Terms of Service
Date of Last Revision: May 11th, 2012
The provisions of
these Terms of Service set out the terms and conditions that are applicable to
everyone who accesses or uses the Shredded Wheat website and network
available at shredded-wheat.smartson.se (the "Service"). By
accessing and using the Service (or any portion of it), you are indicating your
agreement to be bound by and to adhere to the following provisions, including
any schedules, exhibits and related materials that are attached and/or
incorporated by reference (collectively, the "Service Terms").
The Service Terms apply between you and the owner of the Shredded Wheat website
(the "Network Owner"). They also give certain directly
enforceable rights to the business that provides the Network Owner with
technology infrastructure and hosting services for the Service (the "Technology
Licensor"), although there is no direct contractual relationship
between you and the Technology Licensor in relation to the Service.
The Network Owner
expressly reserves the right to amend and otherwise modify the Service Terms
(or any portion thereof) periodically without advance notice. Please check the
Service Terms each time that you use the Service to ensure that you are aware
of any changes to the Service Terms. The posted Service Terms will indicate the
date on which they were last updated. Your continued use of the Service after
the adoption and/or implementation of any such changes shall be deemed to
indicate your acceptance and agreement with any and all such amendments and/or
modifications. If you do not agree with any particular changes to the Service
Terms and/or to the Service, your only remedy is not to use the Service and to
cancel the account(s) for which you previously signed-up.
If there is a conflict between these Service Terms and any other policies, rules, regulations
or guidelines posted on the Service, the Network Owner shall resolve such conflict in its sole
discretion. Any questions about the Service Terms should be put to the Network Owner from the
membership area via a private message.
If You Become a Member of a Network
- You must be 13 years or older
to create an Account that will entitle you to use the Service.
- You must provide your name, a
valid email address, and any other information requested during sign-up in
order to complete the registration process. You may from time to time be
required to provide further contact and other information as a condition
of continuing use of part(s) or all of the Service.
- You must update any
information provided immediately if it becomes inaccurate and must ensure
that the email address in your Account information is at all times a valid
address at which you can be contacted.
- You must not provide any false
or inaccurate information whether during the registration process or
otherwise.
- Accounts must not be
registered by a "bot" or any other automated process or method.
- You will need to create a
log-in name and a password in order to establish an Account. You must not
use a log-in name that is also being used by anyone else, and your log-in
name must not be vulgar, offensive or otherwise objectionable, as
determined by the Network Owner or its Technology Licensor at their sole
discretion. Protecting your Account and preserving the security of your
password is your responsibility. The Network Owner shall have no
obligation or liability to you or any third party for any loss or damage
resulting from your failure to maintain adequate protection for your
Account, log-in name and/or password.
- Only one person may use a
log-in. Stated differently, a single login must not be shared by multiple
users.
- An Account may not be
transferred or converted to a new Account. However, an Account can be upgraded,
for a separate charge, in order to obtain premium features and/or
functionality that the Network Owner may choose to make available to you.
- Notwithstanding any of the
above, you acknowledge and agree that the Service Terms will apply to
anyone that you authorize, allow or otherwise permit to use your Account,
user ID and/or password that you create, and, moreover, that you will be
personally responsible and solely liable for the consequences, including
the potential termination of your Account(s), that may result if any such
person(s) violates any of the provisions of the Service Terms.
Payments
- You are responsible for all of
the charges that are incurred as a result of your use of the Service,
including, without limitation, any applicable taxes, as well as for all
purchases made by you or anyone else that you authorize, allow or
otherwise permit to access and use your Account(s) and/or any web page(s)
or content that relates to your Account(s). You are also responsible for
any Internet service provider charges, as well as for any telephone,
wireless and/or other connection fees that you may incur when accessing
and using the Service.
Service Changes
- The Network Owner reserves the
right at any time and from time to time to modify, change, suspend or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or
without prior notice to you or any third party.
- Any new modifications that
alter, change, improve, enhance, augment, or otherwise modify the
then-current Service, including, but not limited to, the release of new
tools, utilities, resources, features or functionality, shall be subject
to the Service Terms.
- Notice of any change(s) to the
Service may be provided by the Network Owner (or its representatives) at
any time and from time to time by posting notice of the applicable
change(s) to the Service website. Notice of any change(s) to the Service
may be provided by the Network Owner (or its representatives) at any time
and from time to time by posting notice of the applicable change(s) to the
Service website.
- You acknowledge and agree that
the cancellation of your Account(s) and service(s) hereunder is your sole
right and exclusive remedy with respect to any dispute that you may have
that relates in any manner to the Service, including, without limitation,
any dispute arising from or in connection with (i) the Service Terms or
any of the Network Owner's or the Technology Licensor's policies, rules,
regulations, or guidelines relating to the Service; (ii) your ability or
inability to access and/or use the Service; and (iii) the content
(including, without limitation, any related data and information)
displayed or otherwise made available as part of or otherwise in
connection with the Service.
Ownership of Service and User-Generated Content
- The Network Owner and its
licensors own and/or otherwise control all rights, title and interests in
and to the Service, including, without limitation, any and all copyrights,
trademarks, patents, and all other intellectual property and other proprietary
rights relating to the Service (collectively, the "Proprietary
Rights"). The underlying computer programs comprising the
Service, as well as the look and feel of the Service, are copyrighted by
the "Technology Licensor" and any and all rights therein and
thereto are expressly reserved by Bright Things Plc. These rights are
protected by U.K. and international intellectual property laws, statutes
and regulations. You acknowledge and agree that you will not duplicate,
reproduce, copy, alter, adapt, prepare any derivative work, modify,
perform or display (publicly or otherwise), distribute, or otherwise use
or exploit the Service (or any part thereof) or any portion of the
HTML/CSS, user interface and/or other audio-visual design elements
relating to the Service (except in accordance with the terms and subject
to the conditions referenced in the Service Terms) without the Technology
Licensor's prior written consent.
- The Network Owner hereby
grants you, effective upon completion of registration of an Account that
entitles you to access and use the Service, a personal, limited,
non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, revocable right and
privilege, under the applicable Proprietary Rights, to (i) reproduce and
use the object code version of the computer software that underlies,
comprises and enables the Service (the "Service Software")
solely for the purpose of accessing, creating, posting and otherwise using
the Service and the social networks that are created with the Service
Software and that are made available as part of the Service to registered
users and other individuals who access and use the Service, and (ii) to
reproduce, publicly display and distribute, but solely as part of the
Service, the particular content made available by the Network Owner in
conjunction with the Service, all in accordance with the terms and subject
to the conditions of the Service Terms and such separate policies, rules,
regulations and guidelines (if any) applicable to such content. Please be
advised that neither the Network Owner nor the Technology Licensor nor any
of their affiliates grants you or any third party any rights or interests
with respect to any content that are authored, created or made available
by any other registered users or other individuals who access and use the
Service.
- For the avoidance of doubt,
the Network Owner claims no intellectual property rights with respect to
any of the content that you elect to provide to the Service, including
your profile and any materials you voluntarily elect to upload to the
Service and/or to the web pages that you create that are associated with
your registered Account(s). However, by choosing to make your web pages
and related content available on the Service in a form that is intended to
be shared publicly, you hereby grant to the Network Owner, the Technology
Licensor and their affiliates a non-exclusive license (with rights of
sublicense) to reproduce, prepare derivative works, publicly display,
publicly perform, and distribute any and all such web pages and content as
part of the Service, and you agree to allow all registered users and other
individuals who access and use the Service, to access, view, reproduce,
publicly display, publicly perform, comment upon, review, share, and otherwise
use and distribute your web pages and related content (or any portions of
any of the foregoing) as part of or otherwise in connection with the
Service. Similarly, where you choose an option in the Service that allows
you to make your web pages and related content available on the Service to
be shared in a non-public context as part of the Service, you hereby grant
to the Network Owner, the Technology Licensor and their affiliates a
non-exclusive license (with rights of sublicense) to reproduce, prepare
derivative works, display, perform, and distribute any and all such web
pages and related content as part of the Service on the applicable
non-public basis.
- You acknowledge that neither
the Network Owner nor the Technology Licensor pre-screens any of the
various content and materials (including, without limitation, any related
data and information) submitted and posted on and/or as part of the
Service by you or any of the other individuals or entities that elect, at
their discretion, to access and/or use the Service (whether or not
registered with the Service) or any third-party advertisers that have a
contract for the marketing and advertising of any third-party products or
services by means of the Service. You agree that neither the Network Owner
nor the Technology Licensor shall have any obligations or
responsibilities, nor any liability of any kind or nature, with respect to
any such content or materials, and the Network Owner hereby expressly
disclaims any obligation on the part of it or the Technology Licensor to
monitor and all liabilities with respect to any such content or materials
that do not originate with the Network Owner or the Technology Licensor
respectively.
- The Network Owner expressly
reserves the right, at all times and at its sole discretion, to
quarantine, remove, delete and/or refuse to continue to allow to be
displayed and distributed on or as part of the Service any web page(s),
any content or materials and/or related data or information relating to
your Account(s) that is made available via the Service to interested users
(whether or not registered with the Service), such as, for example, and
not as a limitation upon the generality of the foregoing, any content or
materials that the Network Owner or the Technology Licensor believe may
violate the rights of any third party or contravene any of the terms or
conditions referenced in the Service Terms.
- The Network Owner further
reserves the right for it and the Technology Licensor, at all times and at
their sole discretion, to access, read, preserve and disclose any and all
content or materials (including, without limitation, any related data and
information) that either of them believes is necessary or that would
facilitate (i) compliance with any applicable law, statute, regulation, legal
process or governmental request; (ii) the enforcement of the Service
Terms, including, without limitation, the investigation of any apparent or
perceived breach or default hereunder; (iii) the detection, prevention,
and/or other efforts to address any apparent or perceived
misrepresentation, fraud, security issue or technical matter; (iv) the
investigation or other efforts to respond to any customer or other user
support request; (v) any efforts to secure and/or protect any of the
rights, title and interests of the Technology Licensor relating to the
Service (including, without limitation, the API), and safeguarding the
property and protecting the safety and security of the Technology
Licensor, its users (whether or not registered with the Service) and the
public.
Online Conduct for Network Owners and Members
- Online conduct should be
guided by common sense and respect for other users (whether or not
registered with the Service) and for the employees and representatives of
the Network Owner and the Technology Licensor, as well as respect for the
laws, statutes and regulations that would apply to one’s conduct in the
real (i.e., offline) world. Inappropriate behaviour or illegal activities
identified on and/or in connection with the Service will not be tolerated.
Please be advised that we will terminate the Account(s) of anyone who
engages in inappropriate behaviour or illegal activity on and/or in
connection with the Service, and we and the Technology Licensor shall be
free to cooperate with law enforcement officials with respect to any
illegal activities or actionable conduct.
- You acknowledge and agree that
you will be personally responsible for your use of the Service and for all
of your communications and activities on and/or in connection with the
Service, including, without limitation, any and all content and materials
(including, without limitation, any related data and information) that you
or any third-party users using your Account(s) ("Third Party Users")
contribute to the Service (whether alone or in collaboration with others).
- You will violate the Service
Terms if you or any Third-Party Users do any of the following:
- Copy, reproduce, duplicate, upload,
post, host, display or perform (publicly or otherwise), market, advertise,
promote, distribute, transmit, or otherwise disseminate any of the following
types of Content Materials (including, without limitation, any related data or
information):
- that are illegal or otherwise
promote or encourage any illegal activity (including, without limitation,
hacking, cracking, or the distribution of counterfeit software, or any products
or services derived from any such activities; or
- that you do not own or have
permission to freely distribute; or that violates any indecency laws.
- that violates any laws or regulations
worldwide.
- Engage in any activity in
connection with the Service that violates any laws or regulations worldwide,
including without limitation laws as to indecency, child protection, extreme
pornographic images, race hatred and terrorism.
- Copy, reproduce, duplicate, upload,
post, host, cause to be displayed or performed (publicly or otherwise),
distribute, transmit, or otherwise disseminate any unsolicited email, SMSs, or
"spam" messages
- Copy, reproduce, duplicate, upload,
post, host, cause to be displayed or performed (publicly or otherwise),
distribute, transmit, or otherwise disseminate any worms, viruses, corrupted
data, or any other such code of a destructive nature (aka, malware)
- Modify any part of the Service or
any web site(s) related to the Service that the Technology Licensor has not
expressly authorized you in writing to modify
- Hack into, adapt, or otherwise
modify the Service (or any part thereof) and/or any other website so as to
falsely imply that it is associated with the Service or the Technology Licensor
(or any of its affiliates), or any products or services of Technology Licensor
(or any of its affiliates)
- Hack into, decipher, adapt, modify
or otherwise attempt to interfere with any transmissions to or from any of the
servers that are used to operate the Service
- Copy, reproduce, duplicate, offer
to sell, sell, resell or otherwise exploit any portion of the Service, or any
access or use of the Service, without the prior written consent of the Network
Owner, in the case of Proprietary Rights owned or controlled by it, or the
Technology Licensor, in all other cases (which consent may be granted or
withheld at the relevant entity's sole and absolute discretion)
- Harass, threaten, intimidate,
embarrass, disparage, or do anything else to any other user (whether or not
registered with the Service) or guest of the Service that is offensive,
unwarranted or unwanted (as determined by the Network Owner, at its sole
discretion)
- Exploit any vulnerability,
"bug", or other programming error in the Service Software or the
Service, or communicate the existence of any such matter, either directly or
indirectly, to any other user (whether or not registered with the Service) or
guest of the Service
- Claim or pretend to be an employee
or representative of the Network Owner or the Technology Licensor (or any of
their affiliates) or take any action that would imply that you have any such
relationship with any of the foregoing, or impersonate any other person,
including, without limitation, any celebrity, professional athlete, or other
individual of public renown
- Attempt to obtain any password or
other Account information, or any other private information, regarding any
other user (whether or not registered with the Service) or guest of the Service
- Post messages or other
correspondence for any purpose other than personal communications, such as, for
example, any advertising, marketing or promotional materials regarding illegal
gambling activities, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or that otherwise attempt
to implement any unauthorized or illegal commercial use of the Service
- Disrupt the flow of conversations
in chat rooms with, for example, vulgar or abusive language, excessive
"shouting" in ALL CAPS, "spamming", "flooding"
(i.e., posting repetitive text) or inputting large images that result in any
displayed audiovisual work and/or related data or information appearing to move
by too fast to be read by other participants in a chat room
- Post or otherwise disseminate
within the Service or through any web site(s) that are part of the Service or
outside of the Service any real-world personal information regarding any other
user (whether or not registered) or any guest of the Service
- Use any features or functionality
that are part of the Service (e.g., complaint buttons or customer service
request forms) to make any false report to any employees or representatives of
the Network Owner or the Technology Licensor (or any of their affiliates)
- Intentionally do anything that
interferes with the opportunity or ability of any other user (whether or not
registered with the Service) or guest of the Service to enjoy the features and
functionality of the Service in accordance with the Service Terms, and/or that
materially increases the costs or expenses of implementing, operating, administering,
supporting and/or maintaining the Service (or any part thereof)
- Violate the Service Terms
applicable to any other social network for which the Technology Licensor
provides services.
- The Network Owner expressly
reserves the right (but without any obligation) to remove any content
and/or materials and terminate any Account (as applicable) that contains
any content, data and/or information that either it or the Technology
Licensor determines, in its sole discretion, to be illegal, unlawful, harassing,
threatening, intimidating, or an infringement of any third party’s
intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights, or a violation
of any of the terms or conditions referenced in the Service Terms or any
policies, rules, regulations or guidelines adopted by the Network Owner or
the Technology Licensor or their affiliates (as applicable), at its/their
sole discretion.
- If the Network Owner or the
Technology Licensor or their affiliates (as applicable) determine that the
use of any third-party widgets or any other such content or materials that
are made available on the Service interfere with the operation,
performance and/or functionality of the Service, they will have the right
to suspend the Service and/or your Account and/or to allow you the opportunity
to correct and remedy the noted problem to their reasonable satisfaction.
- Harassment, intimidation or
disparaging comments (whether verbally or in writing) or other abusive
conduct or communications (including threats of abuse or retribution) directed
at the Network Owner or the Technology Licensor (or any of its
affiliates), or any of the officers, directors, employees, members,
licensors, customers, agents or representatives of the foregoing, will
result in immediate Account termination without advance notice and without
any obligation or liability to the owner of such Account(s) or any third
party.
- Please be advised that if you
violate the Service Terms, the Network Owner may issue a warning to you
regarding your violation, or, alternatively, at its sole discretion, may
elect to suspend or terminate any and all Accounts that you have
established. You acknowledge and agree that the Network Owner is not
required to provide you with any form of written or verbal notice before
suspending or terminating your Account(s), although it may choose to do
so, at its sole discretion.
Disclaimer of Warranties Relating to the Service
- The Service is provided on an
"as is" and "as available" basis, without any
warranties of any kind, including, without limitation, any implied
warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, title,
or non-infringement. You acknowledge and agree that your use of the
Service (or any part thereof) is entirely at your sole risk and expense.
- The Network Owner does not
guarantee or warrant that (i) the Service will be uninterrupted, timely
provided, secure, or error-free; (ii) the results that may be obtained
from any use of the Service will be accurate, complete or reliable; (iii)
the Service will meet your expectations or specific requirements; (iv) the
quality of any products, services, information, or other materials
purchased or otherwise obtained by you through the Service will meet your
expectations; or (v) any errors confirmed to exist in the Service will be
corrected.
- TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER THE NETWORK OWNER NOR ANY OF ITS
AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS,
LICENSORS, CUSTOMERS, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NETWORK OWNER OR
ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN
CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE),
AND THE ENTIRE COST AND RISK OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR INABILITY
TO USE THE SERVICE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR REAL
OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOU COMPUTER HARDWARE
AND/OR SOFTWARE) RESIDES SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY WITH YOU.
- You expressly acknowledge and
agree that neither the Network Owner (or any of its affiliates) nor any of
the officers, directors, employees, members, licensors, customers, agents
or representatives of the Network Owner (or any its affiliates) shall be
liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special,
punitive or exemplary damages, including, but not limited to, damages for
loss of sales, revenues, profits, use, data, goodwill, or any other
tangible or intangible losses (even if the Network Owner has been advised
of the possibility of any such loss or damages), resulting from: (i) your
use or any inability to use the Service; (ii) the cost of procurement of
substitute goods and/or services resulting from any goods, data,
information or services purchased or obtained, or messages received, or
transactions entered into, by means of or otherwise in connection with the
Service; (iii) any unauthorized access to or alteration of your user or
Account data or related information, or any content or materials,
postings, communications, transmissions, or any related data or
information; (iv) any conduct, statements, representations, or content or
materials of any third party contained within or otherwise displayed on or
as part of the Service; (v) the suspension, cancellation or termination of
your Account(s); or (vi) any other matter(s) relating to the Service or
the Service Terms.
- You acknowledge that the
technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your user
and Account data, content and materials, and related data and information
(a) may be distributed in an unencrypted form, (b) may involve
transmissions by means of various networks and equipment that are not
owned or controlled by the Network Owner, and (c) may require adaptive
changes to conform to technical requirements of any connecting networks
and/or devices, and you agree that the Network Owner shall have no
obligation or liability to you or any third party as a result of or
otherwise in connection with any such matters.
- You further acknowledge that
the Network Owner contracts with third parties to provide the necessary
hardware, software, networking, storage, hosting, and related technology
required to operate, manage, maintain and support the Service, including,
without limitation, the posting, hosting and serving of your content and
materials (including, without limitation, any related data and
information), and you agree that the Network Owner shall have no
obligation or liability to you or any third party as a result of or
otherwise In connection with any such matters.
- You further acknowledge and
agree that, upon request by the Network Owner, you shall defend, indemnify
and hold harmless the Network Owner and the Technology Licensor (and their
affiliates) and the officers, directors, employees, members, licensors,
customers, representatives and agents of the foregoing from and against
any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees for attorneys and other
professionals) resulting from or arising in connection with any breach of
the Service Terms by you or any Third-Party Users that you authorize,
allow or otherwise permit to have access to and/or to use any of your
Account(s), user ID(s), and/or password(s), or that arise as a consequence
of any content or materials (including, without limitation, any related
data or information) posted, distributed or otherwise disseminated as part
of or otherwise in connection with the Service and/or any Account(s) that
you establish with the Service.
- The Network Owner expressly
reserves the right for the Technology Licensor, at its own expense, to
participate in the defense of any claim, demand or suit for which you are
obliged to indemnify the Technology Licensor hereunder, using counsel
chosen by the Technology Licensor, and may assume control of its defense
at any time, at the Technology Licensor's sole discretion.
Third-Party Sites
- If you elect to click on a
link within the Service or a link within any web page(s) that are
displayed or performed on and/or as part of the Service, you will leave
the Service and be directed to the website(s) that you choose to visit and
voluntarily select, at your sole discretion. Please be advised that the
Network Owner does not and cannot control the activities of any such
third-party website operators, and, accordingly, the Network Owner does
not know and cannot guarantee that any such third parties adhere to the
same privacy and security practices as those adopted by the Network Owner.
You should carefully review the privacy policies of the owners and/or
operators of any such third-party website(s) that you elect to access
and/or from which you request products or services, or to which (or from
which) you transmit (or receive) any data or information.
- Some third-party websites may
charge separate fees (which are not included in any subscription or other
payment plan that you choose to establish with the Network Owner). Any
separate obligations, including, but not limited to, any fees or charges
that you may incur as a result of your communications, dealings and/or
transactions with any such third parties are solely and exclusively your
responsibility.
Advertising within the Service
- The Network Owner expressly
reserves the right to include or permit the inclusion of advertisements,
promotional announcements, sponsorships, and other such marketing
materials and information (whether promoting third party products, the
Network Owner, the Technology Licensor or otherwise) both within the
Service, in general, and/or within the web page(s) and/or other elements
that are made available to individuals who access and use the Service
(whether or not registered with the Service).
- The Network Owner may also
incorporate technology for displaying dynamic advertising within the
Service, which technology enables advertisements and promotional
announcements to be temporarily uploaded into portions of the computer
code for the Service (and into the applicable web page(s) that are part of
the Service) that is reproduced and stored on your PC to be dynamically
changed while you a web page(s) that are part of the Service.
- You acknowledge and agree that
all commercial aspects of the Service, including, without limitation, the
display or performance of any static and/or dynamic advertising may be
undertaken by the Network Owner and the Technology Licensor and their
affiliates (as applicable), at its/their sole discretion, and that you
have no expectation that advertisements, promotional announcements,
sponsorships, and/or any other such marketing materials and information
will not be incorporated within the Service and/or within the web page(s)
that are made available as part of the Service.
- The servers used in relation
to the Service and/or those of any third-party advertisers or advertising
providers, may be located outside your country of residence. If you reside
in a Member State of the European Union, the servers may be located
outside of the European Union.
Technology Licensor's Directly Enforceable Rights
- While there is no direct
contractual relationship between you and the Technology Licensor, the
Technology Licensor shall be entitled pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of
Third Parties) Act 1999: (a) to enforce directly any provisions of these
Service Terms which give rights to it; and (b) to exercise any or all
rights of the Network Owner under these Service Terms and to enjoy all
benefits, entitlements, licences, disclaimers of obligations and
exclusions and limitations of liability granted to the Network Owner under
these Service Terms as if it were named in place of the Network Owner.
- Further, the Network Owner
shall be entitled at any time and without your consent to assign or
sub-contract to the Technology Licensor any rights under these Service
Terms or to have the Technology Licensor exercise such right(s) on its
behalf.
General Provisions
- The delay or failure of the
Network Owner to exercise or enforce any right, power or remedy under the
Service Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right, power or
remedy. No waiver of any provision of these Service Terms shall be
effective unless in writing and signed by the Network Owner. Any waiver by
the Network Owner of any provision of the Service Terms shall not be
construed as a waiver of any other provision of the Service Terms, nor
shall such waiver operate as or be construed as a waiver of such provision
respecting any future or subsequent event or circumstance.
- The Service Terms constitute
the entire agreement between you and the Network Owner with respect to
your access to and use of the Service, for all intents and purposes, and
supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements
between you and the Network Owner and any predecessor entity (including
where applicable the Technology Licensor), including, but not limited to,
any and all prior versions of the Service Terms.
- You acknowledge and agree that
the Service Terms (including, without limitation, any policies, rules,
regulations and guidelines of or concerning the Service expressly
incorporated by reference within the Service Terms) are not intended to
confer and do not confer any rights, powers or remedies upon any person or
entity other than you and the Network Owner, who are the parties to this
Agreement, except that specific rights are granted to the Technology
Licensor as set out above.
- Nothing contained herein shall
in any way constitute any association, partnership or joint venture between
you and the Network Owner, or between the Network Owner and any other
users (whether or not registered with the Service) or guests of the
Service, or be construed to evidence the intention of the parties to
establish any such relationship. Each of the parties shall be operating as
independent contractors in fulfilling their respective obligations
hereunder. No user (whether or not registered with the Service) or guest
of the Service shall have the right, power or authority to make any
representation or warranty (whether express or implied), or to assume or
create any obligation on behalf of the Network Owner, or to bind the
Network Owner in any manner whatsoever.
- If any provision of the
Service Terms (or part thereof) is determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such
provision (or part thereof) shall be enforced to the extent possible
consistent with the stated intention of the parties, or, if incapable of
such enforcement, shall be deemed to be deleted from the Service Terms,
while the remainder of the Service Terms shall continue in full force and
remain in effect according to its stated terms and conditions.
- The Service Terms shall be
fairly interpreted in accordance with their stated terms and conditions,
and without any strict construction in favor of or against either party.
- The laws of England (excluding
its conflicts of law rules) shall govern the interpretation and
enforcement of the Service Terms (as may be modified and otherwise amended
by the Network Owner from time to time) and your access to and/or use of
(or any inability to use) the Service. You expressly acknowledge and agree
that exclusive jurisdiction for any claims or dispute with the Network
Owner (or any of its affiliates), or relating in any manner to any of your
Account(s) and/or to your access to and use of (or any inability to use)
the Service shall be in the Courts of England, and you further agree and
expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the Courts of
England in connection with any such dispute, including, without
limitation, any claims involving the Network Owner or the Technology
Licensor (or any of their affiliates) or any of the officers, directors,
employees, members, licensors, customers, representatives, agents,
successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.