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The collective nature of this website is very important to
us, as is respecting the rights of others and protecting children from
harmful content. We ask that you read these terms of use carefully. If
you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at feedback@TANTRA.CO.NZ.
THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) SET OUT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF USE OF THE WEBSITE “TANTRA.CO.NZ” (COLLECTIVELY, INCLUDING
ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TANTRA.CO.NZ WEBSITE,
THE “WEBSITE”), PUBLISHED BY TANTRA.CO.NZ, (“TANTRA.CO.NZ”).
BY ACCESSING/VISITING OR USING THE WEBSITE (WHETHER YOU ARE A REGISTERED
USER OR UNREGISTERED USER), EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY ("YOU" OR "YOUR" AS
APPLICABLE), YOU EXPRESSLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE TO THE TERMS AND
ALL OTHER POLICIES OF TANTRA.CO.NZ (LEGAL), (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, TANTRA.CO.NZ’S PRIVACY POLICY). IF YOU ARE NOT AN INDIVIDUAL,
YOU REPRESENT TO TANTRA.CO.NZ THAT YOU HAVE ALL NECESSARY CORPORATE OR
EQUIVALENT AUTHORITY AND POWER TO AGREE TO THE TERMS WHICH YOU AGREE
SHALL BE BINDING ON THE CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR OTHER
ENTITY IN WHOSE NAME YOU ARE REGISTERING AS A USER AND ESTABLISHING AN
ACCOUNT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE
WEBSITE.
1 Description of the Website
TANTRA.CO.NZ is an innovative and original free video hosting website
that enables users to access, view, upload, store, share and comment
upon their personal videos. While users are granted unlimited storage
space (unless otherwise notified by email), for bandwidth cost-control
each video is limited to a 150 megabyte file size and a duration of
20 minutes. Because the Website is not designed as a video back-up
service, you are responsible for taking all necessary precautions to
safeguard your video files. In accordance with internet practice and
custom, advertisements may be incorporated into the Website.
2 Your intellectual property rights
If you have registered and have a TANTRA.CO.NZ account pursuant to which
you upload video files you create, including your comments on videos,
your nickname and your avatar (“Your Content”) TANTRA.CO.NZ
does not own Your Content. By making Your Content accessible to other
users (as individuals and/or as a group), you agree to allow any users
of the Website - free of charge and for personal use only - to view
and transmit Your Content on or through the Website and any other electronic
communication media or technology, now known or later developed, for
the entire period in which Your Content is hosted on the Website. Please
note that due to the nature of the Internet and digital media, data
transmitted – including Your Content – cannot be protected
against the risks of misappropriation and/or piracy, for which TANTRA.CO.NZ
shall not be liable. You are responsible for taking all appropriate
steps to protect your data, where applicable.
In addition, for the entire period in which Your Content is hosted, you
grant TANTRA.CO.NZ the non-exclusive, royalty free right and license to
reproduce and display Your Content, in whole or in part, and to display,
perform, distribute and transmit the same via the features that enable
the Website to be accessed both on the Internet and through any other
electronic communication media or technology, now known or later developed,
and to adjust the format of Your Content as necessary for the purposes
of reproduction, display and transmission.
3 Other users intellectual property rights
Other users of the Website have provided other content subject to the
Terms and other notices and policies (legal) set forth on the Website.
You may access other users’ content solely:
for your information and personal use;
as intended through the normal functionality of the Website; and
for Streaming.
"
Streaming" means a digital transmission of an audiovisual work via
the Internet from the Website to a user's device in such a manner that
the data is intended for real-time viewing and not intended to be copied,
stored, permanently downloaded, or redistributed by the user. Accessing
user’s content for any purpose or in any manner other than Streaming
is expressly prohibited. If you wish to use another user’s content
for any other purpose, in particular for commercial use, you are solely
responsible for obtaining the necessary advance authorization.
4 Our intellectual property rights
The content (other than Your Content and other users' content) included
on or accessible through the Website, such as text, graphics, logos,
names, designations, button icons, features, functionalities, images,
audio clips, information, data, photographs, graphs, videos, typefaces,
graphics, music, sounds, and other material and software (the “TANTRA.CO.NZ
Content”), is the exclusive property of TANTRA.CO.NZ and its licensors
and is protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other
proprietary rights and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable
right to access and use the Website, which right is conditioned on
your compliance with the Terms. TANTRA.CO.NZ Content may not be downloaded,
copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed,
sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purpose whatsoever
without the prior written consent of TANTRA.CO.NZ or TANTRA.CO.NZ's licensors.
You agree to not use or exploit the TANTRA.CO.NZ Content in any manner
inconsistent with any of the rights granted or restrictions set forth
herein, including, without limitation, prohibitions on downloading,
redistribution, alteration, deletion and deactivation of any content
protection mechanisms. You are not allowed to modify, enhance, edit,
translate, adapt, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create
derivative works based upon or otherwise alter in part or in full any
TANTRA.CO.NZ Content. All rights not expressly granted in the Terms
are reserved to TANTRA.CO.NZ and its licensors.
5 Our liability as host
We are under no legal obligation to monitor content transmitted via or
stored on the Website. Our only obligations as host concern (i) the
fight against certain content in accordance with the procedure described
in the Prohibited Content section, (ii) the retention of your connection
data, which is subject to our policies on Personal Data, and (iii)
the removal of all clearly illegal content which has been effectively
brought to our attention.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND
LIABILITY. EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” WITHOUT
WARRANTY. TANTRA.CO.NZ, ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS (THE “DM PARTIES”)
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. THE DM PARTIES ALSO DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES,
TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR THE CONTENT PRESENT
ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY MISTAKES, DEFAMATION,
LIBEL, SLANDER, OMISSIONS, FALSEHOODS, OBSCENITY, PORNOGRAPHY OR PROFANITY
YOU MAY ENCOUNTER ON THE WEBSITE. THE DM PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION THAT THE WEBSITE OR ITS SERVICES OR TECHNOLOGY, IN WHOLE
OR IN PART, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE, INCLUDING WITH
RESPECT TO THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONTENT AND/OR ANY LIMITATIONS ON YOUR
OR ANY OTHER USERS ABILITY TO ACCESS, VIEW OR USE YOUR CONTENT OR ANY
OTHER CONTENT, OR THAT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITE WILL
BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.
YOU AGREE THAT NO DM PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSS, OR
EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE
WEBSITE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS
BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION A NEGLIGENT ACT, SHALL ANY DM PARTY BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF
DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION,
OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO
THE WEBSITE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY SUCH DM PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
OR DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION'S
LAW APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT.
6 Your liability as user
You warrant that Your Content contains no child pornography; dangerous
or illegal acts (including but not limited to incitement to violence,
animal abuse or drug abuse); unlawful, obscene, defamatory or libelous
material; images of rape or abuse; images of bestiality; or any sexually
explicit content (including but not limited to intercourse, masturbation,
sadistic or masochistic abuse, explicit depiction of male or female
genitalia or pubic areas, pedophilia or necrophilia). To be clear,
TANTRA.CO.NZ neither wants nor tolerates such content. If Your Content
contains such content, do not upload it to the Website as you are not
authorized to upload it to the Website.
You also warrant that Your Content (i) does not infringe the intellectual
property rights of any third party (including but not limited to sound,
music, excerpts from any animated or non-animated television shows, short,
medium-length and/or feature-length films, advertisements or any other
material that you have not created yourself or for which you do not have
the necessary clearances and permissions from third party rights owners
or copyright royalty collection organizations in such materials); (ii)
does not infringe personal rights (i.e. it is not defamatory and does
not contain insults, abuse, libel, etc.) or personal privacy (including
an individual's right to his or her image); and (iii) is not contrary
to public policy and accepted moral standards and does not display, incite
or otherwise promote illegal or immoral activity, and does not violate
any applicable laws or regulations.
By uploading or disseminating images to or through the Website, you
warrant that you are not uploading any infringing material and expressly
warrant that you have all necessary rights and/or authorizations from
the copyright owner(s) and have paid any royalties or other fees pursuant
to any licenses or permissions you may have with owners of copyright
royalty collection organizations.
Failure to comply with these provisions may result in Your Content being
removed and/or your account being deactivated without prior notice. In
addition, TANTRA.CO.NZ reserves the right to report any violation of these
provisions to applicable legal authorities and you may be personally
liable to criminal sanctions applicable to the content in question (fines
and imprisonment), in addition to any applicable civil damages.
In view of the user-driven nature of the Website, and out of consideration
for the general public, users are responsible for maintaining certain
ethical standards respecting the videos they upload and the comments
they post online. A “this video may offend” link appears
next to each video player so that other users may report videos that
potentially violate the Terms or any other policy of TANTRA.CO.NZ.
7 Copyright notifications
TANTRA.CO.NZ does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement
of intellectual property rights on its Website, and will remove content
uploaded by users (including Your Content), if properly notified that
such content infringes on another's intellectual property rights. TANTRA.CO.NZ
reserves the right also to terminate a user's account, if they are
determined to be a repeat infringer.
If you believe that Your Content has been copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, please provide TANTRA.CO.NZ’s copyright
agent the written information specified below:
A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is allegedly infringed
A description of all of the copyrighted works that you claim has been
infringed upon
A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the TANTRA.CO.NZ website, including, a URL of the specific location
of the infringing material
Information sufficient to allow us to contact you including, at a minimum,
your address, telephone number, and e-mail address
A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed
use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law and
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information
in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized
to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
TANTRA.CO.NZ’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright
infringement on its site can be reached as follows:
Copyright Agent
TANTRA.CO.NZ
US-Notification@TANTRA.CO.NZ
8 Registration and access
8.1 Registration
In order to use many of the Website's features, you must set up an account
using the online registration form. You are free to modify the Prohibited
Content section, (ii) the retention of your connection data, which is
subject to our policies on Personal Data you provide on the form at any
time. Upon registering, you will be sent an email containing an hyperlink
that must be clicked in order to confirm your registration. You may access
your account by entering your username and password in the login fields
on the homepage. You alone are responsible for keeping your username
and password secure. Registration entitles you to use the Website. We
reserve the right to terminate your account at any time. Failure to comply
with the Terms or any other policy of TANTRA.CO.NZ may result in access
to your personal page being temporarily or permanently suspended, immediately
and without notice, or in the deactivation of your account, without prejudice
to any other rights we may have.
8.2 Ability to Accept Terms & Conditions
Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to register with TANTRA.CO.NZ.
It is TANTRA.CO.NZ's policy not to collect any information from anyone
under the age of 13.
You warrant that you are either more than 18 years or age or have consent
of your parent or legal guardian such that you are legally able to agree
to be bound by the Terms. In any event, You warrant that you are over
the age of 13, as the Website is not intended for children under 13.
If you are under 13 years of age, do not use or access the TANTRA.CO.NZ
website at any time or in any manner.
If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 13, and that
child has somehow registered with TANTRA.CO.NZ, please send an e-mail
to TANTRA.CO.NZ for instructions on how to cancel your child’s registration.
In the e-mail, please include your full name and address, your child's
full name and address, your relationship to the child, your daytime and
evening telephone numbers, your e-mail address and a signed statement
that you are the child's parent or legal guardian. TANTRA.CO.NZ reserves
the right to seek additional information to verify your identity and
status in relation to the child. TANTRA.CO.NZ will use this information
only to verify that you are the child's parent or legal guardian and
for no other purposes.
9 Proof, retention and storage
The computer registers stored on our systems in accordance with standard
safety practices shall be considered proof of emails exchanged, registration
forms sent, videos uploaded, comments posted, and other activity within
the Website. Registration forms are stored on reliable and durable
media, as required by law. It is agreed that, in the event of a discrepancy
between our computer registers and any paper or electronic documents
in your possession, our computer registers shall be authoritative and
controlling.
10 Indemnification
You agree and shall indemnify and hold TANTRA.CO.NZ- harmless from and
against any liability, loss, damages (including punitive damages),
claim, settlement payment, cost and expense, interest, award, judgment,
diminution in value, fine, fee (including reasonable attorneys’ fees),
and penalty, or other charge (including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and all other cost of investigating, defending or asserting any claim
for indemnification under these Terms) arising from or relating to
(i) Your Content, (ii) your violation of the Terms or any other policy
of TANTRA.CO.NZ; (iii) your use of the Website; and (iv) your violation
of any third party rights, including without limitation any copyright,
property, publicity or privacy rights.
11 Choice of Venue/Law
You agree that TANTRA.CO.NZ shall be deemed to be a passive website that
is based solely in New York and over which personal jurisdiction cannot
be obtained, either specific or general, in any jurisdiction other
than New York.
You agree that any dispute between you and TANTRA.CO.NZ arising out of
or relating in any way to these Terms or your use of the Website shall
be interpreted in accord with the laws of the State of New York, without
reference to its conflicts of laws, and shall in all respects be governed,
construed, applied, and enforced in accordance with the laws of New York.
You also agree that any claim or dispute between you and TANTRA.CO.NZ
shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located
in New York and you irrevocably consent to the personal and exclusive
jurisdiction of any such court.
12 Links
As a convenience to you, the Website may contain links to websites operated
by other entities (a "Linked Site"). If you decide to visit
any Linked Site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility
to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive
elements. TANTRA.CO.NZ has no responsibility to you with respect to
any Linked Site and no Linked Site, regardless of the liking form (e.g.
hotlinks, hypertext links, IMG links) is maintained, controlled, endorsed,
monitored or otherwise governed by TANTRA.CO.NZ.
13 Electronic signatures
You agree to be bound by any affirmation, assent, communication or agreement
you transmit through the Website, including but not limited to any
consent you give to receive communications from TANTRA.CO.NZ solely
through electronic transmission. You agree that, when in the future
you click on "I agree," "I consent" or other similarly
worded "button" or entry field with your mouse, keystroke
or other computer device, your agreement or consent will be legally
binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten
signature.
14 Amendments/Revisions
TANTRA.CO.NZ may amend or revise the Terms or any other policy of TANTRA.CO.NZ
at any time and you agree to be bound by such revised Terms or policy.
Any such amendment or revisions will become effective upon the date
it is first posted to this site. It is your responsibility to return
to the Website from time to time to review the most current Terms and
other TANTRA.CO.NZ policies. TANTRA.CO.NZ does not and will not assume
any obligation to notify you of changes to the Terms or any other policy
of TANTRA.CO.NZ.
15 Entire agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between TANTRA.CO.NZ and you
with respect the Website and its supersedes all prior or contemporaneous
communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written,
between you and TANTRA.CO.NZ with respect to the Website. A printed
version of the Terms and of any notice given in electronic form shall
be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon
or relating to the Terms to the same extent and subject to the same
conditions as other business documents and record originally generated
and maintained in printed form. If for any reason a court of competent
jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms or portion thereof,
to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum
extent permissible so as to affect the intent of these Terms, and the
remainder of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect. No
waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be
deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
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