Please read this User Submission Agreement carefully because it is a part of the Terms of Use Agreement and represents your legally binding agreement with us ("Agreement") regarding your submission (and our display and distribution) of content to the Site via certain technologies, functionality and/or features we make available to you so you can upload and post content for display via and onto the Site (collectively, the "User Material Submission Features"). Unless defined separately, terms used in this Agreement are defined in our Terms of Use Agreement.
Once you submit User Material (as defined below in Section 1), or by using or attempting to use the User Material Submission Features, you are signifying and demonstrating your agreement with and acceptance of all terms and conditions of this Agreement as well as the terms and conditions contained in the Terms of Use Agreement that govern your legal and contractual relationship with Sports Gaming Ltd.
We retain the right to change the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time as described by our Terms of Use Agreement. If you do not agree with all the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time, including, without limitation, those times when we make changes to the Termas of Use Agreement, you should not use, attempt to use and immediately stop your use of, the User Material Submission Features, because if you do any of these things you are agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any changes we have made.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must meet the Age Requirements in Section 2 of this Agreement and each and every time you submit or attempt to submit User Material to the site you will be asked to confirm your compliance.
1. Submitting User Material.
The term "User Material" means and refers to any and all content you submit for posting or create by using Applications on the Site using any of the User Material Submission Features, including, without limitation, still photographs, writings, messages, user feedback, data, comments, suggestions, information, text, data, software, images, files, spoken statements, music, audio, video, video recordings, audio-visual works and recordings, slides, portraits, animated and/or motion pictures, caricatures, likenesses, vocal or other sounds, sound recordings, voices, voice reproductions, computer graphics and visual effects, as well as any accompanying documentation, packaging or other materials, tangible or intangible, and to all derivative works, translations, adaptations or variations of same, regardless of the tangible medium, broadcast medium, format or form, now known or hereinafter developed or discovered, and regardless of where produced, on location, in a studio or elsewhere, in black-and-white or in color, alone or in conjunction with other work, characters, real or imaginary, in any part of the world. User Material is also considered a "Posting", as such term defined in the Terms of Use Agreement, and therefore, all terms and conditions contained within the section of the Terms of Use Agreement "Postings" shall apply to all User Material you submit or create on the Site pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement for Posting to the Site. User Material also includes games submitted via the "Submit a Game" link on the Site. Each time you create, upload or submit User Material (or if you attempt to do so) you will be confirming your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Instructions for uploading User Material can be found on the web page for the upload of User Material. To be considered for posting and display to the public, User Material must meet all the specifications and requirements relating to formatting, compatibility, operating characteristics and submission which can also be found on the Site's web page for the upload of User Material. In order to submit User Material, you will also need to meet our Age Requirements (see Section 2 below). When you submit User Material you may also be asked to provide some information about you and your submission. This may include such things as descriptive titles, information about the User Material, length, your location and/or similar information. When submitting User Material, you are also agreeing that you understand that the term "User Material" also includes, without limitation, and refers to all of the information you submit or we may receive that is related to your submission. Always keep a copy of anything you send because we are not responsible for lost, damaged, misdirected, unusable or unreadable User Material. Proof that you submitted User Material does not constitute proof that we received anything.
2. Age Requirements.
By submitting User Material in compliance to the terms and conditions of this Agreement you are certifying that you satisfy the age eligibility and requirements set forth in the Terms of Use Agreement.
3. User Material Standards; Unauthorised Content.
You (the user) are solely responsible as well as liable for all of your communications and submissions (and the consequences of) made under and through your name, user name, email address, password and your registration and profile information, if any. User Material does not reflect the views of Sports Gaming Ltd, and neither Sports Gaming Ltd, nor any of the Affiliates, representatives or guarantees the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any User Material, or endorses or supports any opinions expressed in any User Material. In no event shall Sports Gaming Ltd, the Parent Companies or the Affiliates have or be construed to have any responsibility or liability for or in connection with any User Material. If we determine, in our sole discretion, you have not met the Age Requirements (see Section 2 above) or if, in our judgment, you or any User Material you submit violates this Agreement, we reserve the right, at any time, without notice and without limiting any and all other rights we may have under this Agreement, at law or in equity, to (a) refuse to allow you to submit further User Material, (b) remove and delete your User Material, (c) revoke your registration and right to use the User Material Submission Features and (d) use any technological, legal, operational or other means available to enforce the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, blocking specific IP addresses or deactivating your registration, access using your e-mail address, your user name and password.
We make no claim that the User Material Submission Features or any of the User Material is appropriate for any particular purpose or audience, or that any video, software or our User Material Submission Features may be accessed, used or downloaded outside of the United Kingdom, which may not be legal for certain persons or in certain countries and you do so at your own risk. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. The United Kingdom controls the export of products and information and you agree to comply with all such restrictions and also not to export or re-export any User Material including videos, information, software, materials, products or services to countries or persons prohibited under the export control laws and regulations of boh local and international laws.
You agree that you will not submit or make any attempt to submit, and also understand that we have the right to reject, refuse to accept, remove or otherwise handle as Sports Gaming Ltd deems appropriate, any "Unauthorized Content" which has been defined as any User Material that is actually or could potentially be construed as violating any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and/or any of the terms and conditions set forth in our Terms of Use Agreement, including, without limitation:
- infringing on a third party's copyright and/or other intellectual property rights;
- causing harm to or harassing anyone in ways which may prevent, prohibit, inhibit, restrict or otherwise impair others from using or enjoying the Site;
- causing or partaking in unauthorized access to the User Material Submission Features or information of other users;
- the modification, impairment, disruption, alteration or interference with the use, features, functions, operation or maintenance of the User Material Submission Features; or
- any requirements, rules, terms or conditions that may be applicable to the User Material Submission Features.
Neither Sports Gaming Ltd nor the Affiliates control any User Material submitted, although we may use both automated and manual means of reviewing User Material in order to prevent Unauthorized Content from appearing and being displayed on our Site. Sports Gaming Ltd reserves the right to review any submitted User Material and to delete, remove, move, edit or reject, without any notice to you or any other user, any User Material that we deem, in our sole discretion, abusive, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, in violation of copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights, to be in violation of this Agreement or to be unacceptable to Sports Gaming Ltd or their Affiliates, for any reason or for no reason whatsoever; provided, however, that Sports Gaming Ltd shall have no obligation or liability to you for failure to do so or for doing so in any particular manner it feels fit. If Sports Gaming Ltd receives notice of any claim of infringement that satisfies specific legal requirements, such as notice and takedown requirements under U.K. copyright law (see Section 4 below), we may remove User Material associated with such claim. Sports Gaming Ltd reserves its right to provide information to certain law enforcement officials, governmental agencies and pursuant to judicial or regulatory compulsion, to protect their respective interests, the Site or to comply with legal, regulatory, audit and compliance obligations.
4. Copyright Infringement
If you believe any User Material violates the copyright of any other party, you can notify us by complying with the procedures set forth in our Copyright Compliance Policy.
5. Rights Granted to Sports Gaming Ltd.
In connection with all User Material you submit using the User Material Submission Features on the site, you grant to Sports Gaming Ltd and the Affiliates, the unqualified, unrestricted, unconditional, unlimited, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual and royalty free right, license, authorization and permission, in any form or format, on or through any media or medium and with any technology or devices now known or hereafter developed or discovered, in whole or in part, to host, cache, store, maintain, use, reproduce, distribute, display, exhibit, perform, publish, broadcast, transmit, modify, prepare derivative works of, adapt, reformat, translate, and otherwise exploit all or any portion of your User Material on the Site and any other channels, services, and other distribution platforms, whether currently existing or existing or developed in the future, of Sports Gaming Ltd, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates (collectively, the "Platforms"), for any purpose whatsoever (including, without limitation, for any promotional purposes) without accounting, notification, credit or other obligation to you, and the right to license and sub-license and authorize others to exercise any of the rights granted hereunder to Sports Gaming Ltd, the Parent Companies and Affiliates, in our sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, without limiting the generality of the rights granted to Sports Gaming Ltd, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, these rights include, without limitation, the right to create derivative works of, distribute and synchronize all or any portion of your User Material in timed relation to any other visual elements; to web cast, pod cast, re-publish, re-broadcast, re-platform, port, syndicate, route, and link to and from all or any portion of your User Material; to encrypt, encode and decode, and compress and decompress all or any portion of your User Material; to edit, mix, combine, merge, distort, superimpose, create or add special effects, illusions and/or other material to or of all or any portion of your User Material; to create composite, stunt, comic or unusual photographs, videos, animations, motion pictures and/or voice reproductions from all or a portion of your User Material; and to excerpt and/or extract portions of your User Material in order to host, store, index, categorize and display your User Material on or through the Platforms. By submitting User Material, in addition to the rights, licenses and privileges referred to above, you are also granting Sports Gaming Ltd and their Affiliates, the unqualified, unrestricted, unconditional, unlimited, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual and royalty free right, license, authorization and permission to use and refer to your name, logo, marks, image, characteristic or other distinctive identification in presentations, marketing materials, customer lists and financial reports, to do, perform, take advantage of and exploit any and all of the rights set forth herein in connection with the marketing, advertising and promotion of the Platforms, and any products, goods, features, functions, capabilities and/or services associated with Sports Gaming Ltd, the Parent Companies and Affiliates and to use and otherwise exploit any ideas, concepts, content, material, expression or form of expression, in whole or in part, contained in your User Material, for any purpose whatsoever, without any credit, compensation or accounting to you, in products or services developed by Sports Gaming Ltd, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, without limitation or restriction whatsoever. The rights, licenses and privileges explained in this Agreement and granted to Sports Gaming Ltd and their Affiliates, shall begin immediately upon submission of your User Material to or through the User Material Submission Features and continue perpetually and indefinitely, regardless of whether you continue or remain a registered user or not, unless and until terminated, in whole or in part, by Sports Gaming Ltd on notice to you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that neither Sports Gaming Ltd, nor the Parent Companies or the Affiliates, shall be required or have any obligation to host, index, display, accept or use any submitted User Material (or, alongside this to take advantage of any or all of the particular rights and authorities granted or otherwise available) and Sports Gaming Ltd may, in its sole discretion, remove or refuse to host, index, display, accept, use or do anything at all with respect to any User Material. Once you submit or attempt to submit User Material you shall have no right to prohibit, restrict, revoke or terminate any of the rights given to and held by Sports Gaming Ltd or their Affiliates. You will not b entitled to and you will not receive any compensation or any other consideration for your User Material or any use made of your User Material once it has been submitted. You also understand and agree that neither all or any portion of your User Material, nor any commercial, advertisement, promotional, marketing or other material associated with your User Material, need to be submitted for approval prior to use. You hereby release Sports Gaming Ltd and their Affiliates from any and all claims of any rights, encumbrances, liens, claims, demands, actions or suits which you may or can have in connection with your User Material, including, without limitation, any and all liability for any use or non use of the your User Material, claims for defamation, libel, slander, invasion of privacy, right of publicity, emotional distress or economic loss. Sports Gaming Ltd, and the Parent Companies and the Affiliates, have the right to assign, transfer, convey, license, sub-license and otherwise transfer, sub-contract, delegate, outsource or engage third parties to perform or benefit from all or any portion of its or their rights and/or obligations to any one or more other parties, without accounting, reporting, notification or other obligation or liability to you whatsoever, now or in the future. You also forever waive and relinquish all moral rights or droit moral now or hereafter into the future recognized in connection with your User Material and the rights granted to Sports Gaming Ltd and their Affiliates hereunder. Sports Gaming Ltd has and retains the right to license, authorize and/or otherwise enter into agreements and arrangements with any Parent Companies or the Affiliates to do or perform any of the activities, exercise any of the rights and/or undertake any of the responsibilities granted or imposed under this Agreement, in whole or in part. To the extent Sports Gaming Ltd does so, when you submit User Material each such Affiliate shall be entitled to benefit from the terms and conditions, rights, licenses and authorizations granted to Sports Gaming Ltd hereunder and related to as if you had entered into this Agreement with such Parent Company or Affiliate directly and not purely via this site.
6. Ownership.
Sports Gaming Ltd retains all rights, titles and interests in and to the User Material Submission Features, including, without limitation, to all associated intellectual property and proprietary rights existing anywhere in the world and you acquire no ownership, proprietary or other rights, title or interest in or to the User Material Submission Features. Apart for the licenses, authorizations, consents and rights granted hereunder and described in this Agreement, as comprehensive and broad as they may seem or actually be, Sports Gaming Ltd acquires no title or ownership rights in or to any User Material you submit and nothing in this Agreement conveys to us any ownership rights in your User Material. Sports Gaming Ltd is acting only as a host, bulletin board or conduit for submitted User Material, with all of the specific rights granted by you hereunder. Although by your own submission of any User Material that you are requesting and directing us and any of the Affiliates with whom we have made commercial arrangements or otherwise, to take advantage of and exploit the rights and privileges granted hereunder (including, without limitation, the right to display and post the User Material on the Platforms), neither we, nor any of the Parent Companies or the Affiliates have any obligation to do any of these things. You must own the rights to the User Material you submit as well as the right to grant all of the authorizations, permissions, approvals, consents, rights and licenses as described in this Agreement. If you do not exclusively own all of these rights then you must have all necessary authorizations, permissions, approvals, consents, rights and licenses from the owner(s) to enter into this Agreement and perform and comply with all of its obligations. You represent, warrant and covenant to the company Sports Gaming Ltd and, by submitting User Material, you reaffirm each such representation, warranty and covenant, that you abide by the following: (a) that you are not a minor and that you have the legal right and capability to enter into this Agreement and perform and comply with all of its terms and conditions or, if you are a teenager, your parent or legal guardian has agreed to this Agreement on your behalf, (b) all of the information provided by you associated with your User Material is correct, complete and current, (c) your submission of any User Material does not violate this Agreement or any of the rights of any other party, any of your obligations, any law or regulation that infringes upon or misappropriates any intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights of any party, (d) you make in the Terms of Use Agreement, including, without limitation, those relating to Postings and (e) you hold and will continue to hold all the ownership, license, proprietary and other rights necessary to enter into, authorize, grant rights and perform your obligations under this Agreement as described. Upon the request of Sports Gaming Ltd, you will furnish Sports Gaming Ltd any documentation, substantiation and releases necessary and reasonably required to verify and substantiate your compliance with any or all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants. You represent and warrant that the submission of your User Material is not subject under any circumstances to or under the jurisdiction of any guild or union collective bargaining agreement, and you also acknowledge that Sports Gaming Ltd is not signatory to any such agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, you also must understand and agree that Sports Gaming Ltd shall not be obligated or responsible for providing any guild or residual payments in connection with the submission and exploitation of the User Material. You acknowledge that other persons may have submitted User Material to us, may have made public or developed, or may originate, submit, make public or develop, material similar or identical to all or a portion of your User Material or concepts contained therein, and you understand and agree you will not be entitled to any compensation because of the use or exploitation thereof and the submission of User Material, or any posting or display thereof, is not any admission of novelty, priority or originality. Even if you then subsequently see or learn of a presentation, motion picture, still photograph, film, video or any other content which appears to incorporate any idea or concept or include anything similar or identical to that contained in any User Material you or anyone else submits, that is purely coincidental and unavoidable.
7. Financial Consideration
Sports Gaming Ltd reserves the right to sell advertising and otherwise to benefit from and/or realize revenue from the conduct of its business and operating the Site, the User Material Submission Features or other Platforms and any and all arrangements made with respect thereto, without accounting, obligation or liability to you, the user. Notwithstanding that your User Material may be displayed on or otherwise used by or in connection with the Site, the User Material Submission Features or other Platforms.
8. Indemnification
Your indemnification obligations under the Terms of Use Agreement include, without limitation, any third party claims arising from, related to or caused by your User Material, the submission of User Material and/or in any way associated with this Agreement and/or the Site.
9. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
THE USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND YOUR USE OF THE USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USER CONTENT, THE REPRESENTATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES. Sports Gaming Ltd EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES CONCERNING ACCESS TO AND/OR THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS AND/OR SECURITY OF THE SITE OR USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES, ANY CONTENT, MATERIAL, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, DATA, SOFTWARE, CAPABILITIES MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU, RESOURCES, FACILITIES, PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES, AND WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES WILL FUNCTION OR PERFORM IN ANY PARTICULAR MANNER. THE SITE AND USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES ARE MAINTAINED ON SERVERS IN THE UNITED STATES INTENDED FOR USERS AND USE OF THE USER CONTENT SUBMISSION FEATURES THAT ARE NOT RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW OR REGULATION. Sports Gaming Ltd DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY USE NOT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED OR THAT IS IN VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU IN ANY JURISDICTION OR COUNTRY. Sports Gaming Ltd EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER ARISING OR CAUSED, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR THE BASIS OR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CLAIM AND EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
10. General
The Terms of Use Agreement , incorporating this Agreement, extends throughout the entire agreement between you and Sports Gaming Ltd relating to User Material and your use of the User Material Submission Features and supersedes any prior or inconsistent agreements. Sports Gaming Ltd may terminate this Agreement with you and your right to use the User Material Submission Features at any time without notice to you.
This GranFondo.com User Submission Agreement was last modified on March 30th 2012, and is effective immediately.
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