MobiMonster Terms of Service
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
MobiMonster Inc. ("MobiMonster") welcomes you. MobiMonster provides its
service to you subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be
updated by us from time to time without notice to you. In addition, when using
particular MobiMonster owned or operated services, you and MobiMonster shall be
subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services, which may
be posted from time to time. All such guidelines or rules (including but not
limited to our Spam Policy) are hereby incorporated by reference into the TOS.
MobiMonster may also offer other services that are governed by different Terms
of Service.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
MobiMonster provides access to various online and offline service on Mobile
and web devices, such as Air, Hotel, Car reservations, translations, Phone
backup, Photo, Video, File sharing, Secure Space, Currency, Weather and Flight
Status and schedules which may be accessed through any various medium or device
now known or hereafter developed (the "Service").
You also understand and agree that the Service may include advertisements (only
for free plans) and that these advertisements are necessary for MobiMonster to
provide the Service. You also understand and agree that the Service may include
certain communications from MobiMonster, such as service announcements,
administrative messages and the MobiMonster Newsletter, and that these
communications are considered part of MobiMonster membership and you will not be
able to opt out of receiving them. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new
features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the release of
new MobiMonster properties, shall be subject to the TOS. You understand and
agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that MobiMonster assumes no
responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store
any user communications or personalization settings. You are responsible for
obtaining access to the Service, and that access may involve third-party fees
(such as Network provider data transfer charges or airtime charges). You are
responsible for those fees, including those fees associated with the display or
delivery of advertisements. In addition, you must provide and are responsible
for all equipment necessary to access the Service.
YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you are of legal
age to form a binding contract. You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate,
current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service's
registration form (the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update
the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you
provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,
or MobiMonster has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is
untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, MobiMonster has the right to
suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use
of the Service (or any portion thereof).
MOBIMONSTER PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to our
Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy policy at
http://www.mobimonster2.com/privacy.asp. You understand that through your use of
the Service you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy
Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to
and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by MobiMonster and its
affiliates.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the
Service's registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of the password and account and are fully responsible for all
activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a)
immediately notify MobiMonster 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. MobiMonster cannot and will not be liable
for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section 5.
MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound,
photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags, or other materials ("Content"),
whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of
the person from whom such Content originated. This means that you, and not
MobiMonster, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post,
email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. MobiMonster does
not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee
the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using
the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or
objectionable. Under no circumstances will MobiMonster be liable in any way for
any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any
Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of
any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the
Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory,
vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
harm minors in any way;
impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a MobiMonster
official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the
origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you
do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or
fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and
confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment
relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary
rights ("Rights") of any party;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or
unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those
areas (such as shopping) that are designated for such purpose (please read our
complete Spam Policy);
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that
contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed
to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or
hardware or telecommunications equipment;
disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than
other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that
negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the
Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of
networks connected to the Service;
"stalk" or otherwise harass another; and/or
collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the
prohibited conduct and activities set forth in paragraphs above.
You acknowledge that MobiMonster may or may not pre-screen Content, but that
MobiMonster and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in
their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or remove any Content that is
available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, MobiMonster and its
designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is
otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks
associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge
that you may not rely on any Content created by MobiMonster or submitted to
MobiMonster, including without limitation information in MobiMonster Message
Boards and in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that MobiMonster may access, preserve and
disclose your account information and Content if required to do so by law or in
a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably
necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to
claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to
your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or
personal safety of MobiMonster, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service,
including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and
(b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting
networks or devices.
You understand that the Service and software embodied within the Service may
include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and
that use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by MobiMonster and/or
content providers who provide content to the Service. You may not attempt to
override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into the Service. Any
unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or public
exhibition of the materials provided on the Service, in whole or in part, is
strictly prohibited.
SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all
local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you
agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical
data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE
MobiMonster does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available for
inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to Content you submit or make
available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service, you grant
MobiMonster the following worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license(s),
as applicable:
With respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly
accessible areas of MobiMonster Groups, the license to use, distribute,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on
the Service solely for the purposes of providing and promoting the specific
MobiMonster Group to which such Content was submitted or made available. This
license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content
on the Service and will terminate at the time you remove or MobiMonster removes
such Content from the Service.
With respect to photos, graphics, audio or video you submit or make available
for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service other than MobiMonster
Groups, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly
perform and publicly display such Content on the Service solely for the purpose
for which such Content was submitted or made available. This license exists only
for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the Service and
will terminate at the time you remove or MobiMonster removes such Content from
the Service.
With respect to Content other than photos, graphics, audio or video you submit
or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service
other than MobiMonster Groups, the perpetual, irrevocable and fully
sublicensable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish,
translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in
part) and to incorporate such Content into other works in any format or medium
now known or later developed.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of the MobiMonster
network of properties that are intended by MobiMonster to be available to the
general public. By way of example, publicly accessible areas of the Service
would include MobiMonster Message Boards and portions of MobiMonster Groups,
Photos and Briefcase that are open to both members and visitors. However,
publicly accessible areas of the Service would not include portions of
MobiMonster Groups that are limited to members, MobiMonster services intended
for private communication such as MobiMonster Mail or MobiMonster Messenger, or
areas off of the MobiMonster network of properties such as portions of World
Wide Web sites that are accessible via hypertext or other links but are not
hosted or served by MobiMonster.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MOBIMONSTER
By submitting ideas, suggestions, documents, and/or proposals ("Contributions")
to MobiMonster through its suggestion or feedback webpages, you acknowledge and
agree that: (a) your Contributions do not contain confidential or proprietary
information; (b) MobiMonster is not under any obligation of confidentiality,
express or implied, with respect to the Contributions; (c) MobiMonster shall be
entitled to use or disclose (or choose not to use or disclose) such
Contributions for any purpose, in any way, in any media worldwide; (d)
MobiMonster may have something similar to the Contributions already under
consideration or in development; (e) your Contributions automatically become the
property of MobiMonster without any obligation of MobiMonster to you; and (f)
you are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from
MobiMonster under any circumstances.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold MobiMonster and its subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, agents, employees, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or
demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or
arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available
through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service,
your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of another.
NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for
any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service (including your MobiMonster
ID), use of the Service, or access to the Service.
GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that MobiMonster may establish general practices and limits
concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum number
of days that email messages, message board postings or other uploaded Content
will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of email messages that may
be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any
email message that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service,
the maximum disk space that will be allotted on MobiMonster's servers on your
behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you
may access the Service in a given period of time. You agree that MobiMonster has
no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages
and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the
Service. You acknowledge that MobiMonster reserves the right to log off accounts
that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that
MobiMonster reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from
time to time.
MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
MobiMonster reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with
or without notice. You agree that MobiMonster shall not be liable to you or to
any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the
Service.
TERMINATION
You agree that MobiMonster may, under certain circumstances and without prior
notice, immediately terminate your MobiMonster account, any associated email
address, and access to the Service. Cause for such termination shall include,
but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the TOS or other
incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other
government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions),
(d) discontinuance or material modification to the Service (or any part
thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended
periods of inactivity, (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal
activities, and/or (h) nonpayment of any fees owed by you in connection with the
Services. Termination of your MobiMonster account includes (a) removal of access
to all offerings within the Service, including but not limited to MobiMonster
Air, Hotel, Car Reservation, Flight Status and Schedules, Translation
Service, Photo backup, Mobile Sharing services, currency and weather (b) deletion of your password and all related
information, files and content associated with or inside your account (or any
part thereof), and (c) barring of further use of the Service. Further, you agree
that all terminations for cause shall be made in MobiMonster's sole discretion
and that MobiMonster shall not be liable to you or any third party for any
termination of your account, any associated email address, or access to the
Service.
DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions
of, advertisers found on or through the Service, 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
advertiser. You agree that MobiMonster 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 advertisers on the Service.
LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide
Web sites or resources. Because MobiMonster has no control over such sites and
resources, you acknowledge and agree that MobiMonster is not responsible for the
availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is
not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products or other
materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge
and agree that MobiMonster shall not be responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services
available on or through any such site or resource.
MOBIMONSTER'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used in
connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential
information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other
laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content contained in sponsor
advertisements or information presented to you through the Service or by
advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or
other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly permitted by applicable
law or authorized by MobiMonster or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent,
lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or
the Software, in whole or in part.
MobiMonster grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and
license to use the object code of its Software on a single computer; provided
that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a
derivative work from, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to
discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in
or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the
Software in any manner or form, nor to use modified versions of the Software,
including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access
to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by any means other than
through the interface that is provided by MobiMonster for use in accessing the
Service.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS
IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. MOBIMONSTER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
MOBIMONSTER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
PARTNERS AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS; (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR
ERROR-FREE; (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE
WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE
WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED.
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS
ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE
DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
MOBIMONSTER OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT
EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF USERS MAY EXPERIENCE EPILEPTIC SEIZURES WHEN EXPOSED TO
CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS OR BACKGROUNDS ON A COMPUTER SCREEN OR WHILE USING THE
SERVICE. CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC SYMPTOMS
EVEN IN USERS WHO HAVE NO HISTORY OF PRIOR SEIZURES OR EPILEPSY. IF YOU, OR
ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY, HAVE AN EPILEPTIC CONDITION, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR
TO USING THE SERVICE. IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE AND CONSULT
YOUR PHYSICIAN IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS WHILE USING THE
SERVICE: DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISION, EYE OR MUSCLE TWITCHES, LOSS OF AWARENESS,
DISORIENTATION, ANY INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT, OR CONVULSIONS.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT MOBIMONSTER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES,
AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF MOBIMONSTER HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED
OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM
THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR
DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY
OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
SPECIAL ADMONITION FOR SERVICES RELATING TO FINANCIAL MATTERS
If you intend to create or join any service, receive or request any news,
messages, alerts or other information from the Service concerning companies,
stock quotes, investments or securities, please read the above Sections. They go doubly for you. In addition, for this type of information
particularly, the phrase "Let the investor beware" is apt. The Service is
provided for informational purposes only, and no Content included in the Service
is intended for trading or investing purposes. MobiMonster and its licensors
shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability
of any information transmitted or made available via the Service, and shall not
be responsible or liable for any trading or investment decisions based on such
information.
NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this TOS, there shall
be no third-party beneficiaries to this agreement.
NOTICE
MobiMonster may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to
the TOS, including by but not limited to email, regular mail, SMS, MMS, text
message, postings on the Service, or other reasonable means now known or
hereinafter developed.
TRADEMARK INFORMATION
The MobiMonster, MobiMonster logo, MobiMonster and other MobiMonster logos and
product and service names are trademarks of MobiMonster. Without MobiMonster's
prior permission, you agree not to display or use in any manner the MobiMonster
Marks.
NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INFRINGEMENT
MobiMonster respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users
to do the same. MobiMonster may, in appropriate circumstances and at its
discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be repeat
infringers. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have
been otherwise violated, please provide MobiMonster's Copyright Agent the
following information:
an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of
the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you
claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on
the site;
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 or intellectual property
owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's
behalf.
MobiMonster's Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual
property infringement can be reached as follows:
By mail:
E14/13,
Vasant Vihar
New Delhi 110057,
India
VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS to our Customer Care group.
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