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Introduction to Terms of Use
LB online properties comprise of, but are not limited to, all pages found under www.mygsds.com including our online shop and our destination sites for girls and teens called GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, respectively.

Your Acceptance
By using and/or visiting the www.MYGSDS.com Website ("Website"), you signify your assent to both these Terms of Use and the GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Privacy Policy, which is specifically incorporated into the Terms of Use. You are only authorized only to use the Website if you agree to abide by all applicable laws and to these Terms of Use. Please read these Terms of Use carefully. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the Website.


PLEASE READ THIS USER AGREEMENT (the "User Agreement") CAREFULLY. BY YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 OR THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR JURISDICTION, YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU MAY USE THE WEBSITE. IF YOU AND, IN THE CASE OF MINORS, YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE OR ACCESS THIS WEBSITE.  PLEASE PRINT A COPY OF THIS USER AGREEMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, or otherwise alter these Terms of Use at any time. Such changes and/or modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. Please review the Terms of Use periodically. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes and/or modifications will constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms of Use.

Certain products, services, information and materials provided by GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ through this Website may be accessed and/or used by you without registering on or logging onto this Website (collectively, "Public Materials").  Other products, services, information and materials, provided by GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™™ through this Website, may only be accessed and/or used by you after you have registered on this Website (collectively, "Member Materials").  This User Agreement applies equally to the use of and access to Public Materials and Member Materials. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ reserves the right to modify Public Materials and Member Materials from time to time and at any time.

By registering with GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred by any laws from using the GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Website. You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself in all required fields of the registration form. If any of your information changes, you agree to update your registration information as soon as possible. If GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ suspects that your registration information is not complete, current, or accurate, or that you have otherwise violated these Terms of Use, your account may be subject to suspension or termination, and you may be barred from using the GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Website.

Use of this Website
GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ hereby grants you permission to use the Website as set forth in these Terms of Use, provided that: (i) your use of the Website as permitted is solely for your personal, noncommercial use; (ii) you will not copy or distribute any part of the Website in any medium without GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™’S prior written authorization; (iii) you will not alter or modify any part of the Website other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the Website for its intended purpose; and (iv) you will otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use.

In order to access some features of the Website, you will have to create an account. You are not allowed to use another user’s account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You may change your password at any time by updating your Account Profile page. In addition, you agree to immediately notify GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.

You agree to not use GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™’S Service to create any material that:

•    Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable
•    Infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any third party. 
•    Constitutes a breach of any person’s privacy or publicity rights, a misrepresentation of facts, or hate speech
•    Violates or encourages others to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation;
•    Promotes software or services that deliver unsolicited e-mail; or contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots or other similar harmful programming routines.

You may not, except with GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™’S express advance authorization or in a specially designated area, use the Website to:
•    Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any User Submission that provides any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email address; or
•    Engage in commercial activities within GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™;
•    Harm minors in any way;
•    Solicit personal information from anyone under 18;
•    Provide false or deceptive information;
•    Use GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ content to engage in commercial activities;
•    Delete, add or otherwise change other people’s entries or other Content when you have not been granted the privileges to do so; or
•    Allow usage by others in such a way as to violate GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Terms of Use.


Additionally, GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ has the sole discretion to reject any order that it considers libelous, defamatory, obscene, profane (according to standards established by the FCC), portraying irresponsible use of alcohol or other substances, advocating persecution based on gender, age, race, disability or national origin, containing explicit sexual content or is otherwise inappropriate for GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ production.

Intellectual Property Rights
GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ is committed to the appropriate and legal use of the intellectual property of others, and we require our users to behave similarly.
The content on the Website, except all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation, the text, graphics, and photos created by and for GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, interactive features ("Content") and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to  GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions.
Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials contained on any GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ site (collectively, the "Contents") are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, and/or other intellectual properties owned or controlled by Lion Brother Company, Inc.
You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of User Submissions (as defined below) of third parties obtained through the Website for any commercial purposes. If you download or print a copy of the Content for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained thereon. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Website or the Content therein.

Provided you comply with the terms of this User Agreement GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ grants you a limited right to access and use this Website, the Public Materials, and if applicable, the Member Materials, for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that this right to access and use is limited to the display of the GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Materials in their entirety, including but not limited to visual elements such as advertisements that adjoin content.  Any attempts to access the GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Materials in a manner that obscures or blocks such adjoining visual elements is a violation of the rights granted hereunder.
GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website and the Content contained therein. We take protection of copyrights, both our own and others, very seriously. We therefore employ multiple measures to prevent copyright infringement over this Site and to promptly end any infringement that might occur.
You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Website or the Content therein.
If you believe that your work has been copied or posted on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you will need to send a written communication that includes substantially the following (please consult your legal counsel or see Section 512(c)(3) of the Copyright Act to confirm these requirements):
1.    A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2.    Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
3.    Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material. Providing URLs in the body of an email is the best way to help us locate content quickly.
4.    Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
5.    A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6.    6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

As explained above, if we receive a notice of infringement sent to our designated agent with the information described above, we will expeditiously remove or block access to the material that is claimed to be infringing. We will also send a notification to the user who posted the material, at the email address provided by the user in connection with his or her account with us, telling the user that the material was removed or access to it was blocked because of claimed infringement.

If you are a user who posted material that was removed in response to a notice of infringement and you believe that material was removed due to mistake or misidentification, you may request that we replace the posting by sending us a counternotice as follows:
You must send the counternotice to our designated agent for receiving notices of infringement, whose name and contact information is above.

1.    A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber (you the user).
2.    Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
3.    A statement under penalty of perjury that the user has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
4.    The user's name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the user consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the user's address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the user will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of copyright infringement or an agent of such person.

When we receive a counternotice that complies with these requirements, we reserve the right, but not the obligation, to restore the material that was removed after forwarding a copy of the counternotice to the person who sent the notice of infringement and waiting at least 10 business days. If, during those 10 business days, the person who sent the original notice of infringement notifies us that such person has instituted a suit to seek a court order to restrain the user from infringing activity relating to the material on our website, we will not replace the material. Otherwise, we may repost the material at our discretion. However, pursuant to the Section of the Terms of Use Agreement entitled "Postings", we retain the right to remove, block access to, or not restore material at any time for any reason without any liability to the posting user. In particular, a user who sends a counternotice pursuant to this Copyright Compliance Policy expressly acknowledges and agrees that we shall not be liable to the user under any circumstances for declining to replace material.

WE CAUTION YOU THAT IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE CONTENT IS NOT INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES. THESE INCLUDE MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS FEES INCURRED BY US, BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER'S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.


Such written notice should be sent to our designated agent as follows:
GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ AGENT
GIRL SCOUT DESIGN STUDIO.COM LEGAL TEAM
10246 Reisterstown Rd.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Email: legal@mygsds.com


Disclaimer
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, AND ANY PARENT, SUBSIDIARY, AFFILIATE, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, LICENSOR, DISTRIBUTOR, SUPPLIER, AGENT, RESELLER, OWNER, OR OPERATOR OF GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE WEBSITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE WEBSITE. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR OTHER PROMOTION, AND GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

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
IN NO EVENT SHALL GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, OR ANY PARENT, SUBSIDIARY, AFFILIATE, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, LICENSOR, DISTRIBUTOR, SUPPLIER, AGENT, RESELLER, OWNER, OR OPERATOR OF GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.

The GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Website is controlled and offered by GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ from its facilities in the United States of America. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ makes no representations that the Website is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Website from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.

Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, and any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, director, officer, employee, licensor, distributor, supplier, agent, reseller, owner, or operator of GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Website; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Use; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use of the Website.

Protecting Our Intellectual Property
All Site software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations, audio-clips, video-clips, artwork, graphic material, or other copyrightable elements, and the selection and arrangements thereof, and trademarks, service marks, and trade names (the "Material") are the property of GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, licensors, or other respective owners and are protected. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ hereby grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use and display, for noncommercial and personal use only, one copy of any material and/or software that you may download from this Site, including, without limitation, any files, codes, audio or images incorporated in or generated by the software provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Material. You agree not to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast, or circulate any Material to any third party (including, without limitation, the display and distribution of the Material via a third party Web site) without the express prior written consent of Nickelodeon Online. Use of GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ and/or its licensors' Material is only permitted with express written permission. You further agree that you will not disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise modify the Material. Any unauthorized or prohibited use may subject the offender to civil liability and criminal prosecution under applicable federal and state laws.


User Submissions
The interactive nature of posting on GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ makes it impossible for us to assume responsibility for any of the materials posted by users. The ideas, suggestions, opinions, comments, and observations made by GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ users are endorsed by Lion Brothers Company, Inc., and we make no guarantee regarding the reliability, accuracy, or quality of any User Submission, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such User Submission.  All User Submissions posted to the Website are the sole responsibility of the person who originally posted the User Submission, and your sole recourse for damage you may suffer as a result of User Submission shall be to such individual. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submission and the consequences of posting or publishing them.

By submitting a Posting, you authorize GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ to use, and authorize others to use, such Postings in whole or in part, throughout the universe in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, alone, or together or as part of other material of any kind or nature. By submitting a Posting, you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights in and to all Postings you provide and all information they contain and that such Postings shall not infringe any proprietary or other rights of third parties or contain any libelous, tortuous, or otherwise unlawful information. If your Posting incorporates the name, likeness and/or image of any individual, you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ permission to use such name, likeness and/or image of such individual appearing in the Posting in all media throughout the world in perpetuity.

GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ does not allow, and you agree not to provide any Postings that contain:
•    Private or personal information that might identify a user
•    Profanity or obscenities
•    Personal attacks on other individuals
•    Slanderous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening and harassing comments; and/or
•    Other information that LB deems in its sole discretion to be inappropriate

By submitting a Posting, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related entities and parties harmless from and against any breach or alleged breach of any of your representations, warranties or undertakings, hereunder.

If you believe that any content on the Site (including, without limitation, Postings) violates any of the terms of this Agreement , please click here to send us a message about it . We cannot guarantee that we will respond to your message and we reserve the right to take or refrain from taking any or all steps available to use once we receive any such message.

Additionally, GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO has the sole discretion to reject any order that it considers libelous, defamatory, obscene, profane (according to standards established by the FCC), portraying irresponsible use of alcohol or other substances, advocating persecution based on gender, age, race, disability or national origin, containing explicit sexual content or is otherwise inappropriate for GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO production.



Contests
From time to time you may have the opportunity to send us your submissions as part of a contest where your submissions are judged and the winner will be awarded a prize.  We will provide the rules for such contests on this Website before the contests begin and continue as the contest runs to its stated completion date.  You may also win real or virtual prizes through playing games or through trivia contests.  With respect to the games and trivia contests, the following minimum rules shall apply:

1.    We will tell you the number and types of prizes to be won; all prizes are virtual and shall have no retail value;
2.    Your chances of winning depend on your skill in playing the game selected, and where you are playing a game against other users of this Website, your chances of winning also depend on the number of other players and their skill in playing the game;
3.    For some games, it may be possible for there to be no winner (for example, a trivia game where none of the players answers the questions correctly);
4.    Unless we tell you otherwise, there will be no special allocation of prizes by country, state, province or region;
5.    Some games have skill level by age group, so check the game instructions carefully; however, unless we tell you otherwise, there will be no special allocation of prizes by age group;
6.    We will clearly advise you of the start and stop times applicable to the game selected;
7.    There may be limits on the number of times you may play a game, so read the game instructions carefully; and
8.    Prizes will be awarded without undue delay.

Ownership
You retain all your ownership rights in your User Submission. However, by publishing the User Submission in the GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Gallery, you hereby grant Lion Brothers Company, Inc and its affiliates;  and Girl Scouts of the USA a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, and transferable right and license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connections with the GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ Website and Lion Brothers Company, Inc (and its affiliates or  successor’s) business, and Girl Scouts of the USA including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media now known or hereafter developed. The foregoing license granted by you terminates once you remove or delete a User Submission from the Website.

If you choose to use GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ to create & publish designs, we require that you adhere to generally accepted rules of etiquette and standards of behavior, and that your use of GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ reflects your respect for the legal rights of others connected with GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™. You understand that GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submission.

Personal Information
You agree not to collect or use any personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") including without limitation account names, email addresses, or other User Submissions (as defined below), from the Website, nor use the communication systems provided by the Website for any commercial solicitation purposes, including without limitation to solicit, for commercial purposes, any users of the Website.


Security of Your Account
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU REMEMBER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD AND THAT YOU KEEP YOUR USERNAME, PASSWORD AND SECRET CODE IN A SAFE PLACE OFFLINE.

We will use your username and password to identify you when you return to the Website. Your unique password acts as your key to GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™.  If you forget your username or password, you may not be able to access Your Personal Design Studio.  We recommend you print a copy of your account summary since it records this information. You can print your account summary when you complete the registration process.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password associated with your Account, and for all activities that occur through the use of your Account.  You agree to:

1.    Immediately notify GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security, and
2.    Exit from your Account at the end of each session.  GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security requirements.  You may be issued a new password or required to change your password from time to time.

We have put physical, electronic and operational procedures into place in order to help safeguard and prevent unauthorized access, use and/or disclosure of any personally identifiable information that we may collect in relation to your Account.  Although we use reasonable efforts to safeguard personally identifiable information we collect and process, transmissions made on or through the Internet and personally identifiable information stored on our servers or the servers of third parties that we use are vulnerable to attack and cannot be guaranteed to be secure.


Ads and Malware
We take great care and pride in creating this Site. We are always on the lookout for technical glitches that affect how the Site works. When we find them on our end, we will fix them. Unfortunately, your home computer may cause some glitches that affect how you see our Site--and that is beyond our control.

If you experience any unusual behavior, content or ads on the Site, it may be the result of Malware on your computer. Malware--short for malicious software--is a term used to broadly classify a form of software, which is installed in a computer system with malicious intentions, usually without the owner's knowledge or permission. Malware includes computer viruses, key loggers, malicious active content, rogue programs and dialers, among others. While we continuously work closely with our partners to ensure that everything on the Site is working properly, sometimes Malware programs on your personal computer may interfere with your experience on our Site and on other sites that you visit.

We suggest that you take some of the following actions which may help to clean your computer and which could prevent future installations of Malware.

  • Update your computer via Windows Update (found in the Tools menu in your Internet Explorer web browser).
  • Install a SpyWare Removal Tool such as Spybot Search & Destroy or AdAware to clean your computer of Malware.
  • Install antivirus software, such as Norton anti-virus or McAfee Virus-shield.
  • Install Microsoft Defender (for Windows computers).

 

Please note that we cannot be responsible for the effects of any third-party software including Malware on your computer system. Please make sure to carefully read the Help or Customer Support areas of any software download site.

If, after taking the above actions, you are still experiencing any problems, please feel free to contact us.

If you do discover any Malware on your system, we also suggest you speak with a qualified computer technician.


Spam
You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," "spiders," or similar technological devices or programs, that access the Website in a manner that sends more request messages to the GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the Website for the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases, in its sole discretion.


Amendments
We may amend or supplement this User Agreement, including our Privacy Policy noted below, at any time.  When we make changes to this User Agreement or the Privacy Policy, we will post the revised version on our Website and indicate the revision date. Please review the User Agreement and Privacy Policy particularly if they have been updated since your last visit to the Website. If you do not agree to the current Terms of Use Agreement and/or Privacy Policy, you may not continue to access or use this Website. Any other posted guidelines or rules applicable to any individual use of this Website will form part of this User Agreement.


Modifications to the Website
GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website (or any part thereof) with or without notice. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Website.


Termination
GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ account and access to the Website and any other GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ services. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to: (a) breaches or violations of the Terms of Use other incorporated agreements or guidelines; (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies; (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions); (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Website (or any part thereof); (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems; (f) extended periods of inactivity; (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities; and/or (h) nonpayment of any fees owed by you in connection with the Website or any other GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ product. Termination of your GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ account includes: (a) removal of access to all pages within the Website; (b) deletion of your password and all related information, files and materials, including User Submissions associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof); and (c) barring of further use of the Website. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ ’ sole discretion and that GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your account, any associated email address, or access to the Website.

These terms are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate these terms at any time by discontinuing use of all GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ websites 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 SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ 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 SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ site and destroy all Contents obtained from such site and all copies thereof, whether made under these terms or otherwise.


Links to Other Websites and Services
This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by Girl Scouts of the USA or Lion Brothers Company, Inc.   Neither Girl Scouts of the USA nor Lion Brothers Company, Inc. is 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 or Lion Brothers Company, Inc.  Girl Scouts of the USA and Lion Brothers Company, Inc. make 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 and Lion Brothers Company, Inc. strive 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.

Electronic Mail
The publication of electronic mail addresses on this Website is to facilitate communications relating to the functions of this Website and must not be inferred as consent by us to receiving unsolicited commercial electronic messages.

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 or Lion Brothers Company, Inc. 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.

Ability to Accept Terms of Use
You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Use. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ is not intended for children under 13 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.


Assignment
These Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be assigned, transferred, delegated, and sublicensed by you, and sublicensed by Lion Brothers Company, Inc. without restrictions.


Dispute Resolution
This Website is owned and operated by Lion Brothers Company, Inc., a Maryland corporation.  If you have any questions or concerns relating to GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™. they can be sent to the attention of our Customer Service Representative at customerservice@mygsds.com.  Should GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ be unable to resolve the issue, the following rules may apply to the dispute.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THIS SECTION PROVIDES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF MOST DISPUTES OR CLAIMS THROUGH ARBITRATION INSTEAD OF COURT TRIALS AND CLASS ACTIONS. YOU SHOULD READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY; ARBITRATION IS FINAL, BINDING, AND SUBJECT TO ONLY VERY LIMITED REVIEW BY A COURT. THIS SECTION GOVERNING DISPUTES WILL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OF THIS USER AGREEMENT.

General
If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™’S failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time in its sole discretion and without prior notice, which shall take effect upon posting to the Website. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use for any changes. Your use of the Website following any amendment of these Terms of Use will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms. You agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the Website must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.

This Terms of Use was last updated on May 6, 2010.  We reserve the right to change the Terms of Use at the discretion of GIRL SCOUTS DESIGN STUDIO™ at any time.

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