South Arts ("SOUTH ARTS," "we," "us," or "our") owns, administers and operates the southarts.org and jazzroad.org websites ("Sites") and grants application and reporting portal (“Portal”). The Sites and Portal (collectively, the “Services”) are provided in partnership with the state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The purpose of the Services is advancing Southern vitality through the arts.
These Terms and Conditions of Use ("TCU" or "Agreement") govern your use of the Services identified above. Other sites, content or online services owned or controlled by SOUTH ARTS may have their own terms and conditions of use and should be reviewed.
SOUTH ARTS may also offer promotions, sweepstakes, contests, services or features that have their own terms, and to the extent any portion of those special terms conflict with these TCU, the special terms will govern for that specific portion.
This Agreement is made by and between SOUTH ARTS and you, the user of the Services. The Services are intended for adults 18 years of age or older. By accessing the Services, you represent that you are 18 years of age or older. Use of the Services is provided to you subject to these Terms of Use, which may be updated, modified, or amended by SOUTH ARTS from time to time at our sole discretion with or without prior notice to you. In the event we make material changes to this Agreement, notice of the changes will be posted on the homepage of this Site and the revised TCU will take effect thirty days after their publication on this Site. You hereby agree as follows:
BY USING THIS SITE, CLICKING "I AGREE" IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER WHO CONTRIBUTES CONTENT OR INFORMATION, BY SUBMITTING A SEARCH REQUEST IF YOU ARE ONLY PERFORMING SEARCHES ON THE SERVICES, OR BY OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SOUTH ARTS’ PRIVACY POLICY, INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN, AND EXPRESSLY AGREE TO AND CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF HOW OFTEN YOU USE THE SERVICES. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE THE SAME LEGAL EFFECT AND FORCE AS A WRITTEN DOCUMENT SIGNED BY YOU. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TCU, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE THE SERVICES OR TO ACCESS THE SITES OR PORTAL. YOUR RIGHTS TO USE THE SERVICES ARE LIMITED BY APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER, YOU MAY BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL IF THIS AGREEMENT IS AMENDED OR MODIFIED. IF YOU ARE A USER OF THE SERVICES WHO ONLY PERFORMS SEARCHES OR OTHERWISE ACCESSES THE SITE WITHOUT REGISTRATION, SOUTH ARTS WILL BE UNABLE TO NOTIFY YOU OF ANY CHANGES. HOWEVER, ANY USE OF THE SERVICES BY YOU AFTER ANY SUCH AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED ACCEPTANCE OF THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
1. License from SOUTH ARTS to You. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, SOUTH ARTS agrees to provide you with access to and use of our Services. There is no fee paid by you for such access and use. Your access to and use of the Services is provided pursuant to a free, limited, revocable, and non-exclusive right and license granted by SOUTH ARTS.
2. Accessibility. You understand and agree that the Services may, at times, be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason, including, but not limited to: (i) equipment or communications malfunctions; (ii) periodic maintenance, repairs, content updates, or administrative reviews which SOUTH ARTS may undertake from time to time; or (iii) causes beyond SOUTH ARTS’s control or which are not foreseeable by us.
3. Equipment. You shall be solely responsible for providing, maintaining, and ensuring compatibility with the Services, all hardware, software, electrical, and other physical requirements for your use of the Services including, but not limited to, telecommunications and internet access connections and links, web browsers or other equipment, and programs or services required to access and use the Services.
4. Proprietary Rights. Other than the exceptions referenced in these TCU or noted elsewhere, all portions of the Services are the property of SOUTH ARTS including, but not limited to, all marks, logos, names, text, data, documents, messages, pictures, images, video, audio, graphics, links, software and its underlying code, domain names or other electronic files (referred hereafter as “SOUTH ARTS Content”). Certain elements of the Services, including but not limited to, text, graphics, photos, images, video, audio, color selections, organization and layout, are copyright protected under United States and international copyright laws. Other SOUTH ARTS Content may be protected by other intellectual property laws and treaties, including, but not limited to, trademark, service mark, trade secret, and patent laws. Any SOUTH ARTS Content protected by intellectual property laws may not be copied, republished, posted, modified, edited, transmitted, distributed, used to create derivative works of, or reverse engineered without SOUTH ARTS’s express written permission, except that you may print out one copy of each page on the Sites solely for non-commercial personal or educational use. You acknowledge that you have no right, title or interest in or to the Services and/or SOUTH ARTS Content. There may be other content located on or provided through the Services which is not owned by SOUTH ARTS, and you should respect those property rights as well. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to SOUTH ARTS.
5. No Redistribution or Resale. Information provided through the Services is intended only as an educational and charitable resource for others in the artistic, cultural, and creative communities. You agree that you will only use the Services for their intended purposes, and not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, lease, distribute, redistribute, or exploit any portion of the Services, their use, or any access to them, for any purpose, commercial or otherwise.
6. No Interference or Circumvention. You agree that you shall not use, implement, or employ, or directly or indirectly aid, encourage, or solicit anyone else in using, implementing, or employing any automated or manual device, process, or program (e.g. robot, spider, spyware, adware, malware, etc.) designed to: (i) monitor, observe, track, gather, collect, aggregate, copy, or transmit any of the content, data, or user information contained on the Services, whether provided by SOUTH ARTS or other users; or (ii) deliver promotional, advertising, marketing, commercial, or non-commercial material to users (e.g. pop-up advertisements) without SOUTH ARTS’s express written permission. You further agree that you shall not use, implement, or employ, or directly or indirectly aid, encourage, or solicit anyone else in using, implementing, or employing any automated or manual device, process, procedure, or program that interferes, circumvents, encumbers, or attempts to interfere, circumvent, or encumber the operation or administration of the Services.
7. Linking and Framing. You agree not to bypass or attempt to bypass the home pages of our Sites and “deep link” to any other page in our Services, or frame SOUTH ARTS Content within another website or copy, or use it in another medium without SOUTH ARTS’s express written permission. You hereby give SOUTH ARTS the right, however, to create a deep link to certain pages on your website for the purpose of offering access to content that SOUTH ARTS, in our sole discretion, determines to be appropriate for the Services. Our Services may also provide links to other websites or third-party online services. These links are not intended to, and do not, imply any sponsorship or endorsement by SOUTH ARTS, even if we work collaboratively or cooperatively with an organization or entity to which our Services link. We do not exercise any control over the content on, or the operation of, these other external sites. We are not in any way responsible or liable, either directly or indirectly, for the availability or accessibility of these external sites, any transmissions initiated by or between you and such external site, any products or services sold on the other site (if any), any of the content posted on the other site, or your use of or reliance upon such content or links. Your use of any linked external site is at your own risk and is subject to the terms and conditions of use, privacy policies and other policies applicable to those external sites. If you discover a link on the Services which makes illegal or infringing content available to our users or other parties, please notify SOUTH ARTS so that we may determine, in our sole discretion and pursuant to Section 11, whether to remove, disable, or otherwise modify it. SOUTH ARTS may also allow interaction between the Services and other third-party services such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media providers. This may include “Like” buttons or other interactions through third party plugins on the Services that, when used, may allow you to share content from the Services or other content with other persons on or through third party sites or elsewhere. Please consult the privacy policies of these third-party services before using them to make sure you are comfortable with the level of sharing. SOUTH ARTS has no control over these third-party services and you use these interaction functions at your own risk. SOUTH ARTS is in no way liable for any harm to you as a result of using one of these interaction functions.
8. License from You to SOUTH ARTS. SOUTH ARTS does not accept unsolicited information, ideas or other content you may attempt to transmit to SOUTH ARTS directly. As such, we take no responsibility for such transmitted content. SOUTH ARTS is not required to treat any such transmitted content as confidential. If you do send SOUTH ARTS unsolicited content, you hereby agree that SOUTH ARTS owns a perpetual, unlimited, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, assignable, and worldwide right and license, to make, copy, perform, publish, display, distribute, transmit, translate, modify, prepare derivative works and use the content in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or hereinafter developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content. You also agree to waive and never assert any moral rights that you may have in any content submitted to SOUTH ARTS. This license includes any right of publicity rights that may be present in any content you transmit to SOUTH ARTS.
9. Unacceptable Use and Content Policy. By using the Services, you may need to interact with other users of the Services. You are solely responsible for any and all interactions, acts and omissions that occur while you use the Services, and you agree to use the Services in a manner that is legal, respectable and consistent with these TCU. You agree that you shall not engage in, or directly or indirectly assist anyone else in engaging in, any unacceptable, inappropriate or illegal uses, which includes, but is not limited to, use of the Services to: (i) post, disseminate, store or transmit unsolicited messages, chain letters, or unsolicited commercial e-mail (also known as “spam”); (ii) post, disseminate or transmit content that is abusive, obscene, pornographic, defamatory, harassing, grossly offensive, vulgar, threatening, or malicious; (iii) post, disseminate, store, or transmit files, text, graphics, software, or other content that actually or potentially infringes the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, intellectual property rights, contract rights or rights of privacy or publicity of any person or entity, or instruct any person on how to do so; (iv) post, disseminate, or transmit any false, fraudulent, inaccurate, or deceptive information; (v) create a false identity or otherwise attempt to mislead any person as to the identity or origin of any communication; (vi) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a SOUTH ARTS employee or agent; (vii) export, re-export, or permit downloading or transfer of any message or content in violation of any export or import law, regulation or restriction of the United States and its agencies or authorities, or without all required approvals, licenses or exemptions; (viii) interfere, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to other passwords or accounts on the Services or on any other computer network; (ix) post, disseminate, store, or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, or any other malicious or damaging code or program; (x) harm minors in any way; (xi) solicit personal data from anyone under eighteen (18) years of age; (xii) solicit, post, disseminate, or transmit any confidential information; (xiii) interfere with or disrupt the Services, servers, or network connected to provide service to the Services; (xiv) provide instructional information about illegal or unlawful products, services, or activities; (xv) "stalk," bully, or otherwise harass another person; (xvi) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international laws; (xvii) delete, modify, or revise any material posted by another party or user without authorization; and/or (xviii) engage in any other activity deemed by SOUTH ARTS , in our sole discretion, to be objectionable or unacceptable.
One or more violations of the prohibitions in this policy may result in termination or suspension of your access to and ability to use the Services, where applicable. The previous list of prohibitions is not exclusive. SOUTH ARTS reserves the right to terminate your access to any portion of the Services for any reason.
Our Sites are being hosted by Digital Ocean, a third party service provider, which may also have an acceptable use policy to which SOUTH ARTS is bound. This policy, if applicable, is expressly incorporated by reference herein to the extent that it applies to your conduct while using our Services. Any violation of this acceptable use policy, if any, by you shall constitute a violation of this section. For more information, you may view the host’s website at: https://www.digitalocean.com/
As stated in SOUTH ARTS’s Privacy Policy, in instances where SOUTH ARTS , in our sole discretion, suspect or determine that the Services are being used for any unacceptable, inappropriate, or illegal purposes, personal data relating to your use of the Services may be disclosed to other parties as SOUTH ARTS deems appropriate. Such information may also be disclosed pursuant to any authorized law enforcement investigation or other judicial process, regardless of whether it was initiated by SOUTH ARTS or by another party. Unless expressly required by law, SOUTH ARTS has no obligation to inform you if we receive a subpoena or other authorized judicial or legal process compelling the disclosure of your personal data or other information. SOUTH ARTS may, however, in our sole discretion, choose to inform you in certain instances.
10. No Pre-Screening. You understand that SOUTH ARTS is a passive conduit for any online distribution and publication of information or content submitted by you and other users on or through the Services, and that, although we reserve the right to do so, SOUTH ARTS does not screen information or content in advance of submission. We do not pre-screen any users who provide information to you (or you to them) or may otherwise respond to you. Such communication between you and other users occurs without SOUTH ARTS’s knowledge or intervention at that time. We have not verified, confirmed, investigated, or corroborated any information exchanged between you and other users. You assume sole risk and responsibility for contributing information to other users of the Services and for answering, contacting, investigating, meeting, interacting with, soliciting, and/or transacting business with any other users of the Services or other respondents to your information. SOUTH ARTS is not responsible for the conduct of any other user who may interact with you, regardless of whether such interaction occurs through the Services.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL SOUTH ARTS BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY LOSS OF DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT CONTRIBUTED, DISSEMINATED, RECEIVED, OR RELIED UPON BY YOU OR OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES.
11. Complaint Procedures Policy.
a. Policy. It is SOUTH ARTS’s policy not to allow any content on the Services which may constitute intellectual property infringement; violations of federal, state, or local law; obscene or defamatory material; or may otherwise be unacceptable, inappropriate, or inaccurate. Upon learning of the existence of such problematic content, SOUTH ARTS will attempt to delete, edit, remove, disable, change, or restrict access to or the availability of content, which, in SOUTH ARTS’s sole discretion, is unacceptable, objectionable, or inaccurate. SOUTH ARTS may or may not notify you about what action is taken with respect to the problematic content. The provisions of this section are intended to implement this policy but are not in any way intended to impose a contractual obligation upon SOUTH ARTS to undertake, or refrain from undertaking, any particular course of conduct.
b. Complaint Procedures. If you believe that any content available on or through the Services violates this policy or the Unacceptable Use and Content Policy in Section 9, you may notify SOUTH ARTS as follows: (i) via e-mail at communications@southarts.org; or (ii) via first class mail (or other nationally-recognized courier) at: South Arts, 1800 Peachtree St NW Suite 808, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Attn: Communications Department.
In order to allow SOUTH ARTS to respond effectively, please provide us with as much information as possible in your e-mail or correspondence, including: (i) identification of the right(s) infringed or violated (including the registration numbers of any registered trademarks, copyrights or patents allegedly infringed) or the unacceptable or inappropriate content; (ii) all facts which lead you to believe that a right has been violated or infringed, if applicable; (iii) the precise location where the offending content is located; and (iv) any grounds to believe that the posting of such content was not authorized, if applicable.
c. Investigation/Liability Limitation. You agree that SOUTH ARTS has the right, but not the duty or obligation, to investigate any complaint received. By reserving this right, SOUTH ARTS does not undertake any responsibility in fact to investigate complaints or to remove, edit, disable, or restrict access to or the availability of content. SOUTH ARTS will not act on complaints that we believe, in our sole discretion, to be deficient or incomplete. SOUTH ARTS also reserves the right to comply and cooperate with any and all legal requirements, legal authorities, and/or law enforcement agencies regarding the investigation of, or request to disclose, information related to your use of the Services.
BY ACCEPTING THESE TCU, YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS SOUTH ARTS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY SOUTH ARTS DURING OR AS A RESULT OF SOUTH ARTS’S INVESTIGATION AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SOUTH ARTS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT CONTENT REMAINS ON THE SERVICES WHICH VIOLATES YOUR RIGHTS OR THESE TCU, AS STATED IN SECTION 14, YOUR SOLD AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AGAINST SOUTH ARTS SHALL BE TO TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.
12. Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant that: (i) you are over eighteen (18) years of age; (ii) you have the right, power, and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (iii) the information that you provided when registering to use the Services is accurate, truthful, reliable, and current; (iv) you will not use the Services for any unacceptable uses, as listed in Section 9; and (v) you will not use our Services to violate any federal, state, and/or local law.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties.
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SITES, PORTAL AND RELATED CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY GOOD, SERVICES OR INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITES OR PORTAL, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” OR “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIN, WITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SOUTH ARTS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SITES, PORTAL AND ANY GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE STIES OR PORTAL. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SOUTH ARTS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SECURITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, APPROPRIATENESS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANOTHER PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES APPLIES TO THE SITES, PORTAL, SOUTH ARTS CONTENT AND ANY GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE STIES OR PORTAL. SOUTH ARTS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITES AND PORTAL WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE SITE AND PORTAL AND ANY TRANSMISSION SENT TO OR RECEIVED FROM THE SITES OR PORTAL WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, ACCESSIBLE, OR ERROR-FREE. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SOUTH ARTS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION, DATA, OR CONTENT OBTAINED FROM OR POSTED ON THE STIES OR PORTAL WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, COMPLETE, TIMELY, OR FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER FORMS OF DESTRUCTIVE CODE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU FROM SOUTH ARTS, WHETHER IN ORAL, WRITTEN, OR ELECTRONIC FORM, RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS IN TEH EVENT YOU EXPERIENCE ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SITES, PORTAL, OR ANY GOODS OR SERVICES RELATED TO THE SITES OR PORTAL. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SOUTH ARTS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITES AND/OR PORTAL WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NOT LIABILITY FOR SUCH INFRINGEMENT.
14. Limitation of Liability.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SOUTH ARTS OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, REPRESENTATIVES, ATTORNEYS, AND/OR BUSINESS PARTNERS, NOR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR TRANSMISSION OF THE STIES OR PORTAL, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF SOUTH ARTS AND/OR ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES FOR ANY MATTER ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE SITES, THE PORTAL, THE SERVICES, OR THE INTERNET GENERALLY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) YOUR USE OF INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES; (2) ANY CHANGES TO OR INACCESSIBILITY OF THE SERVICES; (3) ANY DELAY, FAILURE, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF, ANY TRANSMISSION OR DATA; (4) ANY CONTENT OR DATA TRANSMITTED OR RECEIVED (OR NOT TRANSMITTED OR RECEIVED); (5) ANY CONTENT, DATA OR OTHER MATTER FROM, OR POSTED BY, A USER OR OTHER THIRD PARTY WHICH IS ACCESSED ON THE SITES, PORTAL OR THROUGH THE SERVICES; (6) ANY TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH OR FACILITATED BY THE SERVICES; AND/OR (7) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES ON THE SERVICES, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS ASSERTED ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF SOUTH ARTS OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, REPRESENTATIVES, ATTORNEYS, AND/OR BUSINESS PARTNERS, OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR TRANSMISSION OF THE SITES OR PORTAL, TO ANY PARTY, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100.00 OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO SOUTH ARTS AND/OR THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTIES FOR THE APPLICABLE GOOD OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH THE LIABILITY AROSE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THESE TCU OR THE SERVICES, OR ANY GOOD OR SERVICE OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITES OR PORTAL, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AT LAW AND IN EQUITY SHALL BE TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. ALL PROVISIONS IN THESE TCU ARE APPLICABLE TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
15. Reliance upon Limitations.
THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT IN RELIANCE UPON THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND DAMAGES AS SET FORTH HEREIN, AND THAT THE SAME FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERS SPECIFIED INT HIS AGREEMENT WILL SURVIVE AND APPLY EVENT IF FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
16. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend SOUTH ARTS , including our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors, representatives, attorneys and partners (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all actions, causes, claims, damages, debts, losses, costs, demands, judgments, liabilities, awards and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, costs of defense, and direct, indirect, punitive, special, individual, consequential, or exemplary damages) SOUTH ARTS or any of the Indemnified Parties suffer in relation to, arising out of, or for the purpose of avoiding, any claim or demand from a third party that relates to: (i) this Agreement and/or any breach or threatened breach by you of these TCU; (ii) your use of the Services, including goods and services related to the Services and any data or material transmitted, posted, or received by you; (iii) any unacceptable or objectionable use of the Services by you or any person using your password and/or account information; (iv) any negligent or willful misconduct by you; (v) any violation of an applicable law or regulation by you; and (vi) as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Your indemnification obligation shall survive the termination of these TCU.
17. Privacy. Your information is collected and utilized pursuant to SOUTH ARTS’s Privacy Policy, incorporated by reference herein. We do not knowingly collect information from children. The Services are only intended for use by adults over the age of eighteen (18) years.
18. Integration and Conflicting Terms. This Agreement, SOUTH ARTS’s Privacy Policy, and any other terms expressly incorporated by reference herein constitute the complete and exclusive statement and agreement between SOUTH ARTS and you with respect to the use of any portion of the Services and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous communications, representations, statements, agreements, and understandings, whether in oral, written, or electronic form, between you and SOUTH ARTS concerning the use of the Services. This Agreement, SOUTH ARTS’s Privacy Policy, and other terms expressly incorporated by reference shall be construed as consistent with each other whenever possible, but if such construction is unreasonable due to conflicting terms, the terms of this Agreement shall control. To the extent that our Services contain any content posted by SOUTH ARTS , including but not limited to answers to "frequently asked questions" ("FAQs"), which may conflict with the terms of: (i) this Agreement, then this Agreement shall control; and/or (ii) the Privacy Policy, then the Privacy Policy shall control.
19. U.S. Geographic Limitation. SOUTH ARTS operates the Services from its headquarters in the United States. If you use the Services outside the United States, you are responsible for following your applicable local laws and determining, among other things, whether your use of the Services violates any of those local laws. By using the Services, you agree and acknowledge that information about you, including personal data, may be transmitted to, processed in, and stored in the United States. Certain software elements of the Services may be subject to U.S. export laws and controls. As such, no software may be downloaded or exported to any country or foreign citizen that is under a U.S. embargo or that would otherwise violate U.S. law or regulations.
20. Feedback from California Residents. In compliance with your rights under California Civil Code § 1789.3, California residents have the right to contact SOUTH ARTS with any complaints or to seek additional information. You may email SOUTH ARTS at communications@southarts.org. You may also call 404-874-7244. For any physical documents, you may send mail to South Arts, 1800 Peachtree St NW Suite 808, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. If California users have any questions or complaints about SOUTH ARTS, they may also contact The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs through writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210. Hearing impaired persons may call (916) 928-1227 or (800) 326-2297 via TTY device.
21. Modification and Amendment. SOUTH ARTS has the right, at any time, to modify or amend the terms of this Agreement. As stated above, should this Agreement be modified or amended, we may choose to notify you via e-mail if you are a registered user of the Services. Any use of the Services by you after any such notification shall constitute your acceptance of the modified or amended terms. No modification made by you shall be binding upon SOUTH ARTS unless it is made in writing and signed by an authorized agent of SOUTH ARTS.
22. Force Majeure. If the performance of any part of this Agreement by either party is prevented, hindered, delayed, or otherwise made impracticable by reason of any flood, riot, fire, judicial or governmental action, labor disputes, act of God, or any other causes beyond the control of either party, that party shall be excused to the extent that it is prevented, hindered, or delayed by such causes.
23. Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, said finding shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
24. Waiver. No waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement and/or the Privacy Policy, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other term, provision or condition hereof, whether or not similar, nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver of any such term, provision or condition hereof. No waiver by SOUTH ARTS shall be binding unless executed in writing by SOUTH ARTS and signed by an authorized agent.
25. Governing Law and Forum. This Agreement is made in, and shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Georgia, excluding any conflict of law provisions. All actions, claims, or disputes arising under or relating to this Agreement shall be brought in the state courts of Atlanta, Georgia, exclusively. You irrevocably submit and consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction over you by the state courts in Georgia. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to waive any objection to the venue of any such litigation in the state courts of Georgia. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree not to plead or claim in any Georgia state court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
26. Remedies. In order to avoid irreparable injury to SOUTH ARTS, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by you of the provisions of this Agreement, SOUTH ARTS shall be entitled to an injunction and/or other equitable relief restraining such breach. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting SOUTH ARTS from pursuing any other remedies available to us for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of monetary damages from you.
27. No Third Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement is intended to create, and does not create, any rights in or benefits to any third party.
28. Notice. All notices relating to the Services or your use thereof shall be deemed to be delivered when sent to you by either: (i) first class or non-profit postage to the physical address you provided when registering to use the Services; or (ii) via e-mail to the address you provided when registering to use the Services. Except as may be provided elsewhere in this Agreement, all notices to SOUTH ARTS shall be sent via first class mail or other nationally recognized courier, whereby receipt is recorded, to: South Arts, 1800 Peachtree St NW Suite 808, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.
29. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time without notice to the other party. Upon termination, your access to and use of the Services may be discontinued and terminated.
30. Survivability. The respective rights and obligations of the parties pursuant to Sections 4 and 5, Sections 10 through 18, inclusive, Sections 25 and 26, and as otherwise provided elsewhere in this Agreement, shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
31. Neutral Document. No provision of this Agreement or SOUTH ARTS’s Privacy Policy shall be interpreted or construed against SOUTH ARTS because we were the drafter thereof.
32. Headings and Order. The headings and sequential order of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience or reference only and shall have no substantive or procedural effects in construing the provisions of this Agreement.