1. Services and Conditions of Use
Welcome to Starwave's online service (the "Service")!
As part of our service, Starwave Corporation ("Starwave")
agrees to provide you with information libraries, e-mail service,
bulletin boards, games and other computer services that Starwave
may decide to offer, subject to the terms of this Agreement. Upon
notice published through the Service, Starwave may modify this
Agreement at any time. You agree and continue to agree to use
Starwave Services in a manner consistent with all applicable laws
and regulations and in accordance with the terms and conditions
set out in the policies and guidelines outlined below. Please
note that you will be referred to as "Customer" from
time to time in this Agreement.
2. Rules For Online Conduct for Starwave Chatrooms And Bulletin
Boards
By using the Service, you agree that you will not post any of
the following material in Service chatrooms, bulletin boards,
or other forums ("postings"):
- Material which defames, abuses or threatens others.
- Statements that are bigoted, hateful or racially offensive.
- Material that advocates illegal activity or discusses illegal
activities with the intent to commit them.
- Unauthorized copyrighted material.
- Material that contains vulgar, obscene or indecent language
or images.
- Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation.
- Material that does not pertain to the room or bulletin board's given topic.
Statements or postings which violate the above terms will be deleted
from postings upon discovery. Depending on the nature of
the violation, Starwave at its sole discretion may terminate Customer's
account.
3. Price And Payment
Customer agrees to pay all charges to Customer's account, including
applicable taxes, in accordance with billing terms in effect at
the time the fee or charge becomes payable. Starwave reserves
the right to change the amount of, or basis for determining, any
fees or charges for the Service, and to institute new fees or
charges effective upon prior notice to Customers. Customer must
provide Starwave with valid credit card information.
Please Note: Starwave will automatically renew and charge Customer's account as follows:
* Every Month for Monthly Subscriptions
* Upon every one(1) year anniversary for Annual Subscriptions
* Upon every six (6) Months for six (6) Month Subscriptions
The renewal charge shall be equal to the original customer signup price, unless otherwise notified in advance by Starwave. Customer will have forty-five (45) days after the date that any renewal fee is posted to Customer's charge account to notify Starwave that he or she wishes to cancel his or her subscription. Starwave will cancel Customer's account upon receipt of such notification and post a credit to Customer's charge account equal to the latest renewal fee charged.
Customer's right
to use the Service is subject to any limits established
by Starwave or by Customer's credit card issuer. If payment cannot
be charged to Customer's credit card or Customer's charge is returned
to Starwave for any reason, including chargeback, Starwave reserves
the right to either suspend or terminate Customer's access and
account, thereby terminating this Agreement and all obligations
of Starwave hereunder.
Starwave agrees that it will terminate Customer's account upon
notice from Customer. If cancellation is received within the first
30 days of Customer signing up for a service, Customer will be
refunded all subscription fees for that service, but Customer
will still be obligated to pay any other charges incurred. If
Customer cancels a service after 30 days of signing up for a service,
no refund for unused time on such service will be made. If Customer
has a balance due on any Starwave account, Customer agrees that
Starwave can charge these unpaid fees to their credit card.
Starwave reserves the right to establish a credit limit (the
"Ceiling")
for each Customer. If a Customer's account reaches the ceiling
at any time, Customer agrees that Starwave may immediately bill
their credit card for all unpaid charges on account. Until further
notice, the ceiling for each Customer shall be $100.
If Customer has reason to believe that Customer's account is no
longer secure (for example, in the event of a loss, theft or unauthorized
disclosure or use of Customer's ID, password, or any credit, debit
or charge card number stored on the Service), Customer must promptly
change Customer's password and notify Starwave of the problem
(by notice given as described in Section 9 below) to avoid possible liability for any unauthorized
charges to Customer's account.
4. Non-Transferability of Membership
Starwave grants to Customer a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable
and non-transferable license to use and display the Starwave software
("Software") on any machine(s) of which Customer is
the primary User. Unauthorized copying of the Software or duplication
of the software in any manner, including software that has been
modified, merged or included with the Software, or the written
materials associated therewith is expressly forbidden. Customer
acknowledges that Customer may not sublicense, transfer, sell
or assign this license or the Software. Any attempt to sublicense,
transfer, sell or assign the license is void.
5. Software Libraries and Copyrighted Materials
Only public domain software or graphics files or files where the
owner has given express permission for online distribution may
be posted to bulletin boards on the Service. The posting of any
other type of file and the posting of links to any other type
of file is strictly forbidden. The following types of files are
examples of strictly forbidden postings:
Unauthorized copies of copyrighted photographs, drawings, graphics,
text or other writings, computer programs or other software, recordings
or designs; files containing advertisements or solicitations aimed
at persuading other members to use certain goods or services;.
material of a sexually explicitly nature, including photographs
and text.
Copyrighted material, including without limitation text, photographs,
sound, video and music, may not be placed on the Service without
the express permission of the author or owner of the copyright
on the material. Customer acknowledges that only the owner or
someone authorized by the owner to post the material may do so.
The downloading of copyrighted material is allowed by Customers
only for Customers' own use. Customers may not copy, reproduce,
retransmit, distribute, publish, commercially exploit or otherwise
transfer any copyrighted material. The burden of determining that
any information, software or any other content on the Service
is not protected by copyright rests with the Customer. Customer
acknowledges that Starwave and/or third-party content providers
remain the owners of the posted materials, and that Customer does
not acquire any of those ownership rights by downloading copyrighted
materials.
6. Starwave Mail
Starwave Mail is a part of Starwave's service designed for private
communication between Customers. Starwave will not monitor this
communication, but reserves the right to take action against any
Customer who is defaming, harassing or otherwise offending another
Customer through e-mail, if it comes to Starwave's attention that
this type of abuse is occurring, as is more fully set forth in
Section 2 containing the Rules for Online Conduct.
7. Limitation Of Liability And Warranty
CUSTOMER AGREES THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT CUSTOMER'S
OWN RISK. STARWAVE'S SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS,"
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, SERVICES, UNINTERRUPTED
ACCESS, OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE STARWAVE SOFTWARE LICENSED
TO THE CUSTOMER AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE.
SPECIFICALLY, STARWAVE DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION: 1) ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY,
ACCURACY OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES; AND
2) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY
CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION,
DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER
VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH
OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER
CAUSE OF ACTION. CUSTOMER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT STARWAVE
IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT
OF OTHER CUSTOMERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY
FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH CUSTOMER.
NEITHER STARWAVE NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS, AFFILIATES OR CONTENT
PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE SERVICE
OR INABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO OR USE THE SERVICE OR OUT OF ANY
BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. CUSTOMER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON THE SERVICE.
8. Trademarks
SportsZone, Starwave, the Starwave logo, ESPN and ESPNET are trademarks
of Starwave, Inc. and ESPN, Inc. respectively. All other trademarks
appearing on the Service are trademarks of their respective owners.
9. Notice
Starwave may give notice to Customers by means of a general notice
on the Service, electronic mail to Customer's e-mail address on
record in Starwave's account information, or by written communication
sent by first class mail to a Customer's address on record in
Starwave's account information. You may give notice to Starwave
(such notice shall be deemed given when received by Starwave at
any time by any of the following:
- electronic mail to insiderservices-L@starwave.com;
- letter telecopied to Starwave at the following fax number:
(425) 957-2009;
- letter delivered by first class postage prepaid mail or courier
to Starwave at the following address:
Starwave Corporation
13810 S.E. Eastgate Way, Suite 400
Bellevue, WA 98005
10. Indemnification
Customer agrees to indemnify and hold Starwave harmless from any
dispute which may arise from a breach of terms of this Agreement.
Customer agrees to hold Starwave harmless from any claims and
expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs,
related to Customer's violation of this Agreement, including the
Rules of Conduct or any information, software or other content
placed on the Service by Customer.
11. Termination Of Service
User may terminate this Agreement and User's right to use the
Service by selecting the applicable cancellation button on the
service. Starwave may terminate your account or access rights
to this Service at any time, without notice, for conduct that
Starwave believes violates this Agreement or other policies or
guidelines that Starwave has posted on a Starwave service. Starwave
may terminate your account or access rights to this Service for
online conduct that Starwave believes is harmful to other Customers,
to Starwave's business, or to other information providers.
12. Choice Of Law
This Agreement shall be construed and controlled by the laws of
the State of Washington. Further, any dispute arising from the
terms of this agreement or a breach of this Agreement will be
governed by the laws of the State of Washington. Customer agrees
to personal jurisdiction by the state and federal courts sitting
in the State of Washington.
13. Merger Clause
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes
all previous and contemporaneous agreements, proposals and communications,
written or oral between Starwave representatives and Customer.
Starwave may amend or modify this Agreement or impose new conditions
at any time upon notice from Starwave to Customer as published
through the Service. Any use of the Service by Customer after
such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by Customer
of such amendments, modifications or new conditions.
14. Associated Press Notice
Associated Press text, photos, graphics, audio and/or video materials shall not directly or indirectly be published, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed in any medium. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. Subscriber does not hold the AP liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damage arising from any of the foregoing.
Copyright 1997 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.