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trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property laws. All rights in
the products and creations identified below are owned by MEATGRINDER
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TERMS OF USE
Welcome to the Internet site of MEATGRINDER STUDIOS, LLC.. Please read these
Terms of Use carefully before using this site. By using our site, you
signify your agreement to our Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these
terms, do not use our site. Please be sure to check this page periodically
in the future, since we reserve the right to change, add or delete portions
of our terms. Your continued use of this site after we post a change to
these Terms of Use will mean that you agree to abide by the change.
RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS
All materials contained on this site are protected by the United States
copyright and trademark laws. All copyrights, trademarks, service marks and
trade dress are the property of MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. or the parties
designated on this site as the owners of those rights.
The contents of this site are intended solely for your personal,
noncommercial use. Accordingly, no material from this site may be copied,
reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any
way other than the downloading of one copy of the materials on a single
computer for your personal, noncommercial use. If you choose to download any
material from our site, the following additional restrictions apply: (1) you
must keep intact all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices, (2)
you must not make any modifications to the materials, and (3) you must not
use the materials in a manner that suggests any association or approval or
endorsement by MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. or their members.
As a condition of your use of MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services, you will
not use MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services for any purpose that is unlawful
or prohibited by the terms and conditions and notices. You may not use
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services in any manner that could damage, disable,
overburden or impair MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Site/ MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC.
Services or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of any
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Companies Services. You may not attempt to gain
unauthorized access to any MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Site/ MEATGINDER
STUDIOS, LLC. Services, other accounts, computer systems or networks
connected to any MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Site/ MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC.
Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not
obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means
not intentionally made available through the MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Site/
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services.
You agree to use MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. bulletin board services, chat
areas and other message communication services only to post, send and
receive messages and material that are proper and legal. By way of example
and not limitation, you agree you will not:
Use the MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services in connection with surveys,
contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk e-mail, scamming or any
duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights
(such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane,
defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or
information.
Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any topic, name, material
or information that incites discrimination, hate or violence toward one
person or a group because of their belonging to a race, a religion or a
nation, or that insults the victims of crimes against humanity by contesting
the existence of those crimes.
Upload or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs,
software or other material protected by intellectual property laws,
including, by way of example and not as limitation, copyright or trademark
laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the
rights thereto or have received all necessary consents to do the same.
Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which is
made available through the MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Sites/Services in any
manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or
other proprietary right of any party.
Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs,
cancelbots, corrupted files or any other similar software or programs that
may damage the operation of another’s computer or property of another.
Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business
purpose, unless McFarlane Companies Services specifically allows such
messages.
Download any file posted by another user of MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC.
Services that should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or
proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or
other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying MEATGINDER
STUDIOS, LLC. Services.
Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for
any particular MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Service.
Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail
addresses.
Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
Harm minors in any way.
Use, download or otherwise copy or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a
person or entity any directory users of an MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC.
Site/Service(s) or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.
If any service of MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. requires you to open an account,
you must complete the registration process by providing us with current,
complete and accurate information as prompted with the applicable
registration form. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of any passwords you might create and your account. You
agree to notify MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. immediately of any unauthorized use
of your account or any other breach of security. MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC.
will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone
else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge.
You could be held liable for losses incurred by MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. or
another party due to someone else using your account or password.
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. has no obligation to monitor the MEATGINDER
STUDIOS, LLC. Services. However, MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. reserves the right
to review materials posted to an MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Service and to
remove any materials at its sole discretion. MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC.
reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the MEATGINDER
STUDIOS, LLC. Services at any time, without notice, for any reason
whatsoever.
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. reserves the right at all times to disclose any
information as MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. deems necessary to satisfy any
applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to
edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or
in part, at MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. sole discretion.
Furthermore, you cannot reproduce, modify, create derivative works from,
display, perform, publish, distribute or circulate any of the material on
this site to any third party (including the display and distribution of the
material on a Web site) without written permission from MEATGINDER STUDIOS,
LLC. or the copyright holder identified in the copyright notice. Any
unauthorized or prohibited use of the material on this Web site may subject
you to civil liability and criminal prosecution.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Companies may provide, or third parties may
provide, links to other Internet web sites or resources. Because the
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. has no control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. is not responsible for
the availability of such external sites and resources, and does not endorse
and is 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 MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. 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.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USERS
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all
local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. In addition,
you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of
technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you
reside.
SUBMISSIONS
While we are pleased to hear from you, we do not solicit or accept
submissions of creative ideas or stories, suggestions, original artwork,
marketing concepts and the like (together, “Submissions”). This is because
we want to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when projects
and ideas created by our staff might seem to others to be similar to their
own creative work. Thus, please do not send us unsolicited Submissions.
If despite this request, you do send us a Submission, please be advised of
the following: Under no circumstances will the MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. be
required to treat any Submission as confidential. Furthermore, the
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. will not be liable for any use they make of any
Submission in their business (including products and creations); nor will
they be liable as a result of any similarities to any Submission that may
appear in the future business of one of the MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC..
Without limitation, the MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. will be entitled to use the
Submission for any purpose whatsoever without compensation to you or any
other person involved in creating or sending the Submission.
FORUMS AND POSTINGS
The public forums and other portions of this Web site provide users with the
opportunity to submit, post and exchange information, ideas, opinions,
images and other materials (together, “Postings”). If you participate in any
Forum, chat area, message board or e-mail function offered on this Web site,
you must not (1) defame abuse or harass others, (2) make any bigoted or
racially offensive statements, (3) advocate illegal activities, (4) post or
distribute any material that violates or infringes the rights of others, or
(5) use the site for commercial purposes of any kind. We reserve the right
to remove or edit Postings at any time and for any reason.
By submitting a Posting, you automatically grant the MEATGINDER STUDIOS,
LLC. a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license
to use, reproduce, modify adapt, publish, translate and display such
materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium or technology
now known or later developed.
DOWNLOADS
If you choose to download any material from our site, the following
restrictions apply:
you must not use the materials in a manner that suggests any association or
approval or endorsement by MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC.
you may only use the materials for personal, noncommercial purposes;
you must not make any modifications to the materials; and
you must keep intact all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices.
Finally you must display the following legend: “ALL ’68 AND ’68-RELATED
NAMES, CHARACTERS, IMAGES AND LOGOS ARE PROTECTED BY TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT
AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS. ALL RIGHTS ARE OWNED BY MEATGINDER
STUDIOS, LLC., OR THE PARTY DESIGNATED AS THE OWNER OF THE RIGHTS.”
Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of this site
is done at your own discretion and risk. You acknowledge and agree 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.
DISCLAIMERS
By using this Web site and/or posting material, you agree to indemnify
MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services, its officers, directors, employees,
agents, distributors and affiliates for any and all claims, damages, losses
and causes of action arising out of your breach of the foregoing agreement.
The materials on this site are transmitted and distributed “as is” and
without express or implied warranties of any kind, including, but not
limited to, warranties of title, implied warranties of merchantability, or
fitness of a particular purpose. MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services makes no
warranty as to the quality, accuracy, completeness and validity of any
materials on this Web site and does not warrant that the functions contained
on the Web site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be
corrected. Where applicable law does not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties, the foregoing exclusions may not apply to you.
The material provided on this web site is for entertainment and promotional
purposes only. Information and opinions expressed in Bulletin Boards or
other Forums are not necessarily those of MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services.
Neither MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services, nor its officers, directors,
employees, agent, distributors and affiliates are responsible or liable for
any loss, damage (including, but not limited to, actual, consequential or
punitive), liability, claim, or other injury or cause related to or
resulting from any information posted on this Web site.
JURISDICTION
This site is controlled and operated by MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services
with its headquarters in Arizona. MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services does not
represent or warrant that materials on this Web site are appropriate or
available for use in other locations. If you choose to access this site from
other locations, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for
compliance with any and all local laws.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Arizona, as it is applied to agreements entered into
and performed within that State. Any action brought to enforce this
agreement or matters related to this site shall be brought only in the State
or Federal Courts located in Phoenix, Arizona. For the purpose of such legal
action, the parties (a) consent to the jurisdiction of the Arizona federal
and state courts, (b) waive personal service of process, and (c) consent to
service of process by overnight courier. If any provision of this agreement
is deemed void, unlawful or otherwise unenforceable for any reason, that
provision shall be severed from this agreement and the remaining provisions
of this agreement shall remain in force. This contains the entire agreement
between you and MEATGINDER STUDIOS, LLC. Services and the agreement shall
not be modified, except in writing, signed by both parties.