American Girl Web Site Terms and Conditions
Welcome to the American Girl Web site
(the "Site"), currently located at http://www.americangirl.com.
Please read the following rules and understand that when you use the
Site, it means that you agree to follow the guidelines and conditions
outlined in it (the "Agreement"). From time to time, the terms of
the Site may change. Anytime you use the Site, it means that you
accept
and will abide by the Agreement and any changes to the rules.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS STATED BELOW, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY
LOG OFF THIS WEB SITE.
Dear American girl,
Before you use the American Girl Web site, please ask
your parents to read this message.
-Your Friends at American Girl
What This Site Contains
The Fun for Girls portion of the American
Girl Web site is for the entertainment, information, education, and
communication of girls ages eight and up.
American Girl, LLC also maintains the Shop portion of the Site, which
features online ordering capabilities for customers over 18 years
of
age. This section is governed by a separate set of Terms and Conditions
found at:
http://www.americangirlstore.com/icmo/plsql/icm_terms.
Use of Materials on This Web Site
Unless otherwise noted, American Girl owns or controls the copyrights
and trademarks for all the photographs, illustrations, designs,
icons,
logos, and written material (the "Contents") appearing on the Site.
The Site as a whole is also protected by copyright and
trademark laws. You may download one copy of the Contents and any downloadable
materials in temporary storage on your computer for PERSONAL USE
ONLY.
You have no rights, titles, or interest to any materials you download.
You may NOT reproduce, distribute, change, display, re-create,
publish,
re-post, transmit, sell or otherwise use the Contents of the Site without
the written permission of American Girl. If you are an owner
of intellectual
property who believes your intellectual property has been improperly
posted or distributed through this Web site, please notify American
Girl immediately at the following address: American Girl,
8400 Fairway Place,
Middleton, WI 53562. Attention: Intellectual Properties.
Your Communications to American Girl
American Girl likes to hear from you. However, you
should know that American Girl does not accept or consider any creative
ideas or suggestions related to products or marketing plans unless
it
has specifically requested them. Therefore, please do not send any
creative or original materials such as toys, games, or other
products, or any other creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings,
concepts, or other information. Anything you transmit or post—your
suggestions, know-how, techniques, concepts, ideas, and other submissions
to editorial departments or to the company in general ("Comments")—become
the sole property of American Girl. American Girl is free to
use
for any purpose whatsoever any Comments you send to the Web site, including
but not limited to publishing, or developing, manufacturing, and marketing
products using such information. Except as governed by our Online
PRIVACY POLICY, any communication or material you transmit to
the American Girl Web site by electronic mail or otherwise, including
any
data, questions or answers, comments, and suggestions is, and will
be treated as, nonconfidential and non-proprietary. You agree that
no Comments
you submit to the Site violate the right of any other person. You also
agree that no Comments you submit contain libelous, unlawful, abusive,
or obscene material. You agree that you are completely responsible
for the content of any Comments you make.
Disclaimer
The material in the American Girl Web site could include technical
inaccuracies or other errors. Your use and browsing of the Site
is at your risk.
Neither American Girl nor any other party involved in creating, producing,
or delivering the Web site shall be liable for any direct, incidental,
consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your
access
to, or use of, the Site. American Girl does not
warrant that the functional aspects of the Site will be uninterrupted
or error free or that this Site or the server that makes it available
are free of viruses or other harmful components. Without limiting
the
foregoing, everything on the American Girl Web site is provided to
you
"AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some
jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so
some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. American Girl
reserves the right to make changes to the Ssite at
any time without notice.
Links
American Girl has not reviewed all of the sites that have linked
themselves to the Site and is not responsible for
the contents of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to
this
Site. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply that Pleasant
Company endorses or supports the sites. Your linking to any other
off-site
pages or other sites is at your own risk. If you want to link to the
American Girl Web site, a parent or adult should first contact im_cs@americangirl.com
before creating that link so the site may be previewed. American Girl
does not allow the unauthorized use of logos, trademarks,
or other graphics to create links. Text links are permitted upon approval
and must be made to the site home page at http://www.americangirl.com
rather than to any other specific pages within the site.
General Provisions
American Girl may revise these terms from time to time by updating
or revising this posting, with the revised terms taking effect as
of
the date of the posting. American Girl controls and operates
the
Site from its headquarters in Middleton, Wisconsin,
United States of America, and makes no representation that these
materials
are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use
this Site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance
with
applicable local laws. This Site may describe American Girl products
that are not available worldwide. If any portion of these terms
is held
to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in
accordance with applicable law to the greatest extent possible,
and
the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Any cause of action you may have with respect to the Site must be
commenced
within one year after the claim or cause of action arises, or such
claim or cause of action is barred. These terms will be governed
by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, United States
of America, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Copyrights
You should assume that unless otherwise noted, everything you see or
read on the Site is copyrighted and may not be
used
without the written permission of American Girl, except as provided
in these Terms and Conditions or in the text on the Site. American
Girl neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed
on the Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by
or affiliated with American Girl. Images, photographs, or illustrations
displayed on the Site are either the property of, or used with permission
by, American Girl. The use of these materials by you, or anyone
else
authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these
Terms and Conditions or specific permission provided elsewhere on
the
Site. Any unauthorized use of the images, photographs, or illustrations
may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy
and
publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.
Trademarks
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks")
displayed on the American Girl Web site are registered and unregistered
trademarks of American Girl, its affiliates, and others. Nothing
contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication,
estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark
displayed
on this Site without the written permission of American Girl or
such third party that may own the Trademark displayed on the Site.
Your misuse
of the Trademarks displayed on the Site, or any other content on the
Site, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.
Trademark Legends
For a list of trademarks owned by American Girl, please click here. Additional
trademarks are used with permission.
The Learning Company - trademarks used with permission/by license.
Quicktime™ - trademarks used with permission/by license.
Shockwave™ - trademarks used with permission/by license.
RealPlayer™ - trademarks used with permission/by license.
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