Please read these terms of use carefully before using this site. If you
do not agree with any of the below Terms of Use, please do not use this
site. This site is governed by a Privacy Policy which can be found herein.
Some sections of the site may have additional privacy practices which are
described in detail at those specific locations. Dark Dance Productions
reviews its Privacy Policies periodically and reserves the right to make
revisions at any time. Dark Dance Productions encourages parents and children
to review the Privacy Policies often for changes. Participant's continued
use of the site after a change has been to the policies of the site implies
Participant's assent to those changes.
COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, & RESTRICTIONS
TM and © 2006 DARK DANCE PRODUCTIONS, LLC, OPEN BOOK PRESS, SMASH! COMICS,
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, IMAGES, ILLUSTRATIONS, AUDIO CLIPS, AND VIDEO CLIPS INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRAILERS, TV SPOTS AND ANY AND ALL AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS
(COLLECTIVELY "THE
MATERIAL")
ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK AND OTHER RELEVANT PROPRIETARY (INCLUDING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS) AND SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER
OTHER THAN PRIVATE, NON-COMMERCIAL VIEWING PURPOSES. REPRODUCTION, DUPLICATION,
DISTRIBUTION, DERIVATIVE WORKS, POSTING, AND OTHER UNAUTHORIZED COPYING
OR USE OF THE MATERIAL CONTAINED HEREIN IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT
PERMISSION FROM EXECUTIVES OF DARK DANCE PRODUCTIONS, LLC.
In the event Dark Dance Productions, Open Book Press,
permits items to be downloaded from the site, Dark Dance Productions,
Open Book Press, grants Participant a non-exclusive, non-assignable,
and non-transferable license to use and display, for personal and noncommercial
use only, one copy of any material that Participant may download from
this site, including, but not limited to, any files, codes, audio, or
images incorporated in or generated by the software (collectively "Downloaded
Material")
provided, however, that Participant maintains all copyright and other
notices contained in such Downloaded Material. Participant acknowledges
and agrees not to sub-license, assign, or otherwise transfer this license
or the Downloaded Material. Participant also agrees not to alter, disassemble,
decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise modify the Downloaded Material.
If Participant wishes to license any Dark Dance Productions, Open Book
Press, Material, including but not limited to, Material contained in
this site, please contact Dark Dance Productions at: permission@darkdanceproductions.com
USER'S AGREEMENT AND RULES OF CONDUCT FOR DARK DANCE PRODUCTIONS SITE
Use and participation in Dark Dance Productions Internet site is contingent
upon Participant's acceptance of the following terms and rules. By
using this web site, Participant accepts these terms. For purposes
of this agreement, "Participant" refers to you. "DDP" refers
to Dark Dance Productions, LLC.
1. RULES OF CONDUCT:
Participant shall not post or transmit through DDP any defamatory, threatening,
obscene, harmful, pornographic or other material which would violate
or infringe in any way upon the rights of others, or which would give
rise to criminal or civil liability and/or violate any relevant law
or regulation.
Participant shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the
DDP site any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary
right without the express permission of the owner of such copyright,
trademark or other proprietary right.
2. SUBMISSIONS POLICY:
Notwithstanding the above, Participant hereby waives any and all rights
to any stories, ideas, drawings, opinions, and any other creative "materials" posted
to the DDP site. Participant authorizes DDP to utilize, in any manner
it sees fit and for eternity, the materials posted on the site, which
shall become the property of DDP. Participant releases DDP from any
and all claims or liability (now known or hereafter arising) in connection
therewith, and agrees to indemnify DDP in connection therewith pursuant
to the terms of Paragraph 3 below. Participant agrees and acknowledges
that participation in the DDP site shall not give rise to any confidential,
fiduciary, implied-in-fact, implied-in-law, contractual, or other special
relationship between DDP and Participant (other than the contractual
relationship between DDP and Participant entered into by virtue of
Participant's agreement to these Rules of Conduct).
3. RIGHTS OF DDP / DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY:
(a) DDP makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the content in
the DDP site or the accuracy or reliability of any information or statements
contained therein.
(b) DDP is not responsible for the content or practices of third party
Web sites that may be linked to a DDP site. This site may also be linked
to Web sites operated by companies affiliated with DDP. Visitors to those
sites should refer to each site's separate privacy policies and practices.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Rules of Conduct, DDP
does not limit or exclude its liability for death or personal injury
caused by its negligence or any other liability the limitation or exclusion
of which is prohibited by law.
4. PARTICIPANT'S INDEMNIFICATION / OBLIGATIONS:
Participant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless DDP, subsidiary
and affiliated companies and their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents from and against all claims, losses, costs and
expenses (including legal fees) arising out of Participant's use of
DDP sites, or arising out of any violation of these Rules of Conduct
by Participant including, without limitation, any communication by
Participant which is claimed to be defamatory, obscene or otherwise
unlawful, which is claimed to violate the copyright, trademark, proprietary
or other rights of third parties, or which constitutes a submission
of materials.
5. TERMINATION:
DDP shall have the right to immediately terminate any Participant's use
of the DDP site if DDP determines in its sole discretion that Participant
has violated the Rules of Conduct set forth herein or otherwise breached
this agreement, or has engaged in conduct which DDP determines in its
sole discretion to be unacceptable.
6. MISCELLANEOUS:
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous
written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the United States of America, and parties consent
to the non exclusive jurisdiction of the United States of America courts.
The DDP site contains neither expressed nor implied warranties for
use. DDP does not warrant that the site will be without viruses or
defects, and DDP is not responsible for any repair or maintenance visitor's
system may require as a result of using the DDP site. This site is
operated by DDP from its headquarters in Toledo, Ohio. Participants
attempting to access this site from other locations do so of their
own volition and shall comply with any applicable local laws governing
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