1. Overview
Sports Gear Swag ("Sports Gear Swag," "SGS," "we," "our," or "us") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our customers to do the same.
This policy explains ownership of website content, customer-submitted artwork, trademarks, copyrights, and the responsibilities associated with ordering custom products.
2. Sports Gear Swag Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise noted, all content available on SportsGearSwag.com is owned by or licensed to Sports Gear Swag, including but not limited to:
- Logos
- Trademarks
- Brand names
- Product photography
- Website design
- Graphics
- Icons
- Text
- Product descriptions
- Catalogs
- Marketing materials
- Software
- Page layouts
- Original artwork created by Sports Gear Swag
This content is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.
No content may be copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, republished, or used without prior written permission from Sports Gear Swag.
3. Customer-Submitted Artwork
Customers may upload artwork, logos, photographs, graphics, designs, text, and other materials for use in custom products.
By submitting content, you represent and warrant that:
- You own the content, or
- You have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, permissions, and authorizations to use it.
- Your submitted content does not infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any third party.
Customers are solely responsible for the legality and use of all submitted content.
4. License to Produce Your Order
By submitting artwork or other content, you grant Sports Gear Swag a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the submitted materials solely for purposes of:
- Preparing proofs
- Manufacturing products
- Printing
- Embroidery
- Production
- Order fulfillment
- Customer support
- Warranty or quality review
- Reorders requested by you
Ownership of your artwork remains with you or the applicable rights holder.
5. Trademarks
Customers are responsible for obtaining authorization to reproduce any trademark, logo, brand name, mascot, or other protected identifier.
Sports Gear Swag does not verify trademark ownership or licensing on behalf of customers. Submission of trademarked materials represents that you have the legal authority to authorize their reproduction.
6. Copyrighted Materials
Customers may not submit content that infringes the copyrights of others. Examples include unauthorized reproduction of:
- Professional sports logos
- Collegiate logos
- Corporate logos
- Brand artwork
- Characters
- Movies
- Television shows
- Music artwork
- Books
- Copyrighted illustrations
Sports Gear Swag reserves the right to refuse any order that we reasonably believe may infringe the intellectual property rights of another party.
7. AI-Generated Content
Customers are responsible for ensuring that any artwork created using artificial intelligence tools complies with applicable intellectual property laws and does not infringe the rights of others. Sports Gear Swag does not independently verify ownership or originality of AI-generated content.
8. Right to Refuse Orders
Sports Gear Swag reserves the right to refuse, cancel, or suspend any order that, in our reasonable judgment:
- Violates intellectual property rights
- Contains unlawful content
- Contains offensive or hateful content
- Promotes illegal activity
- Violates applicable laws or regulations
- Could expose Sports Gear Swag to legal liability
9. Copyright Complaints
If you believe content produced or displayed by Sports Gear Swag infringes your copyright, please contact us with sufficient information to investigate your claim, including:
- Your name and contact information
- Identification of the copyrighted work
- Identification of the allegedly infringing material
- A statement describing your ownership or authorization
- Any supporting documentation
We will review legitimate claims and take appropriate action where required by law.
10. Indemnification
By submitting artwork or other content, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Sports Gear Swag, its owners, employees, affiliates, and service providers from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from:
- Copyright infringement
- Trademark infringement
- Unauthorized use of submitted content
- Violations of intellectual property rights
- Any breach of this policy
11. Policy Updates
Sports Gear Swag may update this Intellectual Property & Copyright Policy at any time by posting a revised version on this page. Continued use of our website following any updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this Intellectual Property & Copyright Policy or believe your intellectual property rights have been infringed, please contact us:
Sports Gear Swag
Website: Sports Gear Swag
Email: sales@sportsgearswag.ca
Phone: 1-833-301-6511
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