CharacTour Terms of Service - Effective Date: November 1, 2020

CharacTour is the home of 4,500+ of your favorite characters from movies, TV, books, video games and Web content. We want to shock you, inspire you, or just make you laugh, by introducing you to the most interesting characters we know. CharacTour operates www.CharacTour.com and CharacTour.wordpress.com (collectively, the “Sites”) and offers various services, including online forums, on or through the Sites (collectively, the “Services”). PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OUR SERVICES.

1. Acceptance of Terms

THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND PUBLISHED AT WWW.CHARACTOUR.COM and CHARACTOUR.WORDPRESS.COM, AND AS INCORPORATING THE CHARACTOUR PRIVACY POLICY AVAILABLE AT http://www.charactour.com/hub/privacy (“TERMS OF SERVICE”), ARE A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHARACTOUR LLC (“CHARACTOUR”) AND YOU (“YOU”).

You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Service, which may be modified from time to time. All such modifications will be effective immediately upon posting. If You are dissatisfied with any modification to these Terms of Service, Your only remedy is to stop Your use of the Sites and/or Services and terminate these Terms of Service as described in Section 9 (Termination and Survivability). Your continued use of the Sites and/or the Services after a change or update has been made to the Terms of Service constitutes Your acceptance of such change or update.

2. Eligibility

YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OF AGE TO USE THE SITES AND/OR THE SERVICES. By using the Sites and/or the Services, You represent and warrant that

(1.i.a) You are 13 years of age or older;
(1.i.b) All information You submit to CharacTour is truthful and accurate;
(1.i.c) You will maintain the accuracy of such information; and
(1.i.d) Your use of the Services or the Sites does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

3. Access to the Site and Services

CHARACTOUR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE OR SUSPEND YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITES AND/OR THE SERVICES AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. CHARACTOUR ALSO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR DISCONTINUE ANY SERVICE OR FEATURE PROVIDED BY CHARACTOUR. YOU AGREE THAT CHARACTOUR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ANY SUCH TERMINATION, SUSPENSION, CHANGE, OR DISCONTINUANCE.

4. Content

“Content” shall mean including, without limitation, data, images, drawings, photographs, video, audio, text, and any and all other material and information You see on the Sites and/or the Services, whether provided by CharacTour or by users of the Services. ALL USE OF CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND AT YOUR OWN RISK.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ALL CONTENT IS THE PROPERTY OF CHARACTOUR AND/OR ITS LICENSORS AND THAT YOU HAVE NO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHER RIGHTS IN ANY CONTENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THAT CONTENT WAS PROVIDED BY CHARACTOUR, YOU, OR A THIRD PARTY.

The Content, Services and Sites are protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary rights owned by CharacTour, and/or its licensors, including rights to the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such Content. Except as expressly provided herein, CharacTour and its licensors do not grant You any express or implied rights, and all right, title and interest that CharacTour has in the Sites and/or the Services, that are not expressly granted by CharacTour to You are retained by CharacTour.

You may not, under any circumstances, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, adapt, translate, transfer, buy, auction, rent, lease, loan or sell any Content, or other materials appearing in or generated by the Sites or Services, or any information obtained from the Sites or the Services, without the prior express written consent of CharacTour.

ANY REFERENCE TO A PERSON, ENTITY, PRODUCT, OR SERVICE AS PART OF THE CHARACTOUR SITES OR SERVICES DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION BY CHARACTOUR OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES.

You agree that You may not upload or otherwise transmit on or through the Service Content that is subject to any third-party rights unless any holder of such rights has given express authorization for distribution on the Sites and/or the Services.

You agree that any Content You submit does not create an obligation for CharacTour to provide You any payment or other remuneration. If and to the extent You are deemed to have retained, under applicable law, any right, title or interest in or to any portion of the Content, You hereby transfer, grant, convey, assign and relinquish exclusively to CharacTour all of Your right, title and interest in and to the Content, without reservation and without additional consideration, under applicable patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other similar laws or rights, in perpetuity, and in the alternative to the extent such assignment is ineffective under applicable law, You hereby grant to CharacTour, the exclusive, irrevocable, sublicensable, transferable, worldwide, paid-up license to reproduce, fix, adapt, modify, translate, reformat, create derivative works from, manufacture, introduce into circulation, publish, distribute, sell, license, sublicense, transfer, rent, lease, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, or provide access to electronically, broadcast, communicate to the public by telecommunication, display, perform, enter into computer memory, and use and practice the Content, all modified and derivative works thereof, all portions and copies thereof in any form, all inventions, designs, and marks embodied therein, and all patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights thereto, and/or to incorporate the same in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, You hereby waive any moral rights You may have in the Content.

5. Service Limitations

ANY USE OF THE SERVICES IN VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE WILL BE REGARDED AS AN INFRINGEMENT OF CHARACTOUR'S COPYRIGHT RIGHTS IN AND TO THE CONTENT.

You may not, under any circumstances, exploit the Content or the Services for any purpose whatsoever including using the Content or the Services in any manner:

(1.i.a) That is unlawful;
(1.i.b) That could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any CharacTour server or the network(s) connected to any CharacTour server;
(1.i.c) That could interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Services;
(1.i.d) That gains or attempts to gain unauthorized access to any Services, unpublished information or material, or computer systems and/or networks connected to any CharacTour server, or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means;
(1.i.e) That collects or aggregates information regarding other users’ actions relating to the Services;
(1.i.f) That reverse engineers, decompiles, disassembles or attempts to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Content or Sites; (1.i.g) That frames or mirrors any part of the Sites and/or Services without CharacTour’s express prior written consent; or
(1.i.h) That removes, alters, or conceals any copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Sites, Services and/or the Content.

6. Communications

By providing Your email address to CharacTour and subscribing to CharacTour communications, You understand You may receive periodic information regarding current and future services offered on the Sites and/or the Services and/or related third party products. You may unsubscribe at any time by sending an email stating Your intention to terminate these Terms of Service to CharacTour at: feedback@charactour.com with the subject line “Unsubscribe”. Unsubscribing to CharacTour communications will not be effective until acknowledged by CharacTour but not more than fifteen (15) business days after sending such email.

7. Privacy/Security

You understand that any information provided by You or collected by CharacTour in connection with Your use of the Sites and/or Services will be used in the manner described in these Terms of Service and in CharacTour’s Privacy Policy, such privacy policy being incorporated into and made a part of these Terms of Service by this reference. If You do not agree to the Privacy Policy you may not use the Services. Without limiting the terms of the Privacy Policy, You understand that CharacTour does not guarantee that Your use of the Services and/or the information provided by You will be private or secure, and CharacTour is not responsible or liable to You for any lack of privacy or security You may experience. You are fully responsible for taking precautions and providing security measures best suited for Your situation and intended use of the Services.

8. Jurisdictional Issues and Export Control Laws

The Sites and/or Services are controlled and operated by CharacTour from its offices within the United States. CharacTour makes no representation that Content and other materials available through the Sites and/or Services are appropriate or available for use in any other locations. Those who choose to access the Sites and/or Services 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.

9. Termination and Survivability

These Terms of Service are effective until terminated. CharacTour may terminate these Terms of Service with or without notice to You by terminating Your access to the Sites and Service as set forth in Section 3 (Access to the Site and Services). You may terminate these Terms of Service by ceasing to use the Sites and Services or by sending an email stating Your intention to terminate these Terms of Service to CharacTour at: feedback@charactour.comwith the subject line “Termination”. Such termination will not be effective until acknowledged by CharacTour but not more than fifteen (15) business days after sending such termination email.

The provisions of Sections 4 (Content), 5 (Service Limitations), 9 (Termination and Survivability), 11 (Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability), 12 (Indemnity), and 13 (Jurisdiction and Choice of Law) shall survive any termination of these Terms of Service.

10. Links to Third-Party Sites

The Sites may link to third party sites and services (“Linked Sites”). These Linked Sites are not controlled by CharacTour. CharacTour is not responsible for the information of the Linked Sites, for the business practices or privacy policies of the Linked Sites, or for the collection, use or disclosure of any information by the Linked Sites. CharacTour provides links to the Linked Sites only as a matter of convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply an endorsement by CharacTour of any Linked Site.

CharacTour does not endorse, and 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 information, goods or services available on or through any Linked Sites. You agree that Your use of the Linked Sites, including without limitation Your use of any information, data, advertising, products, or other materials on or available through the Linked Sites, is at Your own risk and is subject to the term and conditions or use applicable to the Linked Sites.

You acknowledge that CharacTour is not a party to any possible future disputes between You and the Linked Sites. Resolution of any dispute is the full and sole responsibility of the involved parties and CharacTour will not act as a mediator between them. You release CharacTour, its agents, representatives and employees, from any and all claims, demands and damages, direct and indirect, suspected and unsuspected, arising from such dispute.

11. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE USE OF THE SITES AND/OR SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITES AND/OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS FOR YOUR USE, WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES THAT MAY ARISE FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE) OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

CHARACTOUR PROVIDES THE CHARACTOUR SITES AND SERVICES ON A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE BASIS AND DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE CHARACTOUR SITES AND/OR SERVICES AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING, OR THAT CHARACTOUR WILL HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR THE CHARACTOUR SITES AND/OR SERVICES AS A WHOLE OR IN ANY SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA. CHARACTOUR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITES OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE CHARACTOUR SITES (OR ANY PART THEREOF INCLUDING THE CONTENT), THE SERVER(S) ON WHICH THE CHARACTOUR SITES ARE HOSTED OR CONTENT ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

CHARACTOUR ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY YOU. THE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION APPLY TO ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF DATA OR LOST PROFITS) OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION.

IN NO EVENT WILL CHARACTOUR OR ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES OR SERVICES, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, TRANSMISSION, OR COMPUTER VIRUS. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF CHARACTOUR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, CHARACTOUR’S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

12. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless CharacTour and its directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, licensors, parent companies and representatives, from and against all claims, losses, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of (a) Your use of, or activities in connection with the Sites, including the Services; or (b) any violation of these Terms of Service by You.

13. Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

These Terms of Service, and any disputes arising from or relating to the conduct covered by the Terms of Service, are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. You hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction, including waiving any objection to personal jurisdiction, of the courts of Cook County, Illinois without regards to any principles of conflicts of laws and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

14. Assignment

CharacTour may assign these Terms of Service, in whole or in part, at any time. You may not assign, transfer or sublicense these Terms of Service or any or all of Your rights or obligations under these Terms of Service without CharacTour’s express prior written consent.

15. Waiver

No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder will be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

16. Headings

Any heading, caption or section title contained herein is inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof.

17. Notice

Notices to You may be made via posting to the Sites, by email, or by regular mail, in CharacTour’s discretion. CharacTour may also provide notices of changes to these Terms of Service or other matters by displaying such notices or by providing links to such notices on CharacTour’s Sites. Without limitation, You agree that a printed version of these Terms of Service and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms of Service to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

18. Severability

If any part of these Terms of Service are determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, 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 these Terms of Service shall continue in effect.

19. Complete Agreement

These Terms of Service, including the documents expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between You and CharacTour with respect to its subject matter. These Terms of Service supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral or written, between You and CharacTour with respect to its subject matter.

20. Notice for California Users

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California Website users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, California 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.

21. Questions

If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding these Terms of Service or the Sites or Services, feel free to contact us at: feedback@charactour.com.