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The following are the terms and conditions
for use of bubbleupmedia.com and various other
Web sites and web pages operated by BubbleUp, Ltd. ("BubbleUp") or its affiliates (collectively,
the "BubbleUp Web Sites"). This User Agreement
applies to the BubbleUp Web Sites and does
not apply to the content of third parties.
The BubbleUp Web Sites are offered to
you conditioned on your acceptance without
modification of the terms, conditions, and
notices contained herein. Your use of the
BubbleUp Web Sites constitutes your agreement
to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
Your use of a particular BubbleUp Web Site
may also be subject to additional terms,
codes of conduct or guidelines that govern
use of those sites, including without limitation,
particular features or offers (for example,
contests or chat areas), and that are outlined
on that BubbleUp Web Site (the "Additional
Terms").
In the event that any of the terms, conditions,
and notices contained herein conflict with
the Additional Terms or other terms and guidelines
contained within any particular BubbleUp
Web Site, then these terms shall control.
PRIVACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
See the Privacy Statement for
disclosures relating to the collection and
use of your personal information.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
If a particular BubbleUp Web Site or any
product or service offered on any BubbleUp
Web Site (each a "BubbleUp Site/Service",
and collectively "BubbleUp Sites/Services")
requires you to open an account, you must
complete the registration process by providing
BubbleUp with current, complete and accurate
information as prompted by the applicable
registration form. You then will choose a
password and a user name. You are entirely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of your password and account. Furthermore,
you are entirely responsible for any and
all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to notify BubbleUp immediately
of any unauthorized use of your account or
any other breach of security. BubbleUp
will not be liable for any loss that you
may incur as a result of someone else using
your password or account, either with or
without your knowledge. However, you could
be held liable for losses incurred by BubbleUp
or another party due to someone else using
your account or password. You may not use
anyone else’s account at any time,
without the permission of the account holder.
Due to the nature of an online fan club, where benefits include access to exclusive photos, video, audio and text content that becomes available at the time of purchase, membership dues are non-refundable. Please be sure you are interested in a full year of membership before placing your order.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
BubbleUp reserves the right to change
the terms, conditions, and notices under
which the BubbleUp Sites/Services are offered,
including but not limited to the charges
associated with the use of the BubbleUp
Sites/Services. You are responsible for regularly
reviewing these terms and conditions and
additional terms posted on particular websites.
Your continued use of the BubbleUp Sites/Services
constitutes your agreement to all such terms,
conditions, and notices.
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION;
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Unless otherwise specified, the BubbleUp
Sites/Services are for your personal and
non-commercial use. The content available
though the BubbleUp Sites/Services is the
property of BubbleUp or its licensors and
is protected by copyright and other intellectual
property laws. You may not modify, copy,
distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce,
publish, license, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any information,
software, products or services obtained from
the BubbleUp Sites/Services. You acknowledge
that BubbleUp retains exclusive ownership
of the BubbleUp Sites/Services and all
intellectual property rights associated therewith.
Except as expressly provided herein, you
are not granted any rights or license to
patents, copyrights, trademarks or trade
secrets with respect to the BubbleUp Sites/Services
or their contents, and BubbleUp reserves
all rights not expressly granted hereunder.
Without the advance express written permission
of BubbleUp, you may not "meta-search" the
BubbleUp Sites/Services, send, or cause
to be sent, any automated queries of any
sort to the BubbleUp Sites/Services, or
use the BubbleUp Sites/Services in any
commercial manner. "Automated queries" shall
include but not be limited to using any software
that sends queries to any BubbleUp Sites/Services
to determine how a web site "ranks" on any
BubbleUp Sites/Services.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The BubbleUp Sites/Services may contain
links to third party Web sites ("Linked Sites").
The Linked Sites are not under the control
of BubbleUp, and BubbleUp is not responsible
for the contents of any Linked Site, including
without limitation any link contained in
a Linked Site, or any changes or updates
to a Linked Site. BubbleUp is not responsible
for webcasting or any other form of transmission
received from any Linked Site nor is BubbleUp
responsible if the Linked Site is not working
appropriately. BubbleUp is providing these
links to you only as a convenience, and the
inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement
by BubbleUp of the site or any association
with its operators. You are responsible for
viewing and abiding by the privacy statements
and terms of use posted at the Linked Sites.
Any dealings with third parties (including
advertisers) included within the BubbleUp
Sites/Services or participation in promotions,
including the delivery of and the payment
for goods and services, and any other terms,
conditions, warranties or representations
associated with such dealings or promotions,
are solely between you and the advertiser
or other third party. BubbleUp shall not
be responsible or liable for any part of
any such dealings or promotions.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the BubbleUp
Sites/Services, you will not use the BubbleUp
Sites/Services for any purpose that is unlawful
or prohibited by these terms, conditions,
and notices. You may not use the BubbleUp
Sites/Services in any manner that could damage,
disable, overburden, or impair any BubbleUp
Site/Service(s) (or the network(s) connected
to any BubbleUp Site/Service(s)) or interfere
with any other party’s use and enjoyment
of any BubbleUp Site/Service(s). You may
not attempt to gain unauthorized access to
any BubbleUp Site/Service, other accounts,
computer systems or networks connected to
any BubbleUp Site/Service, through hacking,
password mining or any other means. You may
not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials
or information through any means not intentionally
made available through the BubbleUp Sites/Services.
USE OF SERVICES
The BubbleUp Sites/Services may contain
e-mail services, bulletin board services,
chat areas, news groups, forums, communities,
personal web pages, calendars, photo albums,
file cabinets and/or other message or communication
facilities designed to enable you to communicate
with others (collectively, "Communication
Services"). You agree to use the Communication
Services only to post, send and receive messages
and material that are proper and, when applicable,
related to the particular Communication Service.
By way of example, and not as a limitation,
you agree that when using a Communication
Service, you will not:
- Use the Communication Service in connection
with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes,
chain letters, junk e-mail, spamming or
any duplicative or unsolicited messages
(commercial or otherwise).
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten
or otherwise violate the legal rights (such
as rights of privacy and publicity) of
others.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or
disseminate any inappropriate, profane,
defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful
topic, name, material or information.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or
disseminate any topic, name, material or
information that incites discrimination,
hate or violence towards one person or
a group because of their belonging to a
race, a religion or a nation, or that insults
the victims of crimes against humanity
by contesting the existence of those crimes.
- Upload, or otherwise make available,
files that contain images, photographs,
software or other material protected by
intellectual property laws, including,
by way of example, and not as limitation,
copyright or trademark laws (or by rights
of privacy or publicity) unless you own
or control the rights thereto or have received
all necessary consents to do the same.
- Use any material or information, including
images or photographs, which is made available
through the BubbleUp Sites/Services in
any manner that infringes any copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, or other
proprietary right of any party.
- Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan
horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots,
corrupted files, or any other similar software
or programs that may damage the operation
of another’s computer or property
of another.
- Use of meta tag searches on the BubbleUp
Web Sites.
- Advertise or offer to sell or buy any
goods or services for any business purpose,
unless such Communication Service specifically
allows such messages.
- Download any file posted by another user
of a Communication Service that you know,
or reasonably should know, cannot be legally
distributed in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any author attributions,
legal or other proper notices or proprietary
designations or labels of the origin or
source of software or other material contained
in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from
using and enjoying the Communication Services.
- Violate any code of conduct or other
guidelines which may be applicable for
any particular Communication Service.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information
about others, including e-mail addresses.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
- Create a false identity for the purpose
of misleading others.
- Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide
(whether or not for a fee) to a person
or entity any directory of users of a BubbleUp
Site/Service(s) or other user or usage
information or any portion thereof.
BubbleUp has no obligation to monitor
the Communication Services. However, BubbleUp
reserves the right to review materials posted
to a Communication Service and to remove
any materials in its sole discretion. BubbleUp
reserves the right to terminate your access
to any or all of the Communication Services
at any time, without notice, for any reason
whatsoever.
BubbleUp reserves the right at all times
to disclose any information as BubbleUp
deems necessary to satisfy any applicable
law, regulation, legal process or governmental
request, or to edit, refuse to post or to
remove any information or materials, in whole
or in part, in BubbleUp’s sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally
identifiable information about yourself or
your children in any Communication Service.
BubbleUp does not control or endorse the
content, messages or information found in
any Communication Service and, therefore,
BubbleUp specifically disclaims any liability
with regard to the Communication Services
and any actions resulting from your participation
in any Communication Service. Managers and
hosts are not authorized BubbleUp spokespersons,
and their views do not necessarily reflect
those of BubbleUp.
Materials uploaded to a Communication Service
may be subject to posted limitations on usage,
reproduction and/or dissemination, you are
responsible for adhering to such limitations
if you download the materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO BubbleUp OR POSTED
AT ANY BubbleUp WEB SITE
BubbleUp does not claim ownership of the
materials you provide to BubbleUp (including
feedback and suggestions) or post, upload,
input or submit to any BubbleUp Site/Service
or its associated services for review by
the general public, or by the members of
any public or private community (each a "Submission" and
collectively "Submissions"). However, by
posting, uploading, inputting, providing
or submitting ("Posting") your Submission,
you are granting BubbleUp, its affiliated
companies and necessary sublicensees permission
to use your Submission in connection with
the operation of their Internet businesses
(including, without limitation, all BubbleUp
Sites/Services), including, without limitation,
the license rights to: copy, distribute,
transmit, publicly display, publicly perform,
reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your
Submission; to publish your name in connection
with your Submission; and the right to sublicense
such rights to any supplier of a BubbleUp
Site/Service.
No compensation will be paid with respect
to the use of your Submission, as provided
herein. BubbleUp is under no obligation
to post or use any Submission you may provide
and BubbleUp may remove any Submission
at any time in its sole discretion.
By Posting a Submission you warrant and
represent that you own or otherwise control
all of the rights to your Submission as described
in this User Agreement including, without
limitation, all the rights necessary for
you to provide, post, upload, input or submit
the Submissions.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND
SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH
THE BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES MAY INCLUDE
INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES
ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES
AND TO THE INFORMATION THEREIN. BubbleUp
AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE BubbleUp
SITES/SERVICES AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED
VIA THE BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES SHOULD
NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL,
LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD
CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC
ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
BubbleUp AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS
MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY,
RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, LACK
OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS AND
ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED WITHIN
THE BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE.
ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. BubbleUp
AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM
ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD
TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING
ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT BubbleUp SHALL
NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR
DATA, ANY MATERIAL OR DATA SENT OR RECEIVED
OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS
ENTERED INTO THROUGH A BubbleUp SITE/SERVICE.
YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT BubbleUp IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY THREATENING,
DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL
CONTENT OR CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER PARTY OR
ANY INFRINGEMENT OF ANOTHER’S RIGHTS,
INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. YOU
SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT BubbleUp IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT SENT USING AND/OR
INCLUDED IN A BubbleUp SITE/SERVICE BY
ANY THIRD PARTY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL BubbleUp AND/OR ITS
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE,
DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY
WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
OF THE BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES, WITH THE
DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE BubbleUp
SITES/SERVICES OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION
OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR
ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES
AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE
BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF THE BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES,
WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BubbleUp
OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED
WITH ANY PORTION OF THE BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES,
OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING
THE BubbleUp SITES/SERVICES.
STORAGE SPACE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS
You agree that BubbleUp may establish
limits concerning use of any BubbleUp Service
offered on an BubbleUp Web Site, including
without limitation the maximum number of
days that e-mail messages will be retained
by any BubbleUp Service, the maximum number
of e-mail messages that may be sent from
or received by an account on any BubbleUp
Service, the maximum size of an e-mail message
that may be sent from or received by an account
on any BubbleUp Service, the maximum disk
space that will be allotted on BubbleUp’s
servers on your behalf, and the maximum number
of times and duration you may access any
BubbleUp Service in a given period of time.
You agree that BubbleUp has no responsibility
or liability for the deletion, corruption
or failure to store any messages or other
content maintained or transmitted by any
BubbleUp Service. You acknowledge that
BubbleUp reserves the right to log off
accounts that are inactive for an extended
period of time.
BubbleUp MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT ANY BubbleUp
SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE
OR ERROR-FREE.
TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION
BubbleUp reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to terminate your access to any
or all BubbleUp Sites/Services and the
related services or any portion thereof at
any time, without notice.
BubbleUp may also terminate or suspend
your access to BubbleUp Site/Service(s)
for inactivity, which is defined as failing
to log into a particular service for an extended
period of time, as determined by BubbleUp.
Upon termination of the BubbleUp Site/Service,
your right to use the BubbleUp Site/Service
immediately ceases.
BubbleUp shall have no obligation to maintain
any content or to forward any unread or unsent
messages to you or any third party.
NO SPAM; DAMAGES
BubbleUp will immediately terminate any
account which it believes, in its sole discretion,
is transmitting or is otherwise connected
with any spam or other unsolicited bulk email.
In addition, because damages are often difficult
to quantify, if actual damages cannot be
reasonably calculated, then you agree to
pay BubbleUp liquidated damages of $5 for
each piece of spam or unsolicited bulk email
transmitted from or otherwise connected with
your account, otherwise you agree to pay
BubbleUp’s actual damages, to the
extent such actual damages can be reasonably
calculated.
SUBSCRIPTION-BASED CONTENT
Some contents and/or services on the BubbleUp
Sites/Services may be offered to you conditioned
on your purchase of a subscription or a membership
(collectively, a "Subscription"). If you
elect to purchase Subscription-based content/services
and transmit to BubbleUp a Subscription
purchase request, you warrant that all information
that you submit is true and accurate (including
without limitation your credit card number
and expiration date), and you agree to pay
all Subscription fees you incur plus all
applicable taxes. Your Subscription is personal
to you and the members of your household,
and you may not transfer or make available
your account name and password to others,
including without limitation your co-workers.
Any distribution by you of your account name
and password may result in cancellation of
your Subscription without refund and in additional
charges based on unauthorized use.
GENERAL
This agreement is governed by the laws of
the State of Indiana, U.S.A. You
hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of courts in Indiana, U.S.A. in all
disputes arising out of or relating to the
use of the BubbleUp Sites/Services. You
agree that no joint venture, partnership,
employment, or agency relationship exists
between you and BubbleUp as a result of
this agreement or use of the BubbleUp Sites/Services.
You agree to indemnify and hold BubbleUp,
its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers
and employees, harmless from any claim, demand,
or damage, including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
asserted by any third party due to or arising
out of your use of or conduct on the BubbleUp
Sites/Services. BubbleUp reserves the right
to disclose any personal information about
you or your use of the BubbleUp Sites/Services,
including its contents, without your prior
permission if BubbleUp has a good faith
belief that such action is necessary to:
(1) conform to legal requirements or comply
with legal process; (2) protect and defend
the rights or property of BubbleUp or its
affiliated companies; (3) enforce the User
Agreement; or (4) act to protect the interests
of its members or others. BubbleUp’s
performance of this agreement is subject
to existing laws and legal process, and nothing
contained in this agreement is in derogation
of BubbleUp’s right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement requests
or requirements relating to your use of the
BubbleUp Sites/Services or information
provided to or gathered by BubbleUp with
respect to such use. If any part of this
agreement is determined to be invalid or
unenforceable pursuant to applicable law
including, but not limited to, the warranty
disclaimers and liability limitations set
forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable
provision will be deemed superseded by a
valid, enforceable provision that most closely
matches the intent of the original provision
and the remainder of the agreement shall
continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified
herein, this agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the user and BubbleUp
with respect to the BubbleUp Sites/Services
and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous
communications and proposals, whether electronic,
oral or written, between the user and BubbleUp
with respect to the BubbleUp Sites/Services.
A printed version of this agreement and of
any notice given in electronic form shall
be admissible in judicial or administrative
proceedings based upon or relating to this
agreement to the same extent and subject
to the same conditions as other business
documents and records originally generated
and maintained in printed form. |