The
following terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions")
govern your use of the SHOCK THE PATIENT websites which consist
of the companies as well as aany and all subsidiaries around the
world and their domain names (collectively, the "Site").
The Site is made available by SHOCK THE PATIENT and its
affiliates (collectively, "STP BAND" oo "The BAND" or "we" or
"us"). We may change the Terms and Conditions from time to
time, at any time without notice to you, by posting such changes
on the Site.
BY
ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE SITE, INCLUDING REGISTERING FOR AN
ACCOUNT, INTERACTING WITH THE SITE, OR SUBMITTING FEEDBACK
THROUGH THE SITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS AND TO ABIDE BY ALL RULES, TERMS, CONDITIONS,
RESTRICTIONS AND NOTICES IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. If
you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you may not
access or otherwise use the Site.
1. Proprietary
Rights. As between you and
SHOCK THE PATIENT, SHOCK THE PATIENT owns, solely and
exclusively, all rights, title and interest in and to the Site,
all the content (including, for example, audio, photographs,
illustrations, graphics, other visuals, video, copy, lyrics,
software, etc.), code, data and materials thereon, the look and
feel, design and organization of the Site, and the compilation
of the content, code, data and materials on the Site, including
but not limited to any copyrights, trademark, patent, database,
moral, sui generis and other intellectual property and
proprietary rights therein. Your use of the Site does not
grant to you ownership of any content, code, data or materials
you may access on the Site. You may view the content on
the Site on your computer or other internet-compatible device,
and make single copies or prints of the content on the Site for
your personal, internal use only. Any commercial
distribution, publishing or exploitation of the Site, or any
content, code, data or materials on the Site, is strictly
prohibited unless you have received the express prior permission
of SHOCK THE PATIENT or the applicable rights holder. (The
Site may contain some features that enable you to obtain rights
to use certain of the content on the Site, such as lyrics,
music, photographs, and the like. In such situations, your
rights to use such content are limited to the rights expressly
granted by SHOCK THE PATIENT in such situations.) You may
not otherwise copy, reproduce, distribute or otherwise exploit
any content, code, data or materials on the Site. If you
make other use of the Site, or the content, code, data or
materials thereon, except as otherwise provided above, you may
violate copyright and other laws of the United States, other
countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject
to liability for such unauthorized use. SHOCK THE PATIENT
will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to
the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal
prosecution.
2. Trademarks.
The trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names
(collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are
registered and unregistered Trademarks of SHOCK THE PATIENT and
others and may not be used in connection with products and/or
services that are not related to, associated with, or sponsored
by their rights holders that are likely to cause customer
confusion, or in any manner that disparages or discredits their
rights holders. All Trademarks not owned by SHOCK THE
PATIENT that appear on the Site, if any, are the property of
their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Site
should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or
otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed
on the Site without the written permission of SHOCK THE PATIENT
or the third party that may own the applicable Trademark. Your
misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Site is strictly
prohibited. SHOCK THE PATIENT will aggressively enforce
its Trademark rights to the fullest extent of the law, including
the seeking of criminal prosecution.
3. User Information.
In the course of your use of the Site, you may be asked to
provide certain personalized information to us (such information
referred to hereinafter as "User Information"). Our
information collection and use policies with respect to the
privacy of such User Information are set forth in the
Site's Privacy Policy which is incorporated herein by reference
for all purposes. You acknowledge and agree that you are
solely responsible for the accuracy and content of User
Information.
4. Unsolicited
Materials. Unless specifically
requested, we do not solicit nor do we wish to receive any
confidential, secret or proprietary information or other
material from you through the Site, by e-mail or in any other
way. Any information, creative works, demos, ideas,
suggestions, concepts, methods, systems, designs, plans,
techniques or other materials submitted or sent to us
("Submitted Materials") will be deemed not to be confidential or
secret, and may be used by us in any manner consistent with the
Site's Privacy Policy. By submitting or sending Submitted
Materials to us, you: (i) represent and warrant that the
Submitted Materials are original to you, that no other party has
any rights thereto, and that any "moral rights" in Submitted
Materials have been waived, and (ii) you grant us a
royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive and fully transferable, assignable and
sublicensable right and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from,
distribute, perform and display such material (in whole or part)
and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or
technology now known or later developed. We cannot be
responsible for maintaining any Submitted Material that you
provide to us, and we may delete or destroy any such Submitted
Material at any time.
5. User Conduct. You
warrant and agree that, while using the Site, you shall not
upload, post or transmit to the Site, or distribute or otherwise
publish through the Site, any materials that: (a) are protected
by third party copyright, or other proprietary or intellectual
property right; (b) are unlawful, threatening, hateful,
tortious, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive
of another's privacy or publicity rights, harassing, profane,
obscene, vulgar or that contain explicit or graphic descriptions
or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual
language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another
individual or group of individuals), (c) restrict or inhibit any
other user from using and enjoying the Site, (d) constitute or
encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or
give rise to civil liability, or (e) contain a virus or other
harmful component, advertising of any kind, or false or
misleading indications of origin or statements of fact.
You also warrant and
agree that you shall not: (a) impersonate any person or entity
or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or
entity; (b) upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce,
distribute or in any way exploit any information or other
material obtained through the Site for commercial purposes
(other than as expressly permitted by the provider of such
information or other material); (c) engage in spamming,
flooding, harvesting of e-mail addresses or other personal
information, spidering, "screen scraping," "database scraping,"
or any other activity with the purpose of obtaining lists of
users or other information, or send chain letters or pyramid
schemes via the Site; or (d) attempt to gain unauthorized access
to other computer systems through the Site. You agree that you
will not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable,
overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other
party's use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or
attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means
not intentionally made available or provided for through the
Site.
Although SHOCK THE
PATIENT may from time to time monitor or review discussions,
chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like on
the Site, SHOCK THE PATIENT is under no obligation to do so and
assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content
of any such locations on the Site nor for any error, defamation,
libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography,
profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information
within such locations on the Site.
You agree that if you
include a link from any other website to the Site, such link
shall open in a new browser window. You agree not to link
from any other website to this Site in any manner such that the
Site, or any page of the Site, is "framed," surrounded or
obfuscated by any third party content, materials or branding.
We reserve the right to revoke your right to link to the Site
from your website at any time upon written notice to you.
You agree to defend,
indemnify and hold SHOCK THE PATIENT and its directors,
officers, employees, agents or content or service providers
(collectively, "Protected Entities")harmless from any and all
claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, arising in any way from your use of the Site,
your placement or transmission of any message, content,
information, software or other materials through the Site, or
your breach or violation of the law or of these Terms and
Conditions. SHOCK THE PATIENT reserves the right, at its
own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any
matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such
case, you agree to cooperate with SHOCK THE PATIENT's defense of
such claim.
6. Account and
Password. You may be enabled to
create an account in the Site ("Account") using a stand-alone
registration or social media logins ("Login"). You shall
be entirely responsible for maintaining the strict
confidentiality of any username or password administered to you
through your Login; for any access to or use of the Site by you
or any person or entity using the username or password, whether
or not such access or use has been authorized by or on behalf of
you, and whether or not such person or entity is your employee
or agent; and for all activities that are conducted through your
Account. You agree to (a) ensure that you exit from your
Account at the end of each session and (b) immediately notify
SHOCK THE PATIENT if you have any reason to believe an
unauthorized use of your password or Account or any other breach
of security has taken place. It is your sole
responsibility to control the dissemination and use of your
password, control access to and use of your Account, and notify
SHOCK THE PATIENT when you desire to cancel your Account on the
Site. SHOCK THE PATIENT will not be responsible or liable
for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with
this provision.
7. Software
Downloads. In the event that you
receive software demos or other software products downloaded
from the Site or otherwise delivered or provided by SHOCK THE
PATIENT in response to your request, your use of such software
will be subject to the software license agreement that
accompanies such software.
8. Orders for Products and Services.
We may make certain products available to visitors and
registrants of the Site. For example, you may be able to
order certain music-related products and/or licenses through the
Site. You may only do so if, and you hereby represent and
warrant that, you are domiciled in the United States and you are
18 years old or older. You agree to pay in full the prices
for any purchases you make either by credit/debit card
concurrent with your online order or by other payment means
acceptable to SHOCK THE PATIENT. You agree to pay all
applicable taxes. If payment is not received by us from
your credit or debit card issuer or its agents, you agree to pay
all amounts due upon demand by us.
9. Third Party
Websites. You may be able to link
from the Site to third party websites ("Linked Sites").
For example, you may purchase products, some of which may be
SHOCK THE PATIENT products, on or though Linked Sites. You
acknowledge and agree that we have no responsibility for the
information, content, products, services, advertising, code or
other materials which may or may not be provided by or through
Linked Sites. Links to Linked Sites do not constitute an
endorsement by us of such websites or the information, content,
products, services, advertising, code or other materials
presented on or through such websites.
10. DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES. THE SITE, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL SERVICES, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS AND
MATERIALS, IS PROVIDED "AS IS" [AND] "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA
PROCESSING SERVICES, UPTIME OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, ANY
WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS, OR
CONTENT OF INFORMATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES THAT MAY ARISE FROM COURSE OF
DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, AND WE HEREBY
DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, CONTENT,
FUNCTIONS OR MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE,
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET USERS' REQUIREMENTS.
NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. SHOCK THE PATIENT ALSO
ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, ANY
DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS THAT MAY
INFECT OR HARM, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ON
ACCOUNT FROM YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE SITE OR
YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, OR
AUDIO FROM THE SITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE
SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.
WITHOUT LIMITATION OF
THE ABOVE IN THIS SECTION, SHOCK THE PATIENT AND ITS SUPPLIERS
AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING
ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ORDERED OR PROVIDED VIA THE SITE, AND
HEREBY DISCLAIM, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES
AND REPRESENTATIONS MADE IN PRODUCT OR SERVICES LITERATURE,
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DOCUMENTS AND OTHERWISE ON THE SITE
OR IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH SHOCK THE PATIENT OR ITS AGENTS.
ANY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ORDERED OR PROVIDED VIA THE SITE ARE
PROVIDED BY SHOCK THE PATIENT "AS IS", EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT, IF
AT ALL, OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN A LICENSE OR SALE AGREEMENT
SEPARATELY ENTERED INTO IN WRITING BETWEEN YOU AND SHOCK THE
PATIENT OR ITS LICENSOR OR SUPPLIER.
11. LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL SHOCK
THE PATIENT OR ANY OF ITS PROTECTED ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
RELATED TO, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE
CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, LOST BUSINESS
OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF SUCH PROTECTED ENTITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PROTECTED
ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTENT POSTED,
TRANSMITTED, EXCHANGED OR RECEIVED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY USER
OR OTHER PERSON ON OR THROUGH THE SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PROTECTED ENTITIES TO YOU
FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN
CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF
THE SITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID BY
YOU TO SHOCK THE PATIENT FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
12. Applicable Laws. We
control and operate the Site from our offices in the United
States of America. We do not represent that materials on
the Site are appropriate or available for use in other
locations. Persons who choose to access the Site from
other locations do so on their own initiative, and are
responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent
local laws are applicable.
13. Modifications to
the Site and the Services. We
reserve the right, for any reason, in our sole discretion, to
terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the
Site, including, but not limited to, content, features or hours
of availability. We may also impose limits on certain
features of the Site or restrict your access to part or all of
the Site without notice or penalty. SHOCK THE PATIENT
reserves the right to temporarily or permanently terminate your
membership on the Site for any or no reason without prior
notice.
14. Notices and
Contact Information. All
notices required or permitted to be given under these Terms and
Conditions must be in writing and shall be given by personal
delivery, registered or certified mail, or Federal Express or
other nationally recognized courier service. Notices, if
personally delivered, shall be deemed to have been received on
the date of delivery; if by registered or certified mail, on the
third business day after mailing; if by Federal Express, on the
second business day after deposit with the service.
If you have any
questions, comments or complaints regarding the Sites, feel free
to contact us.
15. Miscellaneous. Our
failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the
Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right
or provision. If any provision of the Terms and Conditions
is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the
parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to
give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the
provision, and the other provisions of the Terms and Conditions
remain in full force and effect.
16. Dispute
Resolution You and SHOCK THE
PATIENT agree to arbitrate all disputes between you and SHOCK
THE PATIENT or its affiliates, except for disputes relating to
the enforcement of SHOCK THE PATIENT's or its affiliates
intellectual property. The Terms and
Conditions are solely governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without regards to its
principles of conflicts of law that would require the
application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Any disputes
between you and SHOCK THE PATIENT relating to the Sites must be
resolved exclusively through binding non-appearance-based
arbitration administered by JAMS, or in small claims court in
Devnver, Colorado, U.S.A. or in your county of residence if your
claims qualify. In the event of a dispute, you or
SHOCK THE PATIENT must send to the other party a notice of
dispute, in writing, setting forth the name, address and contact
information of the party giving notice, the facts of the
dispute and relief requested. You may initiate proceedings
by sending Us a Notice of Legal Dispute, to the address listed
in the "Notices and Contact Information" above. We will send any
notice of dispute to you at the contact information we have for
you.
You and SHOCK THE PATIENT agree to try to attempt to resolve a
dispute through informal negotiation upon notice of a dispute
for a period of 60 days. If you and SHOCK THE PATIENT do
not resolve the dispute in such 60 day time period, then you or
SHOCK THE PATIENT may commence arbitration. You and SHOCK
THE PATIENT agree that a dispute will be heard before single a
neutral arbitrator, whose decision will be final, except for a
limited right of appeal under the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act.
YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE A DISPUTE IN A COURT OF
LAW BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY. The arbitration proceedings
shall be governed by the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules
and Procedures and Expedited Procedures, or JAMS' Streamlined
Arbitration Rules and Procedures, at the election of the party
initiating the arbitration. Information regarding these
rules can be found on the JAMS website at www.jamsadr.org.
In addition, you and SHOCK THE PATIENT agree that the following
rules shall apply to the arbitration proceedings: (a) the
arbitration shall be conducted, at the option of the party
seeking relief, by telephone, online, or based solely on written
submissions; (b) the arbitration shall not involve any personal
appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually
agreed by the parties; and (c) any judgment on the award
rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of
competent jurisdiction. The United Nations Conventions on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall have no
applicability.
To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, NO ARBITRATION OR CLAIM UNDER THESE
TERMS SHALL BE JOINED TO ANY OTHER ARBITRATION OR CLAIM,
INCLUDING ANY ARBITRATION OR CLAIM INVOLVING ANY OTHER CURRENT
OR FORMER USER OF THE SITES, AND NO CLASS ARBITRATION
PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE PERMITTED, ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
In no event shall any claim, action or proceeding by you related
in any way to the Sites be instituted more than one (1) year
after the cause of action arose.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds these arbitration provisions invalid or inapplicable, you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts located in New York County, New York, and you agree to submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any applicable claim or action.
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