Updated as of October 24, 2023
Introduction
Privacy Policy
Proprietary Rights
Account Creation; Risk of Loss
Use of Account; Prohibited Actions
Security
Submitted Materials
Third Party Websites
Indemnification
Disclaimers
Limitation of Liabilities
Release
Claims of Infringement
Termination
Severability
Notice of Arbitration Provision and Waiver of Jury Trial
General
Contact Us
1. Introduction
Welcome! You have reached a website, its subdomains, portals, applications (including any website and/or app that is hosted by our service providers), products, goods, services, events, and/or any interactive features, applications, or other services that post a link to these Terms of Use (the “Site”) that is owned, operated or otherwise provided by Hartbeat, LLC and/or its affiliates, related entities, divisions, subsidiaries, or parent companies (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Please read these terms carefully. By accessing or viewing the Site or participating in or using any service offered on the Site (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to these Terms of Use (“Terms of Use” or “Terms”). These Terms form a contract between you and Company, and if you are using the Site or Services on behalf of a company or organization, such company or organization will also be considered a party to these Terms. From time to time, Company may decide to modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms and will post those changes here. If Company does so, your continued use of the Site or the Services after any such changes have been made means you agree to such changes. The amended Terms will automatically be effective when posted on this Site. In addition, Company reserves the right to change and improve the features and functionality of the Services at any time, which includes adding, modifying or removing features and functionality of the Services, or updating how our Services are provided. Company further reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Services for any reason or at any time.
2. Privacy Policy
At Company, we are committed to privacy and security, and to providing the best possible user experience for our users. Please view our Privacy Policy, which explains our practices relating to the collection and use of your information through or in connection with the Site or the Services. Our use of your information is always governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms. You understand that through your use of the Site or the Services, you consent to the collection and use of this information. Our Privacy Policy may provide additional options to opt out of the sharing of this information depending on the jurisdiction in which you reside.
3. Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge that this Site contains content that is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, patents, moral right, or other proprietary rights (“Content”), and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media, and technologies existing now and hereafter developed. You also acknowledge that unless otherwise provided in these Terms or otherwise indicated on the Site, Company or its licensors own all Content on this Site including, without limitation, all videos, text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, moving images, illustrations, files, trademarks, logos, service marks, artwork, computer code, design, structure, selection, coordination, “look and feel” and arrangement of such Content. Your use of this Site shall not grant you any claim of ownership over any Content, and you agree to comply with all applicable copyright and trademark laws. You may not modify, transmit, participate in the sale of or transfer of, or create derivative works based on any Content, in whole or in part. You may print copies of the Content, provided that these copies are made only for personal, non-commercial use, and provided that you maintain any notices contained in the Content, or maintained by the licensor or author, such as all copyright notices, trademark legends, attributions, by-lines, or other proprietary rights notices. You may not store electronically any significant portion of any Content from this Site. The use of Content from this Site on any other site, including by linking or framing, or in any networked computer environment, for any purpose, is prohibited without Company’s prior written approval. For permission to use Content from this Site or from marketing material authored and distributed by Company, you must request written permission in advance and provide full attribution. Permission should be requested by contacting info@hartbeat.com
4. Account Creation; Risk of Loss
To access and use the Services, we may require you to register for an account (“Account”). You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process, and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete. If you create an Account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and for restricting access to your computer or device, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your registration, username, password, and/or Account. We therefore urge you not to share your Account credentials with anyone. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate your password, Account (or any part thereof) or use of the Site at any time and for any or no reason. Company will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site. If your status as a user of this Site is terminated, you will (i) stop using the Site and any information obtained from the Site, and (ii) destroy all copies of your Account information, password and any information obtained from this Site.
5. Use of Account; Prohibited Actions
Company reserves the right to refuse service, cancel service orders, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content, in its sole discretion. You agree, represent and warrant that you will provide us with true, current, complete and accurate information in connection with your use of the Site and the Services. You also represent that you are using your account for a lawful purpose – you may not use your account or the Site or Services for the purpose of committing or furthering fraudulent acts or for committing any acts that would give rise to both or either civil and criminal liability. You also agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your Account. You agree not to access the Site by any means other than through a commercially available web browser. You are not permitted to upload material onto the Site that you should know or do know infringes on the intellectual property rights of others, and you may not upload material that places unnecessary load so as to affect the performance of the Site, or Company systems and equipment. You may not use the Site or the Services in a manner that could block access to, impair, damage or otherwise disable Company or any of our servers. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or to any other user’s accounts, computer systems, or networks through password mining, keystroke logging, hacking, or any other means. You will not upload any files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, malware, spyware, worms, corrupted files, or any other material or software that may damage the operation of another computer. Any and all materials uploaded are subject to applicable federal, state, and international laws.
6. Security
Violating the security of the Site or the Services is prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. We may investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve, and will cooperate with, law enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected. Examples of security violations include, without limitation, unauthorized access to or use of data or systems, including any attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site or the Services or to breach security or authentication measures, unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic, interference with service to any user, host, or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, news bombing, other flooding techniques, deliberate attempts to overload a system, forging any TCP-IP packet header, e-mail header, or any part of a message header, except for the authorized use of aliases or anonymous remailers, and using manual or electronic means to avoid any use limitations.
7. Submitted Materials
Please note that the transmission of confidential, sensitive, privileged and/or financial information via email is not secure. Any confidential or personal information requested by Company should be submitted securely, via a file transfer protocol (FTP) or similar secure application. If you have any concerns about the transmission of such information, please contact our office by phone for further instructions. Unless specifically requested, Company does not wish to receive any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information from you via the Site (including via the contact email made available on the website). Accordingly, if you send Company any information or creative works including, without limitation, idea submissions, suggestions, business plans, concepts or demos in any media, including without limitation, photographs, graphics or audiovisual media, or other material (“Submitted Material”), you grant Company a royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, and fully transferrable, assignable, and sub-licensable right and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, print, publish, translate, create derivative works from, create collective works from, and distribute, perform, display, license and sublicense (through multiple levels) the Submitted Material in any media now known or hereafter invented, including for commercial purposes. In addition to the rights applicable to any Submitted Material, when you post comments or reviews to the Site, you also grant us the right to use the name that you submit with any review, comment or other content, in connection with such review, comment or other content. If you send Company any Submitted Material, you also warrant that the Submitted Material is not confidential or secret and that the Submitted Material is owned entirely by you. If you send Company any Submitted Material, you warrant that you have all rights necessary (including rights of privacy and rights of publicity) to authorize Company to use Submitted Material as permitted by the license in this Section. You shall not use a false email address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any Submitted Material, including reviews, comments or other content. We may, but shall not be obligated to, remove or edit any Submitted Material (including comments or reviews) for any reason.
8. Third Party Websites
The Site may contain links to third-party websites that take you outside of the Company website and the Services (“Linked Sites”). We do not control, endorse, sponsor, recommend or otherwise accept responsibility for the content of such Linked Sites, nor do we make any warranties or representations, express or implied, regarding the content (or the accuracy, currency, or completeness of such content) on any Linked Sites. When you follow a link to another website, that website will be governed by different terms of use and a different privacy policy. You should be sure that you read and agree to those policies. Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers or third parties found on or throughout the Site, including without limitation, with respect to the payment and delivery of related products or services and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third parties and are not binding on us. You agree that we are not responsible or liable for any actions, losses, damages, liabilities, claims, judgments, costs or expenses of any nature or kind incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such third parties on the Site, and you agree to indemnify us from and against any claims incurred as the result of any such dealings.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Company, its affiliates, related entities, divisions, subsidiaries, and parent companies, and the officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents of each of the foregoing, from and against any claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties or other liabilities in any way associated with: (i) your use of and access to the Site or Services; (ii) your violation of any of these Terms; or (iii) your violation of any third- party right, including any copyright, trademark, trade secret, or privacy right related to your user content (as applicable) or use of the Site.
10. Disclaimers
COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY OR CURRENCY OF ANY INFORMATION ON THIS SITE. THE CONTENT AND INFORMATION FOUND ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR THE PRODUCTS, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPECTATIONS OF PRIVACY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
11. Limitation of Liabilities
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY (OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED ENTITIES, JOINT VENTURES AND EMPLOYEES) BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, SERVICES, OR CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, OR DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY AGGREGATE LIABILITY (OR THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED ENTITIES, JOINT VENTURES AND EMPLOYEES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, THE SITE, OR THE SERVICES (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT NEGLIGENCE, WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED $100. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE MUST BEGIN WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
12. Release
If you have a dispute with one or more users of the Site or the Services, you release Company (and its officers, directors, affiliates, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
13. Claims of Infringement
Company respects the intellectual property of others and requires that you do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, Company will respond expeditiously to notices of alleged copyright infringement that are duly reported to its Designated Copyright Agent identified in the notice below. Company will disable and/or remove access to the website for users who are repeat infringers. If you believe that your content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide Company’s Designated Copyright Agent the following information: DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement (“Notice”)
• Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple works are covered by this Notice you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
• Identify the material or link you claim is infringing and provide a description of where the infringing work is located on the website.
• Provide your mailing address, telephone number and, if available, email address.
• Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice: o “I hereby state that I have a good-faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., fair use).” o “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”
• Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
• Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Company’s Designated Copyright Agent:
Copyright Agent 1041 N. Formosa Ave., Formosa South Office Building, 4th Floor, West Hollywood, CA 90046
While Company considers all such notices seriously, you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) if you materially misrepresent that content or activity is infringing. Accordingly, if you are uncertain whether material infringes your copyrights (including whether use of copyrighted material may constitute fair use), you may wish to seek the advice of an attorney.
14. Termination
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate these Terms of Use and your access to all or any part of the Site or the Content or Services, at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability. You may terminate these Terms of Use by discontinuing your use of the Services and access to the Site. Company also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cease providing the Services and this Site at any time.
15. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held in whole or in part to be invalid, void, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction for any reason, the remainder of that provision and of the entire Terms of Use will be severable and remain in full force and effect.
16. Notice of Arbitration Provision and Waiver of Jury Trial
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.
Any and all disputes relating to or arising from the Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, including disputes regarding the validity of this arbitration clause, shall be resolved by binding arbitration before a single, neutral arbitrator, who shall be experienced in the entertainment industry. All arbitration proceedings shall be conducted under the auspices of JAMS, under its streamlined arbitration rules and procedures, or subsequent versions thereof, through its Los Angeles, California office. The arbitration proceedings, testimony, discovery and documents filed in the course of such proceedings, including the fact that the arbitration is being conducted, will be treated as confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party except as required by applicable law. The arbitrator’s decision and award must be in writing, specifying the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, and shall be binding and final on both parties. Each party agrees that it shall bear its own costs and expenses and it is responsible for its pro rata share of JAM’s arbitration fee (including the fee of the arbitrator); provided, however, that the arbitrator may, nonetheless, allocate any or all of such fees among the parties at his/her discretion as part of his or her decision and/or award. If any legal action or any other proceeding, including arbitration, is brought for the enforcement of these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, or if a dispute arises under hereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled. This agreement to mediate and/or arbitrate is a final and irrevocable waiver of the opportunity to file a lawsuit in court to resolve claims and the right to a jury trial to the fullest extent permitted by law. You should carefully consider this and other provisions of these Terms and Privacy Policy and have the right to consult legal counsel regarding this provision. If there is a conflict between JAMS Rules and the rules set forth in these Terms, the rules set forth in these Terms will govern.
17. General
These Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference to its choice of laws rules. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any action under these Terms of Use will be in the state and federal courts of Los Angeles, California. You hereby accept the personal jurisdiction of such courts. You may not assign any rights granted to you or delegate any of your duties hereunder and any attempt to do so is void and of no effect. Company may assign its rights and delegate its duties under these Terms in their entirety in connection with a merger, reorganization, or sale of all, or substantially all, of its assets relating to these Terms of Use. Nothing in these Terms constitutes a partnership or joint venture between you and Company. Company does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to this Site or the Services, and operation of the Site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of its control. Company’s failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. These Terms of Use set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. Sections 3 (Proprietary Rights); 7 (Submitted Materials); 9 (Indemnification); 10 (Disclaimers); 11 (Limitation of Liabilities); 12 (Release); 15 (Severability); and 16 (Notice of Arbitration Provision and Waiver of Jury Trial); and 17 (General) survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use. Additionally, any provision that was, by its nature, intended to survive termination of these Terms will so survive.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms or the Services, you may contact Company at info@hartbeat.com.
You may also contact us at:
1041 N. Formosa Ave., Formosa South Office Building, 4th Floor, West Hollywood, CA 90046