Welcome to Himalaya, a web-based hosting, content creation/sharing and communications platform owned and operated by Himalaya Media, Inc., whose address is at 368 Clementina Avenue, San Francisco, California 94103 (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). These terms of service and all other terms and conditions or documents incorporated by reference herein, including, without limitation, our Privacy Notice and Copyright Policy (collectively, the “Terms of Service”), constitute a legally binding agreement between Company and each registered or unregistered end user (each, a “User”, “you” or “your”) of the Himalaya website, https://www.himalaya.com/ (the “Site”), and/or the Himalaya mobile application (the “App”, and collectively with the Site and all services provided therein, the “Platform”). By accessing and using the Platform and/or creating a User profile account on the Platform (an “Account”), you are deemed to have read, accepted, executed and be bound by these Terms of Service.
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST THIRTEEN (13) YEARS OLD TO ACCESS AND USE THE PLATFORM; PROVIDED, IF YOU ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF THIRTEEN (13) AND EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OLD (OR ANY GREATER AGE REQUIRED TO BE DEEMED TO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF MAJORITY UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAW OF THE STATE OR JURISDICTION OF YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE) YOU MAY ONLY ACCESS AND USE THE PLATFORM WITH THE PRIOR PERMISSION OF YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, AND YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT TO US THAT YOU HAVE SUCH PERMISSION AND THAT YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN HAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED THESE TERMS OF SERVICE WITH YOU. SINCE CERTAIN CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON THE PLATFORM MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR MINORS, WE RECOMMEND THAT PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS WHO PERMIT THEIR CHILD TO ACCESS AND USE THE PLATFORM TO SUPERVISE SUCH CHILD’S ACTIVITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY ENGAGEMENT WITH ANY OTHER USER THEREON.
These Terms of Service apply to both of the following types of Users of the Platform, who in addition to being bound by these Terms of Service generally, are also bound by those specific terms and conditions contained herein and applicable directly to such User types: (1) Users who publish or otherwise make Creator Content (defined below) available on or through the Platform that can be accessed, listened to or otherwise interacted with by Listeners (“Creators”); and (2) Users who access, listen to and/or otherwise interact with any User Content (defined below) published or otherwise made available on or through the Platform by Creators (“Listeners”). Creators and Listeners are collectively referred to herein as Users.
Company may change or amend these Terms of Service at any time at its sole and absolute discretion. We encourage you to review these Terms of Service carefully and to check these Terms of Service periodically for any updates or changes. If Company makes a material change or amendment to these Terms of Service it will provide a notification of such changes or amendments on the Platform, which changes or amendments will be effective automatically upon the posting of such notification. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Notwithstanding the terms of this paragraph, no revisions to the Terms of Service will apply to any dispute between you and Company that arose prior to the effective date of such revision.
Company may, from time to time, release new versions of the Platform, or release/introduce new tools, products, services, functionalities, and/or features for the Platform, which will be subject to these Terms of Service, and any additional terms of service as may apply to such additional versions, tools, products, services, functionalities, or features.
IF ANY PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR ANY FUTURE CHANGES ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, DO NOT USE OR CONTINUE TO USE THE PLATFORM AND DO NOT CREATE AN ACCOUNT. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE PLATFORM FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF ANY NOTICE OF ANY CHANGE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE AND AGREEMENT TO SUCH CHANGE.
Company hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, royalty-free, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, right and license to access and make personal use of the Platform, the Platform Content (defined below), and User Content, solely as permitted by the tools, products, services, functionalities and/or features made available to Users of the Platform, subject in all respects to these Terms of Service, and not for redistribution of any kind (the “Platform License”). Except as otherwise expressly set forth in herein, this Platform License does not include any resale or commercial use of (i) the Platform, (ii) any Registration Data (defined below), (iii) any content, materials, information, text, data, copyrights, Trademarks, logos, designs, insignia, images, photos, screenshots, videos, chats, posts, graphics, identifying marks, Site/App pages, software, and other original works of authorship and/or intellectual property uploaded to, or incorporated into, the Platform by or on behalf of Company (collectively, “Platform Content”), which Platform Content is and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Company (or the applicable third-party licensor thereof), or (iv) any content, materials, information, text, data, copyrights, trademarks, logos, designs, insignia, images, photos, screenshots, videos, chats, posts, identifying marks, graphics, and any other original works of authorship and/or intellectual property, including, without limitation, Creator Content that you or any other User submits or uploads onto the Platform (collectively, “User Content”), which User Content is and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of you or the applicable User (or the applicable third-party licensor thereof), subject to the User Content License (defined herein) in and to such User Content granted to Company pursuant to these Terms of Service.
As between any User and Company, Company retains all right, title and interest in and to the Platform, throughout the world, in perpetuity, including, without limitation, (i) all text, graphics, typefaces, formatting, graphs, designs, editorial content, HTML, look and feel, software, and data, (ii) all business processes, procedures, methods, and techniques used in the Platform, (iii) all other materials and content uploaded or incorporated into the Platform, including, without limitation, all Platform Content (but excluding User Content, which as between Company and the applicable User is owned by the applicable User subject to the User Content License granted to Company pursuant to these Terms of Service), (iv) all associated trade secret rights and other intellectual property and proprietary rights recognized anywhere in the world; and (v) the coordination, selection, arrangement and enhancement of such Platform IP as a Collective Work under the United States Copyright Act, as amended (collectively, “Platform IP”), and nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating or granting to any User any right, title or interest in and to such Platform IP other than the express license granted therein pursuant to these Terms of Service. Platform IP is protected in all forms, media and technologies now known or hereinafter developed as well as by the domestic and international laws of copyright, trademarks, patents, and other proprietary rights and laws.
The Company trademarks, service marks, and logos (the “Company Trademarks”) used and displayed on the Platform are Company’s registered and unregistered trademarks or service marks. Other product and service names located on the Service may be trademarks or service marks owned by third parties (the “Third-Party Trademarks,” and, collectively with the Company Trademarks, the “Trademarks”). Except as otherwise permitted by law, you may not use the Trademarks to disparage Company or the applicable third-party, Company’s or a third-party’s products or services (including, without limitation, the Platform), or in any manner (using commercially reasonable judgment) that may damage any goodwill in the Trademarks. You may not use any Trademarks as part of a link to or from the Platform without Company’s prior express written consent; provided, however, that Creators may place hyperlinks on their owned and operated artist webpages that single-click redirect to their Creator Content on the Platform without our consent. All goodwill generated from the use of any Trademark will inure solely to the benefit of Company or the applicable third-party owner thereof.
Violation of this Platform License may result in infringement of intellectual property and contractual rights of Company, other Users of the Platform, or other third parties, which is prohibited by law and could result in substantial civil and criminal penalties.
Company provides you with the Platform License for free for your personal enjoyment, self-expression, and the possibility of public exposure. In return for the Platform License granted to you herein, you acknowledge and agree that Company may generate revenues, increase goodwill, or otherwise increase the value of Company, from your use of the Platform and any User Content you upload thereto, including, by way of example and not limitation, through the sale of advertising, sponsorships, promotions, and usage data, and you will have no right to share in any such revenue, goodwill or value whatsoever. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, you further acknowledge that you have no right to receive any income or other consideration from any User Content that you upload onto the Platform, or the use thereof by Company and/or other Users as described herein, and that, except as otherwise set forth in Section 6 (with respect to your own Creator Content uploaded to the Platform as a Creator), you are prohibited from exercising any rights to monetize or obtain consideration from (i) any User Content uploaded by any other User onto the Platform or (ii) any User Content that you upload onto a third-party service via the Platform (e.g., you cannot claim any User Content created and uploaded onto YouTube via the Platform for monetization).
The Platform also enables Users to download certain Creator Content locally to such User’s device, to post hyperlinks of certain Creator Content to various third-party social media channels and other third-party sites and services, including, but not limited to, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (each, an “SM Channel”), and/or to share hyperlinks of certain Creator Content to other third parties via different messaging services available on such User’s device. If the Platform does not permit you to post certain Creator Content directly to one or more SM Channels, then you are not authorized by Company to post such Creator Content on such SM Channels, and you are solely and separately responsible for obtaining any necessary rights, clearances, permissions or authorizations for such posting, and may be subject to liability for your failure to do so. Additionally, you acknowledge and agree that any Creator Content uploaded to an SM Channel or shared via any third-party messaging service shall be subject to the terms and conditions of use and/or the privacy policies and other rules applicable to such SM Channel and/or third-party messaging service, and you represent and warrant to Company that you shall at all times be and remain in compliance with such terms, policies and rules.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, you acknowledge and agree that the Platform License does not grant you, and you do not obtain, any copyright or other interest in and to any (i) Platform Content or other Platform IP or (ii) User Content belonging to another User or a third-party licensor thereof, which may be shared by you via the Platform. Additionally, any uses of any Platform Content or User Content belonging to another User by you that are not expressly authorized under these Terms of Service are subject to all rights of the applicable copyright owners thereof in law and in equity, and all rights are expressly reserved by such applicable copyright owners thereof.
To use any User Content belonging to another User in any manner not expressly permitted hereunder, you will need permission from the applicable User in addition to the owner of any content and other materials incorporated therein. Company is not responsible for putting you in touch with any other User or third-party owner for purposes of obtaining such permission.
While you may always browse the public-facing portions of the Platform without registering with us, in order to enjoy the full benefits of the Platform, whether as a Listener or as a Creator, each User must register for and create an Account.
You agree to create only one (1) unique Account and that you shall be the sole authorized user of your Account. As part of the registration process, Users will be asked to submit certain information such as their name, email address, profile name, country location, and to create an Account login password (collectively, “Registration Data”). Alternatively, you may register for an Account using your Facebook or Apple ID, or other available and integrated social media plug-in credentials. You agree and represent that all Registration Data you provide to Company will be and remain at all times true, accurate, current and complete. Company may from time to time modify or add to the Registration Data information fields required to create an Account, and you agree to promptly complete any such additional or modified information fields when and as requested by Company. In some cases, you will also need to update your Account and/or operating system settings to allow us to access your address book/contacts and enable the geolocation and camera/microphone functions. You must make sure that your Account profile name complies with these Terms of Service. Your registration with us is subject to our confirmation and will become valid when we either confirm your registration or activate your Account.
To access Platform Content that requires a Paid Subscription you must provide and maintain valid payment information such as valid credit card information. Payment processing services for all Accounts on the Platform are provided by Stripe and are subject to the Stripe Connected Account Agreement, which includes the Stripe Terms of Service (collectively, the “Stripe Services Agreement”). By agreeing to these Terms of Use and continuing to operate an Account on the Platform, you agree to be bound by the Stripe Services Agreement, as the same may be modified by Stripe from time to time. As a condition of Company enabling payment processing services through Stripe, you agree to provide Company accurate and complete information about you and your business, and you authorize Company to share it and transaction information related to your use of the payment processing services provided by Stripe.
Company will have the right to use your Registration Data in connection with servicing and operating the Platform and in other manners as set forth in more detail in our Privacy Policy. You agree (i) to restrict access by any other person or entity to your password or other login information, (ii) to not knowingly use the name or email of any other person without authorization, (iii) to not use an email or profile name that is profane, offensive or otherwise inappropriate, (iv) to not allow any third-party to use your login information, Registration Data or Account, and (v) to not re-create any new or additional Account in the event your original Account is suspended or terminated in accordance with the terms hereof. You agree that you will be liable for all activities that occur under your Account, even if such activities were not committed by you. Company is not responsible for any loss or damage as a result of someone else using your Account, Registration Data or password with or without your knowledge.
For Accounts created outside the United States. By visiting the Platform, submitting information or using the Platform, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in these Terms of Service and consent to having your data transferred to and processed in the United States. You also are subject to United States export controls in connection with your use of the Platform related thereto and are responsible for any violations of such controls, including, without limitation, any United States embargoes or other federal rules and regulations restricting exports. Company may limit the availability of the Platform, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction that Company chooses, at any time and in Company’s sole discretion. If you do not agree to these Terms of Service, please do not use the Platform.
You agree to notify Company of any breach of security by promptly sending Company an e-mail to support@himalaya.com.
Creator Content
Among other services and functionalities offered via the Platform, the Platform currently enables a User, in their capacity as a Creator, to (i) claim ownership of their existing show via our “Claim a Show” functionality as described further at www.himalaya.com/claim, and/or (ii) record a Creator generated audio clip, and we may in the future enable a User to create other types of Creator generated content (collectively, “Creator Content”). Company acknowledges and agrees that Creator Content will be considered a separate copyrightable work and that all rights to Creator Content will remain with the applicable Creator of such Creator Content. For the avoidance of doubt, Creator Content shall be deemed “User Content” as such term is defined herein.
Listeners
If you are accessing and using the Platform in your capacity as a Listener, you hereby acknowledge and agree that you may only make personal and non-commercial use of User Content (including Creator Content), published to the Platform by other Users or Creators, and you may not sell, license, rent, or otherwise exploit any such User Content for commercial purposes or in any way that violates these Terms of Service or the rights of any third-party.
Each Listener further acknowledges and agrees that a Creator may restrict or limit the specific manner in which such Listener can access, listen to, or otherwise interact with Creator Content that such Creator has published or otherwise made available on or through the Platform (e.g., by permitting a Listener to stream certain Creator Content but not download or share such Content off-Platform), or impose a Paid Subscription (defined herein) fee in order for such Listener to access, listen to, or otherwise interact with such Creator Content. Any use of User Content outside of those permissions and/or restrictions set by the applicable Creator therefor requires the separate and express written permission of such Creator in each instance.
User Content License
As described herein, Users can upload certain User Content to the Platform, including, but not limited to, Creator Content, images, quotes, messages, comments and memes. You acknowledge and agree that your User Content can be made publicly available to other Users on the Platform, and that your Account profile name or login identifier will be linked to, or appear alongside, all such publicly available User Content. All User Content will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and you must not upload any User Content on or through the Platform or transmit any User Content to us that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. All User Content uploaded to the Platform shall be subject to our Privacy Notice.
Subject to any third-party right in any preexisting content or materials included in your User Content, including, without limitation, Platform Content (if any), you retain all right, title and interest in and to any User Content (including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights related thereto or contained therein) that you upload onto the Platform; provided, that you hereby grant to Company and its affiliates, successors, licensees, and assigns, a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid, transferrable, assignable, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right and license to use, copy, reproduce, display, distribute, publish, modify, adapt, make derivative works of, make collective works with, translate, and otherwise exploit (i) such User Content (including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights related thereto or contained therein) and (ii) your name, image, voice, likeness, biographical material, and any other right of publicity/privacy held by you in connection with such User Content, in any and all media now known or hereafter discovered, in connection with the Platform (including, without limitation, the operation thereof and the provision of any tools, products, services, functionalities and/or features now or in the future offered in connection therewith), the advertising, marketing, promotion, publicity, and merchandizing of the Platform and any products and services related thereto, and to identify you as the source of your User Content (collectively, the “User Content License”).
By submitting User Content to the Platform, you acknowledge and agree that Company may create or license from third parties, Platform Content, or obtain User Content from other Users, that may be similar or identical to your User Content. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Company for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary or other right in or related to the User Content you provide to Company. You acknowledge and agree that your submission of User Content to the Platform does not create any new or alter any existing relationship between you and Company.
You hereby represent and warrant to Company that: (i) all User Content uploaded by or on your behalf onto the Platform is your original work of authorship for which you are the sole and exclusive owner, or that you have obtained all licenses, consents, releases, and other permissions from the applicable third-party owner thereof as may be necessary to grant Company the User Content License in and to such User Content hereunder, and (ii) Company’s and/or any other User’s or sublicensee’s use of the User Content as permitted hereunder does not, and will not, violate any applicable laws or the rights of any third-party, including, without limitation, any right of publicity, right of privacy, copyright, patent, trademark, or other intellectual property right or any proprietary right.
You acknowledge that the User Content License granted to us hereunder is provided on a through-to-the-audience basis, meaning the owners or operators of SM Channels or third-party messaging platforms will not have any separate liability to you or any other third-party for User Content Posted or Used on such External Sites via the Service.
By uploading any User Content to the Platform, you waive any rights to prior inspection or approval of any marketing or promotional materials related to such User Content. You also waive any and all rights of privacy, publicity, or any other rights of a similar nature in connection with your User Content, or any portion thereof. To the extent any moral rights are not transferable or assignable, you hereby waive and agree never to assert any and all moral rights, or to support, maintain or permit any action based on any moral rights that you may have in or with respect to any User Content you upload on or through the Platform.
You acknowledge and agree that Company may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Platform, including without limitation the maximum number of days that User Content posted to the Platform will be retained by, or made available through, the Platform, and the maximum storage space that will be allotted on Company’s servers on your behalf. You agree that Company has no responsibility or liability for the blocking, deletion or failure to store any User Content maintained or transmitted by the Platform. You further acknowledge that Company reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice to you.
You acknowledge and agree that Company is merely a passive conduit and hosting service for User Content and that it plays no active role in the distribution or presentation of User Content on the Platform, nor is it under any obligation to monitor User Content posted on the Platform (subject to the DMCA policy set forth below) and cannot and does not take any responsibility for such User Content. Further, Company does not endorse, support or guarantee the completeness, accuracy or reliability of any User Content or communications posted via the Platform or opinions expressed therein. Use of or reliance on any User Content or materials posted via the Platform or obtained by you through the Platform is at your own risk. For the avoidance of doubt, Company will not be liable for any unauthorized use of User Content by any User.
Service Options. While certain content on the Platform is provided free-of-charge (“Free Service”), other features and access to premium content requires payment before you can access them (“Paid Subscription”). In order to establish your Paid Subscription, you must have an active Account with Company or with a third party that has been authorized to provide subscriptions to the Platform (each, a "Subscription Provider"). If you purchase your Subscription directly from Company, you will create or update your Account, as applicable, at the time you make your initial purchase. If you purchase your Subscription through a Subscription Provider instead of directly from Company, it may take additional steps to set up your Account. These steps may require you to leave your Subscription Provider's platform and confirm your information directly with Company. We may also offer special promotional plans, memberships, or services, including offerings of third-party products and services in conjunction with or through the Platform. We are not responsible for the products and services provided by such third parties. We reserve the right to modify, terminate or otherwise amend our offered subscription plans and promotional offerings at any time in accordance with these Terms of Service. In such cases, separate terms and conditions with such third party in addition to these Terms of Service may apply to your access to the Platform.
Paid Subscription Payments; Billing. You may purchase a Paid Subscription to the Platform through Company or, as described below, through a Third Party Subscription Provider, which includes exclusive Platform Content, such as Himalaya Learning content, and Creator Content made available by Creators via the Platform. Company or Creator, as applicable, may change the price for the Paid Subscriptions, including recurring subscription fees from time to time and will communicate any price changes to you in advance and, if applicable, how to accept those changes. Price changes will take effect at the start of the next subscription period following the date of the price change. Subject to applicable law, you accept the new price by continuing to use the Platform after the price change takes effect. If you do not agree with a price change, you have the right to reject the change by unsubscribing from the Paid Subscription prior to the price change going into effect.
Third Party Subscription Provider Terms. These Terms of Service constitute an agreement between you and Company, and not between you and any Subscription Provider(s). Unless otherwise specified herein, Subscription Providers will have no obligation to provide maintenance and support services, or respond to product claims regarding the Platform. Subscription Providers shall not be responsible for any product or intellectual property claims associated with the Platform. Please review the terms of use and user agreements of your Subscription Provider to confirm your compliance to those terms.
· iOS Users. Accessing the Platform via iOS products must be in accordance with the App Store Terms of Use in addition to the Terms set forth herein. You acknowledge and agree that Apple, Inc., (“Apple”) and any subsidiaries of Apple, are third party beneficiaries to these Terms of Service. Upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms of Service as a third party beneficiary.
Renewals; Cancellations. For all Paid Subscriptions subject to a monthly or annual payment , your payment to Company or the Third Party Subscription Provider through which you purchased the Paid Subscription will automatically renew at the end of the applicable subscription period, unless you cancel your Paid Subscription before the end of the then-current subscription period by clicking the “Unsubscribe” button within the “Details” tab of the Creator Content page to which you are currently subscribed to, or through your account with such Third Party Subscription Provider. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the Free Service. We do not provide refunds or credits for any partial subscription periods.
Trials. From time to time, we or others on our behalf may offer trials of Paid Subscriptions for a specified period without payment or at a reduced rate (a “Trial”). Company may determine your eligibility for a Trial, and withdraw or modify a Trial at any time without prior notice and with no liability, to the extent permitted under applicable law. For some Trials, we’ll require you to provide your payment details to start the Trial. By providing such details you agree that we may automatically begin charging you for the Paid Subscription on the first day following the end of the Trial on a recurring monthly basis or another interval that we disclose to you in advance. IF YOU DO NOT WANT THIS CHARGE, YOU MUST CANCEL THE APPLICABLE PAID SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE THE END OF THE TRIAL BY SENDING A REQUEST VIA EMAIL TO support@himalaya.com IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE TRIAL THROUGH COMPANY, OR IF YOU RECEIVED YOUR TRIAL THROUGH A THIRD PARTY, YOU MUST CANCEL THE APPLICABLE PAID SUBSCRIPTION THROUGH THE THIRD PARTY.
You acknowledge and agree that certain information that your provide in connection with the registration of your Account and other Account data (such as your Account profile name and/or picture, certain User Content uploaded by other Users of the Platform that you like/follow, how many Users on the Platform are following your Account, and how many Users on the Platform have listened to or liked/followed certain User Content that you have uploaded to and published on the Platform) will automatically become publicly viewable by all Users of the Platform. In addition, you acknowledge and agree that certain User Content that you publish on the Platform will be publicly viewable by all other Users of the Platform, or by select Users (e.g., subscriber community), and that other Users of the Platform will be able to view, like, follow, comment on, and/or interact with such User Content once made publicly available.
User Content shall not contain protected health information. You are strictly prohibited from submitting User Content that is considered protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) or the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH). You are also strictly prohibited from submitting through the Platform in any manner or otherwise providing Company with any “sensitive information,” (which includes, for example, personal information specifying a government identification number, medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, or trade union membership) and, should Company discover that you have done so, Company will remove it immediately and reserves the right to ban you from the Platform. None of the foregoing shall obligate Company to actively screen the information that you provide.
The Platform also enables Users to communicate and interact with other Users and publicly available User Content, including, without limitation, by enabling Users to like, view, share, re-post, and/or comment on other Users’ User Content, and engage with other Users through public message boards to certain User Content and other interactive community-based functionalities. The Platform may in the future enable additional User interaction features such as direct messaging and a User Content rating system. You will be publicly identified by your Account username or login identifier when communicating and otherwise interacting with other Users/User Content on the Platform. You are solely responsible for all of your interactions with the Platform and other Users/User Content on or through the Platform. In your interactions with other Users/User Content, you agree to conduct yourself professionally, civilly and respectfully at all times and in no event will you harass, solicit, stalk, maliciously target, or otherwise make hurtful, defamatory, or derogatory comments towards, or engage in malicious conduct against, any other User/User Content. You acknowledge and agree that in using the Platform, Company will not be responsible for the actions of any Users with respect to any other User or User Content, and that Company does not actively monitor or police the specific interactions between Users of the Platform and other Users or User Content (and has no obligation to do so). You hereby release, disclaim and hold Company harmless from and against any and all liability resulting from a User’s interaction with, or conduct towards, any other User or User Content (whether online or offline). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, what constitutes harassment, mischief, or unacceptable conduct with or towards other Users or User Content, and where that has occurred, and may in its sole discretion, partially or completely deny, suspend or terminate access to the Platform to any User that it determines has engaged in such behavior.
By providing us with your email address and using the Platform, you hereby affirmatively consent to the use of your email address for notifications from us regarding important service announcements and other administrative communications related to your use of the Platform (including push notifications, if enabled by you), as well as certain marketing and other advertising communications from us and from our third-party advertising partners, as more fully set forth in our Privacy Notice. You will be able to opt out of receipt of certain notifications by following the instructions described in our Privacy Notice; however, if you do not wish to receive certain service and other administrative notifications related to the Platform, your only way to opt out of such messages is to stop using and delete the Platform.
Company disclaims all liability for any communications directed to you from any third-party directly or indirectly in connection with the Platform (“Third-Party Communications”) that you may receive, and any actions you may take or refrain from taking as a result of any Third-Party Communications. You are solely responsible for assessing and verifying the identity and trustworthiness of the source and content of any Third-Party Communications. Company assumes no responsibility for verifying, and makes no representations or warranties regarding, the identity or trustworthiness of the source or content of any Third-Party Communications.
The Platform may include third-party content or links (such as hyperlinks) to third-party websites, products or services (including external websites that are framed by the Platform as well as any advertisements displayed in connection therewith) that are not owned or controlled by Company (collectively, “Third-Party Content”). They are provided as an information service, for reference and convenience only. Company does not control any such Third-Party Content and is not responsible for their (i) availability or accuracy, or (ii) content, advertising, or products or services. Inclusion of any Third-Party Content on the Platform does not constitute or indicate Company’s endorsement thereof and Company shall not be liable or responsible for any Third-Party Content transmitted through the Platform. You shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions of use, guidelines or rules applicable to any Third-Party Content that you access through the Platform (“Third-Party Terms”). All such Third-Party Terms are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service. You acknowledge and agree that Company will not and cannot censor or edit any Third-Party Content and that you shall assume the sole responsibility for and risk associated with your use of Third-Party Content, including compliance with the terms and conditions of use, privacy policies, or practices associated therewith. Accordingly, Company encourages you to be aware when you leave the Platform and to read the terms and conditions of use and privacy policies associated with any Third-Party Content.
By using the Platform, you expressly relieve and hold Company harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any Third-Party Communications and Third-Party Content, including any loss or damage incurred as a result of any dealings between you and any third parties, or as the result of the presence of such Third-Party Content on the Platform or the failure of such Third-Party Content to function as intended. It is your responsibility to evaluate the content and usefulness of the information obtained from Third-party Content.
The Platform, Platform Content and any User Content belonging to another User may not be used, modified, reproduced, duplicated, copied, published, distributed, downloaded, sold, resold, transformed, redesigned, reconfigured, retransmitted, or otherwise exploited by you for any purpose except as facilitated by the tools, products, services, functionalities and/or features made available to Users of the Platform, or without the express prior written consent of Company, the applicable User, and/or the applicable third-party owner thereof, in each instance.
With limiting the foregoing, while using the Platform, you may not conduct any of the following activities:
The License granted to you in these Terms of Service terminates automatically upon any unauthorized use of the Platform and Company will take appropriate investigative and legal action for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Platform. You acknowledge that violation of any of the above restrictions may subject you to third-party claims and none of the rights granted to you in these Terms of Service may be raised as a defense against any third-party claims arising from any such violation.
If you encounter any User Content that violates, or learn of any User who has violated, these Terms of Service and any of the Platform usage restrictions set forth above, please email Company at support@himalaya.com or inform us through the applicable reporting functionality offered via the Platform. Company may, but is not obligated to, take any of the actions set forth in Section 12 below against Users who violate any of the above restrictions.
The Platform is available only to persons (i) who are eighteen (18) years or older (or any greater age required to be deemed to have reached the age of majority under the applicable law of the state or jurisdiction of such person’s primary residence) or (ii) thirteen (13) to seventeen (17) years of age (or any greater age that would still be under the age required to be deemed to have reached the age of majority under the applicable law of the state or jurisdiction of such person’s primary residence) who access and use the Platform with parental/legal guardian permission. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CREATION OF AN ACCOUNT, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE (I) AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OLD (or any greater age required to be deemed to have reached the age of majority under the applicable law of the state or jurisdiction of your primary residence) and are fully able and competent to enter into these Terms of Service, or (II) AT LEAST THIRTEEN (13) YEARS OLD AND HAVE PERMISSION FROM YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN PRIOR TO ACCESSING AND USING THE PLATFORM AND, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY TRANSACTION IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS AND USE THEREOF, AND YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN AGREES TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.
You represent and warrant that that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into, and to be bound by, these Terms of Service and to abide by the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service, and that you will so abide.
You represent and warrant that: (i) (1) all Registration Data and (2) all User Content and other information that you submit onto the Platform, is true, accurate, current and complete; (ii) that you are the sole owner of all right, title and interest in, or have obtained all necessary rights and licenses from the applicable third-party owner of, any User Content or other information you submit or upload onto the Platform to grant Company the rights set forth herein, free and clear any of further payment or attribution requirements; and (iii) that such User Content and other information, when used for the purposes in which it is submitted onto the Platform, does not infringe upon the rights of any third-party, including, without limitation, contract rights, intellectual property rights, propriety rights and rights of publicity/privacy. You acknowledge and agree that you shall be solely responsible for all Registration Data, User Content and other information that you post, upload, link to, publish, exchange, or display onto the Platform and that Company reserves the right to reject, refuse to post, edit, modify, remove all or a portion of any such Registration Data, User Content or other information from the Platform that Company determines, in its sole discretion, does not comply with these Terms of Service, or for any other reason, without notice or liability to you.
You represent and warrant that any User Content, Registration Data, and other information that you upload to the Platform: (i) will not be fraudulent or involve the sale of counterfeit or stolen items; (ii) will not violate any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation (including without limitation those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising); (iii) will not be defamatory, libelous, unlawfully threatening, or unlawfully harassing; (iv) will not be obscene or contain child pornography or be harmful to minors; (v) will not contain any viruses, Trojan Horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information; (vi) will not create liability for Company or cause Company to lose (in whole or in part) the services of its Internet service providers (ISPs) or other partners or suppliers; (vii) will not features any person that has not given you express permission to include such person in such User Content and who has not granted you all rights necessary or required for you to grant Company the User License in and to such User Content, including, without limitation, such person’s name, image, voice, likeness, biographical material, and any other right of publicity/privacy held by such person in connection with such User Content; and (viii) will not feature any person under the age of eighteen (18) (or any greater age required to be deemed to have reached the age of majority under the applicable law of the state or jurisdiction of such person’s primary residence) without first obtaining express written permission from such person’s parent or legal guardian, and which written permission shall grant you all rights necessary or required for you to grant Company the User License in and to such User Content, including, without limitation, such person’s name, image, voice, likeness, biographical material, and any other right of publicity/privacy held by such person in connection with such User Content.
We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of the Terms of Service and to take any action we deem appropriate, including, but not limited to, reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to Users’ Account, profile name, e-mail addresses, usage history, uploaded User Content, IP addresses, and traffic information.
We further reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability to you, to disable your Account, suspend or terminate your use of, or access to, the Platform (either in whole or in part), or remove, block, hide or otherwise delete any User Content that you upload to the Platform, at any time for any reason with any conditions, including, but not limited to, if we believe that you have violated or acted inconsistently with these Terms of Service or any applicable law or that you have engaged in conduct that we determine to be inappropriate or unacceptable in our sole discretion, including, without limitation, any violation of the restrictions set forth in Section 10 hereof. We may also disable your Account, suspend or terminate your access to the Platform, or remove, block, hide or otherwise delete any User Content you upload to the Platform, if you file any claim against Company or file any claim that involves the Platform. We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to seek and obtain any other remedies available to us pursuant to any applicable laws and regulations or at equity as a result of your breach of these Terms of Service or any other act or omission by you that gives rise to a claim by Company, and our disabling of your Account, our suspension or termination of your use of, or access to, the Platform, or our removal, blocking, hiding, or deletion of any of your User Content, shall be without prejudice to, and shall not be deemed a waiver of, the foregoing. If we terminate, limit, or suspend your right to use the Platform, you are prohibited, without Company’s prior written consent, from registering and creating a new Account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third-party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third-party. In the event your right to use the Platform terminated, limited, or suspended, these Terms of Service will remain in effect and enforceable against you.
You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by deleting your Account and ceasing all use of the Platform. Please note that, deleting the Platform from your computer or mobile device will not delete your Account, and any User Content that you have previously uploaded will remain on the Platform. If you wish to delete your Account, please send the request to support@himalaya.com and include your user name, email address and our support agent will respond within forty-eight (48) hours to confirm deletion of your Account. Please note that if you delete your Account, all User Content will automatically be deleted. Additionally, if you wish to delete any particular item of User Content that you have uploaded to the Platform, you can do so using the User Content deletion functionalities within the Platform; provided, deleting your User Content will not delete your Account or terminate these Terms of Service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all sections of these Terms of Service which by their nature should survive the expiration or termination shall continue in full force and effect subsequent to and notwithstanding the expiration or termination of these Terms of Service.
Himalaya takes claims of copyright infringement seriously. Accordingly, Company has registered an agent with the United States Copyright Office in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”) and avails itself of the protections under the DMCA. To understand our practices with respect to the DMCA, please review our Copyright Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service and also governs your use of the Platform. Likewise, you represent and warrant that you will respect the intellectual property rights of Users.
You agree not to display or use in any manner any (i) trademark, service mark, logo, design, insignia, trade dress, slogan, or other brand features, either registered under the laws of the United States or any other country or jurisdiction, or unregistered and existing at common law, belonging to Company or any third-party, or (ii) any text, image, video, or other item of content, that violates any other intellectual property right of any third-party, including, without limitation, any right of privacy or publicity, unless you obtain Company’s or such third-party’s prior written permission.
Company reserves the right to remove any Platform Content or User Content that allegedly infringes another party’s trademark, service mark or other intellectual property right. Company will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, Users who are repeat infringers of another party’s trademark or service mark. Notices to Company regarding any such alleged infringement should be directed to Company via email at: copyright@himalaya.com and shall include all the same information required to be included in any copyright infringement notice as set forth in our Copyright Policy. This email address is only for reporting suspected trademark infringement. Contact information for other matters is provided elsewhere in these Terms of Service.
If we remove your User Content because of an infringement report provided to us pursuant to our Copyright Policy, you will receive a notification from us that includes the name and email address of the rights holder who made the report and/or the details of the report. If you believe such User Content should not have been removed, you can follow up with the rights holder directly to try to resolve the issue. Company does not provide a counter-notice or appeal mechanisms for claims of trademark infringement and disclaims any liability for claims you might make regarding mistaken or misidentified trademark infringement notice and takedown requests.
We understand parental concerns about child safety, particularly when it comes to the types of websites and mobile applications that children access and use, as well as the type of content that children view, and the types of third-party interactions that children have, through such websites and mobile applications. We share these same concerns and therefore recommend that all parents/legal guardians oversee the internet and mobile device use by their children, and we encourage parents to have conversations with their children about safe internet practices and to exercise discretion when sharing pictures and videos, communicating with others, and consuming content online.
In connection with the foregoing, if any parent/legal guardian (i) discovers that his/her child is using the Platform and/or has created and Account and such child is under the age of 13, or (ii) did not give permission, or no longer consents to, his/her child to use or continue using the Platform and such child is between the age of 13 and 18 (or any greater age required to be deemed to have reached the age of majority under the applicable law of the state or jurisdiction of such child’s primary residence), such parent/legal guardian can send us an email at support@himalaya.com to request that we remove and disable such child’s Account, and if applicable, delete all data collected in connection with such child’s Account and use of the Platform, and we will work with such parent/legal guardian to comply with such request as promptly as practicable.
The Platform may contain advertising and sponsorships. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Platform is accurate and complies with applicable laws, including, without limitation, FTC and FCC rules, regulations and guidelines, with respect to product/service endorsements and paid sponsorships/advertisements. Company will not be responsible for the illegality of or any error or inaccuracy in advertisers’ or sponsors’ materials or for the acts or omissions of advertisers and sponsors.
Company may from time to time provide certain promotional opportunities, sweepstakes and contests to Users. All such promotions will be run at the sole discretion of Company, and can be activated, modified or removed at any time by Company without advance notification and the liability of any of Company’s partners pursuant to such promotional opportunities, sweepstakes and contests shall be limited pursuant to these Terms of Service.
TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, YOU HEREBY WAIVE THE PROTECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE § 1542 (AND ANY ANALOGOUS LAW IN ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION) WHICH SAYS: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY, CURRENTESS, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY PLATFORM CONTENT OR USER CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT LINKED TO THE PLATFORM 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 THE PLATFORM, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD-PARTY THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING AND 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, OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED HEREIN. 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.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER COMPANY NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE ERROR-FREE, or that defects will be corrected or that it will always be accessible; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE PLATFORM, OR AS TO THE TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR CONTENT OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION OR MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE PLATFORM. NEITHER COMPANY NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE, OF ANY USER. NEITHER COMPANY NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM IS FREE FROM VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY YOU WILL NOT BE MISAPPROPRIATED, INTERCEPTED, DELETED, DESTROYED OR USED BY OTHERS.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT COMPANY IS ONLY WILLING TO PROVIDE THE PLATFORM IF YOU AGREE TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF OUR LIABILITY TO YOU AND THIRD PARTIES. THEREFORE, YOU AGREE NOT TO HOLD COMPANY, ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND PARTNERS IN PROMOTIONS, SWEEPSTAKES OR CONTESTS, OR ANY OF SUCH PARTIES’ RESPECTIVE AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, VENDORS, THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, PARTICIPANTS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, “COMPANY PARTIES”) LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, SUITS, CLAIMS, AND/OR CONTROVERSIES (COLLECTIVELY, “LIABILITIES”) THAT HAVE ARISEN OR MAY ARISE, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, RELATING TO YOUR OR ANY OTHER PARTY’S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITIES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONDUCT, ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY USER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION STALKING, HARASSMENT THAT IS SEXUAL OR OTHERWISE, ACTS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, AND DESTRUCTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY), ANY DISPUTE WITH ANY USER, ANY INSTRUCTION, ADVICE, ACT, OR SERVICE PROVIDED BY COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS AND ANY DESTRUCTION OR DELETION OF YOUR INFORMATION OR CONTENT UPLOADED TO THE PLATFORM.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY COMPANY PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SAME. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS, IT IS DETERMINED THAT ANY COMPANY PARTY IS LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00).
ANY DISPUTE YOU HAVE WITH ANY THIRD-PARTY ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE AND NOT LIMITATION, ANY CARRIER, COPYRIGHT OWNER OR OTHER USER, IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN YOU AND SUCH THIRD-PARTY, AND YOU IRREVOCABLY RELEASE THE COMPANY PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH SUCH DISPUTES.
YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT ANY PROCEEDINGS TO RESOLVE OR LITIGATE ANY DISPUTE WILL BE CONDUCTED SOLELY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND THAT NEITHER YOU NOR COMPANY WILL SEEK TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE HEARD AS A CLASS ACTION, A REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, A COLLECTIVE ACTION, A PRIVATE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ACTION, OR IN ANY PROCEEDING IN WHICH YOU OR COMPANY ACTS OR PROPOSES TO ACT IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. YOU AND COMPANY FURTHER AGREE THAT NO PROCEEDING WILL BE JOINED, CONSOLIDATED, OR COMBINED WITH ANOTHER PROCEEDING WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF YOU, COMPANY, AND ALL PARTIES TO ANY SUCH PROCEEDING.
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, the Company Parties, from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with any claim, action, or proceeding brought by a third-party based on: (i) your use of, or inability to use, the Platform; (ii) any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of yours under these Terms of Service; (iii) any Registration Data or User Content posted by you onto the Platform; (iv) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; or (v) your violation of any third-party right, including, but not limited to, any intellectual property right. Company shall promptly notify you of any such claim, and you shall assume control of the defense of such claim upon Company’s request. Company reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to your indemnification. You will not, in any event, settle any claim or matter without the written consent of Company.
Access to and use of the Platform requires a compatible mobile device/web browser and internet connection. It also requires that we have access to your device identifier and location information. Although we are working to ensure that the Platform is compatible across various devices, we cannot guarantee that the Platform will work with all devices.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your computer or mobile device complies with the requirements for accessibility. Your use of the Platform may vary in functionality, availability and quality depending on the type of the device and the operating system that you use and Company accepts no responsibility for any lack of functionality that is due to your equipment (including your device, internet connection, operating system or settings and software).
It is your responsibility to pay for all costs and expenses that you may incur while using the Platform (including, but not limited to, all telephone call or line charges or Internet data service access charges).
Your access to the Platform may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of Company’s control including, but not limited to, telecommunications and/or wireless network service disruptions, computer or mobile device viruses and bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, and server, equipment or software defects. Company is not responsible and will have no liability for any failures of the Internet or any data or telecommunications equipment, system or network used in connection with the Platform. In addition, perfect security does not exist on the Internet; Company cannot and does not guarantee that any Registration Data or other personally identifiable information submitted to the Platform and selected by you to remain private (as applicable) will not become public under any circumstances.
Company may in the future update the Platform for repair or maintenance purposes or to change any tools, products, services, functionalities, or features thereof (an “Update”). Company shall not be liable to any User in any way as a result of any temporary or permanent suspension of the Platform or any tools, products, services, functionalities, or features thereof arising from or in connection with an Update. Furthermore, Company is under no obligation to undergo an Update of the Platform to the extent any Platform Content, User Content and/or other tool, product, service, functionality, or feature thereof is out of date. The terms of the License granted to you hereunder shall apply in full to any Update. Following an Update, you may not be able to use the Platform until you have downloaded the latest version and accepted any new terms.
Your privacy is very important to us. To understand our practices, please review our Privacy Notice, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service and also governs your use of the Platform. Likewise, you represent and warrant that you will respect the privacy, property, and data protection rights of Users.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created between you and Company by this Agreement.
The Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without reference to principles of conflicts of laws, and any action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco, California, and you hereby consent and submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such action.
You agree that regardless of any applicable statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to your use of the Platform or these Terms of Service must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever and fully barred.
Company may freely assign, sub-contract and/or otherwise transfer any or all of its rights and/or obligations under these Terms of Service to any company, firm or person. You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms of Service to anyone else.
Failure by Company to enforce any provision(s) of these Terms of Service will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable by a court of law exercising proper jurisdiction, that provision shall be deemed severed from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability. These Terms of Service incorporate by reference any notices contained on the Platform, including, without limitation, the Privacy Notice and the Copyright Policy and constitute the entire agreement with respect to access to and use of the Platform, Platform Content, and User Content.
ANY DISPUTE YOU HAVE WITH ANY THIRD PARTY ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE AND NOT LIMITATION, ANY CREATOR’S SUBSCRIPTION TERMS, COPYRIGHT OWNER OR OTHER USER, IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN YOU AND SUCH THIRD PARTY, AND YOU IRREVOCABLY RELEASE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH SUCH DISPUTES.
If you are using the Platform on an iOS-based device, you acknowledge that these Terms of Service are between you and Company only, not with Apple, and Apple is not responsible for the App or the content thereof. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Platform. In the event of any failure of the Platform to conform to any applicable warranty, then you may notify Apple and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) for the relevant Platform to you; and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Platform. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third-party relating to the Platform or your possession and/or use of the Platform, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the Platform fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any third-party claim that the Platform or your possession and use of the Platform infringes that third-party’s intellectual property rights. You agree to comply with any applicable third-party terms, when using the Platform. Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms of Service, and upon your acceptance of these Terms of Service, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms of Service against you as a third-party beneficiary of these Terms of Service. You hereby represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. If Company provides a translation of the English language version of these Terms of Service, the translation is provided solely for convenience, and the English version will prevail.
The Platform contains certain open source software. Each item of open source software is subject to its own applicable license terms.
While our own staff is continually working to develop and evaluate our own product ideas and features, we pride ourselves on paying close attention to the interests, feedback, comments, and suggestions we receive from the User community. If you choose to contribute by sending us or our employees any ideas for products, services, features, modifications, enhancements, content, refinements, technologies, content offerings (such as audio, visual, games, or other types of content, but excluding User Content), promotions, strategies, or product/feature names, or any related documentation, artwork, computer code, diagrams, or other materials (collectively, “Feedback”), then regardless of what your accompanying communication may say, the following terms will apply, so that future misunderstandings can be avoided. Accordingly, by sending us Feedback, you agree that: (i) Company has no obligation to review, consider, or implement your Feedback, or to return to you all or part of any Feedback for any reason; (ii) Feedback is provided on a non-confidential basis, and Company is not under any obligation to keep any Feedback you send confidential or to refrain from using or disclosing it in any way; and (iii) you irrevocably grant Company a perpetual and unlimited permission to reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, modify, publicly perform (including on a through-to-the-audience basis), communicate to the public, make available, publicly display, and otherwise use and exploit the Feedback and derivatives thereof for any purpose and without restriction, free of charge and without attribution of any kind, including by making, using, selling, offering for sale, importing, and promoting commercial products and services that incorporate or embody Feedback, whether in whole or in part, and whether as provided or as modified.