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Short version for normal people:

Welcome to Boston Beats!  We love music, respect the musician, and honestly don’t want to upset anybody.  So, if you have any complaint of any kind please just let us know, and we will likely remove the problem or do whatever else you would like us to do about it within 24 hours.  (See the contact page for our contact information.)  What follows is mostly for lawyers and the like, but it applies to everybody.  Enjoy your stay.

 

Boston Beats Copyright and Conditions of Use

 

Conditions of Use

Boston Beats (hereafter sometimes referred to as “the Company”) provides its services to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit the site, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future service associated with the site you also will be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to such service or business.

 

Electronic Communications

When you visit the site or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We may communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

 

Copyright

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of the Company or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of the Company and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of the Company or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

 

Trademarks

Boston Beats, the Boston Beats logo, and other marks indicated on our site are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates. Other associated graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks or trade dress of the Company.  The Company's trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is does not belong to the Company, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits the Company. All other trademarks not owned by the Company or its affiliates that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by the Company or its affiliates.

 

License and Site Access

The Company grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of the Company. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of the Company. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents or any derivative use of this site or its contents.

 

Framing: You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of the Company and our affiliates without express written consent.

 

Meta Tags: You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Boston Beats' name or trademarks without the express written consent of the Company. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by the Company.

 

Linking to the site: You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the site so long as the link follows our linking guide and does not portray the Company, its affiliates, or their services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter.

 

Reviews, Comments, Communications, and Other Content

Visitors may post reviews, comments, and other content; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of your content. the Company reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content.

 

Your License to Boston Beats: If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant the Company and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant the Company and its affiliates and sub-licensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this site's policies and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify the Company or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply.  The Company has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content.  The Company takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party. If you would like to learn more about how we handle content that you submit, please review our Privacy Notice.

 

Copyright Complaints

The Company and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact us and we will review the complaint and attempt to address the concern to the satisfaction of all parties.

 

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY BOSTON BEATS ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR MATERIALS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.  THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW OR DELETE ANY INFORMATION FROM THIS SITE AT ANY TIME IN ITS DISCRETION.

 

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM BOSTON BEATS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

 

Applicable Law

By visiting the website, you agree that the laws of the state of Massachusetts, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and the Company or its affiliates.

 

Disputes

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to the site shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate the Company’s intellectual property rights, the Company may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Massachusetts, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall 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 this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

 

Site Policies, Modification, and Severability

We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

 

 

Please address all legal correspondence to the following address:

 

Office of Legal Affairs

Boston Beats Plaza

195 Tower St.

Dedham, MA  02026

USA

 

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