We hope you enjoy Spocka.com. What's on this site belongs
to us, and we are not responsible for you. The following terms
and conditions apply to your use of this Website, including
access to the Services (as defined below) and Content (as defined
below) available through the Website. Please read these terms
and conditions carefully before using the Website, accessing
the Content and/or using the Services. By using the Website,
the Services, or the Content, you are consenting to the terms
and conditions in this terms of service agreement as they apply
to you and your usage and access. Your use of the Website, the
Content, and the Services is also subject to all applicable
laws and regulations. If you do not agree to any of the terms
of service in this agreement (the "TOS"), you should
not use the Website, the Services, or the Content.
1.TERMS
OF SERVICE
Spocka.com
provides the Website, the Content, and the Services to you
subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS").
The TOS may be updated by us from time to time without notice
to you. We suggest that from time to time you review the TOS
for possible changes. In addition, when using any Services
or accessing any Content, you will be subject to any posted
guidelines or rules applicable to such Services or Content.
All such additional guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated
by reference into the TOS.
2.SERVICES
AND CONTENT
Spocka.com
currently provides users with various features and services,
links, links exchanges, and resources, all of which may
be updated, deleted, or otherwise modified from time to time
at the discretion of Spocka.com. In addition, Spocka.com provides
access to certain photographs, text, images, statistics, logos,
and other media and intellectual property related to or otherwise
associated with Spocka.com. Unless stated otherwise, the Website,
the Services, and the Content are subject to the TOS. You
understand and agree that the Website, the Services, and the
Content are provided "AS IS" and that Spocka.com assumes no
responsibility in connection with your use of the Website,
the Services, or the Content. Under the TOS, you may download certain Content
and Services available on the Website to a single personal
computing device for your use and entertainment. However,
you may not distribute, modify, republish, or publicly display
any of the Content or Services unless you have the prior written
permission of Spocka.com, which permission may be withheld
at Spocka.com's sole discretion.
3. ACCESS
TO SERVICES
In order
to use the Website or the Services or access the Content,
you must obtain access to the World Wide Web and pay any service
fees associated with such access. In addition, you must provide
all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World
Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. Some
content is password protected or requires payment to access.
4. BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
In order
to use the Services, you may be required to register with
Spocka.com by providing certain information about yourself,
including your name and e-mail address. In consideration of
your use of the Services, you agree to provide true, accurate,
current and complete information about yourself as requested
in connection with the provision of and/or registration for
any of the Services, subject, of course, to all applicable
laws. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate,
not current, or incomplete, or Spocka.com has reasonable grounds
to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not
current, or incomplete, Spocka.com has the right to suspend
or terminate your password and/or refuse any and all current
or future use of the Services.
5.ACCESS
BY MINORS
If you
are age 17 or under, you are not permitted to use Spocka.com.
You agree to provide correct and
accurate information concerning your age in connection with
the registration for any Services, subject, of course, to
all applicable laws.
6.PRIVACY
POLICY
All
information collected about you during registration for use
of the Services will be used in accordance with our Privacy
Policy and all applicable laws.
7.MEMBER
PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You
will create a password upon completing the registration process
for use of the Services. You are responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of the password, and are fully responsible
for all activities that occur under your password. Spocka.com
cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising
from your failure to comply with this Section 7.
8.MEMBER
CONDUCT
You
agree that in connection with your use of the Website, the
Services, and the Content you will not:
a. upload,
post, email or otherwise transmit any content that is unlawful,
harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory,
vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of anyone's privacy, hateful,
or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
b. harm
or attempt to harm minors in any way;
c. impersonate
any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent
your affiliation with a person or entity;
d. upload,
post, email or otherwise transmit any content that you do
not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual
or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary
and confidential information learned or disclosed as part
of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
e.upload,
post, email or otherwise transmit any content that infringes
any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual
property right of any party;
f. upload,
post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation;
g. upload,
post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains
software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs
designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality
of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment;
h. interfere
with or disrupt the Website, the Services, the Content or
servers or networks connected to the Website, the Services
or the Content, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies
or regulations of networks connected to the Website, the Services
and/or the Content;
i. intentionally
or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law.
9.USER
MESSAGES
a.With
respect to any messages, information, data, graphics, photographs,
images, creative ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, suggestions
or improvements or other content that you transmit, submit,
post or upload to the Website and/or in connection with any
of the Services (each, "Message"), you are, by transmitting
or uploading such Message, granting Spocka.com a perpetual,
royalty-free, sub-licensable, non-exclusive, worldwide and
irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish,
translate, prepare derivative works based upon, and distribute
such Message for any purpose and in any form. This license
is granted automatically and no payment of any kind will be
due to you. At times, Spocka.com may solicit Messages from
users. Your provision of any such Messages in response to
a solicitation by Spocka.com shall be subject to a grant of
a license to Spocka.com as specified above.
b.When
any user posts any Message to the Website or any of the Services,
Spocka.com shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
review, edit or delete any Message for any reason, at Spocka.com's
sole discretion. It is Spocka.com's policy to fully cooperate
with law enforcement authorities and court orders which request
or require Spocka.com to disclose personal information or
the postings of anyone posting Messages to the Website or
any of the Services. Although Spocka.com may monitor and/or
review Messages from time to time, it is under no obligation
to do so and does not assume any liability or responsibility
with respect to any Messages including those that contain
errors, defamatory content, pornography, profanity or inaccuracies.
c.You
acknowledge and agree that Spocka.com may preserve Messages
and may also disclose Messages if required to do so by law
or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure
is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process;
(b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims that any Message
violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights,
property, or personal safety of Spocka.com, its users and
the public. You understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Services, including Messages, may involve
(a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to
conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting
networks or devices.
10.VOTING
Spocka.com
may offer you the opportunity to vote in connection with certain
events. By casting your vote, you are agreeing to abide by
the TOS and any and all voting guidelines posted on the Website.
11.INDEMNITY
You
agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Spocka.com, the
directors, governors, owners, other officials, partners, partnerships,
principals, employees, affiliates and other related entities,
servants, agents, representatives, successors and assigns
from and against any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, arising out of Messages you post to, submit
or transmit through the Website or the Services, your use
of the Website or the Services, your connection to the Website
or the Services, your violation of the TOS, or your violation
of any rights of another.
12.MODIFICATIONS
TO WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE SERVICES
Spocka.com
reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify
or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website or
Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice.
13.TERMINATION
You
agree that Spocka.com, in its sole discretion, may terminate
your password or use of the Website and/or the Services, and
remove and discard any Message within the Services, for any
reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or
if Spocka.com believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently
with the letter or spirit of the TOS. Spocka.com may also
in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing
the Website or the Services, or any part thereof, with or
without notice. You agree that any termination of your access
to the Services under any provision of this TOS may be effected
without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Spocka.com
may immediately deactivate or delete your password and all
related information and/or files corresponding to your password
and/or bar any further access to such files or the Services.
14.Spocka.com
ADVERTISERS AND VENDORS
Your
correspondence or business dealings with, or participation
in promotions of, advertisers and vendors found on or through
the Services or the Website, 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 advertiser and/or vendor.
You agree that Spocka.com shall not be responsible or liable
for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result
of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such
advertisers or vendors on the Website or in connection with
the Services. All of your business dealings with vendors and
advertisers appearing on the Website or in connection with
the Services shall be at your sole risk.
15.LINKING
The
Website and/or Services may provide, or third parties may
provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources.
Because Spocka.com has no control over such sites and resources,
you acknowledge and agree that Spocka.com is not responsible
for the availability of such external sites or resources,
and do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for any
content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available
from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and
agree that Spocka.com shall not be responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged
to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on
any such content, goods or services available on or through
any such site or resource.
16.PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS
Services
and Content are the property of Spocka.com and are licensed
to Spocka.com and may not be reproduced without the prior
written consent of Spocka.com. You further acknowledge and
agree that (i) any necessary software used in connection with
the Website, the Services, and the Content (the "Software")
contains proprietary and confidential information that is
protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws
and are either owned by or licensed to Spocka.com; and (ii)
content contained in sponsor advertisements or information
presented to you through the Website, the Services, and the
Content or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws.
Except as expressly authorized by Spocka.com or advertisers,
you agree not to reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit,
distribute, copy, publicly display or otherwise use any Content
or any derivative works based on the Website, Services, Content
or the Software, in whole or in part. You agree not to modify
the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions
of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose
of obtaining unauthorized access to the Services. You agree
not to access the Services by any means other than through
the interface that is provided bySpocka.com for use in accessing
the Services.
17.DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTIES
YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a.YOUR
USE OF THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES AND THE CONTENT IS AT YOUR
SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED
ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. Spocka.com EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b.Spocka.com
MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE WEBSITE, SERVICES OR THE CONTENT
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES
OR THE CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE,
(iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM YOUR USE OF THE
WEBSITE, THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE,
(iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR
OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE,
THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND
(v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE OPERATING ON THE WEBSITE WILL
BE CORRECTED.
c.ANY
MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE
OF THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM
THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
d.NO
ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY
YOU FROM THE WEBSITE OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICES OR THE
CONTENT SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN
THE TOS.
18.LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Spocka.com SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE
LOSSES (EVEN IF Spocka.com HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY
TO USE THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, OR THE CONTENT; (ii) THE
COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING
FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR
OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO
THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, OR THE CONTENT;
(iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON
THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, OR IN THE CONTENT; OR (v) ANY OTHER
MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, OR THE CONTENT.
19.EXCLUSIONS
AND LIMITATIONS
SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES
OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS
OF SECTIONS 17 AND 18 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
20.NOTICE
Notices
to you may be notified via either email, regular mail, or mobile mail. The Website
may also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other matters
by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally
on the Services.
21.LINKING
TO THE WEBSITE
No link
to the Website may be "framed" to the extent such
frame contains any sponsorship, advertising, or other commercial
text or graphics. All links to the Website must be to www.Spocka.com,
the Website home page. "Deep Linking" to internal
pages of the Website is expressly prohibited.
22.GENERAL
PROVISIONS
The
TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Spocka.com
and governs your use of the Website, the Services, and access
to the Content, superseding any prior agreements between you
and Spocka.com. You also may be subject to additional terms
and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services,
third-party content or third-party software. The TOS and the
relationship between you and Spocka.com shall be governed
by the laws of British Virgin Islands without regard to its conflict of law
provisions. You and Spocka.com agree to submit to the personal
and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the
British Virgin Islands. The failure of Spocka.com to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute
a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the
TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor
to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in
the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS remain
in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any
statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action
arising out of or related to use of the Services or the TOS
must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause
of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in
the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual
effect.
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