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THIS TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") IS A LEGAL
AND BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOUAND STADIUM-ARCADIUM.COM,
WHICH GOVERNS YOUR USE OF OUR INTERNET-BASED SERVICE
TOGETHER WITH ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, PRODUCTS,
MATERIALS AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE
SAME BY US AND/OR THIRD PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, "THE
SERVICE"). PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY PRIOR TO
USING THE SERVICE. BY REGISTERING FOR, USING OR OTHERWISE
ACCESSING THE SERVICE, OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF, IN ANY
MANNER WHATSOEVER, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BECOME A PARTY TO
THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN. THE SERVICE IS OFFERED
AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLY TO USERS 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
IF YOU ARE NOT YET 13 YEARS OLD, PLEASE DISCONTINUE USING
THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY, OR IF, FOR ANY REASON, YOU DO NOT
ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT, PLEASE DISCONTINUE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND
DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE IN ANY MANNER.
When
we refer to the "use" of the Service in this Agreement, we
mean any actual or attempted access or use of the Service,
including, without limitation, any transmission, exchange
of information or communication associated with the
Services. These terms and conditions, together with any
other terms of use applicable to other Stadium-Arcadium.com
owned or controlled web sites and any other policies,
rules and provisions which are described, linked or
otherwise referred to and form a part of this Agreement,
including, without limitation our Privacy Policy
constitute the entire agreement between you and us,
superseding any and all prior or inconsistent
understandings, representations or agreements regarding
the Service.
1.
ACCESS TO THE SERVICE
Subject to certain limitations as described herein, you
are granted the right to access our audio, audio-visual,
video, text and software content (collectively, "Content")
under certain terms and conditions as set forth in this
Agreement. In order to use the Service, you must obtain
access to the Internet and pay any service fees associated
with such access. In addition, you must provide all
equipment necessary to make such connection to the
Internet and to be able to access the digital Content
files. Download and use of software content may be subject
to an additional license agreement. You must be at least
13 years of age to access the Content. Certain areas and
functions of the Service require registration, while other
areas and functions do not.
2.
YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
You
agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete
information about yourself as prompted by the Service
registration process (such information being the
"Registration Data"). You further agree that, in providing
such Registration Data, you will not knowingly omit or
misrepresent any material facts or information and that
you will promptly enter corrected or updated Registration
Data via the Service, or otherwise advise us promptly in
writing of any such changes or updates. You further
consent and authorize us to verify your Registration Data
as required for your use of and access to the Service, as
applicable. Once registered for the Service, you shall
receive a unique user ID and password in connection with
your account (collectively referred to herein as "IDs").
You agree that you will not allow another person to use
your IDs to access and use the Service under any
circumstances. You are solely and entirely responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of your IDs and for any
charges, damages, liabilities or losses incurred or
suffered as a result of your failure to do so. We are not
liable for any harm caused by or related to the theft of
your IDs, your disclosure of your IDs, or your
authorization to allow another person to access and use
the Service using your IDs. Furthermore, you are solely
and entirely responsible for any and all activities that
occur under your account including any charges incurred
relating to the Service. You agree to immediately notify
us of any unauthorized use of your account or any other
breach of security known to you. You acknowledge that the
complete privacy of your data and messages transmitted
while using the Service cannot be guaranteed. A person who
completes the registration process for the Service is
sometimes referred to herein as a “Registered User”.
3.
STADIUM-ARCADIUM.COM PRIVACY POLICY
Stadium-Arcadium.com takes your privacy seriously and
operates under the policies and principles outlined in its
Privacy Policy, which contains important information and
disclosures relating to the collection and use of your
personally identifiable information in connection with
your use of the Service. Our Privacy Policy is set forth
here.
4.
USER RESTRICTIONS
4.1
Stadium-Arcadium.com will make reasonable efforts to keep
the Service operational. However, certain technical
difficulties, routine site maintenance/upgrades and any
other events outside the control of Stadium-Arcadium.com
may, from time to time, result in temporary service
interruptions. Stadium-Arcadium.com also reserves the
right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, functions of the
Service with or without notice. You agree that Stadium-Arcadium.com
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any
of the direct or indirect consequences of any
modification, suspension, discontinuance of or
interruption to the Service.
4.2 By
using the Service, you acknowledge and agree that you have
no right to provide any files obtained through the Service
to any other party or through any other means. You agree
that you will not duplicate or otherwise reproduce the
Content, or any portion thereof, onto any physical medium,
memory or device now known or hereinafter devised.
4.3
You may not use or allow others to use, your IDs and/or
the Service, directly or indirectly, nor upload,
distribute, transmit, communicate, link to, publish or
access any data, information or material through, using or
otherwise in connection with the Service, that: (a) is
libelous, defamatory, vulgar or obscene, pornographic,
sexually offensive or explicit, harmful or harassing,
threatening, hateful, racially, culturally, ethnically or
otherwise objectionable or offensive, discriminatory or
abusive; (b) violates any law or regulation or the rights
of others; (c) causes duress, distress or discomfort to
another or is likely to deter or discourage others from
using the Service; and/or (d) infringes any intellectual
property, proprietary rights or confidentiality
obligations of others. You are solely responsible and
liable for any such activity, behavior, use and conduct.
We have no liability and you bear the sole and exclusive
risk associated with use of or reliance on the accuracy,
quality, completeness, reliability or usefulness of any
data, information or material in connection with your IDs.
You also may not use, nor allow others to use, your IDs,
the Service, directly or indirectly, to: (x) attempt to or
actually disrupt, impair or interfere with, alter or
modify the Service or any information, data or materials
posted and/or displayed by us or anyone else; (y) act in a
way that affects or reflects negatively on us, the
Service, or anyone else; (z) collect or attempt to collect
any information from others including, without limitation,
personally identifiable information, without such party's
prior consent. You agree to comply with all local, state,
federal laws, statutes, rules and regulations, as well as
any international treaties, which are applicable to your
use of the Service.
4.4
You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate
the security of the Service, including, without
limitation: (a) accessing data not intended for you or
logging onto a processor, communications or access device
or account which you are not authorized to access; (b)
attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the
Service or to breach security or authentication measures,
regardless of your motives or intent; (c) attempting to
interfere with or disrupt the Service or service to any
user, processor, host or network, including, without
limitation, by submitting a virus, worm or Trojan horse;
or (d) sending unsolicited e-mail or other information,
including promotions or advertising. Violations of system
or network security or this Agreement may result in civil
or criminal liability. We have the right to investigate
occurrences, which may involve such violations and we may
involve, provide information to and cooperate with, law
enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are
involved in such violations.
4.5 In
some cases, Stadium-Arcadium.com derives its rights to use
the Content offered on the Service from third party
content owners ("Content Providers") for fixed periods of
time. As well, Stadium-Arcadium.com is sometimes required
to remove certain Content from the Service for legal
reasons. Therefore, certain Content offered or advertised
by Stadium-Arcadium.com may not be available when you try
to access it, and not all Content is available in all
countries or territories.
4.6
You acknowledge and agree to the essential condition that
the Content is provided "As Is". Therefore, you are aware
and agree that the Content might not be suitable for your
purposes or satisfy your expectations or requirements with
respect to it. You also acknowledge and agree that the
Content could contain errors or other harmful components.
Therefore, we recommend that prior to accessing the
Content, you ensure, at your cost, that the Content will
suit your requirements and needs and will not have any
negative impact on your computer and/or your media player
system.
5.
TERMINATION
5.1 We
may terminate this Agreement, restrict, suspend or
terminate your use of the Service immediately and without
notice or liability, if you violate, breach or fail to
comply with this Agreement in any way, and it will not
limit any other rights or remedies which are available to
us. Without limitation of any other provisions hereof
regarding termination, we reserve the right to terminate
your use of the Service, without cause, upon reasonable
notice.
5.2
You may terminate this Agreement by ceasing to use
Service. Termination is your sole right and exclusive
remedy if you are not satisfied with the Service.
5.3
Termination of this Agreement shall not relieve you of any
obligations to pay accrued charges.
6.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
6.1
The Content available through the Service is the property
of Stadium-Arcadium.com or its Content Providers and is
protected by copyright and other intellectual property
laws. Content received through the Service may be accessed
for your personal, non-commercial use only.
6.2
You acknowledge that Stadium-Arcadium.com retains
exclusive ownership of the Service and all intellectual
property rights associated therewith. The Service contains
proprietary and confidential information that is protected
by copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
Except as expressly provided herein, you are not granted
any rights or license to patents, copyrights, trade
secrets or trademarks with respect to the Service or the
Content, and Stadium-Arcadium.com reserves all rights not
expressly granted hereunder. You may not copy, reproduce,
transfer or access (except as expressly authorized by this
Agreement), re-license, reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble, translate, publish, transmit, distribute,
display, broadcast, re-broadcast, redistribute, modify,
create derivative works from, capture or store in any
physical media, market, rent, sell, lease, sublicense, or
participate in any sale of or exploit in any way, in whole
or in part, directly or indirectly, the Service or any
related software. You shall promptly notify Stadium-Arcadium.com
upon your discovery of any unauthorized use or
infringement of the Service or the Content or Stadium-Arcadium.com’s
patent, copyright, trade secret, trademarks or other
intellectual property rights. Except as expressly provided
for herein, any copy or use of any portion of the Service
shall constitute an act of copyright infringement and a
breach of this Agreement. Furthermore, Stadium-Arcadium.com
may in its sole discretion pursue any other available
rights or remedies at law or in equity for a violation of
this Agreement or such copyright infringement.
6.3 We
respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask
our users to do the same. If you believe that your work
has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, or your intellectual property rights have
been otherwise violated, please refer to our DMCA
Information. Registered Users also further agree to
provide accurate and complete information in connection
with your submission or posting of any Materials on the
Service. “Materials” includes, without limitation,
reviews, videos, articles, audio files and any other
content whether copyrightable or not.
6.5 By
transmitting, submitting and/or posting any Materials to
the Service, you grant to Stadium-Arcadium.com a
perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted,
non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, license,
distribute, display, reproduce, transmit, modify, edit,
and otherwise exploit such Materials, in all media now
known or later developed. The foregoing grant shall
include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in
such Materials, including, without limitation, any
intellectual property laws under any relevant
jurisdiction, and shall constitute a waiver of any rights,
''moral rights,'' or any similar rights under any
jurisdiction.
6.6
Stadium-Arcadium.com reserves the right not to post or
publish any Materials, and to delete, remove or edit any
Materials, at any time in its sole discretion without
notice or liability.
6.7
Stadium-Arcadium.com has the right, but not the
obligation, to monitor any information and materials
submitted or posted by you or otherwise available on the
Service, to investigate any reported or apparent violation
of this Agreement, and to take any action that Stadium-Arcadium.com
in its sole discretion deems appropriate.
6.8
You may not: (i) frame or link to Stadium-Arcadium.com
except as expressly by Stadium-Arcadium.com; (ii) use any
data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and/or
extraction tools in connection with the Service; (iii) use
the Service in conjunction with any device or service
designed to circumvent, avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate,
impair, or otherwise defeat, technological measures that
control access to, or the rights in, a work protected by
the copyright laws of any jurisdiction; (iv) use the
Service to invade the privacy of, or obtain personal
information about, any other Stadium-Arcadium.com Account
holder or user, or to obtain a list of Stadium-Arcadium.com
Account holders or users; (v) use the Service to violate
any legal right of any third party, including any Content
Provider or any publicity or privacy right, copyright or
other intellectual property right, or to take any action
that is harassing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, tortious,
threatening, harmful or otherwise objectionable.
6.9
The Stadium-Arcadium.com logos and other trademarks on the
site are the property of their respective owners and are
owned by, licensed to, or, where required, used with
permission by Stadium-Arcadium.com and may not be
reproduced, copied, or manipulated in any manner without
the express approval of the trademark owner.
7.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU
EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE SERVICE IS
AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS"
AND AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE DO NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY
DISCLAIM, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE
SERVICE, THE STADIUM-ARCADIUM.COM SITE AND THE PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION
THEREOF, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING (WITHOUT
LIMITATION) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD
PARTY RIGHTS. OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING BY COURSE OF
DEALING OR CUSTOM OF TRADE. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY THAT ANY MATERIAL, CONTENT, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
DISPLAYED ON OR OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE ACCURATE,
COMPLETE, APPROPRIATE, RELIABLE, OR TIMELY. WE ALSO MAKE
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND/OR YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF
THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, FREE OF
VIRUSES, MALICIOUS CODE, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR
OTHERWISE SECURE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE
ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
8.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER
STADIUM-ARCADIUM.COM, ITS CONTENT PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS,
PARTNERS, AFFILIATES OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS
SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF DAMAGES IN ANY
MANNER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT
OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF
ACTION OR THE BASIS OF THE CLAIM OR WHETHER OR NOT
STADIUM-ARCADIUM.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE
LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
9.
INDEMNITY
You
agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless against
any losses, expenses, costs or damages (including our
reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees' and other
reasonable costs of litigation or proceedings) arising
from, incurred as a result of, or in any manner related to
any claim or action based upon (a) your breach of, or
failure to comply with, the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, (b) your use of the Service, and/or (c) the use
of the Service by any other person using your IDs. We may,
in our discretion, participate in the defense of any such
claim or action and any negotiations for its settlement or
compromise. No settlement which may adversely affect our
rights or obligations shall be made without our prior
written approval. We reserve the right, at our own expense
and on notice to you, to assume exclusive defense and
control of any such claim or action and then your
corresponding indemnification obligation will end.
10.
CHOICE OF LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
The
Service is created, operated and controlled by Stadium-Arcadium.com
in the United Kingdom. The laws of the United Kingdom will
govern this Agreement without giving effect to any
principles or conflicts of laws.
11.
OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL
You
understand that by using the Service, you may encounter
content that may be deemed offensive, indecent, or
objectionable, which content may or may not be identified
as having explicit language. Nevertheless, you agree to
use the Service at your sole risk and that Stadium-Arcadium.com
shall have no liability to you for content that may be
found to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable. Content
descriptions are provided for convenience, and you
acknowledge and agree that Stadium-Arcadium.com does not
guarantee their accuracy.
12.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
(a) We
expect you to use only language appropriate for general
conversation, with no insulting, racist, obscene or
sexually explicit remarks; and
(b)
You are solely responsible for the content of any
transmissions you make to the Service or any materials you
add to the Service (the ''Communications''). You shall not
upload to, or distribute to, or otherwise publish through
the Service any Communication which;
(i) is
for commercial purposes or otherwise advertises or
solicits for the sale of goods or services other than for
Stadium-Arcadium.com goods and/or Stadium-Arcadium.com
services;
(ii)
constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, chain
letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or
any form of lottery or gambling;
(iii)
is obscene, indecent, pornographic, profane, sexually
explicit, or abusive;
(iv)
constitutes or contains false or misleading indications of
origin or statements of fact;
(v)
slanders, libels or defames any person or entity;
(vi)
causes injury of any kind to any person or entity;
(vii)
infringes or violates the intellectual property rights,
contract rights, or any other rights of any third party;
(viii)
violates any applicable laws, rules, or regulations; or
(ix)
contains software viruses or any other malicious code
designed to interrupt, damage, destroy, or limit the
functionality of any computer software or hardware or
telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain
unauthorized access to any data or other information of
any third party.
(c)
Furthermore, you acknowledge that conduct prohibited in
connection with the Service includes, but is not limited
to, impersonation of other people and breaching or
attempting to breach the security of the Service. Stadium-Arcadium.com
and its affiliates do not endorse or accept any
Communications as its own or representative of its views.
We reserve the right, though we do not have the
obligation, to remove without notice any posting that we
consider to be in violation of this Agreement, or to
diminish the value of this online community. This includes
postings which defame, insult or harass anyone, or that
are in any way abusive.
(d)
You acknowledge and agree that any communications made to
or by means of any portion of the Service are public. You
acknowledge that (i) you have no expectation of privacy in
any Communication, and (ii) no confidential, fiduciary,
contractually implied or other relationship is created
between you and Stadium-Arcadium.com by reason of your
transmitting a communication to any area of the Service.
13.
INFORMATION PROVIDED
You
acknowledge that any reliance upon any advice, opinion,
statement, or other information displayed or distributed
through the Service is at your sole risk. Stadium-Arcadium.com
reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without
notice, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion
of the Service, or to deny access to the Service to anyone
at any time. You acknowledge and agree that Stadium-Arcadium.com
is not responsible for any materials posted by users of
the Service. Prior to making any decisions based on
information posted on the Service, you are advised to
verify the information. Stadium-Arcadium.com shall not
have any liability arising from your acts or decisions
based upon the information provided on the Service.
14.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
The
Service may contain links and pointers to other sites on
the Internet that may be maintained by third parties. Such
links do not constitute an endorsement by Stadium-Arcadium.com
any third-party Service or any materials contained
therein. Stadium-Arcadium.com does not control, and is not
responsible for, the availability, accuracy, or currency
of such third-party sites or any information, content,
products or services accessible from such third-party
sites.
15.
OTHER IMPORTANT PROVISIONS
15.1
Use of the Service is unauthorized in any jurisdiction
that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms
and conditions, including without limitation this Section
16.
15.2
You shall not use the Service in any manner contrary to
local, state or federal law. Stadium-Arcadium.com
expressly disclaims any and all responsibility or
liability for any action by you that is contrary to such
law(s) by you and reserves the right to terminate your
Service immediately upon notice of your failure to comply
with any such local, state or federal law.
15.3
Our performance of this Agreement is subject to existing
laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this
Agreement is in derogation of our right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement requests or
requirements relating to your use of the Service or
information provided to or gathered by us with respect to
such use.
15.4
If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid
or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but
not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability
limitations set forth above, then the invalid or
unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a
valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the
intent of the original provision and the remainder of the
Agreement shall continue in effect.
15.5
No failure or delay in enforcing any provision, exercising
any option or requiring performance, shall be construed to
be a waiver of that or any other right in connection with
this Agreement.
15.6
You may not assign your rights under this Agreement
without our prior written permission and any attempt by
you to do so shall be void from inception.
15.7
This Agreement, together with our Privacy Policy and any
other rules, regulations, procedures and policies which we
refer to and which are hereby incorporated herein by this
reference, constitutes the entire agreement between you
and us with respect to the Service and it supersedes all
prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals,
whether electronic, oral or written, between you and us
with respect to the Service.
15.8
Any provision which must survive in order to allow us to
enforce its meaning shall survive the termination of this
Agreement; provided, however, no action arising out of
this Agreement or your use of the Service, regardless of
form or the basis of the claim, may be brought by you more
than one (1) year after the cause of action has arisen (or
if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause
arose) and you hereby waive any longer statute of
limitations that may be permitted by law.
15.9 A
printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given
in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or
administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this
Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same
conditions as other business documents and records
originally generated and maintained in printed form.
16.
CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS
We may
change or modify this Agreement without notice or
liability to you. Your continued use of the Service shall
serve as your consent to any change or modification
hereto.
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