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Welcome to the CDBaby.com Site, which is located at www.cdbaby.com (the "Site"). The following Terms of Service ("TOS") contain the terms and conditions that govern your use of the Site and CD Baby Service (as defined below). Purchase of any product or service on the Site constitutes your agreement to and acceptance of all the TOS.
CD Baby (a division of Audio & Video Labs, Inc., along with our licensees and assignees referred in this Agreement as “us” and “we” and “CD Baby”) reserves the right to add to, delete or change these TOS because of frequent changes in Internet technology and applicable law. As such, you should check these TOS from time to time for such changes.
1. The CD Baby Service. CD Baby provides a number of Internet-based services and products through the Site (all such services, collectively, the "CD Baby Service" and “Products”). CD Baby users may create and purchase individual Products for their own use or sell Products through the Site. Users who are artists and who would like to sell Products for digital download must also enter into the Digital Rights Agreement, found here: https://members.cdbaby.com/AlbumDetails/Contract.aspx, and Users who are artists who would like to sell Products through the Site (via CD Baby on a consignment basis) must also enter into the Artist Consignment Agreement, found here: https://members.cdbaby.com/AlbumDetails/Contract.aspx. CD Baby allows all Users to browse the Site and purchase Products from the Site. CD Baby may offer a number of other services and products on its Site, such as message boards, contests, and newsletters, which may change from time to time.
2. Use of the Site and CD Baby Service.
(a) Eligibility. CD Baby will only knowingly provide the CD Baby Service to parties that can lawfully enter into and form contracts under applicable law. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 13 years of age, you may use the CD Baby Service only under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these TOS. The CD Baby Service is not intended for children under the age of 13.
(b) Compliance With TOS and Applicable Law. You must comply with all of the terms and conditions of these TOS, the applicable agreements and policies referred to below, and all applicable laws, regulations and rules when you use the CD Baby Service and the Site.
(c) Your License to Use the Site and the CD Baby Service.
(1) CD Baby and its licensors solely and exclusively owns all intellectual property and other right, title and interest in and to the CD Baby Service and Site, except as expressly provided for in these TOS. You will not acquire any right, title or interest therein under these TOS or otherwise.
(2) CD Baby grants you a limited revocable license to access and use the Site and the CD Baby Service for its intended purposes, subject to your compliance with these TOS. This license does not include the right to collect or use information contained on the Site for purposes prohibited by CD Baby; create derivative works based on the Products or any third party content available via the Site; or download or copy the Site (other than page caching). If you use the Site in a manner that exceeds the scope of this license or breach this TOS, CD Baby may revoke the license granted to you.
(3) This Section 2(c) does not pertain to your intellectual property rights. Any rights relating to materials that you upload to the Site are covered by the Digital Rights Agreement (https://members.cdbaby.com/AlbumDetails/Contract.aspx).
(d) Third-Party Services. CD Baby may use third parties to provide certain services accessible through the Site. CD Baby does not control those third parties or their services, and you agree that CD Baby will not be liable to you in any way for your use of such services. These third parties may have their own terms of use and other policies. You must comply with such terms and policies as well as these TOS when you use these services. If any such terms or policies conflict with CD Baby's TOS, agreements or policies, you must comply with CD Baby's TOS, agreements or policies, as applicable.
3. Rules For Use Of the Site.
(a) Prohibited Use. Except as may be expressly permitted by CD Baby, you may not: (i) interfere with the CD Baby Service by using viruses or any other programs or technology designed to disrupt or damage any software or hardware; (ii) modify, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any technology used to provide the CD Baby Service; (iii) use a robot, spider or other device or process to monitor the activity on or copy pages from the Site, except in the operation or use of an internet "search engine", hit counters or similar technology; (iv) collect electronic mail addresses or other information from third parties by using the CD Baby Service; (v) impersonate another person or entity; (vii) use any meta tags, search terms, key terms, or the like that contain CD Baby's name or trademarks; (viii) engage in any activity that interferes with another user's ability to use or enjoy the CD Baby Service; or (ix) assist or encourage any third party in engaging in any activity prohibited by these TOS.
(b) Privacy Policy. By entering into these TOS, you agree to CD Baby's collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the CD Baby Privacy Policy, found here: http://www.cdbaby.com/privacy.
(c) Ordering Products. If you purchase Products, you agree to do so in accordance with CD Baby's Customer Bill of Rights below. Title to Products that you buy will pass to you upon delivery of the Products to the common carrier.
* If you need to cancel your order, contact Customer Service by email: cdbaby@cdbaby.com or by phone at 1-800-BUY-MY-CD or (503) 595-3000. Our service hours are from 7:00am PST to 5:00pm PST Monday through Friday. Please include the order number of the item that you would like to cancel. If you’ve already completed an order and wish to add a new item to that order, you’ll need to cancel that order and place a new order. Please note that if your order has already been processed, you may not be able to cancel it or modify it.
* If you’d prefer to order the Product over the phone, you can call us at 1-800-BUY-MY-CD or (503) 595-3000. Our service hours are from 7:00am PST to 5:00pm PST Monday through Friday.
(d) Monitoring. CD Baby reserves the right, but does not assume the obligation, to monitor transactions and communications that occur through the Site. If CD Baby determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that you or another CD Baby user will breach a term or condition of these TOS or that such transaction or communication is inappropriate, CD Baby may cancel such transaction or take any other action to restrict access to or the availability of any material that may be considered objectionable, without any liability to you or any third party.
(e) Modification of the Service. CD Baby may modify the CD Baby Service at any time with or without notice to you, and will incur no liability for doing so.
4. Submissions. When you submit questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, message board postings, material submitted via web forms, contest entries, communications or any other information ("Submissions"), you grant CD Baby permission to use such submissions for marketing and other promotional purposes. You agree that CD Baby will have no obligation to keep any Submissions confidential and you will not bring a claim against CD Baby based on "moral rights" or the like arising from CD Baby's use of a Submission.
5. Representations and Warranties.
(a) Mutual Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant to CD Baby and CD Baby represents and warrants to you: (i) that you or it has the full power and authority to enter into and perform under these TOS, (ii) the execution and performance of your or its obligations under these TOS do not constitute a breach of or conflict with any other agreement or arrangement by which you or it is bound, and (iii) these TOS are a legal, valid and binding obligation of the party entering into these TOS, enforceable in accordance with their terms and conditions.
(b) By You. You represent and warrant to CD Baby that, in your use of the CD Baby Service, you: (i) will not infringe the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity or other legal right of any third party and (ii) will comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. You further represent and warrant to CD Baby that: (i) there are no claims, demands or any form of litigation pending or, to the best of your knowledge, threatened with respect to any of your Submissions; (ii) CD Baby will not be required to make any payments to any third party in connection with its use of your Submissions, except for the expenses that CD Baby incurs in providing the CD Baby Service; (iii) the use of any instructions, formulae, recommendations, or the like contained in your Submissions will not cause injury to any third party; and (iv) your Submissions does not contain viruses or any other programs or technology designed to disrupt or damage any software or hardware.
6. Disclaimers, Exclusions, and Limitations.
(a) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. CD BABY PROVIDES THE SITE AND CD BABY SERVICE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. CD BABY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE, CD BABY SERVICE OR ITS USE: (i) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, (ii) WILL BE FREE OF INACCURACIES OR ERRORS, (iii) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR (iv) WILL OPERATE IN THE CONFIGURATION OR WITH THE HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE YOU USE. CD BABY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE MADE EXPRESSLY IN THESE TOS, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(b) EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. CD BABY WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES RELATING TO LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL) ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE CD BABY SERVICE, BASED ON ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
(c) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT FOR A BREACH OF A PARTY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES UNDER THESE TOS OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS UNDER THESE TOS, IN NO EVENT WILL THE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TOS EXCEED THE GREATER OF (i) THE AMOUNT PAID OR PAYABLE BY CD BABY TO YOU DURING THE SIX MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT THAT GIVES RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY OR (ii) $100.
7. Indemnification. You will indemnify and hold CD Baby and its employees, representatives, agents, affiliates, directors, officers, managers and shareholders (the "Parties") harmless from any damage, loss, or expense (including without limitation, attorneys' fees and costs) incurred in connection with any third-party claim, demand or action ("Claim") brought against any of the Parties alleging that you have breached any of these TOS. If you have to indemnify CD Baby under this Section, CD Baby will have the right to control the defense, settlement, and resolution of any Claim at your sole expense. You may not settle or otherwise resolve any Claim without CD Baby's express written permission.
8. Termination.
(a) Termination. CD Baby may suspend or terminate your use of the Site or CD Baby Service if it believes, in its sole and absolute discretion, that you have breached a term of these TOS.
(b) Survival. These TOS will survive indefinitely unless and until CD Baby chooses to terminate them.
(c) Effect of Termination. If you or CD Baby terminates your use of the Site or the CD Baby Service, CD Baby may delete any Submissions or other materials relating to your use of the CD Baby Service on CD Baby's servers or otherwise in its possession and CD Baby will have no liability to you or any third party for doing so.
9. Notice. All notices required or permitted to be given under these TOS will be in writing and delivered to the other party by any of the following methods: (i) U.S. mail, (ii) overnight courier, or (iii) electronic mail. If you give notice to CD Baby, you must use the following addresses: CD Baby, 5925 NE 80th Avenue, Portland, OR 97218 or cdbaby@cdbaby.com. If CD Baby provides notice to you, CD Baby will use the contact information provided by you to CD Baby. All notices will be deemed received as follows: (i) if by delivery by U.S. mail, seven (7) business days after dispatch, (ii) if by overnight courier, on the date receipt is confirmed by such courier service, or (iii) if by electronic mail, 24 hours after the message was sent, if no "system error" or other notice of non- delivery is generated. If applicable law requires that a given communication be "in writing," you agree that email communication will satisfy this requirement.
10. Dispute Resolution. All disputes arising out of, relating to or connected with these TOS or your use of any part of the CD Baby Service will be exclusively resolved under confidential binding arbitration held in Los Angeles County, California before and in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, by a sole arbitrator applying California law (without regard for conflicts of law principles). The arbitrator's award will be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under these TOS will be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to these TOS, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise. Any action to enforce an arbitrator's award will be brought in a federal or state court located in Los Angeles County, California, and each party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of such court. By entering into these TOS, you hereby irrevocably waive any right you may have to join claims with those of others in the form of a class action or similar procedural device. Any claim arising out of, relating to or connected with these TOS or your use of any part of the CD Baby Service must be asserted individually.
11. Miscellaneous. These TOS will be binding upon each party hereto and its successors and permitted assigns, and governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without reference to conflict of law principles. These TOS will not be assignable or transferable by you without the prior written consent of CD Baby. These TOS (including all of the policies and other Agreements described in this TOS, which are hereby incorporated herein by this reference) contain the entire understanding of the parties regarding its subject matter, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings between the parties regarding its subject matter. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right, power or privilege under these TOS will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power, or privilege. You and CD Baby are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, or employee-employer relationship is intended or created by these TOS. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these TOS will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these TOS, all of which will remain in full force and effect.