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1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to mnLocalMusic.com. mnLocalMusic.com provides its service to
you, subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by
us from time to time without notice to you.
In addition, when using particular services, you 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 TOS.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
mnLocalMusic.com currently provides users a wide array of music
related promotional “Service”. You
also understand and agree that the Service may include advertisements and that
these advertisements are necessary for mnLocalMusic.com to provide the Service.
You also understand and agree that the service may include certain
communications from mnLocalMusic.com, such as service announcements,
administrative messages and the mnLocalMusic.com Newsletter, and that these
communications are considered part of mnLocalMusic.com membership and you will
not be able to opt out of receiving them. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
any new features that augment or enhance the current Service shall be subject
to the TOS. You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and
that mnLocalMusic.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 services 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 (such information being 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 mnLocalMusic.com has reasonable grounds to suspect
that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
mnLocalMusic.com has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse
any and all current or future use of the Service. mnLocalMusic.com is concerned
about the safety and privacy of all its users, particularly children. By adding
a child to your mnLocalMusic.com Account, you also give your child permission
to access all of the Services. Please remember that the Service is designed to
appeal to a broad audience. Accordingly, as the legal guardian, it is your
responsibility to determine whether any of the Services and/or Content are
appropriate for your child.
4. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing
the Service's 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 mnLocalMusic.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. mnLocalMusic.com cannot and will not be
liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this
Section 4.
5. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music,
sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"),
whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility
of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not
mnLocalMusic.com, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload,
post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service.
mnLocalMusic.com does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as
such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content.
Under no circumstances will mnLocalMusic.com be liable in any way for any
Content, including, but not limited to, for 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.
You agree to not use the Service to:
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upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any
Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious,
defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful,
or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
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harm minors in any way;
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impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
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forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to
disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
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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);
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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;
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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.
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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;
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disrupt the normal flow or otherwise act in a manner that negatively
affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
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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;
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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;
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"stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
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collect or store personal data about other users.
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Use any words considered swear words in any of your postings
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Post any nude or inappropriate photos in place of your artist photo
You acknowledge that mnLocalMusic.com may
or may not pre-screen Content, but that mnLocalMusic.com and its designees
shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to
pre-screen, refuse, or move any Content that is available via the Service.
Without limiting the foregoing, mnLocalMusic.com and its designees shall have
the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS 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 mnLocalMusic.com or submitted
to mnLocalMusic.com.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that
mnLocalMusic.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 TOS; (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
mnLocalMusic.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.
Any unauthorized reproduction,
publication, further distribution or public exhibition of the materials
provided on the Service, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
6. 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 (including your mnLocalMusic.com I.D.), use of the Service, or
access to the Service.
7. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND
STORAGE
You acknowledge that mnLocalMusic.com may
establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Service, including
without limitation the maximum disk space that will be allotted on
mnLocalMusic.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 mnLocalMusic.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
mnLocalMusic.com reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for
an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that mnLocalMusic.com
reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time to
time.
8. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
mnLocalMusic.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 mnLocalMusic.com shall not be liable to you or to any third party
for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
9. TERMINATION
You agree that mnLocalMusic.com may, under
certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate
your mnLocalMusic.com account, any associated email address, and access to the
Service. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a)
breaches or violations of the TOS 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, and (f) extended periods of
inactivity. Termination of your mnLocalMusic.com account includes (a) removal
of access to all offerings within the Service (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 further use of the Service.
Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in
mnLocalMusic.com's sole discretion and that mnLocalMusic.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.
10. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties
may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because
mnLocalMusic.com has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge
and agree that mnLocalMusic.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 Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or
available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that
mnLocalMusic.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 Content, goods or services available on or
through any such site or resource.
11. MNLOCALMUSIC.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 presented
to you through the Service or advertisers is protected by copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except
as expressly authorized by mnLocalMusic.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.
mnLocalMusic.com grants you a personal,
non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use its Software;
provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify,
create a derivative work of, 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, or 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 mnLocalMusic.com for
use in accessing the Service.
12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
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YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS
PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. MNLOCALMUSIC.COM EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS 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.
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MNLOCALMUSIC.COM MAKES 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.
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ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE
SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT 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.
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NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU
FROM MNLOCALMUSIC.COM OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY
NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
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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.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT
MNLOCALMUSIC.COM 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 MNLOCALMUSIC.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.
14. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as otherwise
expressly provided in this TOS, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to
this Agreement.
15. NOTICE
mnLocalMusic.com may provide you with
notices, including those regarding changes to the TOS, by either email, regular
mail, or postings on the Service.
16. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Trademarks and service marks and other
mnLocalMusic.com logos and product and service names are trademarks of
mnLocalMusic.com. Without mnLocalMusic.com's prior permission, you agree not to
display or use in any manner the mnLocalMusic.com trademarks.
17. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING
CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
mnLocalMusic.com respects the
intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same.
mnLocalMusic.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 mnLocalMusic.com the following information:
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an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act
on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property
interest;
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a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property
that you claim has been infringed;
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a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is
located on the site;
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your address, telephone number, and email address;
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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;
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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.
mnLocalMusic.com's Notice of claims of
copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as
follows:
By mail:
Dan Lausted
c/o mnLocalMusic.com
10145 Grand Forest Lane
Woodbury, MN 55129
By fax: (612) 395-9291
18. GENERAL INFORMATION
Entire Agreement. The TOS
constitute the entire agreement between you and mnLocalMusic.com and govern
your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and
mnLocalMusic.com. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions
that may apply when you use certain other services, affiliate services,
third-party content or third-party software.
Choice of Law and Forum. The TOS
and the relationship between you and mnLocalMusic.com shall be governed by the
laws of the State of Minnesota without regard to its conflict of law
provisions.
Waiver and Severability of Terms. The
failure of mnLocalMusic.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any
provision of the TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give
effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other
provisions of the TOS remain in full force and effect.
No Right of Survivorship and
Non-Transferability. You agree that your mnLocalMusic.com account is
non-transferable and any rights to your mnLocalMusic.com I.D. or contents
within your account terminate upon your death. Upon receipt of a copy of a
death certificate, your account may be terminated and all contents therein
permanently deleted.
Statute of Limitations. You agree
that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of
action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the TOS must be filed
within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever
barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for
convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
19. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS
to our us immediatly.
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