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Legal Statement
Definitions
"The Toy Factory" is the interactive
on-line service operated by The Toy Factory. ("The Toy Factory")
on the World Wide Web of the Internet, consisting of information
services and content provided by The Toy Factory, affiliates
of The Toy Factory and other third parties. "Subscriber" means
each person who establishes or accesses a connection ("Account")
for access to and use of The Toy Factory.
2. General.
(A) This Agreement, which
incorporates by reference other provisions applicable to use
of The Toy Factory, including, but not limited to, supplemental
terms and conditions governing the use of certain specific
material contained in The Toy Factory, sets forth the terms
and conditions that apply to use of The Toy Factory by Subscriber.
By using The Toy Factory (other than to read this Agreement
for the first time), Subscriber agrees to comply with all
of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use The Toy
Factory is personal to Subscriber and is not transferable
to any other person or entity. Subscriber is responsible for
all use of Subscriber's Account (under any screen name or
password) and for ensuring that all use of Subscriber's Account
complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement. Subscriber
shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of
Subscriber's password(s), if any.
(B) The Toy
Factory shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue
any aspect or feature of The Toy Factory, including, but not
limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment
needed for access or use.
3. Changed
Terms.
The Toy Factory shall have
the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions
applicable to Subscriber's use of The Toy Factory, or any
part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including, but
not limited to, adding fees and charges for use. Such changes,
modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately
upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including,
but not limited to, posting on The Toy Factory, or by electronic
or conventional mail, or by any other means by which Subscriber
obtains notice thereof. Any use of The Toy Factory by Subscriber
after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance
by Subscriber of such changes, modifications or additions.
4. Equipment. Subscriber
shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone,
computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to
and use of The Toy Factory and all charges related thereto.
5. Subscriber
Conduct.
(A) Subscriber shall use The
Toy Factory for lawful purposes only. Subscriber shall not
post or transmit through The Toy Factory any material which
violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others,
which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive
of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or
otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would
constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability
or otherwise violate any law, or which, without The Toy Factory's
express prior approval, contains advertising or any solicitation
with respect to products or services. Any conduct by a Subscriber
that in The Toy Factory's discretion restricts or inhibits
any other Subscriber from using or enjoying The Toy Factory
will not be permitted. Subscriber shall not use The Toy Factory
to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation, including,
but not limited to, the solicitation of users to become subscribers
of other on-line information services competitive with The
Toy Factory.
(B) The Toy
Factory contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other
proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text,
software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the
entire contents of The Toy Factory are copyrighted as a collective
work under the United States copyright laws. The Toy Factory
owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement
and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content
original to it. Subscriber may not modify, publish, transmit,
participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works,
or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in
part. Subscriber may download copyrighted material for Subscriber's
personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted
under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission,
publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material
will be permitted without the express permission of The Toy
Factory and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted
copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material,
no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark
legend or copyright notice shall be made. Subscriber acknowledges
that it does not acquire any ownership rights by downloading
copyrighted material.
(C) Subscriber
shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on The
Toy Factory any material protected by copyright, trademark
or other proprietary right without the express permission
of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary
right and the burden of determining that any material is not
protected by copyright rests with Subscriber. Subscriber shall
be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement
of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting
from such a submission. By submitting material to any public
area of The Toy Factory, Subscriber automatically grants,
or warrants that the owner of such material has expressly
granted The Toy Factory the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in
whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other
works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter
developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist
in such material. Subscriber also permits any other Subscriber
to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that
Subscriber's personal use. Subscriber hereby grants The Toy
Factory the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any
material made available on The Toy Factory by Subscriber.
(D) The foregoing
provisions of Section 5 are for the benefit of The Toy Factory,
its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers
and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and
enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.
6. Disclaimer
of Warranty; Limitation of Liability.
(A) SUBSCRIBER
EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF The Toy Factory IS AT SUBSCRIBER'S
SOLE RISK. NEITHER The Toy Factory, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY
OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT
PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT The Toy Factory WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY
AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF The Toy
Factory, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF
ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH
The Toy Factory.
(B) The Toy
Factory IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES
WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION
OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
(C) THIS DISCLAIMER
OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY
FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION,
DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS,
COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH
OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER
CAUSE OF ACTION. SUBSCRIBER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
The Toy Factory IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE
OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER SUBSCRIBERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND
THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY
WITH SUBSCRIBER.
(D) IN NO
EVENT WILL The Toy Factory, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED
IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING The Toy Factory OR
THE The Toy Factory SOFTWARE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF
OR INABILITY TO USE The Toy Factory. SUBSCRIBER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT
ON The Toy Factory.
(E) IN ADDITION
TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE NEITHER, The Toy Factory, NOR
ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS
SHALL BE LIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR DURATION, FOR ANY
ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS. ADDITIONALLY,
THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE
USE OF THE INFORMATION.
7. Monitoring.
The Toy Factory
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the
content of The Toy Factory, to determine compliance with this
Agreement and any operating rules established by The Toy Factory
and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government
request. The Toy Factory shall have the right in its sole
discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material
submitted to or posted on The Toy Factory. Without limiting
the foregoing, The Toy Factory shall have the right to remove
any material that The Toy Factory, in its sole discretion,
finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise
objectionable.
8. Indemnification.
Subscriber
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless The Toy Factory,
its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees
and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including
attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of The Toy Factory
by Subscriber or Subscriber's Account.
9. Termination.
Either The
Toy Factory or Subscriber may terminate this Agreement at
any time. Without limiting the foregoing, The Toy Factory
shall have the right to immediately terminate Subscriber's
Account in the event of any conduct by Subscriber which The
Toy Factory, in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable,
or in the event of any breach by Subscriber of this Agreement.
The provisions of Sections 5(B), 5(C), 5(D), 6, 8, 10 and
this Section 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
10. Trademarks.
The Toy Factory
and each of the logos are the sole property of The Toy Factory,
Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks appearing on
The Toy Factory are the property of their respective owners.
11. Third
Party Content.
The Toy Factory
is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied
by third parties and Subscribers. Accordingly, The Toy Factory
has no more editorial control over such content than does
a public library. Any opinions, advice, statements, services,
offers, or other information or content expressed or made
available by third parties, including information providers,
Subscribers or any other user of The Toy Factory, are those
of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of The
Toy Factory. Neither The Toy Factory nor any third-party provider
of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness
of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. (Refer to Section 6 above for the complete
provisions governing limitation of liabilities and disclaimers
of warranty.)
In many instances,
the content available through The Toy Factory represents the
opinions and judgments of the respective information provider,
Subscriber, or other user not under contract with The Toy
Factory. The Toy Factory neither endorses nor is responsible
for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or
statement made on The Toy Factory by anyone other than authorized
The Toy Factory employee spokespersons while acting in their
official capacities. Under no circumstances will The Toy Factory
be liable for any loss or damage caused by a Subscriber's
reliance on information obtained through The Toy Factory.
It is the responsibility of Subscriber to evaluate the accuracy,
completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice
or other content available through The Toy Factory. Please
seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding
the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice
or other content.
12. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement
and any operating rules for The Toy Factory established by
The Toy Factory constitute the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all
previous written or oral agreements between the parties with
respect to such subject matter. This Agreement shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of the Great State of Florida,
without regard to its conflict of laws rules. 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.
The section headings used herein are for convenience only
and shall not be given any legal import.
13. Copyrights
and Copyright Agent.
The Toy Factory
respects the rights of all copyright holders and in this regard,
The Toy Factory has adopted and implemented a policy that
provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances
of subscribers and account holders who infringe the rights
of copyright holders. If you believe that your work has been
copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please
provide The Toy Factory's Copyright Agent the following information
required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation
Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ¤ 512:
1. A physical
or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyright
work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted
works at a single online site are covered by a single notification,
a representative list of such works at that site;
3. Identification of the material
that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing
activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to
be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit
us to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably
sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party;
5. A statement
that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use
of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized
by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement
that the information in the notification is accurate, and
under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is
allegedly infringed.
The Toy Factory's
Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement
on or regarding this site can be reached as follows:
Copyright
Agent The Toy Factory Alexandria MN 56308 Email: jesse@shoptoyfactory.com
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