PicValley.net TERMS OF USE
Terms of Service Agreement
PicValley.net has a number of regulations by which its members are expected to abide.
Please familiarize yourself with our Terms of Service policy before you open your PicValley.net
account. Check the checkbox in the "Terms of Service" section by clicking in it only
if you understand and agree to observe our rules. If you attempt to submit this form
without checking this box, you will be returned to the form and prompted to check it.
Terms of Service
PicValley.net, INC. is the owner and operator of PicValley.net, an online photo sharing community.
Registered members of PicValley.net can create online albums and upload graphic files to these albums.
Modifications
PicValley.net, INC. reserves the right to modify any part of this Agreement at any time in its sole
discretion, this includes but is not limited to the graphic file storage term, and any PicValley.net
functionality. Any modification is effective immediately upon posting on this page. If any modification
to this Agreement is unacceptable to you, you may immediately terminate the Services by closing your
account. However, if you do not terminate the Services, or continue to use the Services following
modification to this Agreement, your continued use will mean that you have accepted that modification.
We will notify about any changes in the PicValley.net Blog.
Acceptable Use
Your use of the services provided by PicValley.net is subject to the following agreement.
Violations of this agreement may result in termination of your account with or without notice.
PicValley.net recommends that members maintain their own backups of any 'irreplaceable' content,
as PicValley.net cannot warrant that no loss or corruption of data shall occur.
Prohibited Use
You may not use PicValley.net (1) in any manner that violates any law, regulation, treaty or
tariff or infringes on the legal rights of any third party, (2) in any manner which is defamatory,
fraudulent, indecent, offensive or deceptive, (3) to threaten, harass, abuse or intimidate others,
(4) to damage the name or reputation of PicValley.net, PicValley.net, INC., its affiliates, or subsidiaries,
(5) to break security on any computer network, or to access an account that does not belong to you, and (6)
in any manner that interferes with other customers' use and enjoyment of the services provided by PicValley.net.
Prohibited Content
As used herein, "content" shall mean all text, graphics, photographs, pictures, drawings, animation,
audio, video, and any other material submitted, posted, viewed, transmitted, reproduced and/or
distributed by any person or entity in connection with PicValley.net. You are prohibited from storing,
posting, distributing or transmitting any unlawful content at PicValley.net. Examples of unlawful
content include but are not limited to direct threats of physical harm, stalking, any kind of
pornography, and copyrighted, trademarked and other proprietary material used without proper
authorization. Other prohibited content includes but is not limited to: (1) programs containing
Trojan horses, virus and/or tools to compromise the security of PicValley.net and/or other sites,
(2) solicitations or advertisements, (3) suggestions or encouragement of illegal activity, (4)
private information about any individual such as phone numbers, addresses, Social Security numbers
or any other private information, and (5) duplicative posting or "spamming". Please note, that you
can not upload images for which you don't have copyrights. Read carefully 10 Big Myths about
copyright explained by Brad Templeton.
PicValley.net may terminate any membership and delete any and all information, communications, postings,
albums and image files at any time, without notice, for conduct violating this Agreement or other policies
or guidelines set forth by PicValley.net, INC. and elsewhere on the PicValley.net web site.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, SHALL PicValley.net and PicValley.net,
INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE
PicValley.net, ANY OF PicValley.net'S CONTENT, SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND/OR ANY RELATED SOFTWARE, EVEN
IF PicValley.net OR AN AUTHORIZED PicValley.net REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT
SHALL PicValley.net'S and PicValley.net, INC.'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES,
AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT
PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE PicValley.net WEB SITE.
Privacy
PicValley.net and PicValley.net, INC. will not release any details regarding the member to any
third party, except as required by law. PicValley.net and PicValley.net, INC. understand and
respect your desire for privacy. PicValley.net and PicValley.net, INC. will not disclose any
content posted by you unless required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such
action is necessary to: (1) comply with the law or comply with a legal process served on
PicValley.net, (2) protect and defend the rights of PicValley.net and PicValley.net, INC.,
or (3) act in an emergency to protect the personal safety of our guests or the public.
Read our Privacy Policy here.
Copyright and Trademark
It is the obligation of the individual members to ensure that the posting of their photos
is not violating any copyright. Members are solely responsible for the content of their
photo albums. If you feel a member is violating your copyright, please contact that member.
PicValley.net and PicValley.net, INC. claim no ownership rights in the content you place
on your PicValley.net albums. We will not use Member's images for marketing purposes or
any other purposes without obtaining the Member's express permission.
PicValley.net is a registered trademark, and other PicValley.net and PicValley.net, INC.
product names, service names, slogans or logos referenced in this web site are trademarks
or registered trademarks of PicValley.net, INC. All other company, product or service
names referenced in this web site are used for identification purposes only and are
trademarks of their respective owners.
All images, text and any other content on this site are protected by copyright, trademark,
patent or other proprietary rights and laws. PicValley.net and PicValley.net, INC.
reserves its rights in and to all other content contained in the web site. Unless
otherwise noted, all content, other than that contained in the Member's photo album,
is copyright ? PicValley.net, INC. All Rights Reserved.
Last updated on 2006-09-22