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Terms Of Use
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Terms Of Use (as of October 1, 2008)
AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND FanGap, LLC (“FanGap” or “us”)
These Terms of Use apply to FanGap.com and our family of websites (including
without limitation, jonasbrothersfan.com, tiffanyfan.com, and
demilovatofan.com)(collectively, the “Sites”). The Sites are offered to you
conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions,
and notices contained herein. Your use of the Sites constitutes your agreement
to all such terms, conditions, and notices. If you do not agree with or do not
wish to be bound by all of these Terms of Use, do not visit the Sites.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
FanGap reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under
which the Sites are offered, including but not limited to the charges associated
with the use of the Sites. We will post the amended Terms of Use here from time
to time, so please check back often and check the date above to see when they
were last updated. Although we do not currently charge users for access to or
use of the Sites, we reserve the right to do so in the future.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The Sites may contain links to other web sites, advertisers, resources and
sponsors ("Linked Sites"). Clicking the links will take you away from our Sites
to Linked Sites not under our control, therefore we are not responsible for the
contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any material,
advertisements, goods or services, or further links contained in a Linked Site,
or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. We are not responsible for
webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. We
provide these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link
does not imply endorsement by FanGap of the Linked Site or any association with
its operators or any third party goods or services.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the Sites, you warrant to FanGap that you will not
use the Sites for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of
Use. You may not use the Sites in any manner which could damage, disable,
overburden, or impair the Sites or interfere with any other party's use and
enjoyment of the Sites. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or
information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for
through the Sites.
You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your account and
password and for all activity transacted via your account. You may not disclose
or share your password with any third parties or use your password for any
unauthorized purpose, and agree to notify us immediately if you suspect any
unauthorized access to or use of your password or account.
We reserve the right to require you to change your user name or other profile
information if we learn that it unauthorizedly uses someone else’s name,
trademark or service mark.
The Sites and all associated content are intended solely for the personal,
non-commercial use of our users. You agree to abide by copyright or other
notices, information and restrictions appearing in conjunction with any content
accessed on or through our Sites.
Except as may otherwise be provided below, you may not copy, store, or
distribute any content for other than your personal non-commercial use and may
not otherwise modify, exhibit, publish, transfer, sell, create derivative works
from, perform, display, reverse engineer, decompile or dissemble, or in any way
exploit, any of the content, software, materials, or Sites in whole or in part.
USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES
The Sites may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums,
communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or
communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public
at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"). You agree to
use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and
material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By
way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a
Communication Service, you will not:
• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights
(such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane,
defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or
information.
• Upload files that contain photos, videos, text, software, trademarks or other
material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of
publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all
necessary consents.
• Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar
software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
• Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business
purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
• Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
• Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you
know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
• Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or
proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other
material contained in a file that is uploaded.
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication
Services.
• Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for
any particular Communication Service.
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail
addresses, without their consent.
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
FanGap has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, we
reserve the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to
remove any materials for any reason in our sole discretion. FanGap reserves the
right to modify or discontinue any or all of the Communication Services, or to
terminate your access thereto, at any time without notice for any reason
whatsoever.
FanGap.com reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as
necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or
governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or
materials, in whole or in part, in our sole discretion.
Always use caution when posting any personally identifying information about
yourself or your children in any Communication Service or otherwise via the
Sites. FanGap does not control or endorse the content, messages or information
found in any Communication Service and, therefore disclaims any liability with
regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your
participation in any Communication Service. Communication Service managers and
hosts are not authorized FanGap employees, representatives or spokespersons, and
their views do not necessarily reflect those of FanGap.
Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted
limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for
adhering to such limitations if you download or otherwise use such materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO OR POSTED AT ANY OF THE SITES
FanGap does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to us (including
feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Site or
Communication Service (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting,
uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting
FanGap, its affiliated companies and sublicensees a perpetual, irrevocable,
transferable and sublicensable license to use your Submission for any and all
commercial, promotional or other pursposes, including, without limitation, the
rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform,
reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission in any medium now or
hereafter known; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission. FanGap
is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may
remove any Submission at any time in our sole discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you
warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to
your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all
the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the
Submissions.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE SITES MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE
PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. FANGAP AND/OR ITS LICENSORS MAY
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITES AT ANY TIME. INFORMATION AND
ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE SITES SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL,
LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL
FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
FANGAP AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY,
RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION,
SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITES FOR ANY
PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH
INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. FANGAP AND ITS LICENSORS HEREBY
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION,
SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FANGAP
AND/OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY
WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITES, WITH THE DELAY OR
INABILITY TO USE THE SITES OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO
PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND
RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITES, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OF THE SITES, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR
OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME
STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITES, OR WITH ANY OF THESE
TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, FANGAP’S AGGREGATE
LIABILITY, AND THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF OUR LICENSORS, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD
PARTIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID TO US BY YOU
FOR USE OF THE SITES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING
RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
SERVICE CONTACT: info@fangap.com
TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION
These Terms of Use, as amended from time to time, shall remain in full force and
effect for as long as you are a registered user or otherwise visit or use any of
the Sites. You may terminate your membership at any time by sending an email to
info@fangap.com.
Your use of the Sites will require Internet access and/or service for your
mobile phone, personal digital assistant or other device, and your charges will
vary accordingly. You will of course be responsible for the costs of obtaining
and maintaining such access and/or service according to your agreement with the
service providers.
FanGap reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to
the FanGap.com - The Place for Fans Web Site and the related services or any
portion thereof at any time, without notice.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
You represent, warrant and agree: (1) that you are 13 years of age or older and
you understand and possess the legal authority to agree to these Terms of Use;
(2) all registration information and other information you submit to FanGap or
via the Sites is and will remain truthful and accurate; and (3) that neither
your use of the Sites nor any Submissions submitted by you or the use thereof by
FanGap or our licensees or users in accordance with these Terms of Use will (i)
violate, plagiarize or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including,
without limitation, copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity, moral rights,
contract or other personal or proprietary rights; (ii) contain unlawful
material; (iii) constitute false or misleading statements of fact or indications
of origin; (iv) slander, libel or defame any person or entity; or (v) cause
injury of any kind to any person or entity; or (vi) violate any applicable laws,
rules, regulations or other governmental regulations.
You hereby indemnify, defend and hold FanGap and its officers, directors,
shareholders, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all
liability and costs incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any
claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms of Use or the foregoing
representations, warranties and covenants, including, without limitation, court
costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably
required in the defense of any claim. FanGap reserves the right to assume the
exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification
by you. You shall not enter into any settlement agreement which affects FanGap’s
or any other Indemnified Party’s rights without our prior written approval.
GENERAL
The Sites are hosted in the United States and we make no representation that any
content is appropriate for access outside of the United States. If you choose to
access the Sites from outside the United States, you do so on your own
initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. This agreement is
governed by the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without regard to the
conflict of laws provisions thereof, and you hereby consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of courts in New York County, New York, U.S.A. in all
disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Sites. Use of the Sites is
unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of
these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You
agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship
exists between you and FanGap as a result of this agreement or use of the Sites.
FanGap's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal
process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of FanGap's
obligation and right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement
requests or requirements relating to your use of the Sites or information
provided to or gathered by FanGap with respect to such use. Section headings are
for convenience only and are not intended to have legal effect or to be fully
descriptive of their content. 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. Unless
otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the user and FanGap with respect to the Sites and it supersedes all
prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral
or written. A printed version of these Terms of Use 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 an d subject to the
same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and
maintained in printed form. You shall have no right or power to assign this
agreement in whole or in part. We may assign this agreement in whole or in part
in our sole discretion. It is the express wish to the parties that this
agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES
Except as otherwise provided, all contents of the Sites are: Copyright 2008 by
FanGap, LLC and/or its licensors. All rights reserved.
FANGAP, the FanGap logo, and THE PLACE FOR FANS are service marks of FanGap,
LLC. All other trade- or service marks and product names mentioned herein are
the property of their respective owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
We take alleged copyright infringement seriously. If you believe that any
Submission provided by you, or any other content appearing on any Site, has been
used in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please send our
Copyright Agent an e-mail or other written notice that includes the following
information: (a) an electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to
act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (c) a
description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the
Site(s); (d) your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; (e) 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; and (f) a statement by you, under
penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you
are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Our Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on the
Services is:
Patrick Santry
FanGap, LLC
785 Fifth Ave.,
New York, NY 10022
Phone - (814) 806-1269
Fax - ( 480) 287-9531
Email – info@fangap.com
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