TERMS OF SERVICE
THE FOLLOWING NOTICES, TERMS, CONDITIONS AND POLICIES GOVERN THE USE OF THE THIS WEB SITE AND ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW.
He Speaks Media is an online community consists of all those people that use the online resources of He Speaks Media (the “Site”) to exchange information, content and ideas. The community will thrive based on mutual respect and consideration. Your use of Site and its resources is subject to these Guidelines. We can change these Guidelines at any time by posting the changed version on the Site.
Here are rules that apply to the Site and its resources for the purpose of making our community better:
No Objectionable Content. You should not supply or post any content or message that is abusive, belligerent, slanderous, racist, vulgar or sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. Never use the Site or its resources to insult or attack other persons. Don’t write in all capital letters; it is considered shouting and it is also harder to read. You should not promote or encourage illegal conduct.
No Commercial Activities. You may not use the Site or its functions to promote your own or any other business or commercial activity. Do not make offers to buy or sell using the Site or its resources. You may not attempt to drive traffic to any other site for commercial gain. You may not promote or run any contest, chain letter, investment opportunity, or any other form of solicitation or pyramid scheme by means of the Site or its resources.
Truthful Dealings. Any information that you supply should be true to the best of your knowledge. You should not use any false identity and should not claim false credentials.
Respecting Privacy of Others. You should not disclose the name, address or other personal information about third parties without their express permission. You should not encourage or request others to disclose personally identifying information.
Age Restriction. Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to register on this Site or use any functionality for which registration is required. You should not permit or encourage any violation of this rule.
Titles for Posting. Please give your posts a meaningful title so that members and visitors do not spend time reading posts about things they have no interest in. Make your title descriptive, reflecting the topic you are addressing, rather than a generic title such as “Question” or “I Need Help.”
Legal Compliance; No Illegal Filesharing. You may use the Site and its resources only in full accordance with applicable law. In particular, you should never post or exchange content, data, or files that infringe any third party copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights. Unauthorized sharing of copyrighted content is not permitted.
No Hacking or Spamming. You may not circumvent any Site protections and safeguards, and you may not redirect messages and communication to other sites. You should never use the Site’s functionality for unauthorized mail or messages or any form of “spamming.”
Password Security. Keep your password private. You should not share your account with others.
Violations and Reports
Feel free to report violations or abuse. Contact He Speaks Media at the following email address: [email protected]
He Speaks Media does monitor content that is exchanged or posted. We reserve the right to remove any content that we determine, in our sole discretion, to be inappropriate. We also may remove any content or activity in violation of these rules or the Site Terms or Use. We may terminate any user account or any user’s access to the Site and its functionality if we believe that there has been any violation.
Further Terms Of Service
Welcome to He Speaks Media (the “Site”). These Terms of Use govern your use of the Site and its contents. The terms “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to He Speaks Media and all of it’s affiliates, employees, partners, and associates.
BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, THE HE SPEAKS MEDIA PRIVACY STATEMENT, AND THE HE SPEAKS MEDIA COMMUNITY GUIDELINES AND YOU AGREE TO RECEIVE REQUIRED NOTICES AND TO TRANSACT WITH US ELECTRONICALLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITE.
- Registration
You must register on this Site in order to use certain of the Site functions, such as our blogs. If you just want to browse this Site, registration is optional.
During registration, you will be required to provide contact information, consisting of an email address, username and password. You can select any username as you like, except that your username cannot be an impersonation of another person, a term that is the same or confusingly similar to a famous trademark, or a term that is offensive in any way. You may, but are not obligated to, use your own name. If you do use your own name, you consent to it being passed to others by use of certain of the functions of HE SPEAKS MEDIA and the Site such as our blogs. HE SPEAKS MEDIA reserves the right to reject or remove any username.
For certain of our functions, such as the purchase of products and services, you are required to provide your name, address and billing and credit card information. You are required to provide accurate and complete information.
[Comment: The following provisions on age of users serve two functions. By banning users under 13 the Site seeks to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act or COPPA. Its provisions regarding children 13 to 18 deal with the fact that, under US state law, persons under 18 cannot make binding contracts. This form assumes that there is no content that is unsuitable for children 13 to 18 on the Site.]
- Age of Users
Children under the age of 13 may not use this Service and parents or legal guardians may not agree to these Terms of Use on their behalf. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided or attempted to provide us with personal information, we will use our best efforts to remove the information permanently from our files.
If you are under the age of 18 but at least 13 years of age, you may use this Site only under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you are a parent or legal guardian agreeing to these Terms of Use for the benefit of a child between the ages of 13 and 18, be advised that you are fully responsible for his or her use of this Site, including all financial charges and legal liability that he or she may incur.
- Non-Commercial Use This Site and its contents are for your own personal non-commercial use only.
- Additional Terms and Conditions for Software; EULAs
When you [download and/or install and use HE SPEAKS MEDIA downloadable software] [register for or purchase the Site’s services], you will be required to agree to one or more End-User License Agreements (or “EULAs”) which may include additional terms. You will be bound by any EULA that you agree to.
- HE SPEAKS MEDIA Privacy Statement
Your use of this Site signifies your continuing consent to the HE SPEAKS MEDIA Privacy Statement, which you can examine any time by clicking on the “Privacy” link on the Site.
Personal information that you supply to HE SPEAKS MEDIA, and any information about your use of HE SPEAKS MEDIA that we obtain will be subject to the HE SPEAKS MEDIA Privacy Statement on this Site.
- Changes to HE SPEAKS MEDIA
We may discontinue or change any HE SPEAKS MEDIA content, service, function or feature at any time with or without notice.
- Proper Use of This Site
When you use our blogs or other social and communications functions, you agree at all times to comply with the HE SPEAKS MEDIA Community Guidelines, which you may access with the Community Guidelines link on the Site. You may use HE SPEAKS MEDIA for lawful purposes only and may use the Site only in ways consistent with the law.
You may not use any program, spider or “bot” to gather or “harvest” information from this Site.
- Proprietary Rights
HE SPEAKS MEDIA and its suppliers reserve all rights under intellectual property law in HE SPEAKS MEDIA and in any content that is on the Site.
Except as HE SPEAKS MEDIA may expressly state in writing, you may not reproduce, reprint, publish, or otherwise exploit content or technology from HE SPEAKS MEDIA or its suppliers on the Site without our express prior written consent.
- Changes to the Terms of Use
We may change the Terms of Use at any time. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Use by clicking on the Site’s “Terms of Use” link. If you continue to use this Site after we make changes to the Terms of Use, you are signifying your acceptance of the new terms. You are responsible for checking these terms periodically for any changes.
- Electronic Delivery Statement and Your Consent
You agree that we may provide to you notices and other information concerning HE SPEAKS MEDIA or this Site electronically, including notice to any email address that you may provide.
- Content That You Supply
HE SPEAKS MEDIA may allow you to supply content for the Site or its functions that can be accessed and viewed by others. You agree not to post any content that violates these terms, any applicable EULA or the Community Guidelines. Content that violates applicable rules may be removed.
If you post any content on any blog or other public area of the Site, you grant us and our affiliate companies the perpetual sublicensable right and license to use, copy, display, perform, distribute, modify, adapt, abridge, exploit, and promote this content in any way and in any commercial or non-commercial medium or form without charge.
- No Duty to Monitor
You agree that we are not liable for content that is provided by others. We have no duty to screen content that you may supply or post, but we have the right to refuse to post or to edit submitted content. We reserve the right to remove any content for any reason at any time.
- Third Party Sites and Advertisers
HE SPEAKS MEDIA may include on its Site links to third party web sites. You agree that we are not responsible or liable for any content or other materials on third party sites. You also agree that we are not responsible for content or claims supplied by our advertisers. We are also not responsible for any transactions or dealings between you and any third party or any advertiser. You agree that HE SPEAKS MEDIA is not responsible for any claim or loss due to a third party site or any advertiser.
- Disclaimer of Warranties
We provide this Site and its contents “AS IS.” We and our suppliers make no express warranties or guarantees about this Site. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SITE IS OR WILL BE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, TIMELY, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, IS ERROR-FREE, RELIABLE, OR WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. Because some states do not permit disclaimer of implied warranties, you may have additional consumer rights under your local laws.
- Limitation of Liability
You may not assert claims for money damages arising from this Site or its contents. We and our suppliers shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages, even if we knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability, and the liability of our company and suppliers, shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.
- Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us and our parent and other affiliated companies, and our respective employees, contractors, officers, directors, and agents from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this Site. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
- International Use
We make no representation that content on this Site is appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. If you choose to access this Site from a location outside the US, you do so on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with local laws.
- Choice of Law and Location for Resolving Disputes
You agree that the laws of the state of _FLORIDA_ USA and US federal law govern these terms of use, its subject matter, your use of the Site, and any claim or dispute that you may have against us, without regard to its conflict of laws rules, and that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall have no applicability. [You further agree that any disputes or claims that you may have against us will be resolved by a court located in the state of _FLORIDA_ USA in the city of _ORLANDO___, and you agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU ARE: (1) WAIVING CLAIMS THAT YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE AGAINST US BASED ON THE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING YOUR OWN; (2) IRREVOCABLY CONSENTING TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF, AND VENUE IN, THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS IN THE STATE OF _FLORIDA_ OVER ANY DISPUTES OR CLAIMS YOU HAVE WITH US; AND (3) SUBMITTING YOURSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESOLVING ANY SUCH DISPUTES OR CLAIMS.]
- [Binding Arbitration
You agree that any disputes or claims that you may have against us will be (except as stated below) finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. Any election to arbitrate by one party shall be final and binding on the other. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and, where appropriate, the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (“AAA Consumer Rules”), both of which are available that the AAA web site www.adr.org. The determination of whether a dispute is subject to arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and determined by a court rather than an arbitrator. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation shall be governed by the AAA Rules and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules. If such costs are determined by the arbitrator to be excessive, HE SPEAKS MEDIA will pay all arbitration fees and expenses. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone or online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, and will provide a statement of reasons if requested by a party. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, you and HE SPEAKS MEDIA may litigate in court to compel arbitration, stay proceeding pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ABSENT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.]
- Severability and Integration
This contract and any supplemental terms, policies, rules and guidelines posted on this Site constitute the entire agreement between you and us and supersede all previous written or oral agreements. If any part of the Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
- Termination
We reserve the right to terminate your use of this Site if you violate the Terms of Use or any rules or guidelines posted on the Site or for any other reason in our discretion.
- Claims of Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please follow the instructions on how to contact us to report possible copyright infringement. Please send us an email at: [email protected]
Revision Date:
1/14/2025
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