The following Terms of Use outline your obligations when using the kirtsy website.
The web pages available at kirtsy.com, and all linked pages ("Site"), are owned and operated by kirtsy, LLC. ("kirtsy"), a Delaware corporation, and is accessed by you under the Terms of Use described below ("Terms of Use").
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES. BY ACCESSING THIS SITE OR USING ANY PART OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES (AS EACH IS DEFINED BELOW) ON THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE SITE OR USE THE CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES IN THE SITE. kirtsy'S ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS; IF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER BY kirtsy, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS.
kirtsy reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace the Terms of Use at any time. If the alterations constitute a material change to the Terms of Use, kirtsy will notify you by posting an announcement on the Site. What constitutes a "material change" will be determined at kirtsy's sole discretion, in good faith and using common sense and reasonable judgment. You shall be responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such modifications. Use of the Services by you following such notification constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use as modified.
Subject to full compliance with the Terms of Use, kirtsy may offer to provide certain services and content, as described more fully on the Site, ("Services"). Services shall include, but not be limited to, any service and content kirtsy performs for you, as well as the offering of any materials displayed, transmitted or performed on the Site or through the Services (including, but not limited to text, user comments, messages, information, data, graphics, news articles, photographs, images, illustrations, software, audio clips and video clips, also known as the "Content"). kirtsy may change, suspend or discontinue the Services including any Content for any reason, at any time, including the availability of any feature or content. kirtsy may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Services without notice or liability.
As a condition to using Services, you are required to register with kirtsy and select a password and screen name ("kirtsy User ID"). You shall provide kirtsy with accurate, complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of the Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your kirtsy account. You may not (i) select or use as a kirtsy User ID a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use as a kirtsy User ID a name subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization; or (iii) use as a kirtsy User ID a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene. kirtsy reserves the right to refuse registration of, or cancel a kirtsy User ID in its discretion. You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your kirtsy password.
As a condition of use, you promise not to use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or any other purpose not reasonably intended by kirtsy.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree not to use the Services:
kirtsy may remove any Content and kirtsy accounts at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such Content), or for no reason at all. To report Terms of Use abuse, please email: abuse@kirtsy.com
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the Site. kirtsy reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other users.
By submitting Content to kirtsy, you warrant that you own all rights to the Content, agree that the Content will be dedicated to the public domain under the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication, available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ and that you will not object to the use of the Content by kirtsy in any context. To clarify, the above does not apply to the Content on external sites linked to by the original submission.
kirtsy respects the intellectual property of others. It is kirtsy's policy to respond expeditiously to claims of copyright and other intellectual property infringement. kirtsy will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable intellectual property laws. Upon receipt of notices complying or substantially complying with the DMCA, kirtsy may act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any material claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing activity and may act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any reference or link to material or activity that is claimed to be infringing. kirtsy will terminate access for subscribers and account holders who are repeat infringers.
Notifying kirtsy of Copyright Infringement: To provide kirtsy notice of an infringement, you must provide a written communication to the attention of "DMCA Infringement Notification Dept." care of abuse@kirtsy.com that sets forth the information specified by the DMCA (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512). Please note that we may post your notification, with personally identifiable information redacted, to a clearinghouse such as chillingeffects.org. Please also note that you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that an activity is infringing your copyright.
Providing kirtsy with Counter-Notification: If we remove or disable access to content in response to an infringement notice, we will make reasonable attempts to contact the owner or administrator of the affected site or content. If you feel that your material does not constitute infringement, you may provide kirtsy with a counter notification by written communication to the attention of "DMCA Counter Notification Dept." at abuse@kirtsy.com that sets forth all of the necessary information required by the DMCA (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512). Please note that you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that an activity is not infringing the copyrights of others. If you are uncertain whether an activity constitutes infringement, we recommended seeking advice of an attorney.
As a condition to using the Service, you agree to the terms of the kirtsy Privacy Policy as it may be updated from time to time. kirtsy understands that privacy is important to you. You do, however, agree that kirtsy may monitor, edit or disclose your personal information, including the content of your emails, if required to do so in order to comply with any valid legal process or governmental request (such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order), or as otherwise provided in these Terms of Use and the kirtsy Privacy Policy. Personal information collected by kirtsy may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which parent company Forbidden Studios LLC or its agents maintain facilities. By using kirtsy, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.
You will indemnify and hold harmless kirtsy, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, customers, vendors, officers and employees from any liability, damage or cost (including reasonable attorneys. fees and cost) from (i) any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of your access to the Site, use of the Services, violation of the Terms of Use by you, or the infringement by you, or any third party using your account or kirtsy User ID, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
You acknowledge that kirtsy has no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gain access to the Site or use the Services; what effects the Content may have on you; how you may interpret or use the Content; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content. You release kirtsy from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Site or the Services. The Site or Services may contain, or direct you to sites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. kirtsy makes no representations concerning any content contained in or accessed through the Site or Services, and kirtsy will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Site or the Services. THE SERVICE, CONTENT, AND SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
The Services may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because kirtsy has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that kirtsy is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or 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 kirtsy 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.
IN NO EVENT SHALL kirtsy OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY (I) WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, THE SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES (HOWEVER ARISING), OR (II) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (IN THE AGGREGATE) $100. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
kirtsy may terminate or suspend any and all Services and your kirtsy account immediately, without prior notice or liability, if you breach any of the terms or conditions of the Terms of Use. Upon termination of your account, your right to use the Services will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your kirtsy account, you may simply discontinue using the Services. All provisions of the Terms of Use which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of the Terms of Use and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind kirtsy in any respect whatsoever. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. kirtsy shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond kirtsy's reasonable control, including, without limitation, mechanical, electronic or communications failure or degradation (including "line-noise" interference). If any provision of the Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms of Use shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. The Terms of Use is not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with kirtsy's prior written consent. kirtsy may transfer, assign or delegate the Terms of Use and its rights and obligations without consent. The Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Texas, as if made within Texas between two residents thereof, and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and/or federal courts in Harris County, Texas. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, (but without limiting kirtsy's right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction), any disputes arising with respect to this Agreement shall be finally resolved by arbitration, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under the Terms of Use, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and attorneys' fees. Both parties agree that the Terms of Use is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of the Terms of Use, and that all modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties, except as otherwise provided herein.
kirtsy, kirtsy THIS, kirtsied and other kirtsy graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks or trade dress of kirtsy in the U.S. and/or other countries. kirtsy's trademarks and trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part of domain names, in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion. The images and icons available in the kirtsy icon pack may used by partner and third party sites in connection with providing appropriate "kirtsy This" and "Submit to kirtsy" links to the kirtsy site.
