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1. Your Acceptance
BY USING AND/OR
VISITING THIS WEBSITE (collectively, including all Content available
through the Channelchooser.com domain name, the "Channelchooser
Website", or "Website"), YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. If you do not agree to any of these terms, then please do
not use the Channelchooser Website. 2. Channelchooser Website
These
Terms of Service apply to all users of the Channelchooser Website. The
Channelchooser Website may contain links to third party websites.
Channelchooser assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy
policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition,
Channelchooser will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any
third-party site. By using the Website, you expressly relieve
Channelchooser from any and all liability arising from your use of any
third-party website. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you
leave the Channelchooser Website and to read the terms and conditions
and privacy policy of each other website that you visit. 3. Website Access
A.
Channelchooser hereby grants you permission to use the Website,
provided that: (i) your use of the Website as permitted is solely for
your personal, noncommercial use; (ii) you will not copy or distribute
any part of the Website in any medium without Channelchooser's prior
written authorization; (iii) you will not alter or modify any part of
the Website other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the
Website for its intended purpose; and (iv) you will otherwise comply
with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service.
B.
In order to access some features of the Website, you will have to
create an account. You may never use another's account without
permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and
complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that
occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure.
You must notify Channelchooser immediately of any breach of security or
unauthorized use of your account. Although Channelchooser will not be
liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account,
you may be liable for the losses of Channelchooser or others due to
such unauthorized use.
C. You agree not to use or
launch any automated system, including without limitation, "robots,"
"spiders," "offline readers," etc., that accesses the Website in a
manner that sends more request messages to the Channelchooser servers
in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the
same period by using a convention on-line web browser. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Channelchooser grants the operators of public search
engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for
the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indices of
the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials.
Channelchooser reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either
generally or in specific cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any
personally identifiable information, including account names, from the
Website, nor to use the communication systems provided by the Website
for any commercial solicitation purposes. You agree not to solicit, for
commercial purposes, any users of the Website with respect to their
User Submissions. 4. Intellectual Property Rights
The
content on the Channelchooser Website, except third party videostreams
and User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation,
the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos,
interactive features and the like ("Content") and the trademarks,
service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or
licensed to Channelchooser, subject to copyright and other intellectual
property rights under The Netherlands and foreign laws and
international conventions. Content on the Website is provided to you AS
IS for your information and personal use only and may not be used,
copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed,
sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes
whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners.
Channelchooser reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the
Website and the Content. You agree to not engage in the use, copying,
or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted
herein, including any use, copying, ordistribution of User Submissions
of third parties obtained through the Website for any commercial
purposes. If you download or print a copy of the Content for personal
use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices
contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise
interfere with security related features of the Channelchooser Website
or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or
enforce limitations on use of the Channelchooser Website or the Content
therein. 5. User Submissions
A.
The Channelchooser Website may now or in the future permit the
submission of videos or other communications submitted by you and other
users ("User Submissions") and the hosting, sharing, and/or publishing
of such User Submissions. You understand that whether or not such User
Submissions are published, Channelchooser does not guarantee any
confidentiality with respect to any submissions.
B.
You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the
consequences of posting or publishing them. In connection with User
Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: (i) you own or
have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use
and authorize Channelchooser to use all patent, trademark, trade
secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all
User Submissions to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in
the manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Service; and
(ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each
and every identifiable individual person in the User Submission to use
the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual
person to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the
manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Service. For
clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User
Submissions. However, by submitting the User Submissions to
Channelchooser, you hereby grant Channelchooser a worldwide,
non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to
use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and
perform the User Submissions in connection with the Channelchooser
Website and Channelchooser's (and its successor's) business, including
without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the
Channelchooser Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media
formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user
of the Channelchooser Website a non-exclusive license to access your
User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce,
distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User
Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and
under these Terms of Service. The foregoing license granted by you
terminates once you remove or delete a User Submission from the
Channelchooser Website.
C. In connection with User
Submissions, you further agree that you will not: (i) submit material
that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to
third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights,
unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their
rightful owner to post the material and to grant Channelchooser all of
the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or
misrepresentations that could damage Channelchooser or any third party;
(iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous,
threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically
offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal
offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise
inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business:
(v) impersonate another person. Channelchooser does not endorse any
User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed
therein, and Channelchooser expressly disclaims any and all liability
in connection with User Submissions. Channelchooser does not permit
copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual
property rights on its Website, and Channelchooser will remove all
Content and User Submissions if properly notified that such Content or
User Submission infringes on another's intellectual property rights.
Channelchooser reserves the right to remove Content and User
Submissions without prior notice. Channelchooser will also terminate a
User's access to its Website, if they are determined to be a repeat
infringer. A repeat infringer is a User who has been notified of
infringing activity more than twice and/or has had a User Submission
removed from the Website more than twice. Channelchooser also reserves
the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate
and complies with these Terms of Service for violations other than
copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law,
such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory
material, or excessive length. Channelchooser may remove such User
Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such
material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without
prior notice and at its sole discretion.
D. In
particular, if you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and
believe that any User Submission or other content infringes upon your
copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Copyright Agent with
the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for
further detail):
(i) A physical or electronic
signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(ii)
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;
(iii) 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;
(iv) Information reasonably
sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an
address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
(v)
A statement that you have 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; and
(vi) A statement that
the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of
perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
E. You
understand that when using the Channelchooser Website, you will be
exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that
Channelchooser is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety,
or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User
Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be
exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent,
or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any
legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against
Channelchooser with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold
Channelchooser, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or licensors,
harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters
related to your use of the site.
F. Channelchooser
permits you to link to materials on the Website for personal,
non-commercial purposes only. In addition, Channelchooser provides an
"Embeddable Player" feature, which you may incorporate into your own
personal, non-commercial websites for use in accessing the materials on
the Website, provided that you include a prominent link back to the
Channelchooser website on the pages containing the Embeddable Player.
Channelchooser reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the
Channelchooser Website at any time. 6. Warranty Disclaimer
YOU
AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE Channelchooser WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE
RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, Channelchooser, ITS
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE
THEREOF. Channelchooser MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT
THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE'S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF
ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF
CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III)
ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND
ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN,
(IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR
WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY
BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V)
ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONSIN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY
KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED,
TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE Channelchooser
WEBSITE. Channelchooser DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A
THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE Channelchooser WEBSITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED
WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND
Channelchooser WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE
THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST
JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE. 7. Limitation of Liability
IN
NO EVENT SHALL Channelchooser, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR
AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I)
ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS
TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF
OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR
FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR
CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS,
VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR
THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR
OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED
AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR
OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE Channelchooser WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED
ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER
ORNOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE
FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
YOU
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT Channelchooser SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF
ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING
RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
The Website is controlled
and offered by Channelchooser from its facilities in The Netherlands.
Channelchooser makes no representations that the Channelchooser Website
is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who
access or use the Channelchooser Website from other jurisdictions do so
at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local
law. 8. Indemnity
You agree to
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Channelchooser, its parent
corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and
against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities,
costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's
fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Channelchooser
Website; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Service;
(iii) your violation of any third party right, including without
limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim
that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party. This
defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of
Service and your use of the Channelchooser Website. 9. Ability to Accept Terms of Service
You
affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated
minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully
able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations,
affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms
of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service. In
any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as the
Channelchooser Website is not intended for children under 13. If you
are under 13 years of age, then please do not use the Channelchooser
Website—there are lots of other great web sites for you. Talk to your
parents about what sites are appropriate for you. 10. Assignment
These
Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be
transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Channelchooser
without restriction. 11. General
You
agree that: (i) the Channelchooser Website shall be deemed solely based
in The Netherlands; and (ii) the Channelchooser Website shall be deemed
a passive website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over
Channelchooser, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than
California. These Terms of Service shall be governed by the internal
substantive laws of The Netherlands, without respect to its conflict of
laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and Channelchooser
that arises in whole or in part from the Channelchooser Website shall
be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in
The Netherlands. These Terms of Use and any other legal notices
published by Channelchooser on the Website, shall constitute the entire
agreement between you and Channelchooser concerning the Channelchooser
Website. If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of
Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any
term of this these Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or
continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Channelchooser's
failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Channelchooser
reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time and without
notice, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use for
any changes. Your use of the Channelchooser Website following any
amendment of these Terms of Use will signify your assent to and
acceptance of its revised terms. YOU AND Channelchooser AGREE THAT ANY
CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE Channelchooser WEBSITE
MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES.
OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED. |
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