PLEASE READ. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY.
WELCOME
This site is owned and operated by or for SPE Networks - Asia Pte. Ltd. ("SPENA"), which is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. These terms of service (these "Terms of Service" or "TOS") apply to and govern your use, and any use by another person of your User Account, as well as your use of this Site and the Services (as hereinafter defined). Your use of the Site and/or the Services signifies your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service and the SPENA Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy"), which is hereby incorporated by reference. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and/or the Privacy Policy, you may not access or otherwise use the Site.
For purposes of these TOS, the following defined terms shall have these meanings: (A) "Services(s)" shall mean any and all services on, or provided by, the Site, whether or not such services are also provided or delivered by other means or media such as software or wireless devices; (B) "Site" shall mean this site; (C) "Site Content" shall mean any and all human readable patent audio and/or visual elements of the Site, created or owned by SPENA, or third parties, including, without limitation, any text, graphics, images, illustrations, photographs, animations, video, audio or audiovisual works (including, for example, without limitation, movie trailers or episodic works), designs, logos, information, and other content made available through the Site; (D) "Site Code" means any and all underlying elements of the Site, including without limitation, source code, script, object code, software, computer programs, and other sets of statements and instructions contained in the underlying Site; (E) "User Account" means any account created by you, through a registration process for the purpose of accessing or using certain Services.
If there are terms of service listed on any website in addition to these Terms of Service, these Terms of Service alone shall govern your relationship with SPENA.
LICENSE TO USE THE SITE
SPENA grants you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right and license to access, use and privately display the Site and Site Content as described herein for your personal use only, by way of one (1) computer connected to the Site over the Internet, provided that you comply fully with these TOS. You may "cache" pages of the Site for the sole purpose of increasing the speed and efficiency at which you access the Site. Any other copy or use of a portion of the Site is not authorized, will be a violation of these TOS and will constitute a copyright violation. You shall not interfere or attempt to interfere with the operation of the Site in any way through any means or device including, but not limited to, spamming, hacking, uploading computer viruses or time bombs, or any other means expressly prohibited by any provision of these TOS or by law.
CHANGES TO SITE AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE
SPENA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove or disable access to any portion of the Site, the Site Content, these TOS and/or the Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, at any time, without prior notice to you. Changes to these TOS and Privacy Policy will be effective when posted. You agree to review these TOS and Privacy Policy periodically to become aware of any changes. Your use of the Site after any changes to these TOS and/or the Privacy Policy are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes and will constitute your agreement to be bound thereby. If you object to any such changes, your sole recourse shall be to cease using the Site. In addition to these TOS and the Privacy Policy, if you request for certain services which SPENA or its service providers may offer to you from time to time, your use of such requested service may be subject to additional terms and conditions (including those of the service providers we work with) and you may be required to indicate your acceptance of such additional terms and conditions before using any such service.
CHANGES IN SITE OWNERSHIP
You will be deemed to have consented to the disclosure to, and use by, a subsequent owner or operator of the Site, of any information about you contained in the applicable SPENA database, to the extent SPENA assigns its rights and obligations regarding such information in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of SPENA's assets, or in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of the assets related to this particular Site to a subsequent owner or operator. In the event of such merger, acquisition, or sale, your continued use of the Site signifies your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the Site's subsequent owner or operator.
OWNERSHIP OF TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Site, Site Content (other than Submissions), Site Code and all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names and all other intellectual property or property rights therein are proprietary to SPENA and are owned by SPENA and/or its licensors and content providers, and are protected by applicable domestic and international copyright laws. Unless expressly permitted in writing by SPENA, you will not copy, capture, reproduce, perform, transfer, sell, license, modify, manipulate, create derivative works from or based upon, republish, upload, edit, post, transmit, publicly display, frame, link, distribute, or exploit in whole or in part the Site, the Site Content or Site Code, or otherwise use the Site, Site Content or Site Code on any other web site, other networked computer environment, or in any medium now known or hereafter developed (each, an "Unauthorized Use").
Any Unauthorized Use constitutes an infringement of the copyrights and other proprietary rights of SPENA and/or its licensors and content providers and constitutes a violation of these TOS. Any violation of copyright laws may be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties.
SOFTWARE
From time to time, and at its sole discretion, SPENA may make available to users certain software that may be accessible or downloaded from this Site. In the event that you access or download software from this Site, the software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the "Software") are licensed to you by SPENA or a SPENA-approved third party software provider ("Third Party Provider"). SPENA does not transfer title to the Software to you. You own the medium on which the Software is recorded, but SPENA and/or the Third Party Provider retain full and complete title to their respective Software, and all intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form. Furthermore, your use of any Software of a Third Party Provider shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by such Third Party Provider and any applicable license agreement for its Software. Software from this Site is further subject to United States export controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of, any such country or on any such list.
SUBMISSIONS
SPENA is pleased to hear from its customers and welcomes your comments regarding SPENA products and services, including this Site. Unfortunately, however, SPENA's long-standing company policy does not allow it to accept or consider creative ideas (including stories, character ideas, screenplays, and original artwork, etc.), suggestions, or materials other than those it has specifically requested (see below). While we value your feedback, we request that you be specific in your comments regarding our services and products, and that you not submit any creative ideas, suggestions, or materials. It is the intent of this policy to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when projects developed by SPENA's or its affiliates' professional staff might seem to others to be similar to their own creative work.
Portions of this Site may provide you and other users an opportunity to submit, post, display, transmit and/or exchange information, ideas, opinions, photographs, images, video, creative works or other information, messages, transmissions or material to us, the Site or other users. If you send or post certain specific submissions as allowed by the Site, or, despite our request that you not send us any creative ideas, suggestions or other materials, you do so (collectively, the "Submissions"), you retain all of your ownership rights to your Submissions. When you provide SPENA with a Submission, you grant to SPENA and its affiliates, representatives, and assigns a non-exclusive, fully-paid, world-wide, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to display, publicly perform, distribute (including, without limitation, through third-party web sites), store, transcode, broadcast, transmit, reproduce, edit, modify, create derivative works, and otherwise use and reuse your Submissions (or any portions or derivative works thereof) in any manner, in any medium now known or hereinafter created, for any purpose. For clarity, notwithstanding the foregoing license, we will not intentionally re-create the performances contained in your Submissions through the use of other actors, crew, and/or production companies without your permission. You acknowledge and agree that: (a) you have no expectation of compensation or confidentiality of any nature with respect to any Submission (and, for the avoidance of doubt, SPENA may disclose or notify to any government, regulatory body or competent authority any Submission); (b) SPENA and/or its affiliates may already have projects under consideration that are similar to a Submission or may independently develop projects that are unintentionally similar to a Submission; and (c) SPENA, at its sole discretion, may remove or disable access to the whole or any part of a Submission at any time without notice to you.
SPENA reserves the right to display advertisements in connection with your Submissions and to use your Submissions to advertise and promote your Submissions, the SPENA networks or the means by which your Submissions are made available.
If you remove or delete a Submission from the Site, that Submission will be removed from the Site within a reasonable period of time. Nonetheless, a Submission that you remove may still be available to third parties who previously acquired the Submission and SPENA may maintain copies for archival purposes. SPENA is not required to host, display, or distribute any Submissions, and may remove them at any time. SPENA is not responsible for any loss, theft or damage of any kind to any Submissions.
You represent and warrant that: (a) you own all rights in your Submissions (including, without limitation, all rights to the audio, video, or digital recording, and the performance contained in your Submissions) or, alternatively, you have acquired all necessary rights in your Submissions to enable you to grant to SPENA the rights in your Submissions described herein; (b) you have paid or satisfied and will pay or satisfy in full all license fees, clearance fees, royalties, and any other financial or third party obligations of any kind, arising from any use or commercial exploitation of your Submissions, and SPENA will not be responsible for such obligations; (c) you are the individual pictured and/or heard in your Submissions, or, alternatively, you have obtained permission from each person (including consent from parents or guardians for any individual under the applicable age of majority) who appears and/or is heard in your Submissions to grant the rights to SPENA described herein; (d) you will make such permissions available to SPENA upon request; and (e) your Submissions do not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, publicity rights, or any other legal or moral rights of any third party. You agree to keep all records necessary to establish that your Submissions do not violate any of the foregoing representations and warranties and to make such records available to SPENA upon SPE’s request.Please refer to the "GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE SERVICES" below for additional information concerning Submissions.
SPENA SERVICES AND RULES FOR USE
As a convenience to its visitors, SPENA may provide, from time to time and at its sole discretion, one or more Services, such as chat areas, message boards, e-mail functions, instant messaging service, voice-mail, file communities, polls, surveys, and other services. These Services are provided by SPENA to you and others subject to these TOS, the Guidelines set forth below, the Privacy Policy, and other rules that may be published from time to time (collectively, the "Rules") by SPENA. SPENA currently provides the Services free of charge to users who agree to be bound and abide by the Rules. SPENA reserves the right to change the nature of this relationship at any time.
REGISTRATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
In consideration for your use of the Services, you agree to (i) comply with the Rules, (ii) provide accurate, complete and true information about yourself as may be required on any registration form for Services (your "Registration Information") in order to create your User Account, and (iii) maintain and update, as applicable, your Registration Information with current and complete information. Users who violate the Rules, or provide inaccurate, false, or non-current Registration Information may, at SPENA's sole discretion, have their User Accounts suspended or terminated, and may be permanently banned from using any current or future Services.
As part of your User Account, you will be responsible for creating, and maintaining the confidentiality of, your user name and password. We ask that you select a user name other than your real name or the real name of any other person. We also urge you to memorize your password or keep it in a secure place, away from the rest of your User Account information, as sharing your password with others may lead to unauthorized access to your User Account and the information therein. You agree that you will (i) immediately notify SPENA of any unauthorized use of your User Account, and (ii) ensure that you properly exit all Services at the completion of your use session. SPENA shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of a User Account, the Site or any Service, or your failure to comply with these requirements.
Please note that SPENA may share your Registration Information or other User Account information when SPENA is requested to do so by law, legal process or court order.
GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE SERVICES
You are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted by you, and/or any other user of your User Account and of the Services, including the transmission, posting, or other provision of text, files, links, software, photographs, video, sound, music or other information or material ("Posted Content") to any portion of the Services. Listed below are some, though not all, violations that may result in SPENA terminating or suspending your User Account and/or access to SPENA Services. You agree not to do any of the following actions while using any SPENA Service:
- Harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort upon another Service participant, user, or other individual or entity;
- Transmit, in connection with any Service, any Posted Content that is or may be disruptive, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, a depiction of violent or cruel acts, false, harassing, defamatory, pornographic, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically-motivated, or otherwise objectionable, including any content which SPENA, in its sole discretion, considers and notifies to User from time to time, to be falling within any one or more of the above types of content or information;
- Cause any chat room screen in any chat room to "scroll" faster than other users are able to type to it or any action of a similar disruptive effect;
- Impersonate in any Service, any person, including but not limited to, a SPENA official or representative, chat or message board leader, guide or host;
- Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in a chat room or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other participants;
- Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation in the Services;
- Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing any Services;
- Invade the privacy or violate any personal or proprietary right of any person or entity; or
- Infringe the intellectual property rights or similar rights, including but not limited to copyrights and trademarks, of any person or entity.
You understand that any content that you upload and/or post on the Site or any Service shall constitute a Submission for all purposes of these TOS.
MONITORING OF CONTENT
SPENA does not, as part of a regular, established practice, monitor, control, or have knowledge of the content transmitted using the Site. You agree that you are solely responsible for all content you transmit and receive using the Site.
LINKED SITES
SPENA sites may frame, and/or contain links to or advertisements about, non-SPENA Web sites. Other sites may also reference, advertise, or link to SPENA sites. SPENA does not endorse or sponsor other Web sites and is not responsible for the content of such sites. SPENA expressly disclaims any statements or assertions made on non-SPENA Web sites, and denies all liability associated with your use of, and the content on, such other sites and advertisements.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT NOTICE PROCEDURE
(a) Copyright Infringement Notification. SPENA respects the intellectual property rights of others. Upon proper notice, SPENA will remove or disable access to Posted Content that violates copyright laws of the jurisdictions to which the Services are extended to, including but not limited to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore and the United States (“Applicable Jurisdictions”), suspend access to the Site (or any portion thereof) to any user who uses the Site in violation of any copyright laws of the Applicable Jurisdictions, and terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.
Under Sections 193D(1) and 252C(1) of Copyright Act (Cap. 63) of Singapore and similar or relevant provisions or provisions with similar or equivalent effect (if any) in any of the Applicable Jurisdictions (“Relevant Take Down Provisions”), SPENA has implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed copyright infringement and for processing such claims in accordance with such law. If you believe your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send SPENA's copyright agent a notification of claimed infringement in compliance with the Relevant Take Down Provisions. For notifications under the Copyright Act of Singapore, such notification should include all of the following information: (i) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; (ii) identification of the claimed infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit SPENA to locate the material on the Site; (iii) information reasonably sufficient to permit SPENA to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address; (iv) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (v) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf; and (vi) your physical or electronic signature. Please provide us with a notice that includes all of the above enumerated information ("Notice of Infringement") and email or mail it to the following SPENA copyright agent:
Copyright Agent:
SPE Networks - Asia Pte. Ltd. 10 Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01 Hansapoint@CBP Singapore 486030
Email: copyright-spena@spe.sony.com
By submitting a Notice of Infringement, you acknowledge and agree that SPENA may forward your Notice of Infringement and any related communications to any users who posted the material identified in such notice.
Please do not send notices or inquiries unrelated to alleged copyright infringement to SPENA's designated agent.
(b) Counter Notification. Under Relevant Take Down Provisions, if you believe that your content has been wrongfully removed from the Site, you may send SPENA a counter notification. Pursuant to Relevant Take Down Provisions, you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a counter notification.
Your counter notification must be issued in accordance with the Relevant Take Down Provisions. Counter notifications under the Copyright Act of Singapore, to be effective, must be in writing, sent to SPENA's designated agent (as identified above), and include substantially the following information: (i) your physical or electronic signature; (ii) identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location where the material previously appeared on the Site; (iii) a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; (iv) your name, address, and telephone number and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore and agree to accept service of process from the person who submitted the original Notice of Infringement that resulted in your Posted Content being removed (or an agent of such person) in the event he or she elects to file suit.
By submitting a counter notification, you acknowledge and agree that SPENA may forward your counter notification and any related communications to the person who submitted the original Notice of Infringement that resulted in the removal of or disabling of access to of your Posted Content or to other third parties.
If you are in Malaysia, kindly note that the link to the Content Forum website is http://www.cmcf.org.my.
NO RESALE / EXPLOITATION
You understand and agree that you may not reproduce, copy, resell, manipulate, or exploit any part of the Site for any commercial purpose.
CONTESTS
This Site may contain contests that require you to register an SPENA account or send in material or information about yourself or offer prizes. Each contest has its own rules, which you must read and agree to before you may enter.
TERMINATION
Your right to use the Site automatically terminates if you violate these TOS or any rules or guidelines posted in connection with the Site. You understand and agree that SPENA may, in its sole discretion and at any time, terminate your password, User Account or use of any Service, and discard and remove or disable access to any Posted Content posted or submitted by you to any Site or Service, for any reason. SPENA may also, in its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue any Site or Service or limit or restrict any user's access thereto, for any reason. You understand and agree that SPENA may take any one or more of these actions with or without prior notice to you. Should SPENA take any of these actions, it may, in its sole discretion, immediately deactivate and/or delete any or all information about and concerning your User Account, including your Registration Information and Posted Content. FURTHER, YOU AGREE THAT SPENA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR REMOVING YOUR POSTED CONTENT OR SUSPENDING OR TERMINATING YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITE (OR ANY PORTION THEREOF). You may discontinue your participation in and access to the Site at any time. SPENA reserves the right to investigate your use of the Site in the event SPENA, in its sole discretion, believes you have violated these Terms of Service.
DISCLAIMER
THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES, AND THE SOFTWARE, IF APPLICABLE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, SPENA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SPENA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF OR THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES OR SOFTWARE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE, OR THE SOFTWARE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SOFTWARE OR SERVER DO NOT VIOLATE ANY PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON. SPENA DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT, THE SITE CODE, THE SERVICES OR THE SOFTWARE, IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT SPENA) ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES, AND SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION IF THERE ARE ANY DEFECTS. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL SPENA BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE OR THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF SPENA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES. WHILE SPENA TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST SECURITY BREACHES, NO WEB SITE OR INTERNET TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SECURE, AND AS SUCH, SPENA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES THAT MAY RESULT FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, HACKING, DATA LOSS, OR OTHER BREACHES THAT MAY OCCUR. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL SPENA'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, EXPENSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO SPENA, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.
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 and disclaimers may not apply to you. To the extent SPENA may not, as a matter of applicable law, disclaim any implied warranty or limit its liabilities, the scope and duration of such warranty and the extent of SPENA's liability shall be the minimum permitted under such applicable law.
ABILITY TO ACCEPT TERMS OF SERVICE
The Site is not intended for children under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not use the Site. In addition, you represent and warrant that you are the applicable age of majority or older, or if you are between the ages of 13 and 21, you have obtained the consent of your parent or legal guardian to use the Site or that you are an emancipated minor. You also represent and warrant that you are fully able and competent to enter into these TOS and to abide by and comply with them.
If you are under 18, you should ask your parents or a guardian before you:
- E-mail the Site, or ask us to e-mail anything to you;
- Send in any information;
- Enter any contest or game that requires information about you or offers a prize;
- Join any club or group;
- Post any information on any bulletin board or enter any chat room; or
- Buy anything online.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SPENA, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) that such parties may incur as a result of or arising from (a) any information (including, without limitation, your Submissions or any other content) you (or anyone using your account) submit, post, or transmit on or through the Site; (b) your (or anyone using your account's) use of the Site; (c) your (or anyone using your account's) violation of these Terms of Service; or (d) your (or anyone using your account's) violation of any rights of any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any person or entity. SPENA reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with SPENA in asserting any available defenses.
FORCE MAJEURE
SPENA shall not be liable for any non-performance, error, interruption or delay in the performance of its obligations or the availability of Site or Services, or for any inaccuracy, unreliability or unsuitability of this the Site Content, Site Code, and the Software if this is due, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly to an event or failure which is beyond its reasonable control (which includes without limitation acts of God, natural disasters, acts of any government or authority, power failures, and the acts or a party for whom SPENA is not responsible.
GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION
These Terms of Service shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. You agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising at any time shall be determined by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") before a single neutral arbitrator ("Arbitrator"). The Arbitrator shall be an attorney or retired judge with at least ten (10) years experience in the software industry and shall be mutually agreed upon by you and SPENA (collectively, "the parties"). If the parties are unable to agree on an Arbitrator, the Arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA. The fees of the Arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties, provided that the Arbitrator may require that such fees be borne in such other manner as the Arbitrator determines is required in order for this arbitration clause to be enforceable under applicable law. The parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery in accordance with Section 1283.05 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, provided that (a) the Arbitrator must authorize such discovery in advance based on findings that the material sought is relevant to the issues in dispute and that the nature and scope of such discovery is reasonable under the circumstances, and (b) discovery shall be limited to depositions and production of documents unless the Arbitrator finds that another method of discovery (e.g., interrogatories) is the most reasonable and cost efficient method of obtaining the information sought. There shall be a record of the proceedings at the arbitration hearing and the Arbitrator shall issue a Statement of Decision setting forth the factual and legal basis for the Arbitrator's decision. If neither party gives written notice requesting an appeal within ten (10) business days after the issuance of the Statement of Decision, the Arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding as to all matters of substance and procedure, and may be enforced by a petition to the California Superior Court, which may be made ex parte, for confirmation and enforcement of the award. If either party gives written notice requesting an appeal within ten (10) business days after the issuance of the Statement of Decision, the award of the Arbitrator shall be appealed to three (3) neutral arbitrators (the "Appellate Arbitrators"), each of whom shall have the same qualifications and be selected through the same procedure as the Arbitrator. The appealing party shall file its appellate brief within thirty (30) days after its written notice requesting the appeal and the other party shall file its brief within thirty (30) days thereafter. The Appellate Arbitrators shall thereupon review the decision of the Arbitrator applying the same standards of review and all of the same presumptions) as if the Appellate Arbitrators were a California Court of Appeals reviewing a judgment of the California Superior Court, except that the Appellate Arbitrators shall in all cases issue a final award and shall not remand the matter to the Arbitrator. The decision of the Appellate Arbitrators shall be final and binding as to all matters of substance and procedure, and may be enforced by a petition to the California Superior Court, which may be made ex parte, for confirmation and enforcement of the award. The party appealing the decision of the Arbitrator shall pay all costs and expenses of the appeal, including the fees of the Appellate Arbitrators and the reasonable outside attorneys' fees of the opposing party, unless the decision of the Arbitrator is reversed, in which event the expenses of the appeal shall be borne as determined by the Appellate Arbitrators. The Arbitrator shall have the power to enter temporary restraining orders, preliminary and permanent injunctions. Prior to the appointment of the Arbitrator or for remedies beyond the jurisdiction of an arbitrator, at any time, either party may seek pendente lite relief in a court of competent jurisdiction in Los Angeles County, California without thereby waiving its right to arbitration of the dispute or controversy under this section. All arbitration proceedings (including proceedings before the Appellate Arbitrators) shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed, except as necessary to obtain court confirmation of the arbitration award. The provisions of this paragraph shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of any prior agreement between the parties.
Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent either party from seeking interlocutory and/or injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your activities under these TOS, including without limitation the applicable regulations of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the United States Export Administration Act, as amended, to ensure that the Site Content, Site Code, and the Software are not exported in violation of the United States laws.
Terms of Service updated as of June 22, 2009.
PLEASE READ. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT AND THE WEB SITE TERMS OF SERVICE.
Notice
This Web site is operated by or for SPENA Networks - Asia Pte. Ltd. ("SPENA"), which is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") applies to information that you provide to SPENA via this site, and/or by use of other services (collectively, the "Services") that may be provided by other means or media, including as set forth below and as defined in the applicable Terms of Service or other terms.This Privacy Policy is intended to provide you notice of SPENA's information management practices, including the types of information gathered, how it is used and safeguarded, and the degree to which you may control the maintenance and sharing of your information. Your use of any SPENA Service or Web site constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any other applicable terms. The Terms of Service for this Web site are hereby incorporated by reference.If there is a privacy policy listed on any website in addition to this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy alone shall govern your relationship with SPENA.
Personally Identifiable Information That We Collect
SPENA respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personally identifiable information, such as name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, and date of birth, that you provide in connection with your use of its Web sites and Services.
E-mail Newsletter Subscriptions
To subscribe to our e-mail newsletters, you will need to provide your e-mail address. You may also be asked for other information when you subscribe.
User Accounts
In order to use our chat rooms, message boards, and certain other Services, you will need to register and create a user account ("User Account"). There is no cost to create a User Account in most cases. You may be asked to choose a user name, screen name, or member name (each, a "User Name") and password. Please do not use your real name or the real name of another person when selecting a User Name. You will also be asked to provide certain personally identifiable information and other information about yourself.Please note that your User Name will be available to the Internet's general public while you participate in some Services, like chat rooms or message boards, so you should exercise discretion when using these Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you may disclose publicly in such Services. In some instances, you may choose to create a "Public Profile" that will be available to others on the Internet. Public Profiles are managed entirely by you, and you are solely responsible for your Public Profile's content and its "public" or "private" status. You are also responsible for maintaining and updating the registration information in your User Account with current and complete information. You may access, edit or remove your Public Profile by signing in to your User Account and following the directions there. You can also send an e-mail to SonyPrivacy@sonypictures.com to request deactivation of your User Account.
Special Promotions and Purchases
To participate in some Services such as sweepstakes, contests and surveys ("Special Promotions"), or to make online purchases ("Purchases"), you will need to provide personally identifiable information. Your information may be collected by SPENA or by a third party, such as a co-sponsor or a vendor involved in, or providing services in connection with, a Special Promotion, or an e-commerce partner in the case of a Purchase (e.g., www.SonyStyle.com or www.yahoo.com).If you make a Purchase or enter a sweepstakes or other Special Promotion on one of our sites or through our Services, SPENA will collect your personally identifiable information, and you are deemed to consent to us providing your information to third parties who provide certain services such as processing of credit card transactions, customer service, promotion or sweepstakes administration, order fulfillment and/or prize delivery, as applicable. (As more fully described below in Use, Disclosure, and Sharing of Information - Personally Identifiable Information, these third parties are prohibited from using this information for their own marketing purposes and/or from sharing, selling, or otherwise distributing any personal data of our customers, unless you choose to opt in for such additional uses and/or disclosure by the third parties, under their respective privacy policies.)If you make a purchase or enter a promotion (such as a sweepstakes) in which SPENA is participating on a third party's Web site (or through some other means or medium), we will collect your information from the third party only if you opt-in to receive additional communications from us, or we are required to fulfill some function in relation to your activity (e.g., to send your order or deliver a prize).
Information Collected by Other Means or Media
In some situations, we may also collect personally identifiable information and other information about you through other means, directly or indirectly. For example, if you access any SPENA content, or purchase such content via your wireless carrier or through another third party, SPENA may collect information directly from you or through the third party. Likewise, if you use our software, or provide information to other companies who share information about their customers, we may collect additional information about you. In each of these cases, SPENA will apply this policy to any personally identifiable information.
Information About Other People
Some SPENA sites and Services may ask you to submit personally identifiable information about other people. For example, you might submit a person's name and other personally identifiable information if you purchase a gift and want to have it sent directly to the recipient. A record of that transaction will be maintained as allowed and/or required by law.
Customer Service
Some Services may offer support and technical assistance through customer service centers via telephone, online chat, or e-mail. Whenever you communicate with customer service, you do so with the understanding that an operator may view and make changes to the information in your User Account in order to provide the assistance that you need.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information That We Collect
As part of the registration process for some Services, you may be asked to provide information that does not personally identify you. For example, you may be asked to provide information concerning your film, music or other entertainment preferences, purchasing habits, and the like. This information is generally optional but may be included in your User Account profile. SPENA requests this information to understand you better and to also bring to your attention new services, programs, or offers that may be of interest to you.In many cases, SPENA will automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information about your use of its sites and Services. SPENA might collect, among other things, information concerning the type of Internet browser or computer operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your "click path" through the SPENA sites or "click-through" from an e-mail, the Web site or advertisement that was linked to or from the SPENA site when you visited, and your IP address. To do this, SPENA may use cookies and other technology (see below). If you are using our wireless Services, we may also automatically collect information such as the type of wireless device you are using, your mobile identification number (assigned by your telecommunications carrier) and telecommunications carrier. Your use of our Web sites and Services, and information provided through these technologies, will be anonymous unless you provide us with personally identifiable information or have provided such information in the past.
Cookies and Related Technology
SPENA Web sites, and some Services and advertisements may contain "cookies," clear gifs (also known as web beacons or web bugs), or similar technology. A cookie is a piece of data that is sent to your Internet browser, which will store the cookie on your computer if your browser is enabled to accept cookies. Web beacons assist in the delivery of cookies and the collection of non-personally identifiable information, such as "click path" and other data as described above.SPENA uses cookies, clear gifs, frames, server log analysis and other technologies as they are developed to customize your experience with our sites and Services.Most Internet browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. You should refer to your browser instructions or "Help" screen to learn more about how to manage cookies. Please note, however, that if you block cookies, some portions of the SPENA Web sites and Services may not function properly.SPENA does not control cookies in third party ads, and visitors are encouraged to check the privacy policies of advertisers and/or ad services to learn about their use of cookies and other technology. The ads appearing on our Web sites may be delivered to you by third-party advertising companies. SPENA's Privacy Policy does not cover the use of information collected from you by third party ad servers. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, e-mail address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please click here.
Special Notice Regarding Children Under 13
SPENA recognizes the sensitivity of personally identifiable information concerning children under the age of 13 and therefore provides this special notice. SPENA is committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations regarding children, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"). Except in limited circumstances allowed by COPPA, SPENA will not knowingly collect, maintain, or disclose any personally identifiable information from a child under 13 without first obtaining consent from that child's parent or legal guardian.If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13, and your child would like to participate in certain Services for which COPPA requires your consent (and SPENA has chosen to make such Services available to children in this age group), your child will be prompted to print out a form for you to complete and mail in to SPENA. The form will list the information required from both parent/guardian and child, as well as the intended uses of the information. SPENA will only collect information that is reasonably necessary for your child to participate, and SPENA will not share your child's personally identifiable information with any third party (except for purposes of fulfillment by a third party that has agreed to protect the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy), unless you specifically consent, or as permitted by COPPA or other applicable law. You may also subsequently revoke your consent and request that your child's information be removed from SPENA's active list. Please refer to the form for instructions and further information.If you are a parent or guardian who has discovered that your child under the age of 13 has submitted his or her personally identifiable information without your permission or consent, SPENA will make reasonable efforts to remove the information from its active list, at your request. To request the removal of your child's information, please send an e-mail to SonyPrivacy@sonypictures.com and be sure to include in your message the same User Name and password and/or e-mail address that your child submitted.SPENA encourages parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to become familiar with the types of content available on the SPENA Web sites and the Internet generally.
Use, Disclosure, and Sharing of Information
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
From time to time, SPENA may use and share with third parties aggregate, non-personally identifiable user information to show general demographic and preference information among users of the SPENA Web sites.
Personally Identifiable Information
SPENA uses information about you to deliver the Services that you request, to keep you informed about changes affecting our Services or your account, to inform you of other Services or offers in which you might be interested, and to improve and enhance our sites and Services. If you provide SPENA with personally identifiable information, we will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to protect it from unauthorized disclosure.If you opt in to receive e-mail from us, you can always opt out of future marketing messages by following the directions in each message to "unsubscribe." However, if you choose to opt out of marketing messages, we reserve the right to contact you regarding your account status, technical support, product information, changes to account terms, and any other matter that might affect our service to you and/or any products you purchased from us or registered with us, as applicable.As stated in the Terms of Service, you will be deemed to have consented to the disclosure to, and use by, a subsequent owner or operator of a SPENA Web site or Service, of any information about you contained in the applicable SPENA database, if SPENA or one of its companies assigns its rights and obligations regarding any of your information at the time of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of SPENA's or such SPENA company's assets related to the applicable site or Service to a subsequent owner or operator. In the event of such a merger, acquisition, or sale, your continued use of the site or any related Service signifies your agreement to be bound by the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the site's or Service's subsequent owner or operator.The SPENA companies may work together in order to provide portions of the SPENA sites and some Services (e.g., to fulfill prizes won in a sweepstakes, or to provide other support for a Service). These companies will handle your personally identifiable information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.As stated above in Personally Identifiable Information That We Collect - Special Promotions and Purchases, SPENA may also work with third parties to provide some Services on our sites. In connection with those Services, you are deemed to consent to us sharing your information with third parties who provide services such as processing of credit card transactions, customer service, promotion administration, order fulfillment and/or prize delivery, as applicable. Third parties who provide, or participate in, Services on SPENA sites are prohibited from using our customers' personally identifiable information for marketing purposes and/or from sharing, selling, or otherwise using such information, unless you choose to opt in to marketing, sharing, or other uses by the third parties. If you do not want your information to be used for marketing (or other purposes unrelated to the provision of SPENA Services) by a third party who participates in a Service on one of our sites, do not opt in to such use by that third party when you register to participate in the Service.Please note that whenever you opt in to receive future communications from a third party, your information will be subject to the third party's privacy policy. If you later decide that you do not want that third party to use your information, you will need to contact the third party directly, as we have no control over how third parties use information. You should always review the privacy policy of any party that collects your information to determine how that entity will handle your information.SPENA will not share, sell, rent, or disclose any personally identifiable information that we have collected except as stated herein, or in the following instances: 1) we have been given your consent to disclose; 2) we have previously informed you of the disclosure, including by means of our Privacy Policy or on the Web site, or through the Service where you provided your information; 3) we are required by law, legal process, or court order to disclose; 4) disclosure is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may cause or be causing harm to, or interference with, SPENA's rights or property, other SPENA Web site users, or anyone else; or 5) to respond to an inquiry, request or complaint that you have made. SPENA may also use IP addresses in cooperation with Internet service providers to identify users if we deem it necessary to comply with law, to enforce compliance with this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service, or to protect our sites, customers, or others.
Our Commitment to Data Security
While SPENA takes reasonable and appropriate precautions to protect your personally identifiable information from unauthorized disclosure and to prevent possible security breaches in our Web sites, Services, and customer databases, no Web site, Internet transmission, computer system, or wireless connection is completely secure. Consequently, SPENA cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss, or other breaches will never occur. Your use of the SPENA sites and Services is at your own risk. SPENA urges you to take steps to keep your information safe by memorizing your password or keeping it in a safe place (separate from your account information), logging out of your User Account, and closing your Web browser.Whenever you give SPENA sensitive or confidential information (for example, credit card numbers for Purchases), SPENA will take commercially reasonable steps to protect the information by establishing a secure connection with your Web browser. SPENA employs a security technology known as a secure-socket-layer ("SSL") to protect the transmission of payment information to the site. Unless otherwise specified herein or on the site where you make a Purchase, credit card numbers are used only for payment processing and are not retained for marketing purposes.
Hyperlinks To and From Other Sites
SPENA sites may frame, and/or contain links to, or advertisements about, non-SPENA Web sites. Other sites may also reference, advertise, or link to SPENA sites. SPENA does not endorse or sponsor other Web sites, is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of non-SPENA sites, expressly disclaims any statements or assertions made on such Web sites, and denies all liability associated with your use of, and the content on, such other sites and advertisements.
Consent to Processing in the United States
By providing any personally identifiable information to SPENA, all users, including, without limitation, users in the member states of the European Union or other non-United States jurisdictions, fully understand and unambiguously consent to this Privacy Policy and to the collection, storage, and processing of such information in the United States of America.
Contact Us Regarding Privacy
SPENA is dedicated to protecting your personally identifiable information and welcomes comments and questions on this Privacy Policy. You may e-mail your questions or comments to:SonyPrivacy@sonypictures.com
Notification of Changes
SPENA reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and its Terms of Service at any time. In case of any material change to the Privacy Policy, we will replace the "Privacy Policy" link on the home page of our sites with a link entitled "Updated Privacy Policy" for no less than 30 days. All changes to the Privacy Policy and/or Terms of Service will be effective when posted, and your continued use of any SPENA site or Service after the posting will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.Effective Date: June 22, 2009