MUSIC CHOICE®
TERMS OF USE
Updated as of October 26, 2020
INTRODUCTION
Music Choice (“Music Choice”) offers its music-related
programming and content, including the MUSIC CHOICE® audio channels service, the video-on-demand
service, and “Subscription Services” (for example, Music Choice Karaoke, Music
Choice Relax, Music Choice PLUS) through certain third-party affiliate video
programming distributors (collectively, “Distributors”) as part of such
Distributors’ digital television and broadband internet services. Example of
Distributors are Comcast, Mediacom, Verizon FiOS, DIRECTV, etc. These are the
official Terms of Use that govern the content, features, and activities related
to the Music Choice services available on the Music Choice website,
www.musicchoice.com, mobile and television applications (including the MUSIC
CHOICE® Enhanced Television Application) and via the Subscription Services (collectively,
the “Products”). These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement (the
“Agreement”) between you and Music Choice, so please read them carefully before
using any of the Products. The Distributors and our third party “Content Providers”
(such as record labels and music publishers (e.g., Universal Music Group and
Warner Chappell)) are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and so
pursuant to any right available under local legislation, each may enforce Music
Choice’s rights under this Agreement directly against you.
By accessing and using the Products or participating in any
of the services related thereto, you acknowledge that you have read and
understand this Agreement, and agree to be bound by it
and any applicable laws. If you do not agree (or cannot comply with) the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, do not access or use the Products or any
Content (defined in the COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND USE OF MUSIC CHOICE CONTENT section
of this Agreement) available through the Products. In
particular, please note the arbitration provision set forth below, which
requires you to arbitrate any claims you may have against Music Choice on an
individual basis. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT
HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND
THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY.
In addition, your use of the Music Choice mobile applications
means you also agree as follows: (i) if you use Music Choice’s iOS mobile application, you
agree to be legally bound by Apple’s standard Licensed
Application End User License Agreement (EULA) (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/), which is part of the
Apple App Store Terms of Service, (ii) if you use Music Choice’s Android mobile
application, you agree to be legally
bound by Music Choice’s End User License Agreement (EULA) for Android (http://www.musicchoice.com/content/legal/MC-Android-EULA.htm), and (iii) if you use
Music Choice’s Enhanced Television Application, you agree to be legally bound
by Music Choice’s End User License Agreement (EULA) for the Music Choice
Enhanced Television Application (http://www.musicchoice.com/content/legal/MC-ETV-EULA.htm).
Music Choice reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
change the terms of this Agreement at any time by updating these Terms of Use
on our website or in our Products. You should check back frequently and review
these terms regularly so that you are aware of your most current rights and
obligations and the terms and conditions of your Agreement with us. If you use
the Products after the posting of any such changes, you signify your agreement
to be bound by the changes.
You agree to abide by the rules and policies governing use
of the Products and the Content contained therein as established by Music
Choice from time to time. Such rules and
policies will be applied generally in a non-discriminatory manner to users of
the Products and may include, for example, required or automated updates,
modifications, and/or reinstallation of certain mobile and television
applications and obtaining available patches to address security,
interoperability, and/or performance issues.
Music Choice reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
add, change, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any of the
Products, any of the related services, or any Content with or without notice.
Neither Music Choice nor its Distributors nor Content Providers will be liable
to you or any other party for any such changes, modifications or
discontinuances.
IF YOU ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 18 YEARS OLD, MUSIC
CHOICE RECOMMENDS THAT YOU OBTAIN YOUR PARENT’S OR LEGAL GUARDIAN’S PERMISSION
BEFORE YOU CREATE PROFILES OR USE ANY OF THE COMMUNITY FEATURES OF THE PRODUCTS.
IF YOU ARE UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, ONLY
YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN MAY CREATE A PROFILE FOR YOU AFTER FIRST CREATING
AN ADULT PROFILE.
COLLECTION OF
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, IF ANY, IS SUBJECT TO THE MUSIC CHOICE PRIVACY
POLICY FOUND HERE: https://musicchoice.com/legal/privacy-policy/.
YOU MUST BE A
RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS TO USE THE
PRODUCTS AND RELATED SERVICES.
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES TERMS
In addition to the other terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Subscription Services Terms section
apply to subscribers who trial and/or purchase Music Choice Subscription
Services (for example, Music Choice Karaoke, Music Choice Relax and/or Music
Choice PLUS). A subscription to any one or more of such Subscription Services
is a “Subscription”:
Registration for the Subscription
Services:
To access any of the Subscription
Services, you will be required to purchase a Subscription through a
Subscription Provider (as defined below); Music Choice does not sell
Subscriptions directly to consumers. In
addition, for certain Subscription Services (such as Music Choice PLUS), you
will be required to create a Music Choice authorized user profile to establish
an account. Some Subscription Services
(for example, Music Choice PLUS) may have multiple Subscription plans (“Plans”)
to which you may choose to subscribe.
Create a Subscription Account
In order to establish a Subscription
account with Music Choice (an "MC Subscription Account"), you
must have an active account with a third party video programming distributor
(such as Mediacom, Comcast, Verizon FiOS, DIRECTV , etc.) that has been
authorized by Music Choice to provide one or more of the Subscription Services
(each, a "Subscription Provider"). The steps required to
establish an MC Subscription Account may require you to leave your Subscription
Provider's platform and confirm your information directly with Music Choice.
Your Subscription will be
automatically validated each time you sign-in to the applicable Subscription
Service(s). However, if you change your Subscription
Provider, your current Subscription will terminate. To re-subscribe, you must
visit dashboard.musicchoice.com to update your Subscription Provider or contact
your new Subscription Provider for assistance.
It is a condition of use of any of
the Subscription Services that all the details you provide will be correct,
current, and complete and will not violate any law. If a Subscription Provider or
Music Choice believes the details you provided are not correct, current or
complete or do not meet eligibility criteria as established by Music Choice or
your Subscription Provider from time to time, or that you have otherwise
violated these Terms of Use or any law, Music Choice and your Subscription
Provider each have the right at our sole discretion to suspend, terminate or
refuse you access to the Subscription Services, your MC Subscription Account
and/or any other features or resources related thereto.
In
order to purchase a Subscription through a Subscription Provider, you must have
an active account with such Subscription Provider and provide a valid method of
payment (a "Payment Method"). Your Payment Method will be
processed by such Subscription Provider, not by Music Choice. Any
inquiries related to payments through your Subscription Provider should be
directed to your Subscription Provider directly. You are responsible for all
charges incurred in connection with your Subscription. For the avoidance of doubt, Music Choice
bears no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to any payment,
billing or other disputes between you and the Subscription Provider arising out
of any of the Subscription Services.
Authorized Users and Additional
Profiles
Once you have created an MC
Subscription Account, you may be given, for certain Subscription Services (currently
only the Music Choice PLUS Subscription Service) the option to add authorized
users (the "Authorized Users") tied to your MC Subscription Account
depending on the Music Choice Plan to which you have subscribed. Music Choice
reserves the right to limit the maximum number of Authorized Users (and
devices) that you can set up or that can simultaneously access the applicable
Subscription Service, in its sole discretion. Authorized Users are limited to
members of your immediate family or household only. Currently, with regard to the Subscription
Services, multiple Authorized Users are only available for certain of the Music
Choice PLUS Plans as follows:
SINGLE Plan: Access to Music Choice PLUS for one (1) profile - 1 Authorized
User can access Music Choice PLUS on a single device at a time
FAMILY Plan: Access to Music Choice
PLUS for three (3) profiles + two (2) Kid’s profiles for children 8 and under
with access restricted to a gated area of youth appropriate content(see PROFILES AND USERNAME/PASSWORD section of this Agreement below
for additional information regarding Kid’s profiles)
LARGE FAMILY Plan: Access to Music Choice PLUS for six (6)
profiles – 6 Authorized Users can access Music Choice PLUS on 6 different
devices at the same time
The MC Subscription Account will
function as the "main account" for all Authorized Users. EACH
AUTHORIZED USER'S VIEWING ACTIVITY MAY BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE MC SUBSCRIPTION
ACCOUNT HOLDER, INCLUDING STREAMS BY TITLE, PARENTAL CONTROLS, AND ANY CHANGES
TO THE AUTHORIZED USER SETTINGS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM EACH
AUTHORIZED USER OF THIS FEATURE.
You are responsible for all activity
by each Authorized User or otherwise occurring under your MC Subscription Account,
including the devices that are used to access the Subscription Services. You
understand and agree that Music Choice and/or its Content Providers may impose
certain restrictions on the ability of each Authorized User to access Content
from different devices and/or simultaneously with other Authorized Users, may
require certain reauthorizations, including the need to stream PLUS content
from an in-home or in-network IP address every 30 days, and may require that an
Authorized User present certain identification (for example, and without
limitation, college student(s) may be asked to verify a .edu
email for inclusion as an Authorized User for a limited time period (e.g. 4
consecutive years) in Music Choice PLUS Large Family plans), in each case for
digital security and other reasons. You and each Authorized User are solely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password.
In addition, to prevent unauthorized access to your MC Subscription Account or
the Subscription Services, you and each Authorized User must maintain control
over the devices used to access the Subscription Services and not reveal your
username and password or Payment Method to any third party. Music Choice and
its Subscription Providers shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising
from the use or misuse of your MC Subscription Account.
Payment and Billing - Ongoing Subscription
By creating an account with a
Subscription Provider and providing such Subscription Provider with a Payment
Method, you agree to pay the Subscription Provider a subscription fee and any
applicable taxes and service fees on a designated cycle for the applicable
Subscriptions (collectively, the "Subscription Fee"). Subject
to the Free Trials, Discounts, and Promotional Offers section below, the
first Subscription Fee will be charged to your Payment Method on the date the
Subscription Provider confirms your Subscription purchase. Thereafter, the
Subscription Fee will be charged to your Payment Method by your Subscription
Provider on a recurring basis in accordance with your designated cycle.
Billing Cycle
Your Subscription billing will be
processed by your Subscription Provider or its authorized vendor(s). The
Subscription Fee will be billed at the time you establish your Subscription and
on an ongoing, regular monthly basis unless you cancel your Subscription. Please
note that billing cycles may vary. Note that the timing of your billing may
change (i.e., in the event of a problem with your Payment Method, such as an
expired credit card). You should confirm the applicable billing policies prior
to establishing your Subscription.
Unpaid Amounts
Your Subscription Provider reserves
the right to retry billing your Payment Method after failed attempts (e.g., if
your Payment Method is rejected).
Your Subscription Provider also reserve the right to pursue or permit or
another third party to pursue any amounts you fail to pay in connection with
your Subscription. Except as specified in any agreement between you and
your Subscription Provider, you will remain liable for all such amounts and all
costs incurred in connection with the collection of these amounts, including,
without limitation, bank overdraft fees, collection agency fees, reasonable
attorneys' fees, and arbitration costs.
For the avoidance of doubt, Music Choice bears no responsibility or
liability whatsoever with regard to any payment, billing or other disputes
between you and the Subscription Provider arising out of any of the
Subscription Services.
Subscription Price Changes
Each Subscription Provider reserves
the right to change the price for a Subscription for any Subscription Service
in its sole discretion and will be responsible for communicating any price
changes to you in accordance with applicable law.
Updating Payment Method
You may update your Payment Method
with your Subscription Provider at any time by accessing your account with such
Subscription Provider as allowed by your Subscription Provider.
If at any time your Subscription
Provider is unable to charge your Payment Method for the Subscription Fee due
to insufficient funds, expired or invalid account details, or otherwise, you
remain responsible for the cost of such Subscription Fee.
A change in your Payment Method may
result in changes to your prior billing cycle. It is your responsibility to
update and maintain the Payment Method associated with your Subscription Fee.
In the event your Payment Method is unable to cover the Subscription Fee, each
of Subscription Provider and Music Choice reserve the right to suspend your
access to the applicable Subscription Service, until such time as the Payment
Method has been updated and the Subscription Fee is duly paid.
Cancellation
YOU CAN CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT
ANY TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE IT RENEWS
IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING CHARGED FOR THE CYCLE'S SUBSCRIPTION FEE, SUBJECT TO
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PROVIDER’S APPLICABLE REFUND POLICY, IF ANY. If you cancel
your Subscription, the cancellation will become effective as your Subscription
Provider determines. . You will continue
to have access to your Subscription only through the cancellation date as
determined by your Subscription Provider. Since you purchased your Subscription
through your Subscription Provider, you need to cancel your Subscription
directly with such Subscription Provider.
No Music Choice Refunds
REFUNDS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR ANY
SUBSCRIPTION BY MUSIC CHOICE. MUSIC CHOICE DOES NOT PROVIDE CREDIT, REFUNDS, OR
PRORATED BILLING FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT ARE CANCELLED. Each Subscription
Provider reserves the right to offer refunds, discounts or other consideration
in select circumstances at its sole discretion. Please note that each
circumstance is unique and election to make such an offer in one instance does
not create the obligation to do so in another.
Free Trials, Discounts, and
Promotional Offers:
The Subscription Services may be
made available to you on a free trial basis for a limited time ("Trial
Subscription"). The specific duration of the Trial Subscription will
be specified in the applicable offer at sign-up. Trial Subscriptions may be
limited to new Subscription Services subscribers who have not participated in a
trial within a certain period, as specified. Your status as a new subscriber to
the applicable Subscription Service(s) will be determined by Music Choice or
the applicable Subscription Provider, in their sole discretion. These Terms of
Use apply to any Trial Subscription, unless otherwise specified.
At the time of signing up for a
Trial Subscription, you must provide a valid Payment Method in order to use the
applicable Subscription Services during the Trial Subscription period. Your
Payment Method will not be charged during the Trial Subscription period.
UNLESS YOU TIMELY CANCEL THE TRIAL
SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE THE RENEWAL DATE, UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE TRIAL
SUBSCRIPTION THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE(S) WILL BE
CHARGED TO YOUR PAYMENT METHOD.
If your Subscription Provider offers
you a Trial Subscription or other promotion (e.g., a promotional price) for
your Subscription, the specific terms of the promotion will be disclosed during
your sign-up or in other materials describing the particular promotion.
In the case of promotional pricing, after your promotion period ends, the
Subscription Provider will begin billing your Payment Method for your
Subscription at the regular Subscription Fee unless you duly cancel before the
promotion period ends. You will not receive notice from Music Choice or
your Subscription Provider that your Trial Subscription is about to end unless
required by applicable law.
To find additional details about
your Trial Subscription, including the date the Trial Subscription ends, please
visit dashboard.musicchoice.com for the latest information contained in our
records or contact your Subscription Provider directly. This information may
also be available on the checkout page before you complete the purchase of your
Subscription.
COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND USE OF MUSIC CHOICE CONTENT
The Products contain copyrighted
material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including videos,
music, images, comments, articles, information, catalogs, brochures, data,
text, software, photos, and graphics ("Content"). This Content is
subject to copyrights owned by Music Choice and/or other individuals or
entities, including Content Providers, and is protected by United States
copyright laws.
YOU REPRESENT, WARRANT AND AGREE
THAT YOU WILL USE THE PRODUCTS, AND THE CONTENT OFFERED THEREIN, ONLY FOR YOUR
OWN PERSONAL PURPOSES AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE AND NOT FOR REDISTRIBUTION OR
TRANSFER OF ANY KIND. Music Choice authorizes you to view a single copy of the
material and Content in the Products solely for your personal, noncommercial entertainment
use and such authorization does not extend to any third party (which third
party use is expressly prohibited). You agree not to make any use of the
Content that would infringe the copyright(s) therein, and in all circumstances,
you understand and acknowledge that your rights with respect to the Content are
limited by copyright law. You may not
either directly or through the use of any device, software, internet site,
web-based service, or other means, modify (including for the purpose of
disguising or changing any indications of the ownership or source of the
Content), publish, transmit, stream, upload, display, participate in the
transfer, sale, rental or other redistribution, create derivative works of, or
in any way exploit the Content (or any portion thereof) in the Products except
as expressly provided herein. You may not use any data mining, robots, or
similar data gathering and extraction tools on the Content, frame any portion
of the Products or Content, or reproduce, reprint, copy, store, publicly
display, broadcast, stream, transmit, modify, translate, port, publish,
sublicense, assign, transfer, sell, loan, or otherwise distribute the Content
without Music Choice’s prior written consent. You may not, for any reason
whatsoever, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or circumvent any
mechanisms included in the Products or Content for preventing the unauthorized
reproduction or distribution of the Content or otherwise tamper with any
security components, usage rules or other protection measures applicable to the
Products or Content. You may not introduce viruses or any other computer code,
files, or programs that interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any
computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; or damage,
disable, overburden, impair, or gain unauthorized access to the Products,
including Music Choice’s servers, computer network, or user accounts. You are expressly prohibited from directly or
indirectly engaging in any unlawful activity in respect of any Content and the
use of any Content in whole or in part for any unlawful purpose.
Any use of the Products or Content
not expressly permitted by this Agreement is a breach of this Agreement and may
violate U.S. copyright, trademark, and/or other laws. If you violate this
Agreement, your permission to use the Products and the Content automatically
terminates.
TRADEMARK RIGHTS
The names, trademarks, service
marks, and logos of Music Choice belong exclusively to Music Choice and are
protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution or confusing or misleading
uses under trademark and copyright laws. All other trademarks, service marks,
and logos (including third-party product names) are the property of their
respective owners. The use or misuse of these trademarks is expressly
prohibited and nothing stated or implied in the Products or related services
confers on you any license or right under any copyright, patent, or trademark
of Music Choice or any third party.
THIRD-PARTY SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Products is
also subject to the terms of social media websites that you engage with through
the Products or whose data you receive through your use of the Products,
including, without limitation, the Twitter Terms of Service (http://twitter.com/tos), Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (http://www.facebook.com/policies/?ref=pf),
YouTube Terms Of Service http://www.youtube.com/t/terms; if and when available, the Instagram Terms of Use, http://instagram.com/about/legal/terms/#; and any other applicable terms and conditions or terms of
service. Music Choice is not responsible for any content or activities
offered by third party sites because we do not have any control over these
sites and such sites are not governed by this Agreement. You should exercise
caution and carefully review the privacy policy and terms of use applicable to these
sites.
Music Choice does delete content received from external
social networks when we receive notification that the content should be
deleted. You also agree that Music Choice has no liability for such deletion or
the failure to store or transmit any such content.
SUBMITTING USER CONTENT
Music Choice may provide various opportunities to interact
with the Products and for viewers to submit user content, which may include
messages, comments, information, thoughts, opinions, ideas, blogs, vlogs, still
photographs, audiovisual recordings, sound recordings, animated works,
likenesses, images, spoken word or other vocal sounds or recordings (the “User
Content”). Some of the interactive features of the Products may include
the display of polls, trivia questions, viewer generated messages and photos on
certain music and video channels. User Content submissions may occur
directly through the Products or via external websites such as Twitter.com,
Facebook.com, or other third-party sites. You may also have the opportunity to
submit User Content by sending email, or by uploading it on certain pages of
the Products.
The terms and conditions of this Agreement apply to all User
Content you submit. Further, all User Content submitted as described above will
be collected and used in accordance with the terms of Music Choice’s Privacy
Policy, which can be found at https://musicchoice.com/legal/privacy-policy/. Each time you submit (or attempt to submit) any User Content
to Music Choice, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Products, you
will be confirming your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, all the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and our Privacy Policy.
You may also have the opportunity to submit User Content
through external sites and Music Choice (and other) applications. For any
User Content submitted via a mobile device, certain message and data rates may
apply; see your mobile carrier for details.
User Content submitted, posted, or displayed through external sites and
applications may be able to be viewed by other users and through third-party
services and sites worldwide. Users also acknowledge that some
information maintained by third-party sites such as name, username, handle,
profile picture, and network may also be publicly available when content is
submitted to Music Choice through a third-party site such as Facebook.com,
Twitter.com and other social media sites. Users should only provide User Content
they are comfortable sharing with others. For User Content submitted
through external sites or applications, please carefully review the terms of
use/service and privacy policy applicable to such sites or applications. In
addition to this Agreement and Music Choice’s Privacy Policy, User Content you
submit may also be governed by such third-party agreements.
Each time you submit User Content, you grant to Music
Choice, its Distributors, partners, subsidiaries, assigns, and licensees (or
warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted such parties) a
non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide,
unlimited license to use, reproduce, edit, adapt, modify, publicly perform,
transmit, publicly display and distribute all or any portion of such User
Content, and to create derivative works of such user Content or incorporate it
into other works, in any and all media or any form, format, or forum, now known
or hereafter devised, for any purpose whatsoever (including, without
limitation, for any promotional purposes). You understand that your User
Content may be rebroadcast by Music Choice, its Distributors and partners and
if you do not have the right to submit User Content for such use, it may
subject you to liability. Each time you submit User Content, you
represent and warrant that (i) you are at least 13
years old, and you understand that if you are not at least 18 years old, Music
Choice recommends that you obtain your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission
before submitting User Content, (ii) you have all necessary rights, consents
and authority to grant the rights and licenses described herein, including
without limitation, all copyrights and other related rights of any person or
entity, including any right of privacy or publicity (e.g., you have the written
consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual
person in the User Content), (iii) waive any and all moral rights that you have
in and to the User Content; (iv) neither Music Choice nor any of its
Distributors, partners or sub-licensees shall be obligated to make any payments
to you, third parties claiming through you or otherwise, music publishers,
mechanical rights agents, performance rights societies, persons who contributed
to or appear in the User Content or any unions or guilds in connection with the
use of any User Content as contemplated herein, (v) the User Content does not
and shall not when used as authorized herein, infringe any copyright or any
other third-party right (e.g., does not contain “samples” of any third party’s
video or sound recording or musical composition), or violate any applicable law
or regulation, and (vi) the User Content does not violate the User Content
Standards and Rules of Conduct provided below.
Each time you submit User Content, you agree to indemnify,
defend and hold Music Choice and its Distributors and partners harmless from
and against any third party claim arising from use of the User Content. Each
time you submit User Content, you waive any right of privacy or publicity you
may have with respect to the use of the User Content. You understand and agree
that no use of your User Content, nor any commercial, advertisement,
promotional, marketing or other material associated with your User Content,
need be submitted to you for approval. You acknowledge that you are not
entitled to any monetary payment or other consideration in connection with
Music Choice’s (or its Distributors’ or partners’) use of the User Content as
contemplated herein.
Music Choice does not assert ownership of any User Content
and you are entirely responsible for everything you upload, post, email or
otherwise make available for display in the Products. You are solely
responsible for the User Content (and the consequences of its transmission and
display in the Products) submitted in your name, via your mobile device or your
email address.
USER
CONTENT STANDARDS AND RULES OF CONDUCT
All viewers of the Products acknowledge that User Content
does not reflect the views of Music Choice, its Distributors, Content
Providers, licensors, advertisers, contractors/agents, vendors or partners
(collectively, “Music Choice Related Parties”). In no event will Music Choice
or Music Choice Related Parties assume or have any responsibility or liability
for any User Content (including without limitation, for failure to monitor or
edit any User Content) or for any claims, damages or losses resulting from the
use of User Content in the Products. Music Choice makes no warranties, express
or implied, as to the accuracy or reliability of any User Content.
Music Choice reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
choose which, if any, User Content will appear in the Products. Music Choice
does not guarantee that any User Content will be displayed, hosted or used in
the Products. To be considered for display or use in the Products, User Content
must meet all specifications and requirements relating to content, formatting,
compatibility, etc. as described herein or as otherwise determined by Music
Choice. Music Choice will have the right to (i) edit,
modify or change the User Content in any manner in connection with its use or display
in the Products and (ii) remove or refuse to distribute any User Content in the
Products.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that you will not
submit User Content that:
You agree that you will not use the Products or submit any
User Content for any commercial purpose, including without limitation,
submitting User Content containing statements or materials that constitute
commercial electronic messages, such as junk mail or spam, for the advertising
or offering of goods or services or commercial solicitation of any kind without
the prior written consent of Music Choice.
Your use of the Products and participation in the related
services are subject to all applicable local, state, provincial/territorial and
federal laws and regulations. Music Choice reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to revoke the privileges of users who do not comply with all
applicable terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, by blocking
specific IP addresses or mobile phone numbers. You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of your identity and for all activities that
occur from your mobile device account or email address.
Music Choice may provide the technical means for you to
share User Content you have submitted to your friends. You acknowledge and
agree that such communications will not be monitored or screened by Music
Choice. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor or screen the
content of such messages and to refuse to permit the sharing of any messages or
other content that Music Choice, in its sole discretion, determines to be in
violation of the terms of this Agreement or otherwise objectionable. Neither
Music Choice nor the Music Choice Related Parties will have any responsibility
or liability for the content of such communications.
If you believe any User Content violates any terms of this
Agreement or the rights of any third party, please send an email to [email protected]. We have no obligation to
respond or reply to any notifications you send us and we reserve the right to
take any action or no action in our sole discretion.
USING THE PRODUCTS VIA YOUR MOBILE DEVICE; THIRD PARTY
PROMOTIONS
To interact with the Products via your mobile device you
must use a wireless device that has internet capability and be a wireless service
subscriber. Message and data rates may apply and you understand and agree that
you will be charged these rates by your wireless carrier for all interaction
(including messages and posts) sent by or to your mobile device. You may also
be required to have access to the Apple App Store, the Android Market, or
similar application “markets”, or be a Distributor subscriber, to access some
of our Products.
The Products with which you interact may contain promotional
messages relating to Music Choice services or promoting the products and
services of third-party advertisers. If you choose to register for or subscribe
to any such third-party product or service, any further correspondence between
you and such third party including, without limitation, any resulting
contractual agreements, are solely between you and the advertiser/third party
and, as such, neither Music Choice nor any of the Music Choice Related Parties shall
be responsible for upholding any applicable terms, conditions, representations
or warranties made by such advertiser/third party in connection therewith and
shall otherwise have no liability associated with your interaction with such
advertiser/third party.
UPDATES AND UPGRADES
As a user of the Products, you are
entitled to receive software updates or upgrades for your device(s), and you
may be required to install or allow installation as a condition of continued
use of the Products. Updates or upgrades
can be necessary for reasons such as enabling new features or enhancing
security. You consent to receive updates
and upgrades automatically through the Internet without obtaining further
consent each time. The Products may: (i) cause your device to automatically communicate with
Music Choice’s servers to deliver the functionality described in the product
description or through new features as they are introduced, and to record usage
metrics; (ii) affect preferences or data stored on your device; and (iii)
collect personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy (https://musicchoice.com/legal/privacy-policy/ ).
You can withdraw your consent at any time under certain conditions by
contacting us at [email protected] or as provided in our Privacy
Policy. We will not be responsible if an update or upgrade affects how your
device works if this is caused by your own equipment – such as your mobile
device or broadband not supporting the update or upgrade.
PROFILES AND USERNAME/PASSWORD
Certain aspects of the Products may permit or require you to
register or create an Authorized User profile. Currently, you may create an
Authorized User profile(s) if you have access to Music Choice’s mobile
application or television application commonly known as the Music Choice
Enhanced Television Application, or you are subscribing to the Music Choice
PLUS Subscription Service. You agree
that the information you supply during that registration/profile creation process
will be accurate and complete. In the event you are asked to select a username,
you also agree not to (i) select, create or attempt
to create, or use a username with the intention of impersonating another
person; (ii) use a username of anyone else without authorization; (iii) use a
username in violation of the intellectual property rights of any person; or
(iv) use a username that Music Choice considers to be offensive. Music Choice
reserves the right to reject or terminate any username or password that, in its
sole discretion, it deems offensive or in any way a violation of this
Agreement. You will be responsible for preserving the confidentiality of your
password and will notify Music Choice of any known or suspected unauthorized
use of your account. Further, you agree that you are responsible for all
statements made and acts or omissions that occur on your account while your
username and password are being used. If you believe someone has used your
password or account without your authorization, you must notify Music Choice
immediately. Music Choice reserves the right to access and disclose any
information including, without limitation, user names of accounts and other
information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests.
If you are a parent or legal
guardian and wish to make your minor child an Authorized User you can create a
profile for that minor child ("Kid's Profile"), where you will
be required to create a "PIN" and set a Maximum Content Rating
(similar to parental controls) in order to control what Content each Authorized
User of a Kid’s Profile is allowed to view on the Products. You are responsible
for monitoring whether your minor child uses the Kid's Profile. In order
to customize the viewable Content for each Authorized User of a Kid's Profile,
please visit the Kid’s Profile on the Music Choice mobile application,
the Music Choice Enhanced Television Application, or at
dashboard.musicchoice.com. By adding a Kid's Profile, you represent and warrant that
you are the parent or legal guardian of each minor child affiliated with the
Kid's Profile and that you have legal capacity to provide legally binding
consent and authorizations as provided in these Terms of Use and our Privacy
Policy, both individually and as parent or legal guardian on behalf of each
Authorized User. See also our Privacy Policy for additional information
regarding how Music Choice manages information related to children (https://musicchoice.com/legal/privacy-policy/ ).
NO SPAMMING OR SPIMMING
From time to time, users post their e-mail addresses or
usernames and handles utilized on third-party social media sites such as
Twitter and Facebook in our chat rooms, forums, blogs and other public posting
areas. You may not harvest or otherwise
collect or store any information (including personal information) about other
users, including e-mail addresses or user names
and handles for commercial or illegal purposes, such as sending unsolicited or
unrequested e-mail or instant messages.
NO FRAMING
Without the prior written permission of Music Choice, you
may not frame, or make it appear that a third-party site is presenting or
endorsing, any of the Content of the Products, or incorporate any intellectual
property of the Products, Music Choice or any of their licensors into another
website or other service.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
EXCEPT WHERE AND TO THE EXTENT
PROHIBITED BY LAW, The Products and the related Services (INCLUDING ANY USER
CONTENT TRANSMITTED OR DISPLAYED in the products) ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND YOUR
PARTICIPATION IN OR USE OF THE products IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. MUSIC CHOICE and
each music choice related party EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, MUSIC
CHOICE AND the music choice related parties DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY CONTENT
DISPLAYED in the products (INCLUDING USER CONTENT) WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE
OR CORRECT; THAT The products and related services WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
THAT The products and related services WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME
OR LOCATION, UNINTERRRUPTED OR SECURE oR ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, MUSIC CHOICE AND the music choice related parties are
not responsible for lost, incomplete, late, damaged or misdirected text OR
OTHER messages, POSTS OR USER CONTENT SUBMISSIONS; failures or malfunctions of
wireless handsets or other equipment, telephone systems, wireless services or
other communication malfunctions; or any other error, omission, interruption,
defect or delay in transmission or communication.
PRIVACY POLICY
Music Choice respects the privacy concerns of our viewers
and users of the Products. For general information concerning the collection
and use of information by Music Choice, please refer to our Privacy Policy at https://musicchoice.com/legal/privacy-policy/ , the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Please be aware that subject to applicable
law, Music Choice shares certain of your data and information with third parties
(including Content Providers), all as set forth in and subject to our Privacy
Policy.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
EXCEPT WHERE AND TO THE EXTENT
PROHIBITED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL MUSIC CHOICE, ANY OF THE MUSIC
CHOICE RELATED PARTIES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER
PARTY FOR incidental, consequential,
PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, or other indirect damages, personal injury/wrongful death,
lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruptioN, OR
ANY OTHER LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF, OR
INABILITY TO USE, THE pRODUCTS, the Content or any communications of the Products
or RELATED services, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other
legal theory, and whether or not Music Choice or ANY music choice related party
is advised of the possibility of such damages.
In addition, when using the Products
AND SERVICES, information will be transmitted over a medium which is beyond the
control and jurisdiction of MUSIC CHOICE and the music choice related parties or
any other third party mentioned on the Products. Accordingly, MUSIC CHOICE
assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or
corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use
of the Products.
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR
ANY DISPUTE WITH Music Choice IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCTS. IN NO
EVENT SHALL music choice’s LIABILITY, OR THE LIABILITY OF any music choice
related Party, FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS OR
CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN, EXCEED THE lesser of (1) the TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES
THAT YOU PAID DURING A ONE-YEAR PERIOD FOR THE SPECIFIC product AT ISSUE, or
(2) THE
AMOUNT PAID FOR THE SPECIFIC ITEM OF CONTENT GIVING RISE TO THE APPLICABLE
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
Applicable law may not allow the
limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages,
so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. NOTE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS.
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to any
principles of conflicts of law.
DISPUTES
BY USING THE PRODUCTS, YOU AGREE THAT
THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION FOR ANY CONTROVERSY, CLAIM, ACTION OR
DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND RELATED
SERVICES (EXCLUDING DISPUTES RELATED TO OR INVOLVING MUSIC CHOICE’S
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY), OR THE BREACH, ENFORCEMENT, INTERPRETATION, OR VALIDITY
OF THIS AGREEMENT (EACH, A “DISPUTE”) WILL BE DECIDED BY BINDING ARBITRATION,
AND NOT IN COURT, ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS
MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO
DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS,
CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE
CAPACITY. Other rights that you and we would have in court will not be
available or will be more limited in arbitration, including discovery and
appeal rights. Any Dispute shall be exclusively resolved by binding arbitration
in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in
effect. The arbitration will be held in Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (as Music Choice may elect) before a
sole arbitrator mutually agreed upon by both parties who is a licensed attorney
with at least 15 years of experience in commercial law. Any award or order rendered by the arbitrator
shall be binding with no right of appeal, and may be confirmed as a judgment or
order in a court with competent jurisdiction.
The arbitrator, and not any federal,
state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any
dispute arising under or relating to the interpretation, applicability,
enforceability, or formation of this Agreement, including any claim that all or
any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.
Nothing herein will be construed to prevent or
limit the right of any party to seek injunctive or similar relief in any court
having jurisdiction over the parties, and such action or remedy will not waive
such moving party’s right to compel arbitration of any Dispute.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Music Choice's performance of its obligations under this
Agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained
in this Agreement is in derogation of Music Choice's right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to
User Content or your use of the Products and related services or information
provided to or gathered by Music Choice with respect to such use. If any part
of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then the
invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid,
enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original
provision and the remainder of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect. This Agreement, together with our Privacy
Policy and the applicable End User License Agreement (“EULA”) if you are using
a Music Choice mobile or television application, constitutes the entire
agreement between you, the end-user, and Music Choice with respect to the Products
and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals,
whether electronic, oral or written, between you and Music Choice with respect
to the Products. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
CONTACT US
Thank you for taking the time to read our Terms of Use! Please
contact us with any questions or comments at:
Music
Choice
650
Dresher Road
Horsham,
PA 19044
Attn: Legal
Department