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Terms Of Use
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1. GENERAL
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1.1. This website is owned and operated by Cast It Systems, LLC (sometimes referred
to herein as "Cast It"). When you choose to use this website and the services provided
by Cast It in connection therewith (collectively, the "Service"), you are agreeing
to all of the terms and conditions of set forth herein ("Terms of Use") and the
terms and conditions of the privacy policy of Cast It ("Privacy Policy") which are
incorporated herein by this reference.
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1.2. Cast It may change, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time,
but if Cast It does so, Cast It will post such changes on the Service.
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1.3. Your continued use of the Service now, or following the posting of notice of
any changes in these operating rules, will indicate acceptance by you of such rules,
changes, or modifications.
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1.4. Cast It may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any
time, including the availability of any Service feature, database, or content. Cast
It may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access
to parts or all of the Service without notice or liability.
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1.5. You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age or possess legal parental
or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions,
obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms
of Use, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Use. Please read the specific
policies regarding collection and use of information for users under 13 years of
age contained in the Privacy Policy.
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2. ACCESS TO SERVICE
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2.1. Cast It hereby grants you permission to use the Service as set forth in this
Terms of Use, provided that: (i) your use of the Service as permitted is solely
for your personal, noncommercial use; (ii) you will not copy or distribute any part
of the Service in any medium without the prior written authorization of Cast It;
(iii) you will not alter or modify any part of the Service other than as may be
reasonably necessary to use the Service for its intended purpose; and (iv) you will
otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use.
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2.2. In order to access the primary features of the Service, you will have to register
with Cast It. In doing so you will be required to create an account by choosing
a username and password. You shall not use another's account, username or password
at any time without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate
and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs
on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify
Cast It immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
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2.3. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information,
including account names, from the Service, nor to use the communication systems
provided by the Service for any commercial solicitation purposes unless in accordance
with the intended purpose of the Service.
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3. FEES AND PAYMENTS
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3.1. As a condition to your use and access to the Service, in whole or in part,
you shall pay all fees and charges incurred through your account at the rates in
effect for the billing period in which such fees and charges are incurred, including,
but not limited to charges for any products or services offered for sale through
the Service by Cast It or by any other vendor or service provider. All fees and
charges shall be billed to and paid for by you in accordance with any then-current
payment policies. You shall pay all applicable taxes relating to use of the Service
through your account. A schedule of all such current fees, charges, and/or payment
policies is available by clicking here. Provide link to schedule of fees Cast It
reserves the right at any time to modify or change such fees or to charge additional
fees for access to portions of the Service or the Service as a whole, provided that
Cast It agrees to obtain your prior agreement to pay such charges. Thus, in such
event, Cast It will give you advance notice of such change of fees and the opportunity
to cancel your account before such charges are imposed. All new fees, if any, will
be posted here Provide link to schedule of fees and in other appropriate locations
on the Service.
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4. CONTENT OF SERVICE
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4.1. The contents of the Service are provided AS IS and are intended for your personal,
noncommercial use. All materials published on the Service (including, but not limited
to text, software, photographs, images, illustrations, sounds, music, and videos,
also known as the "Content") are protected by and subject to copyright, trademark,
patent, trade secret and other laws and are owned or controlled by Cast It or its
licensees (whether or not such licensees are credited as the provider of the Content).
Cast It reserves all rights in and to the Content not expressly granted to you hereunder.
You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions
contained in any Content accessed through the Service.
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4.2. The Service and its Contents are protected by copyright pursuant to U.S. and
international copyright laws. You may not modify, publish, broadcast, transmit,
participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as provided in this Section
4), create new works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit,
any of the Content or the Service in whole or in part.
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4.3. Copying or storing of any Content for other than personal use is expressly
prohibited without the prior written permission of Cast It.
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4.4. You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation,
or any enhancements or modifications thereto, provided to you in order to access
the Service ("Access Software"). You may not sublicense, assign or transfer any
licenses granted by Cast It, and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer
shall be null and void. You may make one copy of such software for archival purposes
only. You may not otherwise copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or create
derivative works from Access Software.
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5. CONTENT SUBMITTED BY YOU
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5.1. You are solely responsible for the content of any submission you make to the
Service. Such content shall include, without limitation, music, videos, sounds,
messages, text, files, photos, profiles, likenesses, caricatures, or other media
or materials submitted by you and other users ("User Content") for the purpose of
hosting, sharing, displaying or publishing such User Content ("posting") via the
Service.
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5.2. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Content and the consequences
of posting them. In connection with your own User Content, you affirm, represent,
and/or warrant that: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents,
and permissions to use and authorize Cast It to use all patent, trademark, trade
secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Content
to enable the inclusion and use of the User Content by the Service and these Terms
of Use; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each
and every identifiable individual person in each item of the User Content to use
the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable
inclusion and use of the User Content in the manner contemplated by the Service
and these Terms of Use.
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5.3. For clarity, Cast It does not claim any ownership rights in and to the User
Content that you post via the Service, and between you and Cast It, you retain all
of your ownership rights therein and thereto. However, by submitting the User Content
to Cast It, you hereby grant to Cast It a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free,
sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, display,
and perform the User Content in connection with the Service and its (and its successor's)
business, including, without limitation, for promoting and redistributing part or
all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through
any media channel. In that connection, you hereby waive any moral rights you may
have in respect of any alteration of modification of any item of User Content by
Cast It. You also hereby grant each user of the Service a non-exclusive license
to access your User Content through the Service, and to use, reproduce, distribute,
modify, display and perform such User Content as solely permitted through the functionality
of the Service and under these Terms of Use. The foregoing license granted by you
terminates once you remove or delete the User Content from the Service.
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5.4. Cast It, its affiliates and related entities do not accept unsolicited materials
or ideas for use or publication in its publications, broadcast programming, or its
digital and electronic media. As such, Cast It, its affiliates and related entities
shall not be responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming
in any media to materials or ideas transmitted or submitted to the Service.
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5.5. In connection with User Content, you further agree that you will not: (i) submit
material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to
third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you
are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post
the material and to grant to Cast It all of the license rights granted herein; (ii)
publish falsehoods or misrepresentations; (iii) submit material that is unlawful,
obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially
or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal
offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate;
or (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business except as may be specifically
requested and/or authorized by Cast It. Cast It does not endorse any User Content
or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Cast It expressly
disclaim any and all liability in connection with User Content. Cast It does not
permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property
rights on the Service, and Cast It will remove all User Content if properly notified
that such User Content infringes on another's intellectual property rights. Cast
It reserves the right to remove User Content and/or terminate your access to the
Service without prior notice for any reason. Cast It also reserves the right to
decide whether User Content is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Use
for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual
property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material,
or excessive length.
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5.6. In particular, if you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe
that any item of User Content or other material on the Service infringes upon your
copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act ("DMCA") by providing the Copyright Agent for Cast It with the following information
in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
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5.6.1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
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5.6.2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or,
if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification,
a representative list of such works at that site;
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5.6.3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be
the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which
is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider
to locate the material;
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5.6.4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact
you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail
address;
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5.6.5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in
the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law; and
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5.6.6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
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5.7. The designated Copyright Agent for Cast It to receive notifications of claimed
infringement is: Milton E. Olin, Jr., Esq., Altschul & Olin, LLP, 16133 Ventura
Blvd., Suite 1270, Encino, CA 91436, email: copyright@actorcast.com. telephone:
818-990-1800, fax: 818-990-1429. For clarity, only DMCA notices should go to the
Copyright Agent. Other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other
communications should be directed to Customer Service. You acknowledge that if you
fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section 5(f), your DMCA notice
may not be valid.
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5.8. You understand that when using the Service, you will be exposed to User Content
from a variety of sources, and that Cast It is not responsible for the accuracy,
usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User
Content. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User
Content that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree
to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have
or may have against Cast It with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold
Cast It, its successors, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent
allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the Service.
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6. PRIVACY POLICY
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6.1. As stated above, these Terms of Use include the terms and conditions of the Privacy
Policy, a copy of which is located here provide a link, and which is hereby incorporated
by reference. In the event that there exists any inconsistency between these Terms
of Use and the Privacy Policy, the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy shall
control.
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7. LINKS
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7.1. The Service may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled
by Cast It. Cast It has no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content,
privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, Cast It
will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using
the Service, you expressly release Cast It from any and all liability arising from
your use of any third-party website. Accordingly, Cast It encourages you to be aware
when you leave the Service and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy
of any other website that you visit.
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8. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
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8.1. You agree that your use of the Service shall be at your sole risk. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, Cast It, its officers, directors, employees, and agents
disclaim all warranties, express or implied, in connection with the Service and
your use thereof. Cast It makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy
or completeness of the content of the Service or the content of any sites linked
to this Service and assume 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 Service, (iii) any unauthorized
access to or use of the secure servers of Cast It and/or any and all personal information
and/or financial information stored therein, (iv) any interruption or cessation
of transmission to or from the Service, (iv) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or
the like which may be transmitted to or through the Service by any third party,
and/or (v) any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any
kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted,
or otherwise made available via the Service. Cast It does not warrant, endorse,
guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered
by a third party through the Service or any hyperlinked website or featured in any
banner or other advertising, and Cast It will not be a party to or in any way be
responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and third-party providers
of products or services. As with the purchase of a product or service through any
medium or in any environment, you should use your best judgment and exercise caution
where appropriate.
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9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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9.1. In no event shall Cast It, its officers, directors, employees, or agents, be liable
to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential
damages whatsoever resulting from any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content,
(ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from
your access to and use of the Service, (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of
the secure servers of Cast It and/or any and all personal information and/or financial
information stored therein, (iv) any interruption or cessation of transmission to
or from the Service, (iv) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like, which may
be transmitted to or through the Service by any third party, and/or (v) any errors
or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a
result of your use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made
available via the Service, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other
legal theory, and whether or not the company is advised of the possibility of such
damages. The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply to the fullest extent
permitted by law in the applicable jurisdiction. You specifically acknowledge that
Cast It shall not be liable for user content or the defamatory, offensive, or illegal
conduct of any third party and that the risk of harm or damage from the foregoing
rests entirely with you. The Service is controlled and offered by Cast It from its
facilities in the United States of America. Cast It makes no representations that
the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access
or use the Service from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are
responsible for compliance with local law.
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10. TERMINATION
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10.1. As stated above, Cast It may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your
access to all or part of the Service for any reason, including, without limitation,
breach or assignment of these Terms of Use.
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11. INDEMNITY
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11.1. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Cast It, its successors, officers,
directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations,
losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys'
fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service; (ii) your violation
of any term of these Terms of Use; (iii) your violation of any third party right,
including without limitation any copyright, intellectual property, or privacy right;
or (iv) any claim that any item of your User Content caused damage to a third party.
This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and
your use of the Service.
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12. ASSIGNMENT
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12.1. These Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred
or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Cast It without restriction.
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13. MISCELLANEOUS
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13.1. You agree that: (i) the Service shall be deemed solely based in California; and
(ii) the Service shall be deemed a passive website that does not give rise to personal
jurisdiction over Cast It, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than
California. These Terms of Use shall be governed by the internal substantive laws
of the State of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles.
Any claim or dispute between you and Cast It that arises in whole or in part from
the Service shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located
in Los Angeles County, California. You and Cast It agree that any cause of action
arising out of or related to the Service must commence within one (1) year after
the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.
These Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy make this a link and any other
legal notices published by Cast It via the Service, shall constitute the entire
agreement between you and Cast It concerning the Service. If any provision of these
Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity
of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these
Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term
of this these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such
term or any other term, and the failure by Cast It to assert any right or provision
under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
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