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HIGHSCHOOLTABLOID.COM TERMS OF USE AGGREMENT

IF you register to become a member of HighSchoolTabloid.com or visit HighSchoolTabloid.com you agree to these terms of use.

Effective Date: April 2010


This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use of HighSchoolTabloid. By using the HighSchoolTabloid website you agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement, you should immediately cease all usage of this website. We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice.  Modifications shall become effective immediately upon being posted at HighSchoolTabloid.com. Your continued use of the Service after amendments are posted constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of the Agreement and its modifications. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement may not be amended.

  1. Description of Service

HighSchoolTabloid is an internet magazine for High School students which allows members to post their own stories, upload pictures and videos, and post comments and reviews on content that has been posted by other members or visitors. Members and visitors must provide (1) all equipment necessary for their own Internet connection, including computer and modem and (2) provide for Member’s access to the Internet, and (3) pay any fees relate with such connection.

Eligibility for Membership

Use of HighSchoolTabloid services and registration to become a Member for the HighSchoolTabloid Services is void where prohibited.  By using the HighSchoolTabloid Services, you represent and warrant that all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; you will update the accuracy of such information; you are 13 years of age or older; and your use of the HighSchoolTabloid Services does not violate any applicable law or regulation. Your account may be deleted and your Membership may be terminated without warning, if we believe that you are under 13 years of age.

Fees. Membership at HighSchoolTabloid.com is free; HighSchoolTabloid reserves the right to charge services and to change its fees at its discretion.  At HighSchoolTabloid’s sole discretion we may change our services at any time.

Password. HighSchoolTabloid members are responsible for keeping their password confidential. You agree to notify HighSchoolTabloid for any unauthorized use of your account or password.  You as a member of HighSchoolTabloid are responsible for all use of your account.

Member/Visitor Conduct

HighSchoolTabloid is not responsible for content posted on HighSchoolTabloid.com. HighSchoolTabloid does not monitor content posted by members or visitors. HighSchoolTabloid at it’s discretion does have the right to monitor, edit, remove content posted by members or visitors. You agree that you shall not upload, post, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish through this website any content that is: unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, racist, hateful, constitutes or advocates illegal or violent activity, harassing or exploits people in a sexual or violent manner, pornographic, inflammatory, or tends to mislead or reflect unfairly on any person, business or entity; You agree that you shall not upload, post, transmit, distribute, or otherwise publish any content that violates, plagiarizes or infringes any rights of any entity or person, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, rights of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary rights.

Proprietary Rights in Content on HighSchoolTabloid.com

HighSchoolTabloid does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, music, applications, or any other materials that members, visitors or users post on or through the HighSchoolTabloid Services. After posting your Content on HighSchoolTabloid you continue to retain any such rights that you may have in your content, subject to the limited license herein.  By displaying or posting any content on or through the HighSchoolTabloid Services, you hereby grant to HighSchoolTabloid a limited license to use, modify, delete from, add to, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such content solely on or through the HighSchoolTabloid Services, including without limitation distributing part or all of the HighSchoolTabloid website in any media formats and through any media channels. This limited license does not grant HighSchoolTabloid the right to sell or otherwise distribute your content outside of the HighSchoolTabloid Services.

  1. Disclaimer of Warranties.

The site is provided by HighSchoolTabloid on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, HighSchoolTabloid makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the use or the results of this web site in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You expressly agree that your use of this site is at your sole risk.  HighSchoolTabloid shall have no liability for any interruptions in the use of this Website. HighSchoolTabloid disclaims all warranties with regard to the information provided, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. HighSchoolTabloid does not warrant that this site, it’s servers, or e-mail sent from HighSchoolTabloid are free of viruses or other harmful components. HighSchoolTabloid will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.  Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or the EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

  1. Limitation of Liability

HIGHSCHOOLTABLOID SHALL NOT be liable for any damages whatsoever, and in particular High School Tabloid shall not be liable for any special, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages, or damages for lost profits, loss of revenue, or loss of use, arising out of or related to this web site or the information contained in it, whether such damages arise in contract, negligence, tort, under statute, in equity, at law, or otherwise, even if High school Tabloid has been advised of the possibility of such damages. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IS INAPPLICABLE.

  1. Indemnification

Members and visitors agree to indemnify and hold HighSchoolTabloid, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of Member’s use of the Service, the violation of this Agreement, or infringement by Member, or other user of the Service using Member’s computer, of any intellectual property or any other right of any person or entity.

  1. Modifications and Interruption to Service

HighSchoolTabloid reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service with or without notice to the Member or visitor. HighSchoolTabloid shall not be liable to Members, visitors or any third party should HighSchoolTabloid exercise its right to modify or discontinue the Service. Member and visitors acknowledges and accepts that HighSchoolTabloid ighHHdoes not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our website and operation of our website may be interfered with or adversely affected by numerous factors or circumstances outside of our control.

  1. Third-Party Sites

Our website may include links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by online merchants and other third parties.  You acknowledge that we are not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any third-party site.  You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those third-party sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such sites.  Your use of those third-party sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each site, and we are not responsible therein. We encourage all members and visitors to review said privacy policies of third-parties’ sites.

  1. Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Vendor

Product specifications and other information have either been provided by the Vendors or collected from publicly available sources. While HighSchoolTabloid makes every effort to ensure that the information on this website is accurate, we can make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of any information provided on this website.

HighSchoolTabloid makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any product provided or offered by any Vendor, and you acknowledge that any reliance on representations and warranties provided by any Vendor shall be at your own risk.

  1. Governing Jurisdiction of the Courts California

Our website is operated and provided in the State of California in the United States Of America.  As such, we are subject to the laws of the State California, and such laws will govern this Terms of Use, without giving effect to any choice of law rules.  We make no representation that our website or other services are appropriate, legal or available for use in other locations.  Accordingly, if you choose to access our site you agree to do so subject to the internal laws of the State California.

  1. Compliance with Laws.

Members and visitors assume all knowledge of applicable law and is responsible for compliance with any such laws.  Members and visitors may not use the Service in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. Members and visitors further agree not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.

  1. Copyright and Trademark Information

All content included or available on this site, including site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof is ©2008 HighSchoolTabloid.com, with all rights reserved, or is the property of HighSchoolTabloid and/or third parties protected by intellectual property rights.  Any use of materials on the website, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or replication, any form of data extraction or data mining, or other commercial exploitation of any kind, without prior written permission of an authorized officer of HighSchoolTabloid is strictly prohibited.  Members and visitors agree that they will not use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained therein without prior written permission of an authorized officer of HighSchoolTabloid.

HighSchoolTabloid™ and HighSchoolTabloid.com™ are proprietary marks of HighSchoolTabloid.com.  HighSchoolTabloid.com’s trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not provided by HighSchoolTabloid, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits HighSchoolTabloid.

All other trademarks displayed on HighSchoolTabloid’s website are the trademarks of their respective owners, and constitute neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of those Vendors.  In addition, such use of trademarks or links to the web sites of Vendors is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly, that those Vendors endorse or have any affiliation with HighSchoolTabloid.

  1. Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement

Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, HighSchoolTabloid.com designates the following individual as its agent for receipt of notifications of claimed copyright infringement.

By Email: contact@highschooltabloid.com

  1. Other Terms

If any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially-enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent.  You agree that this Terms of Use Agreement and any other agreements referenced herein may be assigned by HighSchoolTabloid, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition.  This Terms of Use Agreement shall apply in addition to, and shall not be superseded by, any other written agreement between us in relation to your participation as a Member or visitor.  Member or visitor agrees that by accepting this Terms of Use Agreement, Member or visitor is consenting to the use and disclosure of their personally identifiable information and other practices described in our Privacy Policy Statement.