Terms of Use
Effective Date: April 1, 2013
GIANT BOWLING PIN PRODUCTIONS, INC. TERMS OF USE
Welcome to the Dish Nation web site http://www.dishnation.com (the "Site") which is operated by Giant Bowling Pin Productions, Inc. ("Company " or “we” or “us”). This Site is operated by Company and materials on the Site are primarily owned by Company. The Site may also include materials owned by third parties and posted on the Site by virtue of a license, grant or some other form of agreement between the third party and Company. The services offered on the Site include features, content, applications offered from time to time by Company in connection with the Site, email newsletters, and emails with special offers, updates about the Site, contests and other offerings (collectively, the "Site Services"). The Site Services are hosted and offered to people in the United States of America.
This Terms of Use ("Agreement") sets forth the legally binding terms for your use of the Site Services. By using the Site Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement, whether you are a "Visitor" (which means that you simply browse the Site), a “Subscriber” (which means that you have subscribed to (i) receive one or more newsletter, email alert, or partner emails), or (ii) participate in one or more games or interactive features which may include the posting of User Content (as defined below) (collectively, “Features”) or a "Member" (which means that you have registered with Company). The term "User" refers to a Visitor, a Subscriber or a Member. You are only authorized to use the Site Services (regardless of whether your access or use is intended) if you agree to abide by all applicable laws and to this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully and save it. If you do not agree with it, you should leave the Site and discontinue use of the Site Services immediately. If you wish to become a Member or a Subscriber and make use of the Site Services, you must read this Agreement and indicate your acceptance during the Registration or Subscription process. If and when you register to become a Member of the Site or Subscriber, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, complete, and current information (such information being the "Registration Data" or the "Subscriber Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data or Subscriber Data to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. You acknowledge and agree that, if any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Company reserves the right to terminate your membership or subscription and/or your use of the Site and/or remove from the Site any User Content (as defined in Section 5 of this Agreement) provided by you. *Note that additional terms may apply to Features and the Message Boards and Public Forums.
This Agreement includes Company’s policy for acceptable use of the Site Services and Content posted on the Site, and your rights, obligations and restrictions regarding your use of the Site Services. In order to participate in certain Site Services, you may be notified that you are required to download software or content and/or agree to additional terms and conditions. Unless otherwise stated, or provided for, in the additional terms and conditions applicable to the Site Services in which you choose to participate, those additional terms are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.
You may receive a copy of this Agreement by emailing us at terms@20thtv.com with "Terms of Use Agreement" in the subject line. Company may modify this Agreement from time to time and such modification shall be effective upon posting by Company on the Site. You agree to be bound to any changes to this Agreement when you use the Site Services after any such modification is posted. It is therefore important that you review this Agreement regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes.
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting (including private messages and public messages) by you, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site Services at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability. Company expressly reserves the right to remove your Profile and/or restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to any part of Site Services if Company determines, in its sole discretion, that you pose a threat to Company and/or its Users.
1. Eligibility. Use of, subscription to, and membership in the Site Services is void where prohibited. By using the Site Services, you represent and warrant that (a) all Registration Data and Subscription Data you submit is truthful and accurate; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; (c) if you are a Member or Subscriber, you are 13 years of age or older; and (d) your use of the Site Services does not violate any applicable law or regulation. Your Member profile may be deleted and your membership or subscription may be terminated without warning, if we believe that you are under 13 years of age.
2. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site Services or are a Subscriber or a Member. Company may terminate your subscription or membership at any time, without warning. Even after subscription or membership is terminated, this Agreement will remain in effect, including without limitation Sections 5-22.
3. Password and User Name. When you sign up to become a Member or Subscriber, you will also be asked to complete the Company registration credentials by choosing a User Name and password. After you complete the registration credentials you may receive an email from Company requiring you to confirm your email account before you can proceed with the registration process. If we believe that you have used a non-functioning or fake email address to set up your membership or subscription, your membership or subscription may be terminated without warning. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You agree not to use the account, User Name, or password of another Member or Subscriber at any time or to disclose your password to any third party. You agree to notify Company immediately at privacy@20thtv.com if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account or access to your password. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account. The User Name you provide will automatically be incorporated into your profile and will be made public. Please choose your User Name carefully; if you do not want your full name to be public, do not use it as your User Name.
4. Non-commercial Use by Users. The Site Services are for the personal use of Users only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by Company. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Site Services, including, without limitation, collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Members or Subscribers by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site is prohibited. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from Member profiles without notice and may result in termination of membership privileges. Appropriate legal action will be taken for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Site Services.
5. Proprietary Rights in Content on the Site.
A. Company does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, video, stills, audio, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, or any other materials (collectively “Content”) that you may post to the Site Services (Content posted by any User is "User Content", provided, however that User Content shall not include any Content posted by a User that is already owned by Company or any Company affiliates or any subsidiary of News Corporation). After displaying or publishing (“posting”) your User Content to the Site Services, you continue to retain all ownership rights in such User Content, and you continue to have the right to use your User Content in any way you choose. By posting any User Content on or through the Site Services, you hereby grant to Company a royalty-free, unlimited, perpetual, sub-licensable and sub-transferable (in whole or in part) license to use, modify, publicly perform, create derivative works based upon, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such User Content on and through the Site Services or otherwise in any and all media worldwide for any and all purposes including without limitation, promotional, marketing, trade or commercial purposes. The use of such User Content as described above shall not require any further notice to you and such use shall be without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or any other person or entity.
B. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own the User Content posted by you on or through the Site Services or otherwise have the necessary rights, licenses, consents and permissions to grant the license set forth in this Section, and (ii) the posting of your User Content on or through the Site Services does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, trademarks, contract rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any User Content posted by you to or through the Site Services or otherwise.
C. The Site Services contain Content of Company or its licensors ("Company Content"). Company Content is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other laws, and as between you and Company, Company owns and retains all rights in the Company Content and the Site Services. Company hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to use the Company Content (excluding any software code) solely for your personal use in connection with viewing the Site and using the Site Services. If you wish to reproduce or distribute any Company Content found on this Site you may submit a request for permission to reproduce or distribute such Company Content by contacting Company in writing at:
1. For requests related to video content contact: Giant Bowling Pin Productions, Inc. c/o 2121 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. Attention: Business and Legal Affairs.
2. For requests related to all other content (including reprints of written content posted on the Site) contact: Giant Bowling Pin Productions, Inc., c/o 2121 Avenue of the Stars,17th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, Attention: Business and Legal Affairs.
You are also strictly prohibited from creating works or materials (including, without limitation, fonts, icons, link buttons, wallpaper, desktop themes, on-line postcards and greeting cards and unlicensed merchandise) that derive from or are based on the Company Content contained on the Site or through the Site Services. This prohibition applies regardless of whether the derivative works or materials are sold, bartered or given away. The only exception to this policy is if Company provides the material to Users of the Site solely as part of a contest or challenge, however, such works or materials and any derivative works created by any User as part of any such contest or challenge, and any copyright or other rights related thereto, will at all times remain the sole property of Company.
D. Except for User Content posted by you, you may not copy, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any Content appearing on the Site or through the Site Services.
6. Content Posted.
A. Company may delete any User Content that in the sole judgment of Company violates this Agreement or which may be offensive, illegal or violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of any person. Company assumes no responsibility for monitoring the Site Services for inappropriate User Content or conduct. If at any time Company chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor the Site Services, Company nonetheless assumes no responsibility for the User Content, no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate User Content, and no responsibility for the conduct of the User submitting any such User Content.
B. You are solely responsible for the User Content that you post on or through any of the Site Services. Company does not endorse and has no control over the Content. Content is not necessarily reviewed by Company prior to posting and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Company. Company makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the Content or to the accuracy and reliability of the Content.
7. Content/Activity Prohibited.
A. Please choose carefully the information you post on the Site and that you provide to other Users. Your Member profile may not include the following items: telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, and any photographs containing nudity, or obscene, lewd, excessively violent, harassing, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable subject matter, including, without limitation, photographs, video and/or text. Despite this prohibition, information provided by other Members (for instance, in their profile) may contain inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or sexually explicit material, products or services, and Company assumes no responsibility or liability for this material. If you become aware of misuse of the Site Services by any person (including, but not limited to, any of the items listed in this Section 7), please send an email directly to terms@20thtv.com and include the nature of the misuse and include the URL of the related page in your email and "terms notice" in the subject line of your email.
B. The following, is only a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited to post on or through the Site Services. Company reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Company's sole discretion, violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Site Services and terminating the membership of such violators. “Prohibited Content” includes, but is not limited to the following types of Content that, in the sole discretion of Company:
1. is patently offensive and promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
2. exploits people in a sexual or violent manner;
3. contains nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter or contains a link to an adult website;
4. solicits personal information from any User;
5. provides any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email addresses;
6. promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files;
7. involves the transmission of "junk mail," "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing, instant messaging, "spimming," or "spamming";
8. contains restricted or password-only access pages or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page); or
9. solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other Users.
C. The following is a partial list of the kind of activity that is illegal or prohibited on the Site and through your use of the Site Services. Company reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Company's sole discretion, violates this provision, including without limitation, reporting you to law enforcement authorities. Prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to any of the following activities:
1. spamming, spimming, sending of viruses or other harmful files, copyright infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets.
2. covering or obscuring the banner advertisements on your personal profile page, or any Company page via HTML/CSS or any other means.
3. interfering with, disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the Site Services or the networks or services connected to the Site Services.
4. attempting to impersonate another User or person.
5. using the account, username, or password of another User at any time or disclosing your password to any third party or permitting any third party to access your account.
6. selling or otherwise transferring your profile.
7. using any information obtained from the Site Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
8. displaying an advertisement on your profile, or accepting payment or anything of value from a third person in exchange for your performing any commercial activity on the Site or through the Site Services on behalf of that person, such as placing commercial content on your profile, posting blogs or bulletins with a commercial purpose, selecting a profile with a commercial purpose as one of your top friends, or sending private messages with a commercial purpose.
9. using the Site Services in a manner inconsistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
D. With respect to the Site’s video player(s), you must not modify, enhance, or otherwise alter in any way any portion of a video player or its underlying technology. This restriction includes disabling or otherwise modifying a video service in a manner that enables Users to view the Content without using the Site’s video player(s). Also, you may not embed the Site’s video player(s) on any website or other location that contains Prohibited Content.
8. Notice and Procedure for Claims Of Copyright Infringement. Company respects the intellectual property of others, and requires that our Users do the same. You may not upload, embed, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that infringes any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any person or entity. It is the Site's policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances the membership of repeat infringers.
If you believe that any material contained in this Site, or any material or activity contained on a site to which Company, by use of an information location tool, has referenced or linked, infringes your copyright, you should notify Company of your copyright infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below.
Company will process notices of alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate action as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable intellectual property laws. The DMCA requires that notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to this Site's Designated Copyright Agent who is:
Internet Privacy Contact / Designated Copyright Agent
Giant Bowling Pin Productions, Inc.
c/o 2121 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Attention: Business and Legal Affairs
Email:DMCA@20thtv.com
Subject Line: DMCA notice
Telephone: 310.369.4844
Facsimile: 310.969.0926
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) and §512(d)):
A. Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
B. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
C. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material (or in the case of references or links that are claimed to have infringing material or activity, identification of the reference or link, to material or activity claimed to be infringing, that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate that reference or link);
D. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
E. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
F. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Emails sent to DMCA@20thtv.com without the appropriate subject line or for purposes other than communication about copyright claims may not be acknowledged or responded to.
9. Unsolicited Submissions. Company does not knowingly accept, via this Site or otherwise, unsolicited submissions including, without limitation, submissions of blog ideas, articles, scripts, story lines, fan fiction, characters, drawings, information, suggestions, ideas or concepts. Company's policy is to simply delete any such submission without reading it or forwarding it to other Company staff. Therefore, any similarity between an unsolicited submission and any elements in any Company creative work including, without limitation, a film, series, story, title or concept would be purely coincidental.
If unsolicited submissions are sent to Company via this Site (including, without limitation, through any public forum), however, such submissions and any copyright become the property of Company and may be used, copied, sublicensed, adapted, transmitted, distributed, publicly performed, published, displayed or deleted as Company sees fit. You agree that you are not entitled to any compensation, credit or notice whatsoever and that by sending an unsolicited submission you waive the right to make any claim against Company, its parents or affiliates or News Corporation relating to unsolicited submissions, including, without limitation, unfair competition, breach of implied contract or breach of confidentiality.
10. Company Newsletters; Email Alerts; Features. Company may deliver newsletters, email alerts or make available Features to its Subscribers in connection with a variety of Company programming. If you would like to subscribe to any of the newsletters, email alerts or Features Company offers, please visit the appropriate section of the Site. If you would like to change the email address, to which your Company newsletters or email alerts or information about Features are delivered, please visit the "Edit Profile" section of the Site. If you would like to unsubscribe from any Company newsletter, email alert or Feature you may do so by sending an email with the word “Unsubscribe” in the subject line to privacy@20thtv.com.
11. Sweepstakes and/or Contests. Sweepstakes, contests, games and other promotions run on the Site by Company may require the User to provide some personally identifiable information (“PII”) such as full name, address, email address, and phone number, in order to participate. Company may use a reputable third party to manage and administer some or all of its sweepstakes and/or contests. This third party may have access to some or all of the PII that is provided by the User in order to participate in the sweepstakes and/or contest. In those instances, the third party will be instructed by Company to use the PII solely for the specific sweepstakes and/or contest related purpose for which it was requested, and in compliance with the Site’s Privacy Policy. Most often this information is used only to select and contact winners of the sweepstakes and/or contests. Any other use of the PII by the third party is strictly prohibited. Our sweepstakes and/or contests are targeted to individuals 18 years of age and older or the age of majority in the State in which she/he resides, and individuals under the applicable age are not eligible to participate unless specifically permitted by the official rules of the related sweepstakes or contest. Company requires proof of age in order for an individual to collect any prizes awarded.
12. Message Boards and Public Forums. You acknowledge that message boards and public forums and similar Features offered on the Site are for public and not private communications, and you have no expectation of privacy with regard to any User Content posted, submitted or distributed on or through a message board or public forum. Company cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose through any of these message boards or public forums; you make such disclosures at your own risk. Company is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any information posted on a message board or public forum or Feature, and shall not be responsible for any decisions based on such information.
13. Member Disputes. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Company Members. Company reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members.
14. Privacy. Use of the Site Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
15. Jurisdictional Issues. Company makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the United States of America. Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent applicable.
16. Disclaimers. Company is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Site or in connection with the Site Services, whether caused by Users of the Site Services or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Site Services. Profiles created and posted by Members on the Site may contain links to other websites. Company is not responsible for the Content, accuracy or opinions expressed on such websites, and such websites are in no way investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by Company. Inclusion of any linked website on the Site or the Site Services does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by Company. When you access these third-party sites, whether or not sites operated by companies affiliated or connected with Company, you do so at your own risk. When visiting any third-party sites you should refer to each such web site’s individual “Terms of Service” and not rely on this Agreement in any way. Company takes no responsibility for third party advertisements which are posted on this Site or through the Site Services, nor does it take any responsibility for the goods or services provided by its advertisers. Company is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any User of the Site Services. Company assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any User communication. Company is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or players due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any of the Site Services or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Users or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with the Site Services. Under no circumstances shall Company be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from use of the Site Services, attendance at a Company event, from any Content posted on or through the Site Services, or from the conduct of any Users of the Site Services, whether online or offline. The Site Services are provided "AS-IS" and as available and Company expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Company cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Site Services.
17. Limitation on Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL Company AND/OR THE SITE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE SERVICES, EVEN IF Company AND/OR THE SITE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, THE LIABILITY OF Company AND/OR THE SITE TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO Company AND/OR THE SITE FOR THE SITE SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.
18. U.S. Export Controls. Software available in connection with the Site Services (the "Software") is further subject to United States of America export controls. No Software may be downloaded from the Site Services or otherwise exported or re-exported in violation of U.S. export laws. Downloading or using the Software is at your sole risk.
19. Disputes. If there is any dispute about or involving the Site Services, you agree that the dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to conflict of law provisions and you agree to exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts of the United States located in the State of California, City of Los Angeles for resolution of any dispute, action or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement or your use or non-use of the Site.
20. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (a) your use of the Site Services in violation of this Agreement; (b) your breach of this Agreement; or (c) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or if any Content that you post on the Site or through the Site Services causes Company to be liable to another.
21. Other. This Agreement is accepted upon your use of the Site or any of the Site Services and is further affirmed by you becoming a Member. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Company regarding the use of the Site Services. The failure of Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision is deemed severable from this Agreement and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
22. Copyrights © / Trademarks (TM). ©2012-2013 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation . All Company-related trademarks are owned by Company and its related entities or are used under license. All rights reserved. All Company Content contained in the Site Services are protected by copyright and trademark and shall not be used for any purpose whatsoever other than private, non-commercial viewing purposes. Reproduction, duplication, distribution, derivative works, and other unauthorized copying or use of stills, audio, video footage, or any other materials contained herein are expressly prohibited except as may otherwise be allowed for in this Agreement.
Please contact us at: terms@20thtv.com with any questions regarding this Agreement.
I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED ABOVE.
GIANT BOWLING PIN PRODUCTIONS, INC. TERMS OF USE
Welcome to the Dish Nation web site http://www.dishnation.com (the "Site") which is operated by Giant Bowling Pin Productions, Inc. ("Company " or “we” or “us”). This Site is operated by Company and materials on the Site are primarily owned by Company. The Site may also include materials owned by third parties and posted on the Site by virtue of a license, grant or some other form of agreement between the third party and Company. The services offered on the Site include features, content, applications offered from time to time by Company in connection with the Site, email newsletters, and emails with special offers, updates about the Site, contests and other offerings (collectively, the "Site Services"). The Site Services are hosted and offered to people in the United States of America.
This Terms of Use ("Agreement") sets forth the legally binding terms for your use of the Site Services. By using the Site Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement, whether you are a "Visitor" (which means that you simply browse the Site), a “Subscriber” (which means that you have subscribed to (i) receive one or more newsletter, email alert, or partner emails), or (ii) participate in one or more games or interactive features which may include the posting of User Content (as defined below) (collectively, “Features”) or a "Member" (which means that you have registered with Company). The term "User" refers to a Visitor, a Subscriber or a Member. You are only authorized to use the Site Services (regardless of whether your access or use is intended) if you agree to abide by all applicable laws and to this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully and save it. If you do not agree with it, you should leave the Site and discontinue use of the Site Services immediately. If you wish to become a Member or a Subscriber and make use of the Site Services, you must read this Agreement and indicate your acceptance during the Registration or Subscription process. If and when you register to become a Member of the Site or Subscriber, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, complete, and current information (such information being the "Registration Data" or the "Subscriber Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data or Subscriber Data to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. You acknowledge and agree that, if any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Company reserves the right to terminate your membership or subscription and/or your use of the Site and/or remove from the Site any User Content (as defined in Section 5 of this Agreement) provided by you. *Note that additional terms may apply to Features and the Message Boards and Public Forums.
This Agreement includes Company’s policy for acceptable use of the Site Services and Content posted on the Site, and your rights, obligations and restrictions regarding your use of the Site Services. In order to participate in certain Site Services, you may be notified that you are required to download software or content and/or agree to additional terms and conditions. Unless otherwise stated, or provided for, in the additional terms and conditions applicable to the Site Services in which you choose to participate, those additional terms are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.
You may receive a copy of this Agreement by emailing us at terms@20thtv.com with "Terms of Use Agreement" in the subject line. Company may modify this Agreement from time to time and such modification shall be effective upon posting by Company on the Site. You agree to be bound to any changes to this Agreement when you use the Site Services after any such modification is posted. It is therefore important that you review this Agreement regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes.
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting (including private messages and public messages) by you, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site Services at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability. Company expressly reserves the right to remove your Profile and/or restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to any part of Site Services if Company determines, in its sole discretion, that you pose a threat to Company and/or its Users.
1. Eligibility. Use of, subscription to, and membership in the Site Services is void where prohibited. By using the Site Services, you represent and warrant that (a) all Registration Data and Subscription Data you submit is truthful and accurate; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; (c) if you are a Member or Subscriber, you are 13 years of age or older; and (d) your use of the Site Services does not violate any applicable law or regulation. Your Member profile may be deleted and your membership or subscription may be terminated without warning, if we believe that you are under 13 years of age.
2. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site Services or are a Subscriber or a Member. Company may terminate your subscription or membership at any time, without warning. Even after subscription or membership is terminated, this Agreement will remain in effect, including without limitation Sections 5-22.
3. Password and User Name. When you sign up to become a Member or Subscriber, you will also be asked to complete the Company registration credentials by choosing a User Name and password. After you complete the registration credentials you may receive an email from Company requiring you to confirm your email account before you can proceed with the registration process. If we believe that you have used a non-functioning or fake email address to set up your membership or subscription, your membership or subscription may be terminated without warning. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You agree not to use the account, User Name, or password of another Member or Subscriber at any time or to disclose your password to any third party. You agree to notify Company immediately at privacy@20thtv.com if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account or access to your password. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account. The User Name you provide will automatically be incorporated into your profile and will be made public. Please choose your User Name carefully; if you do not want your full name to be public, do not use it as your User Name.
4. Non-commercial Use by Users. The Site Services are for the personal use of Users only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by Company. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Site Services, including, without limitation, collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Members or Subscribers by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site is prohibited. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from Member profiles without notice and may result in termination of membership privileges. Appropriate legal action will be taken for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Site Services.
5. Proprietary Rights in Content on the Site.
A. Company does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, video, stills, audio, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, or any other materials (collectively “Content”) that you may post to the Site Services (Content posted by any User is "User Content", provided, however that User Content shall not include any Content posted by a User that is already owned by Company or any Company affiliates or any subsidiary of News Corporation). After displaying or publishing (“posting”) your User Content to the Site Services, you continue to retain all ownership rights in such User Content, and you continue to have the right to use your User Content in any way you choose. By posting any User Content on or through the Site Services, you hereby grant to Company a royalty-free, unlimited, perpetual, sub-licensable and sub-transferable (in whole or in part) license to use, modify, publicly perform, create derivative works based upon, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such User Content on and through the Site Services or otherwise in any and all media worldwide for any and all purposes including without limitation, promotional, marketing, trade or commercial purposes. The use of such User Content as described above shall not require any further notice to you and such use shall be without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or any other person or entity.
B. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own the User Content posted by you on or through the Site Services or otherwise have the necessary rights, licenses, consents and permissions to grant the license set forth in this Section, and (ii) the posting of your User Content on or through the Site Services does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, trademarks, contract rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any User Content posted by you to or through the Site Services or otherwise.
C. The Site Services contain Content of Company or its licensors ("Company Content"). Company Content is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other laws, and as between you and Company, Company owns and retains all rights in the Company Content and the Site Services. Company hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to use the Company Content (excluding any software code) solely for your personal use in connection with viewing the Site and using the Site Services. If you wish to reproduce or distribute any Company Content found on this Site you may submit a request for permission to reproduce or distribute such Company Content by contacting Company in writing at:
1. For requests related to video content contact: Giant Bowling Pin Productions, Inc. c/o 2121 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. Attention: Business and Legal Affairs.
2. For requests related to all other content (including reprints of written content posted on the Site) contact: Giant Bowling Pin Productions, Inc., c/o 2121 Avenue of the Stars,17th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, Attention: Business and Legal Affairs.
You are also strictly prohibited from creating works or materials (including, without limitation, fonts, icons, link buttons, wallpaper, desktop themes, on-line postcards and greeting cards and unlicensed merchandise) that derive from or are based on the Company Content contained on the Site or through the Site Services. This prohibition applies regardless of whether the derivative works or materials are sold, bartered or given away. The only exception to this policy is if Company provides the material to Users of the Site solely as part of a contest or challenge, however, such works or materials and any derivative works created by any User as part of any such contest or challenge, and any copyright or other rights related thereto, will at all times remain the sole property of Company.
D. Except for User Content posted by you, you may not copy, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any Content appearing on the Site or through the Site Services.
6. Content Posted.
A. Company may delete any User Content that in the sole judgment of Company violates this Agreement or which may be offensive, illegal or violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of any person. Company assumes no responsibility for monitoring the Site Services for inappropriate User Content or conduct. If at any time Company chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor the Site Services, Company nonetheless assumes no responsibility for the User Content, no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate User Content, and no responsibility for the conduct of the User submitting any such User Content.
B. You are solely responsible for the User Content that you post on or through any of the Site Services. Company does not endorse and has no control over the Content. Content is not necessarily reviewed by Company prior to posting and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Company. Company makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the Content or to the accuracy and reliability of the Content.
7. Content/Activity Prohibited.
A. Please choose carefully the information you post on the Site and that you provide to other Users. Your Member profile may not include the following items: telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, and any photographs containing nudity, or obscene, lewd, excessively violent, harassing, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable subject matter, including, without limitation, photographs, video and/or text. Despite this prohibition, information provided by other Members (for instance, in their profile) may contain inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or sexually explicit material, products or services, and Company assumes no responsibility or liability for this material. If you become aware of misuse of the Site Services by any person (including, but not limited to, any of the items listed in this Section 7), please send an email directly to terms@20thtv.com and include the nature of the misuse and include the URL of the related page in your email and "terms notice" in the subject line of your email.
B. The following, is only a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited to post on or through the Site Services. Company reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Company's sole discretion, violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Site Services and terminating the membership of such violators. “Prohibited Content” includes, but is not limited to the following types of Content that, in the sole discretion of Company:
1. is patently offensive and promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
2. exploits people in a sexual or violent manner;
3. contains nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter or contains a link to an adult website;
4. solicits personal information from any User;
5. provides any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email addresses;
6. promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files;
7. involves the transmission of "junk mail," "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing, instant messaging, "spimming," or "spamming";
8. contains restricted or password-only access pages or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page); or
9. solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other Users.
C. The following is a partial list of the kind of activity that is illegal or prohibited on the Site and through your use of the Site Services. Company reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Company's sole discretion, violates this provision, including without limitation, reporting you to law enforcement authorities. Prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to any of the following activities:
1. spamming, spimming, sending of viruses or other harmful files, copyright infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets.
2. covering or obscuring the banner advertisements on your personal profile page, or any Company page via HTML/CSS or any other means.
3. interfering with, disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the Site Services or the networks or services connected to the Site Services.
4. attempting to impersonate another User or person.
5. using the account, username, or password of another User at any time or disclosing your password to any third party or permitting any third party to access your account.
6. selling or otherwise transferring your profile.
7. using any information obtained from the Site Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
8. displaying an advertisement on your profile, or accepting payment or anything of value from a third person in exchange for your performing any commercial activity on the Site or through the Site Services on behalf of that person, such as placing commercial content on your profile, posting blogs or bulletins with a commercial purpose, selecting a profile with a commercial purpose as one of your top friends, or sending private messages with a commercial purpose.
9. using the Site Services in a manner inconsistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
D. With respect to the Site’s video player(s), you must not modify, enhance, or otherwise alter in any way any portion of a video player or its underlying technology. This restriction includes disabling or otherwise modifying a video service in a manner that enables Users to view the Content without using the Site’s video player(s). Also, you may not embed the Site’s video player(s) on any website or other location that contains Prohibited Content.
8. Notice and Procedure for Claims Of Copyright Infringement. Company respects the intellectual property of others, and requires that our Users do the same. You may not upload, embed, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that infringes any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any person or entity. It is the Site's policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances the membership of repeat infringers.
If you believe that any material contained in this Site, or any material or activity contained on a site to which Company, by use of an information location tool, has referenced or linked, infringes your copyright, you should notify Company of your copyright infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below.
Company will process notices of alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate action as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable intellectual property laws. The DMCA requires that notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to this Site's Designated Copyright Agent who is:
Internet Privacy Contact / Designated Copyright Agent
Giant Bowling Pin Productions, Inc.
c/o 2121 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Attention: Business and Legal Affairs
Email:DMCA@20thtv.com
Subject Line: DMCA notice
Telephone: 310.369.4844
Facsimile: 310.969.0926
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) and §512(d)):
A. Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
B. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
C. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material (or in the case of references or links that are claimed to have infringing material or activity, identification of the reference or link, to material or activity claimed to be infringing, that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate that reference or link);
D. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
E. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
F. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Emails sent to DMCA@20thtv.com without the appropriate subject line or for purposes other than communication about copyright claims may not be acknowledged or responded to.
9. Unsolicited Submissions. Company does not knowingly accept, via this Site or otherwise, unsolicited submissions including, without limitation, submissions of blog ideas, articles, scripts, story lines, fan fiction, characters, drawings, information, suggestions, ideas or concepts. Company's policy is to simply delete any such submission without reading it or forwarding it to other Company staff. Therefore, any similarity between an unsolicited submission and any elements in any Company creative work including, without limitation, a film, series, story, title or concept would be purely coincidental.
If unsolicited submissions are sent to Company via this Site (including, without limitation, through any public forum), however, such submissions and any copyright become the property of Company and may be used, copied, sublicensed, adapted, transmitted, distributed, publicly performed, published, displayed or deleted as Company sees fit. You agree that you are not entitled to any compensation, credit or notice whatsoever and that by sending an unsolicited submission you waive the right to make any claim against Company, its parents or affiliates or News Corporation relating to unsolicited submissions, including, without limitation, unfair competition, breach of implied contract or breach of confidentiality.
10. Company Newsletters; Email Alerts; Features. Company may deliver newsletters, email alerts or make available Features to its Subscribers in connection with a variety of Company programming. If you would like to subscribe to any of the newsletters, email alerts or Features Company offers, please visit the appropriate section of the Site. If you would like to change the email address, to which your Company newsletters or email alerts or information about Features are delivered, please visit the "Edit Profile" section of the Site. If you would like to unsubscribe from any Company newsletter, email alert or Feature you may do so by sending an email with the word “Unsubscribe” in the subject line to privacy@20thtv.com.
11. Sweepstakes and/or Contests. Sweepstakes, contests, games and other promotions run on the Site by Company may require the User to provide some personally identifiable information (“PII”) such as full name, address, email address, and phone number, in order to participate. Company may use a reputable third party to manage and administer some or all of its sweepstakes and/or contests. This third party may have access to some or all of the PII that is provided by the User in order to participate in the sweepstakes and/or contest. In those instances, the third party will be instructed by Company to use the PII solely for the specific sweepstakes and/or contest related purpose for which it was requested, and in compliance with the Site’s Privacy Policy. Most often this information is used only to select and contact winners of the sweepstakes and/or contests. Any other use of the PII by the third party is strictly prohibited. Our sweepstakes and/or contests are targeted to individuals 18 years of age and older or the age of majority in the State in which she/he resides, and individuals under the applicable age are not eligible to participate unless specifically permitted by the official rules of the related sweepstakes or contest. Company requires proof of age in order for an individual to collect any prizes awarded.
12. Message Boards and Public Forums. You acknowledge that message boards and public forums and similar Features offered on the Site are for public and not private communications, and you have no expectation of privacy with regard to any User Content posted, submitted or distributed on or through a message board or public forum. Company cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose through any of these message boards or public forums; you make such disclosures at your own risk. Company is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any information posted on a message board or public forum or Feature, and shall not be responsible for any decisions based on such information.
13. Member Disputes. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Company Members. Company reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members.
14. Privacy. Use of the Site Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
15. Jurisdictional Issues. Company makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the United States of America. Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent applicable.
16. Disclaimers. Company is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Site or in connection with the Site Services, whether caused by Users of the Site Services or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Site Services. Profiles created and posted by Members on the Site may contain links to other websites. Company is not responsible for the Content, accuracy or opinions expressed on such websites, and such websites are in no way investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by Company. Inclusion of any linked website on the Site or the Site Services does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by Company. When you access these third-party sites, whether or not sites operated by companies affiliated or connected with Company, you do so at your own risk. When visiting any third-party sites you should refer to each such web site’s individual “Terms of Service” and not rely on this Agreement in any way. Company takes no responsibility for third party advertisements which are posted on this Site or through the Site Services, nor does it take any responsibility for the goods or services provided by its advertisers. Company is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any User of the Site Services. Company assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any User communication. Company is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or players due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any of the Site Services or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Users or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with the Site Services. Under no circumstances shall Company be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from use of the Site Services, attendance at a Company event, from any Content posted on or through the Site Services, or from the conduct of any Users of the Site Services, whether online or offline. The Site Services are provided "AS-IS" and as available and Company expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Company cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Site Services.
17. Limitation on Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL Company AND/OR THE SITE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE SERVICES, EVEN IF Company AND/OR THE SITE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, THE LIABILITY OF Company AND/OR THE SITE TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO Company AND/OR THE SITE FOR THE SITE SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.
18. U.S. Export Controls. Software available in connection with the Site Services (the "Software") is further subject to United States of America export controls. No Software may be downloaded from the Site Services or otherwise exported or re-exported in violation of U.S. export laws. Downloading or using the Software is at your sole risk.
19. Disputes. If there is any dispute about or involving the Site Services, you agree that the dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to conflict of law provisions and you agree to exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts of the United States located in the State of California, City of Los Angeles for resolution of any dispute, action or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement or your use or non-use of the Site.
20. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (a) your use of the Site Services in violation of this Agreement; (b) your breach of this Agreement; or (c) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or if any Content that you post on the Site or through the Site Services causes Company to be liable to another.
21. Other. This Agreement is accepted upon your use of the Site or any of the Site Services and is further affirmed by you becoming a Member. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Company regarding the use of the Site Services. The failure of Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision is deemed severable from this Agreement and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
22. Copyrights © / Trademarks (TM). ©2012-2013 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation . All Company-related trademarks are owned by Company and its related entities or are used under license. All rights reserved. All Company Content contained in the Site Services are protected by copyright and trademark and shall not be used for any purpose whatsoever other than private, non-commercial viewing purposes. Reproduction, duplication, distribution, derivative works, and other unauthorized copying or use of stills, audio, video footage, or any other materials contained herein are expressly prohibited except as may otherwise be allowed for in this Agreement.
Please contact us at: terms@20thtv.com with any questions regarding this Agreement.
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