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Use of Materials on this Web Site
Mattel maintains this Web Site for your personal entertainment, information, education, and communication. Please feel free to browse the Web Site. Without Mattel's prior written permission, you may not reproduce, distribute, modify, display, prepare derivative works based on, repost or otherwise use the content of this Web Site, except that you may download one copy of the material in temporal storage on one computer for your personal, non-commercial home viewing only, provided you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices. Except as expressly provided above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right under any copyright or other intellectual property right. If you are an owner of intellectual property who believes their intellectual property has been improperly posted or distributed via this Web Site, please notify Mattel immediately at the following address: Mattel, Inc., 333 Continental Blvd., El Segundo, California 90245-5012, Attention: Legal Department.
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1. Your Communications to Mattel
Mattel likes to hear from you. However, in your communications with Mattel, please keep in mind that Mattel does not accept or consider any creative ideas or suggestions relating to products or marketing plans unless it has specifically requested them. Therefore, please do not send to Mattel any creative or original materials such as ideas for toys, games or other products, or any other creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts or other information. Except as governed by our On-Line Privacy Policy, any communication or material you transmit to the Web Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions or answers, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post may be used by Mattel or its affiliates or licensed to others by Mattel or its affiliates for any purpose, including but not limited to product or service solicitations, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. Furthermore, Mattel is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Web Site for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.
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2. Disclaimer
The material in this Web Site could include technical inaccuracies or other errors. Your use and browsing of the Web Site is at your risk. Neither Mattel nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Web Site shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the Web Site. Mattel does not warrant that the functional aspects of the Web Site will be uninterrupted or error free or that this Web Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Web Site is provided to you "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Mattel reserves the right to make changes to this Web Site at any time without notice.
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3. Links
Mattel has not reviewed all of the sites linked to this Web Site and is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to this Web Site. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement by Mattel of the sites. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.
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4. General Provisions
Mattel may revise these terms from time to time by updating or revising this posting, with the revised terms taking effect as of the date of its posting. Mattel controls and operates this Web Site from its headquarters in El Segundo, California, United States of America and makes no representation that these materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this Web Site from other locations you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Mattel products are available in many parts of the world. However, this Web Site may describe products that are not available worldwide. If any portion of these terms is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law to the greatest extent possible and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Any cause of action you may have with respect to this Web Site must be commenced within one year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
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5. Copyrights
You should assume that everything you see or read on the Web Site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions or in the text on the Web Site without the written permission of Mattel. Mattel neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Web Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with Mattel. Images, photographs, or illustrations displayed on the Web Site are either the property of, or used with permission by, Mattel. The use of these materials by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions or specific permission provided elsewhere on the Web Site. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.
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6. Trademarks
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on this Web Site are registered and unregistered trademarks of Mattel, Inc., its affiliates and others. Nothing contained on the Web Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this Web Site without the written permission of Mattel or such third party that may own the Trademark displayed on the Web Site. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Web Site, or any other content on the Web Site, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.
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