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- Pittsburgh Sporting News may, in its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms of Service and policies at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions. Nothing in these Terms of Service shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.
2. Service
- These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Service, including users who are also contributors of Content on the Service. “Content” includes the text, links, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, audiovisual combinations, interactive features and other materials you may view on, access through, or contribute to the Service. The Service includes all aspects of Pittsburgh Sporting News, including but not limited to all products, software and services offered via the Pittsburgh Sporting News website.
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4. General Use of the Service—Permissions and Restrictions
Pittsburgh Sporting News hereby grants you permission to access and use the Service as set forth in these Terms of Service, provided that:
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- You agree not to use the Service for any of the following commercial uses unless you obtain Pittsburgh Sporting News’s prior written approval:
- the sale of access to the Service;
- the sale of advertising, sponsorships, or promotions placed on or within the Service or Content; or
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5. Your Use of Content
In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of Content.
- The Content on the Service, and the trademarks, service marks and logos (“Marks”) on the Service, are owned by or licensed to Pittsburgh Sporting News, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law.
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- You understand that when using the Service, you will be exposed to Content from a variety of sources, and that Pittsburgh Sporting News is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such Content. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Content that is 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 Pittsburgh Sporting News with respect thereto, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pittsburgh Sporting News, its owners, operators, affiliates, licensors, and licensees to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the Service.
6. Your Content and Conduct
- As a Pittsburgh Sporting News account holder you may submit Content to the Service, including videos and user comments. You understand that Pittsburgh Sporting News does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any Content you submit.
- You shall be solely responsible for your own Content and the consequences of submitting and publishing your Content on the Service. You affirm, represent, and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to publish Content you submit; and you license to Pittsburgh Sporting News all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to such Content for publication on the Service pursuant to these Terms of Service.
- For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your Content. However, by submitting Content to Pittsburgh Sporting News, you hereby grant Pittsburgh Sporting News a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the Content in connection with the Service and Pittsburgh Sporting News (and its successors’ and affiliates’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the Service a non-exclusive license to access your Content through the Service, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such Content as permitted through the functionality of the Service and under these Terms of Service. The above licenses granted by you in video Content you submit to the Service terminate within a commercially reasonable time after you remove or delete your videos from the Service. You understand and agree, however, that Pittsburgh Sporting News may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of your videos that have been removed or deleted. The above licenses granted by you in user comments you submit are perpetual and irrevocable.
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7. Account Termination Policy
- Pittsburgh Sporting News will terminate a user’s access to the Service if, under appropriate circumstances, the user is determined to be a repeat infringer.
- Pittsburgh Sporting News reserves the right to decide whether Content violates these Terms of Service for reasons other than copyright infringement, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscenity, or excessive length. Pittsburgh Sporting News may at any time, without prior notice and in its sole discretion, remove such Content and/or terminate a user’s account for submitting such material in violation of these Terms of Service.
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- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
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