These are the terms of use ("Terms of Use") for your use of services
or features on the sites owned and controlled by Bluemercury, Inc. ("Bluemercury"),
including but not limited to www.bluemercury.com (the "Sites"). We
may add additional Sites from time to time as we expand our beauty offerings
and these Terms of Use will govern those new Sites when added. You may be
accessing our Sites from a computer or mobile phone device (through a
smartphone application, for example) and these Terms of Use govern your use of
our Sites and your conduct, regardless of the means of access. You may be using
our interactive services ("Interactive Services"), such as our product
Ratings & Reviews and Beauty Junkie Profile functionality, and these Terms of
Use govern your use of those Interactive Services.
We also like to interact with you on third party sites where we post content or
invite your feedback, such as www.facebook.com/bluemercury, www.twitter.com/beautyceo, www.twitter.com/bluemercury, www.bluemercury.com/blog
and http://www.youtube.com/bluemercuryinc
("Third Party Sites"). Our
Terms of Use and other areas of our Sites provide guidelines
("Guidelines") and rules and regulations ("Rules") in
connection with our Interactive Services, including services that involve Third
Party Sites, but Bluemercury does not control those Third Party Sites, and
these Terms of Use, our Guidelines and our Rules do not apply to companies that
Bluemercury does not own or control, or to the actions of people that Bluemercury
does not employ or manage. You should always check the terms of use posted on
Third Party Sites.
By using the Sites, you signify your agreement to these Terms of Use, our
Privacy Policy (available at www.bluemercury.com/includes/privacy_policy.jhtml)
and our Guidelines and Rules, whether or not you have read them. If you do not
agree with any of these, you should not use our Sites.
Bluemercury reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and
conditions contained in the Terms of Use, Guidelines and Rules from time to
time at any time, without notice, and in its sole discretion. If Bluemercury
decides to change these Terms of Use, Bluemercury will post a new version on
the Sites and update the date set forth above. Any changes or modifications to
these Terms of Use, Guidelines or Rules will be effective upon posting of the
revisions. Your continued use of the Sites following posting of any changes or modifications
constitutes your acceptance of such changes or modifications and if you do not
agree with these changes or modifications, you must immediately cease using the
Sites. For this reason, you should frequently review these Terms of Use, our
Guidelines and Rules and any other applicable policies, including their dates,
to understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Sites.
Copyright
All design, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio and video clips,
the selection and arrangement thereof, and all software on the Sites is
Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Bluemercury, Inc., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The compilation
(meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all content on the Sites
is the exclusive property of Bluemercury and protected by U.S. and
international copyright laws. All software used on the Sites is the property of
Bluemercury or its software suppliers and is protected by U.S. and
international copyright laws. Permission is granted to electronically copy and
to print in hard copy portions of the Sites for the sole purpose of placing an
order with Bluemercury, using the Interactive Services or using the Sites as a
shopping resource. Any other use of materials on the Sites - including
reproduction for purposes other than those permitted above, modification,
distribution, republishing, transmission, display or performance - without the
prior written permission of Bluemercury is strictly prohibited.
Trademarks
Bluemercury and all Site page headers, custom graphics and button icons are
service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Bluemercury and may not be
used in connection with any product or service that is not offered by Bluemercury
in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner
that disparages or discredits Bluemercury. All other trademarks, product names
and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective
owners.
Product
Information
The products displayed on the Sites can be ordered and delivered only within
the U.S. and through U.S. Military APO locations. Bluemercury products
displayed on the Sites may be available in select Bluemercury retail stores in
the U.S. and certain foreign markets. All prices displayed on the Sites are
quoted in U.S. Dollars and are valid and effective only in the U.S. If any
minor uses any goods or product from Bluemercury it should be only after the
legal or parental guardian has discussed the product with the minor's doctor.
Reference to any products, services, processes or other information by trade
name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or
imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by Bluemercury.
All material and information presented by Bluemercury is intended to be used
for personal educational or informational purposes only. The statements made
about products have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
and the results reported, if any, may not necessarily occur in all individuals.
The statements and products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or
prevent any condition or disease. All products should be used strictly in
accordance with their instructions, precautions and guidelines. You should
always check the ingredients for products to avoid potential allergic
reactions. Use of the Sites is not meant to serve as a substitute for
professional medical advice: these Sites are solely online stores for specialty
beauty products. Please consult with your own physician or health care
practitioner regarding the use of any goods, products or information received
from the Sites before using or relying on them. Your physician or health care
practitioner should address any and all medical questions, concerns and
decisions regarding the possible treatment of any medical condition. Bluemercury
does not give or intend to give any answers to medical related questions and
these Sites do not replace any medical professional or medical resource. Bluemercury
does not represent itself as a physician nor is this implied. No prescription
medications or medical treatments are intentionally provided on the Sites. IF
YOU ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION, CALL 911 OR YOUR PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
The products available on the Sites and the Interactive Services, including any
samples Bluemercury may provide to you, are for your personal use only. You may
not sell or resell any products you purchase or otherwise receive from Bluemercury.
Bluemercury reserves the right, with or without notice, to cancel or reduce the
quantity of any order to be filled or products to be provided to you that may
result in a violation of these Terms of Use, as determined by Bluemercury in
its sole discretion.
Color
Information
While Bluemercury has tried to accurately display the colors of products, the
actual colors you see will depend on your monitor and may not be accurate.
Responsibility
for your Content
You are solely responsible for all content that you upload, post, email or
otherwise transmit via or to the Sites, through our Interactive Services or
otherwise, including the submission of product ratings and reviews and all
other data, profile information, documents, text, software, applications,
music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, ratings, forum postings,
comments, questions, answers or other materials (collectively,
"Content"). We will not accept Content from you unless you are a
registered user of the Sites.
Your
Use of Content on the Sites and Limitation of Liability
Bluemercury provides the Sites and the Interactive Services and all other
applications and services on the Sites as a forum only. Bluemercury is not
liable for any statements, representations, or Content provided by its users in
any public forum on the Sites or any Third Party Site, including without limitation
through the Interactive Services. Any Content, if displayed, is displayed for
entertainment and informational purposes only. More generally, Content posted
via or on the Sites or any Third Party Site, including through the Interactive
Services, is not controlled by Bluemercury. Bluemercury cannot guarantee the
accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using
the Interactive Services, you may be exposed to Content that may be offensive,
indecent or objectionable and Bluemercury shall not be liable for any such
Content and that the risk of harm or damage from the foregoing rests entirely
with you. Under no circumstances will Bluemercury be liable in any way for any
Content, including, but not limited to, for (i) any errors or omissions in any
Content; or (ii) any loss or damage (including, without limitation, personal
injury or property damage) of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any
Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted via or to the Sites or through
the Interactive Services.
You may access the Content and any other content on the Sites only as permitted
under these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy and you agree to not engage in
the use, copying or distribution of any of the Content other than as expressly
provided herein.
You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with
security-related features of the Site or features that prevent or restrict use
of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Site or the Content
therein. You may not interfere with or disrupt the Sites, or servers or
networks connected to the Sites, or disobey any requirements, procedures,
policies or regulations of networks connected to the Sites, including by using
any device, software or routine to bypass robot exclusion headers. Bluemercury
reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Content.
Your
Content Submissions
By submitting Content to Bluemercury, you represent and warrant that:
" you understand you are participating in a public forum and that your
Content will be available to all other users of the Sites, the Interactive
Services and potentially Third Party Sites;
" you are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property and other
rights thereto (or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents and
permissions to use and authorize Sephora to use all intellectual property and
other rights thereto to enable inclusion and use of the Content in the manner
contemplated by the Sites and these Terms of Use);
" all "moral rights" that you may have in such Content have been
voluntarily waived by you and you do not require that any personally
identifying information be used in connection with the Content that you submit,
or any derivative works of or upgrades or updates thereto;
" all Content that you post is accurate;
" you are at least 13 years old and, if you are a minor, that you have
obtained the consent of your parent or legal guardian to use the Site and agree
to these Terms of Use; and that " use of the Content you supply does not
violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
You also represent and warrant that any Content you submit:
" is not false, inaccurate or misleading;
" does not harm minors;
" does not infringe any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or
other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy of any person or
entity;
" does not violate any obligations you may have with respect to such
Content under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as,
but not limited to, inside information, proprietary and confidential
information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under
nondisclosure agreements);
" does not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including,
but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair
competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
" is not, or would not reasonably be considered to be, unlawful, harmful,
defamatory, libelous, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, hateful,
racially or religiously biased or offensive, abusive, tortuous, threatening or
harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
" is not submitted for compensation or other consideration from any third
party; " does not include any information that references other websites,
addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
" complies in all respects with these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and
all Guidelines and Rules;
" is not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials,
"junk mail," "spam," "chain letters,"
"pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation; and
" does not contain any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging
computer programs or files.
Bluemercury does not endorse any Content or any opinion, recommendation or
advice expressed therein, and Bluemercury disclaims all liability with respect
to the Content.
If your Content includes ideas, suggestions, documents or proposals to Sephora
through the Interactive Services, (a) such Content is not confidential or
proprietary and Sephora has no obligation of confidentiality, express or
implied, with respect thereto; (b) Bluemercury may have something similar to that
Content already under consideration or development; and (c) you are not
entitled to compensation, payment or reimbursement of any kind for such Content
from Bluemercury under any circumstances unless you are otherwise notified by Bluemercury
in writing.
For any Content that you submit, you grant Bluemercury a worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-license-able and transferable right and license
to use, reproduce, communicate, distribute, copy, modify, delete in its
entirety, edit, adapt, publish, translate, publicly display, publicly perform,
use, create derivative works from and/or sell and/or distribute such Content
and/or incorporate such Content into any form, medium or technology whether now
or hereafter known throughout the world without compensation to you. This
license will survive the termination of these Terms of Use and your use of the
Site.
Guidelines
for Interactive Services
We want to know what you think of the products you've tried, bought, know and
love and we encourage you to use our Interactive Services. When writing a
review as a Review and Rating, providing your online profile or participating in
other Interactive Services, please consider the following guidelines:
" Focus on the product and your individual experience using it;
" Provide details about why you like or dislike a product; and
" All submitted reviews, comments and questions are read by our moderators
and are subject to these Terms of Use.
You may not use our Interactive Services to impersonate any person or entity,
including, without limitation, any Bluemercury official, employee, or affiliate,
or to falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or
entity. You may not use the Interactive Services to collect or store personal
data about other users.
As noted above, Bluemercury reserves the right to not post a review or to
withdraw a posted review for any reason. Your review will be excluded if it
violates Guidelines or the provisions in these Terms of Use regarding
submission of Content generally.
Third
Party Content and Third Party Sites
Bluemercury may provide content of third parties ("Third Party
Content") or links to Third Party Sites as a service to those interested
in this information. Bluemercury does not monitor, approve or have any control
over any Third Party Content or the Third Party Sites and the inclusion of
links to Third Party Content or Third Party Sites does not imply any
association or relationship between Sephora and such third party. Sephora does
not guarantee, endorse or adopt the accuracy or completeness of any Third Party
Content or any Third Party Site. Bluemercury is not responsible for updating or
reviewing Third Party Content or Third Party Sites. You use Third Party Content
and Third Party Sites at your own risk. Third Party Content, including comments
from third party users submitted to Bluemercury through the Interactive
Services, do not necessarily reflect the views of Bluemercury.
Mobile
Services
If you access the Sites via your mobile phone (through a smartphone
application, for example), we do not currently charge for this access. Please
be aware that your carrier's normal rates and fees, such as text messaging fees
or data charges, will still apply.
Modification
of Content
All Content that you submit is not confidential and may be used at Bluemercury’s
sole discretion. Bluemercury may or may not pre-screen Content. However, Bluemercury
and its designees will have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole
discretion to pre-screen, change, condense or delete any Content on the Sites.
In particular, Bluemercury and its designees will have the right to remove any
Content that Bluemercury deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the Guidelines,
or any other provision of these Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable. Bluemercury
does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bluemercury to edit
or delete any Content you have submitted. Bluemercury reserves the right to
incorporate any Content you have submitted into any account you may have, now
or in the future, as a registered user of the Sites. Ratings, written comments,
questions and answers are generally posted within two to four business days.
However, Bluemercury reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any
submission for any reason. You acknowledge that you, not Bluemercury, are
responsible for the contents of any Content you submit. None of the Content
that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of
Bluemercury, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third-party
service providers and their respective directors, officers and employees.
Reservation
of Rights
Bluemercury reserves the right, at any time, without notice and in its sole
discretion, to terminate your license to use the Interactive Services and the
Sites and to block or prevent your future access to and use of the Interactive
Services and the Sites. Bluemercury may access, preserve and disclose your
account information and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith
belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to
(i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce these Terms of Use, (iii) respond
to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties, (iv) respond
to your requests for customer service, or (v) protect the rights, property or
personal safety of Sephora (and its employees), its users and the public.
Disclaimer
BLUEMERCURY IS PROVIDING THE SITES, THEIR CONTENTS AND THE INTERACTIVE SERVICES
ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITES OR
INTERACTIVE SERVICES, THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS, INCLUDED
ON THE SITES OR AS PART OF THE INTERACTIVE SERVICES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, BLUEMERCURY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING FOR EXAMPLE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN ADDITION, BLUEMERCURY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT
THAT THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SITES OR THE INTERACTIVE SERVICES IS
ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT. Price and availability information is subject to
change without notice.
BLUEMERCURY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SITES OR THE INTERACTIVE SERVICES. THIS IS A
COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF DATA, INCOME OR PROFIT, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Bluemercury, Inc. (and its
officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and
third-party service providers), from all claims, demands, losses, liabilities,
costs, expenses, obligations and damages of every kind and nature, known and
unknown, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of (a) your use of and
access to the Sites and the Interactive Services; (b) your violation of any
term of these Terms of Use; (c) a breach of your representations and warranties
set forth above regarding Content; (d) your violation of any law or the rights
of a third party (including, without limitation, any copyright, property or
privacy right); or (e) any claim that any Content you submitted caused damage
to a third party. This indemnification obligation will survive the termination
of these Terms of Use and your use of the Sites and the Interactive Services.
Applicable
Law
The Sites and Interactive Services are created and controlled by Bluemercury in
the District of Columbia, U.S.A. As such, the laws of the District of Columbia
will govern these Terms of Use, without giving effect to any principles of
conflicts of laws. Bluemercury reserves the right to make changes to its Web
site and these Terms of Use at any time.
Our
Address
Bluemercury, Inc.
1010
Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 700
Washington,
DC 20007
DMCA
If you believe your work or content has been copied and posted to the Sites in
a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Bluemercury’s
designated copyright agent the following written information in accordance with
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "DMCA"):
Bluemercury’s DMCA designated copyright agent for notice of claims of copyright
infringement on this Web site is our General Counsel, who can be reached as
follows:
Bluemercury, Inc.
1010
Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 700
Washington,
DC 20007
E-mail: team@bluemercury.com
Fraud
Protection Program
As part of our order processing procedures, we screen all received orders for
fraud or other types of unauthorized or illegal activity. We reserve the right
to refuse to process an order due to suspected fraud or unauthorized or illegal
activity. If such is the case, we may reject your order or our Customer Service
department may call you at the phone number you provided (or use your email
address) to confirm your order. We also reserve the right to cancel any
accounts or refuse to ship to certain addresses due to suspected fraud or
unauthorized or illegal activity. We take these measures to protect our
customers as well as ourselves from fraud or other unauthorized or illegal
activity.
General
Any claim or dispute between you and Bluemercury that arises in whole or in
part from the Sites or the Interactive Services shall be decided exclusively by
a court of competent jurisdiction located in the District of Columbia, U.S.A.
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 these Terms of Use shall be
deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Bluemercury’s
failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not
constitute a waiver of such right or provision. It is the express wish of the
parties that these Terms of Use and all related documents be drawn up in
English. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, YOU AND BLUEMERCURY AGREE
THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITES AND THE
INTERACTIVE SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF
ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.