rue21's User Agreement

Also, please check out our Privacy Statement, which applies to any use of the Website. rue21's ("rue21") owns and operates the domain name and website rue21.com (collectively, including rue21 and any affiliates, referred to as "rue21"). rue21 Products and Services may be offered by rue21 through the www.rue21.com website ("rue21 Website" or "Website") and are made available subject to this User Agreement and the Privacy Statement. By using rue21 Website, the user agrees, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this User Agreement and the Privacy Statement.

General Use of Site
Before using our Site, please take some time to review the following basic terms and conditions ("Terms"). Your use is subject to these Terms, which may be changed or updated by rue21 from time to time without prior notice. Continued use of this Website following any such changes shall constitute your acceptance of any new Terms. Users are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms and we encourage you, therefore, to review them carefully whenever you use the Website. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS, WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT USE OUR WEBSITE.

Copyright and Trademark Ownership
Except as otherwise noted, all marks, images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, written materials, audio, video, and other materials that appear as part of this Website (collectively, "Contents") are copyrighted, trademarked, and/or protected by trade dress or other intellectual property rights owned by rue21. The mark rue21, and/or other rue21 marks referenced herein are either trademarks or service marks, registered or unregistered, of rue21. Other marks and product and company names contained herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The Website as a whole is protected by copyright and trade dress, all worldwide intellectual property rights, titles and interests which are owned by rue21.

The Contents of the Website, and the Website as a whole, are intended solely for personal noncommercial use by you and other users of our Website. This is a license, not a transfer of title, and is subject to the following restrictions. You may not (a) modify the Contents or use them for any commercial purpose, or any public display, performance, sale or rental; (b) remove or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices from the Contents; or (c) transfer the Contents to another person. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Contents. rue21 reserves all rights not expressly granted herein.

Submissions
All comments, emails, feedback, suggestions, ideas and other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered to rue21 on or by this Website or otherwise disclosed, submitted or offered in connection with your use of our Website (collectively, "Submissions") shall be and remain the property of rue21, subject to the Terms of the Privacy Statement. Such disclosure, submission or offer of any Submissions shall constitute an assignment to rue21 of all worldwide rights, titles and interests in all copyrights and other intellectual properties in the Submissions.

NOTWITHSTANDING TERMS OF THE PRIVACY STATEMENT, RUE21 WILL OWN EXCLUSIVELY ALL SUCH RIGHTS, TITLES AND INTERESTS AND SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN ANY WAY IN ITS USE, COMMERCIAL OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY SUBMISSIONS. FURTHER, RUE21 SHALL BE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN ANY SUBMISSIONS IN CONFIDENCE, PAY TO USER ANY COMPENSATION OR ROYALTIES FOR ANY SUBMISSIONS OR RESPOND TO ANY USER SUBMISSIONS. FOR THIS REASON, WE ASK THAT YOU NOT SEND US ANY SUBMISSIONS THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO ASSIGN TO US.

You agree that no Submissions by you to the Website will violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal, intellectual property or proprietary right(s). You also agree that no Submissions by you to the Website will be or contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material. You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any Submissions you make.

rue21 is not responsible for any material posted by any users on the Website. Participants agree not to defame, abuse, harass, or threaten others, make any bigoted, hateful or racially offensive statements, advocate illegal activity or discuss illegal activities with the intent to commit them, post or distribute any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to a civil liability, or infringes and/or violates any right of a third party or any law, post or distribute any vulgar, obscene, discourteous or indecent language or images, advertise or sell to, or solicit others, or post or distribute any software or other materials that may contain a virus or other harmful component. We recommend that you avoid posting personal information, especially if you are under the age of eighteen. By participating in Website sweepstakes, contests, promotions, and/or requesting promotional information, you agree that rue21 may use your information for marketing and promotional purposes in accordance with the Privacy Statement.

Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold rue21 harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from or related to your use of the Website.

Links to Other Websites and Services
This Website may contain links to other Websites (collectively, the "Third Party Websites"), including but not limited to links to other Websites operated by rue21. The linked Third Party Websites may not be under the control of rue21, and rue21 does not warrant, represent or assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the information or software or other materials downloaded from or contained in any linked Website or any Website contained in a linked Website. rue21 does not intend links on the Website to be referrals or endorsements of the linked Websites, and are providing these links only as a convenience. You should familiarize yourself with the specific legal information contained in any such Websites.

Disclaimer
THE CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAWS. IN ADDITION, RUE21 DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR THE OPERATION OR FUNCTION OF THIS WEBSITE, ANY COMPONENT THEREOF, OR ANY SERVICES OFFERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; THAT DEFECTS THEREWITH WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL ELEMENTS. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN INFORMATION MAY BE UPDATED FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN RUE21 AND RUE21 DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF SUCH INFORMATION. RUE21 IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF OR RELIANCE ON, THE CONTENTS OR MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE WEBSITE.

THE PARTIES AGREE THAT RUE21'S LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE, IF ANY, SHALL BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500). BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500) IS A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF THE MAXIMUM DAMAGES, IF ANY, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, THAT YOUR USE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS OF ANY EQUIPMENT YOU USE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THAT RUE21 SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, RUE21 DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENTS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, RUE21 DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, FOR ANY MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THIS WEBSITE.

Severability
You agree that the terms of this Agreement are severable. If any term or provision is declared invalid or unenforceable, that term or provision will be construed consistent with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining terms of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

Termination
This Agreement is effective unless and until terminated by either you or rue21. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by email notice to customerservice@rue21.com. rue21 also may terminate this Agreement at any time and may do so immediately without notice, and accordingly deny you access to the Site, if in rue21's sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this Agreement by either you or rue21, you must not access the Website and you must promptly destroy all materials downloaded or otherwise obtained from this Site, as well as all copies of such materials, whether made under the terms of this Agreement or otherwise.

Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by the state and federal courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County and/or the Western District of Pennsylvania.