| Terms
and Conditions (“Terms’)
Revised Effective 1 December 2006
IMPORTANT - BY USING THIS WEBSITE (The “SITE”)
INCLUDING SELECTING THE YES OPTION WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD ANY MATERIAL FROM
THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
These Terms are the terms of an agreement ("Agreement")
between you and MarketingWest (the “Company”) which govern
your use of the Site and all Downloads (as defined below) from the Site
(collectively, the "Service").
By your use of the Service you represent that (a)
you have read and understood this Agreement and agree to be bound by its
Terms, (b) you are the person or entity responsible for the wireless account
associated with the mobile number provided, (c) you are responsible for
all services used through that wireless account, and (d) you are at least
18 years of age.
NOTICE
The Company may from time to time amend, supplement or modify the Terms
and will post a copy of such amended Agreement on this website. If you
do not agree to be bound by (or cannot comply with) the Agreement as amended,
you agree that your sole remedy is to cease using the Service by texting
“STOP” to 76824. Your continued use of the Service constitutes
your agreement to be bound by the amended Agreement.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
The Service is available via supported wireless devices, making available
to you downloadable data, messages, chat services, information and mobile
entertainment, such as ringtones, voice mail, games and graphics (collectively,
the "Downloads").
USE OF SERVICE You agree
that you will not allow unauthorized individuals to use your account as
identified by your cellular phone number.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless, the Company,
its partners, parents, subsidiaries, agents, affiliates and/or licensors,
as applicable against any improper, unauthorized or illegal uses of your
account.
The Company shall be entitled to rely on the assumption
that the person or entity responsible for the wireless account for mobile
handset to which content is downloaded is responsible for all use of the
Service through that wireless account. The Company will not issue refunds
to persons or entities claiming that they did not authorize the use of
their wireless account to receive a Download.
You acknowledge that certain Downloads accessible via
the Service will only be supported by certain types of wireless device.
For example, to download a polyphonic ringtone, you must have a wireless
device that (a) supports polyphonic ringtones, (b) supports text messaging,
and (c) has a plan that supports wireless Internet access. Similarly,
to download a monophonic ringtone, your wireless device must support monophonic
ringtones and your plan must support text messaging. If you attempt to
download any Download that cannot be supported by your wireless device,
you agree that you will not be entitled to any refunds or credits. If
you fail to receive a Download because of network congestion or unavailability,
you may contact the Company at 98651@sms-helpdesk.com, and the Company
will redeliver such Download. In no event will the Company provide any
refunds to you for the inability to download any Downloads.
You may use the Service only in accordance with the Terms
of this Agreement and any amendments, as well as any additional terms
that may be presented in connection with any particular feature or function
of the Service from time to time.
The Service is for your personal use. You understand and
agree that you may not transmit or re-transmit, broadcast or re-broadcast
or make any commercial use of the Service, including the Downloads. For
example, you may not copy or distribute the Service or the Downloads in
any manner not expressly authorized by the Service.
You may not attempt (or authorize, encourage or support
others' attempts) to circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, break or otherwise
alter or interfere with the Service, including the Downloads. You agree
to advise the Company promptly of any such unauthorized use(s) or attempt(s).
You understand and acknowledge that the Downloads made available as part
of the Service are owned or licensed by the Company or its affiliates.
The Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
revocable right to download the Downloads to your compatible device solely
for your own non-commercial use. You understand and agree that you may
not download, reproduce, modify, display, perform, transfer, distribute
or otherwise use the Downloads except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
You understand and agree that you may not authorize, encourage or allow
any Downloads used or obtained by you to be reproduced, modified, displayed,
performed, transferred, distributed or otherwise used by any other party,
and you agree that you will take all reasonable steps to prevent any unauthorized
reproduction and/or other use of them.
Please direct any questions concerning the Service to
the Company’s Customer Service department by e-mail to: 98651@sms-helpdesk.com
or phone 1800 235 7105.
CHARGES / BILLING
By requesting a Download, you authorize your wireless carrier to charge
appropriate fees directly to your wireless service bill.
You agree that your wireless carrier is authorized to
collect any applicable taxes and impose any applicable premium surcharges
that may apply to the use of certain features of the Service.
The Company may include in the Service the ability for
you to make electronic purchases. You acknowledge and agree that any submissions
you make for electronic purchases constitute your intent and agreement
to be bound by these Terms and any additional terms in relation to such
purchases. You may withdraw your consent to enter into such electronic
agreements by giving written notice to the Company. To the extent that
such electronic purchases are offered to you by a third party, you acknowledge
that the Company shall not be responsible or liable to you for those third
party products or services purchased by you.
OBJECTIONABLE OR EXPLICIT CONTENT
The Company is not responsible to you for any content or materials contained
in all or part of any Download or any other aspect of the Service that
you might find objectionable.
INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Currently, the Service is only available to residents of the USA. You
understand and acknowledge that you may not sign up for, access, or attempt
to access or use the Service from countries outside of USA. You agree
to abide by USA and other applicable export control laws and not to transfer,
by electronic transmission or otherwise, any content or software subject
to restrictions under such laws to a national destination or person prohibited
under such laws.
COOKIES
The Company allows the use of cookies, similar to an Internet browser.
This allows the Company to set cookies for you when you view any of the
Site’s content, unless you have disabled cookies. If you have disabled
cookies, you may be asked to login each time you access the features and
some Company services may not function properly.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
The Service, including the Downloads, and portions of them, may contain
or comprise copyrighted and/or proprietary subject matter. Your rights
with respect to your use of the same are governed by the Terms of this
Agreement, all applicable laws, including but not limited to intellectual
property laws, and any applicable end-user license agreements. Your use
of the Service and the Downloads is under license; you will not obtain
any ownership rights in the Service or Downloads through this Agreement.
NOTICES
The Company respects the intellectual property rights of others, and it
expects you to do the same. If you know of or suspect that any use of
the Service or the Downloads constitutes copyright infringement, please
send a notice to the Company’s Customer Service department by email
to 98651@sms-helpdesk.com. The notice must contain the following information:
(a) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person
authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf; (b) description of
the copyrighted work(s) that is/are allegedly being infringed; (c) the
location of the allegedly infringed work(s); (d) your current contact
information (e.g. address, phone number, and email address); (e) a statement
that you have a "good faith belief" that the use of the complained-of
copyrighted work(s) is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent,
or the law; and (f) a statement by you signed under penalty of perjury
that all the information you provide in the notice is accurate and that
you are the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the copyright
owner's behalf (all of this collectively is a "Notice").
VIOLATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS
If the Company (a) receives a Notice alleging that you have engaged in
infringing behavior or (b) reasonably suspects that your use of the Service
or the Downloads violates the intellectual property rights of the Company
or others, the Company may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate
your account with or without notice to you. If the Company suspends or
terminates your account under this paragraph, it shall have no liability
or responsibility to you, and the Company will not refund any portion
of your fees charged to date.
TRADEMARK
All trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, slogans, logos,
and other indicia of origin that appear on or in connection with the Service
are the property of the Company and/or its affiliates, licensors and/or
licensees. You may not copy, display or use any of these marks without
prior written permission of the mark owner.
PROMOTIONS AND ADVERTISING
The Company and/or its business partners may present advertisements and
promotional materials on or through the Service. Your participation in
any Company promotional event is subject to the terms and conditions associated
with that event. Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation
in promotions of, any third-party advertisers on or through the Service,
including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other
terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such
dealings, are solely between you and such third-party. You acknowledge
that neither the Company nor its business partners shall be responsible
or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of
any such dealings with third parties.
LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES
The Service may present links to retailers and/or other third-party websites
not owned or operated by the Company. These links are provided only as
a convenience to you. Neither the Company nor its business partners are
responsible for the availability of these third party sites or the content
on those sites. You acknowledge that neither the Company nor its business
partners are responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage
or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use
of or reliance on any content of any such site or goods or services available
through any such site. You should direct any concerns regarding these
third-party sites to those sites' administrators.
MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
The Company reserves the right from time to time to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or
without notice to you. You agree that neither the Company nor its affiliates
or licensors shall be liable to you or to any third party for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
REMEDIES
You understand and agree that any unauthorized use of the Service or the
Downloads would result in irreparable injury to the Company and/or its
affiliates or licensors for which money damages would be inadequate, and
in such event the Company, its affiliates and/or licensors, as applicable,
shall have the right, in addition to other remedies available at law and
in equity, to immediate injunctive relief against you. Nothing contained
in this paragraph or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be construed to
limit remedies or relief available pursuant to statutory or other claims
that the Company, its affiliates and/or licensors may have under separate
legal authority, including but not limited to, any claim for intellectual
property infringement.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its agents, employees,
representatives, licensors, affiliates, parents and subsidiaries from
and against any and all claims, actions, demands, causes of action and
other proceedings arising from or concerning your use of the Service (collectively
"Claims"), and to reimburse them on demand for any losses, costs,
judgments, fees, fines and other expenses they incur (including attorneys'
fees and court costs) as a result of any Claims.
TERMINATION, CANCELLATION AND PLAN
CHANGES
The Company may in its sole discretion terminate this Agreement or suspend
your account at any time with or without notice to you if you breach (or
if the Company reasonably suspects that you have breached) any provision
of this Agreement. If the Company terminates this Agreement, or suspends
your account for any of the reasons set forth in this paragraph, it shall
have no liability or responsibility to you, and the Company will not refund
any portion of any fees paid by you for the use of the Service. You understand
and agree that your cancellation of your account is your sole right and
remedy with respect to any dispute with the Company. This includes, but
is not limited to, any dispute related to or arising out of: (a) any term
of this Agreement or the Company's enforcement or application of the same;
(b) any policy or practice of the Company, including its Privacy Policy,
or the Company's enforcement or application of these policies; (c) the
Downloads; (d) your use of and/or ability to access and use the Service;
and (e) the amount or type of fees, surcharges, applicable taxes, billing
methods, or any change to the fees, applicable taxes, surcharges or billing
methods.
The Company will not refund any fees, if it turns out
that the requested ringtone is not compatible with your handset. It is
your responsibility to test if your phone is compatible with monophonic,
polyphonic and/or truetone ringtones.
DISCLAIMERS
You understand and agree that your use of the Service and the Downloads
is at your own sole risk. THE SERVICE AND THE DOWNLOADS ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY BY THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES,
PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, BUSINESS PARTNERS AND/OR
SUPPLIERS (THE "COMPANY’S ENTITIES"), AS APPLICABLE, AND,
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANYAND THE COMPANY’S
ENTITIES, AS APPLICABLE, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY WARRANTY OF NONINFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE OR THE DOWNLOADS
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT YOUR ACCESS TO THE SAME WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE. THE COMPANY AND/OR THE COMPANY’S ENTITIES, AS APPLICABLE,
DO NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE
OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR THE DOWNLOADS WITH RESPECT
TO PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, SECURITY CAPABILITY, CURRENTNESS
OR OTHERWISE. YOU WILL NOT HOLD THE COMPANY AND/OR THE COMPANY’S
ENTITIES, AS APPLICABLE, RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM
YOU ACCESSING THE SERVICE OR USING THE SERVICE, AND/OR THE DOWNLOADS INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY INFECTIONS OR CONTAMINATIONS OF YOUR DEVICES YOU
USE TO ACCESS THE SAME OR TO TRANSFER DOWNLOADS THAT MAY RESULT FROM THAT
USE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY ANY PERSON SHALL
CREATE A WARRANTY IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THE COMPANY AND/OR
THE COMPANY’S ENTITIES AS APPLICABLE.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE COMPANY AND/OR THE COMPANY’S
ENTITIES AS APPLICABLE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE SERVICE
AND/OR THE DOWNLOADS.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE COMPANYAND/OR THE COMPANY’S
ENTITIES AS APPLICABLE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL
OR SPECIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT
OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE AND/OR THE DOWNLOADS, EVEN
IF THE COMPANY AND/OR THE COMPANY’S ENTITIES AS APPLICABLE, HAVE
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO THE
EXTENT THAT IN A PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE ANY DISCLAIMER OR LIMITATION
ON DAMAGES OR LIABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN IS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
THEN, INSTEAD OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF IN SUCH PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE,
THE COMPANY AND/OR THE COMPANY’S ENTITIES AS APPLICABLE, SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO THE MAXIMUM DISCLAIMERS AND/OR LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES AND
LIABILITY AVAILABLE AT LAW OR IN EQUITY BY SUCH APPLICABLE LAW IN SUCH
PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH DAMAGES OR LIABILITY
EXCEED $100
LAW AND LEGAL NOTICES
This Agreement and any other terms or documents referred to herein represent
your entire agreement with the Company with respect to your use of the
Service. You understand and agree that, except as expressly set forth
herein, this Agreement is not intended to confer and does not confer any
rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties to this Agreement.
If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion
shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect,
as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. The Company’s
failure to pursue any available claim or defense pursuant to this Agreement
will not be a waiver of such claim or defense. The headings used in this
Agreement are for convenience only, and will have no effect on the interpretation
or legal enforceability of the terms herein.
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