Welcome to the strokz.com website (the "Site"). PLEASE
READ THESE TERMS OF USE (the "Terms") CAREFULLY BEFORE
USING THIS SITE OR ANY SERVICES OR APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THIS
SITE. This site is subject to the the Terms, which may be updated
by us from time to time without notice to you. In addition, you
shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to
the Site which may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines
or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms.
AGE OF MAJORITY
You represent and warrant you are at least 18 or 21 years of age,
depending on the age of majority in your jurisdiction, and that
you have the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement. If you
are not at least 18 or 21 years of age, depending on the age of
majority in your jurisdiction, you must exit the Site immediately
and may not use or access the Site or print or download any materials
from it. Additionally, the Site does not assume any responsibility
or liability for any misrepresentations regarding a user's age.
NO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
If you seek any form of child pornography, you must exit this site
immediately. You acknowledge that all images on the Site are newsworthy,
and that the Site contains no child pornography. We take a strong
and definite stand against child pornography and only publish newsworthy
images. If you see any images, real or simulated, depicting minors
engaged in sexual activity within the Site, please report the images
to 989media(at)gmail.com. Include with your report any appropriate
evidence, including the date and time. All reports will immediately
be investigated and the appropriate action will be taken. We enthusiastically
cooperate with any law-enforcement agency investigating child pornography.
If you suspect other outside websites are participating in unlawful
activities involving minors, please report them to www.asacp.org.
Users should implement parental control protections, such as computer
hardware, software, or filtering services, which may help users'
limit minors' access to harmful material.
REGISTRATION
In consideration of your use of the Site, you agree to provide true,
accurate and complete information about yourself as prompted by
the Site registration or ordering process, provided that in connection
with registration, you do not need to, and should not, use your
full or true name for your username. In addition, you agree to update
that information in order to maintain its truth, accuracy and completeness.
We may deny you access to the Site or reject your order in the event
that your information is untrue, inaccurate or incomplete. Unless
you cannot remember your username and/or password, you may only
register once for use of the Site.
LIMITED LICENSE TO SITE
You are granted the limited right to view and use the Site only
for the purposes of viewing or playing content such as videos or
viewing pictures, placing product orders or for accessing information
and services. We reserve the right to suspend or deny, in its sole
discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Site.
If you violate these Terms, we may terminate or cancel your access
rights to the Site immediately without notice. We may also block
your use of the Site. We reserve the right at any time to modify
or discontinue the Site or any part thereof and you agree that we
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification,
suspension, or discontinuance of the Site or any part thereof. This
license is limited to personal and non-commercial uses by you. Any
rights not expressly granted to you herein are reserved to us. No
portion of this Site is targeted to children, and any minor should
seek consent of his or her legal guardian before using this site.
Unless you have received specific written permission from us, you
may not (a) "frame" or otherwise impose editorial comment,
commercial material or any information or content on, or in proximity
to, content displayed on the Site or (b) alter or modify any content
on the Site. Without limiting other restrictions, you agree not
to reproduce, transmit, sell, or otherwise exploit the Site for
any commercial purpose. Please be aware that we have created or
may create in the future certain areas on the Site that contain
adult or mature content. You must be at least 18 years of age to
access and view such areas.
The Site may allow users to upload, post, and/or distribute user
submitted content, and use of the Site for this purpose is subject
to the following conditions:
- You understand that all user feedback, data, comments, suggestions,
information, text, data, software, sounds, photographs, audio,
audiovisual, video, artwork, graphics, messages and other materials
of any nature ("Materials") that are transmitted to
or via the Site are the sole responsibility of the person from
which the Materials originated. This means you, and not us, are
entirely responsible for the Materials you transmit through the
Site. Further, you understand that by using the Site you may be
exposed to Materials that are offensive, objectionable or indecent.
- You shall not create a user name or screen name or upload to,
distribute through or otherwise publish through the Site any Materials
which are libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive
of privacy or publicity rights, harmful of minors in any way,
abusive, illegal or harassing, or contain expressions of hatred,
bigotry, racism or pornography, or are otherwise objectionable,
or that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate
the rights of any party or violate any law or that you do not
have a right to make available under contractual or fiduciary
relationships.
- Your Materials, user name and/or screen name will not disparage
in any manner strokz.com, its owners, advertisers, products, or
services and sites.
- Your Materials shall not infringe the copyright, trademark,
publicity/privacy right or other intellectual property right of
any third party.
- You shall not upload to, distribute through or otherwise publish
through the Site any Materials that are directly or indirectly
commercial in nature or contain any solicitation of funds, promotion,
advertising or solicitation for goods or Site. You specifically
acknowledge that soliciting other users to join or become users
or members of any commercial online web site or other organization
is expressly prohibited.
- You shall not upload to, distribute through or otherwise publish
through the Site any Materials that contain viruses or any other
computer code, corrupt files or programs designed to interrupt,
destroy or limit the functionality or disrupt any software, hardware,
telecommunications, networks, servers or other equipment.
- You shall not act in a manner that negatively affects other
users' ability to interact with the Site.
- You shall not collect or store personal data about other users.
You acknowledge that we do not pre-screen any Materials posted
by you or other users, but that we and our designees shall have
the right (but not the obligation) in our sole discretion to refuse
or remove any Materials. Without limiting any of our rights, we
and our designees shall have the right to remove any Materials that
violate the Terms or are otherwise objectionable, as well as terminate
your access to the Site. You agree that we have no liability or
responsibility for the storage or deletion of any Materials that
you or any other persons submit or post. We reserve the right to
change these general practices and limits at any time in our sole
discretion. Unless you enter into a separate agreement with us,
such as through the Contest, we do not claim ownership in Materials
you submit, however, by submitting Materials in any form to us,
in addition to other provisions of the Terms, you automatically
grant TMFT Enterprises LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
and its successors, assigns, and licensees and parent, subsidiary
and other affiliated entities ("TMFT Enterprises"), an
exclusive, fully-paid, world-wide, royalty-free license to publicly
display, publicly perform, distribute, and reproduce the Materials
in any manner and in any medium, including, without limitation,
through physical copies such as still photos, videos, and CDs, by
television by any means, on or via the Internet, including, without
limitation, the World Wide Web, and any other two-way transmission
control protocol / internet protocol (TCP/IP) based distribution
network or similar networks or technologies now known or hereafter
to become known, including, but not limited to, delivery via such
a network to personal computers, hand-held devices, and television
set-top boxes through telephone or cable lines, or wirelessly through
broadband, satellite, cellular or terrestrial broadcast networks
and other similar networks or technologies whether now existing
or hereafter developed. You obtain no rights in any form, media,
or technology incorporating the Materials.
PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of YOUR
password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities
that occur under your password or account. You agree to immediately
notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account or
any other breach of security. You acknowledge, consent and agree
that we may access, preserve, and disclose your account information
and Material if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief
that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary
to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms; (c)
respond to claims that any Materials violates the rights of third-parties;
(d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect
the rights, property, or personal safety of us, our users and the
public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission
involved in interacting with the Site, including the transmission
of Materials, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks;
and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of
connecting networks or devices. You understand that the Site may
include security components that permit digital materials to be
protected, and use of these materials is subject to usage rules
set by us and/or content providers who provide content to the Site.
You may not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules
embedded into the Site.
CONTESTS AND RATING CONTENT
From time to time, we may conduct contests in which we may award
various prizes. You agree that if you participate in any contest,
you will abide by all the rules and be subject to all the terms
and conditions of such contest, in addition to these Terms. You
agree that you shall only rate each individual instance of content
on our Site, such as videos, still pictures, flash animation, games
and joke only once.
INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply
with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Materials.
Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding
the transmission of technical data exported from the United States
or the country in which you reside.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold us, TMFT Enterprises, affiliates,
officers, agents, partners and employees harmless from any claim
or demand, including reasonable attorneys fees, arising out of your
content and materials, your use of the Site, your violation of these
Terms or your violation of any third party's rights including such
party's copyrights and trademarks.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
EXCEPT IF EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
YOU AND US, THE SITE AND RELATED APPLICATIONS, MATERIALS AND SERVICES
ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
AND WITH ALL RISKS. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW (A) ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE; LACK OF VIRUSES,
WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER CODE THAT MANIFESTS CONTAMINATING
OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; ACCURACY, comPLETENESS, RELIABILITY,
TIMELINESS, CURRENCY, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION ON THE SITE;
AND (B) ANY DUTIES OF REASONABLE CARE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT OR LACK
OF NEGLIGENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, OR RELATED
INFORMATION. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE,
ACCURACY AND EFFORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND
RELATED INFORMATION IS BORNE BY YOU. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN ADDITION, WE DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE OR QUIET ENJOYMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION.
ASSUMPTION OF RISKS
YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS THAT THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION
ARE SUITABLE OR ACCURATE FOR YOUR NEEDS AND WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE. ANY APPLICATIONS DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE
OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE ARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND
YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR comPUTER OR LOSS
OF DATA. BY VIEWING THIS SITE, READING comMENTS BY OTHER USERS OR
ACCESSING APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES RELATED TO THIS SITE YOU MAY
BE EXPOSED TO RUDE, CRUDE, INDECENT, OR OTHER OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
OR REFERENCES. YOU AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY SORT RELATING TO YOUR DEALINGS WITH ANY THIRD
PARTY ADVERTISER OR CONTENT PROVIDER ON THE SITE.
NO INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER WE
NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OR AGENTS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU AND/OR
ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF PRIVACY OR FOR FAILURE
TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DUTY OF GOOD FAITH,
LACK OF NEGLIGENCE OR OF WORKMANLIKE EFFORT) OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER THAT ARISE OUT OF OR ARE
RELATED TO THE SITE, APPLICATIONS OR RELATED INFORMATION, OR TO
ANY BREACH OF THESE TERMS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IN THE EVENT OF FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE) OR STRICT OR PRODUCT LIABILITY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF THESE TERMS BY
US OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OR AGENTS SHALL BE, AT OUR OPTION, (1)
SUBSTITUTION OR REPLACEMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE APPLICATION OR
PRODUCT THAT GIVES RISE TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY YOU IN REASONABLE
RELIANCE ON US; OR (2) REFUND OF THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID TO US.
YOU AGREE THAT THE DAMAGE EXCLUSIONS IN THESE TERMS SHALL APPLY
EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
ADVERTISERS
The Site contains links to third party sites that are not under
our control and we not responsible for any content on any linked
site. If you access a third party site from the Site, then you do
so at your own risk. We provide links only as a convenience and
the inclusion of the link does not imply that we endorse or accept
any responsibility for the content on those third party sites. Additionally,
your dealings with or participation in promotions of advertisers
found on the Site, including payment and delivery of goods, and
any other terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and
such advertisers. You agree that we shall not be responsible for
any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such
advertisers.
LINKS / ADVERTISERS / THIRD PARTIES
Some websites which are linked to the Site are owned and operated
by third parties. Because the Site has no control over such sites
and resources, you acknowledge and agree that the Site is not responsible
for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does
not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising,
services, products, or other materials on or available from such
sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that the Site
shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for
any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection
with use of or reliance on any such third-party content available
on or through any such site or resource. If you decide to access
any such third party sites, you do so entirely at your own risk
and subject to any terms and conditions and privacy policies posted
therein. Third party links to websites or advertisements are not
endorsed by the Site, but are for the user's convenience and should
be accessed at user's own risk. You agree to hold the Site harmless
from any and all damages and liability that may result from links
appearing on the Site. You further agree not to post links to any
site containing any content relating to obscenity, child pornography,
password trading, hacking, rape, bestiality, copyright infringement,
or hate speech. Violations of this acceptable posting policy are
grounds for immediate termination. The TotallyShocking.com Forum
reserves the right to remove, edit, close or rearrange any message,
threads, or images for any and all reasons, but is not obligated
to remove such content.
GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that we may establish general practices and limits
concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the
maximum number of days that Materials will be retained by the Site,
the maximum number of Materials that may be sent from or received
by an account, the maximum size of any Materials, the maximum disk
space that will be allotted to you, and the maximum number of times
(and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Site in
a given period of time. You acknowledge that we reserve the right
to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of
time.
OUR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Site and any necessary software
used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain
proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable
intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and
agree that content contained in sponsor advertisements or information
presented to you through the Site or advertisers is protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary
rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by us or advertisers,
you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or
create derivative works based on the Site or the Software, in whole
or in part. We grant you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive
right and license to use the object code of its Software on a single
computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party
to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer,
reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code,
sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise
transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the
Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the
Software, including, without limitation, for the purpose of obtaining
unauthorized access to the Site.
NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in these
Terms, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
NOTICE AND AMENDMENTS
We may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes
to these Terms, by either e-mail, regular mail, or postings on the
Site. Any use of the Site or order by you after such updating shall
be deemed to constitute acceptance of such amendments, modifications,
or new conditions. If you do not want to be bound by an amendment,
you will need to terminate your registration, if any, and refrain
from using the Site.
PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INFRINGEMENT
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users
to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at its
discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may
be repeat infringers. If you believe that your work has been copied
in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual
property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide us
with the following information:
- an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual
property interest;
- a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual
property that you claim has been infringed;
- a description of where the material that you claim is infringing
is located on the site;
- your address, telephone number, and email address;
- 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;
- a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the
above information in your notice is accurate and that you are
the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to
act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between
you and us and govern your use of the Site, superseding any prior
agreements. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions
that may apply when you use or purchase certain other services,
affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software.
Resolution of Disputes. You agree that any controversy arising
out of or in connection with our relationship, or a dispute with
reference to these Terms, their validity or effect will be governed
by the laws of the state of California. Any controversy arising
out of or in connection with use of the Site or these Terms, their
validity or effect, will be conclusively determined by arbitration
in the City of Los Angeles in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association; provided, however, that such arbitration
will be held before a single arbitrator selected by the parties,
which arbitrator must be well acquainted with the digital entertainment
Internet industry. You agree that any proceeding that you may choose
to bring against us will be initiated within six (6) months after
the alleged date of the event bringing rise to such dispute. You
waive any and all rights and benefits which you or we might otherwise
have or be entitled to litigate any such dispute in court, because
it is your intention to arbitrate all such disputes according to
the provisions hereof. The arbitrator's decision will be controlled
by these Terms. Any such decision and accompanying award will provide
for each party, respectively, to bear its own costs of arbitration
and attorneys' fees. The pendency of an arbitration, the proceedings,
any evidence or other material, and any award shall be maintained
and remain confidential, except that an award may be confirmed by
a court of competent jurisdiction if it has not been fully satisfied
within 14 days of its issuance.
Waiver and Severability of Terms. Our failure to exercise or enforce
any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver
of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms 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 these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.
VIOLATIONS
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