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2. INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
6. USER
GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
17.
MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
25.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
These Terms of Use
constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or
on behalf of an entity (“you”) and
Supplemental terms and
conditions or documents that may be posted on the Site from time to time are
hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our
sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms of Use
The information provided
on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity
in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary
to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement
within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to
access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are
solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local
laws are applicable.
The Site is not tailored
to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act
(FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you
may not use this Site. You may not use the Site in a way that would violate the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
The Site is intended for users who are at least 18 years old.
Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the Site.
Unless otherwise
indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases,
functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and
graphics on the Site (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service
marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us
or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and
various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the
United States, international copyright laws, and international conventions. The
Content and the Marks are provided on the Site “AS IS” for your information and
personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part
of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated,
republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated,
transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any
commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.
Provided that you are
eligible to use the Site, you are granted a limited license to access and use
the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which
you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Site, the
Content and the Marks.
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that:
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not
current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account
and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any portion thereof).
You may be required to register with the Site. You agree to keep
your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account
and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you
select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is
inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than
that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in
connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically
endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
Any use of the Site in violation of the foregoing violates these
Terms of Use and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension
of your rights to use the Site.
7. CONTRIBUTION
LICENSE
We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to
edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions; (2) to re-categorize any
Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the Site; and (3)
to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason,
without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.
8. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS
We may provide you areas on the Site to leave reviews or
ratings. When posting a review, you must comply with the following criteria:
(1) you should have firsthand experience with the person/entity being reviewed;
(2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist,
offensive, or hate language; (3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory
references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital
status, sexual orientation, or disability; (4) your reviews should not contain
references to illegal activity; (5) you should not be affiliated with
competitors if posting negative reviews; (6) you should not make any
conclusions as to the legality of conduct; (7) you may not post any false or
misleading statements; and (8) you may not organize a campaign encouraging
others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.
We may accept, reject, or remove reviews in our sole discretion.
We have absolutely no obligation to screen reviews or to delete reviews, even
if anyone considers reviews objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews are not
endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the views of
any of our affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability for any review or
for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any review. By posting a
review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide,
royalty-free, fully-paid, assignable, and sublicensable right and license to
reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or
distribute all content relating to reviews.
As part of the functionality of the Site, you may link your
account with online accounts you have with third-party service providers (each
such account, a “Third-Party Account”) by either: (1) providing your
Third-Party Account login information through the Site; or (2) allowing us to
access your Third-Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and
conditions that govern your use of each Third-Party Account. You represent and
warrant that you are entitled to disclose your Third-Party Account login
information to us and/or grant us access to your Third-Party Account, without
breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your use of the
applicable Third-Party Account, and without obligating us to pay any fees or
making us subject to any usage limitations imposed by the third-party service
provider of the Third-Party Account. By granting us access to any Third-Party
Accounts, you understand that (1) we may access, make available, and store (if
applicable) any content that you have provided to and stored in your
Third-Party Account (the “Social Network Content”) so that it is available on
and through the Site via your account, including without limitation any friend
lists and (2) we may submit to and receive from your Third-Party Account
additional information to the extent you are notified when you link your
account with the Third-Party Account. Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you
choose and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in such
Third-Party Accounts, personally identifiable information that you post to your
Third-Party Accounts may be available on and through your account on the Site.
Please note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes
unavailable or our access to such Third Party Account is terminated by the third-party
service provider, then Social Network Content may no longer be available on and
through the Site. You will have the ability to disable the connection between
your account on the Site and your Third-Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE
THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH
YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH
THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. We make no effort to review any Social Network
Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality,
or non-infringement, and we are not responsible for any Social Network Content.
You acknowledge and agree that we may access your email address book associated
with a Third-Party Account and your contacts list stored on your mobile device
or tablet computer solely for purposes of identifying and informing you of
those contacts who have also registered to use the Site. You can deactivate the
connection between the Site and your Third-Party Account by contacting us using
the contact information below or through your account settings (if applicable).
We will attempt to delete any information stored on our servers that was
obtained through such Third-Party Account, except the username and profile
picture that become associated with your account.
10. SUBMISSIONS
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments,
suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Site
("Submissions") provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall
become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all
intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and
dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or
otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby waive all
moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such
Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such
Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or
actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your
Submissions.
11. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE AND CONTENT
The Site may contain (or you may be sent via the Site) links
to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles,
photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video,
information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or
originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such
Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored,
or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not
responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Site or any
Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Site,
including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy
practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the
Third-Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation
of any Third-Party Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply approval
or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Site and access the
Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at
your own risk, and you should be aware these Terms of Use no longer govern. You
should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data
gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the Site or
relating to any applications you use or install from the Site. Any purchases
you make through Third-Party Websites will be through other websites and from
other companies, and we take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such
purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party. You
agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or services offered
on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us harmless from any harm caused by
your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you shall hold us
harmless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or
resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or any contact with
Third-Party Websites.
We allow advertisers to display their advertisements and
other information in certain areas of the Site, such as sidebar advertisements
or banner advertisements. If you are an advertiser, you shall take full
responsibility for any advertisements you place on the Site and any services
provided on the Site or products sold through those advertisements. Further, as
an advertiser, you warrant and represent that you possess all rights and
authority to place advertisements on the Site, including, but not limited to,
intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and contractual rights.
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1)
monitor the Site for violations of these Terms of Use; (2) take appropriate
legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or
these Terms of Use, including without limitation, reporting such user to law
enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation,
refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the
extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion
thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or
liability, to remove from the Site or otherwise disable all files and content
that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5)
otherwise manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and
property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site.
We care about data privacy and security. Please
review our Privacy Policy:
We
respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any
material available on or through the Site infringes upon any copyright you own
or control, please immediately notify us using the contact information provided
below (a “Notification”). A copy of your Notification will be sent to the
person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. Please
be advised that pursuant to applicable law you may be held liable for damages
if you make material misrepresentations in a Notification. Thus, if you are not
sure that material located on or linked to by the Site infringes your
copyright, you should consider first contacting an attorney.
These Terms of Use
shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. WITHOUT LIMITING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF USE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE
DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE
(INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR
NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION,
WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS OF USE OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW
OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SITE OR DELETE
If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you
are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a
fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be
acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending
your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including
without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the
contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion
without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our
Site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the
Site without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third
party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the
Site.
We cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times.
We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform
maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.
We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or
otherwise modify the Site at any time or for any reason without notice to you.
You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience
caused by your inability to access or use the Site during any downtime or
discontinuance of the Site. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be construed to
obligate us to maintain and support the Site or to supply any corrections,
updates, or releases in connection therewith.
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and yourself irrevocably consent that the courts shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these
terms.
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute,
controversy, or claim related to these Terms of Use (each "Dispute"
and collectively, the “Disputes”) brought by either you or us (individually, a
“Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), the Parties agree to first attempt to
negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below)
informally for at least
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this contract,
including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall
be referred to and finally resolved by the International Commercial Arbitration
Court under the European Arbitration Chamber (Belgium, Brussels, Avenue Louise,
146) according to the Rules of this ICAC, which, as a result of referring to
it, is considered as the part of this clause.
There may be information on the Site that contains
typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions,
pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to
correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the
information on the Site at any time, without prior notice.
THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU
AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT
THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES
LINKED TO THE SITE AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY
(1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS
TO AND USE OF THE SITE, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE
SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM
THE SITE, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE
TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR
OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND
INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE
MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SITE. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD
PARTY THROUGH THE SITE, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE
APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A
PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN
YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE
OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD
USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS
BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT,
LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE,
EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless,
including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers,
agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability,
claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by
any third party due to or arising out of:
We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Site
for the purpose of managing the performance of the Site, as well as data
relating to your use of the Site. Although we perform regular routine backups
of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that
relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Site. You agree that we
shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and
you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such loss or
corruption of such data.
Visiting the Site, sending us emails, and completing online
forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic
communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and
other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the
Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU
HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER
RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF
TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SITE. You hereby waive any
rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or
other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery
or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of
credits by any means other than electronic means.
If any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you
can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services
of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North
Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at
(800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.
These Terms of Use and any policies or operating rules
posted by us on the Site or in respect to the Site constitute the entire
agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not operate as a
waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Use operate to the fullest
extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and
obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for
any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our
reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of
Use is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or
part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Use and does not
affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no
joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between
you and us as a result of these Terms of Use or use of the Site. You agree that
these Terms of Use will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted
them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the
electronic form of these Terms of Use and the lack of signing by the parties
hereto to execute these Terms of Use.
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to
receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at tp a.t timeplore d.o.t com
9. SOCIAL MEDIA