AMI ONLINE CONDITIONS OF USE
PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU PROCEED! Your use of this World Wide Web Site (the
"Web Site") is subject to the following conditions and restrictions of use
(the "Conditions"). You agree to the Conditions by accessing this Web Site
or accepting the information from this Web Site. American Media Inc.,
("AMI") reserves the right in its sole discretion to change the Conditions.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE CONDITIONS, THEN DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE! By
choosing to continue, you will be indicating your acceptance of and will be
bound by all of these Conditions.
The information and features included in this Web Site have been compiled
from a variety of sources and are subject to change at any time without
notice. THIS WEB SITE AND ALL INFORMATION IT CONTAINS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS."
By using this Web Site, you assume the risk that the information on this Web
Site may be incomplete, inaccurate, out of date, or may not meet your needs
and requirements.
1. Copyright and Trademark Restrictions on Use of Site Materials
This Web Site and all of the information it contains, or may in the future
contain, (including, but not limited to, articles, editorials, opinions,
text, directories, photographs, illustrations, comics, advertising copy,
trademarks, and service marks (collectively, the "Content")) is the property
of AMI, its affiliates, subsidiaries and its licensors and is protected from
unauthorized copying and dissemination by U.S. copyright law, international
conventions and other copyright laws.
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively, the "Trademarks")
displayed on the Web Site, are registered and/or unregistered Trademarks of
American Media Inc., its affiliates, its licensors and others. All
trademarks contained in the Web Site are the property of their respective
owners. Nothing contained on the Web Site should be construed as granting,
by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right to use any
Trademark or copyrightable material displayed on the Web Site without the
written permission of AMI or such third party that may own the Trademarks or
copyrightable material displayed on the Web Site. Your misuse of the
Trademarks or copyrightable material displayed on the Web Site, or any other
Content on the Web Site except as provided in these Conditions, is strictly
prohibited.
Images of people or places displayed on the Web Site may be the property of,
or may be used with permission by, AMI. The use of any images contained in
the Web Site by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited without
permission from AMI, and/or the copyright holder of the images. Any
unauthorized use of any images contained in this Web Site may violate
copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and
International regulations and statutes.
SUBJECT TO YOUR FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THESE CONDITIONS, AMI GRANTS YOU A
NON-TRANSFERABLE, NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO USE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS WEB
SITE SOLELY FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, ONLY WITH ONE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
AT ANY ONE TIME PROVIDED THAT YOU MAINTAIN ALL COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK AND
OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICES CONTAINED IN SUCH CONTENT. AMI HEREBY
RESERVES ALL RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED TO YOU IN THE FOREGOING SENTENCE.
Nothing in these Conditions shall be interpreted as conferring by
implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right under any patent,
copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right of AMI or any
third party, except as expressly granted herein.
Because your permission is limited to personal, noncommercial uses, you may
not do any of the following:
Use the AMI Online for any unlawful purposes, violate AMI's intellectual
property rights or the rights of others, including by creating any
derivative works based on the AMI Online or its Contents, delete any
copyright, patent or trademark notice from the Content, distribute the
Content or make copies of the Content available to others (including via
e-mail or the Internet, modify, publish, transmit, reuse, repost, transfer,
sell, perform, display or in any way commercially exploit the Content,
upload or submit any material that is unlawful, abusive, indecent or
obscene, upload or submit any material that promotes violence or illegal
acts, upload or submit any material that contains expressions of racism,
upload or submit any material that contains any solicitation of funds or
unsolicited "junk" e-mail, upload or submit any material that is libelous,
defamatory, scandalous, or inflammatory, represent yourself as an individual
other than yourself, establish an account under a name other than your own
legal name.
Your compliance with the foregoing shall be determined by AMI in its sole
discretion. Any violation of the foregoing may result in restrictions on
your access to the Web Site and may be referred to law enforcement
authorities.
2. Warning and Disclaimer in Connection with Submissions and Posting
Any material you transmit to the Web Site by electronic mail or otherwise,
including any data questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and
will be treated as, nonconfidential and non-proprietary. AMI or its
affiliates, parents and subsidiaries may use anything you transmit or post
for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure,
transmission, and publication, broadcast and posting. Furthermore, AMI is
free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any
communication you send to the Web Site for any purpose whatsoever including,
but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using
such information.
By submitting materials to a public posting area, you represent that such
materials are original with you and do not violate the rights of third
parties, including intellectual property rights, and rights of publicity or
privacy. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD AMI AND ITS PARENTS,
AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS,
CAUSES OF ACTION, JUDGMENTS, DAMAGES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE
ATTORNEYS' FEES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR BREACH OF THE FOREGOING
REPRESENTATION, OR YOUR VIOLATION OF THESE CONDITIONS.
3. Rules for Chatrooms, Bulletin Boards, and Other Uploading of User
Material
You agree that you shall not upload, post or transmit to or distribute or
otherwise publish through the Web Site, any materials which (i) restrict or
inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Web Site, (ii) are
unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar,
offensive, pornographic, profane, sexually explicit or indecent, (iii)
constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national
or intentional law, (iv) violate, plagiarize or infringe the rights of third
parties including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, rights
of privacy or publicity or any other proprietary right, (v) contain a virus
or other harmful component, (vi) contain, without the express written
permission of AMI, advertising of any kind, or (vii) constitute or contain
false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact.
AMI's designated agent for receiving notice of user materials that violate,
plagiarize or infringe the rights of third parties is Will Ackerman, Director of New Media, 21100 Erwin St. Woodland Hills, CA 91367
4. Editing and Disclosure of User Material
AMI does not and cannot review all materials posted to the Web Site by
users, and AMI is not responsible for any such materials posted by users.
However, AMI reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as
necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or government request, or to edit,
refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in
part, that in AMI's sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of
this Agreement.
5. Changes in Service
AMI may modify, suspend, discontinue, restrict the use of, charge for or
make free all or any portion of this Web Site, including the availability of
any Content, at any time and without notice or liability.
6. Ownership of Material Provided by You
Any personal information requested of you on this Web Site, including in
connection with any registration process, may be used by AMI for its own
internal business purposes, including to provide aggregated usage,
viewership, and other statistical demographic information associated with
the use of this Web Site to AMI's advertisers and potential advertisers.
Please be advised that AMI may give away, lease or sell the information you
provide on this Web Site to third parties for direct marketing or for-profit
reference purposes.
7. No Responsibility for Transmitted Material
You acknowledge that transmission to and from the Web Site are not
confidential and your Communications may be read or intercepted by others.
You acknowledge that by submitting Communications to AMI, no confidential,
fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between
you and AMI other than pursuant to this Agreement. AMI shall not be
responsible for the payment of any monies to any party in connection with
AMI's use of Communications submitted by you to the Web Site.
8. Links to Other Web Sites
This Web Site contains links and pointers to the other World Wide Web
Internet Sites, resources, and sponsors of the Web Site. Links to and from
the Web Site to other third party Sites do not constitute an endorsement by
AMI of any third party resources or their contents. Links do not imply that
AMI sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, or otherwise recommends,
certifies or endorses the third party Site. You should direct any concerns
regarding any external link to its Site administrator or Webmaster. AMI does
not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion,
statement, or other information displayed or distributed through the Web
Site. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice,
statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your sole risk. AMI
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or
omissions in any portion of the Web Site.
9. Trade Mark
AMI's logo and other related marks used on this Site are trademarks or
servicemarks of American Media, Inc. You may not use American Media, Inc.'s
marks, trademarks or service marks, logos or other identifiers without the
prior written authorization of American Media, Inc.
10. General Disclaimers and Limitations on Liability
This Web Site contains facts, views, opinions, statements and
recommendations of third party individuals and organizations. While AMI
tries to provide only accurate information on this Site, AMI makes no
representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy,
currency, or adequacy of such facts, views, opinions, statements and
recommendations. Reference to any product, process, publication or service
of any third party by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does
not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement or recommendation by
AMI. Views and opinions of users of this Web Site do not necessarily state
or reflect those of AMI. Users are responsible for seeking the advice of
professionals, as appropriate, regarding the information, opinion, advice or
content available at this Web Site.
The Internet may be subject to breaches of security. AMI is not responsible
for any resulting damage to any user's computer from any such security
breach, or from any virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention,
fraud, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation
or transmission, computer line failure or any other technical or other
malfunction. AMI makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding
the suitability, functionality, availability, or operation of this Web Site.
AMI is not responsible for the content or performance of any portion of the
Internet including other World Wide Web Sites to which this Web Site may be
linked or from which this Web Site may be accessed. Users are requested to
inform AMI of any errors or inappropriate material found on Sites to which
this Web Site is or may be linked. AMI reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to terminate a link with any WebSite that it deems inappropriate
or inconsistent with this Web Site.
AMI SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEB SITE AND
THE INFORMATION AND OTHER MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREON.
IN NO EVENT SHALL AMI AND/OR ITS LICENSORS AND PARTNERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS OR THE INABILITY TO USE DATA,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE MATERIALS, PROVISION OF
OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THIS
SITE EVEN IF AMI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IF AMI'S DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SET FORTH WITH
IN THIS AGREEMENT IS HELD UNENFORCEABLE OR INAPPLICABLE, YOU AGREE THAT
AMI'S LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) SHALL NOT EXCEED $100.00.
11. General Provisions
AMI may alter, suspend or discontinue the Web Site at any time for any
reason without notice or cause. The Web Site may be temporarily unavailable
due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment.
AMI may deny or terminate the permission granted under these Conditions at
any time for any reason by giving you notice, and upon such notice, you
agree to return or destroy all copies of the Content which you obtained or
derived from AMI's Web Site.
Access to this Web Site may be monitored. The requesting URL, the machine
originating the request and the time of the request may be logged for access
statistics and security purposes. Use of this Web Site constitutes consent
to such monitoring and AMI's reuse of such collected information.
12. Venue
These Conditions shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.
This Web Site is operated from a location in the State of Florida, United
States of America. AMI makes no representation that the Materials are
appropriate for use in other locations. If you access this server from other
locations, you are responsible for compliance with local laws. Any cause of
action with respect to the Conditions and/or your use of this Web Site must
be filed in the County of Palm Beach, State of Florida within one (1) year
after the occurrence of the facts giving rise to the cause of action,
otherwise the cause shall be barred.