1. LEGAL INFORMATION

1.1 The website www.harakasfashion.com (the “Website”) is the property of HARAKAS HAUTE COUTURE INC., which includes HARAKAS's affiliated companies, and use thereof is governed by the following terms of use ( “Terms of Use”).
1.2 By accessing, browsing and using the Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use, including confidentiality rules. Please take the time to read these Terms of Use carefully. If you disagree with any clause of these Terms of Use, please exit the Website immediately.
1.3 HARAKAS HAUTE COUTURE may from time to time revise, change, modify and/or remove part of these Terms of Use at its sole discretion. The new dated version of these Terms of Use takes effect as soon as it is published on-line.
1.4 The Website may be administrated and operated from different locations in JAPAN and USA. The Website is accessible worldwide. If you chose to access the Website from outside JAPAN and USA you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for complying with compulsory local laws.

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

2.1 HARAKAS has the exclusive rights, title, and interest (unless stated otherwise) to the Website’s Intellectual Property Rights, including but not limited, to its content.
2.2 Intellectual Property Rights include all intellectual property rights of whatever nature without limitation: all texts, graphics, user and visual interfaces, photos, images, illustrations, trademarks, logos, layout, video clips, audio clips, sound, music, design, know-how, technology, drawing, products, artwork and other materials appearing on the Website, and future rights of copyright, as well as all rights to software programs, code and supporting documentation, moral rights, image rights, patents, trademarks, trade names, goodwill, internet domain names, registered and unregistered design rights, data, database rights and all other intellectual property rights (whether registered or not) or other rights or forms of protection having equivalent or similar effect anywhere in the world, insofar as these rights have been created by HARAKAS or its employees.
2.3 Except as provided for under §3 hereinafter, nothing contained on the Website shall be interpreted as granting licence or the right to use any content on the Website.

3. USE OF THE WEBSITE

3.1 The data contained on the Website is presented for information and promotion purposes only.
3.2 The information provided is for your personal use only. You may download, display or print the information appearing on the Website exclusively for personal and non-commercial purposes, provided that the copyright notice is retained on each copy and you do not change any trademark or other notification of ownership. Downloading or reproduction of any document or software gives you no right, title or interest with respect to said documents or software.
3.3 Any other use, including reproduction for purposes other than personal non-commercial use, modification, dissemination, publication, distribution, transmission, creation derivative works form, or broadcast of the content of the Website, in whole or in part and by any means, is strictly prohibited, except with HARAKAS’s prior written consent.
3.4 HARAKAS HAUTE COUTURE neither warrants nor guarantees that use of any content displayed on its Website will not infringe on third party rights.

4. INFORMATION DEEMED NON-CONFIDENTIAL AND SUGGESTIONS

4.1 Any personal identification or information sent via the Internet to the Website is protected and treated according to HARAKAS’s Privacy Policy. HARAKAS HAUTE COUTURE invites you to read the Privacy Policy carefully before sending any such personal identification or information.
4.2 You hereby accept that all comments, suggestions, drawings, concepts, photos, testimonials or any other documents (except for your private confidential information) communicated or entrusted to HARAKAS through its Website or by any other means (“Suggestions”) shall not be deemed as confidential and shall not be your property.
4.3 All Suggestions automatically become the property of HARAKAS as soon as they are made. Making a Suggestion transfers all rights, titles and interests, including the copyrights, linked to the Suggestions to HARAKAS. HARAKAS has no obligation (i) to preserve the confidential nature of any Suggestion; (ii) to financially compensate anyone in exchange of or in connection with a Suggestion; or (iii) to reply to or acknowledge receipt of any Suggestion made to it.
4.4 You hereby guarantee that no Suggestion made infringes on the rights of a third party, with respect to copyright, registered trademarks, patents, trade secrets, private life or any other personal or property rights. By making a Suggestion, you acknowledge that HARAKAS can (but is not obliged to) copy, publish, disseminate or use this Suggestion for any purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising, promotional or product development purposes or any other commercial purpose, without any financial compensation being payable to you or to any other person. You are and shall remain liable for the content of any Suggestion made by you.
4.5 HARAKAS enjoys a worldwide reputation for both the design and manufacture of high quality jewellery, HAUTE COUTURE DRESSES and other luxury products. To this end, it possesses its own sources of creativity, in particular highly skilled teams of designers who conceive and perfect HARAKAS’s creations. As a result, HARAKAS will not agree to or accept being the receiver of unsolicited proposals of collaboration and it is possible that HARAKAS may already be working on similar ideas. Consequently, you are advised that HARAKAS is not interested in receiving ideas or other proposals.