LAST
UPDATED: 7 October 2010
TERMS
OF USE
The
terms and conditions of use set out below (ÒTerms of UseÓ) are an agreement between
you (ÒyouÓ)
and EMI Group Limited concerning your access to and use of the site currently
located at http://www.johnlennon.com and all Content (as defined below), (the ÒWebsiteÓ).
EMI
Group Limited and its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, ÒEMI GroupÓ,
ÒEMIÓ, ÒweÓ, or ÒusÓ)
provide access to the Website subject to these Terms of Use and EMIÕs Privacy Policy
which is also applicable to the use of the Website.
Please
read both the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy carefully; by using the Website
you are agreeing to abide by both of them. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and
the Privacy Policy, then you should not use the Website.
Information
About Us
http://www.johnlennon.com
is a site operated by EMI Group Limited.
We are a limited company registered in England and Wales under company
number 00229231. EMIÕs registered
office is at 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5SW, UK which is also our main trading
address. Our VAT number is
676015826.If you would like to contact us in relation to this Website, please
click here help@emimusic.com
A
number of EMI Group companies are involved in providing this Website. Please
click here http://emicatalogmarketing.com/misc/EMIGroup.pdf
for a full list of EMI Group companies.
Unless
otherwise stated references in these Terms of Use to ÒEMI GroupÓ, ÒEMIÓ, ÒweÓ, or ÒusÓ mean EMI Group Limited and/or any
or all of its subsidiaries from time to time. Holding company and subsidiary shall be construed in
accordance with section 1261(1) of the Companies Act 2006.
No
charge is made for your use of the Website (unless otherwise stated), although
you should be aware that charges for Internet use may apply at rates determined
by your provider.
Note
that special terms may apply to some products or services offered on the
Website and shall be posted in connection with the applicable product, service,
feature or activity. Any such
terms are in addition to these Terms of Use, and in the event of a conflict,
any such terms shall prevail over these Terms of Use.
You accept and agree
that where products and/or services are offered for sale by third parties via
the Website (e.g. iTunes, Amazon and/or such other third party music internet
service providers), and where you elect to purchase or access such products or
services from those third parties, you will do so upon the terms and conditions
of those third parties.
Changes
to the Website and the Terms of Use
We
reserve the right to make changes to any part of the Website and it may be
necessary to change these Terms of Use.
We indicate at the beginning of these Terms of Use the date on which
they were last updated. If you use
the Website after we have published these changes, you will be agreeing to be
bound by them. If you do not agree to be bound by the revised Terms of Use, you
should not use the Website.
Description
of Website
The
Website is a website featuring digital audio content, images, written content
and audio visual content and other Content (as defined below) and which
provides information on the EMI Group of companies (see above under ÒInformation
About UsÓ).
Information
Submitted Through the Website
Your
submission of information through the Website is governed by EMIÕs Privacy
Policy, (the ÒPrivacy
PolicyÒ).These Terms of Use incorporate by reference the terms and
conditions of the Privacy Policy.
You represent and warrant that any information you provide in connection
with your use of the Website is and shall remain true, accurate, and complete,
and that you will maintain and update such information regularly. You agree
that if any information you provide is false, inaccurate, obsolete or
incomplete, we may terminate your use of the Website and/or any of the Content
(as defined below).
In
addition, EMI reserves the right to monitor information supplied by those who
use the Website, but it is not obliged to do so. EMI disclaims any responsibility for content submitted by
users on or through any area of the Website including, without limitation, any
chat areas, bulletin boards, and e-mail.
EMI cannot and does not seek to limit the opinions and views of our
users and such opinions and views, therefore, should not be taken to represent
those of EMI.
Use
of the Website
You
may access the Website and the materials contained on it for your own personal,
non-commercial use only. In
exercising these rights you agree to abide by these Terms of Use, all
applicable laws, regulations and codes of conduct.
All
content included on the Website, such as text, documents, graphics, logos, button
icons, images, audio and/or audio visual content, data compilations, together
with any material sent to you by us in email or any other form as well as the
software used in the Website (ÒContentÓ or ÒContentsÓ), is the property of the EMI
Group or our licensors and is protected by copyright and database right laws
around the world. The compilation
of all Content on the Website is our exclusive property. You may not copy, download, upload,
modify, reproduce, transmit, delete, add to, distribute in any way, or
otherwise use for any purpose any of the Content except as stated in these
Terms of Use, or with the prior consent of the owners of the Content.
Compliance
with Laws
While
using the Website, you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations. In addition, your use
of the Website is conditioned on your compliance with the rules of conduct set
out in the section immediately below. Any failure to comply with all such
applicable laws, rules and regulations or such rules of conduct may also result
in termination of your access to the Website pursuant to the Termination
section below.
Rules
of Conduct
You
agree that you will not:
Post,
transmit, or otherwise make available, through or in connection with the
Website:
á Anything
that is or may be (a) threatening, harassing, degrading, hateful or
intimidating; (b) defamatory; (c) fraudulent or tortious; (d) obscene,
indecent, pornographic or otherwise objectionable; or (e) protected by
copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or other proprietary
right without the express prior consent of the owner of such right.
á
á Any
material that could give rise to criminal or civil liability; that encourages
conduct that constitutes a criminal offence; or that encourages or provides instructional
information about illegal activities or activities such as Òhacking,Ó
Òcracking,Ó or Òphreaking.Ó
á
á Any
virus, bug, corrupt data worm, Trojan horse, Easter egg, time bomb, spyware, or
other computer code, file, or program that is harmful or invasive or may or is
intended to damage or hijack the operation of, or to monitor the use of, any
hardware, software or equipment.
á
á Any
unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, Òjunk mail,Ó
Òspam,Ó Òchain letter,Ó Òpyramid schemeÓ or investment opportunity, or any
other form of solicitation.
á
á Any
material, non-public information about a company without the proper
authorisation to do so.
á
Use
the Website for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose
á Attempt
to obtain unauthorised access, through whatever means, to the Website, services
or computer systems or areas of our or any of our partnersÕ networks. We
reserve all rights to co-operate fully with court orders and law enforcement
authorities requesting the disclosure of the identity of anyone attempting any
of the foregoing.
á
á Use
the Website to defame abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the
legal rights of others, including without limitation othersÕ privacy rights or
rights of publicity, or harvest or collect personally identifiable information
about other users of the Website.
á
á Impersonate
any person or entity, including without limitation any representative of EMI;
use a false name, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with
any person or entity in connection with the Website; or express or imply that
we endorse any statement you make.
á
á Damage,
interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Website or the servers or
networks used to make the Website available; or violate any requirements,
procedures, policies or regulations of such networks. In particular, you will not attempt to circumvent or damage
security technology used on the Website to protect the WebsiteÕs Contents.
á
á Restrict
or inhibit any other person from using the Website (including without
limitation by hacking or defacing any portion of the Website).
á
á Use
the Website to advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services without
EMIÕs express prior written consent.
á
á Reproduce,
duplicate, copy, sell, resell or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes,
any portion of, use of, or access to the Website or any Content found on or
originating from the Website.
á
á Modify,
adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the
Website.
á
á Remove
any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary rights notice from the Website,
any copies of Content made in accordance with these Terms of Use, or materials
originating from the Website.
á
á Frame
(or use framing techniques to enclose any page of the Website or part of any
page of the Website) or mirror any part of the Website without EMIÕs express
prior written consent.
á
á Use
any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application or other manual or
automatic device to retrieve, index, Òscrape,Ó Òdata mineÓ or in any way gather
Website content or reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or
presentation of the Website without EMIÕs express prior written consent.
á
á Make
available, or redistribute, any of the Content (including using it as part of
any library, archive or similar service) without EMIÕs express prior written
consent.
á
Technical
Requirements
Certain
uses of the Website and Contents may require other hardware and software tools
Such hardware and software, including, without limitation, all charges
therefore, are your sole responsibility.
EMI reserves the right, at any time, with or without prior notice to you
to change the software required to download, transfer, copy and/or use, or
limit the use of, any Contents.
EMI
MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT ANY SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT OR OTHER DEVICE OR SYSTEM USING
THE CONTENTS WILL FUNCTION IN ANY MANNER.IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO
ENSURE THAT YOUR SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER DEVICES AND SYSTEM(S) WILL
FUNCTION CORRECTLY WITH THE CONTENTS.
Availability
– We aim to provide a fast and reliable service. However, due to the nature of the
Internet, this cannot be guaranteed.
Your access to the Website may also occasionally be suspended or
restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new
facilities or services.
Linking
- You may not link to any page of our Website, other than the Website home
page, from any website controlled by you. If you link to the Website home page,
you may not do so in any manner that would suggest that EMI is endorsing in any
form, is associated with, or approves of you or of your website.
Names
and Trade Marks
EMI
GroupÕs trade marks (whether registered or unregistered), trade names and any
service marks (ÒTrade MarksÓ) appearing on the Website are the property of the EMI
Group and may not be used by you in any manner. All other trade marks, trade names or service marks not
owned by the EMI Group that appear on this Website are the property of their
respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, or connected to, the
EMI Group and are also subject to similar restrictions on use.
You
may not use Òmeta tagsÓ or any other Òhidden textÓ utilising EMIÕs names or Trade
Marks without our express prior written consent.
Registration
Certain
services made available on the Website require prior registration to permit
their use. You must provide accurate
and complete registration information and inform us of any changes to that
information (including your e-mail address) by altering your details as
appropriate or by contacting help@emimusic.com. Registration is for single user only.
Children
under the age of 13 may not register with us. If you are between the ages of 13 and 16 please ensure that
you have your parent or guardianÕs consent to register.
Termination
These
Terms of Use are effective until terminated. EMI, in its sole discretion, may terminate your access to or
use of the Website, at any time and for any reason, including if EMI believes
that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of
these Terms of Use. Upon any such
termination, your right to use the Website will immediately cease. You agree that any termination of your
access to or use of the Website may be effected without prior notice, and that
EMI may immediately deactivate or delete your password and user name, and all
related information and files associated with it, and/or bar any further access
to such information or files. You
agree that EMI shall not be liable to you or any third party for any
termination of your access to the Website or to any such information or files,
and shall not be required to make such information or files available to you
after any such termination.
Electronic
Communications
When
you visit the Website or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us
electronically. For contractual purposes, you consent to receive communications
electronically from us and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures
and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any
legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect your
statutory rights.
Links
From Our Website
Where
the Website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third
parties, these links are provided for your information only and do not
represent an endorsement of that website by us. Because EMI has no control over such sites and resources,
you acknowledge and agree that EMI its employees, officers, directors,
shareholders, affiliates, agents, representatives, licensors, suppliers and
service providers are not responsible for the availability of such external
sites or resources, and EMI and its employees, officers, directors,
shareholders, affiliates, agents, representatives, licensors, suppliers and
service providers neither endorse nor are responsible or liable for any
content, advertising, products or other materials on or available through such
sites or resources. Other websites
may provide links to the Website with or without our authorization. You acknowledge and agree that EMI and
its employees, officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, agents,
representatives, licensors, suppliers and service providers do not endorse such
sites, and are not and shall not be responsible or liable for any links from
those sites to the Website, any content, advertising, products or other materials
available on or through such other sites, or any loss or damages incurred in
connection therewith.
YOU
AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, DATA, ADVERTISING, PRODUCTS,
OR OTHER MATERIALS ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH SUCH WEBSITES AND RESOURCES, IS AT
YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE APPLICABLE TO
SUCH WEBSITES AND RESOURCES.
EMI
shall have the right, at any time and in its sole discretion, to block links to
the Website through technological or other means without prior notice.
Promotions
In
addition to these Terms of Use, any contests, sweepstakes, surveys, games or
similar promotions (collectively, ÒPromotionsÒ) made available through the
Website may be governed by specific rules that are separate from these Terms of
Use. By participating in any such
Promotion, you will become subject to those rules, which may vary from the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
EMI advises you to review carefully any specific rules applicable to a
particular Promotion, which will be linked from such Promotion, and to review
our Privacy Policy which, in addition to these Terms of Use, governs any
information you submit in connection with such activities. To the extent that the terms and
conditions of such rules conflict with these Terms of Use, the terms and
conditions of such rules shall control.
Accuracy
of Content and Liability
Limitation
of Liability
We
do not limit in any way our liability for death or personal injury caused by
our negligence or for our fraudulent misrepresentation or concealment or for
any other liability which cannot be excluded by applicable laws.
EMI
and its employees, officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, agents,
representatives, LICENSORS, suppliers AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER
THEORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA,
LOSS OF OTHER INTANGIBLES, LOSS OF SECURITY OF SUBMISSIONS OR OTHER MATERIALS
OR INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, OR
UNAUTHORIZED INTERCEPTION OF ANY SUCH MATERIALS OR INFORMATION BY THIRD
PARTIES, EVEN IF ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.IN PARTICULAR,
AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, EMI and its employees, officers, directors,
shareholders, affiliates, agents, representatives, LICENSORS, suppliers AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM
YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR FROM ANY CONTENT POSTED ON OR
MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE BY EMI OR ANY THIRD PARTY.YOUR SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIALS CREATED
THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE.THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF EMI
FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE THE TOTAL
AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO EMI TO ACCESS AND USE THE WEBSITE.
While
we try to maintain the integrity and security of the Website and the servers
from which the Website is operated, we do not guarantee that the Website will
be or remain secure, complete or correct, or that access to the Website will be
uninterrupted. The Website may
include inaccuracies, errors and materials that violate or conflict with these
Terms of Use. Additionally, third
parties may make unauthorized alterations to the Website. If you become aware of any unauthorized
third party alteration to the Website, contact us at help@emimusic.com with a
description of the material(s) at issue and the URL or location on the Website
where such material(s) appear.
Indemnity
You
agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless EMI and its employees, officers,
directors, shareholders, affiliates, agents, representatives, licensors,
suppliers and service providers, from and against all claims, losses, costs and
expenses (including attorneys fees) arising out of your use of, or activities
in connection with, the Website; or any violation of these Terms of Use by you.
Filtering
We
hereby notify you that parental control protections (such as computer hardware,
software or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist you
in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. Information identifying current
providers of such protections is available on the two websites GetNetWise (http://kids.getnetwise.org/)
and OnGuard Online (http://onguardonline.gov/).Please note that EMI does not
endorse any of the products or services listed at such site.
Notice
for California Residents
California
users are entitled to the following consumer rights notice: If you have a
question or complaint regarding the Website, please send an e-mail to
privacypolicy@emimusic.com.You may also contact us by writing to EMI Music, 150
Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011, Attention: Legal Department, or by calling us
at (212) 786-8000.California residents may reach the Complaint Assistance Unit
of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer
Affairs by mail at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by
telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
Choice
of Law and Jurisdiction
These
Terms of Use shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of England and Wales, and you irrevocably agree that the courts of England
shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out
of, under, or in connection with, these Terms of Use although we retain the
right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your
country of residence or any other relevant country.
Enforcement
of these Terms of Use
EMI
reserves the right to takes steps that EMI believes are necessary or
appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance with any part of these Terms of
Use (including, without limitation, EMIÕs right to cooperate with any legal
process relating to your use of the Website and Contents and/or a third party
claim that your use of the Website and Contents is unlawful and/or infringes
such third partyÕs rights).
Contact
Us
If
you have any questions regarding the meaning of application of these Terms of
Use, please direct such questions to help@emimusic.com.Please note that e-mail
communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly you should not
include credit card information or other sensitive information in your e-mail correspondence
with us.
Miscellaneous
These
Terms of Use do not, and shall not be construed to, create any partnership,
joint venture, employer-employee, agency or franchisor-franchisee relationship
between you and EMI. If any provision
of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason
unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms of Use
and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision. You may not assign, transfer or
sublicense any or all of your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use
without our express prior written consent. We may assign, transfer or sublicense any or all of our
rights or obligations under these Terms of Use without restriction. No waiver
by either party of any breach or default hereunder will be deemed to be a
waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption or section title
contained herein is inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way
defines or explains any section or provision hereof. This, together with all policies referred to herein, is the
entire agreement between you and EMI relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements or
understandings between you and EMI relating to such subject matter. Notices to you may be made via posting
to the Website, by e-mail, or by regular mail, in EMIÕs discretion. The Website may also provide notices of
changes to these Terms of Use or other matters by displaying such notices or by
providing links to such notices.
Without limitation, you agree that a printed version of these Terms of
Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial
or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms of Use to
the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents
and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. EMI will not be responsible for
failures to fulfil any obligations due to causes beyond its control.
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