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Terms of Service

LAST UPDATED: 01/02/2007

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.

Glumbert.com (hereinafter, "Glumbert") provides its services to you subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"). Any updates to this TOS will be posted at Glumbert website, and your continued use of our services after any such update constitutes binding acceptance of such changes.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE.

Glumbert.com is an online service that provides, among other things, educational, interactive, entertainment-related, commercial, and communications-related content, (collectively, the "Service"). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features added to or augmenting the Service are subject to this TOS.

3. UNLAWFUL USE AND CONDUCT.

You agree that your use of the Service must comply with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, and that you will not use the service for any illegal purpose.

4. MEMBERSHIP.

Some functions of this Service may require you to register as a member ("Member") by selecting a unique user identification ("User ID") and password, as well as providing certain information about yourself. In registering to be a Member, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract, and agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted, and to maintain and promptly update the information to ensure that it remains accurate, current, and complete. If you provide any information that Glumbert.com believes to be inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or if you select a User ID that Glumbert.com, in its sole discretion, finds offensive or inappropriate, Glumbert.com has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service. If you post comments that are offensive or inappropriate (as determined by Glumbert in its sole and absolute discretion), Glumbert has the right to suspend or terminate your account. Membership in the Glumbert.com service is intended for adults, and children under 13 may not obtain a User ID without parental permission.

You agree to (a) keep your password confidential and to only log in with your User ID and password, (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session, and (c) immediately notify Glumbert.com of any unauthorized user of your User ID and/or password. You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your User ID. Glumbert.com will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.

5. GLUMBERT.COM PRIVACY POLICY.

Information that you provide at registration, as well as certain other information about you, is subject to our Privacy Policy, available at http://www.glumbert.com/legal/privacy/.

6. USER CONDUCT.

You understand and agree that all information, data, text, software, images, music, sounds, photographs, graphics, video, messages, goods, products, services or other materials (collectively, the "Content") are the sole responsibility of the individual or entity from which such Content originated. Glumbert.com is not responsible for any Content posted, displayed, uploaded, stored, or transmitted by any Member or other originator of said content. This means that you, and not Glumbert.com, are entirely responsible for all Content that you post, display, upload, store or transmit through the Service. Glumbert.com cannot guarantee the truthfulness, authenticity, quality or accuracy of said Content. Under no circumstances will Glumbert.com be liable in any way for any content, including, without limitation, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.

Glumbert.com and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable or actionable under state or federal law. Any decision to refuse, move, or remove content is within the sole discretion of Glumbert.com, its employees, agents, and appointed designees. You agree that any improper, abusive, fraudulent, and/or illegal activity or violation of the TOS may be grounds for immediate termination of your membership. You further agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by Glumbert.com or submitted to Glumbert.com.

By using or accessing the Service, you hereby agree to refrain from the following:

  1. uploading, posting, transmitting, or displaying materials containing obscene or pornographic content;
  2. uploading, posting, transmitting, or displaying content that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, vulgar, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful or otherwise offensive or objectionable. This includes, by way of example, content that promotes or condones bigotry, prejudice, racism, or hatred, as well as other content that is racially or ethnically objectionable;
  3. uploading, posting, transmitting, or displaying content that exploits children or otherwise harms minors;
  4. violating the rights of another individual or entity, including but not limited to intellectual property rights;
  5. uploading, posting, transmitting, or displaying content, including tags placed on user content, that infringes on any patent, trademark, service mark, copyright, trade secret, right of publicity, or other proprietary right;
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  6. uploading, posting, transmitting, displaying, or linking to material used to circumvent copy-protected devices and software, including serial or registration numbers for software programs, cracker utilities, software used for game emulation;
  7. interfering with or disrupting the Service and/or the servers or networks connected to the Service;
  8. uploading, posting, transmitting, or displaying unsolicited advertisements, promotional materials, "spam", "junk mail", "chain letters", and "pyramid schemes";
  9. stalking or otherwise harassing another person;
  10. uploading, posting, transmitting, or displaying any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
  11. uploading, posting, transmitting, or displaying any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
  12. violating any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;
  13. promoting or providing instructional information about illegal activities, promoting physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promoting any act of cruelty to animals. This may include, without limitation, providing instructions on how to assemble bombs, grenades and other weapons or incendiary devices; and/or offering for sale or selling any item, good or service that
    1. violates any applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation,
    2. you do not have full power and authority under all relevant laws and regulations to offer and sell, including all necessary licenses and authorizations, or
    3. Glumbert.com determines, in its sole discretion, what is inappropriate for sale through the Service.

You understand that your Content may be transmitted over various networks and changed to conform and adapt to technical requirements.

7. TERMINATION.

You agree that Glumbert.com may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without notice or liability to you or any third party, immediately terminate your User ID, and remove or discard from the Service any Content associated with your User ID. Grounds for such termination may include, but not be limited to,

  1. extended periods of inactivity,
  2. violating or acting inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this TOS,
  3. discontinuance or material modification of the Service, or
  4. requests by law enforcement or other government agencies. Glumbert.com may also in its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue providing this site and/or the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice.

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

Glumbert.com does not claim ownership of the Content you place or otherwise make available through the Service. By submitting Content for inclusion on the Service, you grant Glumbert.com a world-wide, perpetual, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform, publicly display and publish the Content solely for the purpose of providing and promoting the Service in any and all media. This license exists for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or Glumbert.com removes the Content from the Service. In addition, should you opt, while uploading content, to allow codes to be generated enabling others to link to your content and/or display it on their webpages, you agree that such content may be linked to or displayed by non-Glumbert websites and you consent to such linking or display.

Except for member-contributed Content, all aspects of the Service and the Glumbert.com website, including but not limited to the graphics, text, audio, images, pictures, icons, movies, video, layout, and look and feel of the site is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and/or other proprietary rights under the laws of the U.S. and other countries. The web site and all the content contained therein is, among other things, protected as a collective work or compilation under applicable U.S. law and other laws and treaties. By using or accessing this Service you agree to comply with all state and federal laws that protect Glumbert.com's proprietary interest in the material appearing on the Service and the website. Except as expressly authorized by Glumbert.com, you agree not to modify, rent, distribute, lease, loan, sell, or exploit for any commercial purpose any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service, and not to create derivative works based on the Service, in whole or in part.

Glumbert.com does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through the Service or by email. In the absence of an express written agreement between you and an authorized Glumbert.com employee, any material, information or idea you transmit to Glumbert.com by any means may be disseminated or used by Glumbert.com or its affiliates without compensation or liability to you for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products. However, this provision does not apply to personal information that is subject to our privacy policy, which is subject to separate provisions.

9. TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS.

Glumbert, and Glumbert.com are the intellectual property of LiveUniverse, Inc. All rights are reserved.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

  1. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. GLUMBERT.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GLUMBERT.COM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIMELINESS, DELETION, OR MIS-DELIVERY OF ANY CONTENT, OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY CONTENT OR TO STORE ANY PERSONALIZATION SETTINGS OR USER CONTENT.
  2. ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE IS DOWNLOADED AND USED AT YOUR SOLE DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR USE OF ANY SUCH CONTENT.
  3. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM GLUMBERT.COM OR THROUGH THE GLUMBERT.COM SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.

11. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT GLUMBERT.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF GLUMBERT.COM HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM:

  1. THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE;
  2. THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE;
  3. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;
  4. STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR
  5. ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.

12. 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 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

13. INDEMNIFICATION.

YOU AGREE, AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE, TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS GLUMBERT.COM, ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND REPRESENTATIVES AGAINST CLAIM, SUIT, ACTION, OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING BROUGHT AGAINST GLUMBERT.COM, ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EXTENT SAID CLAIM, SUIT, ACTION, OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING ARISES OUT OF, OR IS RELATED TO YOUR CONTENT, YOUR USE OF OR CONNECTION TO THE SERVICE, YOUR VIOLATION OF THIS TOS, OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER. WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING, THE INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT HEREUNDER EXTENDS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ANY CLAIM, SUIT, ACTION, OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF:

  1. YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICE;
  2. ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICE BY SOMEONE ELSE USING YOUR COMPUTER OR MEMBER ID;
  3. A VIOLATION OF THE TOS BY YOU OR ANYONE USING YOUR COMPUTER OR MEMBER ID. THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT APPLIES TO ANY CLAIM, SUIT, ACTION, OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING THAT IS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION A CLAIM, SUIT, ACTION, OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING THAT YOUR USE OR ACCESS OR ANOTHER PERSON'S USE OR ACCESS OF YOUR COMPUTER OR MEMBER ID INFRINGES ANY COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, SERVICE MARK, PATENT, TRADE SECRET, RIGHT OF PUBLICITY, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT UNDER ANY U.S., INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN, OR STATE LAW. AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE, WHICH IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LIMITING THE SCOPE OF THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVISION, THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT APPLIES TO ANY CLAIM, SUIT, OR ACTION WHERE YOUR USE OR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE IS IN ANY WAY DEFAMATORY, SLANDEROUS, LIBELOUS, OR OTHERWISE INJURIOUS TO A THIRD PARTY. YOU AGREE TO PAY ANY AND ALL COSTS, DAMAGES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS AWARDED OR INCURRED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH CLAIM, SUIT, ACTION, OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING.

14. GOVERNING LAW.

The TOS and the relationship between you and Glumbert.com shall be exclusively governed by and construed in all respects under the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice-of-law or conflict-of-laws provisions. You and Glumbert.com further agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state courts located in Los Angeles County, California and the personal jurisdiction of the federal courts located within Central District of California for any and all legal claims, suits or actions that arise in connection with this Service or from a dispute as to the interpretation or breach of the TOS.

15. WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY.

The failure of Glumbert.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any of the provisions of the TOS are held invalid, unenforceable, or void by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS remain in full force and effect.

16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

The TOS constitutes the entire and only Agreement between you and Glumbert.com with respect to the Glumbert.com Service, and supersedes any prior agreements, oral or written, between you and Glumbert.com. Any and all other collateral representations, promises, and conditions; and any representation, warranty, promise or condition not incorporated herein or made as provided for in this TOS shall not be binding on Glumbert.com.

You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate or other Glumbert.com services, third-party content or third-party software.

17. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.

You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this TOS, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this agreement.

18. NO RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP; NON-TRANSFERABILITY.

You agree that your Glumbert.com User ID is non-transferable.

19. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

20. SECTION TITLES.

The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

21. VIOLATIONS.

Please report any violations of this TOS to Glumbert at the following address:

violations [at] glumbert.com

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