TERMS & CONDITIONS

Crocs Services Innovation Website - Terms of Use

Crocs, Inc., with offices at 13601 Via Varra, Broomfield, Colorado 80020 (“Crocs”).

Crocs is looking for external innovators. If You are entrepreneur and/or operate a business which has a solution that may be relevant to our business, then please let us know through this portal

Acceptance of Terms
1. Welcome to an innovation website operated by Crocs. By using this site, You acknowledge that You have read, understood and agree to be bound by the following Terms of Use and Submission Rules (“Terms”), as well as all applicable laws and regulations. If You do not agree to these Terms, then You are not permitted to access or use the site. The Terms may be updated by us from time to time without notice to You. You can review the most current version of the Terms at any time by clicking on this link. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions. All references to “You” or “Your” shall apply to the individual user, as well as the institution/organization with whom the individual is employed or by which it is authorized.
Submissions
1. In order to apply You must acknowledge and accept that the present Terms and Rules govern any access and use of this website; the submission of any Content, ideas, concepts, comments, suggestions or any other information in any area of expertise indicated (referred to as the “Proposal”) on this website constitutes Your acceptance of these Terms.
Registration And Submission Process
1. The submission of Your Proposal to Crocs is entirely voluntary, non-confidential, gratuitous, and non-committal.
2. In submitting Your Proposal, You grant to Crocs a non-exclusive fully paid up and royalty-free license to share Your Proposal within the Crocs or with third parties administrating the website and appraise its value during our review process, without any payment or other consideration of any kind, or permission or notification, to You or any third party.
3. You understand that submitting a Proposal does neither entitle You to any consideration nor does it guarantee You that we will enter into a business relationship with You.
4. Crocs may be working on the same or a similar Proposal, may already know of such Proposal from other sources or it may have taken/will take some other action. In other words, disclosing Your Proposal to Crocs does not create any obligation upon Crocs with regards to the use/non-use of Your Proposal, unless and until Crocs enters into a written contract with You, and then only as expressed in that contract.
5. You understand that disclosure of Your Proposal to Crocs does not establish a confidential relationship or obligate Crocs to treat the Proposal as secret or confidential. Any Proposal You transmit, upload or post to this Website will be considered non-confidential.
6. Should Your Proposal be the subject of a pending or issued patent or registered copyrights, You commit to disclose that fact to Crocs
7. Crocs may decide not to pursue Your Proposal. Please note that no materials (for example photos, sketches, plans, etc.) included in or attached to Your Proposal will be returned to You. This website is not and shall not function as an archive. We have no liability to You or any other person for loss, damage, or destruction to Your Content. However, when You post Content on the website, You authorize us to make copies thereof as we deem necessary in order to facilitate the posting and storage of the Content on this website and for our internal review
Representations and warranties
1. In submitting Your Proposal, You represent and warrant that:
  1. You are of legal age in Your country of domicile, but at a minimum eighteen (18) years of age in any case
  2. To the best of Your knowledge, the Proposal represents Your own original work, You have all necessary rights to disclose the Proposal to Crocs and in doing so or Croc review and/or use of the Proposal, will not infringe upon any third parties 'rights, be it intellectual property rights or otherwise
  3. Your Proposal is not covered by any confidentiality agreement You would be bound to with a third party, or any other contractual obligation preventing You to submit Your Proposal to Crocs
  4. Your Proposal does not contain any personal data other than the ones You personally submitted to Us during the submission process.
  5. You understand and agree that Crocs is entitled to decide at its own and entire discretion whether to pursue discussion with You with regards to a potential business relationship as to Your Proposal or not.
2. Evaluation Process
  1. Crocs is not obliged to retain or review Your Proposal and Crocs reserves the right to block or delete any information and materials that it determines to infringe applicable law or third-party rights at its sole discretion and without further notice to You.
  2. No Submission of Confidential Information. Your Proposal is considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and Crocs does not want to receive any confidential or proprietary information or materials through this website. By submitting Your Proposal to Crocs for review, You understand that Crocs will not treat the Proposal confidential or proprietary and thus Crocs will not be restricted from using the Proposal.
3. Protection of IP Rights
  1. Do not submit to Crocs anything You consider as confidential or proprietary. You should understand that You must file for Your intellectual or industrial property rights (“IP Rights”) before disclosing Your Proposal to anyone on a non-confidential basis or You may risk losing the ability to protect Your Proposals with IP Rights according to applicable law. If You worry about Your IP Rights, You should consult a lawyer or patent attorney before You submit Your Proposal to Crocs. If You feel You cannot submit Your Proposal without disclosing any confidential information, please contact Crocs separately at the following contact: crocs-hub@venturebright.com
  2. We will then contact You and, if considered necessary, put a confidentiality agreement in place to make sure our mutual interests are well protected.
4. Right to Use
  1. Your Proposal submitted to Crocs through this website will be received by Crocs on a non-confidential basis. You agree to grant Crocs the irrevocable and unlimited right to use Your Proposal and the information and materials comprised therein free of charge as Crocs sees fit and to share it within Crocs and with third parties.
  2. For this reason we ask You not to send to Crocs any information or materials that You do not wish to assign to Crocs including without limitation any confidential information and any original creative material.
Warranty and Indemnification
1. You warrant that You have the right to disclose the Proposal and any idea, innovation, information and material comprised in Your Proposal to Crocs, that such disclosure does not breach any contract or obligation between You and a third party and that, to the best of Your knowledge, possession or use of the Proposal by Crocs does not misappropriate or infringe any IP Rights of others.
2. You indemnify Crocs for any damages in connection with any claim for misappropriation or infringement resulting from Crocs’ possession or use of the Proposal or any idea, invention, information or materials comprised in Your Proposal.
Compliance and System Integrity
1. You are responsible for any communication You submit through this website, including without limitation its truthfulness and accuracy.
2. You are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations regarding Your use of this website including without limitation all applicable import/export regulations.
3. You will not use any device, software or routine to interfere with the proper working of this website or which is intended to damage, interfere with or surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information. You will not take any actions which may undermine the integrity of this website.
4. Your application by electronic means is submitted at Your own responsibility and risk. In particular Crocs shall not be liable for loss of data and illegal intrusion into the respective systems by third parties.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
1. THIS WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. CROCS, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPECIFICALLY, CROCS, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, SUITABILITY OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, TOOLS, LINKS, OR COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE, OR ANY SITE OR SITES “LINKED” TO THIS SITE. CROCS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
1. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CROCS, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, EFFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, LINE SYSTEM FAILURE, OR LOSE OF USE RELATED TO THE SITE OR ANY “LINKED” SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT CROCS IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH CROCS, THE SITE OR THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SITE.
Access
1. In order to use the site, You must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that access web-based Content, and pay any service fees associated with such access. In addition, You must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device.
2. To obtain full access to the site, You will be required to complete a registration. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your account and password and for restricting access to Your computer. You accept responsibility for all activities that occur under Your account or password and such use shall be deemed to be use by You. You will ensure that all use of Your account fully complies with these Terms. You agree to (a) immediately notify Crocs of any unauthorized use of Your password or account or any other security concern, and (b) ensure that You exit from Your account at the end of each session. Transfer of the account by You to any other person or entity is prohibited. In connection with Your registration, You agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about Yourself as prompted by the registration form (“Registration Data”) and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If You provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete or that Crocs has a reasonable ground to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Crocs has the right to suspend or terminate Your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the site (or any portion thereof).]
Company Privacy Policy
1. Your use of the site including, but not limited to, Your Registration Data is also subject to the site's Privacy Policy. For more information, please see our full privacy policy located here.
Content
1. You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials (“Content”), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that You, and not Crocs, are entirely responsible for all Content that You upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via the site.
2. Content provided by end-users to the site that is unique and not subject to preexisting licensing shall be provided and licensed under Creative Commons Public Domain, or CC0. This means that the Content has been dedicated to the public domain and that the end-user has waived all copyright and other rights in the Content worldwide. Further, there are no restrictions or requirements on the use of the Content. Additional information about CC0 can be found at http://creativecommons.org/about/cc0. By registering in the site, You accept these Terms and that Your contributed Content is made available to the public with No Rights Reserved. Any Content (except personal information) will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be used by Crocs or others for any purpose. All Content is given free of charge and no consideration will be given to You or anyone else.
3. By providing Content, You represent that: (1) the Content is original to You and that You are the only creator of the Content; (2) You hold all necessary rights to the Content or have permission from the copyright holder; (3) You have not transferred or licensed such rights (or any interest therein) to anyone else; and (4) to the best of Your knowledge, the Content does not violate the intellectual property rights of any third party. You further represent and agree that submitting the Content does not violate any agreement or understanding You have with another party, including other organizations and former employers, or their policies and procedures that governed You. Please do not submit any Content unless You are certain that You can make these representations.
4. The Company does not control all of the Content posted via the site and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the site, You may be exposed to Content that is objectionable. Under no circumstances will Crocs be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted via the site.
5. You acknowledge that Crocs does not pre-screen Content, but that Crocs and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, edit or move any Content that is available via the site. Crocs and its designees also shall have the right to remove or edit any Content that violates the Terms or is deemed by Crocs, in its sole discretion, to be otherwise objectionable. For example, material that may be removed is Content that is obscene or information unrelated to the stated purpose of the site.
6. You acknowledge and agree that Crocs may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Crocs, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the material on the site, including Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
Member Conduct
1. You agree to not use the site to:
  1. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, or otherwise objectionable;
  2. use another’s account or impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Crocs employee, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresents Your affiliation with a person or entity;
  3. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the site;
  4. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any content that You do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
  5. download any file posted by another user of the site that You know, or reasonably should know, cannot legally be distributed in such manner;
  6. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of Your employer or any other party;
  7. advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such area specifically allows such messages;
  8. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
  9. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
  10. interfere with or disrupt the site or servers or networks connected to the site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the site;
  11. remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any security-related features on the site;
  12. violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular area of the site; or
  13. violate any applicable federal, state, local or international law, or applicable regulations.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
1. As a condition of Your use of the site, You warrant to Crocs that You will not use the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, or notices. You may not use the site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the site. You understand that using the site for an illegal purpose or to transmit content that is unlawful, harassing, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, may result in removal of content and/or termination of Your participation.
Indemnity
1. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Crocs, its subsidiaries and affiliates, officers, employees and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), resulting from or arising out of the Proposal or the Content, You submit, post to or transmit through the site, Your use of the site, Your connection to the site, Your violation of the Terms, or Your violation of any rights of another.
General Practices Regarding Use and Storage
1. You acknowledge that Crocs may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the site, including without limitation the maximum number of days that Content will be retained by the site, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on Crocs’ servers on Your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) You may access the site in a given period of time. You agree that Crocs has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted through the site. You acknowledge that Crocs reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that Crocs reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
Modifications to Services
1. Crocs reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the site (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Crocs shall not be liable to You or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the site.
Termination
1. You agree that Crocs, in its sole discretion, may terminate Your password and Your access to and use of the site, and remove and discard any Content within the site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Crocs believes that You have violated or acted inconsistently with the Terms. You agree that any termination of Your access to the site under any provision of this Terms may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Crocs may immediately deactivate or delete Your account and all related information and files in Your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the site.
Hyperlinks from the Website
1. As a resource to You, the site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other sites and resources on the Internet. Because Crocs has no control over such sites and resources, You acknowledge and agree that Crocs is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Crocs shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such hyperlinked site or resource. Your use of third party sites is at Your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites.
Trademarks/Service Marks
1. Unless otherwise indicated, all logos, names, designs, and marks on the site are trademarks or service marks owned or used under license by Crocs. The use or misuse of any of these marks or other information is strictly prohibited. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any patent or trademark of Crocs or any third party. Except as expressly provided above nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right under any Crocs copyright.
Use of the Site
1. Crocs is located in Broomfield, Colorado, in the United States of America (USA). Crocs makes no representation that the content or materials on the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries outside of the USA. If You access this site from outside the United States, You do so at Your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of Your jurisdiction.
Notice
1. Notices to You may be made via Your account, email or regular mail. Crocs may also provide notices of changes to the Terms or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to You generally on the site.
General Information
1. The Terms constitute the entire agreement between You and Crocs and govern Your use of the site, superseding any prior agreements between You and Crocs with respect to the subject matter hereof. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when You use affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software. The Terms and the relationship between You and Crocs shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with Crocs, or in any way relating to Your use of this site, resides in the courts of the State of Colorado. If any provision of these Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
Violations
1. Please report any violations of the Terms to Crocs at crocs-hub@venturebright.com. With respect to any alleged copyright infringement claims with respect to Content posted on the site, please contact crocs-hub@venturebright.com.