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1. Intellectual Property Rights
ArtCritic.com owns all intellectual property rights (including copyrights and trademarks) on this web site. The slogan "Upload your artwork and let others rate it" is a trademark or service mark of ArtCritic.com. Other product and service marks on this web site are the trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners. Creative elements on the ArtCritic.com site (functionality, color scheme, layout, design and graphics) are trademarks or copyrights of ArtCritic.com or their respective owners. All content on ArtCritic.com is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws and may not be copied or reposted without permission from ArtCritic.com.
2. Appropiate Site Usage
You can only submit artwork that you created or artwork that you represent as an authorized agent (e.g. art dealer or gallery).
Do not submit artwork that is discrimnatory or demeaning in any way, shape or form, either through text or imagery. Your artwork will be removed without warning, and, if applicable, you will receive a refund if you paid to have your art listed for sale.
Do not include political messages or opinions with your art submissions. ArtCritic.com is apolitical.
3. Web Site Security Rules
Users are prohibited from:
Trying to access data not intended for use or logging into an account which the user is not authorized to use;
Attempting to penetrate, scan or test the vulnerability of the ArtCritic.com.org web site;
Trying to interfere with service to any user or network, or by overloading, "flooding," "mailbombing" or "crashing" or submitting a virus to ArtCritic.com;
Sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions, advertising of products or services.
ArtCritic.com will investigate any and all violations and will cooperate with U.S. and international law enforcement authorities to prosecute violators to the fullest extent of the law.
4. Your Grants
By submitting your hack, you automatically grant ArtCritic.com.a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable right and license to publish, distribute, and display this hack without restriction or compensation. All written material submitted to ArtCritic.com.becomes the property of ArtCritic.com. You agree to hold ArtCritic.com harmless from any third party claim, damages or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, relating to or arising out of your violation of these Terms and Conditions, your violation of any rights of another, and your use of this website.
You may not use ArtCritic.com to publish, transmit, distribute, store or destroy material or data that violates any applicable law or regulation, in a manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy or publicity rights of others, or that is unlawful, libelous, obscene, threatening, abusive, racist, defamatory, vulgar, unethical or otherwise objectionable.
You may not modify, transfer, copy, display, publish, sub-license, rent, frame, mirror or distribute any information or content on ArtCritic.com to any person or entity, without prior written permission from ArtCritic.com. </p>
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use ArtCritic.com. This license is not a sale of any of the owner's rights.
5. Disclaimers and Limitations
You assume all responsibility and risk for using ArtCritic.com. This web site and the information provided on it are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. ArtCritic.com disclaims any warranty that your use of this web site will be error free, or that any software, information or other material accessible from this web site is free of viruses or other harmful elements.
ArtCritic.com is not liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of your use of this web site or the Internet generally, even if ArtCritic.com has been notified of the possibility of damages. Since some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. If the limitation of liability or the exclusion of warranty set forth above is held inapplicable or unenforceable for any reason, then ArtCritic.com's maximum liability for any type of damages shall not exceed U.S. $50.
6. No Partnership
No joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between you and ArtCritic.com (or any of ArtCritic.com member companies) as a result of this agreement or your use of this web site.</p>
7. Rights and Obligations
ArtCritic.com has the right to terminate your ability to access and use this web site at any time without notice and to discontinue or modify any of the information contained on this service, or the service, at any time. ArtCritic.com reserves the right to change its rules for posting hacks at any time without notifying its users in advance. ArtCritic.com reserves the right to reject or remove any hack it deems inappropriate.
8. Enforcement
The Terms and Conditions for ArtCritic.com shall be governed by the state of California and relevant federal laws, and irrevocable consent is hereby granted by both parties to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any action or dispute in the state and federal courts located in Alameda County, California, U.S.A. Use of ArtCritic.com is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms and Conditions, including without limitation to this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, these terms shall be severable and construed to the extent of their enforceability in light of the parties' mutual intent if deemed at all unenforceable by a competent court. Given the nature of these terms, you understand and agree that, in addition to money damages, ArtCritic.com will be entitled to equitable relief upon a breach of them by you.