Terms of Use
Your use of this site is subject to these Terms of Use, which we may update from time to time.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this site.
This site is owned and operated by American Noise, a sole proprietorship based in the District of Colombia.
By accessing this site in any way, including browsing, using of the information provided, and/or submitting information to American Noise, you agree to and are bound by the terms, conditions, policies and notices contained on this page. This includes, but is not not limited to, conducting this transaction electronically, disclaimers of warranties, damage and remedy exclusions and limitations, and a choice of District of Columbia law.
Changes to These Terms of Use
From time to time we may update this site and these Terms. Your use of this site after we post any changes to these Terms constitutes your agreement to those changes. You agree to review these Terms periodically to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version.
Responsible Citizenship
American Noise is committed to responsible citizenship and is a staunch proponent of freedom of expression. However, freedom of expression does not mean freedom from the social consequences of your words and actions. We are under no legal, moral or ethical responsibility to host content which we deem inappropriate.
All aspects of your use of this site are contingent upon engagement that shows respect for the value, dignity and human rights of all people. We will not tolerate racist, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, or transphobic content or expression, or any other content meant to degrade a person or group. This rule applies not only to content posted on this site, but elsewhere. Users who utilize this site, in any way, for the dissemination of the views named above will have their access revoked.
Here are some examples of content that will get you banned:
- If you share a post on social media and use dehumanizing language to describe an artist, you will be banned.
- If you share a post on social media and use dehumanizing language directed at one of our staff members, you will be banned.
- If you share a post on social media, we see it, look at your profile, and determine that you regularly espouse disrespectful, hateful, or dehumanizing views, you will be banned.
We are not the speech police. But we expect our users to comport themselves in a respectful manner towards their fellow humans. If you can’t do that, you are not permitted to access this site.
Access Rights
American Noise may, in its sole discretion (and at any time) discontinue this site or any part of it, with or without notice. American Noise may also prevent your use of this site, with or without notice, for any reason whatsoever and without exception. You agree that you do not have any rights to this site, and that American Noise has no liability to you if this site is discontinued, or if your ability to access the site is revoked, or if any content you may have posted on the site is terminated for any reason.
Content Ownership
Content on this site that is provided by American Noise or its licensors, including certain graphics, photographs, images, screen shots, text, articles, digitally-downloadable files, trademarks, logos, product and program names, slogans, and the compilation of the foregoing content, is the property of American Noise and/or its licensors, and is protected in the U.S. and internationally under trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property laws.
You agree not to download, display or use any content located on this site for use in any publications, in public performances, on websites other than this site, or for any other purpose. You agree not to download, display or use any content located on this site in connection with products or services that are not those of American Noise, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, that disparages or discredits American Noise and/or its licensors, that dilutes the strength of American Noise’s or its licensor’s property, or that otherwise infringes American Noise’s or its licensors’ intellectual property rights. You further agree to in no other way misuse any company content or third party content that appears on this site.
Reporting Intellectual Property Violations on This Site
If you are a trademark or copyright owner and you believe that your trademark or copyright rights have been violated, please email the details of your claim to [email protected].
User Posting Policy
The following requirements apply to your use the site:
- (a) you will not use any electronic communication feature of the site for any purpose that is unlawful, tortious, libelous, defamatory, harassing, abusive, obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit, intrusive on another’s privacy, or inappropriate with respect to race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or other intrinsic characteristic;
- (b) you will not upload, post, reproduce, or distribute any information, software, or other material protected by copyright or any other intellectual property right (as well as rights of publicity and privacy) without first obtaining the permission of the owner of such rights;
- (c) you will not collect or store personal data about other users;
- (d) you will not use the site for any commercial purpose not expressly approved by American Noise in writing;
- (e) you will not upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any advertising or promotional materials or any other form of solicitation or unauthorized communication;
- (f) you will not upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any material that contains viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs which might interrupt, limit, or interfere with the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
From time to time on certain areas of our site you may be able to submit photos, written posts and certain other materials (“User Content”). By using these features, you agree that you will not post any content that violates items (a) through (f) as listed above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, these Terms in no way limit your rights under the Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 (H.R. 5111).
Your Grant of Rights
By displaying, publishing, or otherwise posting any User Content on the site, you hereby grant to American Noise a non-exclusive, sub-licensable, worldwide, fully-paid, royalty free license to use your User Content (including, without limitation, to modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such User Content) in any and all media now known or hereinafter developed without the requirement to make payment to you or to any third party or the need to seek any third party permission.
This license includes the right to host, index, cache, distribute, and tag any User Content, as well as the right to sublicense User Content to third parties, including other users, for use on other media or platforms known or hereinafter developed, such as for use on mobile phones, or in video, music, or software programs.
You continue to retain all ownership rights in your User Content, and you continue to have the right to use your User Content in any way you choose, subject to these Terms and the license described herein. You represent and warrant that you own the User Content submitted, displayed, published or posted by you on the Site and otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth herein, and the displaying, publishing or posting of any User Content you submit, and our use thereof does not and will not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, trademark rights, patents, contract rights or any other intellectual property rights or other rights of any person or entity.
Ownership of American Noise Accounts
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you further understand and agree that you have no ownership rights to any account you may have associated with this site. American Noise may cancel your account and delete all User Content associated with your account at any time, and without notice, including without limitation if American Noise deems that you have violated these Terms, the law, or for any other reason.
Waiver of Liability
American Noise assumes no liability for any information removed from our site, and reserves the right to permanently restrict access to the site or a user account. American Noise does not endorse, verify, evaluate or guarantee any information provided by users and nothing shall be considered as an endorsement, verification or guarantee of any User Content. You shall not create or distribute information, including but not limited to advertisements, press releases or other marketing materials, or include links to any sites which contain or suggest an endorsement by American Noise without the prior review and written approval of American Noise.
You agree to indemnify and hold American Noise, its parents, subsidiaries, officers, employees, and website contractors and each of their officers, employees and agents harmless from any claims, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, related to your violation of these Terms, including the posting policy, or any violations thereof by your dependents or which arises from the use of User Content you submitted, posted, or otherwise provided to American Noise or this site.
American Noise makes no representations about the reliability of the features of this site, the Content, the User Content, or any other site feature, and disclaims all liability in the event of any service failure. You acknowledge that any reliance on such material or systems will be at your own risk. American Noise makes no representations regarding the amount of time that any content or User Content will be preserved.
Additionally, the internet may be subject to breaches of security. American Noise is not responsible for any resulting damage to any user’s device or computer from any such security breach, or from any virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line failure or any other technical or other malfunction. You should also be aware that e-mail and other submissions over the internet may not be secure, and you should consider this before e-mailing American Noise any information or posting information to the site. American Noise makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the suitability, functionality, performance, availability or operation of the site. This site may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment.
Third Party Websites, Applications, and Services
This site may hyperlink to other third-party services, websites, applications, software, and other content from third-party providers such as social media partners, wireless carriers, and third-party software application developers (“Third-Party Services”). The application may also allow you to add/configure certain Third-Party Services to your device. Third-Party Services are not maintained by or related to American Noise. Hyperlinks are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site, and American Noise makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, or accuracy of those Third-Party Services. American Noise is not responsible for the availability of such Third-Party Services, and does not endorse nor is responsible or liable for any content or other materials on or available from such Third-Party Services. Your use of the Third-Party Services may be subject to additional terms, including software license terms, of those third parties.
Information you submit through a Third-Party Service is subject to the terms of that Third-Party Service’s privacy policy, and American Noise has no control over how your information is collected, used, or otherwise handled. Users who utilize Third-Party Services should be aware that account and other personal information held by those third parties may be transmitted through and stored on servers and/or applications located in the United States and elsewhere. You understand and agree that the companies that provide the Third-Party Services may access, use and share certain information about you, if you use the Third-Party Services. You understand and agree American Noise is not responsible for these companies, or their use of any other of your information. Your use of the Third-Party Services is at your own risk.
Miscellaneous
Both you and American Noise acknowledge and agree that no partnership is formed and neither you nor American Noise has the power or the authority to obligate or bind the other.
These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the District of Colombia without regard to conflicts of laws principles. By using this site, you hereby agree that any and all disputes regarding these Terms will be subject to the courts located in the District of Colombia.
You agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this site and/or these Terms, will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. These Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law.
On certain areas of our site, you may be given the ability to provide us with personally identifiable information. Please read our Privacy Policy for more information about our information collection and use practices.
If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.