THIS TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") IS A LEGAL AND BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("YOU," "YOUR" OR "YOURSELF") AND BREAKALEG INC. d/b/a ACTORSGURU ("OUR," "US," "WE" OR "ACTORSGURU"), WHICH GOVERNS YOUR USE OF OUR INTERNET-BASED SERVICE (www.actorsguru.com) TOGETHER WITH ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, PRODUCTS, MATERIALS AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SAME BY US AND/OR THIRD PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, "THE SERVICE"). PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY PRIOR TO USING THE SERVICE. BY REGISTERING FOR, USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SERVICE, OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF, IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BECOME A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN.
When we refer to the "use" of the Service in this Agreement, we mean any actual or attempted access or use of the Service, including, without limitation, any transmission, exchange of information or communication associated with the Service. These terms and conditions, together with any other terms of use applicable to other ACTORSGURU owned or controlled web sites and any other policies, rules and provisions which are described, linked or otherwise referred to and form a part of this Agreement, including, without limitation our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us, superseding any and all prior or inconsistent understandings, representations or agreements regarding the Service.
Subject to certain limitations as described herein, you are granted the right to access our text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, works of authorship, applications, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") under certain terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement. In order to use the Service, you must obtain access to the Internet and pay any service fees associated with such access. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the Internet and to be able to access the Content. Certain areas and functions of the Service may require registration, while other areas and functions do not.
You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and resident or occupant of the United States of America and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in this Agreement, and to abide by and comply with this Agreement. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as the Service is not intended for children under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use the Service. You may not order or request any products or services nor register as a user if you are under 18 years of age or not a resident or current occupant of the Unites States.
ACTORSGURU takes your privacy seriously and operates under the policies and principles outlined in our Privacy Policy, which contains important information and disclosures relating to the collection and use of your personally identifiable information in connection with your use of the Service.
ACTORSGURU will make reasonable efforts to keep the Service operational. However, certain technical difficulties, routine site maintenance/upgrades and any other events outside the control of ACTORSGURU may, from time to time, result in temporary Service interruptions. ACTORSGURU also reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, functions of the Service with or without notice. You agree that ACTORSGURU shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any of the direct or indirect consequences of any modification, suspension, discontinuance of or interruption to the Service.
(a) By using the Service, you acknowledge and agree that you have no right to provide any Content obtained through the Service to any other party or through any other means. You agree that you will not duplicate or otherwise reproduce the Content, or any portion thereof, onto any physical medium, memory or device now known or hereinafter devised. In addition, you agree that you will not attempt to, or encourage or assist any other person to, circumvent or modify any Content protection methods.
(b) You may not use or allow others to use the Service, directly or indirectly, nor upload, distribute, transmit, communicate, link to, publish or access any data, information or material through, using or otherwise in connection with the Service, that: (1) is libelous, defamatory, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually offensive or explicit, harmful or harassing, threatening, hateful, racially, culturally, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or offensive, discriminatory or abusive; (2) violates any law or regulation or the rights of others; (3) causes duress, distress or discomfort to another or is likely to deter or discourage others from using the Service; and/or (4) infringes any intellectual property, proprietary rights or confidentiality obligations of others. You are solely responsible and liable for any such activity, behavior, use and conduct. We have no liability and you bear the sole and exclusive risk associated with use of or reliance on the accuracy, quality, completeness, reliability or usefulness of any data, information or material in connection with the Service. You also may not use, nor allow others to use, the Service, directly or indirectly, to: (i) attempt to or actually disrupt, impair or interfere with, alter or modify the Service or any Content posted and/or displayed by us or anyone else; (ii) act in a way that affects or reflects negatively on us, the Service, or anyone else; (iii) collect or attempt to collect any information from others including, without limitation, personally identifiable information, without such party's prior consent. You agree to comply with all local, state, federal laws, statutes, rules and regulations, as well as any international treaties, which are applicable to your use of the Service.
(c) You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Service, including, without limitation: (1) accessing data not intended for you or logging onto a processor, communications or access device or account which you are not authorized to access; (2) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Service or to breach security or authentication measures, regardless of your motives or intent; (3) attempting to interfere with or disrupt the Service or service to any user, processor, host or network, including, without limitation, by submitting a virus, worm or Trojan horse; or (4) sending unsolicited e-mail or other information, including promotions or advertising. Violations of system or network security or this Agreement may result in civil or criminal liability. We have the right to investigate occurrences, which may involve such violations and we may involve, provide information to and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.
(d) You agree not to use the Service for any commercial uses unless you obtain ACTORSGURU’s prior written approval. Such commercial uses include without limitation (i) the sale of access to the Service; and (ii) the sale of advertising, sponsorships, or promotions placed on or within the Service.
In some cases, ACTORSGURU derives its rights to use Content offered on the Service from third party content owners ("Content Providers") for fixed periods of time. As well, ACTORSGURU is sometimes required to pull certain Content off the Service for legal reasons. Therefore, certain Content offered or advertised by ACTORSGURU may not be available when you try to access it, and not all Content is available in all countries or territories.
You acknowledge and agree to the essential condition that the Content is provided "As Is". Therefore, you are aware and agree that the Content might not be suitable for your purposes or satisfy your expectations or requirements with respect to it. You also acknowledge and agree that the Content could contain errors or other harmful components. Therefore, we recommend that prior to accessing the Content, you ensure, at your cost, that the Content will suit your requirements and needs and will not have any negative impact on your computer and/or your media player system.
(a) The ACTORSGURU logos and other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are owned by, licensed to, or, where required, used with permission by ACTORSGURU and may not be reproduced, copied, or manipulated in any manner without the express, written approval of the trademark owner.
(b) The Content available through the Service is the property of ACTORSGURU or its Content Providers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Content received through the Service may be accessed for your personal, non-commercial use only.
(c) You acknowledge that ACTORSGURU retains exclusive ownership of the Service and all intellectual property rights associated therewith. The Service contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Except as expressly provided herein, you are not granted any rights or license to patents, copyrights, trade secrets or trademarks with respect to the Service or the Content, and ACTORSGURU reserves all rights not expressly granted hereunder. All Content is Copyright © 2017 actorsguru.com. All rights reserved.
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(d) You shall promptly notify ACTORSGURU in writing upon your discovery of any unauthorized use or infringement of the Service or the Content or ACTORSGURU’s patent, copyright, trade secret, trademarks or other intellectual property rights. Except as expressly provided for herein, any copy or use of any portion of the Service shall constitute an act of copyright infringement and a breach of this Agreement. Furthermore, ACTORSGURU may in its sole discretion pursue any other available rights or remedies at law or in equity for a violation of this Agreement or such copyright infringement.
We may request registration information from you before you may access certain areas of the Service, including without limitation to set up an account on the Service. You will provide us with true, accurate, current and complete information. You will promptly update your registration to keep it accurate, current and complete. If we issue you a username and password, you may not reveal it to anyone else. You may not use anyone else's username and/or password or allow anyone else to use your username and password to access the Service. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your accounts, username and passwords, and for any charges, damages, liabilities or losses incurred or suffered as a result of your failure to do so. We are not liable for any harm caused by or related to the theft of your username and/or password, your disclosure of your username and/or password, or your authorization to allow another person to access and use the Service using your username and/or password. Furthermore, you are solely and entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account including any charges incurred relating to the Service. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your username, password or account or any other breach of security. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage that may result if you fail to comply with these requirements. If you choose a username that, in our sole discretion, is obscene, indecent, abusive or which might otherwise subject us to public disparagement or scorn, we reserve the right, without prior notice to you, to automatically change your username, delete your submissions and/or posts from the Service, deny you access to the Service, or any combination of these options.
ACTORSGURU may, but is not obligated to, offer interactive features that allow users to, among other things, submit or post content ("User Generated Content") or links to third party content on areas of the Service accessible and viewable by other users of the Service and the public. You represent and agree that all User Generated Content or links submitted or posted by you, shall be your sole responsibility, shall not infringe or violate the rights of any other party or violate any laws, contribute to or encourage infringing or otherwise unlawful conduct, or otherwise be obscene, objectionable or in poor taste, and that you have obtained all necessary rights, licenses or clearances. By submitting or posting any User Generated Content on, through or in connection with the Service, you hereby grant to ACTORSGURU a limited license to use, modify, delete from, add to, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such User Generated Content fully-paid and royalty free in all forms and formats of media now known or in the future created, including, without limitation, distributing part or all of the Service and any User Generated Content included therein. You further agree to a waiver of any ''moral rights,'' or any similar rights to any User Generated Content under any jurisdiction. You retain any rights that you may have in your User Generated Content submitted or posted on through or in connection with the Service, subject to the limited license herein. We reserve the right not to post or publish any User Generated Content, and to delete, remove or edit any User Generated Content, at any time in our sole discretion without notice or liability. ACTORSGURU has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any information and User Generated Content submitted or posted by you or otherwise available on the Service, to investigate any reported or apparent violation of this Agreement, and to take any action that ACTORSGURU in its sole discretion deems appropriate. You acknowledge and agree that any User Generated Content provided by you shall be made public. You acknowledge that (i) you have no expectation of privacy in any User Generated Content, and (ii) no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and ACTORSGURU by reason of your transmitting User Generated Content to any area of the Service.
The Service may contain hyperlinks and pointers to other sites on the Internet that may be maintained by third parties ("Other Sites"). If you use the hyperlinks to access these Other Sites, you will leave the Service and your browser will be re-directed to the Other Sites. The Other Sites may have their own terms of service and privacy policy and those Other Sites may have different practices and requirements than the Service. ACTORSGURU may not have knowledge of, and is not responsible for, the content, information, websites, products or advertisements presented by any Other Site which you use at your own risk. ACTORSGURU does not warrant or make any representation regarding the legality, accuracy, quality or authenticity of content, information, websites or products presented by Other Sites. The hyperlinks to Other Sites do not constitute an endorsement by ACTORSGURU of any Other Site(s) or resources, or their content, information, services or products. The Service is only providing these links to you as a convenience. The terms of service and privacy policy of any Other Sites shall apply to your access and use of them. ACTORSGURU accepts no responsibility for the content or conduct of Other Sites.
Please note that with regard to any content made available on or through the Service which contains or displays a third-party logo (i.e. YouTube, Vimeo, imdb, etc.) or which is provided via a third-party’s player and is hosted on a third-party’s servers; ACTORSGURU does not have the ability to permanently remove all or any such content from the third party’s servers. Therefore, if you have a complaint concerning any content made available on the Service that is provided by a third-party, you should contact the third-party directly in accordance with copyright policies of the third-party. If you believe that your work is available on the Service via a third-party player in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please: (1) contact the third-party directly in accordance with its copyright policies; and (2) contact ACTORSGURU by sending us a notice at hello@actorsguru.com.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE DO NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SERVICE, THE ACTORSGURU SITE AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING BY COURSE OF DEALING OR CUSTOM OF TRADE. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT ANY MATERIAL, CONTENT, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DISPLAYED ON OR OFFERED THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, APPROPRIATE, RELIABLE, OR TIMELY. WE ALSO MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND/OR YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, FREE OF VIRUSES, MALICIOUS CODE, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR OTHERWISE SECURE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER ACTORSGURU, ITS CONTENT PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS, AFFILIATES OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF DAMAGES IN ANY MANNER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR THE BASIS OF THE CLAIM OR WHETHER OR NOT ACTORSGURU HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless against any losses, expenses, costs or damages (including our reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees and other reasonable costs of litigation or proceedings) arising from, incurred as a result of, or in any manner related to any claim or action based upon (a) your breach of, or failure to comply with, the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and/or (b) your use of the Service. We may, in our discretion, participate in the defense of any such claim or action and any negotiations for its settlement or compromise. No settlement which may adversely affect our rights or obligations shall be made without our prior written approval. We reserve the right, at our own expense and on notice to you, to assume exclusive defense and control of any such claim or action and then your corresponding indemnification obligation will end.
The Service is created, operated and controlled by ACTORSGURU in the State of California, United States of America. The laws of the State of California will govern this Agreement without giving effect to any principles or conflicts of laws.
You understand that by using the Service, you may encounter content that may be deemed offensive, indecent, or objectionable, which content may or may not be identified as having explicit language. Nevertheless, you agree to use the Service at your sole risk and that ACTORSGURU shall have no liability to you for content that may be found to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable. Content descriptions are provided for convenience, and you acknowledge and agree that ACTORSGURU does not guarantee their accuracy.
(a) You acknowledge that any reliance upon any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed or distributed through the Service is at your sole risk. ACTORSGURU reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without notice, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Service, or to deny access to the Service to anyone at any time. You acknowledge and agree that ACTORSGURU is not responsible for any User Generated Content posted by users of the Service. Prior to making any decisions based on information posted on the Service, you are advised to verify the information. ACTORSGURU shall not have any liability arising from your acts or decisions based upon the information provided on the Service.
(b) When it comes to buying products or services when using the internet, it is recommended that you always conduct your own investigations. This includes buying any products or services offered or sold as part of, or through, the Service.
(c) Unless we have stated otherwise, you should always assume that when products or services are made reference to as part of the Service, they are made because there exists a material connection between ACTORSGURU and the providers of the products and services displayed. It should be noted that this is not always the case.
(d) ACTORSGURU will always recommend products and services based in part on a good faith belief that the supply of such products or services will help you. We have a good faith belief, because we have either tried the products or services prior to making any recommendations, or we have researched the products or services based on the supplier’s history. The recommendations made by ACTORSGURU about the products or services are honest opinions based on facts known to us at the time a product or service is mentioned on the Service.
(e) We have conducted all steps possible to verify the testimonials that appear on the Service on behalf of ACTORSGURU. They are treated as average user expectations based on the information that was available at the time of publishing them. They are not exaggerations of user results which we do not entertain in any form. Enquiries have been made to confirm their authenticity at all times. If a claim sounds untrue then we regard this as such and do not publish this on the Service.
(f) Where extracts have been displayed from third party sources or content has been generated and posted by a third-party source (i.e. Content Providers, User Generated Content, etc.), these are in no way indicative of any kind of verifiable result, opinion, recommendation or otherwise. You are strongly cautioned to conduct your own due diligence prior to relying on such sources.
(g) Our aim is to be 100% honest at all times. If however you find something displayed on the Service, which you do not agree with, then please contact us immediately at hello@actorsguru.com and we will look into it. We reserve the right to withdraw the display of any product or service that does not reach our very high levels of satisfaction without any prior notice. Any honesty and integrity is important to us at all times.
(a) Use of the Service is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this Section 18.
(b) You shall not use the Service in any manner contrary to local, state or federal law. ACTORSGURU expressly disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for any action by you that is contrary to such law(s) and reserves the right to terminate your Service immediately upon notice of your failure to comply with any such local, state or federal law.
(c) Our performance of this Agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this Agreement is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Service or information provided to or gathered by us with respect to such use.
(d) If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in effect.
(e) No failure or delay in enforcing any provision, exercising any option or requiring performance, shall be construed to be a waiver of that or any other right in connection with this Agreement.
(f) You may not assign your rights under this Agreement without our prior written permission and any attempt by you to do so shall be void from inception.
(g) This Agreement, together with our Privacy Policy and any other rules, regulations, procedures and policies which we refer to and which are hereby incorporated herein by this reference, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Service and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and us with respect to the Service.
(h) Any provision which must survive in order to allow us to enforce its meaning shall survive the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, NO ACTION ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF FORM OR THE BASIS OF THE CLAIM, MAY BE BROUGHT BY YOU MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION HAS ARISEN (OR IF MULTIPLE CAUSES, FROM THE DATE THE FIRST SUCH CAUSE AROSE) AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY LONGER STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS THAT MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW.
(i) A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
(a) ACTORSGURU may terminate this Agreement, restrict, suspend or terminate your use of the Service immediately and without notice or liability, if you violate, breach or fail to comply with this Agreement in any way, and it will not limit any other rights or remedies which are available to us. Without limitation of any other provisions hereof regarding termination, we reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service, without cause, upon reasonable notice.
(b) You may terminate this Agreement by ceasing to use the Service. Termination is your sole right and exclusive remedy if you are not satisfied with the Service.
(c) Termination of this Agreement shall not relieve you of any obligations to pay accrued charges, if applicable.
We reserve the right to add, delete, change or modify parts of this Agreement at our sole discretion and at any time without notice or liability to you. If we do this, we will post the changes to the Agreement on this page and will indicate the effective date of the Agreement at the bottom of the page. It is important for you to refer to this Agreement from time to time to make sure that you are aware of any additions, revisions, or modifications that we may have made. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of any new terms and conditions.
Updated as of: June 27, 2018