SpiceTV.com Legal Notices |
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. The terms set forth below comprise a legal agreement between you and SpiceTV .com, Inc. (alternatively referred to as "SpiceTV," "We," or "Us") and spell out the terms and conditions to which users of the SpiceTV family of websites, (collectively, the “Sites”) are expected to adhere. The Sites include spicetv.com; spicenet.spicetv.com; nahv.spicetv.com; store.spicetv.com; tvclub.spicetv.com; thehotnetwork.com; thehotzone.net; spiceplatinum.com; spiceclips.com; spicehot.com; as well as any individual club included on such Site, and any other sites at which these terms appear. It does not apply to other online or offline SpiceTV sites, products or services. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using any of the Sites, because by using or remaining on any Site, you (alternatively, referred to as you or "User") agree to be bound by the terms set forth herein, including, without limitation, our Privacy Policy below (together, the "Agreement"). We reserve the right to amend this Agreement at any time and will post the amended Agreement here.
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Copyright Notice |
| Copyright © 2004 SpiceTV.com, Inc. All rights reserved. No material on any Site may be reproduced or be distributed, publicly performed, proxy cached or otherwise used, except with the prior express permission of SpiceTV.com, Inc. |
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Trademark Notice |
| SPICE, SPICETV, SPICE WITH LIPS LOGO, SPICETVSTORE, SPICE NETWORKS, SPICENET, INTERACTIVE SPICE, SPICE CLUB, CYBERSPICE, SPICE VIXEN, SPICE PLATINUM, SPICE PLATINUM LIVE are all trademarks of Spice Entertainment, Inc., and used under license by SpiceTV.com, Inc. |
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Miscellaneous Disclaimers |
| All materials, including, but not limited to, articles, photographs, images, illustrations, messages and other communications, audio clips and video clips, contained on any Site are intended for distribution exclusively to consenting adults in locations where such materials do not violate any community standards or any federal, state or local law or regulation of the United States, or any law of any other country. No persons under the age of eighteen (18) years (twenty-one (21) in places where eighteen years is not the age of majority) may directly or indirectly view or possess any of the contents of any Site or place any orders for any goods or services advertised at or on any Site. |
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Privacy Statement for SpiceTV.com |
| Effective as of September 20, 2004 This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") applies to SpiceTV.com, Inc.’s ("SpiceTV" or "we") family of websites (the "Sites"). These include spicetv.com; spicenet.spicetv.com; nahv.spicetv.com; store.spicetv.com; tvclub.spicetv.com; thehotnetwork.com; thehotzone.net; spiceplatinum.com; spiceclips.com; spicehot.com; and any other sites at which this Policy appears. It does not apply to other online or offline SpiceTV sites, products or services. This Policy explains what information we collect about you and what we do with it. We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time, and we will post any new policy here. You should return to this Policy often to see if it has changed. By using or navigating any of the Sites, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by this Policy or any modified Policy as posted. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, please do not use or visit any of our Sites. What information do we collect? We collect personal information that you provide to us such as your name, e-mail address, street address and telephone number. We also collect credit card information from you. We generally collect this personal information on our registration and order forms when you sign up to receive products or services from any of our Sites. We may also collect information from our online surveys such as age, gender and income level. Finally, we collect IP addresses and anonymous demographic information. What do we do with the information we collect? We use personal information and other demographic or profile information you provide to us to fulfill your orders or requests; to provide you with information about SpiceTV and some of our partners; and to contact you when necessary. We use IP addresses and anonymous demographic information to tailor your experiences at our Sites by showing content in which we think you will be interested and displaying content according to your preferences. Anonymous demographic information is shared with advertisers and market researchers on an aggregate basis. We use information collected to evaluate and improve our services. We may develop and use, in our sole discretion, consumer research, which may be based on your use of our services. Personal information collected on the Sites is stored and processed in the United States and by using any of t he Sites, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. Do we share the information we collect with third parties? In some cases, we will share information we collect (including personal information or anonymous demographic information) with third party companies who may offer products or services in which we believe you may be interested. We also share this information with third parties with whom we partner to co-promote and administer sweepstakes and contests on our Sites. You may elect not to receive promotional e-mails from us or other companies we select by choosing one of the unsubscribe options described below. We may also share information we collect with third party service providers to manage certain aspects of the services we provide, such as maintaining our servers and processing or fulfilling orders for products and services you purchase through the Sites. We may also disclose your information in special cases if required to do so by law, court order or other governmental authority or when we believe in good faith that disclosing this information is otherwise necessary or advisable, including, for instance, to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interfering with the rights or property of SpiceTV, another user or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. Is the information submitted in public forums confidential? No. The Sites may offer chat rooms, forums, message boards and/or news groups to our users. Please remember that any information disclosed in these areas becomes public information. Accordingly, you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information and you do so at your own risk. Do we use cookies? Yes. Cookies are pieces of information generated by web servers and stored in your computer for future access. The Sites use cookie technology to enhance your online experience by making it easier for you to navigate through our Sites or make a feature work better. Generally, cookies can be disabled. However, you must accept cookies in order to navigate the Sites, register for our membership Sites and order products from our online stores. Do we use web beacons? Yes. Some of our Sites may contain electronic images known as "web beacons" or single-pixel gifs that allow us to count visitors to our Sites and deliver co-branded services. Web beacons collect limited information including cookie number, time and date of a page view and a description of the page on which the web beacon resides. Are the Sites secure? We are committed to maintaining the security of your information and have measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. All credit transactions occur in a secure area of the Site using Secure Sockets Layer ("SSL") software to process orders. SSL encrypts the information you input on the Sites. In addition, all information is stored in a secure location behind a firewall with limited administrative access. Does this Policy apply to linked sites other than the Sites? No. The Sites contain links to other Internet sites, resources and sources of SpiceTV. By clicking on an ad banner or other link, you will be redirected off the Sites and to third party websites. SpiceTV is not responsible for the privacy policies of such sites. You should make sure that you read and understand the privacy policies of these sites and direct any concerns regarding external links to the site administrator or webmaster of that third party website. How do I unsubscribe? All e-mails you receive from us will include specific instructions on how to unsubscribe and you may unsubscribe at any time. Additionally, you may use any of the following options for removing your information from our database:
(2) Select the opt-out link at the bottom of any SpiceTV email and follow the instructions provided; (3) Send a letter with your request to the following address (please indicate the Site(s) from which you would like to be unsubscribed):
Customer Service Can I update/correct my information? Yes. You may correct or update your personal information by sending us an email at members@spicetv.com.
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ICRA and Site Blocking Information |
| Spicetv.com, spicenet.spicetv.com and store.spicetv.com are rated with the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA). |
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SpiceTV.com, Inc. Terms of Service |
| Effective as of September 20, 2004
1.
SPICETV
SITE CONTENT AND USER SUBMISSIONS 1.1
The
contents of the SpiceTV Internet service ("the Service"),
including all Sites, are intended for the personal, noncommercial use of its
users. All materials published on the Sites (including, but not limited to
articles, photographs, images, illustrations, product descriptions, audio clips
and video clips (collectively, the "Content")) are protected by
copyright, trademark and all other applicable intellectual property laws, and
are owned or controlled by Spice Entertainment, Inc. or the party credited as
the provider of such Content, software or other materials. You shall abide by
copyright or other notices, information and restrictions appearing in
conjunction with any Content accessed through the Service. 1.2
The
Service is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation,
pursuant to 1.3
Copying
or storing of any Content for other than personal, noncommercial use is
expressly prohibited without the prior written permission from the Rights and
Permissions Department, or the copyright holder identified in the individual
Content’s proprietary rights notices.
For the avoidance of doubt, including any Content (in whole or in part)
on your personal website, when it is accessible to any other person, is not a
personal use and is not permitted. 1.4
You
agree that any information, feedback, questions, comments and/or submissions to
any of the Public Forums (as discussed below) or the like that you provide to
us in connection with any Site or our Service ("Submissions") will be
deemed to be provided to us on a non-confidential and non-proprietary basis and
will become and remain our property. We shall have no obligations of any kind
with respect to any Submissions and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose
and/or distribute any Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, without
limitation. You also agree that we shall be free to use any ideas, concepts or
techniques embodied in the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, including,
but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products or
services incorporating such ideas, concepts, or techniques. In addition, you
hereby waive all moral rights you may have in any materials uploaded or sent to
us by you. 1.5
To
enable SpiceTV to use the information you supply to
us, and so that we are not violating any rights you might have in that
information, you agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right to
exercise the copyright, publicity and database rights you have in your
information, in any media now known or not currently known, with respect to
your information. SpiceTV will only use your
information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. 1.6
If
you believe that the content of any Submission provided by you, or any Content
appearing on a Site, has been used on a Site in a manner that constitutes
copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent with a written
notice (email is sufficient) that includes the following information: ·
an
electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; ·
identification
of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; ·
a
description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on
the Site; ·
your
address, telephone number, and e-mail address; ·
a
statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and ·
a
statement by you, under penalty of perjury, that the 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 this Site is:
Intellectual Property Counsel Spice Entertainment, Inc. 680 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, il 60611
By telephone:
By fax:
By email: 2.
FORUMS
AND DISCUSSIONS 2.1 Chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups may be made available to a Site’s users ("Public Forum(s)"). You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish through a Public Forum any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, sexually explicit, abusive or which otherwise violates any law, rule or regulation. Please use your best judgment and be respectful of other individuals using the Public Forums. You agree not to use vulgar, abusive or hateful language. Public Forums within any Site and the Services available therein are provided to give our users an interesting and stimulating forum in which they may express opinions and share ideas. SpiceTV does not endorse the opinions placed on these Public Forums. You acknowledge that any Submissions (e.g. Letter to the Editor, Review or Commentary) may be reproduced, published, transmitted and displayed by SpiceTV in any manner, pursuant to Section 1.4, above. 2.2
The
Public Forums shall be used by you only in a noncommercial manner. You shall
not, without the express approval of SpiceTV, use the
Public Forums to distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any
solicitation of funds, advertising or solicitation for goods or services, or to promote Web sites or online services that
are competitive with SpiceTV and the Service. You
agree that you will not submit any ideas for stories, features, designs,
scripts, merchandise or publication of any type. 2.3
While we do not and cannot review every message posted by
users in the Public Forums and are not responsible for the content of any of
these messages, SpiceTV reserves the right to delete,
move or edit messages that we, in our sole discretion, deem are in violation of
the law (including trademark and copyright law), or these Terms of Service, or
are abusive, defamatory, obscene or otherwise unacceptable. You shall remain
solely responsible for the content of your messages. 3.
ADDITIONAL
TERMS FOR THE SPICETV STORE 3.1
In
addition to the provisions contained in these Legal Notices, the following
terms apply specifically to the SpiceTV Store,
located at http://store.spicetv.com: a.
By
placing an order, you certify that you are able to pay for the item(s) in your
order. b.
By
placing an order on the SpiceTV Store you agree to be
bound by the conditions of sale included in the item's description (including,
without limitation, payment method and acceptable ship-to address). The items
on the SpiceTV Store are mature audience items and
are restricted to adult use. If you
place an order for an item on the SpiceTV Store, you
are certifying that you are at least 18 years old or the applicable age of
majority in the jurisdiction in which you reside and have the legal right to
purchase such item. c.
You
shall comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes,
ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the SpiceTV
Store and your purchase of items. d.
You
are responsible for the accuracy of any purchase placed. e.
We
may reject your order at our discretion and reserve the right to cancel any
order or refuse service to anyone at any time.
If we cancel your order after we have charged you for your order, we
will refund your credit card the amount charged as soon as practical. f.
Due
to some country, state and county laws, we may not be able to ship certain
merchandise to your address. g.
We
reserve the right to add and/or remove items on the SpiceTV
Store, for any reason, at any time. h.
We
reserve the right to limit quantities of items sold. i.
You
may not transfer or sell your User ID or account to another party. j.
Unless
otherwise stated, all prices are quoted in U.S. Dollars. k.
In
addition to the shipping and handling charges we add at the time of checkout,
you are solely responsible for any and all duties, taxes, tariffs and/or
levies, which may be incurred in connection with the shipment of your ordered
item(s), regardless of when such additional charges are assessed. l.
We
use our best efforts to ensure that the correct price is posted for each item
in the SpiceTV Store.
If, however, an item's correct price is lower than our stated price, we
will charge the lower amount and ship you the item. If an item's correct price is higher than our
stated price, we will, at our sole discretion, either contact you for
instructions before shipping or cancel your order and notify you of such
cancellation. m.
Products
available from the SpiceTV Store may be advertised on
third party shopping websites. SpiceTV is not responsible for any information on such
shopping websites, or for any differences which may exist between information
found on such third party sites and information on the SpiceTV
Store, including, but not limited to pricing information. In the event that a difference exists,
information found on the SpiceTV Store shall govern. n.
All
purchases from the SpiceTV Store are made pursuant to
a shipment contract. This means that the
risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery of the
items to the carrier. o.
You
may return certain items purchased within thirty (30) days of delivery of a
shipment for a full refund. However, not all items may be returned. Please
click here to read our return policy. p.
Where
applicable, clothes must still have the original tags attached, and items such
as CD's, DVD's, magazines, VHS tapes, cassette tapes and software must be
unopened. q.
Attempts
to stop payment on non-returnable items will be vigorously opposed by SpiceTV to the fullest extent of the law. In the event that
any such action results in a judgment in our favor, we retain the right to
recover, and you will be responsible for paying our reasonable attorneys’ fees. r.
SpiceTV and its affiliates attempt to describe all of the products on the
SpiceTV Store as accurately as possible. However, SpiceTV does not warrant that product descriptions or other
Content of this Site is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. If
a product offered on the SpiceTV Store is not as
described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition. 4.
ACCESS
AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND LINKS 4.1
The
Sites may contain links to other related World Wide Web Internet sites, resources
and sponsors of SpiceTV. Selection of an ad banner or link will
redirect you off of a SpiceTV Site to a third party
Web site. Interactions that occur between you and the third party are strictly
between you and such third party and are not the responsibility of SpiceTV. We are not responsible for examining or
evaluating, and do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or
individuals or the content of their Web sites. SpiceTV
does not assume any liability or responsibility for the actions, product,
availability or content of these outside resources. You should direct any
concerns regarding any external link to the site administrator or Webmaster of
the third party Web site. 5.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES 5.1
You
represent, warrant and covenant (a) that no materials of any kind submitted by
you or SpiceTV’s use thereof in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will (i)
violate, plagiarize or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including,
without limitation, copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity, moral rights,
contract or other personal or proprietary rights; (ii) contain unlawful
material; (iii) constitute false or misleading indications of origin or
statements of fact; (iv) slander, libel or defame any person or entity; or (v)
cause injury of any kind to any person or entity; or (vi) violate any
applicable laws, rules, regulations or other governmental regulations; and (b)
that you are at least 18 years old or the applicable age of majority in your
jurisdiction and possess the legal authority to enter into this Agreement, as
well as contracts for the purchase of the goods offered on the SpiceTV Store. 5.2
You
hereby indemnify, defend and hold SpiceTV and its
officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates,
licensors and licensees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties")
harmless from and against any and all liability and costs incurred by the
Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by
you of these Terms of Service or the foregoing representations, warranties and
covenants, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees. You shall
cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. SpiceTV reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume
the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to
indemnification by you. You shall not enter into any settlement agreement,
which affects the rights of SpiceTV without SpiceTV’s prior written approval. 5.3
SpiceTV neither represents nor endorses the accuracy or reliability of
any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed, uploaded, or
distributed through the Sites or the Service by any user, information provider
or any other person or entity. THE SITES, THE SERVICE AND ANY MATERIALS
PROVIDED BY SPICETV OR THIRD PARTIES THROUGH ANY OF THE SITES AND THE SERVICES
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." SPICETV MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE,
TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTY, OR
REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY MATERIALS PROVIDED
THROUGH ANY OF THE SITES OR THE SERVICE. SPICETV DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF ANY OF THE SITES OR THE SERVICES
AVAILABLE THEREON WILL BE CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE AND
MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICE. 5.4
You
hereby acknowledge that the use of any Site and the Services available thereon
is at your sole risk. 6.
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY 6.1
NEITHER
SPICETV NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE
SITES OR THE SERVICE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY
DIRECT OR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGE OR
LOSS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, ANY OF THE SITES,
THE SERVICES THEREON, OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS PROVIDED BY SPICETV OR THIRD PARTIES
THROUGH ANY OF THE SITES OR THE SERVICES THEREON, OR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS
INTERRUPTIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN PERFORMANCE OF
THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE CLAIM AS TO THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION,
EVEN IF SPICETV HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR LOSS.
Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages, so the above exclusions shall only apply to the extent
permissible under applicable law. 6.2
TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, SPICETV’S AGGREGATE
LIABILITY, AND THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF OUR LICENSORS, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD
PARTIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100). 7.
SYSTEM
INTEGRITY 7.1
You
may not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to
interfere with the proper working of any Site or any transaction conducted on
such Site. You may not take any action, which imposes an unreasonable or
disproportionately large load on our infrastructure. You may not disclose or
share your password with any third parties or use your password for any
unauthorized service. 8.
TERMINATION
8.1
SpiceTV may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access or
refuse service at any time, without notice, to all or part of any of the Sites or Service for any or
no reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms of Service or
the repeated infringement of copyrights owned by third parties. 8.2
SpiceTV, including, without limitation, its authorized agents and
employees may terminate your use of any of the Sites without notice in the
event that you breach any obligation in these Terms of Service, including but
not limited to, (i) restricting, inhibiting or
disrupting any SpiceTV event or (ii) attempting to
alter or improperly access any feature or function of any of the Sites. Your
access may also be subject to termination if you post or transmit any illegal
content; harass or threaten any user of any Site or any SpiceTV
employee; post content (including, but not limited to, the creation of a
username) that is offensive or otherwise disruptive of Site activities; post
unsolicited advertising; or improperly impersonate a SpiceTV
employee or other individual. 9.
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1
These
Terms of Service have been made in and shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with 9.2
Official
correspondence must be sent via postal mail to:
Attention: General Counsel 680 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 9.3 These Terms of Service, the Privacy Policy and any other terms
referenced in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement between you and SpiceTV with respect to your access and use of the Sites
and Services and supercede all prior or
contemporaneous agreements (whether oral, written or electronic) between you
and SpiceTV with respect to the Sites or Services. If
any of the provisions of this Agreement are determined to be invalid or
unenforceable, then each invalid or enforceable provision will be construed in
a manner consistent with applicable laws to reflect, as nearly as possible, the
original intentions of the parties, and the remaining
provisions shall remain in full force and effect. SpiceTV
may assign these Terms of Service (i) to any of its
affiliates, (ii) to the surviving entity in the event of a merger, acquisition,
or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of SpiceTV
or (iii) in connection with the sale of any of the Sites or the business unit
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SpiceTV.com Membership Terms and Conditions |
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This Subscriber Agreement applies to the Spice Entertainment, Inc. and SpiceTV.com, Inc. (collectively, "Spice") family of websites (the "Spice Sites") when a user purchases a subscription to one or more such Spice Sites. These include spicetv.com; spicenet.spicetv.com; nahv.spicetv.com; and any other sites at which these notices appear. This Subscriber Agreement does not apply to other online or offline websites, products or services, and does not grant you the right to enter into any Spice Site for which you have not paid for a subscription. REGISTRATION: Welcome to SpiceTV.com for Members Only. To ensure that you enjoy the highest standards of quality and service during your visits to SpiceTV.com, we encourage you to read through the following information before you register. These legal notices spell out the terms and conditions to which Members are expected to adhere. TERMS OF SERVICE 1. GENERAL RULES AND DEFINITIONS 1.1 This Subscriber Agreement, which includes the Operating Rules, constitutes your agreement with Spice with respect to your use of each of the Spice Sites. You must agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions contained in this Subscriber Agreement in order to become or remain an authorized subscriber of any of the Spice Sites. 1.2 To indicate agreement with the terms and conditions of this Subscriber Agreement, you must click the "Click Here to Join" button at the end of this Subscriber Agreement. You will not be allowed to register before clicking that button. Feel free to read and reread this Subscriber Agreement as often as you want before clicking the "Click Here to Join" button. If you do not wish to agree to these terms and conditions, do not click the "Click Here to Join" button (you understand that you will not be subscribed to the applicable Spice Site and will have no right to access such Spice Site unless you agree with the terms of this Subscriber Agreement). Spice reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Subscriber Agreement at any time. Occasionally Spice may ask you to accept the terms of such changes to continue using the Spice Site to which you are subscribed. 1.3 IF THIS SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT OR ANY FUTURE CHANGES ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, OR CAUSE YOU TO NO LONGER BE IN COMPLIANCE, YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION BY REQUESTING AN ORDER CANCELLATION FROM A LINK IN THE MEMBER SERVICES SECTION (SEE SECTION 9 REGARDING SPICE TV.COM TERMINATION OF SERVICE). YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SPICE SITE(S) NOW, OR FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF ANY CHANGES IN THESE OPERATING RULES, WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH RULES, CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS. 1.4 Spice may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of any of the Spice Sites at any time, including the availability of any feature, database or content. Spice may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of any of the Spice Sites without notice or liability. 2. SPICETV.COM CONTENT AND SUBSCRIBER SUBMISSIONS 2.1 The contents of each of the Spice Sites are intended for the personal, noncommercial use of its registered subscribers. All materials published on the Spice Sites (including, but not limited to news articles, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips and video clips, also known as the "Content") are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws, and are owned, or controlled by, or licensed to Spice or the party credited as the provider of the Content, software or other materials. You shall abide by all additional copyright or other notices, information or restrictions appearing in conjunction with any Content accessed through the Spice Sites. 2.2 Each of the Spice Sites is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions and other copyright laws. Except as set forth in Section 2 of this Subscriber Agreement, you may not modify, adapt, translate, exhibit, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as provided in this section of the Subscriber Agreement), create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, reverse engineer, decompile or dissemble, or in any way exploit, any of the Content, software, materials or Spice Sites in whole or in part. 2.3 Copying or storing of any Content for any purpose other than personal, noncommercial use is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission from the Rights and Permissions Department, or the copyright holder identified in the individual Content’s proprietary rights notices. For the avoidance of doubt, including any Content (in whole or in part) on your personal website, when it is accessible to any other person, is not a personal use and is not permitted. 2.4 If you believe that any Content appearing on a Spice Site has been used on such Spice Site in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent with a written notice (email is sufficient) that includes the following information:
identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Spice Site; your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement by you, under penalty of perjury, that the 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 Spice Sites is: By postal mail:
Intellectual Property Counsel
By telephone:
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By email: 3.FORUMS AND DISCUSSIONS 3.1 You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish through any Spice Site any Content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise violates any law or the rights of third parties. Please use your best judgment and be respectful of other individuals using the bulletin boards. Do not use vulgar, abusive or hateful language. Bulletin boards within the Spice Sites, where provided, are provided to give our users an interesting and stimulating forum in which they may express their opinions and share their ideas. Spice does not endorse the opinions placed on these bulletin boards. You acknowledge that any submissions (e.g. Letter to the Editor, Review or Commentary) may be edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted and displayed by Spice. In addition, you warrant that you waive all moral rights in any uploaded materials have been waived. 3.2 The Forums shall be used only in a noncommercial manner. You shall not, without the express approval of Spice distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, advertising or solicitation for goods or services, or to promote websites or online services which are competitive with any of the Spice Sites. You agree that you will not submit any ideas for stories, features, designs, scripts, merchandise or publication of any type. 3.3 While Spice does not and cannot review every message posted by subscribers in the Forums and is not responsible for any content of these messages, Spice reserves the right to delete, move or edit messages that it, in its sole discretion, deems are in violation of the law (including trademark and copyright law), or this Subscriber Agreement, or are abusive, defamatory, obscene or otherwise unacceptable. You shall remain solely responsible for the content of their messages. 4. ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND LINKS 4.1 The Spice Sites contain links to other related World Wide Web Internet sites, resources and sponsors of Spice. Selection of an ad banner or link will redirect you off of the Spice Sites to a third party website. Transactions that occur between you and any such third party are strictly between you and the third party and are not the responsibility of Spice. Because Spice is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster. 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 5.1 You represent, warrant and covenant (a) that no materials of any kind submitted through your subscriber account or Spice’s use thereof in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Subscriber Agreement, will (i) violate, plagiarize or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity, moral rights, contract or other personal or proprietary rights; (ii) contain libelous or otherwise unlawful material; (iii) constitute false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact; (iv) slander, libel or defame any person or entity; (v) cause injury of any kind to any person or entity; or (vi) violate any applicable laws, rules, regulations or other governmental regulations; and (b) that you are at least 18 years old. You hereby indemnify, defend and hold Spice, its parent company, affiliates and the officers, directors, owners, agents, employees, shareholders, information providers, licensors and licensees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all causes of action, claims, liabilities and costs incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you or any other user of your account (whether or not such user has your permission) of the Subscriber Agreement or the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. Spice reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. 5.2 Spice neither represents nor endorses the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed, uploaded or distributed through any Spice Site by any subscriber, information provider or any other person or entity. EACH OF THE SPICE SITES, THE ACCESS SOFTWARE, IF ANY, (DEFINED HEREIN) AND ANY MATERIALS PROVIDED BY SPICE OR THIRD PARTIES THROUGH ANY OF THE SPICE SITES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." SPICE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTY, OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OR USEFULNESS OF ANY MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH THE SPICE SITES. SPICE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGE OR LOSS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF ANY OF THE SPICE SITES, THE ACCESS SOFTWARE OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS PROVIDED BY SPICE OR THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SPICE SITES, OR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS INTERRUPTIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE OR THE ACCESS SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE CLAIM AS TO THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF SPICENET HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR LOSS. 5.3 You hereby acknowledge that your use of the Spice Sites is at your sole risk. 6. REGISTRATION AND SECURITY 6.1 As part of the registration process, you will select a password and user name ("Spice ID"). You shall provide Spice with accurate, complete and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of this Subscriber Agreement, which may result in immediate termination of your account. You may not (i) select or use a screen name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use a name subject to the rights of any person other than yourself without authorization; or (iii) use a screen name that Spice, in its sole discretion, deems offensive. 6.2 (a) You shall notify Spice of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information. (b) You shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. 6.3 You must be 18 years or older to subscribe to any of the Spice Sites. 6.4 You are responsible for all usage or activity on your account to any Spice Site. Any fraudulent, abusive or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of your account, at Spice's sole discretion, and you may be referred to appropriate law enforcement agencies. 7. FEES AND PAYMENTS 7.1 Spice reserves the right at any time to charge fees or change the price for access to any Spice Site. In the event that Spice so elects, it shall post notice in the Service Information Area. You shall pay all fees and charges incurred through your account at the rates in effect for the billing period in which such fees and charges are incurred, including, but not limited to charges for any products or services offered for sale through the any of the Spice Sites by Spice or by any other vendor or service provider. All fees and charges shall be billed to and paid for by you. You will not receive access to any service until subscription fees have been received by Spice. Subscription fees are not refundable in whole or in part, even in the event your account is terminated. In the event of termination, your account will remain active through the end of the subscription term. You shall pay all applicable taxes relating to use of any Spice Site through your account. Your right to use any Spice Site is subject to any limits established by Spice in its sole discretion. 7.2 You understands that your subscription will renew automatically at the end of your subscription period until you request a cancellation (See section 9. Termination). 8. SOFTWARE LICENSES 8.1 You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, or any enhancements or modifications thereto, provided to you to access any Spice Site ("Access Software"). You may not sublicense, assign or transfer any licenses granted by Spice and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer is void. You may not copy, distribute, modify, reverse, engineer or create derivative works from Access Software. 9. TERMINATION 9.1 You may terminate your account at any time by requesting a cancellation by calling Member Services at 1-877-817-7423. You will retain access through the duration of their subscription term. You are responsible for all charges incurred up to the time the account is deactivated, whether or not such charges were actually incurred by you. 9.2 Spice may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of any Spice Site for any reason, including, without limitation, any breach by you of this Subscriber Agreement, or assignment of this Subscriber Agreement by you. 9.3 You acknowledge that site administrators have the right to terminate your membership without notice for any user who restricts, inhibits or disrupts any Spice Site event or attempts to alter or improperly access any feature or function of the Spice Sites. Your subscription may also be subject to termination if you post or transmit any illegal content; harass or threaten any user of any Spice Site or Spice employee; post content (including the creation of usernames) that is offensive or otherwise disruptive of Spice activities; post unsolicited advertising; or impersonate a Spice employee or other individual. 10. MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 This Subscriber Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with New York law. Any action to enforce or in connection with this Subscriber Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in the Southern District of New York. 10.2 Official correspondence must be sent via postal mail to:
Attention: General Counsel 680 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 10.3 You consents to the personal jurisdiction of New York State and Federal Courts. 11. ACCEPTANCE 11.1 You hereby acknowledge that you have read and understand the foregoing Subscriber Agreement and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. Enjoy the Spice Sites! You may send comments on the above terms of service, or any other matter relating to Spice's presence on the World Wide Web, to: members@spicetv.com. |
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