Terms
of Use Agreement
Last Updated December 15, 2011
This 15sof.com and 15 Seconds of Fame Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") is made by and between 15sof.com, 15 Seconds of Fame Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Company") and (“You” or “User”). By affirming that you agree with these terms and conditions, or accessing, or using any part of the website 15sof.com (the "Site"), you agree that you have read and agree to the terms of this Agreement for all past, present and future uses of the Site.
All User-generated content uploads are FREE and are added to the User's online portfolio. If the User chooses to have their upload rated and eligible for additional promotions and prizes, an upload fee IS NOT required. Regardless of Category, anyone can upload an audition file for FREE and it will remain in their online portfolio while an active member.
If you do not agree with any of the terms, please do not access or otherwise use the Site or any information contained on the Site. All references herein to "You," "Your," the “User” or the like shall be deemed to mean the person visiting or using this Site and/or the person registering to use this Site, to submit videos and/or other information, or to obtain products or services from this Site.
The Company reserves the right to make changes to any part of this Agreement at any time without notification to the User. The changes will apply to the User’s use of the Site after the Company posts such changes on the Site. Therefore, the User should review this Agreement as posted on the Site from time to time.
User’s Ability to Enter into the Agreement
You affirm that you are either 18 years of age or older, or are 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 this Agreement, and to abide by and comply with this Agreement. You may not submit anything to the Site or provide any information about yourself, to the Company, unless you are at least 13 years old, even if you have the consent of a parent or guardian to do so.
General Category Rules and Conditions
The Site facilitates the operation of online auditions by Users and sometimes third-party Sponsors. Set forth below are the general terms and conditions ("General Rules") for organizing and participating in an audition on the Site. Some Categories will have their own particular rules ("Official Rules"), and the Official Rules will govern and control the conduct of that Category and supersede these General Rules to the extent of a conflict.
Organizing and Participating in a Category
Any authorized user of the Site may upload content to enter a Category; this person is referred to as the "User". The Company is responsible for establishing any Official Rules for all Categories. Any authorized User of the Site may submit Auditions in a Category based on the qualification rules established for the Category. These persons are referred to as "Entrants". The Company may be the Category Organizer for some Categories, which may have a Sponsor who provides prize(s) for the Category ("Sponsor"). By participating in a Category, participants certify that he/she has followed, and agrees to be bound by, the Official Rules of the Category, as well as these General Rules and the Terms of Use Agreement. All Entrants consent to use of name, likeness, and audition materials in any manner by the Company, the Sponsor or any other promotional partners for advertising and trade without further compensation, unless required by law. By participating in a Category, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of the Company or the Sponsor, which are final.
Eligibility in Categories
All Site members are eligible to enter any Category on the Site, in accordance with these General Rules and any Official Rules on the Site for each individual Category.
Eligibility For Prizes
Unless otherwise provided in the Official Rules, all Categories that offer a prize are open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who, as of the date of Auditions submission, have attained the age of majority in their state of residence, are emancipated minors, 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 General Rules and the Official Rules. Employees of the Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries, Sponsors, advertising, promotion agencies, and their immediate families and those living in same household of each are not eligible to participate in any Prize Category. You may enter more than once in any Category; however, each paid Audition must be a unique performance or work created by Entrant. Void where prohibited. Only one prize per person, per contest period.
SAG and AFTRA
SAG and AFTRA members can participate in all aspects of the Site with the exception for monologues. Please contact your SAG or AFTRA representative if you have any questions.
Duration and Auditions
Categories begin at the appointed time specified within the Category portion of the Site. The Company creates a Category by posting it on a Category page of the Site (the " Category Page"). All Categories end at the designated time specified on the Category Page of each Category. Categories are designated by the Company as either "open" or "closed." For open Categories, you may enter the audition process through the Category Page. The Company may specify eligibility requirements for each Category on the Category Page or in the Official Rules.
Invitations
If you are an Entrant, you are encouraged to share your audition in the Category with friends and family and ask them to vote for your Auditions. Voting is free of charge. However, no Entrant is permitted to send "spam," as further described under "User Conduct" below. You may not create multiple accounts for the purpose of voting more than once for an Audition. Noncompliance with these or any other General Rule or Official Rule will result in disqualification and legal action as necessary.
Submission of Auditions
Unless otherwise noted in the Official Rules, Auditions must only depict the original performance (e.g., singing) or work (e.g., photography) of the Entrant. Any Audition or comment which, in the sole opinion of the Company or a Sponsor, is deemed inappropriate (e.g., defamatory or depicts nudity, violence or inappropriate acts, etc.) or which otherwise violate these General Rules, the Official Rules for the Category, or these Terms of Service, will be removed. The Entrant may be disqualified.
Voting
In each Category, users have the opportunity to vote points for each entry from 1 point to 10 points being the highest score possible. It is the Official Rule of the Site may only vote ONCE PER HOUR for any SINGLE AUDITION with NO EXCEPTIONS.
The general voting will end on the date specified on the Category page. The Company will total the number of eligible points entries received on the scheduled contest end date. The Company will then contact the winner about the prize within 10 days of the end of the contest. The Company will pay the prizes, usually within 6 weeks of the end of the scheduled contest. The Company may apply a weight to votes based on a trust based scoring system that factors in voter accuracy and potential fraud. The Company will use various technical and non-technical systems to prevent or correct voter fraud. No mechanical devices, scripts, bots, or other automated systems to cast votes for a particular Audition may be used. In the event the Company discovers voter fraud or the appearance of voter fraud, the Company will make the final determination of the winner. The decision of the Company is final and cannot be challenged for any reason.
Site Accounts
A. In order to submit your video, you will have to create a Site account. You may never use another User’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 the Company immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
B. Although the Company will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of the Company or others due to such unauthorized use.
Category Organizer Tools
The Company has the sole right to remove Auditions, comments and votes that violate these General Rules, the Official Rules for the Category or these Terms of Service or refuse declaring a winner for any reason deemed reasonable by the Company.
Prizes
Any prize will be paid usually within 6 weeks of a Contest being successfully completed. Each Entrant will receive an email informing the winner of the result. Prizes are paid via Pay Pal or other methods at the Company’s sole discretion within 6 weeks of the end of any contest. Entrants are responsible for adhering to any and all laws of their State. The amount of the prize is provided either in the Official Rules or on the Category Page.
Winners
To find out the winner of a Category, visit the Category Page after the specified Category end date or see the Site archives. Winners will ONLY be notified by email, which will be sent to the e-mail account provided during the JOIN process. Winners may make no substitution or transfer of a prize. All federal, state and local income taxes are sole responsibility of winners. Winners assume all liability for any injury; damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation on the Site, or by use or redemption of any prize. The Company is not responsible for any prize awarded by any Sponsor, including any warranty, support or other services associated with the prize. Void where prohibited.
Submission of Content
The Site and Software enables you to submit an Auditions (video or image), comments, photos, images, etc. to the Company for display on the Site, whether as an Audition in a Category or otherwise posted on the Site.
Subject to:
Your ownership of any underlying code, images, logos, images, likenesses incorporated into Content that you upload through the Site.
Your ownership of material on the Site, Auditions, or components of Auditions such as lyrics and music, which may be incorporated in Content you provide to the Company. You retain ownership of the copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Content, including but not limited to your performance.
You hereby grant to the Company a perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty free, worldwide license to use, publicly display, distribute, sublicense, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and otherwise fully exploit any Content that you submit to the Company on any and all mediums including, but not limited to the world wide web, radio, television, mobile communications, billboards, printed and electronic media, any advertising or any other legal means allowable under Nevada law. The Company may do any or all of the foregoing for any purpose necessary or relating to the Company services, products or advertising. Any Content that you submit is deemed non-confidential, and the Company shall be under no obligation to maintain the confidentiality of any information, in whatever form, contained in the Content.
You shall be solely responsible for the Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. In connection with the Content, you affirm that: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize the Company to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all Content to enable inclusion and use of the Content in the manner contemplated by the Site and this Agreement; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the Content to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of the Content in the manner contemplated by this Site and this Agreement. Company has the right in its sole discretion to refuse to post Content for any reason, including, but not limited to, submitted Content that appears to contain material protected by intellectual property rights held by a third party. The Company will be held responsible to any Entrant for violations of these Terms of Agreement or any Category Rules.
The User agrees that the Company is not responsible for any violations of any intellectual property rights in any Content that you submit to the Company. You understand that by using these services your Content will be publicly available to others and that the Company has no obligation to prevent the unauthorized copying, dissemination, alternation or other use of your Content by others.
Additional Auditions Requirements
A Video Audition must not exceed 15 seconds in length, including any tags.
Once a video or image is uploaded and entered in a Category, that Auditions are final and may not be modified or edited. Be sure to submit your video into the correct Category. Auditions that do not fit into the proper Category or any current Category will possibly be removed from the Site.
No Auditions will be returned. The User named on the Category upload Auditions form who uploaded the Audition will be associated with the Submission and will be deemed the Entrant ("Entrant"). In the event of dispute regarding the ownership of Auditions, dispute will be resolved in favor of the individual who is the "authorized e-mail account holder" of the e-mail address provided on the submission form. "Authorized e-mail account holder" is defined as the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (i.e., business, education institution) responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
Please note the following:
Auditions may not contain or refer to any brand names
Auditions may not contain or refer to any alcoholic beverages
Auditions may not contain or refer to any illegal activity
Any elements in your Auditions, including without limitation music, audio, speech/voiceovers, stills, video, supers, or other audiovisual materials used must be 1) entirely original, created and performed by you, 2) be in the public domain. Use of any elements, including without limitation music, audio, speech/voiceovers, video, stills, visuals, or other materials that are not original, in the public domain, or downloaded may result in disqualification of Auditions, in the Company's sole discretion.
All Auditions may or may not be reviewed before being published to the Site; however, publication of an Audition does not mean the Audition has been deemed to be in compliance with these rules. Auditions that do not comply with the Terms of Use or any Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited or inappropriate content or language as determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be considered for a prize.
What to Do if you Believe Anything on this Site Infringes Your Intellectual
Property Rights
If you are a copyright owner or agent of an owner and believe that Content on this Site or anything else on this Site infringes your intellectual property rights, please provide the Company Copyright Agent 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 provided by you 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.
The Company Agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
By mail:
Copyright Agent
15Seconds of Fame Inc.
3810 Murrell Road, #215
Rockledge, FL 32955
By email: copyright@15sof.com
Upon receiving your complaint, the Company may, in its sole discretion, remove material that the User believes infringes on the User’s copyright or other intellectual property. In addition, the Company may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the account of users who may be repeat infringers.
User Conduct
You agree not to use the Site to:
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
harm minors in any way;
impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a the Company official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content submitted to the Site;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except that you may provide promotional materials in those areas (such as encouraging voting) that are designated for such purpose;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Site are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
interfere with or disrupt the Site or servers or networks connected to the Site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Site;
intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law;
provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
"stalk" or otherwise harass another; and/or collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the prohibited conduct and activities set forth in paragraphs 1 through 13 above.
ADDITIONAL RULES OF CONDUCT
The following Rules of Conduct apply to the 15 Seconds of Fame Inc. Site(s). By using the 15 Seconds of Fame Inc. Site(s), you agree that you will not Distribute any Submission that:
1. (a) is defamatory, abusive, harassing, threatening, or an invasion of a right of privacy of another person; (b) is bigoted, hateful, or racially or otherwise offensive; (c) is violent, vulgar, obscene, pornographic or otherwise sexually explicit; or (d) otherwise harms or can reasonably be expected to harm any person or entity;
2. is illegal or encourages or advocates illegal activity or the discussion of illegal activities with the intent to commit them, including a Submission that is, or represents an attempt to engage in, child pornography, stalking, sexual assault, fraud, trafficking in obscene or stolen material, drug dealing and/or drug abuse, harassment, theft, or conspiracy to commit any criminal activity;
3. infringes or violates any right of a third party including: (a) copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary or contractual rights; (b) right of privacy (specifically, you must not distribute another person's personal information of any kind without their express permission) or publicity; or (c) any confidentiality obligation;
4. is commercial, business-related or advertises or offers to sell any products, services or otherwise (whether or not for profit), or solicits others (including solicitations for contributions or donations);
5. contains a virus or other harmful component, or otherwise tampers with, impairs or damages the 15 Seconds of Fame Inc. Site(s) or any connected network, or otherwise interferes with any person or entity's use or enjoyment of the 15 Seconds of Fame Inc. Site(s); or
6. (a) does not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of the relevant Public Forum; (b) violates any specific restrictions applicable to a Public Forum, including its age restrictions and procedures; or (c) is antisocial, disruptive, or destructive, including "flaming," "spamming," "flooding," "trolling," and "griefing" as those terms are commonly understood and used on the Internet.
Software
The Company provides you with a limited license to use the Site and software you are about to access, solely for the purpose of voting, viewing, uploading Content, uploading Content as Auditions and submitting the Content to Company for display and distribution throughout the Site. You shall not copy, distribute, sell, lease, lend, sub-license, or charge others to use or access the Site, software, or reverse engineer, disassemble or attempt to discover the structure or underlying ideas of any portions of the Company or our software. You shall not use the software to create Content for any use other than in connection with the Site, and you shall not provide any Content created with the Software to any third party other than the Company. All Site access and Site Software is provided on an "AS IS" basis without any warranty.
Site Availability
The User understands that the Site may be taken down for maintenance from time to time and that most Site features, including access to Categories, will not be available during that time.
Termination of Services
The User may establish only one account per person to participate in the activities offered on the Site. The Site reserves the right to monitor any effort to establish multiple accounts; in the event the Site discovers that you have opened more than one account per person, all additional accounts will be closed without notice and continued violation will result in the termination of any and all of your accounts. The Site also reserves the right to deny access to anyone, including, but not limited to those players who use proxy servers and/or IP addresses residing in certain geographical areas inside or outside of the United States.
The Company reserves the right to terminate any portion of the Site at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, even though termination may affect your ability to participate in Categories.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners, assigns, successors-in-interest and their employees from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debt and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from or in connection with: (i) your use of the Site in violation of these Terms of Use, (ii) any breach by you of these Terms of Use or any representation and warranty made by you herein, (iii) your use of content or features available on the Site or (iv) a violation by you of applicable law or any agreement or terms with a third party to which you are subject.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. THE COMPANY 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 THE SITE, (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 THE SITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE 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 SITE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND THE COMPANY 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.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, 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 THE SITE, (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 THE SITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE 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 SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT 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 THE COMPANY 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.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE:
NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY IS ASSUMED BY THE COMPANY RESULTING FROM ANY USER'S PARTICIPATION IN OR ATTEMPT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CATEGORY OR ABILITY OR INABILITY TO UPLOAD OR DOWNLOAD ANY INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH PARTICIPATING IN ANY CATEGORY. NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY IS ASSUMED BY THE COMPANY FOR TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR TECHNICAL MALFUNCTIONS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES WHICH MAY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE CATEGORY: HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE ERRORS; FAULTY COMPUTER, TELEPHONE, CABLE, SATELLITE, NETWORK, ELECTRONIC, WIRELESS OR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY OR OTHER ONLINE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS; ERRORS OR LIMITATIONS OF ANY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVERS, HOSTS OR PROVIDERS; GARBLED, JUMBLED OR FAULTY DATA TRANSMISSIONS; FAILURE OF ANY E-MAIL TRANSMISSIONS TO BE SENT OR RECEIVED; LOST, LATE, DELAYED OR INTERCEPTED E-MAIL TRANSMISSIONS; INACCESSIBILITY OF THE WEB SITE IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR ANY REASON; TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE INTERNET OR THE WEB SITE; UNAUTHORIZED HUMAN OR NON-HUMAN INTERVENTION OF THE OPERATION OF THE CATEGORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, UNAUTHORIZED TAMPERING, HACKING, THEFT, VIRUS, BUGS, WORMS; OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY ASPECT OF THE CATEGORY, OR LOSS, MISCOUNT, MISDIRECTION, INACCESSIBILITY OR UNAVAILABILITY OF AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CATEGORY. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZES, OFFICIAL RULES, OR ANY INACCURATE OR INCORRECT DATA CONTAINED ON THE AUDITIONSS WEBSITE. USE OF THE SITE IS AT USER'S OWN RISK. THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND WHICH MAY BE SUSTAINED TO USERS OR ANY OTHER PERSON'S COMPUTER EQUIPMENT RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CATEGORY, USE OF THE COMPANY’S WEBSITE(S) OR THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY INFORMATION FROM THE COMPANY’S WEBSITE(S). BY PARTICIPATING IN ANY CATEGORY, THE ENTRANT RELEASES THE COMPANY FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO SUCH ENTRANT'S PARTICIPATION IN ANY CATEGORY. BY ACCEPTING A PRIZE IN THE CATEGORY, WINNERS AGREE THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY CATEGORY, ACCEPTANCE OR USE OF ANY PRIZE. THE COMPANY IS NOT LIABLE IN THE EVENT THAT ANY PORTION OF THE CATEGORY OR SCHEDULED WINNER EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER, FIRE, STRIKE, ACTS OF WAR OR TERRORISM, OR ANY OTHER CONDITION BEYOND THEIR CONTROL (A "FORCE MAJEURE EVENT"). SHOULD A FORCE MAJEURE EVENT OCCUR, THE COMPANY MAY, BUT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO, EXERCISE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO MAKE A REASONABLE SUBSTITUTION IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION.
The Company website(s) are controlled and offered by the Company from its facilities in the United States of America. The Company makes no representations that the Site is appropriate or available for use in any locations. Those who access or use the Site from any jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.
This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Florida as they apply to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within Florida, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against the Company must be resolved by a court located in Nevada. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Nevada for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
