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Accessing our Services
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Who May Use The Services:
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Fees
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Communications Between MIT Technology Review and Members
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MIT Technology Review reserves the right to send electronic mail to you for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the Service.
MIT Technology Review reserves the right to disclose information about your usage and demographics. It will not reveal your personal identity in connection with the disclosure of such information. Advertisers and/or licensees on our Services may collect and share your Personal Information. For more information, please read our Privacy Policy.
MIT Technology Review may contact you via e-mail regarding your participation in user surveys, asking for feedback on current Services or prospective products and services. This information will be used to improve the Services and better understand our users, and any information we obtain in such surveys will not be shared with third parties, except in aggregate form.
Termination
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Using Our Services
You understand that when using the Services, you will be exposed to content provided by third parties not under MIT Technology Review's control from a variety of sources ("Third-Party Submissions"), and that MIT Technology Review is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, utility, safety, or the protection of intellectual property rights of or relating to such Third-Party Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Third-Party Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against MIT Technology Review, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or licensors with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold MIT Technology Review, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or licensors harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of our Services.
Copyright; Restrictions on Use
The material provided by MIT on the Services, including, without limitation, video, text, photos, data, information and graphics (the “Content”), is protected under United States and international copyright laws, is subject to other intellectual property and proprietary rights laws, and is owned by us or our licensors. Except as expressly permitted in writing from MIT, as indicated below, the Content may not be copied, modified, reproduced, republished, posted, transmitted, sold, offered for sale, or redistributed in any way without our prior written permission and that of our applicable licensors, and you must abide by all copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in or attached to any Content. We give you a personal, revocable, non-assignable, non-sublicensable and non-exclusive right to access and use the Services in the manner permitted by these Terms.
Permission to use Content is granted on a case-by-case basis. Please see the Licensing & Syndication for more information.
Commercial Use
You may not copy, make derivative works, resell, distribute, or make any commercial use of (other than to keep and share information for your own non-commercial purposes) any Content, materials, or databases from our network or systems. You may not sell, sublicense, or redistribute Content or our software applications or incorporate them (or any portion of them) into another product. You may not reverse- engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software applications or otherwise attempt to derive the source code (except where expressly permitted by law) or the communications protocol for accessing the Services or our networks. You may not modify, adapt, or create derivative works from the software applications or remove proprietary notices therein.
Copyright and Trademark Rights
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. Accordingly, we have a policy of removing Third-Party Submissions that we reasonably believe may violate copyright law, suspending access to the Services (or any portion thereof) from any user who uses the Services in apparent violation of copyright law, and/or terminating in appropriate circumstances the account of any user who uses the Services in apparent violation of copyright law. Pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, Section 512, we have implemented procedures for receiving written notification of alleged copyright infringement and for addressing such allegations. If you believe a user of the Services is infringing your copyright, please provide written notice to our agent listed below for notice of claims of copyright infringement.
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Links
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About our Third-Party Submissions
We do not claim ownership of any information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags or other materials you or third parties submit for display or distribution to others through the Services (respectively, “Your Submissions” and "Third-Party Submissions"). By submitting Your Submissions through the Services, you grant to us and our affiliates, representatives, sublicensees, and assigns an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, 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 from, and publicly display Your 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 imposed on us under our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to display advertisements in connection with Your Submissions and to use Your Submissions for advertising and promotional purposes without any notice or compensation to you. These advertisements may be targeted to the content or information stored on the Services. In consideration for us granting you access and use of the Services, you agree that we may place such advertisements throughout our Services. We do not pre-screen Your or Third-Party Submissions, and you agree that you are solely responsible for all of Your Submissions. We are not required to host, display, or distribute any of Your Submissions, and may remove at any time or refuse any of Your Submissions. We are not responsible for any loss, theft, or damage of any kind to Your Submissions. You represent and warrant that Your Submissions and our authorized use of Your 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). You, and not we, are responsible for any consequences of sharing Personal Information on public areas of the Services. You agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against MIT Technology Review, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or licensors with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold MIT Technology Review, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to our use of Your Submissions.
We own all rights, title, and interests in any compilation, collective work, or other derivative work created by us using or incorporating any portion of Your Submissions (but not in Your Submissions). When you use a feature on the Services 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, fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual right and license in the universe to use, reproduce, modify, display, remix, perform, distribute, redistribute, adapt, promote, create derivative works from, and syndicate Your Submissions 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 will survive the termination of these Terms of Service.
All content and materials provided by MIT Technology Review on the Services 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 IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Code of Conduct
In using the Services, you must behave in a civil and respectful manner at all times. Further, you agree to all of the following:
The Services are for personal use only.
You will not use the Services for any commercial purposes.
If you have provided a Username and password, then you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Username and password. MIT Technology Review will keep your Username and password confidential in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your Username.
You are solely responsible for your conduct and any material that you submit, post, and display on the Service, or that you allow others to submit, post, and/or display on the Service under your Username.
You will not harass, threaten, impersonate, or intimidate other MIT Technology Review users.
You will not upload, post, e-mail, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
You will not upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, affiliate links, or any other form of solicitation.
You will not transmit any worms, viruses, or any code of a destructive nature.
You must not violate any local laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to intellectual property laws).
You will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. If you are an international user, you agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content.
You will not create multiple user accounts with the intention of artificially inflating ratings or exploiting other features in the Services.
You will not submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret, or otherwise subject to third-party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from the owner to post the material and grant MIT Technology Review all of the license rights granted herein.
You shall be solely responsible for Your Submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them.
You will not use the Services if you are under 13 years of age
You will obtain your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to use the Services if you are a minor
MIT Technology Review reserves the right, but not the obligation, to monitor reject, or remove any of Your Submissions, and/or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of MIT Technology Review at any time, for any or no reason, without prior notice or warning, and without liability.
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The information and other materials included on our Services may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors. MIT Technology Review does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information and materials or the reliability of any statement or other information displayed or distributed through our Services (including, without limitation, the information provided through the use of any software or any Third-Party Submissions). You acknowledge that any reliance on any such statement or information shall be at your sole risk. MIT Technology Review reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any part of our Services and to make changes to our Services and to the materials, products, programs, services, or prices described in our Services at any time without notice.
MIT Technology Review does not warrant that the functions contained in our Services will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that our Services or the servers that makes them available are free of viruses or bugs. MIT Technology Review does not warrant the full functionality, accuracy, or reliability of any material delivered by our Services. MIT Technology Review may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of our Services, including the availability of any feature with our Services, at any time without notice or liability.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW AND/OR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES, THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES , THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW OR ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Services, or with any of these Terms of Service, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and using the Services.
Law and Jurisdiction
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Exclusions and Limitations
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Modifications to Terms
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Modifications to the Services
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or any aspect of the Services without notice to you. WE ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR LOSSES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW’S EXERCISE OF ITS RIGHT TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE THE SERVICES.
Miscellaneous
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Last updated: August 12, 2013