Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Gofere! These terms and conditions govern your access to and use of www.GofereSportswear.com, the Gofere App (the “App”), and any other website or application in which we present these terms and conditions (collectively with any content, shopping services, and community services provided those sites and apps, the “Platform”). The Platform is owned and operated by Gofere Sportswear manufacturing PLC (“Gofere/we/us”). These terms and conditions include and incorporate the additional policies and terms referenced here (collectively with these terms and conditions, the “Terms”). Please read the Terms carefully. By using our Platform, you accept and agree to the Terms. If you disagree with the Terms, please do not use the Platform and exit immediately.

We reserve the right to change the Terms from time to time. These changes will become effective when we post them. Your continued use of our Platform after we post changes to the Terms will mean you accept those changes.

2. ELIGIBILITY

You must be at least 11 years old to access the Platform. If you are at least 11 years old but less than 15 years old, use the Platform only after your parent(s), guardian, or legal representative has consented to these Terms. Gofere may at all times request written proof of such consent.

3. PLATFORM CONTENT

Other than User Generated Content, all of the content featured or displayed on the Platform, including without limitation text, graphics, photographs, images, moving images, sound, and illustrations (“Content”), is owned by Gofere, its licensors, affiliates, vendors, agents and/or its Content providers. All elements of the Platform, including without limitation the general design and the Content, are protected by trade dress, copyright, moral rights, trademark, and other laws relating to intellectual property rights. The Platform may only be used for the intended purpose for which that Platform is being made available.

Except as otherwise indicated in specific areas within the Platform, you are authorized to view, play, print, and download documents, audio, and video found on our Platform for personal, informational, and noncommercial purposes only. You may not modify any of the materials or copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information or work contained on the Platform. Except as authorized under the copyright laws, you are responsible for obtaining permission before reusing any copyrighted material that is available on the Platform. For purposes of these Terms, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited. You must comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of the Platform. The Platform, its Content, and all related rights will remain the exclusive property of Gofere or its licensors unless otherwise expressly agreed. You will not remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices from material found on this Platform.

4.USER-GENERATED CONTENT – INFORMATION CONTROL

All opinions, remarks, comments, artwork, graphics, photographs, links, questions, suggestions, information, videos, and other materials that you or other users of the Platform post, upload, transmit, display or otherwise make available through the Platform (“User Generated Content”) are the sole responsibility of you or the person who provided that User Generated Content. This means that you, not Gofere, are responsible for the User-Generated Content you post, upload, transmit, display, or otherwise make available through the Platform. You must not suggest, directly or indirectly, that Gofere endorses your User Generated Content.

Gofere does not control User Generated Content and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of any User Generated Content. Furthermore, the User Generated Content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We are not responsible for any User-Generated Content and will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by any User-Generated Content or your use of or reliance on it. By using the Platform, you may be exposed to User-Generated Content that you find offensive, objectionable, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. There may also be risks of dealing with underage persons, people acting under false pretenses, international trade issues, and foreign nationals. By using our Platform, you assume all associated risks.

By posting, uploading, transmitting, displaying, or otherwise making available User Generated Content through the Platform, you agree that:

you are the owner of all rights to that User-Generated Content;
you have waived all “moral rights” that you may have in that User-generated Content, including but not limited to the right to be identified as the author of that content;
you have the right to allow our use of that User-Generated Content under these Terms;
all User Generated Content that you post is accurate; does not violate these Terms; will not result in a violation of any agreement to which you are currently bound or will become bound in the future; does not and will not violate any applicable law; and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and
you are at least 11 years old.

5. USER-GENERATED CONTENT – YOUR LICENSE TO US

User-Generated Content remains the intellectual property of the individual user. By posting, uploading, transmitting, displaying, or otherwise making available User Generated Content through the Platform, you grant Gofere a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, fully sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display that User Generated Content, in whole or in part, throughout the world in any form, medium or technology, whether now known or later developed.

We may modify or adapt User Generated Content, including in order to transmit, display, or distribute it over networks and to conform to the requirements of networks, services, or other media. We or others may, in our sole discretion, refer to your name or other identifiers you provided when posting User Generated Content. You promise that our publication and use of your User Generated Content will not infringe the rights of any third party.

All User-Generated Content that you post, upload, transmit, display, or otherwise make available through the Platform may be used by Gofere in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Gofere reserves the right to change, condense, delete, or refuse to post any User-Generated Content on the Platform at its sole discretion. Gofere does not guarantee that you can edit or delete any User Generated Content you have made available in connection with the Platform. We are not under any obligation to keep confidential the User-Provided Content that you make available through the Platform.

6. PRODUCTS FEATURES

All features, content, specifications, products, and prices of products and services described or depicted on this Platform are subject to change at any time without notice. Certain weights, measures, and similar descriptions are approximate and are provided for convenience purposes only. We make all reasonable efforts to accurately display the attributes of our products, including the applicable colors; however, the actual color you see will depend on your computer system, and we cannot guarantee that your computer will accurately display such colors. The inclusion of any products or services on this Platform at a particular time does not imply or warrant that these products or services will be available at any time. It is your responsibility to ascertain and obey all applicable local, state, federal, and international laws (including minimum age requirements) in regard to the possession, use, and sale of any item purchased from this Platform. By placing an order, you represent that the products ordered will be used only in a lawful manner.

7.ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

We attempt to ensure that the information on this Platform is complete, accurate, and current. Despite our efforts, the information on this Platform may occasionally be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. We make no representation as to the completeness, accuracy, or currency of any information on this Platform. For example, products included on this Platform may be unavailable, may have different attributes than those listed, or may actually carry a different price than that stated on this Platform. In addition, we may make changes in information about price and availability without notice. While it is our practice to confirm orders by email, the receipt of an email order confirmation does not constitute our acceptance of an order or our confirmation of an offer to sell a product or service. We reserve the right, without prior notice, to limit the order quantity on any product or service and/or to refuse service to any customer. We also may require verification of information prior to the acceptance and/or shipment of any order.

8. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

From time to time, this Platform may contain links to websites that are not owned, operated, or controlled by Gofere or its affiliates. All such links are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Platform. Neither we nor any of our respective affiliates are responsible for any content, materials, or other information located on or accessible from any other website. Neither we nor any of our respective affiliates endorse, guarantee, or make any representations or warranties regarding any other websites, any content, materials, or other information located or accessible from any other websites, or the results that you may obtain from using any other websites. If you decide to access any other websites linked to or from this Platform, you do so entirely at your own risk.

9.ACCESS AND INTERFERENCE

You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Platform for any purpose without our express written permission. Additionally, you agree that you will not do or attempt to do any of the following: (i) take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (ii) interfere with the proper working of the Platform, any activities conducted on the Platform or any networks connected to the Platform; (iii) bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Platform, whether through hacking, password “mining” or any other unauthorized means, (iv) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Platform or any network connected to the Platform, or (v) harvest or otherwise collect and store information about other users of the Platform, including e-mail addresses.

10. ACCOUNT SECURITY

You are entirely responsible for the security and confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security of which you become aware. You are responsible for taking precautions and providing security measures best suited for your situation and intended use of the Platform.

11. FORCE MAJEURE

Neither Gofere nor you shall be responsible for damages or for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts or occurrences beyond their reasonable control, including, without limitation: fire, lightning, explosion, power surge or failure, water, acts of God, war, revolution, civil commotion or acts of civil or military authorities or public enemies: any law, order, regulation, ordinance, or requirement of any government or legal body or any representative of any such government or legal body; or labor unrest, including without limitation, strikes, slowdowns, picketing, or boycotts; inability to secure raw materials, transportation facilities, fuel or energy shortages, or acts or omissions of other common carriers.

12. PRIVACY

Your use of our Platform is subject to our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy here.

13. DISCLAIMER

The information, materials, and services provided on or through this Platform are provided “as is” without any warranties of any kind including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property. Neither Gofere, nor any of its respective affiliates (i) warrants the accuracy or completeness of the information, materials, or services provided on or through the Platform or (ii) makes any commitments or assumes any duty to update such information, materials or services.

Neither Gofere, nor any of its respective affiliates, warrants that the functions contained in this Platform will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the server that makes the content available will be free of viruses or other harmful components.

We hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, any implied warranties with respect to the products and services listed or purchased on or through this Platform. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we hereby expressly disclaim all liability for product defect or failure, claims that are due to normal wear, product misuse, abuse, product modification, improper product selection, non-compliance with any codes, or misappropriation.

14.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Your use of the Platform is at your own risk. You agree that our sole obligation to you is to provide the Platform “as is.” Neither Gofere nor any of its employees, officers, directors nor any of its agents or any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Platform shall be liable to you or to any third party for your use of, or the inability to use, the Platform and its Content except in cases of (a) gross negligence, recklessness, or an act of knowing or intentional willful misconduct; or (b) a violation of a consumer protection statute in connection with the Platform.

In no event will Gofere or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, affiliates, agents, successors or assigns, nor any party involved in the creation, production, or transmission of this Platform, be liable to you or anyone else for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (including, without limitation, those resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption) arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of the use of the Platform, any Platforms linked to this Platform, and its Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages. Please refer to your local laws for any such prohibitions.

If there are any problem with this Platform or any Content, you agree that your sole remedy is to cease using this Platform.

15. INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Gofere and any affiliated company or individual harmless from any and all liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to any violation of these Terms by you or your authorized users, or in connection with the use of the Platform or the Internet or your purchases or the placement or transmission of any message or information on this Platform by you or your authorized users or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

16. RELEASE

If you have a dispute with one or more other users of the Platform, you release Gofere (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

17. TERMINATION

“Platform Disputes” include: (a) any claim you may have against Gofere in connection with the Site, (b) any claim Gofere may have against you in connection with the Site, and (c) any action to enforce the Terms and Conditions or to object to the Terms and Conditions.

All other disputes are Non-Platform Disputes. Any claim arising from your purchase of Gofere product or service is a Non-Platform Dispute. Any claim arising from the content of any offer or advertisement on the Site is a Non-Platform Dispute.

18. GENERAL

Any claim relating to, and the use of, this Site and the materials contained herein is governed by the laws of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A printed version of these Terms will be admissible in judicial and administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted, or secure access to our Platform, and the operation of the Platform may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our control.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

You agree that the Terms may be automatically assigned by Gofere in our sole discretion. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe, or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. Sections 4 (User Generated Content – Your License to Us), 10 (Access and Interference), 16 (Limitation of Liability), 18 (Indemnity), and 19 (Release) shall survive any termination or expiration of the Terms.

19.Copyright and Neighboring Rights Protection Proclamation No.410/2004

In operating the Platform, we may act as a “services provider” (as defined by Ethiopia’s copyright law, specifically Proclamation No. 410/2004) and offer services as an online provider of materials and links to third-party Platforms. As a result, third-party materials that we do not own or control may be transmitted, stored, accessed, or otherwise made available using the Platform. If you believe any material available via the Platform infringes a copyright, you should notify us using the notice procedure for claimed infringement under the Ethiopia’s copyright law. We will respond expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material claimed to be infringing and will follow the procedures specified in the Ethiopia’s copyright law to resolve the claim between the notifying party and the alleged infringer who provided the Content. Our designated team (i.e., proper party for notice) to whom you should address infringement notices under the Ethiopia’s copyright law is Communication Department, Gofere, National Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at communications@goferesportswear.com. Please provide the following notice:
Identify the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; Identify the material on the Site that you claim is infringing, with enough detail so that we may locate it on the Site; A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; A statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that (a) the above information in your notice is accurate, and (b) that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or that you are authorized to act on behalf of that owner; your address, telephone number, and email address; and your physical or electronic signature.

20.ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Gofere and supersedes any prior understandings or agreements (written or oral).

21.CONTACT US; SMS TEXT TERMS

If you do not understand any of the foregoing Terms or if you have any questions or comments, we invite you to contact our Customer Service Department by email at communications@goferesportswear.com or by calling +25190-000-6333.

In some cases, you may be able to text our customer service team. If you contact us via SMS text, you agree to these terms: We will respond to you in one or more SMS messages. Standard message and data rates may apply to any messages sent by us or you. Please contact your wireless provider with any questions regarding text messaging or data rates and plans. You represent and warrant that you have the authority to agree to receive SMS messages on the telephone number that you have provided to us, or from which you sent the SMS request to us. SMS messaging is not available in all areas. Not all mobile devices or handsets may be supported. Gofere is not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages. To stop receiving SMS messages from Gofere customer service, send “STOP”. For additional help, please contact customer service through email or by calling.

22. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS NOTICE

All trademarks, service marks, and trade names of Gofere used herein (including but not limited to: the Gofere name, the Gofere logo, the Gofere Design) (collectively “Marks”) are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Gofere Sportswear Manufacturing PLC, or its affiliates, partners, vendors or licensors. You may not use, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or modify Gofere trademarks in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this site, without Goferes’ prior written consent. The use of Gofere trademarks on any other Platform or network computer environment is not allowed. This protects you, too. When you see the Gofere marks, you can be sure of our quality and performance. Gofere prohibits the use of Gofere trademarks as a “hot” link on or to any other Platform unless the establishment of such a link is approved in advance.