United States of America v. Hilton Worldwide Inc. - Consent Decree

26. WEBSITES.

(a) By no later than August 30, 2011 and for the term of this Consent Decree, the www.hilton.com website and the websites for the Brands that are constructed on the www.hilton.com domain shall comply with the Worldwide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.0, Level A success criteria. The foregoing requirement shall not apply to any advertising provided by third parties that appears on the www.hilton.com domain, or links to other domains that can be accessed from the www.hilton.com domain. If, during the term of this Consent Decree, the United States Department of Justice issues regulations setting standards for the accessibility of websites of public accommodations after the Effective Date, HWI will comply with such regulations and any effective dates therein.

(b) If, after August 30, 2011, the United States determines that HWI has not complied with subparagraph (a) above, it shall notify HWI of the specific instances of non-compliance. HWI will have 180 days from the receipt of such notification to address the alleged non-compliance. If the parties are unable to agree on HWI’s compliance with subparagraph (a) above, the dispute resolution mechanism of Paragraph 35 shall apply.