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OF SERVICE
PLEASE READ.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND OUR PRIVACY
POLICY.
This Web
site (the "Site") is owned and operated by Gun and Doll Show
or one of its subsidiary companies within the United States (collectively,
"GADS"). These terms of service (the "Terms of Service"
or "TOS") apply to and govern your use, and any use by another
person, of your User Account, as well as your use of this Site and the
Services (as defined below). Your use of the Site and/or any Service signifies
your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service and the GADS Privacy
Policy (the "Privacy Policy"), which is hereby incorporated
by reference.
For purposes of the TOS, the following defined terms shall have these
meanings: (A) "Service(s)" shall mean any and all services on,
or provided by, the Site, whether or not such services are also provided
or delivered by other means or media such as software or wireless devices;
(B) "Site" shall mean this site; (C) "Site Content"
shall mean any and all human readable patent audio and/or visual elements
of this Site, created or owned by GADS, or third parties, including, without
limitation, any text, graphics, images, illustrations, photographs, animations,
video, audio or audiovisual works (including, for example, without limitation,
movie trailers or episodic works), designs, logos, information, and other
content made available through the Site; (D) "Site Code" means
any and all underlying elements of the Site, including without limitation,
source code, script, object code, software, computer programs, and other
sets of statements and instructions contained in the underlying Site;
(E) "User Account" means any account created by you, through
a registration process for the purpose of accessing or using certain Services.
LICENSE TO
USE THE SITE
GADS grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right and license
to access, use and privately display the Site and the Site Content as
described herein for your personal use only, by way of one (1) computer
connected to the Site over the Internet, provided that you comply fully
with these TOS. You may "cache" pages of the Site for the sole
purpose of increasing the speed and efficiency at which you access the
Site. Any other copy or use of a portion of the Site is not authorized,
will be a violation of these TOS and will constitute a copyright violation.
You shall not interfere, or attempt to interfere, with the operation of
the Site in any way through any means or device, including, but not limited
to, spamming, hacking, uploading computer viruses or time bombs, or any
other means expressly prohibited by any provision of these TOS or by law.
CHANGES TO
SITE AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE
GADS reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add
or remove any portion of the Site, the Site Content, the TOS, and/or the
Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes to the TOS and
Privacy Policy will be effective when posted. You agree to review the
TOS and Privacy Policy periodically to become aware of any changes. Your
use of the Site after any changes to the TOS and/or Privacy Policy are
posted will be considered acceptance of those changes and will constitute
your agreement to be bound thereby.
CHANGES IN
SITE OWNERSHIP
You will be deemed to have consented to the disclosure to, and use by,
a subsequent owner or operator of the Site, of any information about you
contained in the applicable GADS database, to the extent GADS assigns
its rights and obligations regarding such information in connection with
a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of GADS's assets,
or in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially
all of the assets related to this particular Site to a subsequent owner
or operator. In the event of such a merger, acquisition, or sale, your
continued use of the Site signifies your agreement to be bound by the
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the Site's subsequent owner or
operator.
OWNERSHIP
OF TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Site, Site Content, Site Code, and all copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, trade names and all other intellectual property or property rights
therein are proprietary to GADS and are owned by GADS and/or its licensors
and content providers, and are protected by applicable domestic and international
copyright laws. Unless expressly permitted in writing by GADS, you shall
not copy, capture, reproduce, perform, transfer, sell, license, modify,
manipulate, create derivative works from or based upon, republish, upload,
edit, post, transmit, publicly display, frame, link, distribute, or exploit
in whole or in part the Site, the Site Content or Site Code, or otherwise
use the Site, Site Content or Site Code on any other web site, other networked
computer environment, or in any medium now known or hereafter developed
(each, an "Unauthorized Use").
Any Unauthorized Use constitutes an infringement of the copyrights and
other proprietary rights of GADS and/or its licensors and content providers
and constitutes a violation of these TOS. Any violation of copyright laws
may be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties.
SOFTWARE
From time to time, and at its sole discretion, GADS may make available
to users certain software that may be accessible or downloaded from this
Site. In the event that you access or download software from this Site,
the software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated
by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the
"Software") are licensed to you by GADS or a GADS-approved third
party software provider ("Third Party Provider"). GADS does
not transfer title to the Software to you. You own the medium on which
the Software is recorded, but GADS and/or the Third Party Provider retain
full and complete title to their respective Software, and all intellectual
property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse
engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable
form. Furthermore, your use of any Software of a Third Party Provider
shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by such Third Party
Provider and any applicable license agreement for its Software. Software
from this Site is further subject to United States export controls. No
software from this Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported
(i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North
Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed
goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially
Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders.
By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you
are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of,
any such country or on any such list.
SUBMISSIONS
GADS is pleased to hear from its customers and welcomes your comments
regarding GADS products and services, including this Site. Unfortunately,
however, GADS's long-standing company policy does not allow it to accept
or consider creative ideas (including stories, character ideas, screenplays,
and original artwork, etc.), suggestions, or materials other than those
it has specifically requested (see below). While we value your feedback,
we request that you be specific in your comments regarding our services
and products, and that you not submit any creative ideas, suggestions,
or materials. It is the intent of this policy to avoid the possibility
of future misunderstandings when projects developed by GADS's or its affiliates'
professional staff might seem to others to be similar to their own creative
work.
If, at our request, you send or post (e.g., via message boards or contests)
certain specific submissions, or, despite our request that you not send
us any creative ideas, suggestions or other materials, you do so (collectively,
the "Submissions"), the Submissions shall be deemed, and shall
remain, the exclusive property of GADS. None of the Submissions shall
be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of GADS, and GADS
shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without
limitation of the foregoing, GADS shall exclusively own the copyright
and all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Submissions of every
kind and nature, in perpetuity, throughout the universe, and GADS shall
be entitled to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, license,
create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate
such Submissions into any form, medium, or technology now known or later
developed throughout the universe, for any purpose whatsoever, commercial
or otherwise, without compensation to those who provide the Submissions.
In addition, you warrant that your Submissions do not violate any person's
so-called "moral rights" or other similar or analogous rights
under any applicable laws in any country or region of the world. Applicable
law may restrict or limit the foregoing provisions of this paragraph.
If so, without limitation of the foregoing, you agree that, in no event,
shall GADS's total liability exceed $5,000.00.
You agree to indemnify GADS for any and all claims, damages, losses, and
causes of action arising as a result of your Submissions or your failure
to comply with the TOS. GADS does not and cannot review all Submissions
and is not responsible for the content or substance of these Submissions.
However, GADS reserves the right to delete, move, or edit Submissions
that it, in its sole discretion, deems to be abusive, defamatory, obscene,
in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or in violation of any person's
rights of privacy or publicity, or otherwise unacceptable.
Please refer to the GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE SERVICES below for additional
information concerning Submissions.
GADS SERVICES
AND RULES FOR USE
As a convenience to its visitors, GADS may provide, from time to time
and at its sole discretion, one or more Services, such as chat areas,
message boards, e-mail functions, instant messaging service, voice-mail,
file communities, polls, surveys, and other services. These Services are
provided by GADS to you and others subject to the TOS, the Guidelines
set forth below, the Privacy Policy, and other rules that may be published
from time to time (collectively, the "Rules") by GADS. GADS
currently provides the Services free of charge to users who agree to be
bound and abide by the Rules. GADS reserves the right to change the nature
of this relationship at any time.
REGISTRATION
AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
In consideration for your use of the Services, you agree to (i) comply
with the Rules, (ii) provide accurate, complete and true information about
yourself as may be required on any registration form for Services (your
"Registration Information") in order to create your User Account,
and (iii) maintain and update, as applicable, your Registration Information
with current and complete information. Users who violate the Rules, or
provide inaccurate, false, or non-current Registration Information may,
at GADS’s sole discretion, have their User Accounts suspended or
terminated, and may be permanently banned from using any current or future
Services.
As part of your User Account, you will be responsible for creating, and
maintaining the confidentiality of, your user name and password. We ask
that you select a user name other than your real name or the real name
of any other person. We also urge you to memorize your password or keep
it in a secure place, away from the rest of your User Account information,
as sharing your password with others may lead to unauthorized access to
your User Account and the information therein. You agree that you will
(i) immediately notify GADS of any unauthorized use of your User Account,
and (ii) ensure that you properly exit all Services at the completion
of your use session. GADS shall have no liability for any loss or damage
arising from your use of a User Account, the Site or any Service, or your
failure to comply with these requirements.
GUIDELINES
FOR USE OF THE SERVICES
You are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted by
you, and/or any other user of your User Account and of the Services, including
the transmission, posting, or other provision of text, files, links, software,
photographs, video, sound, music or other information or material ("Posted
Content") to any portion of the Services. Listed below are some,
though not all, violations that may result in GADS terminating or suspending
your User Account and/or access to GADS Services. You agree not to do
any of the following actions while using any GADS Service:
Harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort upon another
Service participant, user, or other individual or entity;
Transmit, in connection with any Service, any Posted Content that GADS,
in its sole discretion, considers to be disruptive, unlawful, harmful,
threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful,
or racially or ethnically-motivated, or otherwise objectionable;
Cause any chat room screen in any chat room to "scroll" faster
than other users are able to type to it or any action of a similar disruptive
effect;
Impersonate in any Service, any person, including but not limited to,
a GADS official or representative, chat or message board leader, guide
or host;
Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in a chat room or otherwise act in
a manner that negatively affects other participants;
Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or
any other forms of solicitation in the Services;
Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state,
national or international law, including, but not limited to, any regulations
having the force of law while using or accessing any Services;
Invade the privacy or violate any personal or proprietary right of any
person or entity; or
Infringe the intellectual property rights or similar rights, including
but not limited to copyrights and trademarks, of any person or entity.
You understand that any content that you upload and/or post on the Site
or any Service shall constitute a Submission for all purposes of these
TOS.
LINKED SITES
GADS sites may frame, and/or contain links to or advertisements about,
non-GADS Web sites. Other sites may also reference, advertise, or link
to GADS sites. GADS does not endorse or sponsor other Web sites and is
not responsible for the content of such sites. GADS expressly disclaims
any statements or assertions made on non-GADS Web sites, and denies all
liability associated with your use of, and the content on, such other
sites and advertisements.
NON-UNITED
STATES RESIDENTS
GADS makes no representation that the Site Content, including merchandise
offered for sale on the Site, and their copyrights, trademarks, patents,
and licensing arrangements, are appropriate or available for use in locations
other than the United States of America. Those who choose to access the
Site from locations outside of the U.S.A. do so on their own initiative
and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws,
if and to the extent local laws are applicable. With respect to shipments
of merchandise to consumers, wherever they may reside, title to the merchandise
and risk of loss shall pass to the buyer upon delivery of the merchandise
to the common carrier.
JURISDICTIONAL
ISSUES
The Site is controlled and operated by GADS from its offices within the
State of California, United States of America. Use of this Site constitutes
your consent and submission to service of process under applicable United
States or California law and to personal jurisdiction in a court of competent
jurisdiction in the State of California for the purposes any legal action
or claim pertaining to these Terms of Service, or arising from the use
of your User Account and/or any GADS Site or Service.
TERMINATION
You understand and agree that GADS may, in its sole discretion and at
any time, terminate your password, User Account, or use of any Services,
and discard and remove any and all Submissions submitted or posted by
you to any GADS Site or Service, for any reason. GADS may also, in its
sole discretion and at any time, discontinue any Sites or Services or
limit or restrict any user access thereto, for any reason. You understand
and agree that GADS may take any one or more of these actions without
any notice to you, prior or otherwise. Should GADS take any of these actions,
it may, in its sole discretion, immediately deactivate and/or delete any
or all information about and concerning your User Account, including your
Registration Information and Submissions. You understand and agree that
GADS shall not have any liability to you or any other person for any termination
of your access to any Services and/or the removal of information concerning
your User Account.
DISCLAIMER
THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES, AND THE SOFTWARE, IF APPLICABLE,
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, GADS DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GADS DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF OR THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE,
SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES OR SOFTWARE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE, SITE CONTENT,
SITE CODE, THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE, OR THE SOFTWARE ARE FREE
OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SITE, SITE CONTENT,
SITE CODE, SOFTWARE OR SERVER DO NOT VIOLATE ANY PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON. GADS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS
REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT,
THE SITE CODE, THE SERVICES OR THE SOFTWARE, IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS,
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT GADS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE
RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE
CODE, SERVICES, AND SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY
SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION IF THERE ARE ANY DEFECTS. APPLICABLE
LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL
GADS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE,
SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE OR THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF GADS HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WHILE GADS TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST
SECURITY BREACHES, NO WEB SITE OR INTERNET TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY
SECURE, AND AS SUCH, GADS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS, HACKING, DATA LOSS, OR OTHER BREACHES THAT MAY OCCUR. APPLICABLE
LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR EXEMPLARY,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL GADS'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU
FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE
AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO GADS, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.
COPYRIGHT
NOTICE
If you believe that any Submissions or any Site Content has been copied
in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following
information to the Copyright Agent named below:
Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
The exact URL or a description of where the alleged infringing material
is located;
A 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;
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and
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.E-Mail: copyrightagent@gunanddollshow.com
By this notice, GADS seeks to preserve any and all exemptions from liability
that may be available under the copyright law, but does not necessarily
stipulate that it is a service provider as defined in 17 USC Section 512c
or elsewhere in the law of the United States or any state or territory
within the United States.
OTHER
GOVERNING
LAW; ARBITRATION
These Terms of Service shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of California without regard to the choice of law
principles thereof. You agree that any and all disputes or controversies
of any nature between them arising at any time shall be determined by
binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules
of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") before a single
neutral arbitrator ("Arbitrator"). The Arbitrator shall be an
attorney or retired judge with at least ten (10) years experience in the
software industry and shall be mutually agreed upon by you and GADS (collectively,
"the parties"). If the parties are unable to agree on an Arbitrator,
the Arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA. The fees of the Arbitrator
shall be borne equally by the parties, provided that the Arbitrator may
require that such fees be borne in such other manner as the Arbitrator
determines is required in order for this arbitration clause to be enforceable
under applicable law. The parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery
in accordance with Section 1283.05 of the California Code of Civil Procedure,
provided that (a) the Arbitrator must authorize such discovery in advance
based on findings that the material sought is relevant to the issues in
dispute and that the nature and scope of such discovery is reasonable
under the circumstances, and (b) discovery shall be limited to depositions
and production of documents unless the Arbitrator finds that another method
of discovery (e.g., interrogatories) is the most reasonable and cost efficient
method of obtaining the information sought. There shall be a record of
the proceedings at the arbitration hearing and the Arbitrator shall issue
a Statement of Decision setting forth the factual and legal basis for
the Arbitrator's decision. If neither party gives written notice requesting
an appeal within ten (10) business days after the issuance of the Statement
of Decision, the Arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding as to
all matters of substance and procedure, and may be enforced by a petition
to the California Superior Court, which may be made ex parte, for confirmation
and enforcement of the award. If either party gives written notice requesting
an appeal within ten (10) business days after the issuance of the Statement
of Decision, the award of the Arbitrator shall be appealed to three (3)
neutral arbitrators (the "Appellate Arbitrators"), each of whom
shall have the same qualifications and be selected through the same procedure
as the Arbitrator. The appealing party shall file its appellate brief
within thirty (30) days after its written notice requesting the appeal
and the other party shall file its brief within thirty (30) days thereafter.
The Appellate Arbitrators shall thereupon review the decision of the Arbitrator
applying the same standards of review and all of the same presumptions)
as if the Appellate Arbitrators were a California Court of Appeals reviewing
a judgment of the California Superior Court, except that the Appellate
Arbitrators shall in all cases issue a final award and shall not remand
the matter to the Arbitrator. The decision of the Appellate Arbitrators
shall be final and binding as to all matters of substance and procedure,
and may be enforced by a petition to the California Superior Court, which
may be made ex parte, for confirmation and enforcement of the award. The
party appealing the decision of the Arbitrator shall pay all costs and
expenses of the appeal, including the fees of the Appellate Arbitrators
and the reasonable outside attorneys' fees of the opposing party, unless
the decision of the Arbitrator is reversed, in which event the expenses
of the appeal shall be borne as determined by the Appellate Arbitrators.
The Arbitrator shall have the power to enter temporary restraining orders,
preliminary and permanent injunctions. Prior to the appointment of the
Arbitrator or for remedies beyond the jurisdiction of an arbitrator, at
any time, either party may seek pendente lite relief in a court of competent
jurisdiction in San Francisco County, California without thereby waiving
its right to arbitration of the dispute or controversy under this section.
All arbitration proceedings (including proceedings before the Appellate
Arbitrators) shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records
relating thereto shall be permanently sealed, except as necessary to obtain
court confirmation of the arbitration award. The provisions of this paragraph
shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of any prior agreement between
the parties.
Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent either party from seeking interlocutory
and/or injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant
to the preceding paragraph.
THE PARTIES
HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND
ISSUES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT OR TORT, AND INCLUDING ANY CLAIM FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT THEREOF.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision
of the TOS shall be held unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable,
then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Service
and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining
provisions.
COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS
You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in
connection with your activities under this TOS, including without limitation
the applicable regulations of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the
United States Export Administration Act, as amended to assure that the
Site Content, Site Code, and the Software are not exported in violation
of the United States laws.
Effective Date: January 1, 2005
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