MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENTLEGAL NOTICE: YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THIS WEBSITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS A MEMBER AND YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCESS OR VIEW THE CONTENT IN THE MEMBERS-ONLY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE.PLEASE READ ALL THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS WILL CONSTITUTE A BINDING AND ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
YOU AND THE WEBSITE.
1. PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT AND
CONSIDERATION. The parties to this Membership Agreement (the "Agreement")
are You, the Member, and this website, (the "Company").
As used in this Agreement, the terms "Company," "Website," "We," and
"Us" are used interchangeably to refer to the Company and the Website;
the term "You" and "Your" is used to refer to You, the member and subscriber.
1.1 Subject to Your acceptance of
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (as evidenced by Your
submission of an application for membership), Your clicking on the "I ACCEPT"
button below, and the payment of all required membership fees, the Company
agrees to provide to You all the privileges of Membership including access
to the Members-only materials at the Website which are available to a Member
in good standing.
1.2 The extent of your access rights to the contents of the website will be determined by the membership plan purchased.
1.3 You agree that this Agreement
is subject to change by the Company at any time and changes shall become
effective upon notice to Members by e-mail, posting at or via hyperlink
to the Website, or by mail. You may not alter, delete, add or change or
edit any of these terms and conditions, and any such attempted alteration
shall be void and of no effect.
1.4 You agree any action on Your
part to Bookmark to a page on this Website whereby the Warning Page,
the Age Verification Page, and/or the Terms and Conditions of Membership
Page is bypassed shall constitute an implicit acceptance by You of all
the Terms and Conditions set forth herein as well as an explicit acknowledgment
by You of the fact that You are an adult and at least 18 years of age
or of the age of majority under the laws of Your state, province or
country. 2. SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL. ALL
MATERIALS, INCLUDING MESSAGES, AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS, CONTAINED AT THE
WEBSITE ARE INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION EXCLUSIVELY TO CONSENTING ADULTS
IN LOCATIONS WHERE THE MATERIALS, MESSAGES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS CONTAINED
AT THE WEBSITE DO NOT VIOLATE ANY COMMUNITY STANDARDS OR ANY FEDERAL, STATE
OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
2.1 YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPRESENT
THAT YOU KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE MATERIALS PRESENTED AT, AND/OR
DOWNLOADABLE FROM, THE WEBSITE INCLUDE EXPLICIT VISUAL, AUDIO, AND/OR
TEXTUAL DEPICTION'S OF NUDITY AND SEXUAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, HETEROSEXUAL, BI-SEXUAL, HOMOSEXUAL, AND TRANSSEXUAL ACTIVITIES
OF AN EXPLICIT SEXUAL NATURE; THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH MATERIALS OF
THIS KIND; THAT YOU ARE NOT OFFENDED BY SUCH MATERIALS; AND THAT BY
AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU ARE WARRANTING TO THE COMPANY
THAT YOU ARE INTENTIONALLY AND KNOWINGLY SEEKING ACCESS TO SUCH EXPLICIT
SEXUAL MATERIALS FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL VIEWING ONLY. 3. RESTRICTED ACCESS TO CONTENT/AGE OF MAJORITY.
NO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS (TWENTY-ONE (21) IN
JURISDICTIONS WHERE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS IS NOT THE AGE OF MAJORITY)
MAY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY VIEW, DOWNLOAD OR POSSESS ANY OF THE CONTENTS
OF THE WEBSITE OR PLACE ANY ORDERS FOR ANY GOODS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED
AT, IN OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE. 3.1 YOU HEREBY FURTHER AFFIRM AND
WARRANT THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS (TWENTY-ONE
(21) IN PLACES WHERE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS IS NOT THE AGE OF MAJORITY)
AND ARE CAPABLE OF LAWFULLY ENTERING INTO AND EXECUTING THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT. IN COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION, TERRITORY,
STATE OR COUNTRY. 4. GRANT OF LIMITED LICENSE WITH
RESERVATIONS. In consideration of the payment of subscription fees,
together with certain representations and warranties made by You under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby grants
You a limited, nonexclusive and nontransferable license to use the materials
contained in this Website (hereafter "Materials") solely for Your personal
non-commercial use, as provided by the Company during the period in
which You are a subscriber in good standing. 4.1 You acknowledge and agree that all Materials contained at the Website are proprietary and constitute valuable intellectual property owned by the Company or others who have licensed use of such Materials to the Company. You acknowledge and agree that as such You may access, view, download, receive and otherwise use the Materials available at the Website only as specifically authorized by the Company and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Your membership, only on one computer at a time and, if downloadable copies of the Materials are made available to You by the Website, You may make only a single copy of such Materials for Your own personal noncommerical use and enjoyment. You further acknowledge that the Company specifically prohibits You from doing any of the following acts, and You agree not to do any of these prohibited acts: (a) permitting other individuals to directly or indirectly use the Materials; For personal or commercial viewings; (b) modifying, translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling the Materials (except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction); (c) making any copies or creating derivative works based on the Materials, except as provided herein; (d) renting, leasing, or transferring any rights in the Materials; (e) removing any proprietary notices or labels on the Materials; and, (f) making any other use of the Materials
not expressly permitted herein.
4.2 You further represent and warrant
to the Company that Your agreement to these terms and conditions constitutes
an agreement that You shall not access, or attempt to access, any Materials
available at the Website in a manner not expressly authorized by the Company.
You agree and warrant that You shall at no time access, view, download,
receive or otherwise use, or cause or enable others to access, view, download,
receive or otherwise use Materials, directly or indirectly in places which
the Company does not authorize such access, viewing, downloading, receipt
or other use.
4.3 You hereby acknowledge that
You understand that the Company (and all persons affiliated therewith)
does not authorize the accessing, viewing, downloading, duplication,
receiving, transmission, broadcasting or other use of the Materials
contained on the Website to or by any person, INCLUDING YOU, who is
located in any of the areas designated as PROHIBITED AREAS set
forth below. 4.4 You further acknowledge that
You understand and agree that any and all unauthorized access, viewing,
downloading, receipt, duplication or other use of Materials from the Website,
in which You are directly or indirectly involved, including, but not limited
to accessing, viewing, downloading, receiving or other use of Materials
in PROHIBITED AREAS in any manner shall constitute intentional infringement(s)
of the Company's and potentially others' intellectual property rights and
other rights in such Materials and shall further constitute a violation
of Company's trademark and other rights, including, but not limited to,
rights of privacy.
5. PROHIBITED AREAS. All of the following
areas constitute PROHIBITED AREAS from which no part of the Website may
be accessed, viewed, downloaded or otherwise received:
5.1 All parts of the following countries:
Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Pakistan,
The Republic of China, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Syria, The United Arab
Emirates; and Thailand. 5.2 All parts of every other geophysical
place corresponding to a political entity or part thereof in which the
access, viewing, downloading, dissemination of, or other use of the
materials contained in the Website would constitute a violation of any
law, regulation, rule or custom. 6. INDEMNIFICATION FOR UNAUTHORIZED
USE OF PROPRIETARY MATERIALS. You agree to be personally liable and fully
indemnify the Company and its successors and assigns for any and all damages
directly, indirectly and/or consequentially resulting from any attempted
or actual unauthorized downloading or other duplication of Materials from
the Website by You alone, or with, or under the authority of, any other
person(s), including, without limitation, any governmental agency(ies),
wherein such damages include, without limitation, all direct and consequential
damages directly or indirectly resulting from unauthorized downloading
of Materials from the Website.
7. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERSHIP.
You agree that as a Member of the Website You shall not, under any circumstances,
have the right to transfer or assign Your membership to any other person
or entity, and that any attempted transfer or assignment of a membership
shall be void.
7.1. Your further agree that the
Company, may at any time at its sole discretion and without prior notice
to You, transfer or assign Your membership in the Website to an affiliated
or non-affiliated Company.
8. PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION/ NOTICE
OF LOST OR STOLEN CARD/ FRAUDULENT USE OF CARD. Payment for the services
provided to You at, and/or through Website may be made by automatic credit
card debit or via online checks and You hereby authorize Company and its
agents to transact such payments on Your behalf.
8.1 Unless and until You notify
Company that You wish to cancel or terminated Your Subscription to Website,
You hereby agree and authorize Company or its designated agent or assignee
to automatically renew Your subscription to Website on a continuing monthly
basis and to charge Your credit card (or other approved facility) to pay
for the ongoing cost of Your subscription. You hereby further authorize
Company or its designated agent or assignee to charge Your credit card
(or other approved facility) for any and all purchases of products, services
and entertainment provided to You by Website.
8.2 You further agree that as a
Subscriber, You must promptly inform Company of any and all the following:
loss or theft of the credit card used to pay for Membership to Website
or other goods or services obtained in, at or through Website; changes
in the expiration date of the credit card; changes in home or billing
address; apparent breaches of security regarding Your Membership, such
as loss, theft, unauthorized disclosure or use of an ID or password;
and all other changes pertaining to Your credit card account used to
pay for services pursuant to this Agreement which may affect Company's
ability to expeditiously obtain payments due to Company. You agree that
You will remain liable for any unauthorized use of Website or any of
its services associated with Your Membership, until You have notified
Company's Customer Service by electronic mail at Our email address is
webmaster@clearcard.com
or by conventional mail at FTW. 8.3 You hereby agree and are aware that the price of the service provided by the Company is as quoted at time of purchase and that transactions are created, authorized and settled through the Company’s accounts in United States Dollars for these amounts but that these transactions may be conducted at the Company’s banks either within or outside of the United States. In the event that a transaction occurs at one of the Company’s banks not in the United States, You acknowledge that your card's issuing bank may charge a fee for the transaction. The Company does not benefit from these additional fees nor do we authorize, request or initiate these fees. They are charged at the sole discretion of the your card's issuing bank. 8.4 You hereby agree that any fraudulent
reporting of a lost or stolen credit card used to obtain goods or services
from Website or any fraudulent reporting of an unauthorized charge to Website
on Your credit card which has been made by You or anyone under Your authority,
at a time when a charge or other obligation for payment for goods and/or
services to Website remains outstanding at the time of such fraudulent
reporting, You shall be liable to the Company for liquidated damages of
$25,000.00. The liability for liquidated damages specified in this Paragraph
shall not limit any other liability You may have for breach(es) of any
other terms, conditions, promises and warranties set forth in this Agreement.
8.5 You further acknowledge and
agree that You will remain liable to the Company for any unauthorized use
of the Website associated with Your Membership.
9. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP. Membership
to the Website may be terminated at any time, and without cause, by either
Company or Member, subject to the cancellation policy and procedures set
forth in this Agreement. Your liability for all charges incurred during
Your Membership term shall continue after termination, for any reason,
of Your membership..
10. PASSWORD SECURITY. Members are
responsible for providing all personal computer and communications equipment
necessary to gain access to the Website. Access to and use of the Website
is through the use of a password. Each Member must keep his password strictly
confidential and You agree that if You share Your unique Login name and/or
Your Password with another individual that Your access to the Website is
subject to immediate termination without notice or reimbursement of any
kind.
11. NO WARRANTIES; LIMITATIONS ON
COMPANY'S LIABILITY. YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT THE MATERIAL, AND ALL OTHER
SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU BY COMPANY, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE AVAILABILITY,
ACCURACY, OR CONTENT OF MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCT OR SERVICES, AND
THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS SUCH WARRANTIES.
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERIAL, AND
ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMPANY, IS BORNE EXCLUSIVELY BY YOU. SHOULD THE
MATERIAL, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDED BY COMPANY, PROVE DEFECTIVE AND/OR
CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR INCONVENIENCE TO YOU, YOU, AND NOT
COMPANY, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST AND ALL DAMAGES WHICH MAY RESULT DIRECTLY
AND INDIRECTLY FROM ANY AND ALL SUCH DEFECTS. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE AGREEMENT. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW
EXCLUSIONS OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY, SO THIS DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR
BY JURISDICTION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, AND UNDER NO CAUSE OF ACTION OR
LEGAL THEORY, SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS SUPPLIERS, LICENSEES, RESELLERS, OR
OTHER SUBSCRIBERS, OR THEIR SUPPLIERS, LICENSEES, RESELLERS OR SUBSCRIBERS
BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION,
OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF MATERIALS
OR OTHER USE OF THE WEBSITE.
11.1 ANY LIABILITY OF COMPANY, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION,
DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMMUNICATIONS LINE
FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF,
OR USE OF RECORDS, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE,
OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OR ACTION, SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT
OF MEMBERSHIP FEE PAID BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE SUBSCRIBER TO THE COMPANY
FOR THE PRECEDING MONTHLY BILLING PERIOD OR PAID TRIAL PERIOD, AS APPLICABLE.
OR THE SUM OF $50.00, WHICHEVER IS THE LESSER. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW
THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. COMPANY
IS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM DISSEMINATING, FAILING TO DISSEMINATE,
OR INCORRECTLY OR INACCURATELY DISSEMINATING ANY MATERIAL, DATA, ADVERTISEMENT
OR OTHER COMMUNICATION AT OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
12. NO SCREENING OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT/LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY.
12.1 You acknowledge that You understand
that We do not screen or endorse advertisements or communications submitted
to the Website by third-party licensees, advertisers, or Members for
electronic dissemination through the Website, nor do We have any editorial
control or supervision over the content of any third-party website.
Members are therefore advised to use their own judgment to evaluate
all advertisements and other communications available at or through
the use of the Website, prior to purchasing goods and/or services described
at the Website or otherwise responding to any communication at the Website.
12.2 You further acknowledge that
You understand that We do not control the content of any information, messages,
communication or other materials posted or uploaded by users of the Website,
and that You release Us from any and all liability and responsibility in
connection with the content of any information, messages, communication
or other materials You may receive from other users of the Website.
12.3 You might access some of the
content of the Website via hyperlinks that will connect You to third
parties, or to third-party websites that may provide content to the
Website. Company has no editorial control or supervision over selection
or display of the content provided by those third-parties or those third-party
websites and those parties are wholly and solely responsible and liable
for the content they provide to You. 13. RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERS' COMMUNICATIONS;
MEMBER LIABILITY. If the Company should, at any time, provide any service
which enables Subscribers to communicate with or otherwise share information
with other Subscribers or persons providing any kind of service to Subscribers,
or post information at, in or on the Website, You agree not to post, submit,
publish, display, disseminate, or otherwise communicate, while connected
to, or otherwise directly or indirectly using the Website or other services
provided to You by the Company, any defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
profane, inaccurate, abusive, threatening, offensive, or illegal material,
or any material which would violate or infringe the copyright, trademark,
rights of publicity, privacy rights or other rights of any person or entity.
Transmission of such material or any material that violates any federal,
state, or local law in the United States or anywhere else in the world,
is strictly prohibited and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement
entitling the Company to immediately terminate all rights to access the
Website without notice or reimbursement. You agree that You are solely
responsible for all information which You submit, publish, display, disseminate
or otherwise communicate through the Website, even if a claim should arise
after termination of service.
13.1. You acknowledge and agree that
You, and not the Company, shall be solely responsible and liable for all
damages, liability or other consequences, foreseen or unforeseen, of all
information which You submit, publish, display, disseminate or otherwise
communicate through the Website even if a claim for damages or liability
should arise after termination of service.
14. COMMUNICATIONS IN CHAT ROOM OR
PUBLIC AREAS NOT PRIVATE If Company creates a Chat Room or Public Area
on its website, You further acknowledge that You have been informed that
all messages or content posted by You or others in any Chat rooms or public
areas of the Website shall be deemed to be readily accessible to the general
public and consequently should not be considered private or confidential.
Notice is hereby given that all messages entered into any Chat Room or
Public Area on this Website may be read by the operators of the website,
whether or not they are the intended recipient(s).
15. TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK.
The name of this website is a service mark of Company. No use of this mark
shall be permitted except through the prior written authorization and
permission of Company. All rights reserved. The records required pursuant to 18
U.S.C. 2257 and 28 C.F.R. 75 are kept by the Custodian of Records for
website. 17.1 You acknowledge and agree that
You, and not the Company, shall be solely responsible and liable for all
damages, liability or other consequences, foreseen or unforeseen, of all
information which You submit, publish, display, disseminate or otherwise
communicate through the Website even if a claim for damages or liability
should arise after termination of service.
18 AUTHORIZATION AND PERMISSION TO
SEND EMAILS TO YOU. You hereby authorize and permit notices, advertisements,
E-mail and other communications to be sent to you from Company or its authorized
agents, assigns, representatives, advertisers and contractors by means
of e-mail, including without limitation e-mails, advertisements, notices
and other communications containing explicit sexual content and language
and images of nudity or explicit sexual conduct. Moreover, You agree that
Your authorization and permission to Company to send you such materials
and communications shall continue to be in effect unless and until You
notify Company that You wish to be deleted from Company's email list.
19. NOTICES TO COMPANY OR MEMBERS.
Notices from the Website to Members may be given by means of electronic
messages, by general posting on the Website, or by conventional mail. Communications
from You to the Company may be made by electronic messages or conventional
mail, unless otherwise specified in the Agreement.
All notices to the company shall
be sent by electronic mail to:
21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement
contains the entire agreement between the Member and Company regarding
Members' use of the Website, and all materials directly and indirectly
related thereto. This Agreement supersedes all prior written and oral understandings,
writings, and representations and may only be amended upon notice by Company.
22. VENUE AND JURISDICTION, CHOICE
OF LAW, ARBITRATION. By accepting these terms and conditions and becoming
a member of the Website, You agree that this Agreement and all disputes
or controversies of any kind arising under, or related to this Agreement
shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of CALIFORNIA
and the United States as applied to agreements between CALIFORNIA state
residents entered into and to be performed within the State of CALIFORNIA,
except as governed by Federal law. The application of the United Nations
Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly
excluded.
22.1 You further agree that notwithstanding
any judicially or statutorily created choice of law rule that would otherwise
require the application of the law of some other jurisdiction, all provisions
of this Agreement and all matters or controversies of any kind arising
out of, or related to this Agreement or the rights or liabilities of the
parties hereto shall be governed solely by the substantive statutory and
common law of the state of CALIFORNIA.
22.2 Any and all disputes or controversies
of any kind, including but not limited to any performance, duty, obligation
or liability arising under or related to this Agreement which are not first
resolved informally, shall be determined by binding arbitration in LOS
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The final award in any such arbitration proceeding shall be
subject to entry as a judgment by any court of competent jurisdiction,
provided that such judgment does not conflict with the terms and provisions
hereof. The jurisdiction of the arbiter (or arbiters) with respect to legal
matters shall be limited only by the statutory and common law of the State
of CALIFORNIA and the United States.
22.3 The parties agree that the venue for
all legal disputes, controversies, actions of any kind arising under
or related to this Agreement shall be LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
23. UNENFORCEABILITY OF PROVISIONS.
The parties hereto agree that if any provision of this Agreement is held
to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only
to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and all other portions of
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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