The
following terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions") govern your
use of The Charlie Daniels Band Web Site (the "Site"). The Site is made
available by The Charlie Daniels Band, Inc. and its affiliates ("CDB"
or "we" or "us"). We may change the Terms and Conditions from
time to time, at any time without notice to you, by posting such changes on the
Site. BY USING THE SITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS
APPLIED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions,
you may not access or otherwise use the Site.
1. Proprietary Rights. As
between you and CDB, CDB owns, solely and exclusively, all rights, title and interest
in and to the Site, all the content (including, for example, audio, photographs,
illustrations, graphics, other visuals, video, copy, lyrics, software, etc.),
code, data and materials thereon, the look and feel, design and organization of
the Site, and the compilation of the content, code, data and materials on the
Site, including but not limited to any copyrights, trademark rights, patent rights,
database rights, moral rights, sui generis rights and other intellectual property
and proprietary rights therein. Your use of the Site does not grant to you ownership
of any content, code, data or materials you may access on the Site. You may view
the content on the Site on your computer or other internet-compatible device,
and make single copies or prints of the content on the Site for your personal,
internal use only. Any commercial distribution, publishing or exploitation of
the Site, or any content, code, data or materials on the Site, is strictly prohibited
unless you have received the express prior permission of CDB or the applicable
rights holder. (The Site may contain some features that enable you to obtain rights
to use certain of the content on the Site, such as lyrics, music, photographs,
and the like. In such situations, your rights to use such content are limited
to the rights expressly granted by CDB in such situations.) You may not otherwise
copy, reproduce, distribute or otherwise exploit any content, code, data or materials
on the Site. If you make other use of the Site, or the content, code, data or
materials thereon, except as otherwise provided above, you may violate copyright
and other laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state
laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. CDB will aggressively
enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including
the seeking of criminal prosecution.
2. Trademarks. The trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names (collectively
the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered
Trademarks of CDB and others and may not be used in connection with products and/or
services that are not related to, associated with, or sponsored by their rights
holders that are likely to cause customer confusion, or in any manner that disparages
or discredits their rights holders. All Trademarks not owned by CDB that appear
on the Site, if any, are the property of their respective owners. Nothing contained
on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise,
any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the written
permission of CDB or the third party that may own the applicable Trademark. Your
misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Site is strictly prohibited. CDB will
aggressively enforce its Trademark rights to the fullest extent of the law, including
the seeking of criminal prosecution.
3.
User Information. In the course of your use of the Site, you may be asked to provide
certain personalized information to us (such information referred to hereinafter
as "User Information"). Our information collection and use policies
with respect to the privacy of such User Information are set forth in the Site's
Privacy Policy which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. You
acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy and content
of User Information.
4.
Unsolicited Materials. Unless specifically requested, we do not solicit nor do
we wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other
material from you through the Site, by e-mail or in any other way. Any information,
creative works, demos, ideas, suggestions, concepts, methods, systems, designs,
plans, techniques or other materials submitted or sent to us ("Submitted
Materials") will be deemed not to be confidential or secret, and may be used
by us in any manner consistent with the Site's Privacy Policy. By submitting or
sending Submitted Materials to us, you: (i) represent and warrant that the Submitted
Materials are original to you, that no other party has any rights thereto, and
that any "moral rights" in Submitted Materials have been waived, and
(ii) you grant us a royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive and fully transferable, assignable and sublicensable right and license
to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative
works from, distribute, perform and display such material (in whole or part) and/or
to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or
later developed. We cannot be responsible for maintaining any Submitted Material
that you provide to us, and we may delete or destroy any such Submitted Material
at any time.
5.
User Conduct. You warrant and agree that, while using the Site, you shall not
upload, post or transmit to the Site, or distribute or otherwise publish through
the Site, any materials that: (a) are protected by third party copyright, or other
proprietary or intellectual property right; (b) are unlawful, threatening, hateful,
tortious, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy
or publicity rights, harassing, profane, obscene, vulgar or that contain explicit
or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited
to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual
or group of individuals), (c) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and
enjoying the Site, (d) constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a
criminal offense or give rise to civil liability, or (e) contain a virus or other
harmful component, advertising of any kind, or false or misleading indications
of origin or statements of fact.
You
also warrant and agree that you shall not: (a) impersonate any person or entity
or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity; (b) upload,
post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information
or other material obtained through the Site for commercial purposes (other than
as expressly permitted by the provider of such information or other material);
(c) engage in spamming, flooding, harvesting of e-mail addresses or other personal
information, spidering, "screen scraping," "database scraping,"
or any other activity with the purpose of obtaining lists of users or other information,
or send chain letters or pyramid schemes via the Site; or (d) attempt to gain
unauthorized access to other computer systems through the Site. You agree that
you will not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden,
or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the
Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through
any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.
Although
CDB may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chats, postings, transmissions,
bulletin boards, and the like on the Site, CDB is under no obligation to do so
and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such
locations on the Site nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission,
falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained
in any information within such locations on the Site.
You
agree that if you include a link from any other Web site to the Site, such link
shall open in a new browser window. You agree not to link from any other Web site
to this Site in any manner such that the Site, or any page of the Site, is "framed,"
surrounded or obfuscated by any third party content, materials or branding. We
reserve the right to revoke your right to link to the Site from your Web site
at any time upon written notice to you.
You
agree to defend, indemnify and hold CDB and its directors, officers, employees
and agents harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising in any way from your use of the
Site, your placement or transmission of any message, content, information, software
or other materials through the Site, or your breach or violation of the law or
of these Terms and Conditions. CDB reserves the right, at its own expense, to
assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification
by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with CDB's defense of such claim.
6.
Account and Password. You may be enabled to create an account in the Site with
a username and password. If so, you are responsible for maintaining the strict
confidentiality of your account password, and you shall be responsible for any
access to or use of the Site by you or any person or entity using a password provided
to you, whether or not such access or use has been authorized by or on behalf
of you, and whether or not such person or entity is your employee or agent. You
agree to (a) immediately notify CDB of any unauthorized use of your password or
account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your
account at the end of each session. It is your sole responsibility to control
the dissemination and use of your password, control access to and use of your
account, and notify CDB when you desire to cancel your account on the Site. CDB
will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure
to comply with this provision.
7.
Software Downloads. In the event that you receive software demos or other software
products downloaded from the Site or otherwise delivered or provided by CDB in
response to your request, your use of such software will be subject to the software
license agreement that accompanies such software.
8.
Orders for Products and Services. We may make certain products available to visitors
and registrants of the Site. For example, you may be able to order certain music-related
products and/or licenses through the Site. You may only do so if, and you hereby
represent and warrant that, you are domiciled in the United States and you are
18 years old or older. You agree to pay in full the prices for any purchases you
make either by credit/debit card concurrent with your online order or by other
payment means acceptable to CDB. You agree to pay all applicable taxes. If payment
is not received by us from your credit or debit card issuer or its agents, you
agree to pay all amounts due upon demand by us.
9.
Third Party Web Sites. You may be able to link from the Site to third party Web
sites ("Linked Sites"). For example, you may purchase products, some
of which may be CDB products, on or though Linked Sites. You acknowledge and agree
that we have no responsibility for the information, content, products, services,
advertising, code or other materials which may or may not be provided by or through
Linked Sites. Links to Linked Sites do not constitute an endorsement by us of
such web sites or the information, content, products, services, advertising, code
or other materials presented on or through such web sites.
10.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL SERVICES,
CONTENT, FUNCTIONS AND MATERIALS, IS PROVIDED "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE",
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, UPTIME OR UNINTERRUPTED
ACCESS, ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT
OF INFORMATION, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS AND IMPLIED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, CONTENT,
FUNCTIONS OR MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE
SITE WILL MEET USERS' REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. CDB ALSO ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR, ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE SITE
OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, OR AUDIO FROM
THE SITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE
USING THE SITE.
WITHOUT
LIMITATION OF THE ABOVE IN THIS SECTION, CDB AND ITS SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS MAKE
NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ORDERED OR
PROVIDED VIA THE SITE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE, ANY AND ALL
WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS MADE IN PRODUCT OR SERVICES LITERATURE, FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS DOCUMENTS AND OTHERWISE ON THE SITE OR IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH
CDB OR ITS AGENTS. ANY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ORDERED OR PROVIDED VIA THE SITE
ARE PROVIDED BY CDB "AS IS", EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT, IF AT ALL, OTHERWISE
SET FORTH IN A LICENSE OR SALE AGREEMENT SEPARATELY ENTERED INTO IN WRITING BETWEEN
YOU AND CDB OR ITS LICENSOR OR SUPPLIER.
11.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL CDB OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROTECTED
ENTITIES") BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED
TO, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND
FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF SUCH PROTECTED
ENTITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS. IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE PROTECTED ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTENT
POSTED, TRANSMITTED, EXCHANGED OR RECEIVED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY USER OR OTHER
PERSON ON OR THROUGH THE SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY
OF THE PROTECTED ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION
(WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING FROM THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE,
THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO CDB FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
12.
Applicable Laws. We control and operate the Site from our offices in Lebanon,
Tennessee, United States of America. We do not represent that materials on the
Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose
to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are
responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are
applicable.
13.
Modifications to the Site and the Services. We reserve the right, for any reason,
in our sole discretion, to terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect
of the Site, including, but not limited to, content, features or hours of availability.
We may also impose limits on certain features of the Site or restrict your access
to part or all of the Site without notice or penalty. CDB reserves the right to
temporarily or permanently terminate your membership on the Site for any or no
reason without prior notice.
14.
Miscellaneous. The Terms and Conditions and the relationship between you and us
shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Tennessee, without regard to
its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any cause of action that may arise
under the Terms and Conditions shall be commenced and be heard in the appropriate
court in the State of Tennessee, Davidson. You agree to submit to the personal
and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Davidson County in the
State of Tennessee. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision
of the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of the Terms and Conditions is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, 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 Terms and Conditions remain in full force and
effect.
WAYNE
R. HALPER
Law Office of Wayne Halper
3902 Trimble Road
Nashville, Tennessee
37215
(615) 429-8500
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