TERMS
OF USE AGREEMENT
Last Modified: 05/27/10
1. Introduction.
Welcome to
The Activators' ("THE ACTIVATORS") web site (the "Site").
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE BEFORE USING THE SITE.
By accessing the Site, using the Site or by clicking on a box that states
you accept or agree to these Terms of Use, you are agreeing to comply
with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. If you are under
the age of 18 years old, please make sure to have your parent or legal
guardian review and discuss these Terms of Use with you as well as THE
ACTIVATORS' Privacy Policy, Personal
Video Messages Policy and any other legal notices
posted on this Site. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please
do not view, access, or otherwise use this Site.
The terms "THE
ACTIVATORS" or "us" or "we" or "our"
refers to The Activators, LLC, the owner of the Site, and any of any
its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, agents, attorneys, officers,
directors, and employees. The terms "you" or "your"
refer to the user or viewer of the Site and/or the parent or legal guardian
of the user or viewer. The terms "use" or "using"
in this agreement refers to any time when an individual (a "user"),
directly or indirectly, (a) accesses or attempts to access, displays,
views, prints or copies from the Site, (b) receives, transmits or exchanges
data with the Site or with the Site's users, (c) signs up THE ACTIVATORS'
newsletter, or (d) in any way utilizes, benefits from, or interacts
with any feature, function, service of the Site for any purpose.
2. Modifications.
THE
ACTIVATORS reserves the right to change, modify, or otherwise alter
the Terms of Use at any time and at our sole discretion without specific
notice to you. THE ACTIVATORS will post any updates to the Terms
of Use on our Site. Please review the Terms of Use periodically.
Your continued use of the Site following any changes, modifications,
or other alterations to the Terms of Use shall constitute your acceptance
to comply with and be bound by the revised Terms of Use.
3. Collection
of Personal Information.
Certain sections
of, or offerings from, the Site may ask you to provide us with personal
information. Please read our Privacy Policy
and Personal Video Messages Policy
which describe the personal information we collect,
use, manage, disclose and store. THE ACTIVATORS is not liable
for any damages, injury, losses or harm caused by or related to the
theft, appropriation, or any misuse or disclosure of this information.
In the event you become aware of or believe there was or is any unauthorized
use of your personal information, you must notify us immediately by
email at: info@theactivators.net.
4. Ownership
of Intellectual Property.
The contents
of this Site, including all software, text, characters, images, videos,
photographs, designs, illustrations, audio and video files, Personal
Video Messages, artwork, graphics, databases,
logos, proprietary information, and copyrightable or otherwise legally
protective elements of the Site, including, without limitation, the
sequence, arrangement, and selection thereof, and all trademarks, service
marks, and trade names (individually or collectively the "Materials")
are the property of THE ACTIVATORS and/or its subsidiaries, licensors,
affiliates, assigns, or other respective owners. The Materials
are protected, without limitation, pursuant to United States federal
and state as well as the applicable foreign laws, regulations, statutes
and treaties. The copying, redistribution, use or publication
by you of the Materials or any part of the Site, except as allowed by
Section 5 below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership
rights to any Materials or other content viewed or accessed through
the Site.
You are granted
a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable revocable license
(a) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with these Terms
of Use, the Privacy Policy, Personal
Video Messages Policy or any other legal notices
on this Site; (b) to use the Site solely for personal and non-commercial
purposes; and (c) to print out or copy discrete information from the
Site solely for personal and non-commercial purposes and provided that
you maintain all copyright and other policies contained therein.
No print out or electronic version of any part of the Site or its contents
may be used by you in any litigation or arbitration matter whatsoever
under any circumstances.
6. Email
and Video Sharing.
Except as stated
herein or in the Personal Video
Message Policy, this Site may permit you to share
emails and videos. You acknowledge, understand and agree that
you may not participate in any email or video
sharing and/ or transmit any other such information or content if you
are under the age of 13 years old. If you are younger than
13 years old, your parent or legal guardian may participate in any email
or video sharing and/ or transmit any other such information or content
on your behalf. You also acknowledge, understand and agree
that you are solely responsible for any emails, videos, or other such
transmissions including any consequences thereof.
In the event
you originate and/or submit, upload, or otherwise transmit any emails,
videos, or other such content via the Site, you acknowledge, understand
and agree that:
(a) The
email, video, or other such transmission must comply with and not violate
the Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy,
Personal Video Message Policy and any legal
notices on this Site including but not limited to Section 7 below;
(b) The
email, video, or other such transmission must not contain any other
information or content that THE ACTIVATORS considers in its sole discretion
to be inappropriate for the Site;
(c) The
email, video, or other such transmission must not contain any personal
attacks on any person, entity, or user;
(d) You
represent and warrant that you possess any and all necessary rights
in and to the email, video, or other such transmission;
(e) The
email, video, or other such transmission must not infringe any legal,
proprietary, intellectual property or other rights of person, entity,
user, or third parties;
(f) Although
free speech is permitted and encouraged, any email, video, or other
such transmission must not contain hate speech of any kind including,
without limitation, speech that attacks, insults, or demeans a group
of persons based on their race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability,
ethnicity, or veteran status;
(g) THE
ACTIVATORS possesses the right to change, use, delete, exploit and distribute
the email, video, or other such transmission in any manner and at our
sole discretion;
(h) THE
ACTIVATORS shall not be required to pay you or any person or entity
any form of compensation for our exploitation, distribution or otherwise
use of your email, video, or other such transmission or any ideas, concepts,
or other information or content therein;
(i) Any
and all emails, videos, or other such transmissions shall become the
property of THE ACTIVATORS and you authorize THE ACTIVATORS to use the
email, video, or other such transmission in whole or in part, throughout
the universe, in perpetuity in or on any media in any manner without
any compensation to you or any person or entity;
(j) The
email, video, or other such transmission must not contain any information
or content that promotes, advertises, endorses, or markets any of THE
ACTIVATORS' competitors;
(k) Email
and video sharing is for non-commercial uses only;
(l) You
are 13 years of age or older; and
(m) You
are the parent or legal guardian of child younger than 13 years of age.
THE ACTIVATORS
reserves the right but does not monitor, endorse, edit or screen any
your emails, videos or other such transmissions. Any user's
email or videos do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of
THE ACTIVATORS. You acknowledge, understand and agree that THE
ACTIVATORS shall neither assume nor has any responsibility or liability
for any emails, videos, or other information transmitted by any user
or view the Site or for any claims, damages, injury or losses resulting
from such transmissions, their use and/or appearance on the Site.
At our sole
discretion, THE ACTIVATORS reserves the right at any time and without
any limitations to (a) delete and remove any emails, videos, or other
such transmissions, (b) refuse to allow you or any user to transmit
such content, (c) revoke your or any user's right to use the Site,
and (d) use any means or mechanisms necessary to enforce these Terms
of Use, the Privacy Policy, Personal
Video Message Policy, or any other legal notices
on this Site
If you believe
or have reason to believe that any emails, videos, or other such transmissions
violates the Privacy Policy, the Terms
of Use, the Personal Video Message Policy,
or any legal notices on this Site, please notify us immediately by email
with sufficient information to identify the Posting at: info@theactivators.net.
Rules of Conduct.
You are solely
responsible for any acts, omissions or activities that arise out of
or relate to your use of the Site. Your access and use of the
Site and any information or Materials therein (collectively defined
as "Content and Materials") are subject to all applicable United
States federal and state as well as the applicable foreign laws, regulations,
statutes and treaties. You understand, acknowledge, and agree
your access and use of the Site and any Content and Materials therein
are also subject to the following rules of conduct:
(a) THE
ACTIVATORS reserves the right to review, edit, reject, refuse, or delete
any Content and Materials from the Site at any time;
(b) THE
ACTIVATORS reserves the right to review, edit, reject, or delete any
text, information or other content you post, submit, upload or otherwise
transmit to the Site;
(c) You
may not transmit, copy, distribute, post, upload, or reproduce in any
way, trademarks, service marks, copyrighted materials, or other proprietary
or trade secret information without first obtaining written consent
of the owner of such intellectual property, trade secret, or other proprietary
information;
(d) You
may not post, submit, upload or otherwise transmit any graphics, text,
messages, photographs, images, audio or video files, artwork or other
content or information onto the Site that:
(1) contains
a virus or other harmful component or otherwise interferes with, impairs
or damages the Site and any individual's or entity's use or enjoyment
of the Site;
(2) infringes
or violates the right of any individual or entity including, without
limitation, (i) any right of privacy, (ii) any copyright, trademark,
patent, trade secret, or other proprietary or intellectual property
right, or (iii) any contractual rights;
(3) is
abusive, offensive, hateful, racist, disruptive, antisocial, defamatory,
threatening, violent, vulgar, sexually explicit, pornographic, slanderous
or otherwise harmful;
(7)
that promotes, advertises, endorses, or markets any of THE ACTIVATORS'
competitors; and
(8) does
not generally relate or is inconsistent with any discussion, topic or
theme of any of the Site's forums, chat rooms, message boards, or
online communities.
(e) You
understand and agree that THE ACTIVATORS has the right at any time to
disclose any information, including any user's personal information,
which is necessary to comply with or satisfy any law or valid governmental
request. This includes, without limitation, disclosure of information
related to any investigation of purported illegal or criminal activities
or compliance with a court order or subpoena;
(f) You
may not create compilations or derivative works of any Content and Materials
from the Site;
(g) You
may not remove, change, obscure, or otherwise alter any copyright notice
or other proprietary notice or Terms of Use contained in the Site;
(h) You
may not use the Site in a manner that violates any state or federal
law regulating email, facsimile transmissions or telephone solicitations;
(i) You
may not export or re-export the Site or any portion thereof, or any
software available on or through the Site, in violation of the export
control laws or regulations of the United States;
(j)
You may not interfere or attempt to interfere with the working or functionality
of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site;
(k)
No spamming. You may not post, submit, upload or otherwise transmit
large amounts of repetitive or untargeted content. You may not
create false or misleading descriptions, thumbnails, tags, or titles
to increase views;
(l) You
understand and agree that we reserve the right to terminate or suspend
your account or ability to use or access the Site or any portion thereof
for failure to comply with these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, Personal Video Messages Policy, or any other
legal notices on this Site, for infringing any copyright, trademark,
or other intellectual property, or for any reason whatsoever;
(m) You
may not transmit any emails, videos, or other such content if you are
younger than 13 years of age; and
(n) You
may not provide us with any personally identifiable information if you
are younger than 13 years of age without the consent of a parent or
legal guardian.
8. Advertisers.
The Site may
contain advertising and sponsorships. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible
for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Site is accurate
and complies with applicable laws. You understand, agree, and
acknowledge that THE ACTIVATORS is not responsible or liable for the
illegality or any error, inaccuracy or problem in the advertiser's
or sponsor's materials.
9. Contests,
Sweepstakes, Promotions, and Other Activities.
Periodically,
THE ACTIVATORS, its advertisers or sponsors may conduct contests, sweepstakes,
promotion or otherwise similar activities on or through the Site ("Contest").
Each Contest may be governed by its own set of rules and/or terms, which
will be posted on the Site or otherwise made available to you and, for
each Contest, will be deemed incorporated into and form a part of these
Terms of Use. To the extent any rules or terms for a particular
Contest conflict with these Terms of Use, the rules or terms of the
particular Contest for which you choose to participate govern.
You understand, agree and acknowledge that you may not participate in
any Contest if you are not at least 13 years
of age without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
10. Third
Party Content.
Third party
content may appear on the Site or may be accessible via links from the
Site including, without limitation, postings, advertising or sponsorship,
or hyperlinks. You understand, agree and acknowledge that THE
ACTIVATORS is not responsible for and assumes no liability for any mistakes,
misstatements of law, defamation, omissions, falsehood, obscenity, pornography
or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations or any other
form of content on the Site. You understand, agree and acknowledge
that the information and opinions in the third party content represent
solely the thoughts of the author and is neither endorsed by nor does
it necessarily reflect THE ACTIVATORS' beliefs or opinions.
11. Links
to Other Websites.
The Site contains
links to other websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience
to you and are not endorsements of any products or services in such
websites, and no information in such websites has been endorsed or approved
by us. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions
expressed in such websites, and such websites are not investigated,
monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. If you
decide to leave our Site and access these third party websites, you
do so at your own risk. These third party websites may also have
privacy policies different than our Privacy Policy or Personal Video Messages Policy. You understand, agree and acknowledge that THE ACTIVATORS
shall not be responsible or liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,
special or other damages caused by or related to the transmission, exhibition,
exploitation or distribution of any information or content contained
within or by these third party websites.
12. Privacy
Policy.
Our Privacy
Policy, as it may change from time to time, is a part of these Terms
of Use. You must review this Privacy Policy by clicking on this
link.
13. Personal
Video Messages Policy.
Our Personal
Video Messages Policy, as it may change from time to time, is a part
of these Terms of Use. You must review this policy by clicking
on this link.
14. Errors,
Corrections and Changes.
THE ACTIVATORS
does not represent or warrant that the Site will be error-free, free
of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected.
We do not represent or warrant that the information available on or
through the Site will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable.
We may make changes to the features, functionality or content of the
Site at any time. We reserve the right in our sole discretion
to edit or delete any text, videos, photographs, postings, audio files,
information or other content appearing on the Site.
15. Unlawful
Activity.
THE ACTIVATORS
reserves the right to investigate complaints or reported violations
of this Terms of Use and to take any action we deem appropriate, including
but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law
enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing
any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities
relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials,
IP addresses and traffic information.
16. Copyrights
and Copyright Agents.
THE ACTIVATORS
respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask you to do the
same. If you believe that your work has been copied in any way that
constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent
the following information as required by the Online Copyright Infringement
Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, ("DMCA")
17 U.S.C. § 512:
(a) An
electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
(b) A
description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
(c) A
description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the Site;
(d) Your
name, physical address, telephone number, and email address;
(e) A
statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed
use is not authorized by the copyright owner, his/her/its agent, or
the law; and
(f) A
statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above 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 Site can
be reached as follows:
The Activators,
LLC
Attn: Jamie
Bertisch, Copyright Agent
15300 Ventura
Boulevard, Suite 414
Sherman Oaks,
CA 91403
Phone: 800-469-4967
Fax: 818-907-0735
Email address:
info@theactivators.net
Upon receipt
of the proper information from you that complies with the above requirements
under the DMCA, THE ACTIVATORS will investigate your claim. If
THE ACTIVATORS determines the material or works you described constitutes
a copyright infringement, THE ACTIVATORS will remove, disable access,
and/or take down the infringing materials. THE ACTIVATORS will
notify the individual or entity that uploaded the infringing materials
and permit them (the "Counter-Notifier") to provide a counter-notification
in writing to THE ACTIVATORS' designated copyright agent under the
DMCA. The counter-notification must be written and include the
following information:
(a) An
electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
(b) A
description of the work that has been removed or to which access has
been disabled and the location where the work appeared before it was
removed or access to it was disabled;
(c) Counter-Notifier's
name, physical address, telephone number, and email address;
(d) A
statement by the Counter-Notifier consenting to the jurisdiction of
a federal district court for the judicial district in which the Counter-Notifier's
physical address is located, or if the Counter-Notifier's physical
address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which
THE ACTIVATORS may be found, and that Counter-Notifier will accept service
of process from the person who provided notification of allegedly infringement
or agent of such a person; and
(e) A
statement by the Counter-Notifier, made under penalty of perjury, that
he/she/it has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled
as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be
removed or disabled.
17. Indemnification.
You understand,
acknowledge and agree to be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of your account information including but not limited to your user/log
in name and password and for your account activity. You agree
to indemnify, defend and hold us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, partners,
agents, officers, partners, directors, employees, subcontractors, successors,
assigns, third party suppliers of information and documents, attorneys,
advertisers, and product and service providers (collectively, "Affiliated
Parties") harmless from any liability, loss, claim, damages, costs
and expense (including, without limitation, to reasonable attorney's
fees and costs) arising out of or related to your use of the Site, your
account information and activity for and through the Site, or violation
of these Terms of Use, Privacy Policy,
Personal Video Messages,
and any legal notices on this Site. THE ACTIVATORS reserves
the right to hire our own separate legal counsel as well as assume or
take exclusive control and defense of any matter subject to indemnification
by you.
18. No
Medical Advice.
THE ACTIVATORS
DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE INFORMATION
OR MATERIALS PRESENTED ON THIS SITE, WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR ENTERTAINMENT
PURPOSES ONLY. ANY TEXT, VIDEOS, PHOTOGRAPHS, IMAGES, ARTICLES, DOCUMENTS,
AUDIO OR VIDEO FILES, OR OTHER CONTENT FOUND ON THE SITE SHOULD NOT
BE RELIED UPON OR SUBSTITUTED FOR MEDICAL ADVICE, TREATMENT OR DIAGNOSIS.
PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE USING OR BEGINNING ANY EXERCISE
PROGRAM OR TECHNIQUE. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY,
CALL "911" IMMEDIATELY. THE ACTIVATORS DOES NOT ADVISE THAT
YOU SHOULD UNDERTAKE ANY PARTICULAR EXERCISE OR TECHNIQUE PRESENTED
ON THIS SITE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY OTHERS APPEARING ON THIS
SITE SUCH AS EXPERTS, DOCTORS, OR FITNESS TRAINERS OR ANY USER ON THIS
SITE.
RELIANCE ON
ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS PRESENTED ON THIS SITE BY THE ACTIVATORS,
OTHERS APPEARING ON THE SITE, OR USERS OF THE SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR
OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND AGREE THAT THE ACTIVATORS
AND THE AFFILIATED PATTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS FOR INJURY,
LOSS OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS
OR INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THE SITE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY ADVICE OFFERED FROM ANY USER OF THE SITE OR OTHERS APPEARING ON
THE SITE. YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE INDICATES YOUR AGREEMENT TO
THESE TERMS.
19. Disclaimer.
THIS SITE IS
INTENDED FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. THE CONTENT, MATERIALS,
AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS SITE IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE
OR BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR LEGAL, PROFESSIONAL, MEDICAL OR OTHER HEALTH
CARE ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY SUCH
PURPOSES.
YOUR USE, ACCESS,
OR BROWSING OF THIS SITE IS PERFORMED AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE INFORMATION,
CONTENT, AND MATERIALS FROM, IN OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS,"
"AS AVAILABLE," AND "WITH ALL FAULTS." ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE DISCLAIMER
OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE). WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE ACTIVATORS IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INTERRUPTIONS, LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, OMISSIONS,
ERRORS, VIRUSES, DEFECTS, HARMFUL COMPONENTS, MALICIOUS CODE, INABILITY
TO ACCESS, OR OTHER PROBLEMS ON OR WITHIN THE SITE INCLUDING THOSE ARISING
OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
YOU UNDERSTAND,
ACKNOWLEDGE, AND AGREE THAT THE ACTIVATORS AND THE AFFILIATED PATTIES
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS FOR INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR FROM THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO DIRECT, COMPENSATORY, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. THE NEGATION AND LIMITATION
OF DAMAGES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE
BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE ACTIVATORS AND YOU. THIS SITE
AND THE CONTENT THEREIN WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
US THROUGH THE SITE OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION
OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
THIS SITE MAY CONTAIN THE OPINIONS AND VIEWS OF OTHER USERS. THE
ACTIVATORS DOES NOT ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY,
VERACITY, OR EFFICACY OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION OR POSTINGS GENERATED
BY OUR USERS.
20. Limitation
Of Liability.
YOU UNDERSTAND,
ACKNOWLEDGE, AND AGREE THAT THE ACTIVATORS AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND
RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE SITE
OR ANY SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OBTAINABLE THEREFROM, (B) THE UNAVAILABILITY
OR INTERRUPTION OF THE SITE OR ANY FEATURES THEREOF, (C) YOUR USE OF
THE SITE, (D) THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE SITE, OR (E) ANY DELAY OR
FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF A COVERED PARTY.
THE AGGREGATE
LIABILITY OF THE ACTIVATORS AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES IN CONNECTION
WITH ANY CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE,
ITS MATERIALS AND/OR THE PRODUCTS, TEXT, DOCUMENTS, AUDIO AND VIDEO
FILES, PHOTOGRAPHS, SERVICES, OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN OR
HEREBY SHALL NOT EXCEED $100 AND THAT AMOUNT SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE ACTIVATORS AND ANY OF
OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES.
21. Legal
Compliance.
You acknowledge,
understand and agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international
laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the
Site and the Content and Materials provided therein.
22. Applicable
Law, Venue and Jurisdiction.
This Terms
of Use agreement shall be treated as though it were executed and performed
in Los Angeles, California, and shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California and the laws of
the United States without regard to conflict of law principles.
You agree that any claim or dispute you may have arising out of or related
to the Site including, without limitation, your use of the Site, the
Site's Contents and Materials, your account information for the Site,
and/or these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, Personal Video Messages Policy, and
any legal notices on this Site must be instituted within one (1) year
after the claim arose (if multiple claims, from the date the first claim
arose) or be forever waived and barred. You agree that you will
bring any claims that are not subject to arbitration as set forth in
Section 22 below in, and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, the
state and federal courts located in the County of Los Angeles, California.
23. Arbitration.
Except as set
forth in Section 21 above, any claim or dispute arising out of or related
to the Site including, without limitation, your use of the Site, the
Site's Content and Materials, the Terms of Use, the Privacy
Policy, Personal Video Messages Policy, and any legal notices on this Site, excluding legal action
taken by THE ACTIVATORS to collect or recover damages for, or obtain
any injunction relating to, Site operations, intellectual property,
and THE ACTIVATORS services, shall be settled solely by binding arbitration
in the County of Los Angeles, California. Any such controversy
or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be
consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any
other party. Such arbitration shall be administered by the Judicial
Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS") (www.jamsadr.com) pursuant to the JAMS' Comprehensive
Arbitration Rules. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and
judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
Either you
or us may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent
jurisdiction in Los Angeles, California necessary to protect the rights
or property of you and us pending the completion of arbitration.
Each party shall bear one-half of the arbitration fees and costs incurred
through JAMS. The prevailing party of the arbitration is entitled
to attorneys' fees and costs.
24. Severability.
If any provision
of the Terms of Use is deemed invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect or limit the validity or enforceability
of any other provision hereof, shall remain in full force and effect.
If a provision is deemed invalid or unenforceable due to its scope or
breadth, such provision shall be deemed valid to the extent permitted
by law.
To the extent
that anything in or associated with the Site is in conflict or inconsistent
with the Terms of Use, the Terms of Use shall take precedence. Our failure
to enforce any provision of the Terms of Use shall not be deemed a waiver
of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.
Our rights under the Terms of Use shall survive any termination of this
Terms of Use agreement.