Terms & Conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Welcome to Creativing.com (the “Site”). PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE OR ANY APPLICATIONS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM IT. This Site is owned and operated by Creativing (referred to as “Creativing”). “You” are the person or entity using the Site, ordering or using Applications or described in the Site registration form.

By using this Site, ordering or using Applications, or clicking on a button indicating your consent, you agree to these Terms including but not limited to conducting this transaction electronically, and to disclaimers of warranties, damage and remedy exclusions and limitations, and a choice of California law. If you do not agree to these Terms, you do not have permission to use the Site. Creativing reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time. Notification of changes to these Terms will be posted on the Site or sent via e-mail. If any future changes to these Terms are unacceptable to you, you must discontinue use of the Site.

You may also be subject to additional terms and conditions when you use third-party content, services, or software (including Applications) accessed through or promoted on the Site.

1. LIMITED NON-COMMERCIAL LICENSE TO USE SITE

Creativing hereby grants you the limited right to view and use the Site only for the purposes of viewing or playing content such as films or games. Creativing reserves the right to suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Site as described in Section 18. This license is limited to personal and non-commercial uses by you. Any rights not expressly granted to you herein are reserved to Creativing. No portion of this Site is targeted to children, and any minor should seek consent of his or her legal guardian before using this site. Unless you have received specific written permission from Creativing, you may not (a) “frame” or otherwise impose editorial comment, commercial material or any information or content on, or in proximity to, content displayed on the Site or (b) alter or modify any content on the Site. Without limiting other restrictions, you agree not to reproduce, transmit, sell, or otherwise exploit the Site and/or Applications for any commercial purpose.

The Site may allow users to upload, post, and/or distribute user submitted content, and use of the Site for this purpose is subject to the following conditions:

You understand that all user feedback, data, comments, suggestions, information, text, data, software, sounds, photographs, audio, audiovisual, video, artwork, graphics, messages and other materials of any nature (“Materials”) that are transmitted to or via the Site are the sole responsibility of the person from which the Materials originated. This means you, and not Creativing, are entirely responsible for the Materials you transmit through the Site. Further, you understand that by using the Site you may be exposed to Materials that are offensive, objectionable or indecent.

You shall not create a user name or screen name or upload to, distribute through or otherwise publish through the Site any Materials which are indecent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, harassing, contain expressions of hatred, bigotry, racism or pornography, or are otherwise objectionable, or that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or violate any law.

Your Materials, user name and/or screen name will not disparage in any manner Creativing, its Licensors, or their Applications, products, or services and sites.

Your Materials shall not infringe the copyright, trademark, publicity/privacy right or other intellectual property right of any third party.

You shall not upload to, distribute through or otherwise publish through the Site any Materials that are directly or indirectly commercial in nature or contain any solicitation of funds, promotion, advertising or solicitation for goods or Site. You specifically acknowledge that soliciting other users to join or become users or members of any commercial online web site or other organization is expressly prohibited.

You shall not upload to, distribute through or otherwise publish through the Site any Materials that contain viruses or any other computer code, corrupt files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality or disrupt any software, hardware, telecommunications, networks, servers or other equipment.

You acknowledge that Creativing does not pre-screen any Materials posted by you or other users, but that Creativing and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Materials. Without limitation, Creativing and its designees shall have the right to remove any Materials that violate the Terms or is otherwise objectionable, as well as terminate your access to the Site. Creativing may establish practices and limits concerning the use of the Site and Applications, including the maximum disk space that will be allotted to your use. You agree that Creativing has no liability or responsibility for the storage or deletion of any Materials that you submit or post. Creativing reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time in its sole discretion, with or without notice.

2. LIMITED NON-COMMERCIAL LICENSE TO USE APPLICATIONS

Creativing may offer you the ability to use certain applications, services or software, and content such as games and films for use therewith, either at no charge or for a fee (such applications, services, software and any related content provided by Creativing or its licensors is referred to herein collectively as “Applications”). For example, Creativing may provide chat areas, bulletin boards, e-mail functions, software that allow you to download specific content from the Sites to your computer, multi-player games and software that allows you to create greetings, puzzles, photographs, musical compositions and mixes, music videos and cartoons. Without limiting your obligations and restrictions described in Section 4, your limited license to the Applications is subject to the following conditions:

The Applications that are made available to you are the copyrighted work of Creativing and/or its suppliers. The use of each Application is governed by the end user license agreement (“EULA”) that accompanies or is included in the Application or is expressly stated on the Site pages accompanying the Application and these Terms. In the event that no EULA accompanies the Application, then the Terms shall govern your use of the Application. You may not download or use any Application from the Site without agreeing to the EULA, if any, and these Terms. Certain Applications may be owned by third parties and distributed under a third party EULA and you agree that Creativing shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such third parties.

Unless expressly stated otherwise in the EULA, you are granted only a limited license to download and/or use the Application from a single computer for personal and non-commercial purposes. You may not make copies of or distribute the Application or electronically transfer the Application from one computer to another or over a network, nor may you separate any content from an associated Application. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Application to human perceivable form. You may not rent, lease or sublicense the Application. You may not create derivative works of the Application and you may not export the Application in violation of any U.S. or foreign law, rule or regulation. All rights in Applications not specifically granted to you in writing by Creativing are reserved to Creativing.

Creativing may cease support of any Application at any time in its sole discretion, as further described in Section 18.

Applications you use or download from the Sites may contain third party digital rights management systems (“DRMS”) which may allow for communication between your software and the third party and utilize security features (e.g., preventing distribution of or access to the applications in the event of unauthorized use). These DRMS are subject to their own license agreements and you agree that Creativing shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to the use of the DRMS or your dealings with such third parties. The Applications may also contain DRMS produced by Creativing which allow for communication between the applications you use or download and our systems and which collect information describing your computer system in order to prevent illegal or unauthorized use of the applications. More specifically, the DRMS for subscription services and Applications licensed from the Site may transmit the following pieces of information, along with other information, when you either enter a purchase key or sign in with your subscription service user name and password: Operating System, CPU Version Information (including serial number from a serial-number-enabled Pentium III), BIOS Version Information, NetBIOS Computer Name, DOS HD Serial Number, Hard Drive Size / Geometry, S.M.A.R.T. IDE HD Serial Number, Network Card MAC Address, IP Address and Size of Physical Memory.

3. COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN BY THESE TERMS, NEITHER CREATIVING, ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY THIRD PARTY HAS CONFERRED UPON YOU BY IMPLICATION, ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, ANY LICENSE OR RIGHT UNDER ANY PATENT, TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS TO USE THE SITE OR ANY APPLICATIONS OFFERED ON THE SITE. NO OWNERSHIP RIGHTS ARE OR WILL BE ASSIGNED TO YOU.

Creativing will not tolerate copyright infringement and reserves the right to block, disable, or otherwise remove any content or materials uploaded to the Site as well as terminate access to the Site if you engage in copyright or other intellectual property infringement. The law provides for civil and criminal penalties for copyright and other intellectual property law infringements.

Displaying, performing, storing, copying, distributing, or otherwise making available or using any content from the Site or Applications is prohibited, unless specifically authorized by Creativing. Accordingly no such content or Applications may be used on another web site without express written permission from Creativing.

Please see Creativing Copyright © Trademark Notice for more detailed copyright and trademark information, use limitations and for notice and procedures for making a claim of copyright infringement to Creativing.

4. PRIVACY POLICY

Creativing respects your right to privacy and understands that visitors to Creativing need to be in control of their personal information. To that end Creativing has developed a Privacy Policy, and you should review it carefully. Your use of the Site is your consent to the Privacy Policy.

5. INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold Creativing, its parent company, affiliates, officers, agents, partners and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys fees, arising out of your content and materials, your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms or your violation of any third party’s rights including such party’s copyrights and trademarks.

6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

EXCEPT IF EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT (SUCH AS A EULA) BETWEEN YOU AND CREATIVING, THE SITE AND APPLICATIONS OFFERED AT OR THROUGH THE SITE, AND APPLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND WITH ALL RISKS. CREATIVING HEREBY DISCLAIMS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW (A) ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE; LACK OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER CODE THAT MANIFESTS CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, CURRENCY, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION ON THE SITE; AND (B) ANY DUTIES OF REASONABLE CARE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT OR LACK OF NEGLIGENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, OR RELATED INFORMATION. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION IS BORNE BY YOU. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN ADDITION, CREATIVING DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE OR QUIET ENJOYMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION.

7. ASSUMPTION OF RISKS

YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS THAT THE SITE, APPLICATIONS, AND RELATED INFORMATION ARE SUITABLE OR ACCURATE FOR YOUR NEEDS AND WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE. ANY APPLICATIONS DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE ARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR LOSS OF DATA. BY PARTICIPATING IN MULTI-PLAYER GAMES OR VISITING CHAT ROOMS YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO RUDE, CRUDE, INDECENT, OR OTHER OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OR REFERENCES. YOU AGREE THAT CREATIVING SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY SORT RELATING TO YOUR DEALINGS WITH ANY THIRD PARTY ADVERTISER OR CONTENT PROVIDER ON THE SITE.

8. NO INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER CREATIVING NOR ANY OF CREATIVING’S AFFILIATES OR AGENTS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU AND/OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF PRIVACY OR FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DUTY OF GOOD FAITH, LACK OF NEGLIGENCE OR OF WORKMANLIKE EFFORT) OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER THAT ARISE OUT OF OR ARE RELATED TO THE SITE, APPLICATIONS OR RELATED INFORMATION, OR TO ANY BREACH OF THESE TERMS, EVEN IF CREATIVING HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IN THE EVENT OF FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR STRICT OR PRODUCT LIABILITY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF THESE TERMS BY CREATIVING OR ANY OF CREATIVING’S AFFILIATES OR AGENTS SHALL BE, AT CREATIVING’S OPTION, (1) SUBSTITUTION OR REPLACEMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE APPLICATION OR PRODUCT THAT GIVES RISE TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY YOU IN REASONABLE RELIANCE ON CREATIVING; OR (2) REFUND OF THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID TO CREATIVING. YOU AGREE THAT THE DAMAGE EXCLUSIONS IN THESE TERMS SHALL APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

10. YOUR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

You represent and warrant for the benefit of Creativing, Creativing suppliers, and any third parties mentioned on the Site, in addition to other representations and obligations contained in these Terms, that: (a) you possess the legal right and ability to enter into and make the representations and warranties contained in these Terms; (b) all information submitted by you to the Site is true and accurate; (c) you will keep your registration information current; (d) you will be responsible for all use of your password even if such use was conducted without your authority or permission; (e) you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms; (f) you are the owner of the Materials and they are original to you; (g) the Materials do not infringe any third party right, such as copyright, trademark, and publicity/privacy right; (h) the Materials do not constitute defamation or libel or otherwise violate the law, and (i) you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Creativing (and its employees, representative, agents, and assigns) harmless from breaches of (a) through (h).

11. LINKS; ADVERTISERS

The Site contains links to third party sites that are not under the control of Creativing and Creativing is not responsible for any content on any linked site. If you access a third party site from the Site, then you do so at your own risk. Creativing provides links only as a convenience and the inclusion of the link does not imply that Creativing endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content on those third party sites. Additionally, your dealings with or participation in promotions of advertisers found on the Site, including payment and delivery of goods, and any other terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and such advertisers. You agree that Creativing shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such advertisers.

12. INTERNATIONAL USAGE

This Site is controlled and operated by Creativing from its offices within California, United States of America. Creativing make no representation that the Site, Applications, or related information offered by Creativing are appropriate or available in other locations. Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

13. OWNERSHIP

The Site, Applications, and related information are the exclusive property of Creativing or its suppliers. All rights not licensed herein are hereby reserved to Creativing or its suppliers.

14. TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION OF SITE ACCESS; MODIFICATIONS TO SITE AND APPLICATIONS

If you violate these Terms, Creativing may terminate or cancel your access rights to the Site and/or Applications immediately without notice. Creativing may also block your use of the Site and/or Applications or direct you to cease using it. Creativing reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Site, Applications, or any part thereof and you agree that Creativing shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site, Applications, or any part thereof, except you may receive a pro-rata refund in the event such modification, suspension, or discontinuance materially affects your access to those parts of the Site or Applications that you have paid for.

15. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under or related in any way to these Terms, the Site or any Application shall be litigated or otherwise heard in the appropriate forum in Los Angeles County, California. The parties hereto hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of Los Angeles, California, and hereby waive any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper, and consent to service of process by any means authorized by California law.

16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms, as amended, your registration forms, and the disclosures provided by Creativing and the consents provided by you, constitute the entire agreement between you and Creativing. If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Creativing’s failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive Creativing’s right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.

17. AMENDMENTS

You agree that Creativing may amend or modify these Terms or impose new conditions at any time by updating these Terms on the Site or upon notice from Creativing to you as published through the Site or by email. Any use of the Site or order by you after such updating shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of such amendments, modifications, or new conditions. If you do not want to be bound by an amendment, you will need to terminate your registration, if any, and refrain from using the Site or using or ordering Applications after that date. No other amendments will be valid unless they are in a paper writing signed by Creativing and by you.

18. NOTICES

Except as expressly stated otherwise, any notices required or allowed under these Terms shall be given to Creativing by postal mail to: Creativing, 1610 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404, or as to a successor address that Creativing makes available on the Site or through other reasonable manner. If applicable law requires that Creativing accepts email notices (but not otherwise), then you may send Creativing email at “contact at creativing dot com”. With respect to Creativing notices to you, Creativing may provide notice of amendments by posting them in the Site and you agree to check for changes. Instead or in addition, Creativing may give notice by sending email to the email address you provide during registration. Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after it is posted or an email is sent, unless (as to email) the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid.

Contact Information Disclosure. Creativing’s name and street address is Creativing, 333 Washington Blvd #642, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. If you are a California resident, you may have this same information emailed to you by sending a letter to the foregoing address with your email address and a request for this information. The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Sites of the Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 or (800) 952-5210.

Last Updated on 4-15-2010.