- Introduction
LoadIt is a proprietary branded digital online music service (“LoadIt” or “Service”) operated and managed by Sanity Music Stores Pty Limited ABN 61 072 187 298 (“Sanity”, “we”, “our” or “us”). We will refer, individually and collectively, to our related bodies corporate (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)), agents and representatives as the “Sanity Entities” in these Terms and Conditions.
The terms “LoadIt” and “Service” include the Content and the Software (each as defined in clause 8). The use of Software is also governed by and subject to the terms of the End User Licence Agreement referred to in clause 2(b) below
The primary website address for LoadIt is http://www.loadit.com.au. This, together with all our LoadIt websites and web pages within those websites and all equivalent, mirror, replacement, substitute or backup websites and web pages that are associated with the primary website are referred to in these Terms and Conditions as the Website (the “Website”).
- Structure of Your Agreement with Sanity LoadIt
The following documents form part of the legally binding agreement between you and Sanity which governs the provision of all the services, content, information, features, functions and activities offered by us in connection with the Website and Service to you.
Your contract with Sanity LoadIt comprises:
- these Terms and Conditions (Terms and Conditions);
- the End User Licence Agreement for Software (which may be accessed at http://www.loadit.com.au/EULA.aspx) (“EULA”);
- any other policies which may be posted on the Website from time to time, including our Privacy Policy (which may be accessed at http://www.loadit.com.au/privacypolicy.aspx) (“Privacy Policy”) and any other policy as to acceptable use of the Service we offer;
- any and all terms and conditions or rules of participation for certain activities and services including, without limitation, promotions, award programs, clubs and email (“Rules”);
- where the services you wish to use require you to become a Registered User, the Registered User & Subscription Agreement (“Registered User Agreement”); and
- any applicable special or supplementary terms relevant to the Service supplied by us under these Terms and Conditions (“Additional Terms”),
as amended or revised by us from time to time (collectively, the “Agreement”).
Your Agreement with us does not cover your rights or responsibilities with respect to third party content or web sites or any links that may direct your browser or your connection to third party sites or pages.
- Customer Acknowledgement
By accessing or using the Service or Website you acknowledge that you have read and understood and agree to be bound by the Agreement. You waive any rights to contest the validity or enforceability of the Agreement or make any claim against us that is inconsistent with it.
- Term
Your Agreement with us remains in full force and effect for as long as you use the Service.
If you breach (or we reasonably believe you have breached or are attempting to breach) the Agreement, we may deactivate, cancel, suspend or terminate your use of the Service and Website without notice to you. We may declare all fees then due to be payable immediately and such deactivation, cancellation, suspension or termination will be without any liability or further obligation of ours of any kind whatsoever to you or any other person. You will not be entitled to a refund of any amounts you have previously paid.
You will continue to be bound by and required to comply with your obligations under the Agreement in the event that your use of the Service or Website is suspended or deactivated. You must also continue to comply with any obligations under the Agreement that survive the termination or cancellation of the Service or Website.
- Registration
You do not have to register to visit LoadIt or the Website or to use some of the features and functions of LoadIt or the Website. However, in order to access many of the services, features and functions that are available, you must become a "Registered User" as defined in the Registered User Agreement, which forms part of the Agreement.
You may be required to provide certain Personal Information when you register or when you use the Service, Software or the Website, whether you are a visitor, user or a Registered User. We will use your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which describes the information we collect, use, manage, store and disclose.
- Age Requirements
You cannot use the Service, the Website or the Software if you are under the age of 13.
If you are between the ages of 13 and 18 you are deemed to be a “Minor.” You must provide the Agreement to your parent (or legal guardian) who must read, understand and agree to all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement on your behalf.
If you are a Minor, by clicking (or selecting) the "I Accept" option at the end of the registration process, you are certifying to us that you have your parent's (or legal guardian's) approval and consent to use the Service, the Software and the Website and you represent to us that you and your parent (or legal guardian) have read, understood and agree to be bound by and comply with the Agreement.
If you are a parent (or legal guardian) registering on behalf of the Minor or setting up an Account or Payment Account on behalf of the Minor, you agree to be fully responsible for the Minor, and will be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
If you are a Minor and your parent (or legal guardian) does not agree to (or will not or cannot comply with) all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement for any reason whatsoever, neither you, nor your parent (or legal guardian) may use the Service, the Software, or the Website in any way.
- Modifications
We may change the terms and conditions of the Agreement from time to time by written notice on our Website or by email to you. These changes are effective immediately and by using the Service or the Website you agree to be bound by them. We may also modify, suspend or withdraw all or any part of the Service, the Software or the Website, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice to you, and without any liability to you or any other party.
We reserve the right to charge for access to or use of the Service, Software or the Website in the future, or to require registration, an Account or Payment Account (as defined in clauses 5 and 6 respectively, of the Registered User Agreement) at our sole discretion.
- Intellectual Property
Content
"Content" means all content including music, audio, video, text, illustrations, images, photographs, animations, data, information, software, databases, designs, other proprietary information and materials and all copyrightable or otherwise legally protectible elements of the Service, Software and Website, tangible or intangible, including the selection, sequence, 'look and feel' and arrangement of items, as well as all copyright and other rights in other intellectual property which you may encounter in connection with LoadIt, the Website or the Software.
Your Use of the Content
Your use of the Content is subject to the Agreement and you may not directly or indirectly reproduce, modify, display, broadcast, perform, transfer, distribute or use Content in any manner that is inconsistent with the Agreement or any laws or regulations that apply. You agree only to record, play back and download Content for which you have the necessary authorisation, permissions and licences.
All programming, program code, programming language, software and any and all associated code and documentation, including any made available for downloading from our licensors' or suppliers' Websites ("Software") is subject to the terms of the EULA, which is part of the Agreement and accessible at http://www.loadit.com.au/EULA.aspx.
All Content belongs to Sanity, the Sanity Entities, or their respective licensors, suppliers, operational service providers and Advertisers, and is legally protected under Australian Commonwealth and State laws, as well as applicable foreign laws, regulations and international treaties. LoadIt, the Website, the Software and all Content are provided solely for your non-commercial, non-exclusive personal use. Your rights are non-assignable, non-transferable and limited to those specifically and expressly granted to you by us.
You must not alter, delete, or conceal any copyright or other notices. You must not, nor will you allow any third party to, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate to any third party or otherwise use, any Content without the express prior written consent of Sanity or the owner of such Content if Sanity is not the owner.
Nothing must be construed as assigning, transferring or granting upon you, any right, licence or interest in or to LoadIt, the Content, the Website or any Software, by implication except for the specific, restricted and limited rights granted to you under the Agreement. Any use of LoadIt, the Content, the Website or any Software that is not expressly permitted under the Agreement is strictly prohibited.
Monitoring
We will act expeditiously to remove Content on the Website or Service if it infringes the copyright rights of others and we will disable access to LoadIt and portions of the Website that require User ID log-in, for anyone who repeatedly infringes the intellectual property or other rights of anyone else. If you believe the Website, the Software or the Service contains elements that infringe your copyrights in your work or anyone else's copyright, please contact us at editor@loadit.com.au
Warranties and Exclusions
Content may contain inaccuracies or errors and we make no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any Content obtained from using LoadIt, the Website or any Software. You acknowledge and agree that your use of LoadIt, the Software and the Website is solely at your own risk.
You may also be able to use LoadIt to import files you have legally obtained elsewhere, and you may be able to use LoadIt or the Software to play them. We cannot and do not warrant LoadIt or the Software will successfully import, play or support such files. You must ensure you have the right to use and play such files and content, independent of Sanity, because we do not grant you any rights in them.
Indemnity
If you breach any copyright, intellectual property rights or any other laws or regulations, there may be penalties, civil consequences or criminal charges brought against you. You acknowledge and agree that you will indemnify and hold Sanity, the Sanity Entities, as well as their Content providers, distributors, licensors and respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, representatives and suppliers, harmless from and against any and all claims, investigations, actions, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from improper or unauthorised use of any Content or breaches of the Agreement.
Third Party Beneficiaries
You acknowledge and agree that holders of rights to Content provided to Sanity are third-party beneficiaries under these Terms and Conditions and they have the right to enforce the provisions that concern the protection of their intellectual property rights and ownership interests directly against you.
- Advertising
You may have contact with third parties such as our advertisers, sponsors, or promotional partners as a result of your use of the Website ("Advertisers"). All such contact, including the purchase of goods and services from Advertisers, is between you and the Advertisers and we are not responsible or liable to you in any way in connection with these activities or transactions.
- Your Responsibilities
You must not use or allow others to use LoadIt, the Software or the Website in any manner that may:
- be unlawful, defamatory, offensive, pornographic, threatening or discriminatory;
- affect us or any of the Sanity Entities adversely or reflect negatively on us, LoadIt, the Website or any of the Sanity Entities, or on their goodwill, name or reputation;
- send unsolicited commercial or bulk electronic mail messages to anyone;
- be used for commercial or business purposes, including, without limitation, advertising, marketing or offering goods or services;
- transmit, distribute or upload programs or material that contain malicious code, such as viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, or other potentially harmful programs or other material or information;
- use any “deep-link”, “page-scrape”, “robot”, “spider” or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the Website or any content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Website or any content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Website;
- forge any TCP/IP packet header or part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting for any reason;
- breach any laws or regulations, infringe a third party’s rights or privacy, or are contrary to any relevant standards or codes;
- allow you to use another person’s registration details, User ID or password without that person’s permission;
- tamper with, hinder the operation of or make unauthorised modifications to the Service or Website or the use and enjoyment of the Service or Website by other users; or
- collect, obtain, transmit, reproduce, delete, revise, view or display any material or information posted by or concerning any other person, firm or enterprise, in connection with their or your use of the Service or the Website, unless you have obtained the consent of such other person, firm or enterprise to do so.
- Promotions
Sanity, Sanity Entities and our operational service providers, suppliers and Advertisers may conduct promotions on or through the Website ("Promotions"). The Rules of any Promotion will be deemed to be incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement.
- Hyperlinks to Third Party Sites
URLs or hyperlinks may appear on LoadIt or the Website. We do not endorse or have any responsibility for any such third party or third party sites you may visit or be directed to via a URL or hyperlink on LoadIt or the Website. If any third party obtains or collects Personal Information from you, in no event shall we assume or have any responsibility or liability to you.
- Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
The Website, Service and Software are provided by Sanity in good faith. To the best of Sanity’s knowledge, the information is accurate and current. However, Sanity and Sanity Entities (including any of their directors, officers, employees, consultants, or shareholders) do not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Sanity disclaims all representations and warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Sanity makes no warranty that the Service, Website, Content, or any information or ideas contained therein, or any goods or services provided to you by Sanity will meet your requirements.
You expressly acknowledge and agree that:
- Sanity does not control other users of the Service or the Website, the providers of information, Content, or ideas to the Service or Website, or the suppliers of goods and services purchased from the Service or Website; and
- Sanity is therefore not liable for such persons’ opinions or behaviour, including any information or advice provided by them, any statements made by them, or any conduct on their part.
You further acknowledge and agree that, subject to this clause 13, which deals with the limitations of liability, Sanity will not be liable to you or any other person for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to damages for product liability, personal injury or negligence resulting from use of goods or services supplied to you, or on behalf of you, through the Service or the Website.
We are not responsible or liable for any malicious code, delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions arising out of your use of the Website, LoadIt and any Content. You understand, acknowledge and agree that you are assuming the entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, performance, timeliness, adequacy, completeness, correctness, authenticity, security and validity of any and all features and functions of LoadIt, the Website and Content.
You acknowledge and agree that if you have a dispute with us or you are dissatisfied with any aspect of the Service or Website, then terminating your use of the Service and Website is your sole right and exclusive remedy and you acknowledge and agree that we have no other obligation, liability or responsibility to you or any other party.
Any liability of Sanity or Sanity Entities (including any of their directors, officers, employees, consultants, or shareholders) in connection with goods or services supplied to you will, subject to any non-excludable liability for breach of conditions or warranties implied by legislation and to the maximum extent permitted by law, at the election of LoadIt be limited to:
- in relation to goods, the replacement or repair of the goods, the supply of equivalent goods, the payment of the cost of replacing or repairing the goods or the payment of the cost of obtaining equivalent goods; and
- in relation to services, the supplying of the services again or the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
You acknowledge the capacity of the Website, in the aggregate and for each user, is limited. Some messages and transmissions may not be processed, and some features or functions may be restricted or delayed or may become inoperable. You acknowledge and agree that Sanity assumes no liability, responsibility or obligation to transmit, process, store, receive or deliver transactions, messages, transmissions, postings or any of your information or communications or for any failure or delay and you are expressly advised not to rely upon the timeliness or performance of the Website for any transactions, transmissions, messages, information or other communications.
- Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Sanity and Sanity Entities (including any of their directors, officers, employees, consultants, or shareholders) harmless from any claim made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Service or Website, the breach of the Agreement by you, or the infringement by you, or other users of the Service or Website using your membership account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
We reserve the right to assume, at our expense, the exclusive defence and control of any such Claims and all negotiations for the settlement of the Claim, and you agree to fully cooperate with us in the defence of any such claim, or settlement negotiations
- Privacy
We respect your privacy and the use and protection of your personal information. Please see our Privacy Policy for important information and disclosures relating to the collection, maintenance and use of your personal information in connection with LoadIt, the Website and Content, including, without limitation, Software.
- Pop-ups
Pop-ups may be used on the Website to provide you extended information or to inform you about special offers, Promotions, suggestions or competitions. If you want to receive such information you will need to set your pop-up blocker (if you have one) to accept pop-ups from our Website. While we will take care to prevent unauthorised pop-ups, we will not be liable for any unauthorised pop-ups which may appear as a result of your use of the Website.
- Miscellaneous Terms
The Agreement may only be changed as specifically set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
If any term or condition of the Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, this will not affect any other provisions and if possible, that term or condition will be deemed amended or construed in such a manner to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable.
Any provision of the Agreement which must survive in order to allow us to enforce its meaning and intent shall survive, provided that no action arising out of the Agreement or your use of LoadIt, the Software, the Website or any Content, may be brought by you more than one year after the cause of action has arisen (or if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause arose).
No waiver, delay or failure by us to take any action shall constitute or be construed as a waiver of that or any other term, condition, option, privilege or right we may have.
You may not transfer or assign the Agreement to anyone else and any attempt by you to do so will be null and void.
The Agreement is the complete, exclusive and entire statement of the terms and conditions, rights and obligations, agreements, understandings and undertakings between you and Sanity regarding the subject matter and supersedes any and all prior or inconsistent understandings, discussions, and communications, written, oral or otherwise.
- Applicable Law
The Agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia and you irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales, Australia and any courts which may hear appeals from those courts.
You acknowledge and agree that the Agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded.
For ease of reference our:
End User Licence Agreement can be reached at any time at:
http://www.loadit.com.au/EULA.aspx;
Privacy Policy can be reached at any time at:
http://www.loadit.com.au/privacypolicy.aspx; and our
Registered User Agreement can be reached at any time at:
http://www.loadit.com.au/termsandconditions.aspx#registeredUser.
This Terms of Use Agreement was last modified on 2nd July, 2008 and is effective immediately.