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Last updated 04/05/2001
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
We will refer to the Clubplanet.com web site as the "Service".
We (that is Clubplanet.com and its other business groups and affiliates) will provide the
Service to you, subject to the following terms and conditions – referred to as the
"Service Agreement" or "SA", which may be updated or modified by us from
time to time without notice to you, therefore you need to regularly check this agreement to stay
up to date. You can review the most current version of the SA at any time at
http://www.clubplanet.com/aboutus/legal_notice.asp.
Your use of the Service will confirm your agreement to these terms and conditions as well as
your acceptance of the changes we make to the SA. In addition, when using particular
Clubplanet.com services subject to this SA, you and Clubplanet.com shall be subject to any
posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services which may be posted from time to time.
All such guidelines or rules are incorporated by reference into the SA.
Consequently, PLEASE READ THIS SERVICE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING
CLUBPLANET.COM. BY ACCESSING OR USING CLUBPLANET.COM, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS
OR USE CLUBPLANET.COM. REMEMBER THAT CLUBPLANET.COM MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND
SUCH MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT. YOU
AGREE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED
ACCESS OR USE OF CLUBPLANET.COM SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED
AGREEMENT.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Clubplanet.com is the premier nightlife destination on the Internet. Unless explicitly
stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service shall be
subject to the SA. You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS IS"
and that we do not assume responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or
failure to store any user provided content, communications, or personalization
settings.
In order to use the Service, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either directly or
through devices that access web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such
access. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the
World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
Use of the Service may require you to register and obtain a password. In return for our
enabling you to use the Service, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete
information about yourself when necessary or as prompted by the Service's registration form
(such information being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the
Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information
that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect
that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we have the right to
suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the
Service (or any portion thereof).
4. CLUBPLANET.COM PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy.
For more information, please see our full privacy policy at
http://www.clubplanet.com/aboutus/privacy.asp.
In addition, by using the Service, you acknowledge and agree that Clubplanet.com may preserve
Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief
that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process;
(b) enforce the SA; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of
third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Clubplanet.com, its
users and the public.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
When the particular service you use requires you to register as described above, you will
also receive a password and account designation upon completing the Service's registration
process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account,
and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You
agree to (a) immediately notify Clubplanet.com of any unauthorized use of your password or
account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the
end of each session. Clubplanet.com cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage
arising from your failure to comply with this Section.
6. USE OF THE SERVICE; MEMBER CONDUCT
(a) You understand that all information, data, text, messages, postings, or other
materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole
responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not
Clubplanet.com, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, or otherwise
transmit via the Service. If you have included information available through the Service
then you are responsible for making modifications or updating information to the extent there
are errors or updates are required. Clubplanet.com does not control the Content posted via
the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such
Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will Clubplanet.com be liable in
any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any
Content (for example, if an event posted on Clubplanet.com is listed on the wrong date, place,
or time), or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content
posted, or otherwise transmitted via the Service.
You agree that you will not use the Service or the information obtained through the Service
(including without limitation, directory or event listings):
- for solicitations, commercial or otherwise;
- for incorporation into a commercial product or service;
- to download directory listings or other information by using any type of automated means;
- for the purposes of soliciting, offending or harassing any person or persons;
- to alter the directory listings, event listings, or other information, or enter additional
listings or Content which in any way: (i) are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive,
harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy,
hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, (ii) violates any patent,
trademark, service mark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of
another, or (iii) are known to be false or misleading at the time of entry.
- harm minors in any way;
- impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Clubplanet.com official,
or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- provide any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under
contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential
information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure
agreements);
- transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or
programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or
hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or
disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the
Service; or
- intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or
international law.
(b) You acknowledge that Clubplanet.com does not pre-screen Content, but that Clubplanet.com
and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to
refuse, move or remove any Content that is available via the Service. Without limiting the
foregoing, we shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the SA or is otherwise
objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of
any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.
In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by us or submitted
to us.
(c) You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including
your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform
and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
7. PUBLIC CONTENT POSTED TO CLUBPLANET.COM
(a) For purposes of the SA, "publicly accessible areas of the Service" are those accessible
by the general public. By way of example, a publicly accessible area of the Service would
include the Clubplanet.com Message Boards. Please note that this Content may be seen by
anyone using the Service.
(b) With respect to all other Content you elect to post to publicly accessible areas of the
Service, you grant Clubplanet.com the world-wide royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive and fully sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such
Content (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate it in other works, in any form, media, or
technology now known or later developed.
(c) You represent and warrant that you have all right, title and interest in, or otherwise
have the right to publicly display all Content that you post to or transmit through the Service
and that the Content you post to or transmit through the Service does not infringe, or dilute
any third party right.
8. CLUBPLANET.COM’S RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATIONS
(a) Clubplanet.com reserves the right to deny access to you or any group of users to the
Service, at its sole discretion, at any time. Clubplanet.com also reserves the right to remove
any listings or other information or Content from the Service at any time and at its sole
discretion.
(b) Clubplanet.com cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for
downloading through the Service will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or
other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for
implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for
accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Service for the
reconstruction of any lost data.
(c) CLUBPLANET.COM DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR
ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO
THE SERVICE, ANY MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR ANY
MERCHANTS LISTED ON THE SERVICE, AND CLUBPLANET.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE
ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. CLUBPLANET.COM DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE
WILL BE CORRECTED. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. IN NO EVENT WILL
CLUBPLANET.COM (OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES,
DISTRIBUTORS OR AFFILIATES) BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR
SPECIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE OR
DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, EVEN IF CLUBPLANET.COM OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS,
OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECTORY OR
EVENT LISTINGS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, CLUBPLANET.COM'S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE
GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Clubplanet.com, and its subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or
demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of
Content you submit, post to or transmit through the Service, your use of the Service, your
connection to the Service, your violation of the SA, or your violation of any rights of
another.
10. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
Clubplanet.com reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without
notice. You agree that Clubplanet.com shall not be liable to you or to any third party for
any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
11. TERMINATION
You agree that Clubplanet.com, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password,
account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and remove and discard any Content within
the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Clubplanet.com
believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the SA.
Clubplanet.com may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the
Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your
access to the Service under any provision of this SA may be effected without prior notice, and
acknowledge and agree that Clubplanet.com may immediately deactivate or delete your account and
all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or
the Service. Further, you agree that Clubplanet.com shall not be liable to you or any third
party for any termination of your access to the Service.
12. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers
found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services,
and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings,
are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that Clubplanet.com shall not be
responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such
dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
13. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web
sites or resources. Because Clubplanet.com has no control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that Clubplanet.com is not responsible for the availability of such
external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any
content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
You further acknowledge and agree that Clubplanet.com shall not be responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or
through any such site or resource.
14. ADS
Use of this site is contingent on acceptance of viewing of any and all advertisements
(ADS) sent on or by pages of this site. ADS include, but are not limited to: banners,
buttons and pop-up windows. Users found to be using screening or filtering systems to
remove or hide ads from Clubplanet.com may have their accounts terminated without prior
notice or warning.
15. CLUBPLANET.COM'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND IDEA SUBMISSIONS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used in connection with
the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by
applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you through the Service or
advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary
rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Clubplanet.com or advertisers, you agree not
to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service
or the Software, in whole or in part.
The compilation of the contents of the Service are copyrighted under the United States
copyright laws. The owner of the copyright is Clubplanet.com and in some cases a third party.
Clubplanet.com grants you a personal, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, and non-exclusive
right and license to print and download portions of directory or event listings from or other
information found on the Service solely for your own non-commercial use. Any other copying,
redistribution, retransmission, display or publication of any downloaded information is strictly
prohibited without the express written consent of Clubplanet.com.
You agree to grant to Clubplanet.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual
license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative
works of, and publicly display any Content, including directory listings and other materials or
information such as ideas contained therein for new or improved products and services you submit
to Clubplanet.com (such as through posting to public areas or mailing to Clubplanet.com) by all
means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You also agree to grant to
Clubplanet.com the right to use your name in connection with the submitted Content as well as in
connection with all advertising, marketing and promotional material related thereto. You grant
Clubplanet.com non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide permission to implement or use in any
manner and in any media any ideas or information contained in your communications. You further
agree to release Clubplanet.com from any claims of alleged or actual infringement, or
misappropriation of any proprietary rights that may result from such implementation or use.
16. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Service must be commenced
within one year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is
barred. ALL DISPUTES, CONTROVERSIES OR CLAIMS, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, FRAUD,
MISREPRESENTATION OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND
THE SERVICE ("DISPUTES") SHALL BE SETTLED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION CONDUCTED IN
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, BY A NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE THEN
CURRENT COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. The
arbitrability of Disputes shall also be determined by the arbitrator. Each party shall bear its
own expenses, except that the prevailing party may recover the filing costs and the expenses
of the arbitrator from the other party. Any award of the arbitrator shall be in writing and
shall state the reasons for the award. Judgment upon an award may be entered in any Court
having competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall not have the power to order pre-hearing
discovery of documents or the taking of depositions, but may compel attendance of witnesses
and the production of documents at the hearing. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sections
1 to 14, shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this paragraph. The parties, their
representatives and participants and the arbitrator shall hold the existence, content and result
of the arbitration in confidence, except to the limited extent necessary to enforce a final
settlement agreement or to obtain or enforce a judgment on an arbitration decision and award.
The foregoing notwithstanding, this agreement shall not prevent the parties from seeking and
obtaining temporary equitable remedies, including temporary restraining orders, from a court
with jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter. A request to a court for interim
equitable relief shall not be deemed a waiver of the obligation to arbitrate.
17. TRADEMARK NOTICES
Clubplanet.com, ClubNYC, nightlifestyle, "Because sleep is overrated.", ClubLA, ClubMiami,
ClubLondon, ClubSeattle, ClubBoston, are trademarks and/or service marks of Clubplanet.com.
Other Clubplanet.com products, services and company names mentioned herein and or applicable
Company Web sites may be the trademarks and/or service works of Clubplanet.com. Other product,
service and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or service marks of their
respective owners.
18. MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in New York. This site is
controlled and operated by Clubplanet.com from its offices within the United States of America.
Clubplanet.com makes no representation that materials in the site are appropriate or available
for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this 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. Clubplanet.com's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance
of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.
Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any
provision of this Agreement. Clubplanet.com may assign its rights and duties under this
Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you. The section titles in the SA are for
convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
19. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the SA by emailing on
clubmaster@clubplanet.com.
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