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THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) SET OUT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE WEBSITE “MYPODSTUDIOS.COM” (COLLECTIVELY, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MYPODSTUDIOS.COM WEBSITE, THE “WEBSITE”), PUBLISHED BY MYPODSTUDIOS, INC (“MYPODSTUDIOS”). BY ACCESSING/VISITING OR USING THE WEBSITE (WHETHER YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER OR UNREGISTERED USER), EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY ("YOU" OR "YOUR" AS APPLICABLE), YOU EXPRESSLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE TO THE TERMS AND ALL OTHER POLICIES OF MYPODSTUDIOS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MYPODSTUDIOS’S PRIVACY POLICY). IF YOU ARE NOT AN INDIVIDUAL, YOU REPRESENT TO MYPODSTUDIOS THAT YOU HAVE ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE OR EQUIVALENT AUTHORITY AND POWER TO AGREE TO THE TERMS WHICH YOU AGREE SHALL BE BINDING ON THE CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR OTHER ENTITY IN WHOSE NAME YOU ARE REGISTERING AS A USER AND ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE WEBSITE.
MyPodStudios.com is a video hosting website that enables users to access, view, upload, store, share and comment upon their personal videos. You are responsible for taking all necessary precautions to safeguard your video files. In accordance with internet practice and custom, advertisements may be incorporated into the Website.
If you have registered and have a MyPodStudios account pursuant to which you upload video files you create, including your comments on videos (“Your Content”), MyPodStudios does not own Your Content. By making Your Content accessible to other users (as individuals and/or as a group), you agree to allow any users of the Website - free of charge and for personal use only - to view and transmit Your Content on or through the Website and any other electronic communication media or technology, now known or later developed, for the entire period in which Your Content is hosted on the Website. Please note that due to the nature of the Internet and digital media, data transmitted – including Your Content – cannot be protected against the risks of misappropriation and/or piracy, for which MyPodStudios shall not be liable. You are responsible for taking all appropriate steps to protect your data, where applicable.
In addition, for the entire period in which Your Content is hosted, you grant MyPodStudios the non-exclusive, royalty free right and license to reproduce and display Your Content, in whole or in part, and to display, perform, distribute and transmit the same via the features that enable the Website to be accessed both on the Internet and through any other electronic communication media or technology, now known or later developed, and to adjust the format of Your Content as necessary for the purposes of reproduction, display and transmission.
The content (other than Your Content and other users' content) included on or accessible through the Website, such as text, graphics, logos, names, designations, button icons, features, functionalities, images, audio clips, information, data, photographs, graphs, videos, typefaces, graphics, music, sounds, and other material and software (the “MyPodStudios Content”), is the exclusive property of MyPodStudios and its licensors and is protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and subject to applicable laws and regulations. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable right to access and use the Website, which right is conditioned on your compliance with the Terms. MyPodStudios Content may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purpose whatsoever without the prior written consent of MyPodStudios or MyPodStudios's licensors. You agree to not use or exploit the MyPodStudios Content in any manner inconsistent with any of the rights granted or restrictions set forth herein, including, without limitation, prohibitions on downloading, redistribution, alteration, deletion and deactivation of any content protection mechanisms. You are not allowed to modify, enhance, edit, translate, adapt, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works based upon or otherwise alter in part or in full any MyPodStudios Content. All rights not expressly granted in the Terms are reserved to MyPodStudios and its licensors.
We are under no legal obligation to monitor content transmitted via or stored on the Website.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND LIABILITY. EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY. MYPODSTUDIOS, ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS (THE “DM PARTIES”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. THE DM PARTIES ALSO DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR THE CONTENT PRESENT ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY MISTAKES, DEFAMATION, LIBEL, SLANDER, OMISSIONS, FALSEHOODS, OBSCENITY, PORNOGRAPHY OR PROFANITY YOU MAY ENCOUNTER ON THE WEBSITE. THE DM PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT THE WEBSITE OR ITS SERVICES OR TECHNOLOGY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONTENT AND/OR ANY LIMITATIONS ON YOUR OR ANY OTHER USERS ABILITY TO ACCESS, VIEW OR USE YOUR CONTENT OR ANY OTHER CONTENT, OR THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.
YOU AGREE THAT NO DM PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSS, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION A NEGLIGENT ACT, SHALL ANY DM PARTY BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE WEBSITE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY SUCH DM PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES OR DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION'S LAW APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT.
You warrant that Your Content contains no child pornography; dangerous or illegal acts (including but not limited to incitement to violence, animal abuse or drug abuse); unlawful, obscene, defamatory or libelous material; images of rape or abuse; images of bestiality; or any sexually explicit content (including but not limited to intercourse, masturbation, sadistic or masochistic abuse, explicit depiction of male or female genitalia or pubic areas, pedophilia or necrophilia). To be clear, MyPodStudios neither wants nor tolerates such content. If Your Content contains such content, do not upload it to the Website as you are not authorized to upload it to the Website. You also warrant that Your Content (i) does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party (including but not limited to sound, music, excerpts from any animated or non-animated television shows, short, medium-length and/or feature-length films, advertisements or any other material that you have not created yourself or for which you do not have the necessary clearances and permissions from third party rights owners or copyright royalty collection organizations in such materials); (ii) does not infringe personal rights (i.e. it is not defamatory and does not contain insults, abuse, libel, etc.) or personal privacy (including an individual's right to his or her image); and (iii) is not contrary to public policy and accepted moral standards and does not display, incite or otherwise promote illegal or immoral activity, and does not violate any applicable laws or regulations.
By uploading or disseminating images to or through the Website, you warrant that you are not uploading any infringing material and expressly warrant that you have all necessary rights and/or authorizations from the copyright owner(s) and have paid any royalties or other fees pursuant to any licenses or permissions you may have with owners of copyright royalty collection organizations.
Failure to comply with these provisions may result in Your Content being removed and/or your account being deactivated without prior notice. In addition, MyPodStudios reserves the right to report any violation of these provisions to applicable legal authorities and you may be personally liable to criminal sanctions applicable to the content in question (fines and imprisonment), in addition to any applicable civil damages.
In view of the user-driven nature of the Website, and out of consideration for the general public, users are responsible for maintaining certain ethical standards respecting the videos they upload and the comments they post online. A “this video may offend” link appears next to each video player so that other users may report videos that potentially violate the Terms or any other policy of MyPodStudios.
MyPodStudios does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its Website, and will remove content uploaded by users (including Your Content), if properly notified that such content infringes on another's intellectual property rights. MyPodStudios reserves the right also to terminate a user's account, if they are determined to be a repeat infringer.
If you believe that Your Content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide MyPodStudios’s copyright agent the written information specified below:
MyPodStudios’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its site can be reached as follows:
Copyright Agent
In order to use many of the Website's features, you must set up an account using the online registration form. Upon registering, you will be sent an email containing an hyperlink that must be clicked in order to confirm your registration. You may access your account by entering your username and password in the login fields on the homepage. You alone are responsible for keeping your username and password secure. Registration entitles you to use the Website. We reserve the right to terminate your account at any time. Failure to comply with the Terms or any other policy of MyPodStudios may result in access to your personal page being temporarily or permanently suspended, immediately and without notice, or in the deactivation of your account, without prejudice to any other rights we may have.
Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to register with MyPodStudios. It is MyPodStudios's policy not to collect any information from anyone under the age of 13.
You warrant that you are either more than 18 years or age or have consent of your parent or legal guardian such that you are legally able to agree to be bound by the Terms. In any event, You warrant that you are over the age of 13, as the Website is not intended for children under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, do not use or access the MyPodStudios website at any time or in any manner.
If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 13, and that child has somehow registered with MyPodStudios, please send an e-mail to MyPodStudios for instructions on how to cancel your child’s registration. In the e-mail, please include your full name and address, your child's full name and address, your relationship to the child, your daytime and evening telephone numbers, your e-mail address and a signed statement that you are the child's parent or legal guardian. MyPodStudios reserves the right to seek additional information to verify your identity and status in relation to the child. MyPodStudios will use this information only to verify that you are the child's parent or legal guardian and for no other purposes.
The computer registers stored on our systems in accordance with standard safety practices shall be considered proof of emails exchanged, registration forms sent, videos uploaded, comments posted, and other activity within the Website. Registration forms are stored on reliable and durable media, as required by law. It is agreed that, in the event of a discrepancy between our computer registers and any paper or electronic documents in your possession, our computer registers shall be authoritative and controlling.
You agree and shall indemnify and hold MyPodStudios- harmless from and against any liability, loss, damages (including punitive damages), claim, settlement payment, cost and expense, interest, award, judgment, diminution in value, fine, fee (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), and penalty, or other charge (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other cost of investigating, defending or asserting any claim for indemnification under these Terms) arising from or relating to (i) Your Content, (ii) your violation of the Terms or any other policy of MyPodStudios; (iii) your use of the Website; and (iv) your violation of any third party rights, including without limitation any copyright, property, publicity or privacy rights.
You agree that MyPodStudios shall be deemed to be a passive website that is based solely in New York and over which personal jurisdiction cannot be obtained, either specific or general, in any jurisdiction other than New YorkYou agree that any dispute between you and MyPodStudios arising out of or relating in any way to these Terms or your use of the Website shall be interpreted in accord with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflicts of laws, and shall in all respects be governed, construed, applied, and enforced in accordance with the laws of New York. You also agree that any claim or dispute between you and MyPodStudios shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in New York and you irrevocably consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of any such court.
As a convenience to you, the Website may contain links to websites operated by other entities (a "Linked Site"). If you decide to visit any Linked Site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. MyPodStudios has no responsibility to you with respect to any Linked Site and no Linked Site, regardless of the liking form (e.g. hotlinks, hypertext links, IMG links) is maintained, controlled, endorsed, monitored or otherwise governed by MyPodStudios.
You agree to be bound by any affirmation, assent, communication or agreement you transmit through the Website, including but not limited to any consent you give to receive communications from MyPodStudios solely through electronic transmission. You agree that, when in the future you click on "I agree," "I consent" or other similarly worded "button" or entry field with your mouse, keystroke or other computer device, your agreement or consent will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature.
MyPodStudios may amend or revise the Terms or any other policy of MyPodStudios at any time and you agree to be bound by such revised Terms or policy. Any such amendment or revisions will become effective upon the date it is first posted to this site. It is your responsibility to return to the Website from time to time to review the most current Terms and other MyPodStudios policies. MyPodStudios does not and will not assume any obligation to notify you of changes to the Terms or any other policy of MyPodStudios.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between MyPodStudios and you with respect the Website and its supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and MyPodStudios with respect to the Website. A printed version of the Terms and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to the Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and record originally generated and maintained in printed form. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of these Terms, and the remainder of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
Last updated: October 14th, 2011
The use of the MyPodStudios’ website(s) any MyPodStudios services and products (collectively, the "Website") provided by MyPodStudios, LLC ("MyPodStudios") are subject to the provisions of this Privacy Policy, including any amendments or updates hereto. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the MyPodStudios T&C’s.
If you are under the age of 13, you are not eligible to use the Website. Do not submit any personal information to us if you are under the age of 13.
Any video, image, or other content posted at the direction of users onto the Website becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Information Personal Information. Use of certain features of the Website may require submission of certain personal information, including your first and last name, email address, a nickname (or other user ID) and a password.
Non-personally identifiable Information. MyPodStudios may also collect or receive additional non-personally identifiable usage information specifically related to the use of a particular feature or offering on the Website, and responses to the offerings and advertisements presented on the Website. MyPodStudios may also collect or receive certain non-personally identifiable technical information when the Website and pages are visited.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION: The information is used to operate and improve the features, offerings and content presented to you by MyPodStudios, to personalize the content and advertisements provided to you; to fulfill your requests for products, programs, and services; to communicate with you and respond to your inquiries; to conduct research about your use of the Website; and to help offer you other products, programs, or services that may be of interest. MyPodStudios may use your personally identifiable information to present offers to you on behalf of business partners and advertisers. However, while MyPodStudios’ business partners and advertisers may receive aggregate data about MyPodStudios users, any personally identifiable information of yours will not be shared with third parties unless you have consented to the sharing of this information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your information may be accessed and disclosed if and as required by legal procedures, as determined by MyPodStudios in good faith. MyPodStudios may transfer personally identifiable information in the event of a transfer of ownership of MyPodStudios or any of its websites or products, in which case the information could become subject to a different privacy policy.
Cookies. MyPodStudios may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies to enhance and personalize your experience of the Website, including to operate and improve offerings through the Website; to help authenticate your identity when you visit and transact with the Website; to remember your preferences and registration information; to present and help measure and research the effectiveness of the various offerings, advertisements, and e-mail communications. MyPodStudios does not require that you accept cookies, and you may disable cookies at any time. To disable cookies, follow the instructions in your web browser.
Security: MyPodStudios has implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect and safeguard the personally identifiable information under our control from unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification, unlawful destruction or accidental loss. All our personnel that have access to, and are associated with the processing of your personally identifiable information, are obligated to respect the confidentiality of the information.
Privacy Policy: MyPodStudio’s Privacy Policy is to share personal information only with the owner's informed consent. With your consent, from time-to-time, MyPodStudios may provide its business partners with contact details for direct marketing purposes of relevant services, products, and programs. If you no longer wish your information to be shared, please let us know. If you have further inquires regarding MyPodStudios information sharing practices, please let us know here: Info@MyPodStudios.com
Modification and Deletion of Personally Identifiable Information: In order to delete the personally identifiable information you submitted, notify us at Info@MyPodStudios.com that you wish to delete your personally identifiable information or any part thereof contained at our databases. If you wish to modify or update your personally identifiable information, use the Website or application interface. If you need help, please contact us at Info@MyPodStudios.com.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please see: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices exercised by other providers of products or services, advertisers or other web sites, or companies/people that MyPodStudios does not own or control, or does not employ or manage
Last updated: June 15th, 2012
