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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to our web site (hereinafter, “www.stoneisland.com" or also the “Website”). These general terms and conditions of use (hereinafter, the “Terms of Use”) govern the access to and use of www.stoneisland.com website. The access to and use of this Website, as well as the purchase of products on Stone Island.com, are based on the assumption that these Terms of Use have been read, understood and accepted by the user.
The Website is managed and maintained by Sportswear Company S.p.A. (“Stone Island”, “Us” or “We”), with registered office in Bologna, Galleria Cavour, n. 4, VAT n. and fiscal code n. 0104647037.
The Website is reserved for users who have reached the age of consent in their Country or province/territory of residence or, if they are minors, who have received consent for its use from their parents or those exercising parental authority.
Requests for further information can be made through our Customer Service. If you need any assistance, please go to the section Client Services, where information on orders, shipping, refunds and returning products purchased on the Website, a registration form, tips and other general information on the services provided on www.stoneisland.com are available.
For any other legal information, please go to the sections General Terms and Conditions of Sale, Return Policy, Privacy Policy e Cookie Policy. Stone Island may amend or simply update all or part of these Terms of Use. We may amend these Terms of Use in the following cases:
- developments which are beyond our reasonable control;
- changes in the applicable law;
- changes to the Website that reflects evolution in Stone Island’s business;
- adaptation to new technologies;
- security issues.
Any amendment or update of the Terms of Use shall be notified to users in reasonable advance and in a transparent manner, by also specifying the date on which such changes will enter into force. Changes will be published on the Home Page of the Website in the form of a pop-up, which will appear at the first visit to the Website after the implementation of said changes and which the customer shall be required to accept the changes if he/she wishes to continue to use the Website, and will be notified by email to all users who have provided their email address. The changes will only be applicable for the future.
We recommend to visit this section of the Website before accessing and/or using our services and/or before purchasing any product on the Website in order to check the most recent and updated version of the Terms of Use, as changes may affect the use of the services and/or purchase on the Website. In case of failure to agree to all or part of the Terms of Use, please do not use our Website (please also see article 5 “Registration and Account” for managing any personal account).
Access to and use of the Website, including display of web pages, communication with Us, download of product information and purchases on the Website, are carried out by our users exclusively for personal purposes, which should in no way be connected to any trade, business or professional activity. The user shall be liable for the use of the Website. Stone Island shall not be considered liable for any use of the Website and its contents made by users that is not compliant with these Terms of Use, the laws and/or any applicable regulation in force, without prejudice to Stone Island’s liability for fraud or gross negligence or for any other liability which cannot be contractually excluded or limited pursuant to applicable laws.
In particular, the user shall be exclusively responsible for providing information or data which is not correct, false or concerning third parties (in the event such third parties have not given their consent), as well as for any improper use of such data or information.
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We recommend to read our Privacy Policy e Cookie Policy which also apply in the event that users access the Website and use the relevant services without making purchases. The Privacy and Cookie Policy will help the user understand how and for what purposes Stone Island collects and uses personal data.
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Proprietary content. The Website and all content contained therein, including but not limited to images, pictures, texts, music, sounds, videos and in general audio-visual materials, documents, descriptions, drawings, figures, menus, web pages, graphics, colours, schemes, tools, fonts, designs, diagrams, layouts, methods, processes, functions and software, including HTML code and other computer codes contained therein (collectively, the “Content”), is the sole and exclusive property of Stone Island and is protected by national and international copyright and other intellectual property laws.
Trademarks and Logos. The Stone Island trademark and all other trademarks, trade names, logos, brand names and product names displayed on the Website are the exclusive property of Stone Island or of their respective companies (“Trademarks”). These Terms of Use do not allow the use the Trademarks: the use of the Trademarks in any manner is strictly prohibited.
The user acknowledges that it is forbidden to copy or reproduce (except where such copying or reproduction is made for non-commercial and personal use), publish, disclose, distribute, provide to the public, re-publish, notify, display, delete, cancel, supplement the content or create derivative works of the Website for any purpose unless the user has been expressly authorised by Us in writing.
Downloading or copying the Content, where authorized in writing by Stone Island, does not imply acquisition by the user of any right, title or interest in the Content and/or the Website.
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The Website may contain links to other web sites which are in no way connected to Stone Island. Stone Island does not control or monitor such third-party web sites or their contents. Stone Island shall not be held liable for the contents of such sites, including for their accuracy, security or reliability, and/or for the rules adopted by them in respect of, but not limited to, privacy and processing of personal data of the user. Please, pay attention when accessing these web sites through the links provided on Stone Island.com and carefully read their terms and conditions of use and their privacy policies. Our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy do not apply to the web sites of third parties. Access to any third party content and web sites is at the user’s own risk and Stone Island shall have no liability to the user for any loss or damage suffered (including but not limited to any loss or damage to the user’s computer equipment, hardware or software) arising out of or related to access or use of, or reliance on, any third party content and web sites or caused by or in connection with any purchase of goods or services available on or through any such third party content and web sites.
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The user is permitted to use the Website and any of its Content for personal and non-commercial use only and always in compliance with these Terms of Use. The user may not and may not permit, assist or allow any third party to:
(i) copy, reproduce, publish, send, distribute, perform, upload, post, publicly display, encode, translate, modify or create derivative works from, sell, license or otherwise distribute the Website or any Content, including but not limited to mirroring, framing or linking, to any other computer, server, web site;
(ii) access or use the Website or any Content for any commercial purposes, including any advertising or advertising revenue generation activity on one’s own web site;
(iii) use any deep-link, page-scrape, robot, spider or any other automatic or manual processes, to access, acquire, copy or monitor the Website and/or its Content or any portion thereof, or in any way reproduce the structure or presentation of the Website or any Content, or circumvent any copy-protection devices, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Website;
(iv) attempt to access any portion or feature of the Website that the user is not allowed to without authorization, or any other systems or networks connected to the Website or any Stone Island’s server, by hacking, password mining or any other illegitimate means;
(v) use anyone else’s password or account at any time without the express permission and consent of the holder of that password or account;
(vi) probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Website or any network connected thereto, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the same;
(vii) reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Website, or any other customer of the Website, or exploit the Website or any service or information made available or offered by or through the same, nor use the Website or the Content for any unlawful purposes or for any purposes not allowed by these Terms of Use, or solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of Stone Island or of others;
(viii) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Website, or any systems or networks connected to the same;
(ix) use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of the Website or any transaction being conducted on the same, or with any other person’s use thereof.
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To access certain services and to make purchases on the Website, registering and opening an account may be necessary (the “Account”). Please read the Terms of Use of the My Stone Island Services for more details on the services accessible by registration and the conditions for registration. If the user creates an Account, the same shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of login information and for controlling access to the Account. The user shall be responsible for all activity occurring on his/her Account unless the user informs Stone Island that his/her Account has been used by a third party without his/her consent.
Stone Island disclaims any liability for any loss or damage resulting from failure to comply with the above obligations.
Instructions to close the Account can be retrieved at the following link.
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Stone Island does not warrant that the Contents of the Website are appropriate or lawful in any Country. In the event that such Contents are deemed to be unlawful or illegal in the Country where the user resides or is domiciled, we invite the same not to access the Website and, where he/she nonetheless choose to access it, we hereby inform the user that use of the services provided on the Website shall be at his/her own exclusive risk and responsibility.
Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet and the Internet connection, Stone Island cannot guarantee that the Website will operate continuously, without any interruptions and/or that errors or defects will be corrected. If the user experiences any problem in using our Website, he/she may contact our Customer Service at the following link. One of our representatives will assist and help the user to restore his/her access to the Website, as far as possible. At the same time, the user is requested to contact his/her Internet services provider or check that each device for Internet connection and access to content is correctly activated, including the user’s Internet browser.
Stone Island shall use its best endeavours to ensure that the Content of the Website is accurate and does not contain any incorrect or out-of-date information, acting with due professional diligence during the whole time the Website is available. However, Stone Island disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including any warranty of accuracy, completeness, non-infringement, or fitness for a particular purpose.
Stone Island has also adopted all reasonable technical and organisational security measures to ensure that the Website and the Contents are free from virus, and to protect the integrity of data and electronic communications in order to prevent unauthorised use of or access to data, as well as to prevent risks of dissemination, destruction and loss of data and confidential/non confidential information regarding users of the Website. However, provided Stone Island has carried out its activities with a due professional diligence, Stone Island shall not be deemed liable to the user or anyone else for any loss and/or damage arising out of use of the Website and/or the Content, including without limitation, liability for:
(a) any loss of or corruption to data;
(b) loss of or damage to the user’s computer equipment;
(c) any loss or damage suffered by the user as a result of failure to take reasonable precautions against such loss or damage, such as through the installation of reputable anti-virus software.
Stone Island shall not be held liable for damage that arises from events beyond its reasonable control.
Nothing in these Terms of Use shall exclude or limit Stone Island’s liability to the user for fraud or gross negligence or for any other liability which may not be contractually excluded or limited under any mandatory provision of applicable law.
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The remote sale of products through the Website is exclusively reserved to consumers for personal use. “Consumer” shall mean any natural person who is acting for purposes, which are outside his or her trade, business, craft or profession. If the user is not a consumer, the same is requested not to use our Website to purchase products. Stone Island shall be entitled to refuse to process purchase orders and to terminate the accounts of persons other than consumers, as well as not to process any other purchase order which does not comply with the Terms and Conditions of Sale and these Terms and Conditions of Use.
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These General Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by Italian law. Any dispute which may arise between Stone Island and the user, in a capacity as consumer, in connection with these Terms of Use, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Country where the user has his/her habitual place of residence.
Alternatively, pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No. 524/2013, consumers may access the dispute resolution platform established by the European Commission (ODR) (http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/), or they may use the different instrument provided by national law:
Bulgaria Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission at the Bulgarian Consumer Protection Commission (http://www.ecc.bg/);
Estonia Estonian Consumer Protection Board (Pronksi 12, 10117 Tallinn, info@tarbijakaitseamet.ee);
Finland Consumer Disputes Board (http://www.kuluttajariita.fi);
Before contacting the Consumer Disputes Board, the consumer should contact the Consumer Advisory Service (http://www.kuluttaneuvonta.fi);
France Stone Island appointed Paris Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CMAP) as Consumer Mediator.
Before contacting the CMAP, the Client should contact Stone Island’s Client Service by accessing the section Client Services on the Website.
The Customer may refer the matter to the CMAP: (i) via the form available on the CMAP website at www.cmap.fr/consommateurs, or (ii) by mail writing to the following address: CMAP - Service Médiation de la consommation, 39 avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt – 75008 PARIS. The request must contain the following elements: Customer’s postal and telephone details, e-mail address, a brief statement of the facts, and proof of prior contact with Stone Island;
Latvia Consumer Rights Protection Centre (Patērētāju tiesību aizsardzības centrs, 55 Brivibas Street, Riga, Latvia, LV-1010, http://www.ptac.gov.lv);
Lithuania State Authority for the Protection of Consumer Rights (Vilnius g.25, 01402 Vilnius, www.vvtat.lt);
Slovakia Act No. 391/2015 Coll. on Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes, as amended;
Sweden National Board for Consumer Disputes (Allmänna reklamationsnämnden (ARN), www.arn.se).
The Customer acknowledges in any case that the Vendor is not obliged to participate in outof-court dispute settlement proceedings.
Should the user act within the scope of a business and entrepreneurial activity (and thus not in a capacity as consumer), the exclusive jurisdiction shall be that of the Court of Milan (Italy).