Terms of Service
Effective Date: 12th March 2024
Agreement to our Legal Terms
We are Medium Ratings. We operate the website http://www.mediumratings.com (the "Site"), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the "Legal Terms") (collectively, the "Services"). You can contact us by email at mediumratings@gmail.com.
These Legal Terms create a binding agreement between you (whether personally or on behalf of an entity, "you") and Medium Ratings, governing your access and use of the Services. By accessing the Services, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to comply with these Legal Terms. If you do not agree with these Legal Terms, you are expressly prohibited from using the Services, and you must discontinue use immediately.
Supplemental terms, as well as additional documents posted on the Services, are incorporated into these Legal Terms by reference. We reserve the right to make changes or modifications to these Legal Terms at our discretion. Notification of changes will be provided by updating the "Last updated" date, and you waive any right to receive specific notice for each change. It is your responsibility to review these Legal Terms periodically. Your continued use of the Services after the revised Legal Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Minors (individuals generally under the age of 13) must obtain permission and direct supervision from their parent or guardian to use the Services. If you are a minor, your parent or guardian must read and agree to these Legal Terms before you use the Services.
We recommend printing a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.
Our Services
The information provided through the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in jurisdictions or countries where such distribution or use would contravene any applicable law or regulation, or subject us to registration requirements within those jurisdictions or countries. Individuals opting to access the Services from locations outside their jurisdiction do so voluntarily and assume sole responsibility for compliance with local laws, where applicable.
The Services are not specifically designed to adhere to industry-specific regulations (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)), and if your interactions fall under such laws, the use of the Services is prohibited. Additionally, usage of the Services must not infringe upon the requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
Intellectual Property Rights
We, either as the owner or licensee, hold all intellectual property rights pertaining to our Services, encompassing source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics within the Services, collectively referred to as "Content". This also includes trademarks, service marks, and logos, collectively termed as "Marks".
Our Content and Marks are safeguarded by copyright and trademark laws, in addition to various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws and treaties, both in the United States and globally.
The provision of Content and Marks through the Services is on an "AS IS" basis, exclusively for your personal, non-commercial use, or internal business purposes. It is essential to note that, as an affiliate website, certain pictures, videos, and audios may not be owned by us, but rather utilized as part of affiliate partnerships.
Your Use of Our Services
Contingent upon your adherence to these Legal Terms, specifically the "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section outlined below, we extend to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license, allowing you to:
- Access the Services.
- Download or print a copy of any portion of the Content, provided you have rightfully gained access.
This license is granted solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose.
Except as explicitly permitted in this section or elsewhere within our Legal Terms, no part of the Services, Content, or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without our express prior written consent.
Should you wish to utilize the Services, Content, or Marks in a manner other than outlined in this section or other parts of our Legal Terms, kindly direct your request to: mediumratings@gmail.com. Any permission granted by us to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Services or Content necessitates proper identification of us as the owners or licensors, with the inclusion of any copyright or proprietary notice on the posted, reproduced, or displayed Content.
We retain all rights not expressly granted to you regarding the Services, Content, and Marks. A violation of these Intellectual Property Rights will be deemed a material breach of our Legal Terms, leading to the immediate termination of your right to use our Services.
Your Submissions
Prior to using our Services, carefully review this section and the "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section to comprehend (a) the rights you grant us and (b) the obligations you undertake when posting or uploading content through the Services.
Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services ("Submissions"), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submissions. We will own and be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of such Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
Responsibility for Your Submissions: When sending us Submissions through any part of the Services, you confirm that you have read and agreed with our "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" and will not post, send, publish, upload, or transmit any Submission that is illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading. You further:
- Waive any and all moral rights to any such Submission.
- Warrant that any such Submission is original or that you possess the necessary rights and licenses for submission.
- Warrant and represent that your Submissions do not constitute confidential information.
You are solely responsible for your Submissions and expressly agree to reimburse us for any and all losses resulting from your breach of (a) this section, (b) any third party’s intellectual property rights, or (c) applicable law.
User Representations
By utilizing the Services, you declare and affirm that:
- All registration information you submit is true, accurate, current, and complete.
- You will uphold the accuracy of such information and promptly update it as necessary.
- You possess the legal capacity and agree to adhere to these Legal Terms.
- You are not a minor in your residing jurisdiction, or if a minor, you have obtained parental permission to use the Services.
- You will refrain from accessing the Services through automated or non-human means, including bots, scripts, or any other automated methods.
- You will not employ the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
- Your use of the Services will not contravene any applicable law or regulation.
In the event that you furnish information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and reject any current or future use of the Services (or any part thereof).
User Registration
You may be required to register to use the Services. You commit to maintaining the confidentiality of your password and will be accountable for all activities carried out using your account and password. We retain the right to revoke, reclaim, or modify a username you choose if, at our sole discretion, we find the username inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
Prohibitions
You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.As a user of the Services, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
- Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
- Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
- Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software.
- Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
- Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
- Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
In the event that you furnish information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and reject any current or future use of the Services (or any part thereof).
User Generated Contributions
While the Services do not currently facilitate user submissions, should this feature be introduced, users may create, submit, or post content ("Contributions"). By doing so, you affirm that:
- Your Contributions do not infringe on third-party proprietary rights.
- You are the creator or owner of your Contributions.
- You have consent from identifiable individuals in your Contributions.
- Your Contributions are accurate, non-deceptive, and lawful.
- Your Contributions comply with the provided guidelines.
Any violation of these terms may result in the suspension of your Services usage.
Contribution License
By providing information or personal data, you agree to our access, storage, processing, and use, as outlined in the Privacy Notice. While we do not claim ownership over your Contributions, you grant us a license to use and share feedback without compensation. You retain ownership and responsibility for your Contributions.
Social Media
As a feature of the Services, you have the option to link your account with third-party service providers ("Third-Party Accounts"). This linkage can be achieved by either providing your Third-Party Account login information or permitting us access to your Third-Party Account, following the applicable terms and conditions governing each Third-Party Account. By doing so, you affirm your entitlement to disclose login information and grant access without breaching any terms, and you relieve us of any associated fees or usage limitations imposed by the third-party service provider. Upon access, we may retrieve and store your provided content in the Third-Party Account ("Social Network Content"), including friend lists, making it available on the Services through your account. Additionally, depending on your chosen Third-Party Accounts and their privacy settings, personally identifiable information posted on these accounts may be accessible through your Services account. Note that if a Third-Party Account becomes unavailable or our access is terminated, associated Social Network Content may no longer be accessible. You retain the option to disable this connection at any time. It's essential to acknowledge that your relationship with Third-Party Service Providers is solely governed by your agreements with them. We do not review Social Network Content for accuracy, legality, or non-infringement, and we shall not be held responsible for any such content. Furthermore, we may access your email address book and mobile device contacts solely to identify and inform you about contacts registered on the Services. You can deactivate this connection through your account settings or by contacting us, and we will make an effort to delete stored information obtained through Third-Party Accounts, except for the associated username and profile picture.
Third-Party Services
Within the Services, you may encounter links to external websites ("Third-Party Websites") and various content from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Please note that these Third-Party Websites and Content have not undergone our investigation, monitoring, or verification for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness. We bear no responsibility for the content, opinions, privacy practices, or policies of Third-Party Websites accessed through the Services or any Third-Party Content presented on, available through, or installed from the Services. Inclusion, linking, or permission for the use or installation of Third-Party Websites or Content does not imply our approval or endorsement. Should you opt to leave the Services and engage with Third-Party Websites or utilize Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and these Legal Terms no longer apply. It is crucial to review the specific terms, policies, and privacy practices of any external website or applications you navigate from the Services. Any transactions conducted through Third-Party Websites involve separate entities, and we disclaim any responsibility for such transactions between you and the third party. You acknowledge that our endorsement does not extend to products or services on Third-Party Websites, and we shall not be held liable for any harm resulting from your interactions or purchases on these external platforms. Furthermore, you agree to hold us harmless from any losses or harm arising from your engagement with Third-Party Content or contact with Third-Party Websites.
Advertisers
Safeguarding your data privacy and security is a priority for us. We encourage you to carefully review our comprehensive Privacy Policy available at Privacy Notice. By utilizing the Services, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy, which is an integral part of these Legal Terms. It's essential to note that the Services are hosted in the United States and India.
Privacy Notice
We facilitate the display of advertisements and related information from advertisers within specific sections of the Services, including areas like sidebar and banner placements. It's important to note that our role is limited to providing the space for these advertisements, and beyond that, we maintain no direct affiliations or relationships with the advertisers. Our website operates as an affiliate platform, wherein we may earn commissions for purchases made through links or interactions with the displayed advertisements. Advertisers utilize the designated spaces to showcase their content, products, or services. The inclusion of these advertisements contributes to the functionality of our affiliate model, creating a mutually beneficial arrangement where we connect users with relevant products or services and earn commissions based on user interactions. This advertising model allows us to offer diverse content and recommendations to our users while sustaining the operation of the Services. Please be aware that any interactions or transactions resulting from these advertisements are exclusively between users and the advertisers. We do not endorse or warrant the products or services offered by advertisers and encourage users to exercise discretion when engaging with such content.
In the event of accessing the Services from a region with differing laws or requirements regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of personal data compared to those in the United States and India, your continued use of the Services constitutes a voluntary transfer of your data to the United States and India. By doing so, you explicitly consent to the processing and transfer of your data in accordance with the terms specified in our Privacy Policy.
Term & Termination
These Legal Terms are applicable throughout your usage of the Services. While we strive to provide a seamless experience, we reserve the unilateral right, without notice or liability, to deny access to the Services, including the blocking of certain IP addresses, at our sole discretion. This action may be taken for various reasons, including but not limited to breaches of representations, warranties, covenants in these Legal Terms, or violations of applicable laws and regulations.
In the event of termination of your use or participation in the Services or the deletion of your account and associated content, you are expressly prohibited from re-registering or creating a new account, whether under your name, a fictitious name, or the name of any third party, even if you are acting on behalf of said third party. Additionally, we retain the right to pursue legal action, including civil, criminal, and injunctive measures, in response to any termination or suspension of your account.
Disclaimer
THE SERVICES, BEING PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS, IMPLY THAT YOUR USE OF THEM WILL BE SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SERVICES AND YOUR UTILIZATION THEREOF. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICES OR LINKED WEBSITES AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS. FURTHERMORE, WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES IN CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, (3) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS, PERSONAL INFORMATION, AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION, (4) INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICES, (5) BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR SIMILAR ISSUES TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SERVICES BY THIRD PARTIES, AND/OR (6) ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES.
WE NEITHER WARRANT NOR ENDORSE ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SERVICES, LINKED WEBSITES, OR BANNERS. WE SHALL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS YOU ENGAGE IN THE PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THROUGH ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING OUR AFFILIATE WEBSITE, FEATURING SHOPPING TRENDS, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO APPLY YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION APPROPRIATELY.
User Data
We diligently uphold specific data transmitted to the Services to effectively manage their performance and gather insights into your utilization of the Services. While we conduct regular backups of data, it is crucial to acknowledge that you bear the sole responsibility for all data transmitted or linked to any activity you perform on the Services. By utilizing the Services, you consent to release us from any liability pertaining to the loss or corruption of such data. Consequently, you waive any right to take legal action against us arising from any such loss or corruption of data.
Contact Us
For assistance in resolving any concerns related to the Services or to acquire further information about their usage, please do not hesitate to contact us through the following:
mediumratings@gmail.com