This Membership Agreement (“Agreement”) sets forth the legally binding terms for
your membership in ThePrysm.com (the Site”). As a Member, you agree to be bound
by this Agreement and to follow all applicable laws.
1. Modification. We may modify this Agreement from time-to-time and such
modification shall be effective upon posting on the Site. Your continued use of
this website after posting of a revised Agreement signifies your acceptance of
it. Therefore, it is important that you review this Agreement regularly to
remain abreast of any changes. The Effective Date of this Agreement is March 15,
2008.
2. Eligibility. Use of this website and Membership registration is void where
prohibited by law. By registering for Membership in the Site, you represent and
warrant that (a) all registration information you submit is truthful and
accurate; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; (c) you are 18
years of age or older; and (d) your use of the Site does not violate any
applicable law or regulation. Your profile may be deleted and your Membership
terminated without warning if we believe that you are under 18.
3. Term, Termination, and Cancellation. This Agreement, and any posted
revisions, shall remain in full force and effect while you are a Member. You may
terminate your Membership at any time, for any reason. We may terminate your
Membership at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice or
explanation, and without liability. We reserve the right, in our sole
discretion, to reject, refuse to post, or remove any posting by you, or to deny,
restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site at
any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice or explanation, and
without liability. We reserve the right to remove your profile and/or deny,
restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site if we
determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated this Agreement.
4. Fees. You acknowledge that we reserve the right to charge for any portion of
the Site and to change such fees (if any) from time-to-time in our discretion.
If we terminate your Membership because you have breached this Agreement, you
shall not be entitled to the refund of any unused portion of such fees or
payments (if any).
5. Password. Upon becoming a Member, you will be asked to choose a password. You
agree not to use the account, username, or password of another Member at any
time. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your
password, and agree not to disclose your password. You agree to notify us
immediately if you suspect any unauthorized account use or access to your
password. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account. You
authorize us to accept any use of the Site through your account as being used by
you, or someone authorized to act for you, and agree to be liable for any
Content posted using your account and for any transactions associated with your
account.
6. Unauthorized Use by Members. Use of our Site is for non-commercial purposes
only. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to remove commercial content
posted by Members. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Site, including
collecting usernames, user IDs, and/or e-mail addresses of Members by electronic
or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited e-mail or unauthorized
framing of, or linking to, the Site is prohibited and may result in termination
of Membership privileges. We reserve the right to take appropriate legal action
for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Site, whether by Members or other
Users.
7. Modifications to the Site. We reserve the right, from time-to-time, to
modify, discontinue, restrict, or block access to, all or part of the Site,
temporarily or permanently, without notice. We may, temporarily or permanently,
modify or remove part or all of your Content from the Site, at any time, without
notice. Such actions on our part will not result in any liability to you, or any
third-party, or affect our license to your Content.
8. Licensing Rights of Content
8.1 We do not claim any ownership rights in any content, including but not
limited to, text, files, images, photos, video, audio, music, works of
authorship, applications, or any other materials (collectively referred to as
“Content”) that you post on the Site; you continue to retain any such rights
that you may have in your Content, subject to the limited license below.
8.2 By displaying or publishing (“posting”) any Content on the Site, you hereby
grant us a limited license to use, modify, transmit, delete from, add to,
publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, distribute, and create derivative
works from such Content solely on the Site. The license you grant us is
non-exclusive (meaning that you are free to license your Content to anyone else
in addition to us), fully-paid and royalty-free (meaning that we are not
required to pay you for the use of such Content on the Site), sub-licensable
(through unlimited levels of sublicense), and worldwide. You also hereby waive
any Moral Rights you may have in such Content under the laws of any
jurisdiction.
8.3 You represent and warrant that: (a) you own, or have all necessary rights to
post, the Content posted by you on the Site, and (b) such posting does not
violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, moral
rights, or any other rights of any person or entity. You agree to pay for all
royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person or entity by reason of
any Content posted by you on or through the Site.
9. Protection of Site Content. Our Site Content is protected by copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, and other laws. We hereby grant you a limited,
revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive license to
reproduce and display such Content (excluding any software code) solely for your
personal, non-commercial use in connection with viewing and/or using our
website. Except as provided within this Agreement, you may not copy, modify,
reproduce, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform,
display, sell, or prepare derivative works of any Content appearing on or
through the Site.
10. Content Posted by Members, Site Monitoring.
10.1 We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post, or
delete any content for any or no reason, including Content that, in our sole
judgment, violates this Agreement, or which may be offensive, illegal, or
violate the rights of any person or entity, or harm or threaten the safety of
any person or entity, without prior notice or explanation to you, and without
liability to us.
10.2 We assumes no responsibility for monitoring the Site for inappropriate
content posted by Members or for inappropriate conduct by Members. If, at any
time, we choose in our sole discretion, to monitor the Site, we nonetheless
assumes no responsibility for the content, no obligation to modify or remove any
inappropriate content, and no responsibility for the conduct of any Member
submitting any such content, nor will such exercise of discretion create or
impose any continuing responsibility or obligation on our part to monitor the
Site.
10.3 You are solely responsible for the Content that you post on the Site.
11. Prohibited Content. You agree not to post to the Site any prohibited
Content. We reserve the right to (1) investigate and take appropriate legal
action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates this provision; (2)
remove such offending content from the Site; and (3) terminate the Membership of
such violators. Prohibited content includes, but is not limited to, Content
that, in our sole judgment:
11.1 is false, misleading, tortious, defamatory, libelous, vulgar, or obscene
11.2 is harmful threatening, abusive, harassing, hateful, or racially,
religiously, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable; or promotes racism,
bigotry, hatred, or physical harm against any group or individual
11.3 is sexually or violently exploitative; or contains nudity, excessive
violence, offensive subject matter, or hyper links to an adult website
11.4 violates the privacy rights, moral rights, publicity rights, copyrights,
trademark rights, contract rights, trade secrets, or any other rights of any
person or entity
11.5 furthers or promotes illegal activities
11.6 involves commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written
consent
11.7 solicits personal information from anyone under 18; or solicits passwords
from other Members, or personally identifiable information from other Users
11.8 consists of data or information obtained through access that was not
authorized by the owner of the data or information
12. Prohibited Activities. We reserve the right to investigate and take
appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates
this provision, including without limitation, reporting you to law enforcement
authorities. Prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to:
12.1 criminal or tortious activity
12.2 spamming (You may not use your free ThePrysm.com e-mail account to spam; to
protect Members from such advertising or solicitation, we reserve the right to
restrict the number of e-mails that a Member may send in any 24-hour period. If
you breach this Agreement and send unsolicited bulk e-mail, instant messages or
other unauthorized commercial communications of any kind through our services,
you acknowledge that you will have caused substantial harm to us, but that the
amount of such harm would be extremely difficult to ascertain. As a reasonable
estimation of such harm, you agree to pay us $50 for each individual unsolicited
e-mail or other unauthorized commercial communication that you send through our
services)
12.3 advertising to, or solicitation of, any Member to buy or sell any products
or services through the unauthorized or impermissible use of the Site
12.4 transmitting or using malware, viruses, bots, worms, or any other computer
code, files, or programs that interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of
any computer software or hardware, or otherwise permit the unauthorized use of
or access to a computer or a computer network
12.5 actual or attempted circumvention or modification of any security
technology or software that is part of the Site; or interfering with,
disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the Site or the networks or services
connected to the Site; or altering information on or obtained from the Site
12.6 using any automated means (for example, robot, spider, scraper) to extract
data or gather or use information from the Site (for example, e-mail addresses)
or transmit any unsolicited advertising or spam
12.7 copyright, trademark, or patent infringement; or theft of trade secrets
12.8 covering or obscuring the banner ads on your personal profile page, or any
ThePrysm.com page
12.9 framing any part of the Site or otherwise making it appear as if you have a
relationship with us, or that we have endorsed you or your website, unless you
have written permission from us to do so
12.10 impersonating or attempting to impersonate another Member, person, or
entity; or using the account, username, or password of another Member at any
time; or disclosing your password to any third-party or permitting any
third-party to access your account
12.11 using the Site in a manner inconsistent with any and all applicable laws
and regulations.
13. Copyrights / Intellectual Property. We respect the intellectual property of
others, and requires that our Members do likewise. You may not upload, embed,
post, e-mail, transmit, or otherwise make available any material that infringes
any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary or
intellectual property rights of any person or entity. We reserve the right to
terminate the Membership of infringers. If you believe that your work has been
posted on the Site in a manner constituting copyright infringement, please
notify us at the address below by providing our copyright agent with the
following information in writing: (1) identification of the copyrighted work
claimed to have been infringed upon, or, if multiple copyrighted works are
covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; (2)
identification of the claimed infringing material and information reasonably
sufficient to permit us to locate the material on the Site (for example,
providing the URL(s) of the claimed infringing material); (3) your contact
information (address, phone number, and e-mail address); (4) 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; (5) a statement by you, under penalty of
perjury, that the above information in your notification is accurate and that
you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s
behalf; and (6) your physical or electronic signature. Our designated agent to
receive notification of claimed infringement can be reached at: Copyright Agent,
ThePrysm.com, Suite 316, 2750 N. 29th Ave., Hollywood, FL 33020.
14. Third-party Merchants. Our Site displays ads and links to third-party
merchants. We do not necessarily endorse the merchants or their products. We
have no control over their data collection methods or any aspect of their
transactions with you. Each merchant has its own privacy policy and you should
familiarize yourself with the terms of the merchant’s privacy policy. Any
information on such third-party websites may or may not be accurate. You use
such third-party links at your own risk. You agree to waive any claim against us
and agree to hold us harmless from any loss or damage of any kind incurred as
the result of any transactions entered into with such third-party merchants.
15. Privacy. Use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is
incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
16. Disclaimers. Under no circumstances shall we be responsible for any loss or
damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from use of the Site, from
any Member Content posted on the Site, or from the conduct of any Users of the
Site, whether online or offline, or from any RSS Feed Content. We expressly
disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.
We cannot guarantee and do not promise any specific results from use of the
Site.
16.1 Content from Third-Parties and RSS Feeds. We are not responsible for, and
makes no warranties, express or implied, as to any RSS Feed Content or the
accuracy and reliability of any RSS Feed Content posted on the Site. Such RSS
Feed Content does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of
ThePrysm.com or Newport One, LCC. RSS Feed Content and third-party applications
(such as widgets) on the Site may contain links to other websites; we are not
responsible for the content, accuracy, advice, or opinions expressed on such
websites, and such websites are not necessarily investigated, monitored, or
checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked website on
the Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by us. You
access these third-party websites at your own risk. We takes no responsibility
for third-party advertisements or third-party applications that are posted on
the Site, nor do we take any responsibility for the goods or services provided
by such advertisers or merchants.
16.2 Member E-Mail Accounts. While we make available to our Members free e-mail
accounts, we assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line
failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or loss
of any communication. We are not responsible for any problems or technical
malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers
or providers, computer equipment, software; or for failure of any e-mail due to
technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any portion of
the Site. 16.3 Customer Support. We are under no obligation to provide customer
support. However, if we do, in our sole discretion, choose to provide customer
support, that exercise of discretion shall not create any obligation to provide
ongoing support or to provide additional support in the future.
17. Limitation on Liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE
THAT NEITHER THEPRYSM.COM, NEWPORT ONE, LLC, NOR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES,
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS AND SUPPLIERS, NOR EACH OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU AND/OR ANY OTHER
PERSON FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF
PRIVACY, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR ANY OTHER LOSSES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IN THE EVENT OF FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE) OR STRICT OR PRODUCT LIABILITY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN
NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU OF THEPRYSM.COM AND NEWPORT
ONE,LLC, AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, AND SUPPLIERS AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS EXCEED, IN TOTAL, THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO US.
18. Disputes. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law
provisions. You and we agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts located within the State of Florida to resolve any dispute arising out of
this Agreement or use of the Site. THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS-CLAIMS, OR
THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS) ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
19. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and
respective officers, directors, agents, attorneys, partners, and employees, from
any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
made by any third-party due to or arising out of your use of the Site in
violation of this Agreement, and/or any breach of your representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement, and/or if any Content that you post on
or through the Site causes us to incur liability.
20. Other. This Agreement is accepted by you upon your clicking the “I Accept”
button. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us
regarding the use of the Site and incorporates by reference the ThePrysm.com
Terms of Use Agreement and ThePrysm.com Privacy Policy. Our failure to exercise
or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a
waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in this Agreement are for
convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement
operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of this
Agreement is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be
severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and
enforceability of any remaining provisions. If you have any questions regarding
this Agreement, please contact us.