Intellectual Property Policy

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Group Party Expert, Inc. respects the intellectual property rights of others. 


It is our policy to respond to any claim of intellectual property infringement associated with the Website.


If you are an IP rights holder, and you believe that your IP rights have been infringed through the Website, you must submit you notice in writing to the attention of our U.S. based law firm, Haque III Legal Practice, LLC at info@h3lp.law with the subject line “IP CONCERN – GROUPE PARTY EXPERT: …” and include in your notice a detailed description of the alleged infringement.


You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) for misrepresenting that any content is infringing your intellectual property.


DEFINITIONS 

For purposes of this Intellectual Property Section:

  • Website means the website “https://www.party-expert.com/” and any related subpages, child pages, or secondary pages identified as subordinate pages to the main, top-level page (https://www.party-expert.com/), including any mobile pages.

  • Website Operator means Groupe Party Expert Inc. and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and assigns.

  • Company IP means all Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to the Website Operator, including the Website and all content and materials made available by the Website Operator through the Website.

  • Intellectual Property means all intellectual property and proprietary rights in any jurisdiction, including rights in trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, trade dress, domain names, copyrights, moral rights, patents, patent applications, trade secrets, know-how, confidential information, and all registrations and applications for any of the foregoing.

  • User Content means any content a user submits, posts, uploads, transmits, or otherwise makes available through the Website, including reviews, comments, images, videos, and customization inputs.

  • Third-Party IP means Intellectual Property owned by parties other than the Website Operator or the user, including brand names and character names that may appear in product descriptions for compatibility or identification.


COMPANY IP AND RESERVATION OF RIGHTS 

The Website and all Company IP are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Website Operator (or its licensors, as applicable). 


Except for the limited rights expressly granted to users in this Section, no right, title, or interest in or to any Company IP is transferred, assigned, or conveyed to any user by operation of law or otherwise. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.



LIMITED LICENSE TO USE THE WEBSITE

Subject to a user’s compliance with the Website’s terms and this Section, the Website Operator grants the user a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Website for the user’s personal, non-commercial shopping purposes (including browsing, placing orders for costumes and toys, and viewing order history). The user shall not:

  • copy, reproduce, modify, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, transmit, sell, rent, lease, lend, or exploit any Company IP except as expressly permitted by the Website’s functionality;

  • remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices; 

  • reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive source code from the Website except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by applicable law; 

  • use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Website for any purpose without the Website Operator’s express written permission; or 

  • use the Website or Company IP in a manner that infringes, misappropriates, or violates any Intellectual Property or other rights of any person.


TRADEMARKS AND PRODUCT NAMES - NO AFFILIATION 

Company names, logos, slogans, and other marks displayed on the Website are Company IP. 


Any other trademarks, service marks, trade names, product names, character names, or logos that may appear on the Website are the property of their respective owners and are used, if at all, for identification purposes only. 


Unless expressly stated in writing by the Website Operator, nothing on the Website shall be construed as indicating sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, or authorization by any third party.


COPYRIGHT - PERMITTED SHARING

Except as expressly enabled by the Website (for example, sharing a product link using built-in sharing tools), users may not copy or redistribute Website text, images, videos, product photography, graphics, page layouts, or other content. 


Any permitted sharing must preserve all proprietary notices and must not imply endorsement or affiliation.


USER CONTENT LICENSE - FEEDBACK 

If the Website permits User Content, the user grants the Website Operator a worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, modify (for formatting and display), create derivative works from (solely as necessary to operate and improve the Website), publicly display, publicly perform, distribute, and otherwise use such User Content in connection with operating, marketing, and improving the Website and the sale of goods and services. 


To the extent a user provides suggestions, ideas, or feedback, the user grants the Website Operator a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use and exploit such feedback for any purpose without compensation or attribution.


USER CONTENT REPRESENTATIONS - PROHIBITED CONTENT 

The user represents and warrants that: 

  • the user owns or has all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to submit the User Content and to grant the licenses in this Section; 

  • the User Content does not and will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate any Intellectual Property, privacy, publicity, or other rights of any person; and 

  • the User Content complies with applicable law and does not include unlawful, deceptive, or misleading statements about costumes, toys, safety, or performance. 


The Website Operator may remove or disable access to User Content at any time in its discretion, including for alleged infringement or legal compliance.


INFRINGEMENT POLICY - NOTICE AND TAKEDOWN 

The Website Operator respects Intellectual Property rights and expects users to do the same. 


If a rights holder believes content on the Website infringes their Intellectual Property, the rights holder should provide a written notice to the Website Operator including: 

  • identification of the work, mark, or other right allegedly infringed; 

  • identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to locate it on the Website; 

  • the complaining party’s contact information; 

  • a statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized; and 

  • a statement, under penalty of perjury if applicable, that the information is accurate and the complaining party is authorized to act. 


The Website Operator will review notices and may remove or disable access to the challenged material and, where appropriate, take reasonable steps to notify the submitting user and process counter-notifications consistent with applicable law.


All notices related to this section should be sent to Website Operator’s U.S. based law firm, Haque III Legal Practice, LLC, at info@h3lp.law, with the subject line beginning with “NOTICE AND TAKEDOWN – GROUPE PARTY EXPERT: …”


DMCA Notice and Procedure 

You may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by sending our U.S. based law firm, Haque III Legal Practice, LLC an email with the following subject line “Groupe Party Expert – DMCA Notice:…” and with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C § 512(c)(3) for further detail) at info@h3lp.law:

  • An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright’s interest.

  •  A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work.

  • Identification of the URL or other specific location on the Website where the material that you claim is infringing is located.

  • Your address, telephone number, and email address.

  • 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, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.


Upon receipt of a notification, the Website Operator will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the Website.


COMPANY IP STATUS – ENCUMBRANCES AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS 

The Website Operator represents that, as between the Website Operator and users, the Website Operator is the sole and exclusive owner of, or holds a valid license to use, the Company IP made available through the Website, and that the Website Operator’s rights in such Company IP are not knowingly subject to liens or encumbrances that would materially interfere with the Website Operator’s ability to operate the Website as offered. 


The Website Operator further represents that, to the Website Operator’s knowledge, the Company IP as provided through the Website does not infringe, violate, or misappropriate the Intellectual Property rights of any third party in a manner that would materially impair the ordinary operation of the Website. 


Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Website Operator does not make any representation regarding Third-Party IP displayed on the Website that is owned by others, and any such Third-Party IP remains the property of its respective owners.


RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF COMPANY IP IN COMMERCE

Users shall not use any Company IP (including the Website Operator’s trademarks, logos, product photography, or proprietary descriptions) in connection with any commercial activity, including resale listings, marketplace postings, paid advertisements, social media storefronts, or search engine marketing, without the Website Operator’s prior express written consent. 


Any goodwill arising from permitted use of Company IP inures solely to the benefit of the Website Operator.


REMEDIES - EQUITABLE RELIEF

Unauthorized use, copying, or disclosure of Company IP, or infringement or misappropriation of Intellectual Property, by Website users may cause irreparable harm. 


The Website Operator and affected rights holders may seek injunctive relief and any other remedies available at law or in equity from Website users, in addition to any other rights and remedies under the Website’s terms.




GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION, AND VENUE FOR U.S. USERS

This section governs users located in the United States (“U.S.”) and is only applicable to those users. 

Governing Law

This Intellectual Property Section and any dispute arising out of or relating to Intellectual Property on the Website, including claims of infringement, misappropriation, ownership, validity, or scope, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with:

  • applicable laws of the United States; and 

  • to the extent state law applies to any issue not preempted by federal law or otherwise governed exclusively by federal law, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any conflict-of-laws, choice-of-law, or similar rules that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.


Jurisdiction and Venue

Subject to the Governing Law section above (if applicable), the Website Operator and U.S. users agree that any and all any disputes arising out of or relating to Intellectual Property on the Website, including claims of infringement, misappropriation, ownership, validity, or scope, shall be brought and maintained exclusively in the Illinois Courts. 


The Website Operator and U.S. users irrevocably:

  • submit to the personal jurisdiction of the Illinois Courts for purposes of any disputes arising out of or relating to Intellectual Property on the Website, including claims of infringement, misappropriation, ownership, validity, or scope; 

  • consent to venue in the Illinois Courts; and 

  • waive any objection to the Illinois Courts based on lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, inconvenient forum, or any similar ground.


If, for any dispute arising out of or relating to Intellectual Property on the Website, including claims of infringement, misappropriation, ownership, validity, or scope, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, declines jurisdiction, or is otherwise unavailable to hear such dispute, then such dispute shall be brought exclusively in any court of appropriate jurisdiction located in Cook County, Illinois, United States and the parties' consents and waivers in this section shall apply equally to that court. 


TERMS OF SERVICE

This Intellectual Property Policy is a part of Group Party Expert, Inc.’s Terms of Service and is incorporated therein. To view Website’s Terms of Service, go to https://www.party-expert.com/policies/terms-of-service.