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DISCLAIMER & TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
THIS
DISCLAIMER AND TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
(“AGREEMENT”) CONSTITUTES A LEGAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN YOU AND (“IMAGINE
NEW YORK”) AND DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICES
(COLLECTIVELY THE “SITE”) AVAILABLE UNDER THE
DOMAIN AND SUB-DOMAINS OF [SITES]. YOU MUST
READ, AGREE WITH, AND ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT,
WHICH INCLUDES THOSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH BELOW AND THOSE INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE, BEFORE YOU MAY BECOME AN
AUTHORIZED USER OF THE SITE (“USER”). THE ABOVE
NAMED PARTIES ARE HEREIN REFERRED TO SINGULARLY
AS A “PARTY” AND COLLECTIVELY AS THE “PARTIES”.
BY
ACCESSING, VIEWING, OR USING ANY PART OF THE
SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU
DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT ACCESS, VIEW, OR USE ANY
PART OF THE SITE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ACT, AND
THE USER’S AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE MANIFESTED BY ANY ACCESS TO,
VIEWING, OR USE OF THIS SITE.
1
Ownership and Intellectual Property
1.1 “User
Materials” is defined as any information, data,
content, or materials you provide (directly or
indirectly) to IMAGINE NEW YORK or other Users. User
Materials include information you submit,
transfer, post, or deliver to the Site,
including without limitation, data, information,
email addresses, IDs, User Accounts, and
passwords, as well as any other information
resulting from or produced by your use of the
Site obtained by IMAGINE NEW YORK. Users are solely
responsible for User Materials, and you hereby
agree that IMAGINE NEW YORK acts as a passive means
for the online storage, distribution, and
publication thereof.
1.2 Other
than User Materials, all information included or
available on the Site, such as data,
information, advertisements, articles,
publications, text, graphics, logos, icons,
images, audio, videos, software, and other
analog or digital information in any media, now
known or later developed (collectively the
“Content”), is the property of IMAGINE NEW YORK or
its licensors and is protected by copyright,
trademark, patent, or other intellectual and
proprietary rights.
1.3 The
compilation, meaning the collection,
arrangement, and assembly, of all Content on the
Site is the exclusive property of IMAGINE NEW
YORK
or its licensors, and is protected by copyright,
trademark, patent, or other intellectual and
proprietary rights. All software used on the
Site is the property of IMAGINE NEW YORK or its
licensors and is protected by copyright, patent
or other intellectual and proprietary rights.
1.4 All
elements of the Site, including without
limitation, the general design and Content, are
protected by trade dress, moral rights,
copyright, trademark, patent, or other
intellectual and proprietary rights. Except as
explicitly permitted under this or another
agreement with IMAGINE NEW YORK or one of its
respective licensors, no portion or element of
this Site or its Content may be copied or
retransmitted via any means, and this Site, its
Content, and all related rights shall remain the
exclusive property of IMAGINE NEW YORK or its
licensors unless otherwise expressly agreed.
1.5 You
agree that you will not use any robot, spider,
other automatic device, or manual process to
monitor or copy any portion of the Site or
Content contained herein without the prior
express written permission of IMAGINE NEW YORK. You
agree that you will not use any device,
software, or routine to bypass any operational
element, or to interfere or attempt to interfere
with the proper working of the Site, server, or
activities conducted therein. You agree that you
will not take any action that imposes an
unreasonable or disproportionately large load on
Site or network infrastructure.
1.6 Much of
the Content on the Site is updated on a real
time basis and is proprietary or licensed to
IMAGINE NEW YORK by its Users or licensors. You
agree that you will not copy, reproduce, alter,
modify, create derivative works, or publicly
display any Content, except for User Materials,
from the Site without the prior express written
permission of IMAGINE NEW YORK or respective
licensor.
1.7
“[MARKS]” and any accompanying logos, alone or
in conjunction with any text, are trademarks and
service marks of IMAGINE NEW YORK and are in use,
registered, or pending in certain countries.
IMAGINE NEW YORK retains all right, title, and
interest in and to its trademarks, service
marks, and trade names worldwide (collectively
the “Marks”). You will only use the Marks with
the prior express written permission of IMAGINE
NEW YORK, and then only in the manner authorized.
Under no circumstances may you alter, modify, or
change the Marks.
1.8 Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
IMAGINE NEW YORK grants a limited license to you to
make personal use of the Site only for its
intended purposes. This license expressly
excludes any resale or making a derivative of
the Site, the collection and use of other Users’
personal information, email addresses, User
Materials, or any data extraction or data mining
whatsoever, except with the prior express
written permission of the respective owner. You
may not repost or otherwise reuse advertisements
that you create using the Site other than
through the Site.
1.9 You may
not use, export, or re-export the Content or
Site at this Site or any copy or adaptation
therof in violation of any applicable law or
regulation, including without limitation, United
States export laws and regulations.
1.10 You
agree to take all action and cooperate as is
reasonably necessary, at IMAGINE NEW YORK’s request,
to protect IMAGINE NEW YORK’s right, title, and
interest in any property, and agree to execute
any documents necessary to perfect IMAGINE NEW
YORK’s ownership of such right, title, and
interest.
1.11
Nothing in this Agreement grants either Party
ownership or other rights except in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
2
Use of the Site
2.1 The
Site is available only to individuals who can
form legally binding contracts under applicable
law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Site is
not available to minors or to temporarily or
indefinitely suspended Users. If you are a
minor, you can use this service only in
conjunction with your parents or guardians. If
you do not qualify, do not access or use the
Site.
2.2 To use
the Site, you must accept the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement on behalf
of yourself or the corporation, partnership, or
other legal entity that will be using the Site.
By accepting this Agreement, you are making the
following statement:
"I hereby
swear, certify, and affirm, under the penalties
of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1746
that I:
(A) am
eighteen (18) years of age or older; and, if
applicable;
(B) am
authorized to sign for and bind the corporation,
partnership, or other legal entity that will be
using the Site;
(C) have
not provided any false, misleading, or otherwise
erroneous information;
(D) am not
under the influence of any drugs, alcohol, or
mind altering substances or mechanism, natural
or otherwise, nor is your judgment impaired by
any mental illness, deficiency, or infirmity;
(E) know
and understand the materials contained in the
Site include explicit visual, audio, or textual
depictions of nudity and sexual activities,
including without limitation, heterosexual,
bisexual, homosexual, or transsexual activities
of an explicit sexual nature;
(F) am
familiar with materials of this kind;
(G) am not
offended by such materials;
(H) do not
find scenes or images depicting or involving
nudity, actual or simulated sexual conduct, or
sexually explicit material, actions, or
circumstances to be offensive or objective in
any way and are not offended by such scenes or
images or by viewing the engagement,
participation, and performances by others
contained in such material;
(I) am not
prohibited by any local, state, or federal
authority or community from possessing, viewing,
or performing in such material as described in
2.2(C); and
(J) will
not permit any persons less than eighteen (18)
years of age, or twenty-one (21) years of age in
places where eighteen (18) years of age is not
the age of majority, to access any materials
contained in the Site;
(K) am
voluntarily, intentionally, and knowingly
seeking access to such explicit sexual materials
for my own personal enjoyment, information, or
education.
(L) am not
currently, nor have I ever been, affiliated with
a government or law enforcement agency gathering
information to be used in a criminal or civil
action taken against the owners or operators of
the Site;
(M) am
familiar with the standards in my community
regarding the acceptance of scenes or images
depicting or involving nudity, actual or
simulated sexual conduct, or sexually explicit
material, actions, or circumstances, and the
materials I expect to encounter contained in the
Site are within those standards;
(N) in my
judgment, the average adult in my community
accepts the consumption of such materials; and
(O)
acknowledge, understand, and agree that
providing a false declaration under the
penalties of perjury is a criminal offense and
that this document constitutes an un-sworn
declaration under federal law."
2.3 IDs or
User Accounts may not be transferred or sold to
another party. If you are registering as a
business entity, you represent that you have the
authority to bind the entity to this terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement.
2.4 You
agree to comply with all applicable local,
state, federal, and international laws and
regulations related to use of the Site.
2.5 You may
not use the Site to engage in fraud or other
illegal activity, or to infringe the
intellectual property rights of IMAGINE NEW YORK or
third parties. If you believe that a User of
this Site has infringed on materials protected
by copyright, trademark, or patent law, contact
[WEBMASTER]
2.6 You
agree to comply with the terms and conditions of
all agreements you have with any third parties,
as such terms and conditions relate to use of
the Site.
3
User Materials
3.1 User
Materials, or any items included therein:
(A) shall
not be false, inaccurate, or misleading;
(B) shall
not be fraudulent or involve the sale of
counterfeit or stolen items;
(C) shall
not infringe any third party’s intellectual
property, copyright, patent, trademark, trade
secret, publicity rights, privacy rights, or
other proprietary rights;
(D) shall
not violate any local, state, federal, or
international law or regulation, including
without limitation, those governing export
control, consumer protection, unfair
competition, anti-discrimination, false
advertising, deceptive practices, or securities
transactions;
(E) shall
not be defamatory, libelous, unlawfully
threatening, or unlawfully harassing;
(F) shall
not be obscene, contain child pornography,
harmful to minors, or be distributed to people
not legally permitted to receive such content;
(G) shall
not create liability for IMAGINE NEW YORK or cause
it to lose, in whole or in part, the Site, its
Internet Service Provider, hosting server, or
other suppliers;
(H) shall
not violate the terms and conditions of any
agreements you have with any third parties as
such relate to your use of the Site; and
(I) shall
not contain any virus, Trojan Horse, worm, time
bomb, cancelbot, robot, spider, monitor, or
other computer programming routines that are
intended to damage, detrimentally interfere
with, surreptitiously intercept, record, or
expropriate any system, data, or personal
information.
3.2 You
shall only use the Site solely for purposes
related to the Site.
3.3 By
entering into this Agreement you grant IMAGINE
NEW YORK a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicenseable
(through multiple tiers) right, including a
waiver of any applicable moral rights, to
exercise the copyright and publicity rights you
have in your User Materials, in any media now
known or later developed, solely for purposes
related to providing the Site (“License”). You
represent and warrant that you have the
authority to grant the License and that the
holder of any intellectual property or other
proprietary rights in your User Materials has
licensed, assigned, or waived such holder’s
rights to the extent necessary to grant the
License.
3.4 Any
communications or materials you transmit to
IMAGINE NEW YORK by electronic mail or otherwise
post in a public area of the Site may be used by
IMAGINE NEW YORK, its affiliates, or licensors for
any purpose, including without limitation,
reproduction, disclosure, display, performance,
transmission, publication, broadcast, and
posting. Furthermore, IMAGINE NEW YORK and its
affiliates and licensors are free to use any
ideas, concepts, know-how, hypothesis, premise,
or technique contained in any such communication
for any purpose whatsoever, including without
limitation, developing, manufacturing, and
marketing products or services.
3.5 IMAGINE
NEW YORK reserves the right to access, monitor,
remove, or disable access to any User Materials
at any time in its sole discretion.
4
Warranty Disclaimer
4.1 EXCEPT
AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS
AGREEMENT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF
THE SITE, CONTENT, OR ANY MATERIALS CONTAINED
THEREIN ARE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT IMAGINE
NEW YORK, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SUPPLIERS
PROVIDE THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT “AS IS” AND “AS
AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR
STATUTORY WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS,
ENDORSEMENTS, OR CONDITIONS. IMAGINE NEW YORK, ITS
AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SUPPLIERS
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
(A) ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY,
SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT;
(B) THAT
THE SITE, CONTENT, OR ANY MATERIALS CONTAINED
THEREIN WILL MEET ANY REQUIREMENTS OR WILL BE
AVAILABLE, ACCURATE, RELIABLE, CORRECT, USEFUL,
TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE FROM
DEFECTS OR ERROR, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
TRANSMISSION OR RECEPTION OUTAGES, BLOCKAGES,
WEAKNESSES, STATIC, VIRII, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES,
MALICIOUS CODE, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR
EVENTS;
(C) ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING
OR USAGE OF TRADE; AND
(D) ANY
OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, RIGHT, CLAIM, OR REMEDY
IN TORT, WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THE
NEGLIGENCE OF IMAGINE NEW YORK, ITS AFFILIATES,
LICENSORS, OR SUPPLIERS.
4.2 While
reasonable efforts are made to ensure the
accuracy, correctness, and reliability of the
Site and its Content, IMAGINE NEW YORK makes no
representations or warranties as to the
accuracy, correctness, and reliability of the
Site or Content. The Site or Content may be out
of date, and IMAGINE NEW YORK makes no commitment to
update the Site or Content.
4.3 IMAGINE
NEW YORK may provide links to third party sites.
Links to third party sites are provided solely
as a convenience. Use of such links will cause
the User to leave the Site. IMAGINE NEW YORK does
not review or control any third party sites, and
does not endorse, make any representations
regarding, and is not responsible for any
content, services, information, software,
products, or materials found therein, nor any
loss or results suffered in relation to use of
the third party site. Access of any third party
site via the IMAGINE NEW YORK domain or sub-domain
is entirely at the User’s own risk. You hereby
waive any and all claims against IMAGINE NEW
YORK
regarding the inclusion of links to third party
sites and your use of those sites.
4.4 Some
United States states and foreign countries do
not permit the exclusion or limitation of
implied warranties. Therefore, some or all of
the above limitations may not apply to the
extent they are prohibited or superseded by
state or national provisions. There may also be
other legal rights which vary from state to
state.
5
Limitation of Liability
5.1 EXCEPT
AS SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR
ELSEWHERE ON THE SITE, OR AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER IMAGINE NEW YORK NOR ITS
SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, OR
SUPPLIERS, NOR ANY OF THEIR REPSECTIVE OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR CONSULTANTS, OR ANY
OTHER THIRD PARTY MENTIONED AT THE SITE WILL BE
LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
(A) THOSE
RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION;
(B) DIRECT,
INDIRECT, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL,
EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE RELIANCE ON OR USE,
MISUSE, INABILITY TO USE, RESULTS OF USE, OR
PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE AND ANY THIRD PARTY
SITES LINKED TO FROM THE SITE, OR THE MATERIALS,
INFORMATION, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS,
ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION,
TRANSMISSION, OR FAILURE THEREOF, OR LINKS
CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL SUCH SITES, WHETHER
BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; OR
(C) ANY
LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, EXPENSES, LIABILITIES,
OR COSTS, INCLUDING LEGAL OR ATTORNEYS’ FEES,
RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF, OR
OTHERWISE ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY
ALLEGATION, CLAIM, SUIT, OR OTHER PROCEEDING
BASED UPON A CONTENTION THAT USE OR ACCESS OF
THE SITE, CONTENT, OR ANY MATERIALS CONTAINED
THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTENT AND MATERIALS
SUPPLIED BY YOUR OR A THIRD PARTY, INFRINGES THE
COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, TRADE SECRET,
CONFIDENTIALITY, PUBLICITY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER
INDUSTRIAL, CONTRACTUAL, OR INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY. THIS
LIMITATION APPLIES TO THE ACTS, OMISSIONS,
NEGLIGENCE, AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF IMAGINE NEW
YORK, ITS SUCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AFFILIATES,
LICENSORS, OR SUPPLIERS, TOGETHER WITH ALL OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AND CONSULTANTS WHICH, BUT FOR THIS PROVISION,
WOULD GIVE RISE TO A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST
IMAGINE NEW YORK IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER
LEGAL DOCTRINE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
REGARDING ANY OF THE FOREGOING IS TO DISCONTINUE
USE OF THE SITE, CONTENT, AND ANY MATERIALS
CONTAINED THEREIN.
5.2 If your
use of the Site, Content, materials, or
information results in the need for servicing,
repair or correction of equipment or data, you
assume all costs thereof.
5.3 The
aggregate liability of IMAGINE NEW YORK, its
suppliers, or distributors to you or any third
parties in any circumstance is limited to fifty
United States dollars ($50).
5.4 Some
United States states and foreign countries do
not permit the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages. Therefore,
some or all of the limitations above may not
apply to you to the extent they are prohibited
or superseded by state or national provisions.
You may also have other legal rights which vary
from state to state.
5.5 In
jurisdictions not allowing the exclusion or
limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, the liability of IMAGINE NEW YORK, its
successors, assigns, affiliates, licensors, and
suppliers, together with all of their repsective
officers, directors, employees, and consultants
shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law.
6
Indemnification
6.1 You
hereby agree to defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless IMAGINE NEW YORK, its successors, assigns,
affiliates, licensors, and suppliers, together
with all of their respective officers,
directors, employees, and consultants from and
against any and all claims, civil and criminal
liability, judgments, penalties, taxes, damages,
and all costs and expenses, including without
limitation, those arising out of or relating to
your use, misuse, or inability to use the Site
or any materials, or any violation of this
Agreement or any local, state, or federal law,
regulation, or statute, or any rights of any
third parties, including without limitation:
(A) any
third party claim, action, or allegation that
the Site infringes or violates any third party’s
copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark,
right of publicity, or right of privacy,
contains any defamatory content, or violates any
local, state, or federal law, regulation, or
statute, including without limitation, any claim
of personal injury or product liability;
(B) any
fraud, manipulation, or other breach of this
Agreement or other policies and agreements by
you;
(C) any
third party claim, action, or allegation brought
against IMAGINE NEW YORK arising out of or relating
to a dispute with you over the terms and
conditions of an agreement or related to the
purchase or sale of any goods or Site;
(D) your
violation of any law or the rights of a third
party;
(E) your
use, or IMAGINE NEW YORK’s provision, of the Site or
use of your ID or User Account by any third
party. IMAGINE NEW YORK will have the right to
participate in its defense and hire counsel of
its choice, at your expense. You will not settle
any action or claims on IMAGINE NEW YORK’s behalf
without the prior written consent of IMAGINE NEW
YORK; and
(F)
reasonable attorneys’ fees resulting from any
breach of any warranty or representation under
this Agreement.
6.2 IMAGINE
NEW YORK reserves the right to exclusively defend
and control any indemnification matters and you
hereby agree that you will fully cooperate and
assist in any such defense.
7
Deactivation, Suspension, and Termination
7.1 Without
limiting other remedies, IMAGINE NEW YORK, in its
sole discretion, may terminate this Agreement,
deactivate, suspend, or terminate your access to
the Site immediately without notice for any
reason, including without limitation:
(A)
infringement of the intellectual property rights
of IMAGINE NEW YORK or third parties;
(C)
inability to verify or authenticate any
information you provide to us;
(B) breach
of any terms of this Agreement or documents
incorporated by reference; or
(C) the
taking of any actions that, in the sole judgment
of IMAGINE NEW YORK, may cause financial loss or
legal liability for you, its Users or us.
7.2 In the
event IMAGINE NEW YORK suspends or terminates your
access to the Site, you acknowledge that you may
be denied any further access to any User
Materials placed on the IMAGINE NEW YORK Site.
8
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
8.1 This
Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and
governed by the laws of the State of [STATE],
United States of America, without reference to
its laws relating to conflicts of law and not
including the provisions of the 1980 United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods.
8.2 Venue
for all disputes arising under this Agreement
shall lie exclusively in the State of [FLORIDA]
in [DADE] County.
8.3 You
agree that any and all disputes, claims, or
controversies arising from or relating to this
Agreement or the breach, termination, or
validity thereof which cannot be resolved
informally shall be resolved individually,
without resort to any form of class action or
consolitation in any arbitration with any
dispute, claim, or controversy of any other
party, and shall be submitted to binding
arbitration in accordance with the commercial
rules of the American Arbitration Association
then in effect.
8.4 The
arbitration panel shall consist of one (1)
neutral arbitrator if the amount in controversy
is less than twenty-thousand United States
Dollars ($20,000.00), otherwise the panel shall
consist of three (3) neutral arbitrators, each
an active, licensed attorney with at least five
(5) years of experience in the primary area of
the law as to which the dispute relates.
8.5 The
arbitration shall be in the English language in
[MIAMI], [FLORIDA].
8.6 The
arbitration panel shall determine issues of
arbitrability but may not limit, expand, or
otherwise modify the terms and provisions
contained herein.
8.7 Any
award made pursuant to this section:
(A) shall
be a bare award limited to a holding for or
against a Party and affording such remedy as is
deemed equitable, just, and within the scope of
this Agreement;
(B) shall
be without findings as to issues, including
without limitation, copyright, trademark, or
patent validity or infringement, or a statement
of the reasoning on which the award rests:
(C) may, in
circumstances other than patent disputes,
include injunctive relief;
(D) shall
be made within four (4) months of arbitration
panel appointment; and
(E) may be
entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
8.8 The
requirement for arbitration shall not be deemed
a waiver of any right of termination under this
Agreement and the arbitration panel is not
empowered to act or make any award other than
based solely on the rights and obligations of
the Parties prior to any such termination.
8.9 Each
Party shall bear its own expenses, but those
related to the compensation and expenses of the
arbitration panel shall be borne equally.
8.10 The
arbitration panel shall not have authority to
award punitive or damages in excess of
compensatory damages, and each Party irrevocably
waives any claim thereto.
8.11 The
Parties, their representatives, participants,
and the arbitration panel shall hold the
existence, content, and result of the
proceedings in confidence.
8.12
Notwithstanding the foregoing, IMAGINE NEW YORK
reserves and shall have the sole and exclusive
right to commence and prosecute any legal or
equitable action or proceeding before any court
of competent jurisdiction, whether in the United
States or in a foreign country, to collect any
fees, recover damages for, or obtain injunctive
or other relief relating to the Site, its
operation, or intellectual property if, in the
sole opinion of IMAGINE NEW YORK, such action is
necessary or desirable.
(A) You
hereby consent and agree to irrevocably submit
to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such
courts, accept service of process by mail, and
irrevocably waive any available jurisdictional,
venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such
court.
(B) You
hereby agree that such action shall not be
deemed a waiver of the obligation to arbitrate.
8.13 In the
event you file an action contrary to the
foregoing provisions, IMAGINE NEW YORK may recover
attorney’s fees and costs up to five-thousand
Unites States Dollars ($5,000).
9
General Provisions
9.1 No
action of IMAGINE NEW YORK, other than an express
written waiver or amendment, may be construed as
a waiver or amendment of any of this Agreement.
No waiver by either Party of any default shall
be deemed as a waiver of prior or subsequent
default of the same of other provisions of this
Agreement.
9.2 IMAGINE
NEW YORK does not guarantee continuous,
uninterrupted, or secure access to the Site, and
operation may be interfered with by numerous
factors beyond its control.
9.3 You
agree that this Agreement and all incorporated
agreements may be automatically assigned by
IMAGINE NEW YORK, in its sole discretion, to a third
party in the event of a merger or acquisition.
9.4
Headings are for reference purposes only and in
no way define, limit, construe, or describe the
scope or extent of such section.
9.5 Any
failure to act with respect to a breach of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement does not
waive any right by IMAGINE NEW YORK to act with
respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
9.6 All
provisions of this Agreement that by their
nature should survive termination shall survive
termination, including without limitation,
provisions related to intellectual property,
warranty disclaimers, general releases,
limitations of liability, indemnity,
arbitration, governing law, and the general
provisions.
9.7 You
also may be subject to additional terms and
conditions that may apply when you use affiliate
or third party sites, content, or software.
9.8 Should
IMAGINE NEW YORK prevail in any action or proceeding
to enforce rights under this Agreement, it will
be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys’
fees from you.
9.9 You
agree that you are subject to the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement and any
additional policies applicable to the Site,
which may be posted from time to time. All such
posted policies or rules are effectivley
immediately upon posting and are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
9.10 The
content of this Site was prepared by IMAGINE NEW
YORK. Questions, comments, or requests for
additional information regarding any content
contained on the Site or the terms, conditions,
policies, or practices described herein should
be directed to [EMAIL].
9.11 The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
Parties, their heirs, administrators,
successors, and assigns.
9.12 You
may not assign this Agreement or the rights and
obligations thereunder to any third party under
any circumstances.
9.13
IMAGINE NEW YORK may assign this Agreement or the rights
and obligations thereunder to any third party
without notice.
9.14 You
shall be solely responsible for all costs and
expenses incurred arising out of or relating to
this Agreement.
9.15 You
acknowledge and agree that if you are located in
any United States or international jurisdiction
where any common, statutory, regulatory,
codified, or other law, rule, or regulation
makes accessing the Site or any materials
contained therein inappropriate, illegal, or
subject to consents or permissions that you have
not obtained, or voids this Agreement in whole
or in part, then you are not authorized to
access the Site or any materials contained
therein.
10
Revision and Amendment
10.1
IMAGINE NEW YORK reserves the right to amend or revise this
Agreement and any terms and conditions
incorporated by reference herein at any time and
in any manner. Amended or revised terms and
conditions shall be effective immediately and
may be posted on the Site. This Agreement may
not otherwise be amended or revised except in a
writing signed by both parties.
10.2
IMAGINE NEW YORK reserves the right to revise the Site,
Content, information, materials, and available
contractual license terms featured on the Site
without notice.
11
General Release
11.1 In the
event that you have a dispute with one or more
Users or users of third party sites, you release
IMAGINE NEW YORK, its successors, assigns,
affiliates, licensors, and suppliers, together
with all of their repsective officers,
directors, employees, and consultants from
claims, demands and damages, both actual and
consequential, of every kind and nature, known
and unknown, suspected and unsuspected,
disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of, or in
any way connected with such disputes.
11.2
IMAGINE NEW YORK does not control the information provided
by other Users or users of third party sites
that is made available through the Site. You may
find other Users’ information to be offensive,
harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. Please use
caution, common sense, and practice safe online
behavior when using the Site. Please note that
there are also risks of dealing with underage
persons or people acting under false pretense.
Additionally, there may also be risks dealing
with international trade and foreign nationals.
11.3 If you
are a California resident, you waive California
Civil Code ¤1542, which states: “A general
release does not extend to claims which the
creditor does not know or suspect to exist in
his favor at the time of executing the release,
which if known by him must have materially
affected his settlement with the debtor.”
12
No Relationship or Agency
12.1 No
agency, partnership, joint venture,
employee-employer, or franchisor-franchisee
relationship is intended or created herein.
13
Notices
13.1 Except
as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices
shall be posted on the site or given via email:
(A) IMAGINE
NEW YORK: [EMAIL]
(B) You:
Posted on the Site or via the email address you
provided for the assignment of your ID or during
registration of your User Account.
13.2 Notice
shall be deemed given twenty-four (24) hours
after email is sent, unless the sending Party is
notified that the email address is invalid.
Alternatively, notice may be sent via reputable
carrier to the address provided to IMAGINE NEW
YORK
during the registration process. In such case,
notice shall be deemed given three (3) days
after the date sent.
13.3 If you
believe that any Content appearing on the Site
has been or is being used in a manner that
constitutes copyright infringement, provide the
agent designated in Section 14.4 with written
notice that includes the following information:
(A) an
electronic or physical signature of a person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(B)
identification of the copyrighted work claimed
to have been infringed
(C) a
description of where the material that you claim
is infringing is located on the Site;
(D) your
address, telephone number, and email address;
(E) a
statement that you have a good faith belief that
the disputed use is not authorized by the
copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
(F) a
statement, under penalty of perjury, that the
information in your notice is accurate and that
you are the copyright owner or authorized to
act on the copyright owner's behalf;
13.4 The
designated agent for service of notices pursuant
to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is as
follows:
IMAGINE NEW YORK
1602 ALTON ROAD
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33139
PO BOX #399
info@imaginenewyork.net
14
Sexually Explicit Material
14.1 All
materials, including messages, communications,
and other materials contained in the Site are
intended for distribution exclusively to
consenting adults in locations where all such
materials do not violate any community standards
or any local, state, federal, or international
law or regulation.
14.2 No
persons under eighteen (18) years of age, or
twenty-one (21) years of age in places where
eighteen (18) years of age is not the age of
majority, may directly or indirectly view or
possess any of the Content of the Site or order
any goods or services therefrom.
14.3 You
hereby acknowledge and represent that you know
and understand that:
(A) the
materials contained in the Site include explicit
visual, audio, or textual depictions of nudity
and sexual activities, including without
limitation, heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual,
or transsexual activities of an explicit sexual
nature;
(B) you are
familiar with materials of this kind;
(C) you are
not offended by such materials; and
(D) by
agreeing to the terms and conditions contained
herein you are warranting that you are
intentionally and knowingly seeking access to
such explicit sexual materials for your own
personal viewing for entertainment or
educational purposes only.
14.4 Any
access to the Site or any of its Content by a
person less than eighteen (18) years of age, or
twenty-one (21) years of age in places where
eighteen (18) years of age is not the age of
majority, shall constitute unauthorized access
to stored communications prohibited by the
Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections
2510-2520 and a violation of other applicable
laws.
15
Force Majeure
15.1
Neither you nor IMAGINE NEW YORK will be liable for,
or will be considered to be in breach of or
default under this Agreement on account of any
delay or failure to perform as required by this
Agreement as a result of any causes or
conditions that are beyond the affected Party’s
reasonable control that it is unable to overcome
through the exercise of commercially reasonable
diligence. If any force majeure event occurs,
the affected Party will give written notice to
the other Party and will use commercially
reasonable efforts to minimize the impact of the
event.
16
Severability
16.1 If any
court or other tribunal of competent
jurisdiction hereof holds any term, clause, or
provision of this Agreement invalid or
unenforceable, then such term, clause, or
provision shall be eliminated, severed, or
limited to minimum extent necessary such that
this Agreement will otherwise remain in full
force and effect.
17
Entire Agreement
17.1 This
Agreement and the terms, clauses, and provisions
hereof, as well as those incorporated by
reference, constitutes the entire understanding
and agreement of the Parties, and revokes and
supersedes all prior oral or written agreements
between IMAGINE NEW YORK and the User and is
intended as a final expression of their
Agreement.
17.2 You
agree that you are not entering into this
Agreement in reliance on any statements,
representations, or promises other than those
contained herein.
17.3 This
Agreement shall take precedence over any other
documents, incorporated herein or otherwise,
which may conflict with this Agreement.
17.4 This Agreement shall not be modified or
amended except in writing signed by the Parties,
specifically referring to this Agreement.
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