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