Terms and Conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS Your browser may not support display of this image. legal notices AND TERMS OF USE Shatterbox, LLC (hereinafter “Shatterbox”) Website is accessible at www.shatterbox.com (“Website”) and is published by Shatterbox. In the event you choose to access, browse, use, or add content to this Website, you are agreeing to be bound by the Terms and Conditions (otherwise noted as “Terms”) described hereunder. Please read the following Terms carefully before using this Website. If you do not agree to these Terms, then please discontinue use of the Website immediately. Shatterbox will adhere to Terms as long as they are posted on this Website; however, Shatterbox reserves the right to change any and all of the Terms without notice to any users of its Website. Copyright Copyright in this Website and the information made available on this Website, including but not limited to text, images, and sound, is owned by Shatterbox. Shatterbox respects the intellectual property of others and will take very seriously allegations of copyright infringement. If you think that your work has been copied or reproduced in part and posted to this Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide the Copyright Agent of Shatterbox [Insert Link to Agent’s email address] with the following written information: (a) a description of the copyrighted work; (b) why you think it is a copyright infringement; (c) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is unauthorized; and (d) your contact information. If you do not know if it is copyright infringement please consult a legal adviser before making any potentially false or damaging allegations. Trademark Shatterbox, its subsidiaries, and its affiliates, are holders of trademarks, trade names, service marks, and other marks described or claimed on this website. Your use of any trademarks are subject to the Terms of this agreement. Shatterbox will permit the use of these trademarks in conjunction with public communications or website linkage as long as the source of the information is stated and the use does not disparage, tarnish the trademark owner, or present the trademark owner under a false light. Limited Restrictions Shatterbox encourages its users to share its content openly with other users via blogs, other Websites, university classes, university career centers, etc. Shatterbox will allow a non-exclusive license of content to be reproduced, stored, and downloaded for strictly personal and noncommercial purposes; provided that (i) you do not change or tamper (revise, audit, alter, etc.) with the content in any way, (ii) you do not remove any logos or visuals of Shatterbox, (iii) Shatterbox is expressly referenced as the source of the materials, and (iv) the use does not disparage, tarnish the copyright holder, or present the copyright holder under a false light. Any other reproduction of the work other than as authorized is strictly prohibited unless expressly authorized in writing. Uploads By uploading any content, you are giving Shatterbox an express license to brand any uploads to its Website and use, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works therefrom. Shatterbox does not claim any ownership rights in your uploads and you may continue to use and license your upload in any manner you see fit. You will remain the owner of the uploaded content subject to these Terms. The above license granted by you are perpetual and irrevocable. Shatterbox allows its users a non-exclusive license to use the content as stated in the Limited Restriction on Use of Content Section. Links You are granted a limited, nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to this Website provided such link does not disparage, tarnish, or portray Shatterbox in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner. Shatterbox may revoke this right at any time. Shatterbox may, from time to time, provide on this Website, hypertext links to other sites on the Internet owned or operated by third-parties. Using an external hypertext link means that you may be leaving the Shatterbox Website and linking to a site that Shatterbox has no control over; therefore, Shatterbox takes no responsibility for and gives no warranties, guarantees, or representations in respect to such linked third-party Websites nor does a link to an external Website imply that Shatterbox endorses the Website or the products or services referenced by such third-party sites. Liability Limitation and Warranty Disclaimer Shatterbox expressly disclaims any liability for any third party comments posted to its Website. Shatterbox will NOT be liable to any person or business entity for any direct, special, indirect, consequential, or any other damages based on any use of or inability to use this Website or any other Website to which this Website is linked, including without limitation any lost profits, business interruption, or loss of programs of information or otherwise, even if Shatterbox has been warned of the possibility of such damages. This includes damages from software or computer viruses that may infect your computer resulting from your accessing this Website Shatterbox has no obligation to update any information or content on this Website, and such information or content may be out of date at any given time. USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK. THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. SHATTERBOX DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT AS TO THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT, SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS ON THE WEBSITE. Furthermore, SHATTERBOX DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR FREE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above may not apply to you. Indemnity You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Shatterbox, and its successors and assigns, affiliates, employees, service providers, or any other partners, from and against any third party claim, demand, loss, damage, cost, or liability arising out of or relating to your content, use, misuse, or breach of this agreement. Other Terms of Use As a social networking Website seeking to encourage educational sharing of information, it is not the intent of Shatterbox to host offensive or crude material; nonetheless, it is possible that some of the short documentary vignettes or posted content by its users may be considered rude and offensive by some. Shatterbox reserves the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to edit or refuse to post or to delete any content, in whole or in part, that is in violation of these Terms or that it deems to be objectionable or unacceptable for any reason whatsoever. Shatterbox wishes to foster an educational environment for all persons, and to encourage this environment, it is a condition of your access that you do not do the following: (1) Restrict or inhibit any other guest from using and enjoying the Website; (2) Harm minors in any way; (3) Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted; (4) Upload, post, e-mail or in a manner that distributes, publishes or transmits content that is against any law or contractual or fiduciary relationships (including, but not limited to, inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements); (5) Upload, post, e-mail or in any manner that distributes, publishes or transmits any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, invasive of another's privacy, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmission constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or foreign law; (6) Upload, post, e-mail or in any manner that distributes, publishes or transmits content that either involves nudity or exploits persons under age 18, or discloses any personally identifying information about persons under age 18 (7) Upload, post, e-mail or in any manner that distributes, publishes or transmits any information, software or other material which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected by patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or right holder.