Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) carefully before using the https://dukenilstg.wpengine.com/ website or any other website (collectively, the “Sites”) operated by the Durham Devils Club, Inc. (“Durham Devils Club”, “DDC”, “us”, “we”, or “our”). Your access to and use of the Sites is conditioned upon your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who wish to access or use the Sites. By accessing or using the Sites you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you do not have permission to access the Sites.
DEFINITIONS
“You” shall mean a person who uses the Sites or purchases Goods according to the procedures prescribed by the Durham Devils Club, after understanding and accepting all of these Terms and Conditions and those of the Privacy Policy.
“Goods” shall mean products or services sold or offered for sale on the Sites including Durham Devils Club memberships.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean any patent, copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, brand mark, brand name, logo, corporate name, Internet domain name or industrial design, any registrations thereof and pending applications therefor (to the extent applicable), any other intellectual property right (including, without limitation, any know-how, trade secret, trade right, formula, conditional or proprietary report or information, customer or membership list, any marketing data, and any computer program, software, database or data right), and license or other contract
“Name Image and Likeness” shall mean independent or collectively identifiable aspects of a person that make them unique, including but not limited to, their name, image, likeness, nickname, signature, social media account, any symbol, name, or design.
The Sites and their original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of the Durham Devils Club and its licensors provided, however, that with respect to content posted by parties contracting with Durham Devils Club for the right to have dedicated locations, pages and other space on the Sites, including, but not limited to, Durham Devils Giving, Inc. (“Durham Devils Giving” or “DDGI”)(collectively all such contracting parties shall be referred to as “Website Contracting Parties” and individually as “Website Contracting Party”), such content shall be the exclusive property of the respective Website Contracting Party. The Sites are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. The trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of the Durham Devils Club or the Website Contracting Party who owns the trademark or trade dress.
You acknowledge that documents, content, or related media on the Sites are property of the Durham Devils Club or a Website Contracting Party, and you shall not, nor permit any party to, distribute, publish, copy, or transmit any document or agreement without first obtaining written notice from the Durham Devils Club or the respective Website Contracting Party.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Sites and their original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of the Durham Devils Club or the Website Contracting Party. The Sites are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. The trademarks and trade dress in the Sites may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of the Durham Devils Club or the relevant Website Contracting Party as applicable.
You acknowledge that all documents, content, or related media on the Sites are property of the Durham Devils Club and you shall not, nor permit any party to, distribute, publish, copy, or transmit any document or agreement without first obtaining written notice from the Durham Devils Club.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our Sites may contain links to third party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Durham Devils Club or Durham Devils Giving (collectively Durham Devils Club and Durham Devils Giving may be referred to as “Durham Devils”). Durham Devils have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. Durham Devils do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites. You acknowledge and agree that Durham Devils shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such third party web sites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third party web sites or services that you visit.
WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
Sale of Goods
Any warranty of any type related to a Good is limited to the warranty offered by the manufacturer. Durham Devils Club offers no warranty, express or implied, including without lmitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Durham Devils Club disclaims all implied warranties, including without limitation any IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Use of Sites Durham Devils Club offers no warranty with respect to the use of the Sites. Your use of the Sites is at your sole risk. The Sites are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis.The Sites are provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or course of performance. Durham Devils Club, durham devils giving, and their subsidiaries, affiliates and licensors provide the sites without any warranties that a) the Sites will function uninterrupted, secure or available at any particular time or location; b) any errors or defects will be corrected; c) the Sites are free of viruses or other harmful components; or d) the results of using the Sites will meet your requirements.
USER SUBMISSIONS AND INTERACTIVE AREAS
Our Sites may provide interactive activities such as article and blog comment posting areas, reader photo upload, bulletin boards (also known as message boards), SMS text messaging and mobile alerts (collectively, “Interactive Areas”) for the enjoyment of our visitors. You must be thirteen (13) years of age or older to participate in the Sites’ Interactive Areas. General members of the Sites’ online communities may have the opportunity to register for participation in the Interactive Areas when they first apply for membership and may be required to select a member name and password for the Interactive Areas. Interactive Areas not conducted, operated and/or managed by the Sites may require a different registration process.
Any User Submissions or postings by visitors to certain parts of the Sites, including, without limitation, Interactive Areas, will be public and posted in public areas on our Sites. The Sites, their parents, partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, members, directors, officers, employees and any contract or operational providers that conduct, operate and/or manage the Sites’ Interactive Areas will not be responsible for the action of any visitors or third parties with respect to any information, materials or content posted, uploaded or transmitted in these Interactive Areas.
We do not claim ownership of any information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags or other materials you submit for display or distribution to others through the Sites, including any such materials that you submit through Interactive Areas (collectively, “User Submissions”). As between you and us, you own all rights to your User Submissions. However, you grant (and confirm and promise to us that you have the right to grant) to us and our affiliates, representatives, sublicensees and assigns an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, royalty-free and fully-paid, license (sublicensable through multiple tiers) throughout the universe to use, distribute, syndicate, license, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform, create derivate works and publicly display your User Submissions (in whole or in part) in any format or medium now known or later developed; provided, however, that our exercise of our rights under the foregoing license shall at all times be subject to the limitations upon disclosure of your User Submissions imposed on us under our Privacy Notice. You hereby irrevocably waive (and agree to cause to be waived) any claims and assertions of moral rights or attributions with respect to your User Submissions. We reserve the right to display advertisements in connection with User Submissions and to use User Submissions for advertising and promotional purposes without any compensation to you. These advertisements may be targeted to the content or information stored on the Sites. In consideration for us granting you access and use of the Sites, you agree that we may place such advertisements throughout our Sites. We do not pre-screen all User Submissions, and you agree that you are solely responsible for all of your User Submissions. By participating in any of the aforementioned activities, all visitors and members agree to follow the Sites’ standards of conduct. Postings to public areas may or may not be reviewed by the Sites prior to appearing on the Sites. Nonetheless, the Sites reserve the right to change, delete or remove, in part or in full, any postings in Interactive Areas and to terminate or suspend access to such areas for conduct that we believe, in our sole discretion, interferes with other peoples’ enjoyment of our Sites. The Sites will also cooperate with local, state and/or federal authorities to comply with applicable law.
We are not required to backup, host, display, or distribute any User Submissions, and may remove at any time or refuse any User Submissions. We are not responsible for any loss, theft or damage of any kind to any User Submissions. You represent and warrant that your User Submissions and our authorized use of such submissions do not and will not infringe the rights of any third party (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights, rights of privacy or publicity, or any other legal or moral rights). Your User Submissions must not violate our policies. You may not represent or imply to others that your User Submissions are in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by us. Please consider the risks of revealing personal information (such as name, phone number or street address) about yourself or others in Interactive Areas, including when connecting to the Sites through a third party service. You, and not we, are responsible for any consequences of sharing personal information about yourself on public areas of the Sites, such as your home address or the home address of others.
We own all rights, title, and interests in any compilation, collective work or other derivative work created by us using or incorporating your content (but not your original content). When you use a feature on the Sites that allows users to share, transform, readapt, modify, or combine user content with other content, you grant us and our users an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty free, perpetual, right and license in the universe to use, reproduce, modify, display, remix, perform, distribute, redistribute, adapt, promote, create derivative works, and syndicate your content in any medium and through any form of technology or distribution and to permit any derivative works to be licensed under these same license terms. The rights granted under this Section 2 will survive the termination of these Terms.
All content and materials provided on the Sites are intended for general information, general discussion, education, and entertainment purposes only. Do not construe that such content is either endorsed or verified by us. The content is provided “as is,” and your use or reliance on such materials are solely at your own risk.
Our Sites may contain facts, views, opinions and statements of third parties, visitors and other organizations. The Sites, their parents, affiliates and subsidiaries do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed or distributed through our Sites. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such advice, opinions, statement or other information shall be at your sole risk and you agree that the Sites, their parents, affiliates and subsidiaries shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused in any way whatsoever related to any advice, opinions, statements or other information displayed or distributed on our Sites.
We do our best to encourage comfort and discourage disruptive communication. We also discourage disruptive statements that incite others to violate our standards. We encourage your participation in upholding our standards. You are responsible for all content that you post, email, transmit, upload or otherwise make available through our Sites. You agree not to use the Interactive Areas or the Sites to make available any content that is unlawful, harmful to adults or minors, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of privacy or publicity or other proprietary rights of any person; contains unauthorized advertising or solicits other visitors; or is intended by the visitor to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality or integrity of any computer software, hardware or Materials on this website.
The Sites may allow a visitor to post photograph(s) on-line (“Photo”). The submission of a Photo is governed by the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, your agreement regarding your use of Interactive Areas. In submitting a Photo and clicking the “I agree” box on the submission form, you represent and warrant that: (1) you are the person in the Photo or are the owner of the Photo and consent to the Uses of the Photo by the Sites; (2) you are thirteen (13) years of age or over; (3) you have submitted the Photo using your legal name and accurate personal information and consent to the Uses; (4) you are either the holder of the copyright in the Photo or are an authorized licensee of the copyright in the Photo and grant to the Sites, their licensees, successors and assigns, the right to publish and display the Photo in connection with the Uses; and (5) you have the legal right and power to agree to the use of Photo and grant the Sites the right to use the Photo. In addition, you expressly release the Sites and their licensees, successors and assigns from any privacy, defamation and any other claims you may have for the use of any Photo submitted to the Sites. If you see an objectionable Photo or have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us.
The Sites strive to make their Interactive Areas enjoyable. Our chat venues welcome people of all races, religions, genders, national origins, sexual orientations and differing points of view. When in doubt about appropriate behavior in our Interactive Areas, please remember that, although the venue is electronic, those participating in it are real people. We ask that you treat others with respect. Any conduct by a participant in the Interactive Areas that violates this Agreement in any way may result in the suspension or termination of the visitor’s registration and access to the Sites, at the Sites’ sole discretion, in addition to any other remedies. The Sites may provide interactive activities on a number of topics, but our staff or volunteer hosts participating in these activities do not offer professional advice of any kind and are speaking from their own experience or opinion as is helpful for the facilitation of the dialogue. These hosts claim no professional expertise or authority. We may also post additional guidelines and/or a code of conduct for certain Interactive Areas or events. Any additional posted rules will be incorporated into this Agreement. To the extent there is a conflict between the rules of a specific event and this Agreement, the rules of the specific event will govern. If you see objectionable content or have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us.
PAYMENT PROCESSING
When you provide payment information, you represent and warrant that the information is accurate, that you are authorized to use the payment method provided, and that you will notify us of changes to the payment information. We reserve the right to utilize third party credit card updating services to obtain current expiration dates on credit cards.
We use the 3rd party payment platform, Stripe, the Stripe API (collectively Stripe and Stripe API shall be referred to as “Payment Processing Service”) and in conjunction, your Stripe account to process credit and debit card transactions for your Durham Devils Club account.
Any purchasing, paying or processing of payment is conducted through Stripe. You are, therefore, agreeing to be bound by Stripe’s Terms of Service.
You expressly understand and agree that the Durham Devils Club shall not be liable for any payments and monetary transactions that occur through Your use of the Payment Processing Service. You expressly understand and agree that all payments and monetary transactions are handled by Stripe. You agree that the Durham Devils Club shall not be liable for any issues regarding financial and monetary transactions between You and any other party, including Stripe.
You are responsible for all transactions (one-time, recurring, and refunds) processed through the Payment Processing Service and/or Stripe. The Durham Devils Club is not liable for loss or damage from errant or invalid transactions processed with Your Stripe account. This includes transactions that were not processed due to a network communication error, or any other reason. If You process a transaction, it is Your responsibility to verify that the transaction was successfully processed.
You understand that the Durham Devils Club uses the Stripe API to run the Payment Processing Service and that the Stripe API is subject to change at any time and such changes may adversely affect the Service. You understand and agree to not hold the Durham Devils Club liable for any adverse effects that actions (whether intentional or unintentional) on the part of Stripe may cause to Your Stripe account, Your Durham Devils Club account, or Your business.
You must not process stolen credit cards, or unauthorized credit cards through Stripe and/or Your Durham Devils Club account.
CANCELLATION OR RETURNS
You may cancel your membership in the Durham Devils Club at any time by logging in to your account and changing the account settings. Depending on the date that you initiate the cancellation, it is possible that your payment method may be charged one additional time if the charge was in process at the time of cancellation.
You may cancel an order for Goods (other than a Durham Devils Club membership) only with the prior written consent of the Durham Devils Club, which the Durham Devils Club may withhold in its sole discretion. All cancellations will be subject to payment to Durham Devils Club of reasonable and proper cancellation charges. You may return Goods (other than a Durham Devils Club membership) only at your sole cost and only with the prior written authorization of the Durham Devils Club, subject to a restocking fee as agreed by the parties. No returns of special, custom, or made-to-order Products will be permitted. No returns will be permitted more than sixty (60) days after delivery.
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Site immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms. All provisions of the Terms which, by their nature, should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
TERMINATION
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Sites immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms. All provisions of the Terms which, by their nature, should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Durham Devils Club, its licensees and the Website Contracting Parties, and each of our and their members, managers, employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of the Sites, or b) a breach of these Terms.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In no event shall the Durham Devils Club, Durham Devils Giving nor their members, managers, directors, officers, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Sites; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Sites; (iii) any content obtained from the Sites; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.
DISCLAIMER
Your use of the Sites is at your sole risk. The Sites are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. The Sites are provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or course of performance. Neither the Durham Devils Club nor its subsidiaries, affiliates, or its licensors warrant that a) the Sites will function uninterrupted, secure or available at any particular time or location; b) any errors or defects will be corrected; c) the Sites are free of viruses or other harmful components; or d) the results of using the Sites will meet your requirements.
EXCLUSIONS
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the limitations above may not apply to you.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Sites, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Sites.
CHANGES
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will provide at least thirty (30) days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Sites after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Sites.
CONTACT US
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