Your use of this site (collectively, including all Content available through
BridesTelevision.com domain name, the “Brides Television Website”, or “Site”) or any of the products or services offered on our site (collectively, the "Services") is subject to these Terms of Use (these "Terms").
We have the right to modify our terms at any time without notifying you on
our site. We recommend check our terms of use on a regular basis for any changes
made. Your use of our site constitutes your binding acceptance of these Terms
and Conditions, including any modifications that we make.
Some of the Services may be subject to additional posted conditions. Your use of those Services is subject to those conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference. In the event of an inconsistency between these Terms and any additional posted conditions, the provisions of the additional conditions shall control.
We have the right, but not the obligation, to take any of the following actions in our sole discretion at any time and for any reason without giving you any prior notice:
1. Restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of our Services;
2 .Change, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of our Services;
3. Refuse, move, or remove any material that you submit to our sites for any reason;
4. Refuse, move, or remove any content that is available on our sites;
5. Deactivate or delete your accounts and all related information and files in your account;
6. Establish general practices and limits concerning use of our sites.
You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for taking any of these actions.
You understand and agree that our Services may include communications such as service announcements and administrative messages from us or from our partners and that these communications are considered part of the Services. You will not be able to opt out of receiving these messages. You also understand that our Services may include advertisements.
Content on our site
Our sites include a combination of content that we create, that our partners create, and that our users create. All materials published on our sites, including, but not limited to, written content, photographs, graphics, images, illustrations, marks, logos, sound or video clips, and Flash animation, are protected by our copyrights or trademarks or those of our partners. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or in any way exploit any of the materials or content on our sites in whole or in part.
You are solely responsible for all materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, that you upload, post, e-mail, transmit, or otherwise make available on BridesTelevision.com. You certify that you own all intellectual property rights in Your Content. You hereby grant us, our affiliates, and our partners a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, nonexclusive, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, transfer, transmit, distribute, and publish Your Content and subsequent versions of Your Content for the purposes of (i) displaying Your Content on our sites, (ii) distributing Your Content, either electronically or via other media, to users seeking to download or otherwise acquire it, and/or (iii) storing Your Content in a remote database accessible by end users, for a charge. This license shall apply to the distribution and the storage of Your Content in any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed.
Our site contains content that we create as well as content provided by third
parties. This content includes, among other things, television show reviews,
news, episode recaps, photos, videos, or any other media. It also includes
information about products and services offered by parties other than Brides
Television, such as product descriptions, specifications, pricing, availability,
and performance. We do not guarantee the accuracy, the integrity, or the quality
of the content on our sites, and you may not rely on any of this content. Without
limitation, we are not responsible for postings by users in the user opinion,
message board, or feedback sections of our sites.
You may be exposed to content that you find offensive, indecent, or objectionable or that is inaccurate, and you bear all risks associated with using that content. We have the right, but not the obligation, to remove any content that may, in our sole discretion, violate these Terms or that is otherwise objectionable.
You agree not to use BridesTelevision.com, graphics, scripts, or videos for commercial use without prior written authorization. You may not sale access to the Site or its related services on another website. You may not use the Site for the purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue. You may not use User submitted content for commercial profit. The only exception given is uploading of original or content that you have gained the rights for, including photos, videos, and information to promote your business on BridesTelevision.com; or any use that Brides Television expressly authorizes in writing.
You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” or “offline readers,” that
accesses the Website in a matter that sends more request messages to the BridesTelevision.com
servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the
same period by using a conventional on-line web browser. Nothwithstanding the
foregoing. BridesTelevision.com grants the operators of public search engines
permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose
of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable
indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. BridesTelevision.com
reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific
cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information,
including account names from the Website, nor to use the communication systems
provided by the Website (e.g. comments, email for any commercial solicitation
purposes. You agree not to solicit, for commercial purposes, any users of the
Website with respect to their Users Submissions.
Brides Television reserves the rights to discontinue any aspect of BridesTelevision.com at any time.
Third-party sites, products, and Services
The BridesTelevision website might contain links to third party websites that
are not owned or controlled by Brides Television. We do not have control
over, nor do we assume responsibility for, the content, privacy policies,
or practices of any third party websites. Since we do not control content
on a third party site we will not and can not censor or edit the content
on the third party site. By using BridesTelevision.com you agree to not hold
us liable for your use of any third party website. Our inclusion on our sites
of any third-party content or a link to a third-party site is not an endorsement
of that content or third-party site.
We do not sell, resell, or license any of the products or the services that
we review, list, or advertise on our sites, and we disclaim any responsibility
for or liability related to them. Your correspondence or related activities
with third parties, including payment transactions and goods-delivery transactions,
are solely between you and that third party. You agree that we will not be
responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result
of any of your transactions with third parties. Any questions, complaints,
or claims related to any product or service should be directed to the appropriate
vendor.
BridesTelevision.com fee-based services
Some of the Services require you to pay a fee, as described in the specific
conditions included where those Services are offered. You agree to pay all
fees and charges that you incur. Unless otherwise noted, all currency references
are in U.S. dollars. We may, upon notice if required by applicable laws, at
any time change the amount of, or basis for determining, any fee or charge,
or institute new fees or charges. All fees and charges are payable in accordance
with payment terms in effect at the time the fee or the charge becomes payable.
Privacy policy
All of the information that we collect from you, such as registration and credit
card information, is subject to our privacy policy.
Your Use of Content on the Site
In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and
conditions apply specifically to your use of content on the BridesTelevsion.com.
A. The content on the Brides Television website, except all User Submissions
(as defined below), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts,
graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like ("Content")
and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are
owned by or licensed to Brides Television, subject to copyright and other intellectual
property rights under the law. Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS
for your information and personal use only and may not be downloaded, copied,
reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or
otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written
consent of the respective owners.Brides Television reserves all rights not expressly
granted in and to the Website and the Content.
B. You may access User Submissions solely:
* for your information and personal use;
* as intended through the normal functionality of the Brides Television Service.
C. User Comments are made available to you for your information and personal
use solely as intended through the normal functionality of the Brides Television
Service. User Comments are made available "as is", and may not be used, copied,
reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, downloaded,
or otherwise exploited in any manner not intended by the normal functionality
of the Brides Television Service or otherwise as prohibited under this Agreement.
D. You may access BridesTelevision's Content, User Submissions and other content
only as permitted under this Agreement. YouTube reserves all rights not expressly
granted in and to the Brides Television Content and the Brides Television Service.
E. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through the Website for any commercial purposes.
F. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related
features of the Brides Television Website or features that prevent or restrict
use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Brides Television
Website or the Content therein.
G. You understand that when using the Brides Television Website, you will be
exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that Brides Television
is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property
rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge
that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent,
or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable
rights or remedies you have or may have against Brides Television with respect
thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold Brides Television, its Owners/Operators,
affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding
all matters related to your use of the site.
Your conduct on our sites
If we request registration information from you, you will provide us with true,
accurate, current, and complete information. You will promptly update your
registration to keep it accurate, current, and complete. If we issue you a
password, you may not reveal it to anyone else. You may not use anyone else's
password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your accounts
and passwords. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of
your passwords or accounts or any other breach of security. You also agree
to exit from your accounts at the end of each session. We will not be responsible
for any loss or damage that may result if you fail to comply with these requirements.
The technology and the software underlying our sites and the Services is the
property of Brides Television, our affiliates, and our partners. You agree
not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, reverse engineer,
grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right to the technology
or software underlying our sites or the Services. You agree not to modify the
software underlying our sites in any manner or form or to use modified versions
of such software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining
unauthorized access to our sites.
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not use our sites to
take any of the following actions:
1. Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal right
of others; 2. Publish, post, upload, e-mail, distribute, or disseminate (collectively, "Transmit")
any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful
content;
3. Transmit files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar
software or programs that may damage or adversely affect the operation of another
person's computer, our sites, any software or hardware, or telecommunications
equipment; 4. Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial
purpose unless you have our written consent to do so; 5. Transmit surveys,
contests, pyramid schemes, spam, unsolicited advertising or promotional materials,
or chain letters; 6. Download any file that you know or reasonably should know
cannot be legally obtained in such manner; 7. Falsify or delete any author
attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or
labels of the origin or the source of software or other material; 8. Restrict
or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any public area within our
sites; 9. Collect or store personal information about other end users;
10. Interfere with or disrupt our sites, servers, or networks;
Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Brides Television
website representative, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation
with a person or entity; 11. Forge headers or manipulate identifiers or other
data in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through our
sites or to manipulate your presence on our sites; 12. Take any action that
imposes an unreasonably or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
13. Engage in any illegal activities.
You agree to use our bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums,
communities and/or message or communication facilities (collectively, the "Forums")
only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related
to that particular Forum.
If you choose a username that, in our sole discretion, is obscene, indecent,
abusive or that might otherwise subject us to public disparagement or scorn,
we reserve the right, without prior notice to you, to automatically change
your username, delete your posts from our sites, deny you access to our sites,
or any combination of these options.
Unauthorized access to our sites is a breach of these Terms and a violation
of the law. You agree not to access our sites by any means other than through
the interface that is provided by the Brides Television website.
You agree not to use any automated means, including, without limitation, agents,
robots, scripts, or spiders, to access, monitor, or copy any part of our sites,
except those automated means that we have approved in advance and in writing.
Use of our sites is subject to existing laws and legal process. Nothing contained
in these Terms shall limit our right to comply with governmental, court, and
law-enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of our sites.
Requests to remove certain content from our sites
If you believe that content you own has been copied and made accessible in
a manner that violates your intellectual property rights then please contact
us through our contact us page..
Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold Brides Television and all of
our officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, information providers,
affiliates, partners, and licensors harmless
from and against any and all liability, losses, costs, and expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by any Brides Television in connection with any claim,
including, but not limited to, claims for defamation, violation of rights of
publicity and/or privacy, copyright infringement, or trademark infringement
arising out of:
1. Your use of our sites;
2. Any use or alleged use of your accounts or your passwords by any person,
whether or not authorized by you; 3. The content, the quality, or the performance
of content that you submit to our sites; 4. Your connection to our sites;
5. Your violation of these Terms; or
6. Your violation of the rights of any other person or entity.
We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and
control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree
to cooperate with our defense of these claims.
Digital Millenium Copyright Act
A. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any User Submission or other content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing Brides Television with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail): 1) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; 2)Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site; 3)Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material; 4)Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail; 5) A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and 6) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Brides Television can be contacted for notifications of claimed infringement through the following means: copyright@bridestelevision.com, fax: 661-310-0406. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section 5(D), your DMCA notice may not be valid.
B. Counter-Notice. If you believe that your User Submission that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the content in your User Submission, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to Brides Televsion: 1) Your physical or electronic signature; 2) Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled; 3) A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and 4) Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Bakersfield, California, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
If a counter-notice is received by Brides Television, we may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at Brides Television's sole discretion.
Disclaimers
We disclaim any responsibility for the deletion, the failure to store, the
misdelivery, or the untimely delivery of any information or material. We disclaim
any responsibility for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any
information or material on the Internet using search results from our sites.
We disclaim any responsibility for, and if you subscribe to one of our fee-based
services you will not be entitled to a refund as a result of, any service outages
that are caused by our maintenance on the servers or the technology that underlies
our sites, failures of our service providers (including telecommunications,
hosting, and power providers), computer viruses, natural disasters or other
destruction or damage of our facilities, acts of nature, war, civil disturbance,
or any other cause beyond our reasonable control.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT OUR SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. IN ADDITION,
WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE CONTENT ON OUR SITES. OUR SITES AND THEIR
CONTENT ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. ANY MATERIAL THAT
YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH OUR SITES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGES TO YOUR
COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH
MATERIAL. NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR PARTNERS MAKES ANY WARRANTY THAT (i) OUR
SITES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) OUR SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE
OF OUR SITES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT YOU PURCHASE OR OBTAIN THROUGH
OUR SITES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED.
NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR PARTNERS MAKES ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT
TO OUR SITES, ANY CONTENT, OR ANY OF OUR SERVICES, TOOLS, PRODUCTS, OR PROPERTIES.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOU WILL ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY
AND THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR SITES AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ITS CONTENT.
NEITHER WE NOR OUR PARTNERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO
USE OUR SITES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THAT OF OUR THIRD-PARTY
CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Arbitration
Brides Television may elect to resolve any controversy or claim arising out
of or relating to these Terms or our sites by binding arbitration in accordance
with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and
shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy
of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in Bakersfield, California,
and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof. Either you or we may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a
court of competent jurisdiction in Bakersfield, California, necessary to
protect the rights or the property of you or Brides Television. (or its agents,
suppliers, and subcontractors), pending the completion of arbitration.
Miscellaneous
We may be required by state or federal law to notify you of certain events.
You hereby acknowledge and consent that such notices will be effective upon
our posting them on our sites or delivering them to you through e-mail. You
may update your e-mail address by visiting the Services where you have provided
contact information. If you do not provide us with accurate information, we
cannot be held liable if we fail to notify you. You have the right to request
that we provide such notices to you in paper format, and may do so by contacting
the General Counsel, Brides Television 1712 19th Street Suite 211, Bakersfiled
CA 93301.
Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim
or cause of action arising out of or related to use of our sites or these Terms
must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose
or be forever barred.
These Terms, including all terms, conditions, and policies that are incorporated
into these terms by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you
and Brides Television and govern your use of our sites, superceding any prior
agreements that you may have with us.
These Terms shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, and the parties irrevocably consent to bring any action to enforce
these Terms before an arbitration panel or before a court of competent jurisdiction
in Bakersfield, California if seeking interim or preliminary relief or enforcement
of an arbitration award.
If any part of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant
to applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed
superceded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the
intent of the original provision, and the remainder of the Terms shall continue
in effect.