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1. Your Acceptance THIS WEBSITE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY Akalyoga, Inc. (the "Company"). BY USING AND/OR VISITING THIS
WEBSITE ("Website"), YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO BOTH THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS (the "Terms of Service") AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF the Website's PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH ARE PUBLISHED AT http://www.akalyoga.com
of service http://www.akalyoga.com, AND WHICH ARE INCORPORATED
HEREIN BY REFERENCE. If you do not agree to any of these terms,
then please do not use the Website.
2. THE Website These Terms of Service apply to all users of the
Website, including users who are also contributors of original
sound recordings ("Sound Recordings") and information, and other
materials related the Sound Recordings on the Website. The Website
may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or
controlled by the Company. The Company has no control over, and
assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies,
or practices of any third party websites. In addition, the Company
will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party
site. By using the Website, you expressly release the Company
from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party
website. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave
the Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy
of each other website that you visit.
3. Website Access A. The Company hereby grants you permission
to use the Website as set forth in this Terms of Service, provided
that:
- (i) your use of the Website as permitted is solely for your
personal, noncommercial use;
- (ii) you will not copy or distribute any part of the Website
in any medium without the Company's prior written authorization;
- (iii) you will not alter or modify any part of the Website
other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the Website
for its intended purpose; and
- (iv) you will otherwise comply with the terms and conditions
of these Terms of Service. B. In order to access some features
of the Website, you will have to create an account. You may
never use another's account without permission. When creating
your account, you must provide accurate and complete information.
You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your
account, and you must keep your account password secure. You
must notify the Company immediately of any breach of security
or unauthorized use of your account. Although the Company will
not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use
of your account, you may be liable for the losses of the Company
or others due to such unauthorized use. C. You agree not to
use or launch any automated system, including without limitation,
"robots," "spiders," "offline readers," etc., that accesses
the Website in a manner that sends more request messages to
the Company servers in a given period of time than a human can
reasonably produce in the same period by using a convention
on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
grants the operators of public search engines permission to
use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose
of creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials,
but not caches or archives of such materials. The Company reserves
the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in
specific cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally
identifiable information, including account names, from the
Website, nor to use the communication systems provided by the
Website for any commercial solicitation purposes. You agree
not to solicit, for commercial purposes, any users of the Website.
4. Intellectual Property Rights The content on the Website, except
all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation,
the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music,
videos, interactive features and the like ("Content") and the
trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"),
are owned by or licensed to the Company, subject to copyright
and other intellectual property rights under United States and
foreign laws and international conventions. Content on the Website
is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use
only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted,
broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for
any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent
of the respective owners. The Company reserves all rights not
expressly granted in and to the Website and the Content. You agree
to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the
Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use,
copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties
obtained through the Website for any commercial purposes. If you
download or print a copy of the Content for personal use, you
must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained
therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere
with security related features of the Website or features that
prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations
on use of the Website or the Content therein.
5. User Submissions
A. The Website may now or in the future permit the submission
of sound recordings or other communications submitted by you and
other users ("User Submissions") and the hosting and/or publishing
of such User Submissions. You understand that whether or not such
User Submissions are published, the Company does not guarantee
any confidentiality with respect to any submissions.
B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions
and the consequences of posting or publishing them. In connection
with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that:
(i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents,
and permissions to use and authorize the Company to use all
patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, publicity, publishing
or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Submissions
to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner
contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Service; and
(ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission
of each and every identifiable individual person in the User
Submission to use the name or likeness of each and every such
identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of
the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website
and these Terms of Service. For clarity, you retain all of your
ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting
the User Submissions to the Company, you hereby grant the Company
a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable
and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, display,
publicly and digitally perform the User Submissions in connection
with the Website and the Company's (and its successor's) business,
including without limitation for promoting and redistributing
part or all of the Website (and derivative works thereof) in
any media formats and through any media channels including the
interactive or non-interactive digital broadcast of the User
Content (only if the User Content includes nondramatic sound
recording, the composition associated with the User Content).
You also hereby grant each user of the Website a non-exclusive
license to access your User Submissions through the Website,
and to reproduce, display and perform such User Submissions
as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under
these Terms of Service. The foregoing license granted by you
terminates once you remove or delete a User Submission from
the Website. C. In connection with User Submissions, you further
agree that you will not:
- (i) submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade
secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights,
including publishing rights, privacy and publicity rights, unless
you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their
rightful owner to post the material and to grant the Company
all of the license rights granted herein;
- (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage
the Company or any third party;
- (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory,
libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially
or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be
considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability,
violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate;
- (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business:
- (v) impersonate another person.
The Company does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion,
recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and the Company expressly
disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Submissions.
The Company does not permit copyright infringing activities and
infringement of intellectual property rights on its Website, and
the Company will remove all Content and User Submissions if properly
notified that such Content or User Submission infringes on another's
intellectual property rights. The Company reserves the right to
remove Content and User Submissions without prior notice. The
Company will also terminate a User's access to its Website, if
they are determined to be a repeat infringer. A repeat infringer
is a User who has been notified of infringing activity more than
twice and/or has had a User Submission removed from the Website
more than twice. The Company also reserves the right to decide
whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies
with these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright
infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such
as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material,
or excessive length. The Company may remove such User Submissions
and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in
violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior
notice and at its sole discretion.
D. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe
that any User Submission or other content infringes upon your
copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by contacting our Copyright
Agent (at copyright@netmusicmakers.com).
E. You understand that when using the Website, you will be exposed
to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that the Company
is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual
property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further
understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions
that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and
you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable
rights or remedies you have or may have against the Company with
respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold the Company,
its owners/operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to
the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related
to your use of the site.
F. The Company permits you to link to materials on the Website
for personal, non-commercial purposes only. In addition, the Company
provides an "Embeddable Player" feature, which you may incorporate
into your own personal, non-commercial websites for use in accessing
the materials on the Website, provided that you include a prominent
link back to the Website on the pages containing the Embeddable
Player. The Company reserves the right to discontinue any aspect
of the Website at any time.
6. Warranty Disclaimer YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE
SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW AND THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH
THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES
OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS
SITE'S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE
AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS,
MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR
ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO OR USE OF THE COMPANY'S SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL
INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV)
ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE,
(IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE
TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR
(V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONSIN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE
OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED,
EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE WEBSITE.
THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY
THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN
ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE A
PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION
BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM
OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE
CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
7. Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT SHALLTHE COMPANY, ITS
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY
- (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT,
- (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER,
RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE,
- (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE COMPANY'S SECURE
SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL
INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION
OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE,
- (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH
MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY,
AND/OR
- (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS
OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY
CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE
VIA THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT,
OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER ORNOT THE COMPANY IS
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR
THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY
AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS
ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
The Website is controlled and offered by the Company from its
facilities in the United States of America. The Company makes
no representations that the Website is appropriate or available
for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Website
from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible
for compliance with local law.
8. Indemnity You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees
and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations,
losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but
not limited to attorney's fees) arising from:
- (i) your use of and access to the Website;
- (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Service;
- (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without
limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or
- (iv) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage
to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation
will survive these Terms of Service and your use of the Website.
9. Ability to Accept Terms of Service You affirm that you are
either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or
possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able
and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations,
affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these
Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms
of Service. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age
of 13, as the Website is not intended for children under 13.
10. Assignment These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses
granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you,
but may be assigned by the Company without restriction. 11. General
You agree that:
(i) the Website shall be deemed solely based in Florida; and
(ii) the Website shall be deemed a passive website that does
not give rise to personal jurisdiction over the Company, either
specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Florida. These
Terms of Service shall be governed by the internal substantive
laws of the State of Florida, without respect to its conflict
of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and the Company
that arises in whole or in part from the Website shall be decided
exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in West
Palm Beach County, Florida or the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Florida. These Terms of Service, together
with the Privacy Notice at http://www.SplintMusic.com and any
other legal notices published by the Company on the Website, shall
constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company concerning
the Website. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of
such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of these Terms of Service, which shall remain in full
force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of
Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such
term or any other term, and the Company's failure to assert any
right or provision under these Terms of Service shall not constitute
a waiver of such right or provision. The Company reserves the
right to amend these Terms of Service at any time and without
notice, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of
Service for any changes. Your use of the Website following any
amendment of these Terms of Service will signify your assent to
and acceptance of its revised terms.
YOU AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATED TO THE WEBSITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR
AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION
IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
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