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