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Gilt Terms of Use

This website and/or its mobile sites and applications (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Gilt Groupe, LP and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates (“Gilt”). These Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) apply to your use of this Site. Any membership you may establish on the Site and/or the purchase or use of any products or services available through this Site are governed by the Terms of Membership (“Terms of Membership”) on the relevant Gilt website, which is incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, your use of this Site is governed by the Privacy Notice, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Throughout the Site, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Gilt. Gilt offers this Site, including all information, tools and services available on this Site, to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of these Terms of Use.  Your continued use of this Site constitutes your agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use, please do not use this Site.

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THESE TERMS OF USE, ALONG WITH THE PRIVACY NOTICE AND OTHER POLICIES OR AGREEMENTS REFERENCED IN THESE TERMS OF USE, BEFORE USING THE SITE.

ARBITRATION NOTICE: BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER DESCRIBED IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION BELOW.  

Data integrity

You represent that all of the information, data and other materials you provide on this Site or to Gilt through any other means are true, accurate, current and complete. You are responsible for updating and correcting the information you have provided on this Site, as appropriate.

Privacy Notice

A copy of the Privacy Notice that applies to the collection, use, disclosure and other processing of personal information on this Site is located at Gilt Privacy Notice. You consent to any personal information we obtain about you (either via this Site, by email, telephone or any other means) being collected, stored and otherwise processed in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Notice.

License and Site Access

All content available through this Site (including, without limitation, text, design, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, downloads, interfaces, code and software, as well as the selection and arrangement thereof) is the exclusive property of and owned by Gilt, its licensors or its content providers, and is protected by copyright, trademark and other applicable U.S. and foreign laws.

Gilt grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this Site. Unless indicated to the contrary, you may access, copy, download and print the content available on this Site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not modify or delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices that appear in the content. Gilt or its licensors or content providers retain full and complete title to the content available on the Site, including all associated intellectual property rights, and provide this content to you under a license that is revocable at any time in Gilt’s sole discretion. Gilt strictly prohibits any other use of any content available through the Site, including but not limited to:

  • any downloading, copying or other use of the content or the Site for purposes competitive to Gilt or for the benefit of another vendor or any third party;
  • any caching, unauthorized linking to the Site or the framing of any content available on the Site;
  • any modification, distribution, transmission, performance, broadcast, publication, uploading, licensing, reverse engineering, transfer or sale of, or the creation of derivative works from, any content, products or services obtained from the Site that you do not have a right to make available (such as the intellectual property of another party);
  • any uploading, posting or transmitting of any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer;
  • using any hardware or software intended to surreptitiously intercept or otherwise obtain any information (such as system data or personal information) from the Site (including, but not limited to the use of any “scraping” or other data mining techniques, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools);
  • any action that advocates, encourages, or assists any third party in doing any of the foregoing; or
  • any action that imposes or may impose (in Gilt’s sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Gilt’s infrastructure, or damage or interfere with the proper working of our infrastructure.

You are responsible for obtaining access to the Site, and that access may involve third-party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Site. You may not bypass any measures that have been implemented to prevent or restrict access to this Site. Any unauthorized access to the Site by you (including any such access or use that involves in any way an account you may establish on the Site or any device you may use to access the Site) shall terminate the permission or license granted to you by Gilt.

Gilt reserves the right to refuse or cancel any person’s registration for this Site, remove any person from this Site and prohibit any person from using this Site for any reason whatsoever, and to limit or terminate your access to or use of the Site at any time without notice. Gilt neither warrants nor represents that your use of the content available on this Site will not infringe rights of third parties not affiliated with Gilt. Termination of your access or use will not waive or affect any other right or relief to which Gilt may be entitled, at law or in equity.

Content You Submit

You acknowledge that you are responsible for any content you may submit through the Site, including the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright of any such content. You may not upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this Site any content that:

  • is confidential, proprietary, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, infringing on intellectual property rights, unlawful, harmful, threatening, false, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, profane, abusive, harassing, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, including, but not limited to any content that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, violates the rights of any party or otherwise gives rise to civil liability or otherwise violates any applicable U.S. or foreign laws;
  • may contain software viruses or malware;
  • contains advertisements or solicitations of any kind, or other commercial content;
  • is designed to impersonate others;
  • contains personal information (such as messages that include phone numbers, Social Security numbers, payment card numbers, account numbers, addresses or employer references), except where we expressly ask you to provide such information;
  • contains messages by non-spokesperson employees of Gilt purporting to speak on behalf of Gilt or containing confidential information or expressing opinions concerning Gilt;
  • contains messages that offer unauthorized downloads of any copyrighted, confidential or private information;
  • contains multiple messages placed within individual folders by the same user restating the same point;
  • contains chain letters of any kind; or
  • contains identical (or substantially similar) messages to multiple recipients advertising any product or service, expressing a political or other similar message, or any other type of unsolicited commercial message; this prohibition includes but is not limited to (a) using the invitation functionality that may be available on the Site to send messages to people who do not know you or who are unlikely to recognize you as a known contact; (b) using the Site to connect to people who do not know you and then sending unsolicited promotional messages to those direct connections without their permission; or (c) sending messages to distribution lists, newsgroup aliases or group aliases.

You may not use a false email address or other identifying information, impersonate any person or entity or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any content. Some features that may be available on this Site require registration. By registering, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself.

With respect to any content you submit, post, upload, publish or otherwise make available through the Site (other than personal information, which is handled in accordance with the Privacy Notice), you grant Gilt, subject to applicable law, a perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, worldwide, transferable, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, copy, distribute, publicly display, modify, create derivative works, and sublicense such content or any part of such content, in any media. Any such content will not be treated as confidential. You hereby represent, warrant and covenant that:  (i) any content you provide does not include anything (including, but not limited to, text, images, music or video) to which you do not have the full right to grant such a license to Gilt; and (ii) Gilt is free to exercise its rights to and/or implement your content if it so desires, without obtaining permission or license from any third party and without reference to you or any other person.

Links

This Site may contain links to other websites or resources that are operated by third parties not affiliated with Gilt. These links are provided as a convenience to you and as an additional avenue of access to the information contained therein. We are not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Inclusion of links to other sites or resources should not be viewed as an endorsement of the content of linked sites or resources. Different terms and conditions and privacy policies may apply to your use of any linked sites or resources. Gilt is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage, loss or liability caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with any use of or reliance on any such content, products or services available on or through any such linked site or resource.

Text Messages

If you provided us with your mobile phone number, you must have a text messaging-enabled mobile device with a text messaging plan in order to receive text messages from us. This service is free from Gilt but charges from your carrier for text, data or other usage may apply and you are responsible for all such charges.

DISCLAIMERS

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE TERMS OF SERVICE OR TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, GILT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS OR WARRANTIES AND OFFERS NO OTHER CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY MATTER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF GILT MEMBERSHIP, AND THOSE ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE, ANY CONTENT ON THE SITES, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PURCHASED THROUGH THE GILT SITES, AS WELL AS WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR COURSE OF DEALING.

YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE AND THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RESTRICT OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITE OR ANY FEATURE OR PART THEREOF AT ANY TIME. GILT DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT THE SITE WILL BE SECURE; THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE WILL BE VIRUS-FREE; OR THAT INFORMATION ON THE SITE WILL BE CORRECT, ACCURATE, ADEQUATE, USEFUL, TIMELY, RELIABLE OR OTHERWISE COMPLETE. IF YOU DOWNLOAD ANY CONTENT FROM THIS SITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH CONTENT. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

 

 

Certain states or jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers may not apply and you may have additional rights. To the extent we may not, as a matter of applicable law, disclaim any implied warranty, the scope and duration of such warranty will be the minimum permitted under such law. 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THE PROVIDERS WHOSE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GILT SITES ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND NOT AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF GILT. GILT IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, BREACHES OR NEGLIGENCE OF ANY SUCH SERVICE PROVIDERS OR FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING THEREFROM.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR FOR USE OF THE GILT MEMBERSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES, AND PURCHASE AND USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE GILT SITES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE DURING YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND/OR USE OF THE SITE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THE SITE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT NO CHARGE. RECOGNIZING SUCH, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW), NEITHER GILT NOR ITS LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS (“GILT GROUPE”) WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO (1) THIS SITE, OR ANY OTHER SITE OR RESOURCE YOU ACCESS THROUGH A LINK FROM THIS SITE; (2) ANY ACTION WE TAKE OR FAIL TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF COMMUNICATIONS YOU SEND TO US; (3) YOUR GILT MEMBERSHIP, ANY TERMINATION OR CANCELATION OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP, ANY REFERRAL CREDIT PROGRAM (OR ASSOCIATED CREDITS), ANY MERCHANDISE CREDITS OR RETURN REFUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR GILT MEMBERSHIP, IN EACH CASE AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN YOUR TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP; (4) ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE OR PURCHASED THROUGH THE GILT SITES, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY ARISING FROM ANY USE OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES; (5) ANY DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED IN OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE; (6) THE MODIFICATION, REMOVAL OR DELETION OF ANY CONTENT SUBMITTED OR POSTED ON THE SITE; OR (7) ANY USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF GILT GROUPE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, OR OBTAINED FROM A LINKED SITE OR RESOURCE. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY ARISING FROM ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, FILE CORRUPTION, COMMUNICATION-LINE FAILURE, NETWORK OR SYSTEM OUTAGE, LOSS OF PROFITS BY YOU, OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, LOSS OR USE OF ANY RECORD OR DATA, AND ANY OTHER TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE LOSS. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEITHER GILT NOR ITS LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE SITE. YOUR REMEDY FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE CLAIMS OR ANY DISPUTE WITH GILT IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE.

YOU AND GILT AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES OR THE CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.  

Certain states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above exclusions or limitations may not apply and you may have additional rights. To the extent we may not, as a matter of applicable law, limit our liabilities, the extent of our liability will be the minimum permitted under such law. 

Indemnities

You will indemnify and hold harmless Gilt Groupe from and against any and all fines, penalties, liabilities, losses and other damages of any kind whatsoever (including attorneys’ and experts’ fees), incurred by Gilt Groupe and such parties, and shall defend Gilt Groupe and such parties against any and all claims arising out of (1) your breach of these Terms of Use; (2) your breach of the Terms of Membership; (3) fraud you commit, or your intentional misconduct or gross negligence; or (4) your violation of any applicable U.S. or foreign law or the rights of a third party. Gilt Groupe will control the defense of any claim to which this indemnity may apply, and in any event, you shall not settle any claim without the prior written approval of Gilt Groupe.

Electronic Communications

When you use the Site or send emails to Gilt, you are communicating with Gilt electronically. You consent to receive electronically any communications related to your use of this Site. Gilt will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on this Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that are provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. All notices from Gilt intended for receipt by a customer shall be deemed delivered and effective when sent to the email address you provide on any of the Gilt Sites.

Site-Provided Email and Postings

The Site may provide users with the ability to send email messages to other users and non-users and to post messages on the Site. Gilt is under no obligation to review any content (including any messages) posted on or sent through the Site by users and assumes no responsibility or liability relating to any such content. Gilt, in its sole discretion, may monitor, not post or remove any such content.

Pricing; Accuracy of Content; Limitations on Quantity

Excluding content you submit, the information we provide in connection with the Site is believed to be complete and reliable; however, the information may contain typographical errors, pricing errors, and other errors or inaccuracies. We will use reasonable efforts to correct errors as soon as practicable. We reserve the right to: (i) revoke any stated offer; (ii) correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omission; and (iii) make changes to prices, content, promotion offers, product descriptions or specifications, or other information without obligation to issue any notice of such changes (including after an order has been submitted, acknowledged, shipped, or received, except as prohibited by law). We also reserve the right to limit quantities (including after an order has been submitted and/or acknowledged) and to revise, suspend, or terminate an event, promotion, or Boutique at any time without notice (including after an order has been submitted and/or acknowledged). The offer of any products, services and/or experiences at a particular time does not guarantee that the products, services and/or experiences will be available. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if a product, service and/or experience offered and sold by us is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it subject to the terms set forth herein.  Gilt cannot confirm the price of an item until you submit an order. If the correct price of a product is higher than our stated price, we will, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions before shipping or cancel our order and notify you of such cancellation.

Our Slash-Through Prices

The slash-through price near the selling price on our site reflects either the price reported by the manufacturer or vendor to Gilt, or in some instances is based on a comparative survey of the price of the same or a similar item that, in the reasonable judgment of our experienced buyers, may be sold at representative retailers or department stores in relevant markets.

You may wish to use the slash-through price as a guide in your evaluation of our prices. As listed prices often fluctuate, the slash-through price quoted may not always represent the actual price listed by retailers or department stores every day or in every community. For our items that are sold in a set, for example, in cookware and cutlery, the slash-through price may reflect the aggregate of the above applicable prices for each item included in the set.

Must Have It Purchases

The Must Have It option is presented to our Customers when we reasonably expect that we will be able to obtain additional inventory of the requested item. Your request will generally be valid for up to 45 days (the "Restock Period"). Reservation of an item does not guarantee that the item will be available prior to the expiration of the Restock Period. The expiration of the Restock Period will be reflected in your Must Have It list in your account. You may cancel any request prior to shipment of the item.

If the requested item is obtained during the Restock Period and you have not cancelled your request, Gilt will calculate the final shipping charges and applicable taxes and then charge your credit card on file for an amount equal to the purchase price plus shipping and applicable taxes. Your item will be shipped to the address you provided.

If we cannot obtain the item during the Restock Period, your request will be automatically removed from your Must Have It list in your account upon the expiration of the Restock Period.

We reserve the right at any time in our discretion, and without prior notice, to discontinue the Must Have It program (including any pending requests) or to add or change the program rules, terms, or conditions.

Return Refunds

Items that have been returned for a Gilt merchandise credit will be refunded in the form of a merchandise credit (a "Merchandise Credit") at the original purchase price, plus applicable sales tax, and, if applicable, the return shipping charges will be deducted from the amount of the Merchandise Credit. Merchandise Credit may be redeemed only for the purchase of merchandise and/or vouchers on the Gilt Sites and may not be used for the purchase of Gift Cards. Merchandise Credit is not transferable and may not be combined with Merchandise Credit belonging to others. At no time may you purchase, sell or barter any Merchandise Credit. Merchandise Credit is not redeemable for cash, unless required by law. The obligations represented by outstanding Merchandise Credit may at any time be assigned to and assumed by any affiliate of, or successor to, the present or any future owner of the Gilt business, or any third party under contract with such present or future owner. You expressly consent to and authorize any such future assignment and assumption of outstanding Merchandise Credit obligations, and you agree to look solely to such assignee in the event of any such transfer.

Items that have been returned for a refund to your original form of payment will be refunded (a "Return Refund") at the original purchase price plus applicable sales tax and the return shipping charges (if any) will be deducted from your refund. Please note that in connection with the Return Refund, a refund to your original form of payment includes restoring any prior Merchandise Credit or other membership rewards that you may have used for your purchase to your account. Refunds to your original form of payment will appear on your statement within approximately seven days.

Any credit balance (including any Merchandise Credit) will be automatically applied to your next purchase of merchandise and/or vouchers from the Gilt Sites and the order of redemption of such credits will be determined by Gilt. To the extent your credits exceed the amount of your total purchase, the excess credit balance will remain in your account to be applied to your next purchase, subject to the foregoing terms and conditions. If your account and/or membership is terminated for any reason, any credit balances in your account may be cancelled, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Account balances are determined by Gilt and such determination is final.

Access to Password Protected Site Features

Access to and use of password-protected areas of the Site is restricted to authorized users only. You are responsible for protecting your login credentials, including any password. You agree that you will be responsible for any and all statements made, and acts or omissions that occur, through the use of your login credentials. If you have any reason to believe or become aware of any loss, theft or unauthorized use of your login credentials, notify Gilt immediately. Gilt may assume that any communications we receive from your email or other address, or communications that are associated with your login credentials or your account on this Site, have been made by you unless we receive notice indicating otherwise.

Trademarks and Copyrights

The trademarks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Site are the property of Gilt or its licensors or content providers, or other parties. Users or any parties acting on their behalf are prohibited from using any Marks for any purpose including, but not limited to use as meta tags on other pages or sites without the written permission of Gilt or such third party which may own the Marks. You may not use frames or utilize framing techniques or technology to enclose any content included on the Site without Gilt’s express written consent. Further, you may not utilize any Site content in any meta tags or any other “hidden text” techniques or technologies without Gilt’s express written consent. All content (including any software programs) available on or through the Site is protected by copyright, trademark and other applicable U.S. and foreign laws.

 

 

Claims of Intellectual Property Infringement

Gilt respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. You are hereby informed that Gilt has adopted and reasonably implemented a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of website users or Gilt members who are repeat copyright infringers. Gilt may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts and/or memberships of users who may be infringing the intellectual property of a third party. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide Gilt’s Copyright Agent the following information (to be effective, the notification must be in writing and provided to our Copyright Agent):

  • an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
  • a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has 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;
  • 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 a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site;
  • your address, telephone number, and, if available, email address;
  • a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  • a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

Gilt’s agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:

By mail:

Copyright Agent

c/o Gilt Groupe, LP, Legal Department

281 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02210

USA 

 

By phone:

617-695-7300 

By email:

 giltlegal@gilt.com

Gilt may update this contact information from time to time without notice to you. We will post the current contact information on this Site.

Survival of Terms After Agreement Ends

Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Terms of Use, or any general legal principles to the contrary, any provision of these Terms of Use that imposes or contemplates continuing obligations on a party will survive the expiration or termination of these Terms of Use.

Force Majeure

Gilt shall be excused from performance under these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership, to the extent it is prevented from or delayed from performing, in whole or in part, as a result of an event or series of events caused by or resulting from (1) weather conditions or other elements of nature or acts of God, (2) acts of war, acts of terrorism, insurrection, riots, civil disorders or rebellion, (3) quarantines or embargoes, (4) labor strikes, or (5) other causes beyond the reasonable control of Gilt.

International Use

We make no representation that information available in connection with the Site is appropriate or available for use outside the United States. Those who choose to access the Site from outside the United States do so on their own initiative and risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Risk of Loss

The items purchased through the Site are shipped by a third party carrier pursuant to a shipment contract. As a result, risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

Dispute Resolution

Mindful of the high cost of legal disputes, not only in dollars but in time and energy, by using the Site in any way, you and Gilt unconditionally consent and agree that: (1) any claim, dispute, or controversy  you may have against Gilt, or any of its officers, directors and employees, arising out of, relating to, or connected in any way with the Site or the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS and conducted before a sole arbitrator in accordance with the rules of JAMS, except that you or we may bring any claims in small claims court where permitted by small claims court rules; (2) this arbitration agreement is made pursuant to a transaction involving interstate commerce, and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16; (3) at your choice, arbitration may occur by video, telephone or be on a documents-only basis, otherwise, the arbitration shall be held in New York, New York; (4) the arbitrator's decision shall be controlled by these Gilt Terms of Use and any of the other agreements referenced herein that the applicable user may have entered into in connection with the Site; (5) the arbitrator shall apply New York law consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; (6) there shall be no authority for any claims to be arbitrated on a class or representative basis (see below for more details), arbitration can decide only your and/or the applicable Gilt, or any of its officers', directors', and employees', individual claims; the arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated; (7) the arbitrator shall not have the power to award punitive damages against you or Gilt, or any of its officers, directors, and employees; (8) in the event that the administrative fees and deposits that must be paid to initiate arbitration against Gilt or any of its officers, directors and employees, exceed $125 USD, and you are unable (or not required under the rules of JAMS) to pay any fees and deposits that exceed this amount, Gilt agrees to pay them and/or forward them on your behalf, subject to ultimate allocation by the arbitrator. In addition, if you are able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, Gilt will pay as much of your filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive; and (9) with the exception of subpart (6) above, if any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, or otherwise conflicts with the rules of JAMS, then the balance of this Dispute Resolution provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein. Only the arbitrator is authorized to make determinations as to the scope, validity, or enforceability of this Agreement, including whether any dispute falls within its scope. If, however, subpart (6) is found to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, then the entirety of this Arbitration Provision shall be null and void, and neither you nor Gilt shall be entitled to arbitrate their dispute.

The claims, disputes, or controversies subject to this provision will be given the broadest possible meaning allowable under law. This includes claims based on contract, tort (including intentional tort), fraud, agency, your or our negligence, statutory or regulatory provisions, or any other sources of law; claims made as counterclaims, cross-claims, third-party claims, interpleaders or otherwise; and claims made independently or with other claims. As used in this arbitration agreement, Gilt includes its parent, subsidiaries, divisions, or affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, or successors.

Informal Dispute Process.  Either party asserting a claim shall first try in good faith to resolve it by providing written notice as specified below to the other party describing the facts and circumstances (including any relevant documentation) and allowing the receiving party 60 days in which to respond.  Notice shall be made by first class or registered mail (1) to Gilt, Attention: Legal Department, 281 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210 or (2) to you at the billing address on file with Gilt.  Both you and Gilt agree that this dispute resolution procedure is a condition precedent which must be satisfied before initiating any arbitration against the other party.  You or we must include a copy of the notice and proof of mailing with any arbitration demand.

CLASS ACTION WAIVER. All arbitrations shall proceed on an individual basis. The arbitrator is empowered to resolve the dispute with the same remedies available in court, including public injunctive relief. You and Gilt also agree that each may bring claims against the other in arbitration only in your or their respective individual capacities and in so doing you and Gilt hereby waive the right to a trial by jury, to assert or participate in any class action lawsuit or class action arbitration, any private attorney general lawsuit or private attorney general arbitration, and any joint or consolidated lawsuit or joint or consolidated arbitration of any kind. If a court decides that the limitations of this particular paragraph regarding class action waiver are deemed invalid or unenforceable, any putative class, private attorney general, or representative action must be brought in a court of proper jurisdiction and not in arbitration.

Survival.  This Arbitration Agreement survives the end of the relationship between you and Gilt, including without limitation termination of your Gilt membership, cancellation or deletion of your Gilt account, opt-out of marketing, or end of participation in any Gilt program or service.

For more information on JAMS and/or the rules of JAMS, visit their website at www.jamsadr.com. THIS SECTION LIMITS CERTAIN RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN A COURT ACTION, THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL, THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FORM OF CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM, THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN DISCOVERY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN JAMS RULES, AND THE RIGHT TO CERTAIN REMEDIES AND FORMS OF RELIEF. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU OR GILT WOULD HAVE IN COURT ALSO MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION.

General

From time to time, Gilt may offer special promotional offers that may or may not apply to your Gilt account. You agree to be bound by any additional terms and conditions for these special offers.

If any of the provisions set forth in these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership are deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, the parties agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the unenforceable condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions of these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership. Section headings are for reference purposes only and do not limit the scope or extent of such section. These Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership and the relationship between you and Gilt will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, to the extent not preempted by or inconsistent with federal law, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.  For any actions not subject to arbitration, we each agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of a state court located in New York County, New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The failure of Gilt to act with respect to a breach of these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership by you or others does not waive Gilt’s right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. If any content on this Site, or your use of the Site, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, the Site is not intended for you, and we ask you not to use the Site. You are responsible for informing yourself of the laws of your jurisdiction and complying with them.

Gilt does not guarantee it will take action against all breaches of these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership. Except as otherwise expressly provided in these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership.

Changes to These Terms of Use

You acknowledge and agree that Gilt may, in its sole discretion, modify, add or remove any portion of these Terms of Use at any time and in any manner, by posting revised Terms of Use on the Site.  You may not amend or modify these Terms of Use under any circumstances. It is your responsibility to check periodically for any changes we make to the Terms of Use. Your continued use of this Site after any changes to the Terms of Use means you accept the changes.

Assignment

You may not assign these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership (or any rights, benefits or obligations hereunder) by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of Gilt, which may be withheld at Gilt’s sole discretion. Any attempted assignment that does not comply with these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership shall be null and void. Gilt may assign these Terms of Use or the Terms of Membership, in whole or in part, to any third party in its sole discretion.

Entire Agreement and Admissibility

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and Gilt with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to such subject matter. For the avoidance of doubt, these Terms of Use apply solely to the extent permitted by law.

In some instances, both of these Terms of Use and a separate document that provides additional conditions may apply to a service or product offered via this Site (“Additional Terms”). To the extent there is a conflict between these Terms of Use and any Additional Terms, the Additional Terms will control unless the Additional Terms expressly state otherwise.

A printed version of these Terms of Use shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to use of this site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about these Terms of Use or this Site, please contact us by email at giltlegal@gilt.com. You also may write to us at:

Gilt Groupe, LP

Attn: Legal Department

281 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

Last Modified: June 3, 2024

 

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