Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions
Website
This Website is owned and operated by OTOY Inc. (“OTOY“). By accessing and using
this Website, you agree to these Website Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) without
qualification. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, please do not use this
Website and/or Services or continue to use this Website, the Materials and/or Services.
Some Services may also be subject to additional terms and conditions as indicated in
those Services (“Additional Terms“). If there is any conflict between these Terms and
the Additional Terms, then the Additional Terms take precedence.
Changes
OTOY may periodically revise the terms of these Terms by updating this page. You
agree to be bound by subsequent revisions. Accordingly, you should periodically visit
this page to review the current Terms.
Passwords
In order to access a Service you may either be issued a unique username and
password or be requested to select your own username or password. Where you are
requested to select your own password you must not select one which is unsuitable.
Unsuitable passwords include number combinations that may be easily guessed and
other numbers easily connected with you.
In all cases you must safeguard your password.
All your passwords are personal to you and you must:
(a) at all times maintain the confidentiality of each password and not disclose any
password to any third party;
(b) only use a password for the purpose for which it was intended; and
(c) ensure that no one can see you entering your password.
You must immediately notify OTOY of any actual or possible:
(a) disclosure of your password to any other person as soon as you are aware or
suspect that your password has been disclosed; and
(b) unauthorized access to this Website or any Service as soon as you suspect or
become aware of that unauthorized access.
You must immediately change your password:
(a) as soon as you are aware or suspect that your password has been disclosed; or
(b) you suspect or become aware of any unauthorized access to this Website or any
Service.
You are solely responsible for any use of this Website or any Service by any person
using your password. You indemnify OTOY against any and all claims arising out of
your failure to:
(a) maintain the confidentiality of your password;
(b) take all reasonable steps to prevent disclosure to any person when entering your
password;
(c) unreasonably delaying notification to OTOY of the actual or possible disclosure of
your password or unauthorized access to this Website; and
(d) leaving a computer unattended when logged on to this Website.
Your password, and therefore further use of the Website, the Materials and/or Services,
may be cancelled at any time you are in breach of these Terms.
Restrictions
You may not:
copy, replicate, reproduce, distribute, transmit, publish, translate, adapt,
modify, vary, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any part of this
Website, the Materials or the System;
make any part of this Website, the Materials or any Service available to any
other person to whom the appropriate password has not been issued; or
link to this Website in any way which misleads any person regarding any
association with the Website or your association with OTOY whether implicitly
or expressly.
You must not use or permit the use of this Website, the System or any Service:
(a) which is contrary to any applicable law;
(b) that contravenes the intellectual property, privacy or any other rights of any third
party;
(c) which is in any way harmful, threatening, abusive, tortious, defamatory, libelous,
vulgar, obscene, lewd, profane, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
(d) for any purpose other than as specifically intended; or
(e) in any way that interferes with the function or accessibility of the Website or that
restricts the access of others thereto.
You must not introduce to this Website, or the System or any Service any virus, worm or
any other code designed to interrupt, manipulate or damage the Website, the System or
any Service in any way.
OTOY has carefully designed the Website with the purpose of delivering certain content
to users in a particular format and with a particular appearance. No third party shall
have the right to utilize the content of the Website in any way that interferes with that
purpose. In particular, OTOY prohibits any party from displaying the content on the
Website in any format where third party advertising or other materials that OTOY did not
authorize in writing is viewed or viewable together with the proprietary content from the
Website.
Privacy of Personal Information
Please see OTOY’s privacy policy at https://home.otoy.com/privacy-policy/ for
information about how OTOY collects, uses and discloses information about users of
the Services and/or Website.
When you use OTOY’s Services and/or Website, OTOY collects information about you,
like your name, postal address, e-mail address, age, industry, location, IP address,
GPU’s, browser information, and other information to and including that related to your
use of OTOY’s website, such as:
(a) Details of the user (including name, address, telephone and facsimile numbers and
e-mail addresses);
(b) Details of the user’s sales history (including product or service purchased price and
date of purchase);
(c) Details of the user’s forum posts; and
(d) Details of the user’s access to the Website and use of the Services.
As a user of OTOY’s products, Services, software and / or Website, you acknowledge
and agree that OTOY may hold, use and / or disclose the information it collects to send
you important information relating to OTOY’s products, software and Services, including
changes to our terms, conditions and policies, or for other administrative purposes, for
business purposes, such as statistical and other data analysis, improving our products
and services and identifying usage trends, providing our services to you, promotional
and marketing purposes, internal research purposes, to protect OTOY’s legal rights,
and for any other use that you authorize.
OTOY may also use various technologies, including but not limited to Google Analytics,
to collect and store information about your visits to OTOY’s website, and your use of its
products and Services. Google Analytics is operated externally to, and independently of,
OTOY. You can view Google’s privacy policy here
http://www.google.co.nz/intl/en/policies/privacy/
OTOY does not guarantee the security of your personal information. Please contact
OTOY immediately if you believe your personal information is no longer secure.
Where OTOY holds personal information relating to you, and that personal information
is readily retrievable, you are entitled to obtain confirmation of whether OTOY holds that
personal information, and to have access to, and to request correction of, that
information. Any enquiries relating to your personal information, and any requests to
access, correct, update or remove your information, or any complaint about a breach of
your privacy, should be sent to OTOY at OTOY, Inc., 1010 Wilshire Blvd. #1604, Los
Angeles CA 90017
If you advise OTOY that you do not want it to collect any or all of your personal
information, then, depending on the nature of the information you do not authorize
OTOY to collect, OTOY may not be able to allow you user access to forums, enable
software updates which would otherwise be available to the individual user, or provide
other similar benefits or services. This may also otherwise affect OTOY’s ability to
provide you with its products and / or Services.
You acknowledge and agree that OTOY may provide all information collected to third
parties for purposes including
(a) administering, managing and monitoring the Website, products and Services;
(b) conducting market research, data processing and statistical analysis and reporting;
(c) verification and training purposes; and
(d) product improvements.
As a user of the Services, you acknowledge and agree that OTOY may use any
information it obtains relating to you, including, without limitation, your name, postal
address, email address, age, industry and location, IP address, browser information,
company size, relevant systems data, and other information related to your use of
OTOY’s Website and Services, such as the content you access, the time and date of
your visit, and your use of Services. This information may be used by OTOY for
administrative and business purposes including but not limited to statistical and other
data analysis, and promotional and marketing purposes.
Rights to Material and Information
All rights (including intellectual property rights such as copyright) and interest in any
Service accessible on this Website, the Website itself, the Materials and any proprietary
information accessible via this Website are the exclusive property of OTOY and you
agree that no such rights or interests will pass to you.
You agree not to copy or imitate all or any part of the design or layout of the Website.
You may not modify, publish, transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create
derivative works, or in any way exploit the content of the Website or any portion of it.
Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law or as otherwise
specifically authorized on the Website with respect to specific elements of the Website,
you may not copy, redistribute, publish, display or commercially exploit any material
from the Website without the express permission of OTOY and, if the copyright owner is
other than OTOY, the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying,
redistribution or publication of material from the Website, no changes in or deletion of
author attribution, trademark, legend, or copyright notice shall be made. You
acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted
material.
You hereby grant to OTOY and its affiliates, licensees, successors and assignees
worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive sub-licensable right and
license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works
from, distribute, perform and display any e-mail, video, graphic, data, or information sent
by you to OTOY (in whole or in part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form,
media or technology now known or later developed. You agree that the rights of OTOY
are irrevocable, and you hereby waive any right to seek or obtain rescission or
termination of any of OTOY’s rights or any form of equitable or injunctive relief.
Use of Materials
OTOY authorizes you to access and use the Website solely for your personal use. You
may not sell or modify the Materials. Except as expressly permitted by the terms of any
separate license agreement between you and OTOY that is applicable to specific
Materials that you may download or access through the Website, you may not
reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the Materials in any
way for any public or commercial purpose. If you violate any part of these Terms, your
permission to use the Materials and the Website automatically terminates and you must
immediately destroy and copies you have made of any of the Materials. You are solely
responsible for complying with all import and export laws and regulations and all
applicable laws of any jurisdiction from which you may access the Website.
No portion of the Website, the Materials and the Services is directed at children under
the age of 13. You must be 13 years or older to use and access the Website, the
Materials and the Services, or submit any information to OTOY, and if you are
nevertheless under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you are only permitted to use
and access the Website, the Materials and the Services, and submit any information to
OTOY, if your parent or guardian accepts these Terms on your behalf in advance. By
using or accessing the Website, the Materials or the Services, or submitting information
to OTOY, you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements.
Rules of Conduct for User Interaction and User Generated Content
You are solely responsible for any and all content posted by you on the Website. You
also are solely responsible for, and assume any and all risks associated with, reviewing
and/or using any content posted on the Website by other users. OTOY does not
endorse, edit, verify, vouch for, or control any content posted on the Website by users,
and does not guarantee the accuracy or appropriateness of any content posted by
users. Users may be held legally liable for any content that they post to the Website,
and may be held legally accountable if the content they post includes material that
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or any other intellectual property
or the proprietary right(s) of any person or entity. OTOY reserves the right to monitor
any of its user interactions or user generated content at any time to ensure that these
rules are being observed.
By using the Website, and in particular by using portions of the Website which includes
user generated content, you may be exposed to content which is offensive or otherwise
objectionable to you. If you believe that any such content violates this Agreement,
OTOY encourages you to contact OTOY. OTOY reserves the right to modify or remove
anything submitted, posted, or uploaded to OTOY, at any time for any reason without
prior notice. Postings which violate this Agreement may be deleted upon discovery and
OTOY reserves the right to terminate or restrict access to the Website of the
responsible user(s). However, under no circumstances will OTOY be liable for any
errors, omissions, or offensive material contained in any content posted by users, or for
any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense arising from or in connection with your use
of any content posted by any users. For any content that you post or upload to the
Website, you represent and warrant that (i) you are the owner of all rights in such
content or have obtained the written permission of the owner to upload the content and
to grant all rights provided for in this agreement, (ii) you have obtained all necessary
permissions with respect to all persons, places and things that appear in the content to
grant all rights provided for in this agreement, (iii) no part of the content is subject to any
claim, lien or encumbrance, and (iv) no use of the content or any part thereof as
contemplated herein will violate or infringe any right of any third party. You agree not to
collect or store personal data about other users or members, or to submit any posting,
e-mail, statement and/or other content that contains or provides links to:
1. Any material that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious,
defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, vulgar, obscene,
profane, harmful, libelous, indecent, racially, ethnically, or otherwise
objectionable (including, but not limited to, posting the private information of
other parties);
2. Any material that impersonates any person or entity, or falsely states or
otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity;
3. Any false “header” (the legend attached to e-mail messages to show the
message’s point of origin, route, and destination), falsely configured e-mail or
otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content
uploaded, posted, e-mailed or otherwise transmitted through OTOY. Headers
of e-mail messages may not be removed or altered to conceal e-mail
addresses;
4. Any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or any
contractual or fiduciary relationship (such as inside information, trade secrets,
and other proprietary information and/or confidential information);
5. Any material that violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others,
including, without limitation, any patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of
publicity, copyright or trademark rights; this includes, without limitation,
“warez” (copyrighted software that is distributed illegally), “MP3″ files of
copyrighted music, copyrighted photographs, text, video, or artwork;
6. Any material containing any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or
commercial solicitation of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation,
distribution of unsolicited e-mail using an OTOY address or containing any
references to OTOY (“spam”), “junk mail,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,”
or any use of distribution lists to any person or entity who has not given
specific permission to be included on such a list.
7. Any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code,
programs, files, corrupted data, or any other harmful or damaging component
designed to interrupt, impair, destroy, or limit the functionality or operability of
any computer system, software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment;
8. Any material that constitutes “stalking” or any other form of harassment of any
member or user of the Website or Materials or any other person;
9. Any material containing nudity, pornography, or sexual material of a lewd,
vulgar, lascivious, indecent, lecherous, obscene or otherwise sexually explicit
nature or intent, or that violates local, state, national, and/or international
laws;
10. Content that promotes, encourages, or provides instructional information
about any illegal activities or any material which encourages conduct that
would violate any law or give rise to civil or criminal liability under any law.
(Including, but not limited to, “hacking,” “cracking,” or “phreaking”);
11. Any raffle, contest, or sweepstakes or any game involving wagering or
otherwise requiring payment of a fee or other consideration by participants;
12. Any hate propaganda or hate mongering, swearing, or fraudulent material or
activity;
13. Any content that advertises or promotes any product. service or cause;
14. Any content that solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors;
15. Any content that disrupts the normal functioning of the Website or any part of
the Website ; or
16. Any content or activity that OTOY, in its sole discretion, deems inappropriate.
Submission/Feedback
OTOY does not accept or consider ideas, suggestions, creative materials or business
propositions other than those it has specifically requested. This policy is designed to
avoid misunderstandings if projects developed by OTOY or its related parties seem to
others to be similar to their own work. If you nevertheless provide any unsolicited ideas,
suggestions, creative materials or business propositions to OTOY or if you provide any
feedback or suggestions for improving OTOY’s products or services, you hereby grant
to OTOY an irrevocable, non-exclusive worldwide perpetual license in the same and
OTOY will be free to use the same without compensating you in any way.
Exclusions, Limitations on Access and Termination
The stability and availability of this Website is dependent on the stability and availability
of the System, OTOY’s internet service provider, infrastructure hosting provider and the
nature of the internet. Accordingly, access to this Website, the Materials and the
Services is not guaranteed, represented or warranted whatsoever to be error free, delay
free or uninterrupted and OTOY will not be liable for any such errors, delays or
interruptions. You agree that OTOY may remove all or any part of the Materials and/or
the Services for indefinite periods of time or cancel all or any part of the Services at any
time, without notice to you or any other person. OTOY will not be liable to you or any
other person if it does so.
The security of information transmitted over the internet cannot be guaranteed and
OTOY expressly disclaims (to the maximum extent permitted by law) all liability for any
breach of security while information is transmitted over the internet. In addition, OTOY
does not guarantee, represent or warrant whatsoever that this Website, the Materials,
the System and/or any Service will be free from loss, corruption, attack, viruses (or any
kind of malicious code whatsoever), interference, hacking or any other security
intrusion.
OTOY in its sole discretion may for security or technical reasons prohibit or restrict your
access to this Website, the Materials and/or any Service at any time and without notice
to you or any other person.
OTOY may temporarily suspend your access to this Website, the Materials and/or any
Service to carry out maintenance, repairs, reconfigurations or upgrades.
OTOY may update or change the content, nature and functionality of this Website, the
Materials, the System and/or any Service or discontinue any Service from time to time
without notice to you or any other person.
OTOY may in its sole discretion terminate your access to this Website, the Materials
and/or any Service at any time without notice to you or any other person.
Information True and Correct
You warrant that all information and details provided by you via this Website are true,
correct, complete and accurate in all respects.
No Representations, Warranties or Guarantees
This Website, the Materials and the Services are provided on an “as is” and “as
available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, all representations,
warranties (including as to merchantability and suitability for any purpose), undertakings
and guarantees, whether express or implied, are excluded and OTOY does not give any
representation, warranty, covenant, undertaking or guarantee whatsoever including,
without limitation in respect of the availability, accuracy, completeness, currency or
reliability of the information provided via this Website, the Materials and/or any Service.
Disclaimers
If you are dissatisfied with any of the materials or services contained in or accessed
through the Website, or with any of these Terms, your sole and exclusive remedy is to
discontinue accessing and using the Website and Materials. OTOY’s rights shall survive
any such cessation of use.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS
AGREEMENT, OTOY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND TO YOU, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OTHERWISE WHICH
WOULD EXTEND BEYOND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
You assume all risks that the Website, Materials and related products, services and
information are suitable or accurate for your needs and will be uninterrupted, timely,
secure or error free. Any applications uploaded or downloaded or otherwise obtained
through the Website are at your own discretion and risk and you are solely responsible
for any damage to your computer or loss of data. You agree that OTOY shall not be
responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with any third
party advertiser or content provider on the Website.
Links
The Website contains links to third party sites that are not under the control of OTOY
and OTOY is not responsible for any content on any linked site. If you access a third
party site from the Website, then you do so at your own risk. OTOY provides links only
as a convenience and the inclusion of the link does not imply that OTOY endorses or
accepts any responsibility for the content on those third party sites.
Copyright Complaints
If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on the Website in such
a manner as to constitute copyright infringement, you may notify OTOY by providing
OTOY’s copyright agent with the following information:
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of the copyright interest
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the
URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a
copy of the copyrighted work;
Your address, telephone number, and email address
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your
notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the
copyright owners behalf.
OTOY’s agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on OTOY may be reached
as follows
By email at legalteam@otoy.com
Other Legal Complaints
If you believe that any content on the Website violates any of your legal rights other
than copyright, you may notify OTOY by providing OTOY with the following information:
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the
individual whose rights may have been violated.
A description of the material that you believe violates your legal rights and the way in
which you believe that your legal rights are violated.
Your address, telephone number and email address
A statement by you under penalty of perjury that the above information in your notice is
accurate and that you are the person whose rights may have been violated or you are
authorized to act on behalf of such person
Your notice may be sent to the email address for copyright complaints provided above.
Liability
OTOY AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES AND THE EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS,
ACCOUNTANTS, ATTORNEYS, AGENTS, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, LICENSEES
AND ASSIGNS OF EACH OF THEM (THE “OTOY PARTIES”) SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH (I) YOUR USE OF
THE WEBSITE AND MATERIALS AND (II) ANY OTHER SUBJECT MATTER OF
THIS AGREEMENT. THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF THE OTOY PARTIES TO YOU
FOR ANY CLAIM UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE WEBSITE OR MATERIALS WILL BE US$100.
Indemnity
To the fullest extent permitted by law you indemnify and hold the Otoy Parties harmless
against:
(a) all costs, losses, claims or liabilities arising from any breach of these Terms by you
or any action taken by OTOY as part of an investigation of a suspected breach of these
Terms or as a result of OTOY finding or deciding that a breach of these terms has
occurred;
(b) all costs, losses, claims or liabilities arising from any third party claims made against
OTOY (or any of their respective directors and employees) as a result of any breach of
these Terms by you; and
(c) all costs, losses, claims or liabilities of OTOY (and each of its directors and
employees) arising from any use of your password not expressly permitted in these
Terms.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable,
then that provision shall be deemed severed from these Terms and shall not affect the
validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of California and you submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Los Angeles, California courts in respect of all matters relating to
these Terms and your use of this Website, the Materials and/or any Service.
Entire Agreement.
This agreement and any other specific written terms that OTOY requires you to accept
as a condition of access to any feature of the Website or Materials are the entire
agreement between the parties and may only be modified as expressly provided in this
agreement and in such other written terms.
Printed Terms
A printed version of these terms and of any notice given in electronic form shall be
admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these
Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business
documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
Defined Terms
In these Terms, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Materials” means any materials provided to you by OTOY or available to you by via
this Website.
“Services” means the services accessed or provided via this Website.
“Systemmeans OTOY’s system used to drive, support and administer the Website
and provide the Services.
“Website means this website.
Last Modified 08 July 2021
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