Terms and Conditions
Welcome to the official Web site of Girl Scouts of the USA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization headquartered in New York City, New York. Girl Scouts' online properties
comprise of, but are not limited to, all pages found under , including our online shop and our destination
sites for girls and teens, called Girls Only ()
and STUDIO 2B ()
respectively.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE GIRL SCOUTS OF
THE USA WEB SITE. By using the pages on this site, you signify your agreement to
these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do
not use the Girl Scouts of the USA site. We reserve the right, at our discretion,
to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check
these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this site following
the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
OWNERSHIP AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS
Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs,
icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials contained on any
Girl Scout site (collectively, the "Contents") are copyrights, trademarks, trade
dress, and/or other intellectual properties owned or controlled by Girl Scouts of
the USA.
The Contents of all Girl Scout owned sites are intended solely for personal, noncommercial
(other than for the purchase of merchandise from our site) use by the users of our
site. You may view, copy, and print the Contents displayed on this site subject
to the following conditions:
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you use the material for noncommercial use only, |
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you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices, |
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you make no modifications to any materials, |
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you do not use the materials in a manner that suggests an association with any of
our products, services, or brands, and |
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you do not download quantities of materials to a database that can be used to avoid
future downloads from the Girl Scout site.
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For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other Web site
or computer environment is prohibited. No right, title, or interest in any downloaded
Contents or software is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or
copying. You may not reproduce (except as noted above), publish, transmit, distribute,
display, modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of,
or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Contents, the site, or any
related software.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Girl Scouts has the sole and exclusive right by virtue of its Congressional Charter,
36 U.S.C. § 80106 et. seq., to have and use all service marks, trademarks, emblems,
badges, descriptive or designating marks, and other words now or heretofore used
in carrying out its program and is the owner of the GIRL SCOUTS name, service mark,
and trademark, and of all other associated names, marks, slogans, insignias, logotypes
and designs, including but not limited to the distinctive TREFOIL design mark, the
GSUSA uniforms and other indicia, the names and marks "Girl Scouts of the United
States of America", "Brownie Girl Scouts", "Junior Girl Scouts", "Daisy Girl Scouts"
and "Cadette/Senior Girl Scouts", and such trademarks and service marks as WHERE
GIRLS GROW STRONG, FOR EVERY GIRL EVERYWHERE, GIRLSPORTS, and STUDIO 2B (hereinafter
collectively identified as the "Intellectual Property").
All other trademarks displayed on this site or through links to other sites are
the property of the respective trademark owners.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE
LAW, GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS
CONTAINED IN THE MATERIAL WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL
BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA DOES NOT WARRANT OR
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE MATERIAL
IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
SITE CONTENTS
Information on any Girl Scout Web site is provided with the understanding that the
Girl Scouts of the USA is not rendering professional advice or recommendations.
You should not rely on any information on these pages to replace consultations with
qualified professionals to meet your individual needs.
INACCURACY DISCLAIMER
The material in this site could include technical inaccuracies, typographical errors,
or omissions. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions
and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall we be liable
for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages that result
from the use of, or the inability to use, any Girl Scout site or a site that is
linked to this site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental
or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to
you. In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes
of action (whether in contract, tort [including, but not limited to, negligence],
or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Girl Scouts of the USA harmless from and
against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees,
arising from or related to your use of the site.
USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK, SUBMISSIONS, AND POSTINGS
All comments, feedback, submissions, or other information communicated to Girl Scouts
of the USA through this site (collective, the "Submission") will forever be the
property of Girl Scouts of the USA. Girl Scouts of the USA will not be required
to treat any Submission as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas for
its business (including without limitation, product, or promotion ideas) and will
not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future
Girl Scout business. Girl Scouts of the USA will be entitled to use the Submission
for any noncommercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or
any other person sending the Submission. You acknowledge that you own whatever material
you submit, and use of your Submission by Girl Scouts of the USA will not infringe
or violate the rights of any third party.
LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES AND SERVICES
This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by Girl
Scouts of the USA. Girl Scouts of the USA is not responsible for the content of
those sites. Consequently, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, relevancy,
copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in sites listed
on or otherwise linked to a Girl Scout site. The inclusion of any link to such sites
does not imply endorsement by Girl Scouts of the USA. Girl Scouts of the USA makes
no representations whatsoever about any other Web site which you may access through
this one.
Please exercise discretion while browsing the Internet. These other sites may send
their own cookies to users, collect data, solicit personal information, or contain
information that you may find inappropriate or offensive. Please keep in mind that
whenever you give out personal information online that information can be collected
and used by people you don't know. While Girl Scouts of the USA strives to protect
your personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information
you disclose online; you make such disclosures at your own risk.
We reserve the right to disable links from third-party sites to any Girl Scout site.
JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES
This publication is distributed internationally and may contain references to programs,
products, and services that are not available in your country, state, or particular
location. These references do not imply that the Girl Scouts of the USA intend to
announce or provide programs, products, or services in your country, state, or particular
location.
Unless otherwise specified, the Contents on any Girl Scout site are presented solely
for these purposes of promoting programs, products, services, and other content
available in the United States and its territories, possessions, and protectorates.
Those who choose to access a Girl Scout site do so on their own initiative and are
responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are
applicable.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
These Terms and Conditions will be governed and be interpreted pursuant to the laws
of the State of New York, United States of America, excluding its conflicts of law
rules. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action
arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or your use of this site
shall be filed only in the federal courts located in New York. If any part of these
Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed
severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Possible evidence of use of this site for illegal purposes will be provided to law
enforcement authorities. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating
to the use of this site.
Girl Scouts of the USA can revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating
this posting.
TERMINATION
These terms are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate these
terms at any time by discontinuing use of all Girl Scout Web sites and destroying
all Contents obtained from any and all such sites and all related documentation
and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under these terms or otherwise.
Your access to any and all Girl Scout sites may be terminated immediately without
notice from us if in our sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision
of these terms. Upon termination, you must cease use of the Girl Scout site and
destroy all Contents obtained from such site and all copies thereof, whether made
under these terms or otherwise.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any comments or questions regarding our Terms and Conditions, you can
contact us at:
Girl Scouts of the USA
420 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (800) GSUSA 4 U
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