TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Welcome to the IKEA Website (the “Site”) maintained by IKANO Private Limited. Please feel free to use or visit the Site at any time; however, Your affirmative act of accessing or using the Site signifies that You, individually and on behalf of the company or the other entity that You represent (“You” or “Your”) consent to, without limitation or qualification, the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”). If You do NOT accept these Terms and Conditions, then You may not use the Site.

Use of Site

These Terms and Conditions govern any use of the Site, along with any policies posted on the Site from time to time, including the Privacy Policy, and they apply to all users of the Site, including users who are also contributors of content or other materials on the Site. IKEA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend the Terms and Conditions, and to modify, add, or discontinue any aspect, content, or feature of the Site. The most current version of the Terms and Conditions are viewed by clicking on the privacy policy hypertext link located at the bottom of the pages on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after the Terms and Conditions have changed signifies Your acceptance of the new terms. The Site is owned and operated by IKEA and contains material that is derived in whole or in part from material supplied and owned by IKEA and other sources. Such material is protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, publicly display, prepare derivative works based on, or distribute in any way any material from the Site, including but not limited to photographs, text, audio, video, and code. The Site contains interactive features and You may download material from those features, provided that You retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. IKEA neither warrants nor represents that Your use of materials displayed on the Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with IKEA. IKEA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate Your access or use of the Site, at any time, with or without notice. Termination of Your access rights will not waive or affect any right or relief to which IKEA may be entitled, at law or in equity.

Authorized Users

The Site is provided free of charge by IKEA and is available only to entities and persons over the age of legal majority who can form legally binding agreement(s) under applicable law and who, in IKEA’s sole determination, are small businesses, which are bound by these Terms and Conditions. Only those qualified users are authorized to participate in the interactive features of the Site. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, the use of the descriptors “You” or “Your” are for ease of reading and do not act as authorization for unqualified persons or entities to contribute to this Site. Further, the use of the descriptors “You” or “Your” do not act to exempt unauthorized persons or entities from these Terms and Conditions.

Limitations of Use

IKEA grants qualified users meeting the criteria above permission to use the Site as set forth in these Terms and Conditions. You may use the Site subject to the limitations of its features and You may not use the Site in a manner that exceeds these limitations. With the sole exception of search engine “spiders” and similar programs used for indexing and similar purposes not detrimental to IKEA or the Site, You may not use automated systems to access or interact with the Site. You may not use any data gathering or extraction tools on the Site, frame any portion of Site, or reproduce, reprint, copy, store, publicly display, broadcast, transmit, modify, translate, port, publish, sublicense, assign, transfer, sell, loan, or otherwise distribute any portion of the Site without IKEA’s prior written consent. You may not harvest information from the Site for the purpose of sending, or facilitating the sending, of unsolicited bulk communications. You agree not to (i) input or upload to the Site any information which contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, interfere with, intercept or expropriate any system, the Site, or (ii) circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with any security related features of the Site, or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content, or enforce limitations on use of the Site.

Links

Linking to any page of the Site other than to www.IKEA.com through a plain text link is strictly prohibited without IKEA’s express written consent. Any site or device that links to any IKEA site is prohibited from (a) replicating any content from the Site, (b) using a browser or border environment around the content from the Site, (c) implying in any fashion that IKEA endorses it, (d) misrepresenting any state of facts, including its relationship with IKEA. (e) presenting false information about IKEA products or services, and (f) using any logo or mark of IKEA without express written permission from IKEA.

Termination

Your authorization to use the Site automatically terminates if You violate the Terms and Conditions or other rules or guidelines posted on the Site.

Trademarks

The trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered trademarks of IKEA and others. Nothing contained on the Site should be constructed as granting or implying any license or right to use any trademark displayed on the Site without the written permission of IKEA or the respective owner. IKEA reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Site and its content.

Site Protocol

IKEA has provided this Site for the mutual benefit of IKEA and qualified users. All submissions or other communications, regardless of form, must be consistent, in IKEA’s sole determination, with this objective and with IKEA’s code of conduct, environmental policies, and other principles as listed in these Terms and Conditions or on IKEA’s corporate Web site from time to time.

Submission Guidelines

Do not submit any original creative materials or ideas of which You wish to maintain exclusive ownership. Any communications or materials You submit to the Site will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and will be licensed to IKEA as described in the Release and License Grant. You must register with IKEA and must accept the Release and License Grant before making any submission to the Site, but any submission you make will be subjected to the Release and License Grant in any case. IKEA is and will be under no obligation to maintain any submissions in confidence, return any submissions, pay any compensation or royalty for any submissions, respond to, monitor, or review any submissions, give any specific attribution for any submission, or make any products pictured in a submission available for sale online or in any retail location. You must only submit materials to the Site that You created or that You have permission to submit. You must not include video or audio (streaming or as an attachment) or live links or pointers to any URL in Your submission. Your submissions must not misuse IKEA’s trademarks or the trademarks of others. You must not misidentify the manufacturer or retailer of any products shown or described in Your submission or disguise the origin or information transmitted through the Site.

Submission Disclaimer

IKEA makes no warranties or representations that all products shown in any submission are IKEA products and IKEA does not claim to have any affiliation with, approve, or have any endorsement from the manufacturers or retailers of non-IKEA products. IKEA does not represent or warrant that any actual IKEA products shown in any submission are currently available for sale in a particular style, are still in production, or have been tested for commercial use. IKEA does not represent or warrant that any products or configuration of products shown in any submission meet any state or federal occupational health or workplace safety guidelines. Submissions are not endorsed by and do not reflect the views of IKEA. IKEA does not have any obligation to monitor, edit, or review any submission to the Site. IKEA is not responsible or liable for, and submissions are strictly prohibited from including, any unlawful, dangerous, threatening, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, libelous, defamatory, false, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material that could constitute or encourage conduct that could cause damage or injury, would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. IKEA reserves the right to remove or edit any submissions, for any reason, at any time, without notice, but IKEA is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing submissions. Prices, styles, and availability of IKEA products may vary.

General Disclaimer of Warranties

IKEA makes no warranties or representations as to the Site’s accuracy, timeliness, reliability, completeness or otherwise. The content, materials, products, or features available on or accessible through the Site are provided on an “AS IS” basis and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, IKEA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS WELL AS WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR COURSE OF DEALING. IKEA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR FEATURES CONTAINED IN OR ON THE SITE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, AVAILABLE FOR USE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES, DESTRUCTIVE OR HARMFUL CODE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

Limitation of Liability

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE. 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 IKEA, ITS PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES OR ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY CONNECTED WITH THE SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ADVERTISED IN OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, IKEA’S REMOVAL OR DELETION OF ANY MATERIALS, SUBMITTED OR POSTED ON ITS SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF IKEA OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. 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 OUTRAGE, OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF ANY RECORD. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IKEA, ITS PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE SITE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE CLAIMS OR ANY DISPUTE WITH IKEA IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE. YOU AND IKEA 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.

Other Businesses

You correspondence or business dealings with any entities found in any submission to or through the Site are solely between You and such entity. IKEA is not responsible for any losses, damages, or other liabilities incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of any submissions on the Site.

Other Countries

The Site is controlled by IKEA from its offices within the United States of America. Unless otherwise specified, the materials on the Site are presented solely to promote and provide information about IKEA’s products and services available in the United States. IKEA makes no representation that the materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations and other countries. If You choose to access the Site from a location outside the United States, You do so on Your own initiative and You are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold IKEA and its parent, affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, service providers, subcontractors, and licensors harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, actions, suits, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or incurred by Your use of the Site. IKEA reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You, and in such case, You agree to cooperate with IKEA’s defense of such claims.

Registration

If You choose to register with IKEA in order to make submissions to the Site, You agree to provide true, accurate and complete information about Yourself, and to update the information when it changes. If You provide any information that is untrue or inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or if IKEA suspects that Your information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, then IKEA may, in its sole discretion, suspend, terminate, or refuse Your future access to the Site.

Governance

You agree that: (i) the Site shall be deemed solely based in Delaware; and (ii) the Site shall be deemed a passive a website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over IKEA, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Delaware. This agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as it applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely with such state. Any action You, any third party, or IKEA bring to enforce this agreement or, in connection with, any matters related to this Site shall be brought only in either the state or Federal Courts located in Delaware and You expressly consent to the jurisdiction of said courts. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This agreement and any posted policies or operating rules constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to such subject matter. The failure or delay by IKEA to act upon any provision of these Terms and Conditions will not act as a waiver on any occasion or upon any circumstances.

Ability to Accept Terms and Conditions

You affirm that (i) You are over the age of legal majority and can form legally binding agreement(s) under applicable law, (ii) You are duly authorized to represent and bind the company or other entity for which you use the Site on behalf of, and (iii) You and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms and Conditions, and to qualify under, abide by, and comply with these Terms and Conditions.