Website Terms and Conditions of Use
- Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to Rival Vision ("we," "us," "our," or "Rival Vision"). By accessing or using the website located at www.rivalvision.net (the "Website"), you agree to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions ("Terms"). These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Rival Vision. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Website.
- Use of the Website
2.1. Eligibility: You must be at least 18 years old to use this Website. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old.
2.2. Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to keep your account information confidential and to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
2.3. Prohibited Activities: You agree not to use the Website for any unlawful purpose or in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website. You also agree not to interfere with the security or operation of the Website or any related services.
- Intellectual Property
Unless stated otherwise, the website is our exclusive property. All elements on the site, including source code, databases, functions, software, website designs, audio, video, text, images, and graphics (collectively referred to as "Content"), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos within (referred to as "Marks"), are either under our ownership or control, or licensed to us. They are safeguarded by copyright, trademark laws, intellectual property rights, and unfair competition laws of the United States, foreign jurisdictions, and international agreements.
The Content and Marks are available on the site "AS IS" for your personal information and use only. With the exception of what is explicitly stated in these Terms of Use, you are not permitted to copy, reproduce, aggregate, republish, upload, post, publicly display, encode, translate, transmit, distribute, license, or otherwise exploit any part of the Site, Content, or Marks for any commercial purpose without obtaining our express prior written consent.
As long as you are eligible to use the website, you are granted a restricted license to access and use the Site. You may also download or print a portion of the Content, which you have gained access to legitimately, solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes. We retain all rights that are not explicitly granted to you concerning the Site, Content, and Marks.
- User-Generated Content
4.1. License: By submitting content to the Website, you grant Rival Vision a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use, modify, reproduce, distribute, and display the content for the purpose of operating and promoting the Website.
4.2. Content Guidelines: You are solely responsible for the content you submit. Your content must not infringe on the rights of any third party or violate any applicable laws. We reserve the right to remove or edit any content that violates these guidelines.
- Privacy Policy
5.1. Privacy: Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which can be found at [link to your Privacy Policy]. By using the Website, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy.
- Disclaimers
Your utilization of the services and content furnished on our website carries inherent risks that you acknowledge and accept. The services are provided to you on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. It is understood that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, both Rival Vision and its founders, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, and partners DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Rival Vision explicitly disclaims any warranty and relinquishes all responsibility and liability for the following:
- The completeness, accuracy, availability, timeliness, security, or reliability of the services or any content.
- Any damage to your computer system, loss of data, or other detriment stemming from your use of the services or any content.
- The deletion of, or failure to store or transmit, any content or communications retained by the services.
- The assurance that the services will fulfill your prerequisites or be continuously available in an uninterrupted, secure, or fault-free manner. Any advice or information, whether conveyed orally or in writing, obtained from Rival Vision or through the services, will not establish any warranty not explicitly laid out in this statement.
The services might include links to external websites or resources not operated by Rival Vision. You recognize and agree that Rival Vision bears no responsibility or liability for:
- The availability or accuracy of such external websites or resources.
- The content, products, or services offered on or obtainable from those external websites or resources. Links to these external websites or resources do not imply an endorsement by Rival Vision of their content, products, or services. You acknowledge your sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your engagement with any such external websites or resources.
- Limitation of Liability
Subject to the extent allowed by relevant laws, we, along with our officers, directors, employees, parents, affiliates, successors, assigns, and licensors, shall not, under any circumstances, bear responsibility to you or any third party for any form of indirect, exceptional, incidental, or consequential damages. These include, but are not limited to, damages related to reputation harm, interruptions in services, computer malfunctions, loss of business profits, data or business information, additional software or computer setup losses, or expenses incurred in obtaining substitute goods or services. Such damages arise in connection with any use of the website, as well as any and all other commercial losses or damages, in relation to these terms. Irrespective of any contrary statement herein, our overall liability (including that of our officers, directors, employees, parents, and affiliates) for any claim linked to these terms shall not, to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, surpass the amount paid, if any, by you for availing the services.
- Indemnification
To the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, you hereby commit to indemnify, protect, and exempt Rival Vision, along with our past, present, and future employees, officers, directors, contractors, consultants, equity holders, suppliers, vendors, service providers, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, representatives, predecessors, successors, and assigns (individually and collectively referred to as the "Rival Vision Parties"), from and against all actual or alleged claims, damages, awards, judgments, losses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, interest, fees, expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees and expenses), and costs (including but not limited to court costs, settlement costs, and costs related to seeking indemnification and insurance) of any type and nature, regardless of whether they are known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected, arising in law or equity, whether through tort, contract, or any other means (collectively termed as "Claims"). These Claims encompass, but are not limited to, property damage or personal injury, and are caused by, related to, or stem from:
(a) your usage or improper utilization of the Sites, Content, or Services,
(b) any Feedback you provide,
(c) your breach of these Terms,
(d) your infringement upon the rights of another,
(e) any third party's usage or improper usage of the Site or Services provided to you, and
(f) any User Content you produce, post, distribute, or save on or through the Site, or on our pages or feeds on third-party social media platforms. You agree to promptly inform Rival Vision of any Claims from third parties and to collaborate with the Rival Vision Parties in the defense against such Claims. Additionally, you consent to the Rival Vision Parties having control over the defense or resolution of any third-party Claims. This indemnification is supplementary to, and not a replacement for, any other indemnities stated in a written agreement between you and Rival Vision.
- Changes to the Terms
We may modify these Terms at any time, and such modifications will be effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after the posting of any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.
- Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your Jurisdiction]. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of [Your Jurisdiction].
- User Conduct and Responsibilities
You are authorized to access and use the Site solely for the purposes for which we have provided it. The Site shall not be utilized for any commercial undertakings except those explicitly endorsed or sanctioned by us.
As a user of the Site, you commit not to:
- Engage in any unauthorized utilization of the Site, including gathering usernames or email addresses of users through electronic or alternative methods to send unsolicited emails, or establishing user accounts through automated means or deceptive methods.
- Employ deceit, deception, or misinformation to defraud us and other users, particularly in any attempt to extract sensitive account details like (but not limited to) user passwords.
- Employ our support services inappropriately or furnish false reports of misconduct or abuse.
- Bypass, incapacitate, or disrupt security-related features of the Site, including those that prevent or limit the usage or replication of any Content, or enforce restrictions on the utilization of the Site and/or its enclosed Content.
- Engage in automated system usage, such as deploying scripts for sending comments or messages, or utilizing data mining, robots, or equivalent data compilation and extraction tools.
- Endeavor to impersonate another user or individual or employ another user's username.
- Exploit any data sourced from the Site to torment, mistreat, or injure another individual.
- Decode, decompile, dismantle, or reverse-engineer any software components forming or in any manner constituting part of the Site.
- Endeavor to sidestep Site measures devised to obstruct or restrict Site access, or any portion of the Site.
- Interfere with, disrupt, or cause an undue strain on the Site or the networks or services linked to the Site.
- Harass, vex, intimidate, or threaten any of our staff members or agents involved in providing the Site to you.
- Erase copyright or other proprietary rights notices from any Content.
- Copy or adapt the Site’s software, which includes (but is not restricted to) Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
- Upload or transmit (or endeavor to do so) viruses, Trojan horses, or other materials, such as excessive capital letters and spamming (persistent posting of repetitive text), which interferes with the functioning, operation, or maintenance of the Site for any parties.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise adversely affect, in our assessment, us and/or the Site.
- Utilize the Site in a manner contrary to any applicable laws or regulations.
- Use content without proper attribution.
- Employ content in a manner inconsistent with the content's specified licensing.
- Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Website at any time and for any reason, including if we believe you have violated these Terms or engaged in unauthorized or inappropriate use of the Website.
- Third-Party Links and Content
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or content. Rival Vision does not endorse or control these third-party resources and is not responsible for their availability, content, or accuracy. You access these third-party resources at your own risk.
- Modifications to the Website
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Website, including features, content, or availability, at any time and without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modifications or discontinuation of the Website.
- User Feedback and Suggestions
We welcome your feedback and suggestions regarding the Website. By submitting feedback or suggestions to us, you grant Rival Vision the right to use, modify, and incorporate such feedback into our products and services without any obligation to compensate you.
- Force Majeure
Rival Vision shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms due to events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, acts of government, acts of terrorism, or technical failures.
- Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Rival Vision regarding your use of the Website and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, or representations.
- Waiver
The failure of Rival Vision to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be considered a waiver of its right to enforce such provision in the future.
- Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
- Survival
Sections or clauses that, by their nature, should survive termination of these Terms, including but not limited to those related to intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and indemnification, shall survive such termination.
- Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms, please contact us at [contact email address].