Terms of Use
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Muzicons.com provides its service to you subject to the following Terms of Use ("ToU"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. You can review the most current version of the ToU at any time at: http://www.muzicons.com/terms.php.
In addition, when using particular Muzicons.com owned or operated services, you and Muzicons.com shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services, which may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the ToU. Muzicons.com may also offer other services that are governed by different Terms of Use.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Muzicons.com is an information location tool and social networking website that provides users with an integrated set of services to (i) enable users to upload media files, which hosted on websites controlled by third parties for promotional or other legal purposes, (ii) playback those legally posted media files using the Muzicons.com flash music widget (the "Widget") so the music can be heard, (iii) share those widgets with friends and browse other members widgets on other members' web pages by embedding the Widget in other webpages, where permitted,(iv) obtain current information about new song releases from music blogs, (v) obtain current information on the popularity of songs as measured by frequency of appearance of Muzicons.com widget on other members' web pages, and (vi) networkwith other members through a variety of social networking and communications tools. All the foregoing features accessed through www.muzicons.com and such additional features as may be developed and added from time to time to www.muzicons.com are hereafter referred to as the "Service." You also understand and agree that the Service may include advertisements and that these advertisements are necessary for Muzicons.com to provide the Service. You also understand and agree that the Service may include certain communications from Muzicons.com (such as service announcements, administrative messages and the Muzicons.com Newsletter), that these communications are part of Muzicons.com membership, and that you will not be able to opt out of receiving them. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new feature that augments or enhances the current Service, including the release of new Muzicons.com features, shall be subject to the ToU. You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that Muzicons.com assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service, and that access may involve third- party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). You are responsible for those fees, including those fees associated with the display or delivery of advertisements. In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Service.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving the Service under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service's registration form (the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Muzicons.com has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Muzicons.com has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof). Muzicons.com is concerned about the safety and privacy of all its users, particularly children. For this reason, no one under the age of 13 is allowed to use the Service.
4. YOUR OBLIGATIONS WHILE USING THE MUZICONS.COM FLASH MUSIC WIDGET ON YOUR WEBSITE
While using your Muzicons.com flash music widget (the "Widget") on your website, your Myspace or other social networking site profile, or another place where you embed the Widget, you are required to display the following information: (a) Because a primary goal of Muzicons.com is to provide exposure for music artists and facilitate legal purchase of the artist's music while allowing fans to enjoy the music, we recommend you to display the song title and artist, if available, while streaming the music file using the Widget. If any of the above required information is disabled or not available , you may lose the ability to display Muzicons.com widget without warning. In this case music file will be deleted.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the Service registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify Muzicons.com of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Muzicons.com cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section 5.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT AS TO COPYRIGHT POLICIES
a. Music Copyright Policy: Muzicons.com is an information location tool intended to help you find and enjoy music legally posted by others on the Internet. Muzicons.com is also committed to respecting the legitimate interests of copyright owners. Muzicons.com also respects the choices of performing artists as to when and where they want their music heard. Some performing artists make their music freely available on the web (see by way of example and not limitation: trade-friendly artists, creative commons licenses, and net labels); others allow you to listen to only a few songs for promotional purposes; and a few would prefer that none of their music be heard on the web at all. If an artist informs Muzicons.com that there is illegally posted song, Muzicons.com deletes that music file in accordance with the law. Users are permitted to upload o music files that they believe are legally posted. When users use the Muzicons.com, users will find that certain widgets become inactive. That occurs when the music file was deleted because of copyright owners will.
7. MEMBER CONDUCT AS TO SOCIAL NETWORKING
You understand that all information, data, text, software, photographs, graphics, music files, video, messages, tags, or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted via the Service, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. This means that you, and not Muzicons.com, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Muzicons.com does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will Muzicons.com be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or 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 Service.
You agree that you will not use the Service to:
a. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;b. harm minors in any way;
c. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Muzicons.com official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
d. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
e. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
f. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
g. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping) that are designated for such purpose;
h. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
i. disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
j. interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
k. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;
l. provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
n. collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the prohibited conduct and activities set forth in paragraphs a through m above.
You acknowledge that Muzicons.com may or may not pre-screen Content, but that Muzicons.com and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or remove any Content that is available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Muzicons.com and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the ToU or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by Muzicons.com or submitted to Muzicons.com, including without limitation information in Muzicons.com Message Boards and in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that Muzicons.com may access, preserve and disclose your account information and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the ToU; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Muzicons.com, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. You understand that the Service and software embodied within the Service may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and that use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by Muzicons.com and/or content providers who provide content to the Service. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or public exhibition of the materials provided on the Service, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
9. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
10. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE
Muzicons.com does not claim ownership of playlists that you create or Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to playlists that you create and Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, you grant Muzicons.com the following worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:
o With respect to music files you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, the irrevocable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such playlists on the Service. This license exists in perpetuity.
o With respect to Content that you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the Service solely for the purpose for which such Content was submitted or made available. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or Muzicons.com removes such Content from the Service.
o With respect to Content other than photos, graphics, or personal information you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, the perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of the Muzicons.com network of properties that are intended by Muzicons.com to be available to the general public. By way of example, publicly accessible areas of the Service would include Muzicons.com member web pages and portions of Muzicons.com that are open to both members and visitors. However, publicly accessible areas of the Service would not include portions of the Service intended for private communication, or areas off of the Muzicons.com network of properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible via hypertext or other links but are not hosted or served by Muzicons.com.
11. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Muzicons.com and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the ToU, or your violation of any rights of another.
12. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service Muzicons.com, use of the Service, or access to the Service.
13. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that Muzicons.com may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum number of songs that may be uploaded, the maximum days that message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any email message that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on Muzicons.com's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a given period of time. You agree that Muzicons.com has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that Muzicons.com reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that Muzicons.com reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time to time.
14. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
Muzicons.com reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Muzicons.com shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
15. TERMINATION
You agree that Muzicons.com may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your Muzicons.com account, any associated music files and access to the Service. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the ToU or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities, (h) determination pursuant to the procedures under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that you have repeatedly violated the Muzicons.com copyright policy as provided in Section 6 above, and/or (i) nonpayment of fees, if any, owed by you in connection with the Services. Termination of your Muzicons.com account includes (a) removal of access to all offerings within the Service, including but not limited to www.Muzicons.com, Message Boards and other services provided, (b) deletion of your password and all related information, files and content associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof), and (c) barring of further use of the Service. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in Muzicons.com's sole discretion and that Muzicons.com shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your account, any associated email address, or access to the Service.
16. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that Muzicons.com shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
17. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Muzicons.com has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Muzicons.com is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any music files, content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Muzicons.com shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such music files, content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
18. MUZICONS.COM'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that content contained in sponsor advertisements or information ("Advertiser Content") presented to you through the Service or by advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Muzicons.com or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the Software, in whole or in part. You also agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Advertiser Content. You further agree that Muzicons.com™ is a trademark of Muzicons.com, Inc. and you agree not to infringe that trademark.
Muzicons.com grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its Software on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work from, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, nor to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Muzicons.com for use in accessing the Service.
19. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. MUZICONS.COM AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b. MUZICONS.COM AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
c. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
d. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM MUZICONS.COM OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
e. A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF USERS MAY EXPERIENCE EPILEPTIC SEIZURES WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS OR BACKGROUNDS ON A COMPUTER SCREEN OR WHILE USING THE SERVICE. CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC SYMPTOMS EVEN IN USERS WHO HAVE NO HISTORY OF PRIOR SEIZURES OR EPILEPSY. IF YOU, OR ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY, HAVE AN EPILEPTIC CONDITION, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO USING THE SERVICE. IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE AND CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS WHILE USING THE SERVICE: DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISION, EYE OR MUSCLE TWITCHES, LOSS OF AWARENESS, DISORIENTATION, ANY INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT, OR CONVULSIONS.
20. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT MUZICONS.COM AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF MUZICONS.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
21. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this TOU, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to this agreement.
22. NOTICE
Muzicons.com may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the ToU, by email, regular mail or postings on the Service.
23. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
Muzicons.com respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. Muzicons.com may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be repeat infringers. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide Muzicons.com's Copyright Agent the following information:
1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
2. a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
3. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
4. your address, telephone number, and email address;
5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.
Muzicons.com's Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
by E-mail:
mail[a]Muzicons.com.com
24. GENERAL INFORMATION
Entire Agreement. The TOU constitutes the entire agreement between you and Muzicons.com and governs your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and Muzicons.com with respect to the Service. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other Muzicons.com services, affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software.
25. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the ToU immediately.