Terms and Conditions - Bannedstories.com
Effective Date: June 2024
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY VIEWING, ACCESSING AND/OR USING THIS WEB SITE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE TERMS IN THIS AGREEMENT, YOU CANNOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITES.
Welcome to Bannedstories.com! Bannedstories is for ADULTS ONLY and contains sexually explicit material unsuitable for minors. You must be at least 18 years old and the age of majority where you live to access Bannedstories. If you do not meet the age requirement, you are forbidden to access Bannedstories and you must leave immediately.
1. User Agreement
This Agreement (the "Agreement" or the “Terms”) governs your use of Bannedstories (the "Site") and any Services (defined below) provided through the Site. The Site is operated by Distenas Limited, with address at Office 303, 3rd Floor, Chanteclair Building, Sofouli 16, 1096 Nicosia, Cyprus and Distenas Marketing Inc., with address at 1 East Main Street, Suite 200, Victor, NY 14564, United States (hereinafter referred as “Company”, “us”, “we”, “our” as context may require).
We reserve the right to modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time by updating the date at the top of this Agreement ("Effective Date") which shall be deemed as sufficient notice to you. If the changes are significant, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you via email, however we are not required to do so. Any changes will be effective as of the published Effective Date, with or without email notification. Your continued use of the Site and/or its Services after any such changes are made to this Agreement constitutes your acceptance of the new terms and conditions. It is your responsibility to review this Agreement whenever you visit the Site to make sure that you are up to date with the current terms and conditions governing your use of the Site. If you do not agree or cannot comply with this Agreement (including any referenced policies or guidelines), please immediately discontinue your use of the Site and Services.
The services provided through the Site include access to content us (collectively the “Services”). In the future, we may offer additional or different Services, change the Services, charge for the Services, or cease offering some or all of the Services with or without notice. This Agreement shall apply to any additional or revised Service
2. Eligibility to Use the Site
2.1. Minimum Age. The Site is not intended for use minors. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD TO USE THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES. By using the Site, you affirm, warrant and represent that you are of the age of majority (18 or older, depending on the age of majority in your jurisdiction) and that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Registration for, and use of, the Service are void where prohibited. You are responsible for determining whether the use of the Service is legal in your jurisdiction.
2.2. Banned Users. We reserve the right to permanently ban any users who violate these terms and conditions or any other relevant laws and regulations. Banned users may not use the Site or the Services.
2.3. Compliance with Applicable Law. You may not the Site or the Services from any jurisdiction where doing so would or could be considered a violation of any law, regulation, or community standard. You are responsible for determining whether the use of the Services is legal in your jurisdiction.
2.4. Specially Designated Nationals. You may not Site if you are a Specially Designated National, or an officer, director, shareholder, employee, or agent of a Specially Designated National or a resident in any sanctioned territory (including those defined and determined by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and other relevant authorities in your jurisdiction). A current list of Specially Designated Nationals can be found here (the “SDN List”). You warrant and represent that you (i) are not a Person included in the SDN List with which a U.S. Person cannot deal with or otherwise engage in business transactions, (ii) are not a Person who is otherwise the target of U.S. economic sanctions laws such that a U.S. Person cannot deal or otherwise engage in business transactions with such Person or (iii) are not controlled by (including without limitation by virtue of such person being a director or owning voting shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any person or entity on the SDN List or a foreign government that is the target of U.S. economic sanctions prohibitions such that the entry into, or performance under, this Agreement or any other related document would be prohibited under U.S. law.
3. Description of Service
The Site is a platform that offers sexually explicit content for users to stream and/or download videos (“the “Services”). In order to view the videos, you will need a smartphone, personal computer, tablet or other device that meets the Site’s system and compatibility requirements.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features which augment or enhance the Service, including without limitation the release of new Site properties, are subject to the current Terms.
All users must abide by the Terms. If a User fails to follow any of the guidelines and/or rules of behavior, the Site can discontinue their ability to use the Site at any time. In addition, we have the right to delete any piece of Content and provide comment on any topic or profile we find objectionable in our reasonable discretion.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE SITE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR TIMELINESS, NON-DELIVERY, OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY COMMUNICATION, WRITING, IMAGE, OR PERSONALIZATION SETTINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE PROVIDES INFORMATION WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND AS SUCH, THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY, CONTENT, COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY, OR RELIABILITY OF THE INFORMATION.
4. Use of the Services
As a user of the Site you agree to the following:
a. Personal Noncommercial Use Only. The Site and Services are intended for the lawful, personal and noncommercial use of of Users. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation: (i) accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account that you are not authorized to access; (ii) attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (iii) attempting to interfere with or disrupt the Service or the Site including, without limitation, by way of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail bombing, performing denial-of-service attacks or crashing; (iv) commercially exploiting the Site or the Services, the Content or any portion thereof in any manner unless expressly authorized to do so; (v) forging headers or otherwise manipulating identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted to or through the Site or Service (either directly or indirectly through use of third-party software); (vi) framing or embedding any trademark, logo, or other content on the Site for display on some other website without our permission; (vii) using (or attempting to use) any engine, software tool, agent, or other device or mechanism, any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, “data mine,” or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site, the Service or its Contents; (viii) modifying, adapting, creating derivative works, sublicensing, translating, selling, reverse engineering, deciphering, decompiling, scraping or otherwise disassembling any portion of the Service or the Website or any software used on or for the Service or the Website, or cause others to do so.
b. Damages for Unauthorized Commercial Use. Any commercial users shall be a material breach of these terms and conditions in connection with the Site, and as such, expressly that they are not actual users of the Site as it is intended. Each and every commercial use of the Site in violation of this Agreement shall be subject to a US$100,000 award for damages as liquidated damages for such breach. You acknowledge that any commercial use of the Site, the Service or its Content will cause harm in an amount that would be extremely difficult to ascertain and that US$100,000 for each and every commercial violation is a reasonable estimate of such harm.
c. Assumption of Risk. YOU ASSUME ALL RISK WHEN USING THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES.
d. Waiver of Certain Privacy rights. Notwithstanding anything on the contrary under the Site’s Privacy Policy, you acknowledge that any contact information provided by you to the Site, including any email addresses, may be shared with our affiliates, partners and independent contractors, for purposes of receiving electronic messages and promotions in relation with the Site, the Services the Company or from any such third party entities now and in the future. Notwithstanding the preceding, users may opt out of this waiver by accessing their account settings.
5. Registration and Membership
Registration Obligations. Membership is required to use most functions on the Site. To become a Registered User, you must provide the following information ("Registration Data"):
a. Email Address. You agree that the Registration Data you provide: (i) is true, accurate, current and complete, and (ii) will be maintained and updated by you to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Site if we, in our sole discretion, determine that any of your Registration Data is inaccurate or incomplete. We also reserve the right to request a mobile telephone number for verification.
b. Account Security. You will obtain a username and password upon completing the registration process for the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password and are fully responsible for all activities, charges and/or liabilities that occur under your username and password or account number whether or not authorized by you. You will immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your username or any other breach of security. You acknowledge that the Company is not responsible for third-party access to your account information or personal information that results from voluntary distribution or theft or misappropriation of your username or password or personal information. We will not assume liability for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this section.
c. Membership Packages. The Site offers different subscription packages to its Services. The price depends on your package choice and recurring monthly charges will apply to the account you specify. Upon purchasing any package, you hereby authorize the Site and/or its payment processing agents or other authorized agent to charge your credit card (or other approved payment facility) for periodic recurring subscription fees according to the then-current billing terms for the service. All charges will appear on your credit card statement according to these Terms and Conditions or will indicate the Site’s payment processing agent. You hereby further authorize company or its payment processing agent to charge your credit card (or other approved payment method) for any and all purchases of products and services made by you in the Site. If your email was previously associated with a registered account in this product, you will not be eligible for a trial subscription and you will be subject to the pricing for the existing returning customers.
d. Trial and Monthly Membership. Should you access the the basis of a paid trial membership, be advised that all trial memberships will automatically become a regular monthly membership subscription at the end of the trial period unless you cancel your membership before the end of the trial period by using the online tools and instructions provided by our payment processing agent(s) or contacting the Site’s customer service here.
e. Offer & Promotions. Be advised that Offer & Promotions ONLY apply for new members. If your email was previously associated to a registered account in Bannedstories you will not be eligible for the offer/promotion and the full price will be charged.
f. Fees and Charges. You agree to pay and/or have paid fees and charges incurred in connection with your (including (including any applicable taxes) at the rate in effect when the charges were incurred. If for any reason (such as expiration or insufficient funds) we are unable to process any payment, a Convenience Fee of up to $3 will be charged. If we cannot charge you, you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts, and we may attempt to charge you again or request that you provide another payment method. We may change the fees and charges in effect for using the Service and may conduct changes on the Site in this regard from time to time.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OUR FEES AND BILLING METHODS AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF SUPPLEMENTAL FEES OR SEPARATE CHARGES FOR CONTENT OR SERVICES OR CHANGES TO SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS, EFFECTIVE THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER AN ONLINE POSTING. WE MAY ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE NOTICE OF BILLING CHANGES VIA EMAIL. IF ANY SUCH CHANGE IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOU MAY TERMINATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A CHANGE TO FEES AND/OR BILLING METHODS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGE.
Unless otherwise stated in specific terms applicable to each Premium Membership, Membership fees are non-refundable, and you agree that all payments made on the Site are final. You will not challenge or dispute the charge with your bank. You further agree that should you have any issues relating to your payment, you will open a support ticket through the Site’s customer service to resolve the issue. Should a dispute be initiated with your bank, you agree that you will be held responsible for any outstanding balance owed to us plus any dispute case fees or chargeback fees charged by our bank, which may be as much as US$60. You agree that you will pay any outstanding balance within thirty (30) days from the date of notification.
In order to provide continuous service, the Site provides for automatic renewal. Thus, the Site has the right to automatically renew your membership from month to month. UNTIL TERMINATED, THE SITE MAY AUTOMATICALLY RENEW ALL PAID MEMBERSHIPS UPON THEIR EXPIRATION. After your initial subscription commitment period, and again after any subsequent subscription period, your membership will automatically continue for an additional equivalent period. By entering into this Agreement, you acknowledge that your membership will be subject to these automatic renewals.
6. User Submissions and Content
The Site may allow users to share feedback about scenes, performers, character roles, scripts, extra content, etc., on Website forums, chats, or commentary sections. The Site will review or monitor these forums, chats, and commentary sections as part of the Site's commitment to good practices and following the Site Content Standards.
The Site maintains a members’ forum and welcomes comments from users. While the Site likes to engage with its community, it has no obligation to respond to these user communications.
The Site may solicit users' ideas, stories, or screenplays through the members’ forum for new content creation. By submitting any such material, you agree to that: (a) your submissions and their contents will automatically become the property of the Site without any compensation to you; (b) your submissions do not infringe on the rights of any third party; (c) the Site may use, redistribute, recreate, modify and/or edit the submission in any way; and (d) there is no obligation to keep any submissions confidential.
7. User Conduct
You will not post on the Site, transmit to other Users, or otherwise engage in any activity on the Site or through the Services that:
- solicits from or offers to other Users any escort, prostitution or similar services (including any sexual act exchange of compensation), or promotes or engages any services that may relate to human trafficking;
- solicits or offers content, materials or otherwise related to minors and underage;
- promotes racism, bigotry, or hatred against any group and / or individual;
- threatens physical harm to any individual and / or individuals;
- is meant to or has a tendency to (sexually or otherwise), abuse, defame, harass, annoy, threaten, stalk or intimidate, or otherwise violate the legal rights of any other User(s) or others;
- is off-topic, meaningless, or otherwise intended to annoy or interfere with another User’s enjoyment of the Site;
You will not copy, distribute, or disclose any portion of the Site in any medium (automated or non-automated);
You will not engage in any activity involving the distribution of spam or other unsolicited commercial emails;
You will not attempt to interfere with or compromise the system integrity or security, uploading invalid data, virsus, worms, or other harmful agents through the Site, and bypassing security measures that may be employed, including features to prevent or restrict the use or copying of any content or to enforce limitations on use or content;
You must not violate the privacy or publicity rights of other, and will not collect or harvest any personally identifiable information;
You must not upload or post anything that infringes any patent,trademark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property or other legal right of a third party without prior written permission from t he third party in each instance, which written permission you agree to disclose to us at any time on our request (subject to all applicable laws).
WHILE THE SITE EXPLICITLY PROHIBITS THE ABOVE CONDUCT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO SUCH CONDUCT AND CONTENT AND THAT YOU USE THE SERVICE ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND THAT THE SITE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND FOR SUCH CONDUCT AS CARRIED OUT BY ANY THIRD PARTY AT ANY TIME UNLESS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH TO THE CONTRARY BY US IN WRITING.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THE RULES OF BEHAVIOR, WE CAN TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE AND WITHOUT ANY RIGHT OF REFUND, SET-OFF OR A HEARING.
YOU MAY REPORT ANY USER THAT YOU BELIEVE IS IN BREACH OF THE TERMS HERE
8. Privacy
You understand that you may receive business-related communications from the Site such as Service announcements and account administrative notices and you agree that these communications are not "unsolicited commercial email advertisements" and thus, subject to all applicable laws, you agree to receive them, and you will not be able to opt out of receiving such communications.
As a User of the Service, you also understand and agree that the Service may also include advertisements and promotions. You agree that such advertisements are not "unsolicited commercial email advertisements" and, subject to all applicable laws, you agree to receive them and you will not be able to opt out of receiving such communications. You understand and agree that your correspondence or business dealings with, or participations in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and that advertiser. You agree that we shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage incurred as the result of such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
To learn more about how Company collects, uses, and shares your information, please review our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge that by using the Site, you agree and consent to the use of that information as outlined in the Privacy Policy
9. Content
The Site comprises the Site content and the underlying software of the Site (including, without limitation: the structure, layout, design, look and feel, and functionality of the Site). The Site is a copyrighted work owned by the Site and / or its licensors.
You agree that the Company and the Site have the right and obligation to monitor, access, rearrange, modify, and remove or restrict access to any Site content at their discretion. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that the Site may remove or restrict access to any Content that violates this Agreement, the law, or that the Site believes is otherwise objectionable, for any reason, at its sole discretion.
Considering your agreement to the Terms and subject to your compliance with them, the Site grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable, and non-transferable license to use it solely as permitted under this Agreement. Your use of Site Content and the Site is entirely at your own risk, and you agree that we will not be liable to you for any damages resulting from errors or omissions in the Site Content. You agree that the Site will not be liable for any harm to you resulting from your interactions with other Site Users. We urge all Users to use extreme caution when communicating with strangers online. Hate speech is not allowed on this Site. We remove content promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on any of the following attributes:
- Age.
- Disability.
- Ethnicity.
- Gender Identity and Expression.
- Nationality.
- Race.
- Immigration Status.
- Religion
If you find content, videos, or comments that violate this, please report it. YOU MAY REPORT ANY CONTENT THAT YOU BELIEVE IS OFFENSIVE OR IN BREACH OF THE TERMS AND USER CONDUCT HERE.
You agree to not provide inaccurate, misleading, or false information to the Site, the Company, and other controlled brands. If the information provided subsequently becomes inaccurate, misleading, or faulty, you will promptly notify us of such change.
The Site may contain, and the Service may provide, links to sites that we do not maintain. We shall not be responsible for the content, accuracy, or charges made by those sites. The inclusion of a link in the Site does not imply our endorsement of the linked site. You do so at your own risk if you decide to access linked third-party websites. Your business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, such third parties (including payment and delivery of related goods or services), and any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated thereto, are solely between you and such third party. You also expressly 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 upon, any such content, information, statements, advertising, goods or services or other materials available on or through any such third party linked sites.
Reporting Illegal Content and Abuse
At bannedstories.com, we have a strict policy against any content that promotes or facilitates human trafficking, sex trafficking, or physical abuse.
Furthermore, we do not tolerate any kind of non-consensual content, including but not limited to what is known as revenge porn, sexual image-based abuse, or non-consensual pornography. Our content policies align with industry guidelines to ensure that we maintain high compliance standards.
If you have been affected by any illegal activities on our site or have information about any such activities, we encourage you to reach out to us HERE as soon as possible. We take all takedown requests seriously and prioritize the prompt review and removal of any inappropriate content while keeping confidentiality.
When reporting, please provide us with as much detail as possible to help us quickly and effectively address the issue. We are committed to resolving all complaints within 7 days and guarantee that any illegal content will be removed immediately.
We appreciate your support in keeping our community safe and respectful.
10. Intellectual property, Trademarks and Licenses
Bannedstories and others are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the Company. Other product and company names mentioned on this Site may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Company owns and retains all proprietary rights and copyrights of the Site and the Service. Except for any information that is in the public domain, you are not authorized to reproduce, transmit or distribute the proprietary information of the Site. By posting information to the Site you represent that you have the right to grant permission for use by the Site.
The Site respects the intellectual property of others and we request our users do the same. In certain circumstances and at its discretion, the Site may, but is not obligated to disable, disable, suspend and terminate the accounts of Members who may be infringing on the rights of others.
11. Copyright and DMCA
We respond to notices of alleged infringement as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual property laws, which may include removing or disabling access to material claimed to be the subject of infringing activity. Please see the Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures incorporated herein which can be found by clicking here or on the DMCA link at the footer of this page.
12. Links
The Service may provide, or third parties including the Site members may provide, links to other websites or resources, which are not maintained by or related to us. Links to such sites are provided as a service to our users and are not sponsored by, endorsed or otherwise affiliated with the Site. The Site has no control over these sites and their content, and makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, quality or accuracy of the links, materials or information contained on any such website. Therefore, you acknowledge and agree that the Site is not responsible for the availability of such links, resources and content, and does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for, any content, advertising, products, or other materials made available on or from these linked websites. You also acknowledge and agree that the Site is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused by or alleged to have been caused by, or in relation to, the use of any Content, goods or services offered through these links or any failures and/or disruption to your computer system that results from your use of any such links, or for any intellectual property or other third party claims relating to your posting or using such links.
13. Mobile Services
The Services may include certain services that are available via a mobile device, including (i) the ability to upload content to the Services via a mobile device, (ii) the ability to browse the Services and the Site from a mobile device and (iii) the ability to access certain features through an application downloaded and installed on a mobile device (collectively, “Mobile Services”). To the extent you access the Services through a mobile device, your wireless service carrier’s standard charges, data rates and other fees may apply. In addition, downloading, installing, or using certain Mobile Services may be prohibited or restricted by your carrier, and not all Mobile Services may work with all carriers or devices.
14. Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SITE, THE SERVICES, AND ANY INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE ON, OR THROUGH THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.” YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE SITE AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR AMUSEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND THAT USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, THE SITE AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE SITE, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENT OR WARRANT (i) THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, OR ERROR FREE; (ii) THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ACCESSIBLE, TIMELY, OR SECURE; (iii) THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SITE OR SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR SERVICES WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES, "WORMS," "TROJAN HORSES" OR OTHER HARMFUL PROPERTIES; (iv) THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY MATERIAL PUBLISHED OR ACCESSIBLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE OR SERVICES; AND (v) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. THE SITE AND ITS AFFILIATES HEREBY DISCLAIM, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE AND RELEASE THE SITE AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM, ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS OR REMEDIES IN TORT ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES, WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE (ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED) OF THE SITE OR ITS AFFILIATES.
THE SITE MAKES NO CLAIM THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES ARE APPROPRIATE OR LEGALLY ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL TERRITORIES. WHEN YOU ACCESS THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF YOUR JURISDICTION. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE SITE AND THE SERVICES ARE ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOU, YOUR PROPERTY, OR YOUR CONTENT THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
15. Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
BY USING ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SITE, YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL THE SITE, WEBSITE OWNER, ITS AND THEIR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND WEB HOSTING SERVICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF YOUR ACCESSING THE WEBSITE AND USING ANY OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY DISSATISFACTION, BREACH OR DEFAULT OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE SITE OR WEBSITE OWNER SHALL BE TO CEASE ALL OF YOUR SITE USE AND, IF APPLICABLE, A RETURN OF ANY FEES PAID TO THE SITE OR WEBSITE OWNER FOR ANY SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. YOU WILL INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SITE, WEBSITE OWNER, ITS AND THEIR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND WEB HOSTING SERVICES AND THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY LOSSES, COSTS, LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COURT COSTS, LEGAL FEES, AWARDS OR SETTLEMENTS) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING ANY BREACH BY YOU OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
You may have additional rights under certain laws (including consumer laws) which do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, the exclusions or limitations in this Agreement that directly conflict with such laws may not apply to you.
16. Termination
Your rights under this Agreement terminate automatically if you fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No notice is required from the Site to effectuate such termination. Additionally, we reserve the right to terminate this Agreement at any time and may provide notice of such termination through means including but not limited to posting such notice on the Site or otherwise publicly proclaiming such termination.
Upon termination or suspension of your account (even if initiated by you), you must stop using the Site and you will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees. If your membership is terminated for any reason, all terms of this Agreement survive such termination, and continue in full force and effect, except any terms that by their nature expire or are fully satisfied.
If you deactivate your account, or If we terminate it as per hereunder, we may still retain certain information associated with your account for analytical purposes and record-keeping integrity, as well as to prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, enforce our terms and conditions, take actions we deem necessary to protect the integrity of the Site or its users, or take other actions otherwise permitted by law. In addition, if certain information has already been provided to third parties as described in these terms and under our Privacy Policy, retention of that information will be subject to those third parties’ policies.
If you reside in the EU, Switzerland, or the EEA, you are notified that we may assign this agreement, and any rights and licenses granted under it, to a third party. In case of such an assignment, we will notify you and you shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement with immediate effect by deactivating your account.
17. Miscellaneous
All written notices to the Site should be communicated by contacting us. The Site may provide you notices of changes to this Agreement or other matters by displaying notices to you on the Site, via email, or other reasonable means of communication. Such notices may not be received if you violate this Agreement by accessing the Service in an unauthorized manner or providing inaccurate or false information. You agree that you shall be deemed to have received any and all notices that would have been delivered had you accessed the Service in an authorized manner.
This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between you and the Site and supersedes any other oral or written communications between the parties regarding the subject matter herein. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
You acknowledge and agree that the failure of the Site, its assignees or its successors, or any providers of Our Content to enforce any of the specific provisions of these Terms shall not comprise a waiver of, or preclude or prevent any later, further or other enforcement of such provision(s), or any other provision(s).
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision will be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, and such decision will not affect the enforceability of any other provisions.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of England & Wales, without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any and all disputes, controversies or claims (each a "Dispute") arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any dispute regarding its arbitrability, validity or termination, or the performance or breach thereof, if not first resolved informally, shall be exclusively and finally settled under the jurisdiction of the Courts of England & Wales. No disputes may be brought against the Site, the Company or any related parties more than one year from the date of the event bringing rise to the Dispute.
The Parties hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation, directly or indirectly, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
You agree that any dispute between you and the Site relating to the Site, the Services, or this Agreement must be individually resolved and that you will not join or consolidate your claim with claims of other users, you will not litigate any claims as a representative or member of a class or in a private attorney general capacity.
In the event of any conflict between these terms and conditions and any other document or statement made by the Site, this agreement shall prevail. If you have any questions regarding these terms and conditions, please contact us.