Terms of Service
Responsible Use and Conduct
By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products and tools we make available to you directly or indirectly (hereinafter referred to as “Resources”), you agree to use these Resources only for purposes permitted by (a) the terms of this User Agreement and (b) applicable laws, regulations and generally accepted online practices or guidelines.
Among other things, you understand that:
a. In order to access our Resources, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself (e.g. identification, contact information, etc.) during the registration process or when using the Resources. You agree that any information you provide is accurate, correct and up-to-date at all times.
b. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any login information associated with any account you use to access our Resources. You are therefore responsible for all activities that occur under your account.
c. Accessing (or attempting to access) any of our Resources by any means other than those provided by us is strictly prohibited. You expressly agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of our Resources by any automated, unethical or unconventional means.
d. Engaging in any activity that damages or interferes with our Resources, including the servers and/or networks to which our Resources are located or connected, is strictly prohibited.
e. Any attempt to copy, duplicate, reproduce, sell, trade or resell our Resources is strictly prohibited.
f. As stated above, you are fully responsible for any consequences, losses or damages we may incur or suffer, directly or indirectly, as a result of any unauthorized activities conducted by you, and may incur criminal or civil liability.
g. We may provide various open communication tools on our website, such as blog comments, blog posts, public chats, forums, message boards, news groups, product ratings and reviews, various social media services, etc. You understand that, in general, we do not pre-screen or monitor the content posted by users of these various communication tools, which means that if you choose to submit any type of content to our website using these tools, then you are personally responsible for using these tools in a responsible and ethical manner. By posting information or otherwise using any of the open communication tools listed above, you agree that you will not upload, post, share or otherwise distribute any content that:
is unlawful, threatening, defamatory, abusive, harassing, disparaging, intimidating, fraudulent, deceptive, invasive, racist, or contains suggestive, inappropriate or explicit language of any type;
infringes upon any party's trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights;
contains any unauthorized or unsolicited advertising of any type;
impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives.
We have the right, at our sole discretion, to remove any content that we deem to be inconsistent with this User Agreement, as well as any content that we deem to be offensive, harmful, objectionable, inaccurate or infringes upon any third party's copyright or trademark. We are not responsible for any delay or failure to remove such content. If you post content that we choose to remove, you hereby consent to such removal and agree to waive any claim against us.
h. We are not responsible for any content posted by you or any other third-party user of our website. However, any content you post using any open communication tool on our Site, provided that it does not violate or infringe any third-party copyright or trademark, becomes our property and we have a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, publish, publicly display and/or distribute it as we see fit. This refers and applies only to content posted through said open communication tool and does not refer to information provided during the registration process, which is necessary to use our Resources. All information provided during our registration process is protected by our Privacy Policy.
i. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless our Brands and its parent and affiliates and their directors, officers, managers, employees, donors, agents and licensors from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) resulting from any violation of this User Agreement or failure to perform any obligations related to your account by you or any other person using your account. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this User Agreement. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as we reasonably request.
By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products and tools we make available to you directly or indirectly (hereinafter referred to as “Resources”), you agree to use these Resources only for purposes permitted by (a) the terms of this User Agreement and (b) applicable laws, regulations and generally accepted online practices or guidelines.
Among other things, you understand that:
a. In order to access our Resources, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself (e.g. identification, contact information, etc.) during the registration process or when using the Resources. You agree that any information you provide is accurate, correct and up-to-date at all times.
b. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any login information associated with any account you use to access our Resources. You are therefore responsible for all activities that occur under your account.
c. Accessing (or attempting to access) any of our Resources by any means other than those provided by us is strictly prohibited. You expressly agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of our Resources by any automated, unethical or unconventional means.
d. Engaging in any activity that damages or interferes with our Resources, including the servers and/or networks to which our Resources are located or connected, is strictly prohibited.
e. Any attempt to copy, duplicate, reproduce, sell, trade or resell our Resources is strictly prohibited.
f. As stated above, you are fully responsible for any consequences, losses or damages we may incur or suffer, directly or indirectly, as a result of any unauthorized activities conducted by you, and may incur criminal or civil liability.
g. We may provide various open communication tools on our website, such as blog comments, blog posts, public chats, forums, message boards, news groups, product ratings and reviews, various social media services, etc. You understand that, in general, we do not pre-screen or monitor the content posted by users of these various communication tools, which means that if you choose to submit any type of content to our website using these tools, then you are personally responsible for using these tools in a responsible and ethical manner. By posting information or otherwise using any of the open communication tools listed above, you agree that you will not upload, post, share or otherwise distribute any content that:
is unlawful, threatening, defamatory, abusive, harassing, disparaging, intimidating, fraudulent, deceptive, invasive, racist, or contains suggestive, inappropriate or explicit language of any type;
infringes upon any party's trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights;
contains any unauthorized or unsolicited advertising of any type;
impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives.
We have the right, at our sole discretion, to remove any content that we deem to be inconsistent with this User Agreement, as well as any content that we deem to be offensive, harmful, objectionable, inaccurate or infringes upon any third party's copyright or trademark. We are not responsible for any delay or failure to remove such content. If you post content that we choose to remove, you hereby consent to such removal and agree to waive any claim against us.
h. We are not responsible for any content posted by you or any other third-party user of our website. However, any content you post using any open communication tool on our Site, provided that it does not violate or infringe any third-party copyright or trademark, becomes our property and we have a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, publish, publicly display and/or distribute it as we see fit. This refers and applies only to content posted through said open communication tool and does not refer to information provided during the registration process, which is necessary to use our Resources. All information provided during our registration process is protected by our Privacy Policy.
i. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless our Brands and its parent and affiliates and their directors, officers, managers, employees, donors, agents and licensors from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) resulting from any violation of this User Agreement or failure to perform any obligations related to your account by you or any other person using your account. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this User Agreement. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as we reasonably request.