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| n | 1 | # 403 Forbidden | n | 1 | # Apple Website Terms of Use |
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| n | 3 | --- | n | 3 | Legal Information & Notices |
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| t | 5 | Apple | t | 5 | ### Ownership of Site; Agreement to Terms of Use |
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| 7 | These Terms and Conditions of Use (the "Terms of Use") apply to the Apple web si | ||||
| > | te located at www.apple.com , and all associated sites linked to www.apple.com b | ||||
| > | y Apple, its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Apple sites around the world | ||||
| > | (collectively, the "Site"). The Site is the property of Apple Inc. ("Apple") an | ||||
| > | d its licensors. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO N | ||||
| > | OT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE SITE. | ||||
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| 9 | Apple reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remo | ||||
| > | ve portions of these Terms of Use, at any time. It is your responsibility to che | ||||
| > | ck these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site f | ||||
| > | ollowing the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the chang | ||||
| > | es. As long as you comply with these Terms of Use, Apple grants you a personal, | ||||
| > | non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site. | ||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | ### Content | ||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, | ||||
| > | logos, sounds, music, artwork and computer code (collectively, "Content"), incl | ||||
| > | uding but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, express | ||||
| > | ion, "look and feel" and arrangement of such Content, contained on the Site is o | ||||
| > | wned, controlled or licensed by or to Apple, and is protected by trade dress, co | ||||
| > | pyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property righ | ||||
| > | ts and unfair competition laws. | ||||
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| 15 | Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no C | ||||
| > | ontent may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displa | ||||
| > | yed, encoded, translated, transmitted or distributed in any way (including "mirr | ||||
| > | oring") to any other computer, server, Web site or other medium for publication | ||||
| > | or distribution or for any commercial enterprise, without Apple’s express prior | ||||
| > | written consent. | ||||
| 16 | |||||
| 17 | You may use information on Apple products and services (such as data sheets, kno | ||||
| > | wledge base articles, and similar materials) purposely made available by Apple f | ||||
| > | or downloading from the Site, provided that you (1) not remove any proprietary n | ||||
| > | otice language in all copies of such documents, (2) use such information only fo | ||||
| > | r your personal, non-commercial informational purpose and do not copy or post su | ||||
| > | ch information on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media, (3) make | ||||
| > | no modifications to any such information, and (4) not make any additional repres | ||||
| > | entations or warranties relating to such documents. | ||||
| 18 | |||||
| 19 | ### Your Use of the Site | ||||
| 20 | |||||
| 21 | You may not use any "deep-link", "page-scrape", "robot", "spider" or other autom | ||||
| > | atic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent man | ||||
| > | ual process, to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the Site or any | ||||
| > | Content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or pre | ||||
| > | sentation of the Site or any Content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materia | ||||
| > | ls, documents or information through any means not purposely made available thro | ||||
| > | ugh the Site. Apple reserves the right to bar any such activity. | ||||
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| 23 | You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the | ||||
| > | Site, or any other systems or networks connected to the Site or to any Apple se | ||||
| > | rver, or to any of the services offered on or through the Site, by hacking, pass | ||||
| > | word "mining" or any other illegitimate means. | ||||
| 24 | |||||
| 25 | You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network con | ||||
| > | nected to the Site, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Si | ||||
| > | te or any network connected to the Site. You may not reverse look-up, trace or s | ||||
| > | eek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Site, or any | ||||
| > | other customer of Apple, including any Apple account not owned by you, to its s | ||||
| > | ource, or exploit the Site or any service or information made available or offer | ||||
| > | ed by or through the Site, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any informa | ||||
| > | tion, including but not limited to personal identification or information, other | ||||
| > | than your own information, as provided for by the Site. | ||||
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| 27 | You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disp | ||||
| > | roportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Site or Apple’s systems o | ||||
| > | r networks, or any systems or networks connected to the Site or to Apple. | ||||
| 28 | |||||
| 29 | You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to | ||||
| > | interfere with the proper working of the Site or any transaction being conducted | ||||
| > | on the Site, or with any other person’s use of the Site. | ||||
| 30 | |||||
| 31 | You may not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disgui | ||||
| > | se the origin of any message or transmittal you send to Apple on or through the | ||||
| > | Site or any service offered on or through the Site. You may not pretend that you | ||||
| > | are, or that you represent, someone else, or impersonate any other individual o | ||||
| > | r entity. | ||||
| 32 | |||||
| 33 | You may not use the Site or any Content for any purpose that is unlawful or proh | ||||
| > | ibited by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activ | ||||
| > | ity or other activity which infringes the rights of Apple or others. | ||||
| 34 | |||||
| 35 | ### Purchases; Other Terms and Conditions | ||||
| 36 | |||||
| 37 | Additional terms and conditions may apply to purchases of goods or services and | ||||
| > | to specific portions or features of the Site, including contests, promotions or | ||||
| > | other similar features, all of which terms are made a part of these Terms of Use | ||||
| > | by this reference. You agree to abide by such other terms and conditions, inclu | ||||
| > | ding where applicable representing that you are of sufficient legal age to use o | ||||
| > | r participate in such service or feature. If there is a conflict between these T | ||||
| > | erms of Use and the terms posted for or applicable to a specific portion of the | ||||
| > | Site or for any service offered on or through the Site, the latter terms shall c | ||||
| > | ontrol with respect to your use of that portion of the Site or the specific serv | ||||
| > | ice. | ||||
| 38 | |||||
| 39 | Apple’s obligations, if any, with regard to its products and services are govern | ||||
| > | ed solely by the agreements pursuant to which they are provided, and nothing on | ||||
| > | this Site should be construed to alter such agreements. | ||||
| 40 | |||||
| 41 | Apple may make changes to any products or services offered on the Site, or to th | ||||
| > | e applicable prices for any such products or services, at any time, without noti | ||||
| > | ce. The materials on the Site with respect to products and services may be out o | ||||
| > | f date, and Apple makes no commitment to update the materials on the Site with r | ||||
| > | espect to such products and services. | ||||
| 42 | |||||
| 43 | The following terms also govern and apply to your use of the Site, and they are | ||||
| > | incorporated herein by this reference: | ||||
| 44 | |||||
| 45 | - Guidelines for Using Apple Trademarks & Copyrights | ||||
| 46 | - Rights & Permissions | ||||
| 47 | - Trademarks | ||||
| 48 | - Claims of Copyright Infringement | ||||
| 49 | - Piracy | ||||
| 50 | - Counterfeit Products | ||||
| 51 | - Apple’s Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy | ||||
| 52 | - Software License Information | ||||
| 53 | - Legal Contacts | ||||
| 54 | |||||
| 55 | Each of these policies may be changed from time to time and are effective immedi | ||||
| > | ately upon posting such changes on the Site. | ||||
| 56 | |||||
| 57 | ### Accounts, Passwords and Security | ||||
| 58 | |||||
| 59 | Certain features or services offered on or through the Site may require you to o | ||||
| > | pen an account (including setting up an Apple ID and password). You are entirely | ||||
| > | responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the information you hold for | ||||
| > | your account, including your password, and for any and all activity that occurs | ||||
| > | under your account as a result of your failing to keep this information secure | ||||
| > | and confidential. You agree to notify Apple immediately of any unauthorized use | ||||
| > | of your account or password, or any other breach of security. You may be held li | ||||
| > | able for losses incurred by Apple or any other user of or visitor to the Site du | ||||
| > | e to someone else using your Apple ID, password or account as a result of your f | ||||
| > | ailing to keep your account information secure and confidential. | ||||
| 60 | |||||
| 61 | You may not use anyone else’s Apple ID, password or account at any time without | ||||
| > | the express permission and consent of the holder of that Apple ID, password or a | ||||
| > | ccount. Apple cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from | ||||
| > | your failure to comply with these obligations. | ||||
| 62 | |||||
| 63 | ### Privacy | ||||
| 64 | |||||
| 65 | Apple’s Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are made a par | ||||
| > | t of these Terms of Use by this reference. To view Apple’s Privacy Policy, click | ||||
| > | here . Additionally, by using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that Internet | ||||
| > | transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any m | ||||
| > | essage or information you send to the Site may be read or intercepted by others, | ||||
| > | even if there is a special notice that a particular transmission (for example, | ||||
| > | credit card information) is encrypted. | ||||
| 66 | |||||
| 67 | ### Links to Other Sites and to the Apple Site | ||||
| 68 | |||||
| 69 | This Site may contain links to other independent third-party Web sites ("Linked | ||||
| > | Sites"). These Linked Sites are provided solely as a convenience to our visitors | ||||
| > | . Such Linked Sites are not under Apple’s control, and Apple is not responsible | ||||
| > | for and does not endorse the content of such Linked Sites, including any informa | ||||
| > | tion or materials contained on such Linked Sites. You will need to make your own | ||||
| > | independent judgment regarding your interaction with these Linked Sites. | ||||
| 70 | |||||
| 71 | ### Disclaimers | ||||
| 72 | |||||
| 73 | APPLE DOES NOT PROMISE THAT THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT, SERVICE OR FEATURE OF THE S | ||||
| > | ITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, | ||||
| > | OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC RESULTS. THE SITE AND ITS CON | ||||
| > | TENT ARE DELIVERED ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS. ALL INFORMATION PROVI | ||||
| > | DED ON THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. APPLE CANNOT ENSURE THAT AN | ||||
| > | Y FILES OR OTHER DATA YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR CONT | ||||
| > | AMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. APPLE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IM | ||||
| > | PLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY A | ||||
| > | ND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. APPLE DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR T | ||||
| > | HE ACTS, OMISSIONS AND CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATE | ||||
| > | D TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR ANY APPLE SERVICES. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBI | ||||
| > | LITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND ANY LINKED SITES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY AGAINST APP | ||||
| > | LE FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT IS TO STOP USING THE SITE OR | ||||
| > | ANY SUCH CONTENT. THIS LIMITATION OF RELIEF IS A PART OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN TH | ||||
| > | E PARTIES. | ||||
| 74 | |||||
| 75 | The above disclaimer applies to any damages, liability or injuries caused by any | ||||
| > | failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay | ||||
| > | in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft | ||||
| > | or destruction of or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use, whether for | ||||
| > | breach of contract, tort, negligence or any other cause of action. | ||||
| 76 | |||||
| 77 | Apple reserves the right to do any of the following, at any time, without notice | ||||
| > | : (1) to modify, suspend or terminate operation of or access to the Site, or any | ||||
| > | portion of the Site, for any reason; (2) to modify or change the Site, or any p | ||||
| > | ortion of the Site, and any applicable policies or terms; and (3) to interrupt t | ||||
| > | he operation of the Site, or any portion of the Site, as necessary to perform ro | ||||
| > | utine or non-routine maintenance, error correction, or other changes. | ||||
| 78 | |||||
| 79 | ### Limitation of Liability | ||||
| 80 | |||||
| 81 | Except where prohibited by law, in no event will Apple be liable to you for any | ||||
| > | indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental or punitive damages, including lo | ||||
| > | st profits, even if Apple has been advised of the possibility of such damages. | ||||
| 82 | |||||
| 83 | If, notwithstanding the other provisions of these Terms of Use, Apple is found t | ||||
| > | o be liable to you for any damage or loss which arises out of or is in any way c | ||||
| > | onnected with your use of the Site or any Content, Apple’s liability shall in no | ||||
| > | event exceed the greater of (1) the total of any subscription or similar fees w | ||||
| > | ith respect to any service or feature of or on the Site paid in the six months p | ||||
| > | rior to the date of the initial claim made against Apple (but not including the | ||||
| > | purchase price for any Apple hardware or software products or any AppleCare or s | ||||
| > | imilar support program), or (2) US$100.00. Some jurisdictions do not allow limit | ||||
| > | ations of liability, so the foregoing limitation may not apply to you. | ||||
| 84 | |||||
| 85 | ### Indemnity | ||||
| 86 | |||||
| 87 | You agree to indemnify and hold Apple, its officers, directors, shareholders, pr | ||||
| > | edecessors, successors in interest, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliat | ||||
| > | es, harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including at | ||||
| > | torneys’ fees), made against Apple by any third party due to or arising out of o | ||||
| > | r in connection with your use of the Site. | ||||
| 88 | |||||
| 89 | ### Violation of These Terms of Use | ||||
| 90 | |||||
| 91 | Apple may disclose any information we have about you (including your identity) i | ||||
| > | f we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investig | ||||
| > | ation or complaint regarding your use of the Site, or to identify, contact or br | ||||
| > | ing legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference wi | ||||
| > | th (either intentionally or unintentionally) Apple’s rights or property, or the | ||||
| > | rights or property of visitors to or users of the Site, including Apple’s custom | ||||
| > | ers. Apple reserves the right at all times to disclose any information that Appl | ||||
| > | e deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process o | ||||
| > | r governmental request. Apple also may disclose your information when Apple dete | ||||
| > | rmines that applicable law requires or permits such disclosure, including exchan | ||||
| > | ging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection pur | ||||
| > | poses. | ||||
| 92 | |||||
| 93 | You acknowledge and agree that Apple may preserve any transmittal or communicati | ||||
| > | on by you with Apple through the Site or any service offered on or through the S | ||||
| > | ite, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or Apple determ | ||||
| > | ines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply | ||||
| > | with legal process, (2) enforce these Terms of Use, (3) respond to claims that a | ||||
| > | ny such data violates the rights of others, or (4) protect the rights, property | ||||
| > | or personal safety of Apple, its employees, users of or visitors to the Site, an | ||||
| > | d the public. | ||||
| 94 | |||||
| 95 | You agree that Apple may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, termi | ||||
| > | nate your access to the Site and/or block your future access to the Site if we d | ||||
| > | etermine that you have violated these Terms of Use or other agreements or guidel | ||||
| > | ines which may be associated with your use of the Site. You also agree that any | ||||
| > | violation by you of these Terms of Use will constitute an unlawful and unfair bu | ||||
| > | siness practice, and will cause irreparable harm to Apple, for which monetary da | ||||
| > | mages would be inadequate, and you consent to Apple obtaining any injunctive or | ||||
| > | equitable relief that Apple deems necessary or appropriate in such circumstances | ||||
| > | . These remedies are in addition to any other remedies Apple may have at law or | ||||
| > | in equity. | ||||
| 96 | |||||
| 97 | You agree that Apple may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, termi | ||||
| > | nate your access to the Site, for cause, which includes (but is not limited to) | ||||
| > | (1) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (2) a request by y | ||||
| > | ou (self-initiated account deletions), (3) discontinuance or material modificati | ||||
| > | on of the Site or any service offered on or through the Site, or (4) unexpected | ||||
| > | technical issues or problems. | ||||
| 98 | |||||
| 99 | If Apple does take any legal action against you as a result of your violation of | ||||
| > | these Terms of Use, Apple will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree t | ||||
| > | o pay, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of such action, in addition to a | ||||
| > | ny other relief granted to Apple. You agree that Apple will not be liable to you | ||||
| > | or to any third party for termination of your access to the Site as a result of | ||||
| > | any violation of these Terms of Use. | ||||
| 100 | |||||
| 101 | ### Governing Law; Dispute Resolution | ||||
| 102 | |||||
| 103 | You agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Site, includ | ||||
| > | ing all disputes, will be governed by the laws of the United States and by the l | ||||
| > | aws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of laws provision | ||||
| > | s. You agree to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal | ||||
| > | courts in Santa Clara County, California, and waive any objection to such jurisd | ||||
| > | iction or venue. The preceding provision regarding venue does not apply if you a | ||||
| > | re a consumer based in the European Union. If you are a consumer based in the Eu | ||||
| > | ropean Union, you may make a claim in the courts of the country where you reside | ||||
| > | . Any claim under these Terms of Use must be brought within one (1) year after t | ||||
| > | he cause of action arises, or such claim or cause of action is barred. Claims ma | ||||
| > | de under the separate terms and conditions of purchase for goods and services ar | ||||
| > | e not subject to this limitation. No recovery may be sought or received for dama | ||||
| > | ges other than out-of-pocket expenses, except that the prevailing party will be | ||||
| > | entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. In the event of any controversy or disput | ||||
| > | e between Apple and you arising out of or in connection with your use of the Sit | ||||
| > | e, the parties shall attempt, promptly and in good faith, to resolve any such di | ||||
| > | spute. If we are unable to resolve any such dispute within a reasonable time (no | ||||
| > | t to exceed thirty (30) days), then either party may submit such controversy or | ||||
| > | dispute to mediation. If the dispute cannot be resolved through mediation, then | ||||
| > | the parties shall be free to pursue any right or remedy available to them under | ||||
| > | applicable law. | ||||
| 104 | |||||
| 105 | ### Void Where Prohibited | ||||
| 106 | |||||
| 107 | Apple administers and operates the www.apple.com Site from its location in Cuper | ||||
| > | tino, California USA; other Apple sites may be administered and operated from va | ||||
| > | rious locations outside the United States. Although the Site is accessible world | ||||
| > | wide, not all features, products or services discussed, referenced, provided or | ||||
| > | offered through or on the Site are available to all persons or in all geographic | ||||
| > | locations, or appropriate or available for use outside the United States. Apple | ||||
| > | reserves the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the provision and quantity | ||||
| > | of any feature, product or service to any person or geographic area. Any offer | ||||
| > | for any feature, product or service made on the Site is void where prohibited. I | ||||
| > | f you choose to access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on you | ||||
| > | r own initiative and you are solely responsible for complying with applicable lo | ||||
| > | cal laws. | ||||
| 108 | |||||
| 109 | ### Miscellaneous | ||||
| 110 | |||||
| 111 | You may not use or export or re-export any Content or any copy or adaptation of | ||||
| > | such Content, or any product or service offered on the Site, in violation of any | ||||
| > | applicable laws or regulations, including without limitation United States expo | ||||
| > | rt laws and regulations. | ||||
| 112 | |||||
| 113 | If any of the provisions of these Terms of Use are held by a court or other trib | ||||
| > | unal of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such provisions shal | ||||
| > | l be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and replaced with a v | ||||
| > | alid provision that best embodies the intent of these Terms of Use, so that thes | ||||
| > | e Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect. These Terms of Use constit | ||||
| > | ute the entire agreement between you and Apple with regard to your use of the Si | ||||
| > | te, and any and all other written or oral agreements or understandings previousl | ||||
| > | y existing between you and Apple with respect to such use are hereby superseded | ||||
| > | and cancelled. Other than as provided in a purchase agreement you enter into wit | ||||
| > | h Apple, Apple will not accept any counter-offers to these Terms of Use, and all | ||||
| > | such offers are hereby categorically rejected. Apple’s failure to insist on or | ||||
| > | enforce strict performance of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a wai | ||||
| > | ver by Apple of any provision or any right it has to enforce these Terms of Use, | ||||
| > | nor shall any course of conduct between Apple and you or any other party be dee | ||||
| > | med to modify any provision of these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use shall not | ||||
| > | be interpreted or construed to confer any rights or remedies on any third partie | ||||
| > | s. | ||||
| 114 | |||||
| 115 | Apple provides access to Apple international data and, therefore, may contain re | ||||
| > | ferences or cross references to Apple products, programs and services that are n | ||||
| > | ot announced in your country. Such reference does not imply that Apple in your c | ||||
| > | ountry intends to announce such products, programs or services. | ||||
| 116 | |||||
| 117 | ### Feedback and Information | ||||
| 118 | |||||
| 119 | Any feedback you provide at this site shall be deemed to be non-confidential. Ap | ||||
| > | ple shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis. | ||||
| 120 | |||||
| 121 | _The information contained in this web site is subject to change without notice. | ||||
| 122 | Copyright © 1997-2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | ||||
| 123 | Apple Inc., One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA._ | ||||
| 124 | |||||
| 125 | Updated by The Apple Legal Team on Nov. 20, 2009 | ||||