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Subscriber and Member Terms Agreement
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions which apply to
the use by you of the Diva Village Corporation Sites (as defined below) and any
other subscription product or service offered for sale by Diva Village
Corporation and/or its affiliates (collectively, "the Company"). The
right to use any product or service offered by the Company is personal to you
and is not transferable to any other person or entity.
- Definitions.
The "Company Sites" shall mean all areas and any subscription or
other paid products and services offered or available on the interactive
online service operated by the Company on the World Wide Web. The Company
Sites consist of information services and content provided by the Company,
affiliates of the Company and third parties. The term "Community
Areas" means the bulletin boards, chat rooms and other user
participatory areas on the Company Sites.
- General.
The Company shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any
aspect or feature of the Company sites including, but not limited to, the
Community Areas, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for
access or use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be
effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means
including but not limited to, posting on the Community Areas a revised
version of this Agreement or notification by electronic mail. Any use by you
of the Community Areas after such notice shall conclusively be deemed to be
acceptance by you of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions.
You agree to review the terms and conditions of this Agreement periodically
to be aware of such revisions.
- Use
of the Company Sites and the Community Areas.
- The
Community Areas shall be used for lawful purposes only. No material shall
be posted on or transmitted through the Community Areas which violates or
infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful,
threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights,
vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable, which
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, gives rise to
civil liability or otherwise violates any law. No conduct shall be
undertaken that, in the Company's judgment, restricts or inhibits any
other user from using or enjoying the Community Areas. Advertising or
commercial solicitation may be posted on or transmitted through the
Community Areas but only with the Company's express prior approval and
only if the advertising or commercial solicitation complies with all
conditions imposed by the Company.
- The
Company Sites and the Community Areas contain copyrighted material,
trademarks and other proprietary information including text, software,
photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of the
Company Sites are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States
copyright laws. The Company is the owner of the copyright in all the
Company Sites. The Company owns a copyright in the selection,
coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in
the content original to it. Each third party content provider owns the
copyright in content original to it. You may not modify, publish,
transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative
works, or in any way exploit the content of the Company Sites or any
portion of it. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright
law, you may not copy, redistribute, publish, display or commercially
exploit any material from the Company Sites without the express permission
of the Company and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted
copying, redistribution or publication of material from the Company Sites,
no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark, legend or
copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire
any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, you agree that any text, photo, graphic,
audio, and/or video on the Company Sites shall not be broadcast, rewritten
for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in
any media. Diva Village will not be held liable for any delays,
inaccuracies, errors or omissions there from or in the transmission or
delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of
the foregoing. All rights reserved. All content is the property of Diva
Village or its licensors. Any copying, republication or redistribution of
any content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly
prohibited without the prior written consent of Diva Village. Diva Village
shall not be liable for any errors in content or for any actions taken in
reliance thereon. You shall not upload, post or otherwise make available
on the Community Areas any material protected by copyright, trademark or
other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the
copyright, trademark or other proprietary right. You are responsible for
determining that such material is not protected by copyright, trademark or
other proprietary right. You shall be solely liable for any damages
resulting from any infringement of copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right, or any other harm resulting from any uploading, posting
or submission.
- You
hereby grant to the Company, and their respective affiliates worldwide,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to
use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works
from, distribute, perform and display any message posted in the Community
Areas and/or any e-mail sent by you to the Company (in whole or in part)
and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology
now known or later developed.
- You
may not (i) select or use a member name or e-mail address of another
person with the intention of impersonating that person; (ii) use a member
name or e-mail address of anyone else without authorization; (iii) use a
member name in violation of the intellectual property rights of any
person; or (iv) use a member name that the Company considers to be
offensive.
- You
shall provide the Company with accurate, complete and updated information
provided by you at the time of registration.
- You
shall not engage in any activity that is contrary to or which would
adversely affect the purpose or intention of the Company Sites, including
but not limited to, actually or attempting to manipulate, corrupt or
otherwise affect the outcome of the Sites' services, in whole or in part,
by, among other methods, registering multiple accounts under the same or
different names.
- The
Company Sites contain links to other web sites, resources and advertisers.
The Company is not responsible for the availability of these external
sites nor does it endorse or is it responsible for the contents,
advertising, products or other materials made available on or through such
external sites. Under no circumstances shall the Company be held
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage
caused or alleged to have been caused to a user in connection with the use
of or reliance on any content, goods or services available on such
external site. You should direct any concerns to such external site's
administrator or webmaster.
- You
shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer
hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of the Company
Sites and Community Areas and all charges related thereto.
- The
foregoing provisions of this Section 3 are for the benefit of the Company,
its affiliates, third party content providers and licensors, and each
shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly on its
own behalf.
- The
Company has carefully designed the Company Sites with the purpose of
delivering certain content to users in a particular format and with a
particular appearance. No third party shall have the right to utilize the
content of the Company Sites in any way that interferes with that purpose.
In particular, the Company prohibits any party from displaying the content
on the Company. Sites in any format where third party advertising or other
materials that the Company did not authorize is viewed or viewable
together with the Company's proprietary content.
- Monitoring.
The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the
content of the Community Areas to determine compliance with this Agreement
and any other operating rules that may be established by the Company from
time to time. The Company shall have the right in its sole discretion to
edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the
Community Areas. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to remove any material that the Company, in
its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof,
otherwise objectionable or stale. Notwithstanding this right of the Company,
users shall remain solely responsible for the content of their messages. You
acknowledge and agree that neither the Company nor any of its affiliates
shall assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by the Company
with respect to any conduct within the Community Areas or any communication
or posting on the Community Areas.
- Disclaimer
of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
- YOU
EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE COMMUNITY AREAS AND THE COMPANY SITES IS
AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS
WARRANT THAT THE COMPANY SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO
THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF
THE COMPANY SITES OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY
INFORMATION, SERVICE OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITES OR THE
COMMUNITY AREAS.
- THE
COMPANY SITES AND THE COMMUNITY AREAS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS
IS", "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF
TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF
EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
- THE
DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 5 APPLY TO ANY DAMAGES
OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION,
INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR
BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER
CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT
LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR
THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS
ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
- IN
NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING,
PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING THE COMPANY SITES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE COMPANY SITES OR OUT OF THE BREACH OF ANY
WARRANTY. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5
SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON THE COMPANY SITES AND/OR THE COMMUNITY
AREAS. THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO USERS, IF ANY, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED
THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO THE COMPANY.
- THE
COMPANY NEITHER ENDORSES NOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR
RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT ON THE COMPANY SITES, NOR
FOR ANY OFFENSIVE, DEFAMATORY OR OBSCENE POSTING MADE ON THE COMMUNITY
AREAS BY ANYONE OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED THE COMPANY EMPLOYEE SPOKESPERSONS
WHILE ACTING IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE
COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON
INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH EITHER THE CONTENT ON THE COMPANY SITES
AND/OR ANY POSTINGS ON THE COMMUNITY AREAS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION,
OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMPANY SITES
AND/OR THE COMMUNITY AREAS. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE OF PROFESSIONALS, AS
APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION,
OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FINANCIAL,
HEALTH, OR LIFESTYLE INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT.
- THE
COMPANY DOES NOT ENDORSE, WARRANT OR GUARANTEE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
OFFERED THROUGH THE COMPANY SITES AND WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY
MONITOR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN USERS 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. THE COMPANY MAKES PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANY SITES WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF
EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
- PRIOR
TO THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY SECURITY OR INVESTMENT, YOU
ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH YOUR BROKER OR OTHER FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO
VERIFY PRICING AND OTHER INFORMATION. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS THIRD
PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS
BASED UPON, OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM, THE CONTENT PROVIDED HEREIN.
NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS GUARANTEE OR
WARRANT THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY SUCH
INFORMATION. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE COMPANY SITES SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
INVESTMENT ADVICE. THE COMPANY IS NOT A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR
INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND DOES NOT GIVE INVESTMENT ADVICE OR RECOMMEND ONE
PRODUCT OVER ANOTHER.
- Indemnification.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless The Company, its affiliates
and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and
against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of
the use by you of the Company Sites and/or the Community Areas.
- Termination.
The Company shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement
with respect to any user which the Company, in its sole discretion,
considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by you of this
Agreement. The provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 shall survive
termination of this Agreement.
- Trademarks.
All trademarks appearing on the Company Sites are the property of their
respective owners, including, in some instances, the Company.
- Subscription
Services; Products.
(a) Subscription Services. the Company may make available to users certain
online subscription services, and other paid services and products. The
following terms and conditions shall apply in the event that you subscribe
to any subscription service or services offered by the Company on the
Company Sites (the "Subscription"):
- Subscription
Terms. The Subscription will continue until the Company receives
notification of termination from you as described in subsection C below.
You authorize the Company to charge to the credit card account designated
during the registration process the current fees and charges for each term
according to the subscription plan chosen by you. If you accepted an offer
that included a free trial period, your credit card account will not be
charged until after the end of the free trial period. If you ordered in
response to a free trial period offer, you may cancel the subscription
process and avoid a charge to your credit card account by going to the
Subscription Summary accessible from the Smart Statement and following the
directions listed. If you subscribed for a term of one (1) year or more,
you will be notified by the Company before the account designated by you
is charged after the first term. Current fees may be obtained by going to
the Smart Statement. You are responsible for any charges associated to
connecting to the Company Sites, including but not limited to, any
telephone line charges or any Internet access provider charges. You shall
provide the Company with accurate, complete and updated information as to
your name and e-mail address and credit card account information provided
by you at registration. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of this
Agreement.
- Changed
Terms. The Company shall have the right at any time to impose, change or
modify its fees and billing methods, or other terms and conditions
applicable to your use of the Subscription or to impose new terms and
conditions. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be
effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means
including, but not limited to, posting on the Company Sites a revised
version of this Agreement or notification by electronic or conventional
mail. If any such change is unacceptable to you, you may terminate your
Subscription as provided in subsection C below. Any use of the
Subscription by you after such notice shall conclusively be deemed to
constitute acceptance by you of such changes, modifications, additions or
deletions. You agree to review the terms and conditions periodically to be
aware of such revisions. You may also be subject to additional terms and
conditions imposed by third party content providers in connection with
third party content, software or services.
- Termination.
Either you or the Company may terminate this Agreement at any time. Your
only right with respect to any dissatisfaction with (i) any terms and
conditions of this Agreement, or policy or practice of the Company in
operating the Company Sites and/or the Community Areas, Notice of
termination will be effective upon receipt by the Company. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Company. shall have the right to immediately
terminate this Agreement with respect to any user which the Company, in
its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any
breach by you of this Agreement. In the event that your account is
terminated or canceled, no refund of any fees, including monthly
membership fee, will be granted. The provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and
this Section 10 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Fees paid for
any Subscription are paid in advance and are not refundable in whole or in
part, provided, however, that in the event of termination by the Company
for any reason other than breach of this Agreement by you or termination
by you in accordance with this subsection C of this Agreement in which you
identify the termination as resulting from changed terms, the Company
shall make a pro rata refund to you.
(b) Products and Other Services. With respect to products and
services offered for sale by the Company and third parties or through the
Company Sites: you shall be informed of all terms of the offer, including but
not limited to pricing, methods of payment, shipping and handling, credit card
information, sales tax, return and refund policies and applicable privacy
policies on the screen where you make the purchase.
10.
Miscellaneous.
This Agreement and any operating rules for the Company Sites and the Community
Areas established by the Company constitute the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or
oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California,
without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any
breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or
subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for
convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
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