Carefully read the following disclaimer and privacy statements to understand the terms and conditions of use of the Brand Name Food List (BNFL) web site. The standards that contribute to the nutrition ratings and scorecards, and to information and recommendations within the BNFL site, apply only to certain buildings in British Columbia. Within British Columbia, refer directly to the standards schools and public buildings to understand how they might apply to you. You can call Dietitian Services at HealthLink BC for advice and information on implementing the school food and beverage guidelines. Outside of British Columbia the school and public building guidelines do not apply.

Brand Name Food List Web Site Disclaimer

  • The Brand Name Food List (BNFL) was developed to help British Columbians create a healthier food environment in BC schools and public buildings. The product and educational information on this web site is based on the best available evidence and information available. Information is intended for educational and informational purposes only. While every effort is made to ensure information contained on this web site is accurate and up to date, errors may occasionally occur. To help maintain and support the BNFL web site, Dietitians of Canada has partnered with Dietitian Services at HealthLink BC (formerly Dial-A-Dietitian). Dietitians of Canada and our partners assume no responsibility or liability arising from any error in or omission of information or from the use of any information or advice contained within this web site.
  • We do not endorse or recommend any specific food products in the Product List, nor their representative companies or distributors. The nutrition ratings for each product (Choose Most, Choose Sometimes, Choose Least, and Not Recommended) are based on the information available on the food package Nutrition Facts label and ingredient lists as sold or as represented on product web sites, or as reported to us by a manufacturer or distributor).
  • This web site may contain links to other external web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such external web sites. We do not endorse the content, products or services on other web sites.
  • The BNFL site is not meant to provide comprehensive food service recommendations for schools, public buildings, or other building sites nor is it intended to be an educational tool for school students. The BNFL site is not meant to provide diet recommendations for families or individuals. The nutrition ratings (Choose Most, Choose Sometimes, and Not Recommended) reflect the BC government standards for sale of food and beverage products in certain locations. They do not reflect recommendations for personal consumption. Consult with your local health authority or Dietitian Services at HealthLink BC for food and nutrition information and guidance in creating a healthier food environment.
  • Please note that throughout the Product List, all manufacturer names, product names, and most flavour names are trademarked. Any errors in listing the manufacturer names, product names, and flavour names are unintentional and will be corrected as soon as possible. Trademarked symbols have not been included in the listings of products.

Privacy Policy

The BNFL partners are committed to protecting the privacy of all the information you share with us through responsible information management practices.

Gathering and Use of Information

We will not disclose, give, or sell any personal information about site visitors.

Information submitted by users on a voluntary basis is used for the purpose of providing you with relevant information about creating a healthier food environment in British Columbia, as well as to provide you with information you have requested.

To help us understand the best way to maintain and improve our site, and to demonstrate to our partners the value of this site, we will track some information. Non-personal information (that is, information submitted by you excluding your email address, password, and your building/location/machine/scorecard names) is used for statistical purposes such as to track the numbers and types of site visitors, as well as the type of users and institutions completing scorecards and results. Scorecard results are not tracked to individual users.

Occasionally, we may use your information to contact you to learn how we can better understand your needs and provide you with better service. At a minimum, you will always be given the opportunity to opt out of receiving such direct evaluation contacts.

Security

We have taken steps to make sure all information received from our online visitors is as secure as possible against unauthorized access and use.

Using “Cookies”

Like many other web sites, the BNFL site uses an Internet tool called a “cookie”. Cookies are small bits of data that we send to your computer to track visitor activity on our site. This information is used to help us develop content that responds to the interests of our site visitors.

Tracking IP Addresses

An IP address (Internet Protocol Address) is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are using the Internet. Web servers – the computer that “serve up” Web pages – identify your computer by its IP address. We collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information on the use of our site. When you log in to our site, our servers log your IP address. We can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when it is deemed necessary to enforce compliance with our terms and conditions of use or to protect our service, site, customers, or others’ privacy from those that might abuse such.

We provide links to other sites that we believe provide relevant information, but are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these web sites.

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time. Any changes to the privacy policy will be posted on this web site.

Using Brand Name Food List Materials

You may download or make copies of the web site materials for your own personal and reporting use, provided credit to the Brand Name Food List web site is acknowledged. Please make sure you display the web site address and partners accurately. Please do not modify our information or any of our partners’ logos, or designs; or distribute, republish or post our materials to build another web site or for your own commercial, educational or promotional purposes.

Please note that printed Scorecards contain manufacturer names, product names, and flavour names, all of which are trademarks or registered trademarks. The Scorecards do not display the trademark or registered trademark symbols to save space.

Summary

Please be assured that we take your privacy seriously, and make every reasonable effort to protect it. If you have questions or comments about this site or our privacy policy, please Contact Us.