Terms of Use

This is the legal part of the site. It's just so everybody knows the rules for DanSchneider.com. Be sure to get your parents to review and discuss these rules with you:

Everything on the DanSchneider.com sites is just for you to play with and view. You can't sell anything, give anything to anyone, or pretend you made anything on the sites. You can't do anything EXCEPT use them, unless you ask us first and we say it's OK. 

If you see something you don't like, remember that all the stuff in the comment boxes comes straight from other visitors, not from someone at DanSchneider.com. We wouldn't tell anyone what to say, because everyone has minds of his or her own! But if someone leaves ugly comments, we'll do our best to take care of it. We all want DanSchneider.com to be a good, clean place to hang out.
If you write something that catches our eye, we might want to use it on the site. By sending in your thoughts and comments you are telling us it's ok to repeat what you say. It's even ok to put it in an advertisement. It means we can use it in any way we want, anywhere, until the end of time. And wouldn't it be cool if we used something YOU said until the end of time?

Remember to ALWAYS check with your parents before you send anything to us. After all, they might want it to put on the fridge!

Here is what is known as The Small Print:

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE (the "Agreement") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THESE WEBSITE (the "Sites"). These sites are collectively known has the DanSchneider.com sites. By accessing and using these Sites, you are hereby agreeing to be legally bound by the terms of use of DanSchneider.com. If you do not agree with all of the following terms of use, please do not use these Sites. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter these terms of use at any time. Such changes and/or modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. Please review the terms of use periodically. Your continued use of these Sites following the posting of changes and/or modifications will constitute your acceptance of the revised terms of use.

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 DanSchneider.com 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. DanSchneider.com 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 website) without the express prior written consent of DanSchneider.com. Use of DanSchneider.com and/or its licensors' Material is only permitted with their 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.

COMMENT BOXES

To the extent that portions of this Site provide users an opportunity to post and exchange information, ideas and opinions (the "Postings"), please be advised that Postings do not necessarily reflect the views of DanSchneider.com. In no event shall DanSchneider.com 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. You hereby 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. You hereby authorize DanSchneider.com to use, and authorize others to use, your Postings in whole or in part, on a royalty-free basis, 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, DanSchneider.com will have the right to use and change the Postings in any manner that DanSchneider.com may determine. Additionally, DanSchneider.com may sweep its comment boxes periodically in its sole discretion. DanSchneider.com does not allow 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 DanSchneider.com deems in its sole discretion to be inappropriate for this Site.

The comment boxes 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 DanSchneider.com periodically monitors the content posted on this Site, we cannot be responsible for the views or opinions expressed by third parties. Nonetheless, DanSchneider.com will make every effort to ensure that the comment boxes best serve the interests of all users and, therefore, DanSchneider.com 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. 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 email info@danschneider.com to send us a message about it. 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.

CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES, ELECTRONIC POSTCARDS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

DanSchneider.com provides rules and/or guidelines ("Rules of Participation") for certain activities on this Site including, without limitation, contests, sweepstakes and electronic postcards by DanSchneider.com and in conjunction with third parties. This Agreement is incorporated by reference to the specific Rules of Participation that 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 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, ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR 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 DanSchneider.com OR ANY THIRD PARTY. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall DanSchneider.com'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.

THIRD PARTY HYPERLINKS

The appearance of external hyperlinks and/or postcards generated by third parties does not constitute endorsement by DanSchneider.com, its subsidiaries and affiliates of the opinions or views expressed by these third party websites and DanSchneider.com does not verify, endorse, or take responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or quality of the content contained at these sites. Furthermore, DanSchneider.com 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 DanSchneider.com 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, DanSchneider.com 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.

ADS AND MALWARE

We take great care and pride in creating this Site. We are always on the lookout for technical glitches that affect how the Site works. When we find them on our end, we will fix them. Unfortunately, your home computer may cause some glitches that affect how you see our Site--and that is beyond our control.

If you experience any unusual behavior, content or ads on the Site, it may be the result of Malware on your computer. Malware--short for MALicious softWARE--is a term used to broadly classify a form of software that is installed in a computer system with malicious intentions, usually without the owner's knowledge or permission. Malware includes computer viruses, key loggers, malicious active content, rogue programs and dialers, among others. While we continuously work closely with our partners to ensure that everything on the Site is working properly, sometimes Malware programs on your personal computer may interfere with your experience on our Site and on other sites that you visit.

We suggest that you take some of the following actions which may help to clean your computer and which could prevent future installations of Malware.

Update your computer via Windows Update (found in the Tools menu in your Internet Explorer web browser).
Install a SpyWare Removal Tool such as Spybot Search & Destroy or AdAware to clean your computer of Malware.
Install antivirus software, such as Norton anti-virus or McAfee Antivirus Software.
Install Microsoft Security Essentials.
Please note that we cannot be responsible for the effects of any third-party software including Malware on your computer system. Please make sure to carefully read the Help or Customer Support areas of any software download site.

If you do discover any Malware on your system, we also suggest you speak with a qualified computer technician.


INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, DanSchneider.com, 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 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 DanSchneider.com in asserting any available defenses.

APPLICABLE LAW, VENUE, JURISDICTION

The Agreement and the relationship between you and DanSchneider.com shall be governed by the laws of the State of California 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 of California and County of Los Angeles. 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

DanSchneider.com operates and controls this Site from its technology partner's office at 145 West 28th Street, Suite 1002, New York, New York 10001, 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 re-exported in violation of any law including, without limitation, to countries that are subject to U.S. export restrictions.

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 email info@danschneider.com

Please make sure you review our Privacy Policy for all details regarding the use of your personal information.

These Terms of Use were last updated on July 6, 2014

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