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The contents of this website (including all website design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof and all software compilations, underlying source code, software and all other material) are protected by copyright owned by visualartists.co.uk or its content and technology providers except insofar as individually stated on particular material or items.
You may view the site and download any part(s) of it to a personal computer (or other device which is capable of accessing the internet) for personal viewing for private purposes only but you are not permitted without our permission
* (a) to store it or any part of it other than for the purposes set out in this paragraph;
* (b) print out copies except for your own viewing for private purposes or for the purposes of your business (other than re-publishing such material for commercial purposes); or
* (c) reproduce, copy or transmit it (or any part of it) in any other way for any purpose or in any other medium. You are also not entitled to alter the content in any way.
For permission to reproduce any of the contents of this website in any other way than set out in the preceding paragraph please contact us.
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE TERMS ON WHICH VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK OFFERS YOU ACCESS TO THE VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK VISUALARTISTS SERVICES. BY LOADING OR AGREEING TO HAVE LOADED CONTENT UPON THE VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK WEBSITE, OR ANY ELEMENT OR DERIVATION THEREOF, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS HEREIN.
This VisualArtists Agreement (this “Agreement”) is by and between visualartists.co.uk, (“visualartists.co.uk”, “we” or “us” and “our” shall be construed accordingly) and you (“User” or “you” and “your” shall be construed accordingly), individually a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”.
visualartists.co.uk operates a website on the World Wide Web found on http://www.visualartists.co.uk (the “Website”) and has developed proprietary technology to enable digital drawings, designs and other content to be loaded onto the Website. User desires to create drawings, designs and other content using the interface (the “Content” as defined more specifically herein) which may be displayed on the Website and for which links may be transmitted electronically.
1. Introduction.
BEFORE YOU USE OUR SITE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW. In addition to the provisions set forth below, the following policies (as modified from time to time) are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and relate to you as a user of the Website:
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
In addition, specific pages on the Website may set out additional terms and conditions, all of which are incorporated by reference into this Agreement. Terms may be changed or updated at any time, but you can find the most recent version on the Website. In the case of inconsistencies between this Agreement and information included in off-line materials, (e.g., promotional materials and mailers), this Agreement will always control. We suggest that you periodically check the Website to make sure you are up to date.
By using our site, you indicate that you accept this Agreement and that you agree to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and any subsequent modifications. Acceptance of this Agreement creates a binding legal agreement between you and visualartists.co.uk that you will use the Website only in a manner that is consistent with this Agreement. Your use of the site is entirely conditioned on and subject to your compliance with this Agreement. If at any time you do not agree with this Agreement, do not proceed to access or use the site.
2. visualartists.co.uk Services.
visualartists.co.uk is intended solely for recreational purposes. visualartists.co.uk is designed for participants aged 18 and above who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. By accepting this Agreement and using visualartists.co.uk, you acknowledge that you are age 18 or above.
By loading or agreeing to have the Content loaded onto the Website, you agree that you will cooperate fully with us and comply with this Agreement at all times in a manner consistent with our current policies. You acknowledge that visualartists.co.uk shall determine in its sole discretion whether the Content adheres to the letter and spirit of such policies. You agree and represent that no character art, branding or logos, trademarked word marks, designs or otherwise, or likenesses thereof, the intellectual property rights of which belong to others, shall be uploaded, drawn, written and/or otherwise used in connection with any Content. You may not falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity in any way.
visualartists.co.uk reserves the right at any time to change, modify, add to, discontinue or retire any aspect or feature of the Website including but not limited to storage of the Content, email capabilities, access, server capacity or ability to use on any particular device or communications service. visualartists.co.uk has no obligation to provide you with notice of any such changes and shall have no liability therefore. You understand that your use of the Website is at your own risk and that visualartists.co.uk is under no obligation to provide assistance, error corrections, updates, upgrades, corrections and/or other enhancements of visualartists.co.uk services or the Website.
3. The User Content.
You agree and acknowledge that you shall not use the Website (i) as storage for remote loading or as a door or signpost to another home page, whether internal or external to visualartists.co.uk; (ii) to solicit for advertisers or sponsors; (iii) to conduct raffles or contests of any type; or (iv) to display a sponsorship banner of any kind, including those that are generated by banner or link exchange services. You agree not to upload, post or otherwise transmit any content 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 including the Website.
You will be solely responsible for all elements of the Content loaded by or for you using visualartists.co.uk including but not limited to all drawings, designs, textual information digitally displayed on visualartists.co.uk (the “Renderings”) and other content such as email addresses, names and commentary on the Renderings (collectively, the “Content”) and the accuracy and propriety of the same. The Content, including any communications generated from it (via email mechanism or otherwise) shall not (i) be pornographic, obscene, indecent or of an “adult” sexual nature; (ii) violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party; (iii) be libelous; (iv) advocate or promote violence or conduct that constitutes a criminal offense; (v) promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, age or otherwise; (vi) be harmful to children; (vii) give rise to a civil liability or (viii) otherwise be illegal. Recognizing the global scope of the Internet, you further agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of electronic data exported from the country in which you reside.
You acknowledge that visualartists.co.uk may (but is not obligated to) pre-screen content, and that visualartists.co.uk shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to reject or remove any element of the Content that is available through visualartists.co.uk services or any other part of the Website at any time, for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any of the Content.
4. Communications.
You agree to that your use of visualartists.co.uk shall be exclusively for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any elements of the Content. Any information you provide to us, post or load onto the Website in general or onto the site specifically or that you otherwise communicate to third parties using visualartists.co.uk services shall not be false, inaccurate, misleading, illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable. You may not use visualartists.co.uk to send unsolicited bulk communications and/or marketing communications by email or instant messaging. You hereby agree not to upload, post or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, mass mailings, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," or "pyramid schemes” or other such solicitations. You shall not “stalk” or otherwise harass any other Website user, participant in any of visualartists.co.uk programs or other third party using the Website.
You hereby acknowledge that the Website is, generally, directed to users 18 years old or older. In line with this policy, you acknowledge and agree that you will only communicate via visualartists.co.uk services with individuals who are 18 years old or older. If it comes to your attention that an individual is under age 18, you must not communicate with such user. visualartists.co.uk reserves the right, though it does not have the obligation, to monitor the Website and any communications to or from visualartists.co.uk. If, at any time, we discover that you are using the Website for any reason other than as in accordance with this Agreement, your participation in visualartists.co.uk services will be terminated immediately.
visualartists.co.uk respects the privacy rights of others and our Privacy Policy is incorporated herein. We request that you and anyone acting on your behalf do not disclose, load or otherwise provide any personally identifiable information or Content via visualartists.co.uk because such information and Content shall not be considered confidential or proprietary. Accordingly, we request that you use discretion in your communications and participation with the visualartists.co.uk services.
5. Termination of this Agreement.
The term of this Agreement will begin upon your acceptance of this Agreement and will continue as long as you use visualartists.co.uk services.
6. Licenses.
You acknowledge that visualartists.co.uk owns the Website and all elements and rights therein. visualartists.co.uk grants you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display the Content. You grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to utilize the Content, to advertise, market, promote, and publicize in any manner including but not limited to all areas of the Website, our partner affiliate sites, in internet advertising and off-line multi-media materials; provided, however, that we shall not be required to so advertise, market, promote, or publicize. This license shall terminate upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement unless otherwise specifically stated in this Agreement.
You shall not make any use of any visualartists.co.uk trademarks, logos, or trade dress; however, visualartists.co.uk shall reserve the right to display any such trademarks, trade dress and logos on any part of the website, including without limitation, visualartists.co.uk. You shall not incorporate into any other product, copy or otherwise attempt to recreate any element of the Website, including any source code or functionality and you shall not authorize or assist any third party to do so.
The rights granted by visualartists.co.uk herein do not constitute any assignment of ownership or other transfer of ownership interests therein or in any property of visualartists.co.uk, including without limitation, any intellectual property of visualartists.co.uk to User and User shall not sell, assign or otherwise transfer any right in the Website, or the Content. visualartists.co.uk may terminate the authorization, rights and licenses granted herein at any time and require you, upon notice of such termination, to destroy any and all Content.
All licenses, rights and interests in, to and with respect to visualartists.co.uk, the Website, the elements and parts thereof and the media of exhibition not specifically granted herein to User (including, without limitation, all rights of copyright) shall be entirely reserved, as between the Parties, to visualartists.co.uk and may be fully utilized by visualartists.co.uk without limitation and without regard to any licenses and rights granted herein.
7. Assignment.
You acknowledge that the Renderings created using visualartists.co.uk shall be the property of visualartists.co.uk and you agree that, in consideration for using visualartists.co.uk services, you agree that all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the Renderings are assigned to visualartists.co.uk. visualartists.co.uk shall have all rights of such ownership including the perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, distribute, sell, display, perform, adapt and promote the Renderings in any medium. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Renderings or to be compensated for any such uses and you waive any moral rights including rights of attribution. Subject to your compliance with and acceptance of this Agreement, visualartists.co.uk authorizes you to use visualartists.co.uk to view the Renderings on the Website and forward email links thereto only for your personal, non-commercial use.
8. Disclaimers.
THE VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK, CONTENT, WEBSITE AND ANY INFORMATION AND MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENT OR WEBSITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, DEALING, OR TRADE USAGE). IN ADDITION, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE OPERATION OF VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK OR THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE OR WITHOUT VIRUSES, AND WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS OR VIRUSES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW SUCH EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
9. Disclosure for Legal Purposes.
You hereby authorize us to disclose information if we believe the disclosure is necessary or appropriate in the event of an investigation of improper or illegal conduct in connection with visualartists.co.uk specifically or the Website in general, such as fraud, misrepresentation, intellectual property infringement, or other activity that may put us at risk for liability or is otherwise required by law. We will, whenever we believe reasonably possible, use our reasonable efforts to inform you if such information may be so revealed.
10. Representations and Warranties.
You hereby represent and warrant to us as follows:
YOU POSSESS ALL REQUISITE RIGHTS IN AND TO ALL ELEMENTS OF THE CONTENT IN ORDER TO GRANT TO VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK THE RIGHTS GRANTED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND CONTEMPLATED HEREIN AND AGREE TO PROVIDE VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK WITH DOCUMENTATION EVIDENCING THE SAME, UPON VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK’S REQUEST.
11. Indemnification.
You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless visualartists.co.uk and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, partners, members, and other owners, against any and all claims, actions, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (any or all of the foregoing hereinafter referred to as “Losses”) insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based on (i) any claim that any element of the Content as used in connection with this Agreement infringes on any trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, license, publicity right, privacy right, goodwill, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party; (ii) any misrepresentation of a representation or warranty or breach of a covenant and agreement made by you herein; or (iii) any claim related to any element of the Content.
12. Limitation of Liability.
VISUALARTISTS.CO.UK SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, OR DATA ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ASPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT,, THE CONTENT OR THE WEBSITE EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
13. Severability.
If any term, clause or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
14. Entire Agreement and Amendments.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties relating to this subject matter, and all prior negotiations and understandings, whether oral or written, are superseded.
15. Governing Law.
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom, without reference to rules governing choice of laws. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in the federal or state courts and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.
16. Waiver.
visualartists.co.uk’s failure to enforce your strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of our right to subsequently enforce such a provision or any other provision of this Agreement.
17. Survival of Provisions.
The provisions of Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 17 hereof shall survive termination of this Agreement.
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
