Terms of Service / End User License Agreement
Modified June 7, 2010
The terms and conditions
below (the "Terms of Service" ) govern your access to
and use of Audiogalaxy's websites, mobile applications, products, and
services (collectively, the "Site" ), excluding any services
provided to you by Audiogalaxy under a separate written agreement. The
Terms of Service constitute a legal agreement between you and Audiogalaxy.
You agree to the Terms of Service by accessing or using the Site. Do
not access or use the Site if you are unwilling or unable to be bound
by the Terms of Service.
Definitions.
A "user" is
someone who accesses, browses, crawls, scrapes, or in any way uses the
Site. The terms "you" and "your" refer
to you, as a user of the Site. The terms "we" , "us" , "our" ,
and "Audiogalaxy" refer to AG Entertainment Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
"Content" means
text, images, photos, audio, video, and all other forms of data or communication. "Your
Content" means Content that you submit or transmit to or through
the Site, such as ratings, reviews, compliments, invitations, and information
that you display as part of your account profile. "User Content"
means Content that users submit or transmit to or through the Site. "Audiogalaxy
Content" means Content that we create and make available on
the Site. "Third Party Content" means Content that is
made available on the Site by parties other than Audiogalaxy or its
users, such as data providers who license data to Audiogalaxy for use
on the Site. "Site Content" means all of the Content
that is made available on the Site, including Your Content, User Content,
Third Party Content, and Audiogalaxy Content.
Eligibility.
You represent and
warrant that you (a) have not previously been suspended by Audiogalaxy
or removed from the Site; (b) are not a direct competitor of Audiogalaxy;
(c) do not have more than one Audiogalaxy account at any given time;
and (d) that you have full power and authority to enter into these Terms
of Service and in doing so will not violate any other agreement to which
you are a party.
Translations
and Changes to the Terms of Service.
We may translate
these Terms of Service into other languages for your convenience. Nevertheless,
the English version governs your relationship with Audiogalaxy, and
any inconsistencies among the different versions will be resolved in
favor of the English version.
We may modify the
Terms of Service from time to time. When changes are made, we will notify
you by making the revised version available on this webpage and will
indicate at the top of this page the date that revisions were last made.
You should revisit these Terms of Service on a regular basis as revised
versions will be binding on you. Any such modification will be effective
upon our posting of new Terms of Service. You understand and agree
that your continued access to or use of the Site after any posted modification
to the Terms of Service indicates your acceptance of the modification.
User Accounts.
You need to create
an account and provide information about yourself in order to use some
of the features on the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of your account password. You are also responsible for
all activities that occur in connection with your account. You agree
to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We
reserve the right to close your account at any time for any or no reason.
In creating an account, we ask that you provide complete and accurate
information about yourself to bolster your credibility as a contributor
to the Site. You may not impersonate someone else (e.g., adopt the identity
of a celebrity or your next-door neighbor), create an account for anyone
other than yourself, provide an email address other than your own, or
create multiple accounts.
Use of
the Site.
We grant you permission
to use the Site subject to the restrictions in these Terms of Service.
In accessing or using the Site, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent, inaccurate, objectionable, or otherwise inappropriate.
Audiogalaxy does not endorse such Content, and cannot vouch for its
accuracy. You therefore access and use the Site at your own risk.
Restrictions
on Use.
You agree that you
will not, and will not assist or enable others to:
use the Site
to threaten, stalk, defraud, incite, harass, or advocate the harassment
of another person, or otherwise interfere with another user's use of
the Site;
use the Site
to submit or transmit spam, chain letters, contests, junk email, pyramid
schemes, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in nature
or not;
use the Site
for promotional or commercial purposes, except as expressly allowed
in writing by Audiogalaxy;
use the Site
in a manner that may create a conflict of interest, such as trading
reviews with other business owners or writing or soliciting shill reviews;
use the Site
for keyword spamming or to otherwise attempt to manipulate natural search
results;
use the Site
to promote bigotry or discrimination against protected classes;
use the Site
to violate any third-party right, including any breach of confidence,
copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right,
right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary
right;
use the Site
to submit or transmit pornography or illegal content;
use the Site
to solicit personal information from minors or to harm or threaten to
cause harm to minors;
use the Site
in violation of the Terms of Service or any applicable law;
modify, adapt,
appropriate, reproduce, distribute, translate, create derivative works
or adaptations of, publicly display, sell, trade, or in any way exploit
the Site or Site Content (other than Your Content), except as expressly
authorized by Audiogalaxy;
reverse engineer
any portion of the Site;
remove or
modify any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice on
the Site or on any materials printed or copied off of the Site
record, process,
or mine information about other users;
use any robot,
spider, site search/retrieval application, or other automated device,
process or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index the Site or any
Site Content;
access, retrieve
or index the Site to for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable
database of business reviews;
reformat
or frame any portion of the Site;
take any
action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion, an unreasonable
or disproportionately large load on Audiogalaxy's technology infrastructure;
attempt to
gain unauthorized access to the Site, user accounts, computer systems
or networks connected to the Site through hacking, password mining or
any other means; use the Site or any Site Content to transmit any computer
viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive
nature (collectively, "Viruses" ); use any device, software
or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Site, or otherwise
attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site; make excessive
traffic demands; use the Site to violate the security of any computer
network, crack passwords or security encryption codes; disrupt or interfere
with the security of, or otherwise cause harm to, the Site or Site Content;
remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any
security-related features of the Site, features that prevent or restrict
the use or copying of Site Content, or features that enforce limitations
on the use of the Site.
The restrictions
above only apply to the extent permissible under applicable law. Nevertheless,
you agree not to act contrary to them (even if permissible under applicable
law) without providing 30 days' prior written notice to us here ,
together with any information that we may reasonably require to give
us an opportunity to provide alternative remedies or otherwise accommodate
you at our sole discretion.
Permission
to Use Your Content.
We may use Your Content
in a number of different ways, including displaying it on the Site,
reformatting it, incorporating it into advertisements and other works,
creating derivative works from it, promoting it, distributing it, and
allowing others to do the same in connection with their own websites
and media platforms ("Other Media" ). As such, you hereby
irrevocably grant us permission to use Your Content for any purpose.
You also irrevocably grant the Site's users and the users of any Other
Media the right to access Your Content in connection with their use
of the Site and any Other Media. Finally, you irrevocably waive, and
cause to be waived, any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution
with respect to Your Content.
Responsibility
for Your Content.
You alone are responsible
for Your Content. You assume all risks associated with Your Content,
including anyone's reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness,
or any disclosure by you of information in Your Content that makes you
personally identifiable. You represent that you own, or have the necessary
permissions to use, and authorize the use of, Your Content as described
herein. You may not imply that Your Content is in any way sponsored
or endorsed by Audiogalaxy.
You may expose yourself
to liability if, for example, Your Content violates any third-party
right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral
right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual
property or proprietary right; contains material that is false, intentionally
misleading, or defamatory; contains material that is unlawful, including
illegal hate speech or pornography; exploits or otherwise harms minors;
or violates or advocates the violation of any law or regulation.
Use of
Content.
We may remove or
reinstate User Content from time to time at our sole discretion. For
example, we may remove a message post if we believe it violates our TOS.
We have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of Your Content,
nor do we guarantee any confidentiality with respect to Your Content.
Audiogalaxy and its
licensees may display advertisements and other information adjacent
to or included with Your Content on the Site and Other Media. You are
not entitled to any compensation for such advertisements. The manner,
mode and extent of such advertising are subject to change without specific
notice to you.
Copyright
and Trademark Dispute Policy.
For information about
how we handle copyright and trademark disputes, please Contact Us .
Privacy.
For information about
how we handle your personal information, please read our Privacy Policy .
Site Availability.
We reserve the right
to modify, update, or discontinue the Site at our sole discretion, at
any time, for any or no reason, and without notice or liability.
Unauthorized
Access.
We reserve the right
to exercise whatever lawful means we deem necessary to prevent unauthorized
access to or use of the Site, including, but not limited to, technological
barriers, IP mapping, and contacting your Internet Service Provider
(ISP) regarding such unauthorized use.
Suggestions
and Improvements.
By sending us any
ideas, suggestions, documents or proposals ("Feedback" ),
you agree that (i) your Feedback does not contain the confidential or
proprietary information of third parties, (ii) we are under no obligation
of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Feedback,
(iii) we may have something similar to the Feedback already under consideration
or in development, and (iv) you grant us an irrevocable, non-exclusive,
royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, modify, publish,
distribute and sublicense the Feedback.
Termination.
We may terminate
or suspend your account or ability to use the Site, in whole or in part,
at our sole discretion, for any or no reason, and without notice or
liability of any kind. For example, we may terminate or suspend your
account or ability to use the Site if you misuse the Site. Any such
termination or suspension could prevent you from accessing your account,
the Site, Your Content, Site Content, or any other related information.
In the event
of any termination, whether by you or us, Sections 7, 9, 16, 17, 18,
19, and 21 of the Terms of Service will continue in full force and effect,
including our right to use Your Content as detailed in Section 7.
Ownership.
We own the Audiogalaxy
Content, including but not limited to visual interfaces, interactive
features, graphics, design, compilation, computer code, products, software,
aggregate user review ratings, and all other elements and components
of the Site excluding User Content and Third Party Content. We also
own the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and other
intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world (the "IP
Rights" ) associated with the Audiogalaxy Content and the Site,
which are protected by copyright, trade dress, patent, trademark laws
and all other applicable intellectual and proprietary rights and laws.
As such, you may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative
works or adaptations of, publicly display or in any way exploit any
of the Audiogalaxy Content in whole or in part except as expressly authorized
by us. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, we do
not grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in and to
the Site and the Audiogalaxy Content are retained by us.
Warranties,
Disclaimers, and Limitations of Liability.
THE SITE AND
ALL SITE CONTENT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.
AUDIOGALAXY MAKES NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED AS TO (1) THE OPERATION AND FUNCTIONALITY
OF THE SITE, (2) THE ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, COMPLETENESS, QUALITY, LEGALITY,
USEFULNESS, SAFETY, AND IP RIGHTS OF ANY OF THE SITE CONTENT, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OF BUSINESS REVIEWS AND BUSINESS INFORMATION
LISTED ON THE SITE, AND (3) THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SITE OR SITE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES SOLD BY BUSINESSES LISTED ON THE SITE. AUDIOGALAXY FURTHER
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE
QUALITY, DURABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, THAT YOU OBTAIN FROM
AUDIOGALAXY OR THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR
CONDITION NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.
AUDIOGALAXY
DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY (A) INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE,
EXEMPLARY, RELIANCE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, (B) LOSS OF PROFITS,
(C) BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, (D) LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO REPUTATION OF AUDIOGALAXY
OR ANY THIRD PARTY, OR (E) LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA.
AUDIOGALAXY
FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF
YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND SITE CONTENT. YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND SITE
CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY RESULTING LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOSS
OF DATA OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER FROM VIRUSES THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED
TO YOUR COMPUTER IN THE COURSE OF USING THE SITE.
AUDIOGALAXY
ALSO DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF YOUR
COMMUNICATIONS OR DEALINGS WITH ANY OF THE BUSINESSES, ADVERTISERS,
OR USERS ON THE SITE. YOUR COMMUNICATIONS OR DEALINGS WITH SUCH BUSINESSES,
ADVERTISERS, AND USERS ARE SOLELY BETWEEN YOU AND THEM, THOUGH AUDIOGALAXY
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MONITOR DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND THEM.
YOUR SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND REMEDY IN CASE OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE
OR ANY OTHER GRIEVANCE SHALL BE YOUR TERMINATION AND DISCONTINUATION
OF ACCESS TO, OR USE OF THE SITE.
AUDIOGALAXY'S
MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSES WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS
OF THE FORM OF ACTION (WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY ARISES DUE TO NEGLIGENCE,
BREACH OF CONTRACT, MISREPRESENTATION OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON), WILL
AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (I) THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY,
BY YOU TO AUDIOGALAXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR
TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY OR (II) US$100.00.
Indemnity.
You agree to indemnify
and hold Audiogalaxy, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any related
companies, suppliers, licensors and partners, and the officers, directors,
employees, agents and representatives of each of them harmless, including
costs, liabilities and legal fees, from any claim or demand made by
any third party due to or arising out of (i) your access to or use of
the Site, (ii) your violation of the Terms of Service, or (iii) the
infringement by you, or any third party using your account, of any intellectual
property or other right of any person or entity. Audiogalaxy reserves
the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control
of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us and you agree
to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle
any matter without the prior written consent of Audiogalaxy. Audiogalaxy
will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action
or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.
Third
Parties.
The Site may include
links to other websites (each, a "Third Party Site" ).
We do not control or endorse any Third Party Site, and you agree that
we are not responsible for the availability or contents of such Third
Party Sites.
If there is
any dispute about or involving the Site or Audiogalaxy, you agree that
any such dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington
without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal
jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts in King County,
Washington.
No agency,
partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of
the Terms of Service, and you do not have any authority of any kind
to bind us in any respect whatsoever.
We may provide
you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms of
Service by email, regular mail or postings on the Site.
Except as
otherwise stated in Section 19 above, nothing herein is intended, nor
will be deemed, to confer rights or remedies upon any third party.
The Terms
of Service contain the entire agreement between you and us regarding
the use of the Site, and supersede any prior agreement between you and
us on such subject matter. The parties acknowledge that no reliance
is placed on any representation made but not expressly contained in
these Terms of Service.
Any failure
on our part to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms
of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided
for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.
If any provision
of the Terms of Service is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that
provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary
so that the Terms of Service shall otherwise remain in full force and
effect and enforceable.
The Terms
of Service are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you
except with Audiogalaxy's prior written consent, but may be assigned
or transferred by us without restriction. Any assignment attempted to
be made in violation of the Terms of Service shall be void.
The section
titles in the Terms of Service are for convenience only and have no
legal or contractual effect.
Contact
and Violations.
Please contact us
with any questions regarding the Terms of Service. Please report any
violations of the Terms of Service to our legal department through the
contacts page here .
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