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Acceptance of Terms
DirtyMascot.com ("DirtyMascot") is an entertainment
provider. By using the DirtyMascot Website (the "Website")
you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (this
"Agreement"), whether or not you register
as a member ("Member"). If you wish to become
a Member and make use of the DirtyMascot services
(the "Service"), please read this Agreement
and indicate your acceptance by following the instructions
in the Registration process. Should you object to
any term or condition of these Terms, any guidelines,
or any subsequent modifications thereto or become
dissatisfied with DirtyMascot in any way, your only
recourse is to immediately discontinue use of DirtyMascot.
This Agreement sets out the legally binding terms
for your use of the Website and your Membership in
the Service. You agree to be bound to any changes
to this Agreement when you use the Service after any
such modification is posted. This Agreement includes
DirtyMascot's policy for acceptable use and content
posted on the Website, your rights, obligations and
restrictions regarding your use of the Website and
the Service and DirtyMascot's Privacy Policy. You
may also receive a copy of this Agreement by emailing
us at: Terms@DirtyMascot.com,
Subject: Terms of Use Agreement.
Modifications
DirtyMascot reserves the right, at our sole discretion,
to change, modify these terms and conditions from
time to time. Such modifications shall become effective
immediately upon the posting thereof. You should check
on a regular basis to keep yourself apprised of any
and all changes.
Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Proprietary
Rights.
Proprietary Rights in Content on DirtyMascot. DirtyMascot
owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Website
and the Service. The Website contains copyrighted
material, trademarks, and other proprietary information
of DirtyMascot and its licensors. Except for that
information which is in the public domain or for which
you have been given written permission, you may not
copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform,
display, or sell any such proprietary information.
Termination
DirtyMascot reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting (including
email) by you, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate
your access to all or any part of the Website and/or
Services at any time, for any or no reason, with or
without prior notice, and without liability.
Content
In connection with photographs on the site, DirtyMascot
maintains this Internet Site ("Site") for
personal use for those who are eighteen years or older.
All photographs uploaded or displayed on the Site
must be of individuals who are t least eighteen years
of age. Any photograph to which the subject objects
or who are below the permissible age will be promptly
removed when DirtyMascot is made aware of the situation.
DirtyMascot writes and permits the uploading of both
gossip and satire. The content that is published may
contain rumors, speculation, assumptions, opinions,
and factual information. Postings may contain erroneous
or inaccurate information. DirtyMascot does not insure
the accurateness of any content presented. Erroneous
information will be promptly removed when DirtyMascot
is made aware of the situation.
All postings, messages, text, files, images, photos,
video, sounds, or other materials ("Content")
posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the
Service, are the sole responsibility of the person
from whom such Content originated. More specifically,
you are entirely responsible for all Content that
you post, email or otherwise make available via the
Service. You understand that DirtyMascot does not
control, and is not responsible for Content made available
through the Service, and that by using the Service,
you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent,
inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable.
Furthermore, the DirtyMascot site and Content available
through the Service may contain links to other websites,
which are completely independent of DirtyMascot. DirtyMascot
makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy,
completeness or authenticity of the information contained
in any such site. Your linking to any other websites
is at your own risk. You agree that you must evaluate,
and bear all risks associated with, the use of any
Content, that you may not rely on said Content, and
that under no circumstances will DirtyMascot be liable
in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage
of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any
Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available
via the Service. You acknowledge that DirtyMascot
does not pre-screen or approve Content, but that DirtyMascot
shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its
sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any Content
that is available via the Service, for violating the
letter or spirit of the Terms or for any other reason.
No License
Except with respect to the limited license to browse
this Site and to download and print certain posters
for non-commercial and personal use only, nothing
contained on the Site should be construed as granting,
by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license
or right to use any of DirtyMascot's Proprietary Rights
displayed on the Site without the written permission
of DirtyMascot.
No Warranties: Limitation of Liability.
THIS SITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY, THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. DIRTMASCOT AND ITS AFFILIATES
DO NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE
OR THAT THIS SITE AND SERVICE ARE FREE OF COMPUTER
VIRUSES AND OTHER HARMFUL GOODS. if USE OF THIS SITE
OR ITS CONTENT RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR REPLACING OR
SERVICING YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, DATA
OR OTHER PROPERTY, DIRTYMASCOT AND ITS AFFLIATES,
ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE COSTS.
Offline Events
By participating in any offline DirtyMascot event,
you agree to release and hold DirtyMascot harmless
from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims,
and actions of any kind including, without limitation,
personal injuries, death, and property damage, either
directly or indirectly related to or arising from
your participation in any such offline DirtyMascot
event.
Disclaimer of Consequential Damages.
IN NO EVENT SHALL DIRTYMASCOT, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS,
OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS SITE BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS,
OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE
AND ITS MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT,
TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT
DIRTYMASCOT OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILTY
OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Links to Other Sites.
This file contains links to third party Web sites.
These links are provided solely for your convenience.
DirtyMascot and its affiliates do not endorse the
contents on such third party Web sites, have not reviewed
all material linked to the Site and are not responsible
for the content of any such material. Your linking
to any other sites is at your own risk.
Eligibility
Membership in the Service is void where prohibited.
By using the Website and the Service, you represent
and warrant that all registration information you
submit is truthful and accurate and that you agree
to maintain the accuracy of such information. You
further represent and warrant that you are of 14 years
of age or older and that your use of the DirtyMascot
shall not violate any applicable law or regulation.
Your Membership is solely for your personal use, and
you shall not authorize others to use your account,
including your profile or email address.
Term/Fees
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
while you use the Website, the Service, and/or are
a Member. You may terminate your membership at any
time, for any reason by emailing support@DirtyMascot.com following the instructions on the member Account page.
DirtyMascot may terminate your membership for any
reason, effective upon sending notice to you at the
email address you provide in your membership application
or such other email address as you may subsequently
provide to DirtyMascot.
General Rules of Use
1. You understand and agree that DirtyMascot.com
may review and delete any content, messages, text,
files, images, DirtyMascot Messenger messages, photos,
videos, sounds, profiles, works of authorship, or
any other materials (collectively, "Content")
that in the sole judgment of DirtyMascot violate this
Agreement or which may be offensive, illegal or violate
the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of any Member.
2. You are solely responsible for the Content that
you publish or display (hereinafter, "post")
on the Service or any material or information that
you transmit to other Members.
3. By posting any Content to the public areas of the
Website, you hereby grant to DirtyMascot the non-exclusive,
fully paid, worldwide license to use, publicly perform,
publicly display, modify, and translate such Content
on the Website. This license will terminate at the
time you remove such Content from the Website. You
represent and warrant that: (i) you own the Content
posted by you on the Website or otherwise have the
right to grant the license set forth in this section,
and (ii) your Content does not violate the privacy
rights, publicity rights, copyright rights, intellectual
property rights, or any other rights of any person,
and (iii) the posting of your Content on the Website
does not result in a breach of any contract between
you and a third party. You agree to pay for all royalties,
fees and any other monies owing any person by reason
of any Content you post on the Website.
4. The following is a partial list of the kind of
Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Website.
DirtyMascot reserves the right to investigate and
take appropriate legal action in its sole discretion
against anyone who violates this provision, including
without limitation, removing the offending communication
from the Service and terminating the membership of
such violators. Prohibited Content includes Content
that: i. is patently offensive and promotes racism,
bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against
any group or individual; ii. harasses or advocates
harassment of another person; iii. involves the transmission
of "junk mail", "chain letters,"
or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming";
iv. promotes information that you know is false or
misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct
that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory
or libelous; v. promotes an illegal or unauthorized
copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as
providing pirated computer programs or links to them,
providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed
copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music or
links to pirated music files; vi. contains restricted
or password only access pages or hidden pages or images
(those not linked to or from another accessible page);
vii. provides material that exploits people under
the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits
personal information from anyone under 18; viii. provides
instructional information about illegal activities
such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating
someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer
viruses; ix. solicits passwords or personal identifying
information for commercial or unlawful purposes from
other users; or x. involves commercial activities
and/or sales without our prior written consent such
as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, or
pyramid schemes; (xi) for band profiles, uses sexually
suggestive imagery or any other unfair, misleading
or deceptive content intended to draw traffic to the
profile.
5. You must use the Service in a manner consistent
with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
6. You may not include in your Member profile any
telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs
or email addresses.
7. You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation
of, any Member to buy or sell any products or services
through the Service. You may not transmit any chain
letters or junk email to other Members. Although DirtyMascot
cannot monitor the conduct of its Members off the
Website, it is also a violation of these rules to
use any information obtained from the Service in order
to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order
to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any
Member without their prior explicit consent.
8. You may not cover or obscure the banner advertisements
on your personal profile page, or any DirtyMascot
page via HTML/CSS or any other means.
9. Any automated use of the system, such as using
scripts to add friends, is prohibited.
10. You may not attempt to impersonate another user
or person who is not a member of DirtyMascot.
11. For band profiles, you may not copy the code for
your DirtyMascot Player and embed it into other profiles
or ask other Members to embed it into their profiles.
12. You may not use the account, username, or password
of another Member at any time nor may you disclose
your password to any third party or permit any third
party to access your account.
13. You may not sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
Copyright Policy.
You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any
way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other
proprietary information without obtaining the prior
written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
It is the policy of DirtyMascot to terminate membership
privileges of any member who repeatedly infringes
copyright upon prompt notification to DirtyMascot
by the copyright owner or the copyright owner's legal
agent. Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe
that your work has been copied and posted on the Service
in a way that constitutes copyright infringement,
please provide our Copyright Agent with the following
information: an electronic or physical signature of
the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of the copyright interest; a description of the copyrighted
work that you claim has been infringed; a description
of where the material that you claim is infringing
is located on the Website; your address, telephone
number, and email address; a written statement by
you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed
use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its
agent, or the law; a statement by you, made under
penalty of perjury, that the above information in
your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright
owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's
behalf. DirtyMascot's Copyright Agent for notice of
claims of copyright infringement can be reached as
follows: Copyright Agent, DirtyMascot 155 East 29th
Street, NY, NY, Suite 8C, 10016.
Communications with this Site.
Any communication or material you transmit to the
Site by e-mail or otherwise, will be treated as, non-confidential
and non-proprietary. By posting communications to
this Site, you automatically grant DirtyMascot a royalty
free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license
to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate,
distribute, perform and display the communication
alone or as part of other works in any form, media,
or technology whether now known or hereafter developed,
and to sublicense such rights. Furthermore, DirtyMascot
and its affiliates are free to use any ideas, concepts,
know-how, or techniques contained in any Communication
you send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever including,
but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and
marketing products using such information.
You agree not to post or transmit any unlawful, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, scandalous, pornographic, or
profane material or any material that could constitute
or encourage conduct that would violate any law. DirtyMascot
and its affiliates will fully cooperate with any law
enforcement authorities or court order requesting
or directing DirtyMascot and its affiliates to disclose
the identity of or help identify or locate anyone
posting any such information or materials.
DirtyMascot or its affiliates do not screen communications
in advance and are not responsible for screening or
monitoring material that the users post. if notified
DirtyMascot or its affiliates may investigate an allegation
that a communication does not conform to this agreement
and determine whether to have the communication removed.
However, DirtyMascot or its affiliates are under no
obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility
or liability arising from the content of any such
communication nor for any error, defamation, libel,
slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography,
profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any
information within such communications with the Site.
DirtyMascot and its affiliates assume no responsibility
or liability for any actions or communications by
you or any unrelated third party within or outside
of this Site.
Acceptance
This Agreement is accepted upon your use of the Website
and is further affirmed by you becoming a Member of
the Service. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between you and DirtyMascot regarding the
use of the Website and/or the Service. The failure
of MySpace.com to exercise or enforce any right or
provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a
waiver of such right or provision.
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