PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (the “Agreement”)
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE (the "Site"). This Site at
NickAtNite.com is presented to you by Nickelodeon Online, a business unit of
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International, Inc. ("Nickelodeon
Online"). By accessing and using this Site, you are hereby agreeing to be
legally bound by the terms and conditions of Nickelodeon Online. If you do not
agree with all of the following terms and conditions, please do not use this
Site.
Certain features and services made available through this Site from time to
time may be governed by different terms of use. By accessing and using those
areas of the Site, you are agreeing to be legally bound by the terms and
conditions applicable to those areas.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, or otherwise
alter these terms and conditions at any time. Such changes and/or modifications
shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. Please review the
terms and conditions periodically. Your continued use of the Site following the
posting of changes and/or modifications will constitute your acceptance of the
revised terms and conditions.
OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All Site software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations,
audio-clips, video-clips, artwork, graphic material, or other copyrightable
elements, and the selection and arrangements thereof, and trademarks, service
marks, and trade names (the "Material") are the property of Nickelodeon
Online and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, licensors, or other
respective owners and are protected, without limitation, pursuant to U.S. and
foreign copyright and trademark laws. Nickelodeon Online hereby grants you a
personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use and
display, for noncommercial and personal use only, one copy of any material
and/or software that you may download from this Site, including, without
limitation, any files, codes, audio or images incorporated in or generated by
the software provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices
contained in such Material. You agree not to reproduce, modify, create
derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate,
broadcast, or circulate any Material to any third party (including, without
limitation, the display and distribution of the Material via a third party Web
site) without the express prior written consent of Nickelodeon Online. Use of
Nickelodeon Online and/or its licensors' Material is only permitted with
express written permission. You further agree that you will not disassemble,
decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise modify the Material. Any unauthorized
or prohibited use may subject the offender to civil liability and criminal
prosecution under applicable federal and state laws.
MESSAGE BOARDS/ "WRITE TO US"/"POSTINGS"
To the extent that portions of this Site provide users an opportunity to post
and/or exchange information, ideas, opinions, photographs, images, video,
creative works, or any other material (the "Postings"), please be
advised that Postings do not necessarily reflect the views of Nickelodeon
Online. In no event shall Nickelodeon Online assume or have any responsibility
or liability for any Postings or for any claims, damages, or losses resulting
from their use and/or appearance on this Site.
By submitting a Posting, you authorize Nickelodeon Online to use, and authorize
others to use, such Postings in whole or in part, throughout the universe in
any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, alone, or together or as
part of other material of any kind or nature. By submitting a Posting, you
represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights in and to all Postings
you provide and all information they contain and that such Postings shall not
infringe any proprietary or other rights of third parties or contain any
libelous, tortious, or otherwise unlawful information. If your Posting
incorporates the name, voice, likeness and/or image of any individual, you represent
and warrant that you have the right to grant Nickelodeon Online permission to
use such name, voice, likeness and/or image of such individual appearing in the
Posting in all media throughout the world in perpetuity.
You hereby authorize Nickelodeon Online to use, and authorize others to use,
your Postings in whole or in part, throughout the universe in perpetuity in any
and all media, now known or hereafter devised, alone, or together or as part of
other material of any kind or nature. Without limiting the foregoing,
Nickelodeon Online will have the right to use and change the Postings in any
manner that Nickelodeon Online may determine. Additionally, Nickelodeon Online
may sweep its message boards periodically in its sole discretion.
Nickelodeon Online does not allow, and you agree not to
provide, any Postings that contain:
— Private or personal information that might identify a user
— Profanity or obscenities
— Personal attacks on other individuals
— Slanderous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening and harassing
comments; and/or
— Other information that Nickelodeon Online deems in its sole discretion to be
inappropriate for this Site.
By submitting a Posting, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold Nickelodeon Online, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related entities and parties harmless from and against any breach or alleged breach of any of your representations, warranties or undertakings hereunder.
If you believe that any content on the Site (including, without limitation, Postings) violates any of the terms of this Agreement (except for any notices covered by the Copyright Compliance Policy), please click here to send us a message about it (please refer to our Copyright Compliance Policy for any notices covered by the Copyright Compliance Policy). 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.
The message boards/"Write to Us" may be used for noncommercial purposes only. Users may not post any information intended to promote and/or generate revenue for any third party business activity. Although Nickelodeon Online periodically monitors the content posted on this Site, it cannot be responsible for the views or opinions expressed by third parties. Nonetheless, Nickelodeon Online will make every effort to ensure that the message boards/"Write to Us" best serve the interests of all users and, therefore, Nickelodeon Online reserves the right to refuse to post, edit, or delete messages that violate the above-referenced rules, as well as revoke the privileges of users who do not comply with such rules. Nickelodeon Online does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, suggestion or other information offered by third parties that is displayed or distributed throughout our website. Users acknowledge that any reliance upon any such advice, opinion, statement, suggestion or information shall be at your sole risk.
CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES, ELECTRONIC POSTCARDS, AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES
Nickelodeon Online provides rules and/or guidelines (“Rules of Participation”)
for certain activities on this Site including, without limitation, contests,
sweepstakes, and electronic postcards by Nickelodeon Online and in conjunction
with third parties. This Agreement is incorporated by reference to the specific
Rules of Participation which appear in connection with information about a
particular activity. To the extent that any conflict exists between this
Agreement and specific Rules of Participation, the Rules of Participation for
the activity in which you choose to participate shall govern.
DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THIS SITE AND ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED ON IT ARE DISTRIBUTED AND TRANSMITTED ON
AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Nickelodeon Online is
not responsible or liable for any infections or contamination of your system,
or delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions arising out of your use of this
Site or with respect to the information and material contained on this Site.
The entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, adequacy, completeness,
correctness, and validity of any material rests with you. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, NICKELODEON ONLINE, ITS AFFILIATES, AND
RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, REPRESENTATIVES,
AND THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS TO THE SITE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE
INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE WHETHER THE MATERIAL IS
PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE SUPPLIED BY NICKELODEON ONLINE OR ANY THIRD PARTY.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Nickelodeon Online's liability
to you for any and all claims, damages, losses, and causes of action (whether
in contract, tort or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for
accessing this Site.
DEALINGS WITH THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions
of, third party service providers and advertisers found on or through this
Site, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such
dealings, are solely between you and such third party service provider or
advertiser, as the case may be. You agree that Nickelodeon Online shall not be
responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result
of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such third party
service providers and advertisers on this Site.
THIRD PARTY HYPERLINKS
The appearance of external hyperlinks and/or postcards generated by third
parties does not constitute endorsement by Nickelodeon Online, its subsidiaries
and affiliates of the opinions or views expressed by these third party Web
sites and Nickelodeon Online does not verify, endorse, or take responsibility
for the accuracy, currency, completeness, or quality of the content contained
at these sites. Furthermore, Nickelodeon Online is not responsible for the
quality or delivery of the products or services offered, accessed, obtained by,
or advertised at such sites. As such, neither Nickelodeon Online nor its
subsidiaries and affiliates will be responsible for any errors or omissions or
for the results obtained from the use of such information contained in these
sites. Finally, Nickelodeon Online will under no circumstances be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, or special loss or other damage, whether
arising from negligence, breach of contract, defamation, infringement of
copyright or other intellectual property rights, caused by the exhibition,
distribution, or exploitation of any information or content contained within
these third party hyperlinked sites.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless, Nickelodeon Online, its
affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
licensors, representatives, and third party providers to the Site from and
against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this agreement by you. Nickelodeon
Online reserves the right to assume, at its sole expense, the exclusive defense
and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you
will fully cooperate with Nickelodeon Online in asserting any available
defenses.
APPLICABLE LAW, VENUE, JURISDICTION
The Agreement and the relationship between you and Nickelodeon Online shall be
governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of
law provisions. For any dispute arising under this Agreement, you agree to
submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state
courts located in the State and County of New York. You further agree to
accept service of process by mail, and hereby waive any and all jurisdictional
and venue defenses otherwise available. You agree that regardless of any
statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or
related to the use of the Site or the Agreement must be filed within one (1)
year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
MISCELLANEOUS
Nickelodeon Online operates and controls this Site from its offices at 1515
Broadway, New York, New York 10036, United States of America. This Site is
intended for residents of the United States only. No software from this Site
may be downloaded, exported or reexported in violation of any law including,
without limitation, to countries that are subject to U.S. export restrictions.
This Agreement contains the entire understanding and supersedes all prior
understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and
cannot be changed or terminated orally. You also may be subject to different
terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other
Nickelodeon Online products, affiliate products or third party products.
COPYRIGHT POLICY
We take protection of copyrights, both our own and others, very
seriously. We therefore employ multiple measures to prevent copyright
infringement over this Site and to promptly end any infringement that might
occur. If you believe that the Site contains elements that infringe your
copyrights in your work, please follow the procedures set forth in our Copyright Compliance
Policy
This Terms of Use was last updated on May 11, 2009
