Terms and Conditions of Participation
The terms and conditions for participation in Gap Inc.’s recognitiongapinc.com Web Site (the "Site"). are below. By using this Site, you agree to the following Terms of Use. (the “Terms of Use”).
Terms and Conditions of Participation
Terms of Use
Site Contents
Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials that appear as part of this Site (collectively, the "Contents") are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual properties owned, controlled or licensed by Gap Inc. and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates (collectively "Gap Inc."). The Site as a whole is protected by copyright and trade dress, all worldwide rights, titles and interests in and to which are owned by Gap Inc. GAP, GAPKIDS, BABYGAP, OLD NAVY, BANANA REPUBLIC, ATHLETA, and all other trademarks appearing at this Site are trademarks of Gap Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The Contents of our Site, and the Site as a whole, are intended solely for personal, noncommercial use by the users of our Site. You may download or copy the Contents and other downloadable materials displayed on the Site for your personal use only. No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials 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.
User Comments, Feedback, Postcards and Other Submissions
If you choose to send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, "Comments"), you agree that Gap Inc. may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate, and otherwise use in any medium any Comments that you forward to Gap Inc. Gap Inc. is and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any Comments; or (3) to respond to any Comments. Gap Inc. has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any Comments.
You agree that your Comments will not violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your Comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Sites. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead Gap Inc. or third parties as to the origin of any Comments. You are solely responsible for any Comments you make and their accuracy. Gap Inc. takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Comments posted by you or any third party.
Revisions
We may from time to time change the Terms of Use. Your use of our Site following any such change constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the Terms of Use as changed. We may change, move or delete portions of, or may add to, our Site from time to time.
Inaccuracy Disclaimer
From time to time there may be information on recognitiongapinc.com that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, 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.
Links to Other Web Sites and Services
To the extent that this Site contains links to third-party services, resources and/or Websites, the third-party’s apply, and Gap is not responsible for the security, privacy practices, or content of these outside services, resources or Websites. The privacy policies of such outside services and resources apply to your use of and interaction with them. Disclaimer
THIS SITE AND ALL CONTENTS OF THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS OF ANY EQUIPMENT YOU USE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OUR SITE, AND THAT GAP INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
Jurisdiction
This Site is controlled and operated by Gap Inc. from its offices in San Francisco, California. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by the state and Federal courts of the State of California, County of San Francisco and/or the Northern District of California.
Termination
Gap Inc. may at any time and without notice deny you access to the Site, if in Gap Inc.'s sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Use.
Gap Inc. Policies Apply
Statements made on this Site can impact Gap Inc., its employees and the workplace. Therefore, if you choose to make statements about Gap Inc., its employees, customers or business partners, you must remember that, as an employee of the Company, you are expected to comply with all Company policies, including our Code of Business Conduct, Electronic Communications Policy, Solicitation and Distribution Policy, Personal Online Communications Policy and Zero Means Zero Policy.
For example, consistent with our Zero Means Zero Policy, if you make statements online about the Company's employees, applicants, customers and/or business partners, you must not make comments that are discriminatory, harassing, abusive, threatening or defamatory.
Respect Confidentiality and Privacy
Consistent with our Code of Business Conduct, Electronic Communications Policy, and our Employee Privacy Policies your contributions to this Site should never include any disclosure of proprietary, confidential, trade secret or highly sensitive information belonging to Gap Inc., its employees or customers. Gap’s Employee Privacy Policies apply to your use of and interaction with the Site. You can find the Employee Privacy Policies by region here: Employee Policies (gap.com).
Respect the privacy of others, and don’t post any private or personal information belonging to your co-workers, customers or others. Any post or reply that includes others’ postal or email addresses, telephone numbers or other contact information will be removed by the Site moderator. Furthermore, posting personal contact information of others may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
Accurately Report All Time Worked
Gap Inc. does not permit or intend for non-exempt employees to use this Site for work purposes when they are off-duty. If you are a non-exempt employee who spends time performing work on this Site (such as posting or replying to work-related topics or sharing work-related information), you must do so while you are “on the clock.” If you find that you have performed work while not clocked in, you must correct and accurately report all time spent working on this Site so that Gap Inc. can ensure that you are paid for all of your work time. Managers and supervisors are also responsible for ensuring that: (1) non-exempt employees are not required, pressured, encouraged, asked or permitted to perform work-related duties when they are not “on the clock,” and (2) employees are paid for all time worked. Further, employees are expected to continue to adhere to the policies and practices set forth in our Employee Policy Guide as well as our Meal Period & Rest Break Policy.
Always keep these Terms of Use in mind as you use this Site; violation of these Terms of Use may result in corrective action up to and including termination of your employment with Gap Inc.
Site Monitoring
We encourage you to express yourself using this Site. To keep this community enjoyable and safe for all users, however, the content on this Site will be monitored. Gap Inc. strives for a balanced online dialogue. When we do monitor content, we will apply the following guiding principle:
If the content published by users is on-topic and does not violate the Terms of Use above, we will allow the content, regardless of whether the content is favorable or unfavorable to Gap Inc. However, if the content violates the Terms of Use or Content Guidelines, or if it is deemed by us in our sole discretion to be abusive, harassing, offensive, obscene, violent or otherwise inappropriate, we will remove the content. If you notice content within the community that does not abide the Terms of Use, please report it to gapincrecognition@biworldwide.com.
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