Please read these Terms of Service (Privacy Policy at www.sugarlandcaller.com/privacy/,
the “Terms of Service”) fully and carefully before using (the “Site”) and
the services, features, content or applications offered by Sugar Land Caller and
our affiliated publications (“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.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF SERVICE.
By registering for and/or using the Services in any manner, including but
not limited to visiting or browsing the Site, you agree to this 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.
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 this
Terms of Service by this reference.
This Terms of Service applies to all users of the Services, including,
without limitation, users who are contributors of content, information,
and other materials or services, registered or otherwise.
ARBITRATION NOTICE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER: EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF
DISPUTES DESCRIBED IN THE ARBITRATION SECTION BELOW, YOU AGREE THAT
DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL
ARBITRATION AND YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION
LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION.
Eligibility. You represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years of
age. If you are under age 18, 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 its eligibility
criteria 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 and the right to access the Services is revoked where
these Terms of Service or use of the Services is prohibited or to the
extent 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.
REGISTRATION
You may register for an account on the Services (an “Account”) or log in
using your Facebook login information. To use certain portions of the
Services, you are not required to sign up for an Account. However, certain
features of the Service require you to register for an Account. You must
provide accurate and complete information and keep your Account
information updated. You shall not: (i) select or use as a username a name
of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use as
a username a name subject to any rights of a person other than you without
appropriate authorization; or (iii) use, as a username, 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.
By using the Services through Facebook, you permit us to access certain
information from your Facebook profile for use by the Services. You may
control the amount of information that is accessible to us by adjusting
your Facebook account privacy settings. By using the Services, you are
authorizing us to collect, store, retain, and use indefinitely, in
accordance with our Privacy Policy at www.sugarlandcaller.com/privacy,
any and all information that you permitted Facebook to provide to us.
CONTENT
Definition. For purposes of these Terms of Service, the term “Content”
includes, without limitation, information, data, text, photographs,
videos, audio clips, written posts, articles, 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).
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
represent that all User Content provided by you is accurate, complete,
up-to-date, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations. You acknowledge that all Content, including 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.
Notices and Restrictions. The Services may contain 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.
USE LICENSE. Subject to these Terms of Service, we grant each user of the
Services a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and
non-transferable license to use (i.e., to download and display locally)
Content, to the extent we hold such rights, solely for purposes of using
the Services. Use, reproduction, modification, distribution or storage of
any Content for other than purposes of using the Services 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 any third party right.
LISENCE BY GRANT. By submitting User Content through the Services, you
hereby do and shall grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual,
royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and transferable license to use,
edit, modify, truncate, aggregate, reproduce, distribute, prepare
derivative works of, display, perform, and otherwise fully exploit the
User Content in connection with the Site, the Services and our (and our
successors’ and assigns’) businesses, including without limitation for
promoting and redistributing part or all of the Site or the Services (and
derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media
channels (including, without limitation, third party websites and feeds),
and including after your termination of your Account or the Services. For
the sake of clarity, the foregoing license grant includes our right to
distribute, display, perform and otherwise use the User Content in
connection with material provided by any of our sponsors, and you shall
not be entitled to any remuneration for such use. To the extent any User
Content you submit includes your name, likeness, voice, or photograph, you
acknowledge and agree that the foregoing license of this Section 4(e)
shall equally apply to the same. You also hereby do and shall grant each
user of the Site and/or the Services a non-exclusive, perpetual license to
access your User Content through the Site and/or the Services, and to use,
edit, modify, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display
and perform such User Content, including after your termination of your
Account or the Services. For clarity, the foregoing license grants to us
and our users do not affect your other ownership or license rights in your
User Content, including the right to grant additional licenses to your
User Content, unless otherwise agreed in writing. You represent and
warrant that you have all rights to grant such licenses to us without
infringement or violation of any third party rights, including without
limitation, any privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, trademarks,
contract rights, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights.
Availability of 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) remove, edit, modify or otherwise
manipulate 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.
RULES OF CONDUCT
As a condition of use, you promise not to use the Services for any purpose
that is prohibited by these Terms of Use. You are responsible for all of
your activity in connection with the Services.
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:
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of
publicity or other right of any other person or entity or violates any law
or contractual duty (see our DMCA Copyright Policy www.musicbizhub.com/privacy;
you know is false, misleading, untruthful or inaccurate; 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;
constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail
(“spamming”); 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;
impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or
representatives; or includes anyone’s identification documents or
sensitive financial information.
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.
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.
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.
Third Party Services. The Services may permit you to link to other
websites, services or resources on the Internet, including but not limited
to our sponsors, 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.
Termination. 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 you wish to
terminate your Account, you may do so by following the instructions on the
Site or through the Services. 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.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER.
We have no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You
acknowledge that We have no duty to take any action regarding:
which users gain access to the Services;
what Content you access via the Services; or
how you may interpret or use the Content.
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.
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 OR
AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (II) 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.
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.
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, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE THEORY 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, SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES (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) $500.00.
ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER – IMPORTANT – PLEASE REVIEW AS
THIS AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.
Arbitration. YOU AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US (WHETHER OR
NOT SUCH DISPUTE INVOLVES A THIRD PARTY) WITH REGARD TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH US, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DISPUTES RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF
SERVICE, YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, AND/OR RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND/OR
PUBLICITY, WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION UNDER THE
AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION’S RULES FOR ARBITRATION OF
CONSUMER-RELATED DISPUTES AND YOU AND WE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE TRIAL BY
JURY. DISCOVERY AND RIGHTS TO APPEAL IN ARBITRATION ARE GENERALLY MORE
LIMITED THAN IN A LAWSUIT, AND OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU AND WE WOULD HAVE IN
COURT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION. As an alternative, you may
bring your claim in your local “small claims” court, if permitted by that
small claims court’s rules and if within such court’s jurisdiction, unless
such action is transferred, removed or appealed to a different court. You
may bring claims only on your own behalf. Neither you nor we will
participate in a class action or class-wide arbitration for any claims
covered by this agreement to arbitrate. YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO
PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS MEMBER ON ANY CLASS CLAIM
YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST US INCLUDING ANY RIGHT TO CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY
CONSOLIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATIONS. You also agree not to
participate in claims brought in a private attorney general or
representative capacity, or consolidated claims involving another person’s
account, if we are a party to the proceeding. This dispute resolution
provision will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and not by any
state law concerning arbitration. In the event the American Arbitration
Association is unwilling or unable to set a hearing date within one
hundred and sixty (160) days of filing the case, then either we or you can
elect to have the arbitration administered instead by the Judicial
Arbitration and Mediation Services. Judgment on the award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. Any
provision of applicable law notwithstanding, the arbitrator will not have
authority to award damages, remedies or awards that conflict with these
Terms of Service.
Severability. If the prohibition against class actions and other claims
brought on behalf of third parties contained above is found to be
unenforceable, then all of the preceding language in this Arbitration
section will be null and void. This arbitration agreement will survive the
termination of your relationship with us.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction. The Terms of Service shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, 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 this
Terms of Service shall be governed by the exclusive jurisdiction and venue
of the state and Federal courts of Harris County, Texas.
Modification. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or
replace any part 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.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Entire Agreement and Severability. These 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
Force Majeure. We 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.
Assignment. These 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.
Agency. No 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.
Notices. Unless otherwise specified in these Terms of Service, all notices
under these Terms of Service will be in writing and will be deemed to have
been duly given when received, if personally delivered or sent by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; when receipt is
electronically confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail; or the
day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by recognized
overnight delivery service. Electronic notices should be sent to legalnotices@bustle.com.
No Waiver. Our 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.
Headings. The section and paragraph headings in these Terms of Service are
for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.
You may contact us at the following address: 1803 Laurel Springs Lane,
Sugar Land TX 77339
Last updated 11/05/2020