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These Terms of Use (these "Terms"),
which incorporate policies published elsewhere on the Creative Foundry, Inc. ("Creative
Foundry") Web sites (the "Sites"), state Creative
Foundry's requirements for use of the Sites. By using the Sites or any of the
services available through the Sites (the "Services"), you are
agreeing to these Terms.
General Terms
These Terms (along with our Privacy Policy
and any service agreement relating to any specific Services) constitute the
entire agreement between you and Creative Foundry and govern your use of the
Services and the Sites, superseding any prior agreements. The terms of the
license agreement accompanying any Software govern your use of such Software.
Interpretations of these Terms will be made at our reasonable discretion and
based on facts known to us. Ohio law and controlling U.S. federal law will
govern terms.
Our failure to enforce any right under
these Terms will not waive that right. If any provision of these Terms is
invalid, these Terms should be interpreted to affect the intent of the parties,
and the remaining provisions will remain in effect. You must file any claim or
suit related to these Terms or the Services within one year after it arises.
The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no
substantive effect.
These terms are the whole agreement
between us relating to the provision or non-provision of the Site and the
Services. Any prior representation or statement in respect thereof is hereby
excluded.
Privacy
We respect your privacy and have taken
specific steps to protect it. Please see our Privacy Policy for a description of our
privacy practices. The terms of our Privacy Policy are incorporated into these
Terms by reference and constitute part of the agreement between you and
Creative Foundry.
Accurate Information
You agree to provide accurate and current
information on all forms on the Sites. You will not impersonate
any person or entity, misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity or
your authority from such person or entity, or misrepresent the origin of any
content posted on, or distributed through, the Sites or Services.
Your Responsibility for Content and Conduct
You are responsible for any content that
you post or transmit on or through the Sites or Services. You will not use the
Sites or Services to distribute, link to, or solicit content that: (1) is
unlawful, harmful to minors, threatening, harassing, abusive, defamatory,
vulgar, gratuitously violent, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of
another's privacy, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise offensive; (2)
infringes someone else’s intellectual property or other rights; (3) advocates
or solicits violence or other criminal conduct or violates any law, regulation,
or contract; (4) constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, junk or
bulk e-mail, chain letters, or any other unsolicited commercial communication,
except as Creative Foundry specifically authorizes; (5) contains software
viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or
intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software,
hardware, or telecommunications equipment; or (6) damages, detrimentally
interferes with, surreptitiously intercepts, or expropriates any system, data,
or personal information. You will comply with all applicable laws and
regulations regarding online conduct and content. You will not use the Sites or
the Services to collect, store, or use information about others for the purpose
of sending unsolicited or unauthorized communications. Except as we specifically
authorize (via license or otherwise), you will not reproduce, distribute, or
commercially exploit any part of the Sites or the Services.
Security/No Disruption
You are responsible for all activities
that occur under your passwords or account, and will keep your passwords
confidential. You will immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your
passwords or account or any other breach of security. You will not disrupt the
functioning of the Sites or the Services, solicit another user's password, or
otherwise act in a way that interferes with other users' use of the Sites or
the Services.
Use of Forums and Other Interactive Services
The forums and other interactive Services
provided through the Sites are intended for discussion of business and
technical issues relating to Creative Foundry products and services. They are
not provided for customer service inquiries, questioning Creative Foundry
business decisions, asking about unreleased products, or for you to solicit for
business. The opinions, views, and responses provided by other users of the
Services or content providers do not necessarily reflect those of Creative
Foundry.
Creative Foundry generally does not
pre-screen, monitor, or edit content provided by third parties. However,
Creative Foundry (itself or acting through a third-party organization) reserves
the right, although it does not have the obligation, to monitor content
throughout the Sites and Services and to edit or remove any content for any
reason or no reason, in our absolute discretion. We are not responsible for any
failure to remove or delay in removing harmful, inaccurate, defamatory,
unlawful, or otherwise objectionable content originating with or otherwise
provided by third parties. We recommend that you confirm all information you
obtain from the forums or elsewhere on the Sites.
Creative Foundry may from time to time set
limits regarding the Services, including limits on the length of storage of
e-mail and other user content and the size of messages. Creative Foundry is not
liable for the deletion or loss of messages, other communications, or other
content maintained or transmitted by the Services.
License of Your Content
If you post content in areas available to
the general public, you are giving Creative Foundry a worldwide, royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, and non-exclusive license to use,
reproduce, modify, adapt, frame, brand, co-brand, and publish such content in
any media now known or later developed, including the right to make the content
available to the general public. If you submit summary files or other materials
to the Sites of Creative Foundry, you license us to display, distribute, frame,
and link to that content via the Sites and otherwise. For all content licensed
by you in accordance with this section, you represent and warrant to Creative
Foundry that you have all worldwide rights necessary to grant such licenses, including
the license to distribute and re-distribute that content as specified above.
You will provide information that we reasonably request related to any claim
that content you provide infringes any rights of a third party anywhere in the
world.
Separate Agreements for Software and Services
Any software made available to you through
any Site or Service ("Software") and Services may contain
proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable
intellectual property and other laws. Except as expressly authorized by us or
the owner of such proprietary information, you will not modify, sell, or
distribute works based on the Services or the Software. All Software downloaded
from the Sites is licensed as provided in the license agreement accompanying
that Software. In addition to these Terms, certain Services may be provided on
terms further specified in a separate service agreement between Creative
Foundry and you. If there is a conflict between these Terms and a particular
service agreement, such service agreement shall control.
Support
You understand that you use the Services
and Sites at your own risk. Support regarding the Software and Services is only
provided on the terms of a separate agreement between you and Creative Foundry.
Creative Foundry's officers, directors, employees, and agents and, except as
provided above, Creative Foundry, are not responsible for your use of the
Software, the Services, or the Sites.
Links to Third-Party Sites
The Sites may contain links to third-party
Web sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the
control of Creative Foundry. Creative Foundry is not responsible for the
content of any Linked Site, including, but not limited to, any link contained
in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Creative Foundry
provides these links to you as a convenience. The inclusion of a Linked Site
does not imply endorsement by Creative Foundry 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 that you visit. In
addition, Creative Foundry is not liable for any services performed or
contracted by any entity contacted through a Linked Site. You are encouraged to
carefully investigate the qualifications of any reseller or consultant who
offers services.
Unlawful Use
You are prohibited from accessing the
Services and the Sites and materials available over the Services or the Sites
from territories where such activities are illegal. You also agree to comply
with all local rules applicable to you regarding online conduct and content in
connection with your use of the Services and the Sites.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless Creative Foundry (including its officers, directors, employees,
agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third-party information providers for the
Sites and Services), from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these
Terms or any activity related to your account (including but not limited to
negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the
Services or the Sites using your account.
Limited Warranty/Disclaimer
Certain Software, Services, and other
materials made available through the Sites may be provided with warranties
separately specified by Creative Foundry in the related software license or
services agreements. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence,
all software, services, products, and other materials available through the
sites are provided on an "as is, as available" basis. You use them at
your own risk. To the extent permitted under applicable law, Creative Foundry
expressly disclaims all other warranties, conditions, and other terms of any
kind regarding the software, services, and sites whether express or implied,
including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, satisfactory quality, non-infringement, and accuracy
of information. Creative Foundry assumes no obligation that (1) the services or
sites will be provided in a manner that is uninterrupted, timely, secure, or
error free; (2) the services or sites are or will be free of viruses or other
harmful components; or (3) the services, sites, or content provided will meet
your requirements. Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the
use of the services or the sites is done at your own discretion and risk. You
will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of
data that results from the download of any such material.
Limitation of Liability
You expressly acknowledge and agree that,
to the fullest extent permitted under law, Creative Foundry will have no
obligation or liability (whether arising in contract, warranty, tort, product
liability, or otherwise) for any loss of data, revenue or profit loss of the
use of money or for any incidental, indirect, or consequential damages or
liabilities (whether or not foreseeable or foreseen or otherwise), arising with
respect to your use of the services or sites. The foregoing limitations apply
to damages arising from (1) use or inability to use the services or sites; (2)
unauthorized access to, or alteration of, your transmissions by third parties;
(3) third-party content made available to you through the services or sites;
and (4) any other matter relating to the services or sites.
Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and agree that all content
and materials available on the Sites or through the Services are protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other
proprietary rights and laws. Creative Foundry or its licensors own the
intellectual property rights to the Software and the other content on the Services
and Sites and their design, structure, and compilation, other than
customer-provided materials.
We will treat any feedback or suggestions
you provide us as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Thus, please do not
submit confidential or proprietary information to us unless we have mutually
agreed in writing otherwise.
Unless otherwise noted, you may view,
copy, download, and print Creative Foundry documents from the Sites so long as
you use them only for personal purposes and do not post, distribute, or modify
them or remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices. For
permission to use third-party materials appearing on the Sites, please contact
the owner of such materials.
Claims of Intellectual Property Infringement
If you believe that your work or the work
of another has been copied on the Services or the Sites in a way that
constitutes an infringement of your or that other's intellectual property
rights, Creative Foundry has a process in place to respond to your concerns.
In such case, please provide Creative Foundry with a written notice (a "Notice")
containing the following information:
1. A physical or electronic signature of
the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the affected copyright
interest;
2. A description of the copyrighted work
that you claim has been infringed;
3. A description of where the material
that you claim is infringing is located on the Service;
4. Your address, telephone number, and, if
available, e-mail address;
5. A statement by you that you have a good
faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner,
its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement by you that the information
in your Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury that you are the
copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Claims of infringement should be addressed
to Creative Foundry's Copyright Agent at the following street address:
Copyright Agent
Creative Foundry, Inc.
8803 Brecksville Rd. Suite 7-117
Cleveland, Ohio 44141
Modification of These Terms and the Sites and Services
You agree that Creative Foundry has the
right to amend these Terms. If Creative Foundry decides to make substantial
changes to these Terms, we will post the changes on this page. We suggest that
you periodically check that page to make sure that your understanding of these
Terms is up to date. Your use of any Site or Service following such change will
be deemed acceptance of the revised Terms. You also agree that Creative Foundry
has the right (for any reason and without notice) to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, all or any part of the Services and the Sites. Unless
explicitly stated otherwise, any new or altered features on any Service or the
Site is subject to these Terms.
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