannot invade your hard drive and steal information. Rather, they help you navigate a website as easily as possible. CSCS uses cookies to prevent Members from reentering all your registration data at each connection.

USE OF INFORMATION CSCS uses the information automatically received from your web browser to see which pages you visit within this website. CSCS can then develop statistics that are helpful to us in understanding how this website is used by you and others. This statistical data is used by CSCS to help improve this website and respond to the preferences of visitors and Members.

CSCS will not share a Member’s nonpublic information with another Member or any other party. CSCS may aggregate certain Member information and provide it to other parties in such a manner as to not identify any particular Member, or otherwise use such information in the aggregate, in a manner consistent with the mission of CSCS. CSCS will not share or sell any information collected at this site for direct marketing purposes.

In addition to the other uses described above, CSCS will use information you provide on this site to contact you in response to any inquiries or requests you may have, to describe and/or offer CSCS services to you, and to otherwise communicate with you.

SECURITY This website has industry standard security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. While there is no such thing as “perfect security” on the Internet, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of your information.