Please read these Terms of Service (collectively with Love-Stories-TV-Privacy-Policy and Love-Stories-TV-DMCA-Copyright-Policy the “Terms of Service”) fully and carefully before using https://www.lovestoriestv.com (the “Site”) and the services, features, content or applications offered by Love Stories TV, Inc. (“we”, “us” or “our”) (together with the Site, the “Services”). These Terms of Service set forth the legally binding terms and conditions for your use of the Site and the Services.
1. Acceptance of Terms of Service.
a.
By registering for and/or using the Services in any manner, including but not limited to visiting or browsing the Site, you agree to these Terms of Service and all other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published from time to time on the Site by us, each of which is incorporated by reference and each of which may be updated from time to time without notice to you.
b.
Certain of the Services may be subject to additional terms and conditions specified by us from time to time; your use of such Services is subject to those additional terms and conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms of Service by this reference.
c.
These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Services, including, without limitation, users who are contributors of content, information, and other materials or services, registered or otherwise.
2. Eligibility.
You represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years of age. If you are under age 13, you may not, under any circumstances or for any reason, use the Services. We may, in our sole discretion, refuse to offer the Services to any person or entity and change the eligibility criteria of the Services at any time. You are solely responsible for ensuring that these Terms of Service are in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to you. Your right to access the Services is revoked where these Terms of Service or use of the Services is prohibited, or to the extent the offering, sale or provision of the Services conflicts with any applicable law, rule or regulation. Further, the Services are offered only for your use, and not for the use or benefit of any third party.
3. Registration.
To sign up for the Services, you must register for an account on the Services (an “Account”). You must provide accurate and complete information and keep your Account information updated. You shall not select or use as a username: (i) a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) a name subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization; or (iii) a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your Account, and for keeping your Account password secure. You may never use another person’s user account or registration information for the Services without permission. You must notify us immediately of any change in your eligibility to use the Services (including any changes to or revocation of any licenses from state authorities), breach of security or unauthorized use of your Account. You should never publish, distribute or post login information for your Account. You shall have the ability to delete your Account, either directly or through a request made to one of our employees or affiliates.
4. Content.
a.
Definition. For purposes of these Terms of Service, the term “Content” includes, without limitation, information, data, text, photographs, videos, audio clips, music, written posts and comments, software, scripts, graphics, and interactive features generated, provided, or otherwise made accessible on or through the Services. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Content” also includes all User Content (as defined below).
b.
User Content. All Content added, created, uploaded, submitted, distributed, or posted to the Services by users (collectively “User Content”), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such User Content. You expressly represent and warrant (i) that all User Content provided by you is accurate, complete, and up-to-date; (ii) that all User Content provided by you is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and does not violate or infringe on any third party’s rights, including but not limited to privacy rights, rights of publicity, copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent and/or any other intellectual rights; (iii) that you own or have obtained from third parties the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and/or permissions to publish User Content that you submit and to grant us a worldwide, royalty free, sublicensable, assignable, non-exclusive license in such User Content, as provided in Section 4.e. below; and (iv) that all User Content submitted by you complies with the Rules of Conduct set forth in Section 5.b. below..
c.
Notices and Restrictions. The Services, including but not limited to graphics, user interface, audio clips, video clips, editorial content, and the scripts and software used to implement the Service contains Content specifically provided by us, our partners or our users and such Content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets or other proprietary rights and laws. You shall abide by and maintain all copyright notices, information, and restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Services. No portion of the Services may be reproduced in any form or by any means, except as expressly permitted hereunder. You acknowledge that all Content, including but not limited to User Content, accessed by you using the Services is at your own risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage or loss to you or any other party resulting therefrom. We do not guarantee that any Content you access on or through the Services is or will continue to be accurate.
d.
Use License. Subject to these Terms of Service, we grant each user of the Services a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use (i.e., to download and display locally) Content (other than your own User Content) solely for purposes of using the Services for the user’s personal, non-commercial use, and only within the functionality of the Service. Use, reproduction, public performance, modification, distribution or storage of any Content (other than your own User Content) for any reason other than using the Services for personal, non-commercial use is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from us. You shall not sell, license, rent, or otherwise use or exploit any Content for commercial use or in any way that violates these Terms of Service or any third party right.
e.
License Grant. As between you and us, you own the User Content you submit through the Services. By submitting User Content through the Services, you hereby grant us and our partners a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, assignable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, display, host, publish, reproduce, download, publicly perform, transmit, broadcast, adapt, modify (e.g., re-format), rearrange, prepare derivative works of, distribute, and otherwise exploit your User Content through any manner, mode of delivery, or media now known or developed in the future for our business purposes. Pursuant to this license, we have the right to display your User Content on our website as well as on third-party websites to promote our business. You agree that we and our partners may identify you as the author of any of your User Content by name, email address or screen name as we see appropriate. You also hereby grant each user of the Services a non-exclusive license to access your User Content through the Services, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such Content as permitted through the functionality of the Service and under these Terms of Service. This license will continue unless and until you remove your User Content from The Services, in which case the license to any other users will terminate within a commercially reasonable period of time, but your license to us will continue. To remove your own User Content, please send a request to LSTVlegal@lovestoriestv.com and include a brief description of the item(s) to be removed along with a URL of the item(s) current location on the Love Stories TV Website. We will remove the item(s) within a commercially reasonable period of time. Even if you remove your own User Content, we may still retain a copy of your User Content solely for legal archival/preservation purposes. To request removal of another user’s content, see our DMCA Copyright Policy
f.
Availability of Content. As a condition of use, you acknowledge that we are generally a passive host of user-generated content and we do not have any obligation to review or otherwise pre-screen Content, including but not limited to User Content. We do not guarantee that any Content will be made available on the Site or through the Services. We reserve the right to, but do not have any obligation to, (i) pre-screen, refuse and/or remove any Content in our sole discretion, at any time, without notice to you and for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such Content or if we are concerned that you may have violated these Terms of Service), or for no reason at all and (ii) to remove or block any Content from the Services. Furthermore, we reserve the right to restrict or prohibit your use of Love Stories TV if we believe you are violating any of the terms of this Terms of Service and to remove, edit, or relocate any User Content as we see fit, whether for legal or other reasons.
5. Rules of Conduct.
a.
As a condition of use, you promise not to use the Services for any purpose that is prohibited by these Terms of Service. You are responsible for all of your activity in connection with the Services.
b.
You shall not (and shall not permit any third party to) either (a) take any action or (b) upload, download, post, submit or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any Content on or through the Service, including without limitation any User Content, that:
i.
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or any other right of any other person orentity or violates any law or contractual duty (see our DMCA Copyright Policy);
ii.
you know or reasonably believe is false, misleading, untruthful or inaccurate;
iii.
is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, offensive, profane, contains or depicts nudity, contains or depicts sexual activity, or is otherwise inappropriate as determined by us in our sole discretion;
iv.
constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (“spamming”);
v.
contains software viruses or any other computer codes, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, limit or interfere with the proper function of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any system, data, password or other information of ours or of any third party;
vi.
impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives; or
vii.
includes anyone’s identification documents or sensitive financial information.
c.
You shall not: (i) take any action that imposes or may impose (as determined by us in our sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our (or our third party providers’) infrastructure; (ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services or any activities conducted on the Services; (iii) bypass, circumvent or attempt to bypass or circumvent any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Services (or other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Services); (iv) run any form of auto-responder or “spam” on the Services; (v) use manual or automated software, devices, or other processes to “crawl” or “spider” any page of the Site; (vi) harvest or scrape any Content from the Services; or (vii) otherwise take any action in violation of our guidelines and policies.
d.
You shall not (directly or indirectly): (i) decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any part of the Services (including without limitation any application), except to the limited extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction, (ii) modify, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of any part of the Services, or (iii) copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer any of the rights that you receive hereunder. You shall abide by all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations.
e.
We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce these Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users and the public.
6. Third Party Services.
The Services may permit you to link to other websites, services or resources on the Internet, and other websites, services or resources may contain links to the Services. When you access third party resources on the Internet, you do so at your own risk. These other resources are not under our control, and you acknowledge that we are not responsible or liable for the content, functions, accuracy, legality, appropriateness or any other aspect of such websites or resources. The inclusion of any such link does not imply our endorsement or any association between us and their operators. You further acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such website or resource.
7. Promotions and Giveaways.
From time to time, we will offer sweepstakes, promotions or giveaways on behalf of third parties. Each promotion or giveaway will have its own rules that will disclose what information is gathered, how that information is used, and who that information is shared with. We encourage you to review such information prior to engaging with each sweepstakes, promotion or giveaway.
8. Termination.
a.
We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Services at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately, which may result in the forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with your membership. If we believe that your conduct has violated these Terms and Conditions or if we receive a valid notification from a third party that any of your Content infringes the copyright or other rights of that third party, you will receive a warning and any allegedly infringing Content will be removed or access to it will be disabled. In appropriate circumstances, such as if you receive two or more warnings, your access to the Services will be terminated. We reserve the right to terminate a user’s account if the user account has received fewer than two warnings. If you believe that your Content was removed or access to it was disabled in error, or that your Content was misidentified, you may submit a counter notification, as described in our DMCA Copyright Policy. We reserve the right to remove and/or disable access to Content, decline to restore the Content and/or access to it, or suspend and/or terminate your account if we have a good-faith belief that the Content violates these Terms of Service. See our DMCA Copyright Policy.
b.
If you wish to terminate your Account, you may do so by following the instructions on the Site or through the Services. Any fees paid hereunder are non-refundable. All provisions of these Terms of Service which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, licenses of User Content, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
9. Marketing Subscriptions.
Marketing subscribers to Love Stories TV are subject to these Terms of Service in addition to the terms set forth in their Marketing Agreement with Love Stories TV.
• By entering into your Marketing Agreement with Love Stories TV, you agree to be bound to the Terms of Use as long as you use the Services (as defined in the Terms of Service).
• When your Marketing Agreement expires, Love Stories TV has no obligation to renew your marketing subscription upon conclusion of the term of the subscription. Love Stories TV reserves the right to terminate your marketing subscription and/or your use of our Website and our Services, in its sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever, at any time, without advance notice to you. In the event your marketing subscription is terminated by us, Love Stories TV will reimburse your pro rata share of any previously paid subscription fee and you will have no other remedy.
• Marketing subscription fees are not refundable. If you decide to terminate your agreement before the expiration of the subscription term, we will not be able to refund any subscription fees already paid.
10. Warranty Disclaimer.
a.
We have no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You acknowledge that We have no duty to take any action regarding:
i.
which users gain access to the Services;
ii.
what Content you access via the Services; or
iii.
how you may interpret or use the Content.
b.
You release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Services. We make no representations concerning any Content contained in or accessed through the Services, and we will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, or legality of material or Content contained in or accessed through the Services.
c.
THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. WE, AND OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS AND CONTENT PROVIDERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (I) THE SERVICES WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (II) THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; (III) ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AT OR THROUGH THE SERVICES IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (IV) THE RESULTS OF USING THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
11. Indemnification.
You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our affiliates and each of our and their respective employees, contractors, directors, suppliers and representatives from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise from or relate to your use or misuse of, or access to, the Services, Content, or otherwise from your User Content, violation of these Terms of Service, or infringement by you, or any third party using your Account or identity in the Services, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will assist and cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
12. Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, NOR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, STATUTORY LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES (I) FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, DATA LOSS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, COMPENSATORY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (HOWEVER ARISING), (II) FOR ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE (REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF ORIGINATION), OR (III) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (IN THE AGGREGATE) OF THE GREATER OF (A) FEES PAID TO US FOR THE PARTICULAR SERVICES DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PREVIOUS THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD OR (B) $500.00.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including its conflicts of law rules, and the United States of America. You agree that any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms of Service shall be governed by the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and Federal courts of New York County, New York.
14. Modification.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or replace any of these Terms of Service, or change, suspend, or discontinue the Services (including without limitation, the availability of any feature, database, or content) at any time by posting a notice on the Site or by sending you notice through the Services, via e-mail or by another appropriate means of electronic communication. We may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Services without notice or liability. While we will timely provide notice of modifications, it is also your responsibility to check these Terms of Service periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Services following notification of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.
15. Nondiscrimination Policy.
We want all Users to feel welcome and included on our Sites, applications, and tools (the “Properties”). Accordingly, we prohibit discrimination against Users, guests, or Our Representatives based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital, family, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or citizenship status, age, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, regional, state, or local law. Such discrimination includes, but is not limited to, refusing to provide or accept services or any other conduct that improperly takes into account these characteristics. This prohibition applies to the posting of discriminatory content, such as reviews or forum posts, on our Properties. We will, at our discretion, take steps to enforce this policy, up to and including suspending from our Properties those Vendors and Members who violate this policy. If you experience discrimination with any Member or Vendor, please contact support at help@lovestoriestv.com, with the subject “Nondiscrimination Policy”, so we can investigate and take appropriate measures.
16. Miscellaneous.
a. Entire Agreement and Severability.
Terms of Service are the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Services, including use of the Site, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and us with respect to the Services. If any provision of these Terms of Service is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms of Service will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder
b. Force Majeure.
shall not be liable for any failure to perform our obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond our reasonable control, including, without limitation, mechanical, electronic or communications failure or degradation.
c. Assignment.
Terms of Service are personal to you, and are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with our prior written consent. We may assign, transfer or delegate any of our rights and obligations hereunder without consent.
d. Agency.
agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship is created as a result of these Terms of Service and neither party has any authority of any kind to bind the other in any respect.
e. Notices.
f. No Waiver.
failure to enforce any part of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of our right to later enforce that or any other part of these Terms of Service. Waiver of compliance in any particular instance does not mean that we will waive compliance in the future. In order for any waiver of compliance with these Terms of Service to be binding, we must provide you with written notice of such waiver through one of our authorized representatives.
g. Headings.
section and paragraph headings in these Terms of Service are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.
Contact.
You may contact us at: LSTVlegal@lovestoriestv.com