LORDI.ORG TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY AS THEY DESCRIBE YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF AND EXPOSURE TO THE LORDI.ORG SITE.
WARNING! LORDI.ORG INCLUDES IMAGES AND VIDEO CLIPS THAT MAY CONTAIN SCARY MATERIAL AND ARE NOT RECOMMENDED TO THE YOUNGER AUDIENCE.
This is the official Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") for lordi.org ("Site," "we," "us," "our" or Lordi), an Internet website offered by Lordi Enterprises Ltd. This Agreement governs only the content, features, and activities related to this Site and does not cover websites for any other site, channel or medium containing Lordi related material including those of Lordi Enterprises corporate affiliates, parent or subsidiary companies or any other company, unless specifically stated.
These terms and conditions regarding your use of the Site constitute a legally binding agreement between you and lordi.org and its owners.
In this Agreement, the term "Site" includes all websites and webpages within lordi.org ("Internal Pages") including mirror, replacement,
substitute or backup websites and webpages that are associated with the Site. The term "Site" excludes any site and individual information
accessible via links to third party pages ("External Pages").
By using this Site, you understand, acknowledge and agree that you will abide by the terms of this Agreement and any additional terms that govern certain products and services, which will be presented in conjunction with those products and services ("Additional Terms"). The Site may also provide rules of participation ("Rules") for certain activities and services including, but not without limitation, contests, award programs, membership clubs, eStore, email and chat services. The Site's Additional Terms, Privacy Policy and the Rules are hereby incorporated in this Agreement by reference.
To the extent that there is a conflict between this Agreement and Additional Terms for the activity in which you choose to participate, the Additional Terms shall govern. To the extent that there is a conflict between this Agreement and the specific Rules for the activity in which you choose to participate, this Agreement shall govern. This Agreement will remain in full force and effect as long as you are a user of the Site and in the event of termination of any membership, service or feature, you will still be bound by your obligations under this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, any Additional Terms or Rules, including any indemnifications, warranties and limitations of liability.
The words "use" or "using" in this Agreement, means any time an individual (a "user"), directly or indirectly, with or without the aid of a machine or device, does or attempts to access, interact with use, display, view, print or copy from the Site, transmit, receive or exchange data or communicate with the Site, or in any way utilizes, benefits, takes advantage of or interacts with any function, service or feature of the Site, for any purpose whatsoever.
This Agreement does not cover your rights or responsibilities with respect to third party content or sites or any links that may direct your browser or your connection to third party sites or pages. This is the entire and exclusive Agreement between you and us regarding use of the Site and it cannot be modified, except as specifically described below in Section 2.
1. REGISTRATION
We may require each user to have a unique user name and password combination in order to access and use certain features or functions of the Site and may also, from time to time, provide users with additional codes or passwords necessary to access and use certain features or functions of the Site. Please read our Privacy Policy, which describes the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") we collect, use, disclose, manage and store. As part of the registration process for the feature or function, you will choose a user name and password (or we may assign an initial password which we will give you the option to change). Your user name and password are personal to you and you may not allow any others to use your user name or password under any circumstances. We are not liable for any harm caused or related to the theft or misappropriation of your user name or password, disclosure of your user name or password, or your authorization of anyone else to use your user name or password. You agree to immediately notify us if you become aware of or believe there is or may have been any unauthorized use of (or activity using) your user name or password or any other need to deactivate your user name or password due to security concerns.
2. MODIFICATIONS
We reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, for any reason in our sole discretion, to change the terms of this Agreement. We will post or display notices of material changes on the Site and we may also e-mail you about these changes. Once we post them on the Site, these changes become effective immediately and if you use the Site after they become effective it will signify your agreement to be bound by the changes. You should check back frequently and review the terms and conditions of this Agreement regularly so you are aware of the most current rights and obligations that apply to you and the terms and conditions of your agreement with us.
3. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The contents of this Site, including all Site software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations, audio and video material, artwork, graphic material, databases, proprietary information and all copyrightable or otherwise legally protectible elements of the Site, including, without limitation, the selection, sequence and 'look and feel' and arrangement of items, and all trademarks, service marks and trade names (individually and/or collectively, "Material"), are the property of Lordi Enterprises and are legally protected, without limitation, under Finnish law, as well as applicable foreign laws, regulations and treaties. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise or we explicitly say so in writing, the term "Site" includes "Material" as well. The Site is to be used solely for your noncommercial, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable and limited personal use and for no other purposes. You must not alter, delete or conceal any copyright or other notices contained on the Site, including notices on any Material you download, transmit, display, print or reproduce from the Site. You shall not, nor will you allow any third party (whether or not for your benefit) to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate to any third party (including, without limitation, on or via a third party website), or otherwise use, any Material without the express prior written consent of lordi.org or its owner as the case may be. Any unauthorized or prohibited use of any Material may subject you to civil liability, criminal prosecution, or both, under applicable state and local laws. We require users to respect our copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. We likewise respect the intellectual property of others. On notice, we will act expeditiously to remove content on the Site that infringes the copyright rights of others and will disable the access to the Site and its services of anyone who uses them to repeatedly to infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
We caution you that if you knowingly misrepresent that lordi.org online material is infringing, you may be subject to heavy civil penalties. these include monetary damages, court costs, and attorneys fees incurred by us, by any copyright owner, or by any copyright owner's licensee that is injured as a result of our relying upon your misrepresentation.
4. ADVERTISING
From time to time, you may communicate with, receive communications from, be re-directed to, interact with, or participate in or use the services or obtain goods and services of or from, third parties (collectively, the "Advertisers") such as our advertisers, sponsors, or promotional partners as a result of your use of the Site. All such communication, interaction and participation is strictly and solely between you and such Advertisers and we shall not be responsible or liable to you in any way in connection with these activities or transactions (including, without limitation, any representations, warranties, covenants, contracts or other terms or conditions that may exist between you and the Advertiser or any goods or services you may purchase or obtain from any Advertiser).
5. POSTINGS
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 ("Post" or "Postings"). You understand, acknowledge and agree that such Postings are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Postings originated. This means that you, the user, and not this Site, are entirely responsible for the consequences of all Postings that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Site. Postings do not reflect the views of the Site or Lordi Enterprises. We do not monitor, endorse, edit or screen any Postings, although we reserve the right to do so, nor shall we be liable for any Posting that is in violation of this Agreement. In no event shall the Site or Lordi Enterprises have or be construed to have any responsibility or liability for or in connection with any Posting whatsoever; however, if we determine, in our sole discretion and judgment, that any Posting does or may violate any of the terms of this Agreement, we reserve the right, at any time and without limiting any and all other rights we may have under this Agreement, at law or in equity, to: (a) refuse to allow you to Post; (b) remove and delete Postings; (c) revoke your right to use the Site; and/or (d) use any technological, legal, operational or other means available to us to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, blocking specific IP addresses or deactivating your registration on lordi.org.
If a Posting originates from you or your account, you hereby agree that: (a) you are placing the Posting in the public domain without reservation of any rights or further control over the Posting or its use and you specifically authorize the Site and Lordi Enterprises to use such Posting in whole or in part, throughout the universe, in perpetuity in or on any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, and alone or together or as part of other information, content and/or material of any kind or nature; (b) you represent and warrant that (i) the Posting is original to you or fully cleared for use as contemplated herein, (ii) the Posting does and will not, in any way, violate or breach any of the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the Posting does not contain libelous, tortious, or otherwise unlawful information, infringe or violate any copyright or other right, or contain any matter the publication or sale of which will violate any federal or state statute or regulation, (iv) the Posting is not obscene or in any other manner unlawful, (v) the Posting shall not be injurious to the health of the user, and (vi) we shall not be required to pay or incur any sums to any person or entity as a result of our use or exploitation of the Posting; (c) if your Posting incorporates the name, logo, brand, service or trademark, voice, likeness or image of any person, firm or enterprise, you specifically represent and warrant that you have the right to place such Posting in the public domain and grant Lordi Enterprises the right to use such Posting as described above; and (d) we have the right to delete, re-format and/or change your Posting in any manner that we may determine (although you will not be responsible for any such changes made).
The amount of storage space on the Site per user is limited. Some Postings may not be processed due to space constraints or outbound message limitations. You understand, acknowledge and agree that we assume no responsibility for deletion of Postings or any failure to store, receive or deliver Postings in a timely manner or any other matter relating to Postings.
Posting is for noncommercial purposes only and you may not Post in any manner which does or is intended to promote or generate revenue for any business enterprise or commercial activity unless expressly agreed to in writing by lordi.org.
If you believe that any content on the Site (including, without limitation, Postings) violates any of the terms of this Agreement, please send us a message about it. We cannot guarantee that we will respond to your message and we reserve the right to take or refrain from taking any or all steps available to us once we receive any such message.
6. CONTESTS, AUCTIONS AND PROMOTIONS
From time to time, lordi.org or the Site's operational service providers, suppliers, and Advertisers may conduct promotions on or through the Site, including, without limitation, auctions, contests and other campaigns ("Promotions"). Each Promotion may have Additional Terms and/or Rules which will be posted or otherwise made available to you and, for purposes of each Promotion, will be deemed incorporated into and form a part of this Agreement.
7. HYPERLINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The appearance, availability, or your use of URLs or hyperlinks referenced or included anywhere on the Site or any other form of link or re-direction of your connection to, with or through the Site, does not constitute an endorsement by, nor does it incur any obligation, responsibility or liability on the part of the Site, lordi.org, the Parent Companies or any of their subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, licensors, suppliers, and operational service providers. We do not verify, endorse, or have any responsibility for, any such third party sites, their business practices or any goods or services associated with or obtained in connection with any such site, regardless whether the Site's or Lordi Enterprises logo or sponsorship identification is on the third party site as part of a co-branding or promotional arrangement. If any third party site obtains or collects Personal Information from you, in no event shall we assume or have any responsibility or liability. Please read our Privacy Policy, which describes how lordi.org collects and uses your Personal Information and co-branding relationships.
8. DEACTIVATION/TERMINATION OF YOUR REGISTRATION
You may deactivate your account on the Site, at any time and for any reason, by clicking here to go to Your Account, entering your user name and password, and then selecting the "Close My Account" option. We may terminate your use of and registration on the Site, at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, without prior notice to you and without any liability or further obligation of any kind whatsoever to you or any other party.
9. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
This site, and all materials, products and postings are made available on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, or any guaranty or assurance the site will be available for use, or that all products, features, functions or operations will be available or perform as described. Without limiting the foregoing, we are not responsible or liable for any malicious code, delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions arising out of your use of the Site. You understand, acknowledge and agree that you are assuming the entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, performance, timeliness, adequacy, completeness, correctness, authenticity, security and validity of any and all features and functions of the Site, including, without limitation, Postings and Materials associated with your use of the Site.
You understand and agree that, to the fullest extent permissible by law, this site, Lordi, the parent companies, or their respective successors and assigns, or any of their subsidiaries, affiliates, or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, representatives, operational service providers, advertisers, or suppliers, shall not be liable for any loss or damage, of any kind, direct or indirect, in connection with or arising from use of the site or from this agreement, including, but not limited to, compensatory, consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive damages.
Notwithstanding any claim that a sole or exclusive remedy which is provided in this Agreement may or does fail of its essential purpose, you specifically acknowledge and agree that your sole and exclusive remedy for any loss or damage shall be to have the Owner, upon written notice from you to us, attempt to repair, correct or replace any deficient goods or services under this Agreement and, if repair, correction or replacement is not reasonably commercially practicable for the owner, to refund any monies actually paid by you for the Products involved and to terminate and discontinue your use of the Site. You further understand and acknowledge the capacity of the Site, in the aggregate and for each user, is limited. Consequently some messages and transmissions may not be processed in a timely fashion or at all, and some features or functions may be restricted or delayed or become completely inoperable. As a result, you acknowledge and agree that the Parent Companies assume no liability, responsibility or obligation to transmit, process, store, receive or deliver transactions or Postings or for any failure or delay associated with any Postings and you are hereby expressly advised not to rely upon the timeliness or performance of the Site for any transactions or Postings. Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion of certain warranties or certain limitations on damages and remedies, accordingly some of the exclusions and limitations described in this Agreement may not apply to you.
10. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Site, Lordi Enterprises or their subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, representatives, Advertisers, operational service providers and suppliers harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees), resulting from any breach or violation of this Agreement by you, or public posting of your Postings.
Lordi Enterprises reserves the right to assume, at its sole expense, the exclusive defense and control of any such claim or action and all negotiations for settlement or compromise, and you agree to fully cooperate with the Lordi Enterprises in the defense of any such claim, action, settlement or compromise negotiations, as requested by Lordi Enterprises.
11. PRIVACY
We respect your privacy and the use and protection of your Personal Information. Please see our Privacy Policy for important information and disclosures relating to the collection and use of your Personal Information in connection with your use of the Site.
12. LAW THAT APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS TERMS
This Agreement, together with any Additional Terms, Rules, our Privacy Policy and any other regulations, procedures and policies which we refer to and which are hereby incorporated by reference, contains the entire understanding and agreement between you and lordi.org and supersedes any and all prior or inconsistent understandings relating to the Site and your use of the Site. This Agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, this will not affect any other provisions and the Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable. Any provision which must survive in order to allow us to enforce its meaning shall survive the termination of this Agreement; however, no action arising out of this Agreement or your use of the Site, regardless of form or the basis of the claim, may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action has arisen (or if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause arose).
This Agreement and your use of the Site is governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of Finland and you agree not to object to such jurisdiction or venue on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens or otherwise.
This Terms of Use Agreement was last modified on April 30, 2007 and is effective immediately.
Copyright © lordi.org a division of Lordi Enterprises 2007 - All rights reserved.
1. Register description
Finnish personal data act (523/99) §10
2. Registrar
Provisual Ltd.
Koskelantie 21
00610 Helsinki
Finland
3. Person responsible for register matters:
Sami Hokkanen
Provisual Ltd.
Koskelantie 21
00610 Helsinki
Finland
4. Name of the register
Lordi website user data register
5. Purpose of the register
Purpose of the register is to compile statistics of the Lordi web site registered users and to send Lordi marketing messages. The data is also used for resolving the possible cases of malpractise.
6. Regular data source
The data of this register is collected when users sign up to the Lordi website.
7. Data authenticity
Data authenticity is not controlled.
8. Information contents of the register
Lordi website user data register contains:
User name
Password
Email
Mobile phone number
Year of birth
Country
Gender
9. Regular data delivery
Provisual Ltd. may deliver the data within the limitations of the Finnish Law for the Lordi web site partners: Lordi Enterprises Ltd and SonyBMG Finland.
10. Principles of register protection
The register data is located in a properly protected servers. Only authorised persons by Provisual Ltd. have access there.