Terms and Conditions

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Welcome to our digital information network. These are our terms and conditions for use of the network, which you may access in several ways, including but not limited to the World Wide Web via SavagePlanets.com and other conduits devised by SavagePlanets (“SP").

In these terms and conditions, when we say the “SP Site” or "Site" we mean the digital information network operated by or on behalf of SP or its parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “SP”), regardless of how you access the network, as well as any of our apps whether you access those via our Site or a third party site.

However you access the Site, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Irrespective of your location for accessing the Site, you agree to the greatest extent possible and permissible, to adhere to these terms and conditions. 

If you have accessed the Site from the United States or Australia, you also agree to be bound by additional terms contained at the end of these terms and conditions.

1. Registration 

You may access areas of the Site that require registration by becoming a registered member and creating an account with us. You agree to be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your passwords or other account identifiers which you choose and all activities that occur under your account.

By registering on the Site, you agree that: (i) your account and password are personal to you and may not be used by anyone else to access the Site;

(ii) You will not do anything which would assist anyone who is not a registered user to gain access to any registration area of the Site; and

(iii) You will not create registration accounts for the purpose of abusing the functionality of the site, or other users; nor will you seek to pass yourself off as another user.

You agree to notify us immediately if you become aware any unauthorized use of your password or account identifiers by others.

2. Termination of registration 

If you no longer wish to have a registered account, you may terminate your account by sending an email to EIC@SavagePlanets.com. If you no longer accept these terms and conditions, or any future modification to these terms and conditions, you must cease using the Site. Continued use of the Site indicates your continued acceptance of these terms and conditions.

If, for any reason, we believe that you have not complied with these terms and conditions, we may, at our sole discretion, cancel your access to the registration areas of Site immediately and without prior notice.

We may terminate your registered account, at our sole discretion, by emailing you at the address you have registered stating that the agreement has terminated.

3. Use of material appearing on the SP Site

Your use of the Site is for your own personal and non-commercial use only. You acknowledge that, as between SP and you, except for user content and advertisements (as discussed below), SP is the sole owner of all content on the SP Site, including, without limitation, all applicable copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, trade names, logos, and other intellectual property rights thereto, as well as text, images, graphics, logos, audio, video and other material appearing on the SP Site (“SP Content”). The Site and the Content are protected by the copyright laws and other intellectual property laws of the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the European Union and are protected globally by applicable international copyright treaties.

You may download but not print any extracts from the Content for your own personal and non-commercial use only, provided you maintain and abide by any author attribution, copyright or trademark notice or restriction in any material that you download. You may not use any Content for any other purpose without our prior written approval. Except as expressly authorized by the magazine, you are not allowed to create a database in electronic or paper form comprising all or part of the material appearing on the SP Site.

If you wish to use our content other than as permitted by these terms and conditions, please contact us at EIC@SavagePlanets.com. If you operate a news aggregation service that charges a subscription fee to its users, then you need to approach us directly to discuss your licensing requirements.

For all other inquiries about distribution or reproduction of the materials, please contact EIC@SavagePlanets.com.

4. Disclaimer of liability

To the extent permitted at law, we do not accept any responsibility for any statement in the SP Content. Nothing in the SP Content is provided for any specific purpose or at the request of any particular person. For the avoidance of confusion, we will not be liable for any loss caused as a result of your doing, or not doing, anything as a result of viewing, reading or listening to the SP Content or any part of it. You can access other sites via links from the SP Site. These sites are not under our control and we are not responsible in any way for any of their contents.

We give no warranties of any kind concerning the SP Site or the SP Content. In particular, we do not warrant that the SP Site or any of its contents is virus free. You must take your own precautions in this respect as we accept no responsibility for any infection by virus or other contamination or by anything which has destructive properties.

Although we will do our best to provide constant, uninterrupted access to the SP Site, we do not guarantee this. We accept no responsibility or liability for any interruption or delay.

You will see advertising material submitted by third parties on the SP Site. Each individual advertiser is solely responsible for the content of its advertising material. We accept no responsibility for the content of advertising material, including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein.

If you want to advertise on the SP Site, please email the help team at EIC@SavagePlanets.com, and they will pass your details on to our advertising sales team.

6. User content

Users of our site may be permitted to submit content for publication in various areas of the SP Site. Interactions with our site are governed by our Submission Guidelines on our website PlanetsRising.com. You will be deemed to consent to these guidelines, and these terms and conditions, if you choose to post any content or comments to the SP Site or to social media using #PlanetsRising.

When you submit content to us, you agree and represent that you have created that content, or you have received permission from, or are authorized by, the owner of any part of the content to submit it to the SP Site.

You or the owner of the content still own the copyright in the content sent to us, but by submitting content to us, you are granting us an unconditional, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully transferable, perpetual worldwide license to use, publish and/or transmit, and to authorize third-parties to use, publish and/or transmit your content in any format and on any platform, either now known or hereinafter invented.

You acknowledge and agree that when you post content on the SP Site or view content provided by others, you are doing so at your own discretion and risk, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, of that content. You further acknowledge and agree that the views expressed by you and other users in that content do not necessarily reflect the views of SP, and we do not support or endorse any user content. You acknowledge that we have no obligation to pre-screen, monitor, review, or edit any content posted by you and other users on the SP Site.

We, or authorized third parties, reserve the right to cut, crop, edit or refuse to publish, your content at our or their sole discretion. We may remove your content from use at any time.

We accept no liability in respect of any content submitted by users and published by us or by authorized third parties.

You warrant that the content you submit to us is not obscene, threatening, harassing, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, and invasive of another’s privacy, offensive, defamatory of any person or illegal. You warrant that the content you submit to us does not infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary or privacy right of any party or individual.

You agree not to (i) post content which is deliberately intended to upset or harm other users; (ii) use the SP Site to post or otherwise transmit content that victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of any impermissible classification, including, without limitation, religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, military status or disability; (iii) post or otherwise transmit any content that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of the SP Site or any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; (iv) upload or otherwise transmit any content, or take any other actions with respect to your use of the SP Site, that would constitute, or would otherwise encourage, criminal conduct or give rise to civil liability; or (v) use the SP Site for commercial purposes, including, without limitation, submitting any material to solicit funds or to promote, advertise or solicit the sale of any goods or services.

You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the SP Site may involve (i) transmissions over various networks; and (ii) changes to content to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. SP assumes no responsibility for the deletion or failure to store postings of content or other information submitted by you or other users to the SP Site.

If you are under 18, your parent or legal guardian must make the submission on your behalf. Any queries regarding copyright and your content should be directed in the first instance to EIC@SavagePlanets.com.

7. Apps

You may download certain SP apps (“Apps”) either from SP Sites or from third party app stores or shops. All of these terms apply to the maximum extent relevant to your use of the Apps (and in particular, the terms of section 6 apply where you are using an App to submit user content to the SP Sites).

In addition to the limitations on our liability set out in Section 4, 16 and 17, we shall not be liable for any damage caused to or interference with any equipment or other Apps or content of any description.

8. Data protection

Please see our privacy policy for details of how personally identifiable information is collected and may be processed or shared with others. You will find the complete online Privacy Policy at PlanetsRising.com

9. Changes to these terms and conditions of use 

Please note that we may change these terms and conditions from time to time at our sole discretion and we reserve the right to do without your consent. Any revised terms and conditions will be applicable at the time of posting on the SP Site. Please ensure that you review these terms and conditions regularly as you will be deemed to have accepted a variation if you continue to use the SP Site after it has been posted.

10. Governing law & jurisdiction (except for US users)

These terms and conditions are governed by U.S. law and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. courts.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SP, its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising out a breach by you or any user of your account of these terms and conditions or privacy policy or arising out of a breach of your obligations, representation and warranties under these terms and conditions.

12. No waiver

Our failure to insist upon or enforce any provision of these terms of service shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right of SP.

ADDITIONAL TERMS OF USE FOR USERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA

13. Additional restrictions on user content for US users

In addition to section 6 the terms in Section above, you agree not to use the SP Site to upload, post, e-mail, or otherwise transmit any content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or regulation or under any contractual or fiduciary relationship (such as insider information, intellectual, proprietary or confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements and to intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or the NASDAQ, and any rules, regulations, orders, directives and the like having the force of law).

14. DMCA notice for US users

If you are a US copyright owner or an agent of a US copyright owner and believe that any user content or other content on the SP Site infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by providing our designated copyright agent with the following information in writing:

(i) identification of the copyrighted work or works claimed to have been infringed;

(ii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;

(iii) your contact information including name an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address;

(iv) a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the owner of the work, its agent, or the law;

(v) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; and

(vi) your physical or electronic signature;

SP designated copyright agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is: EIC@SavagePlanets.com. Only DMCA notices should go to the designated copyright agent. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section, your DMCA notice may not be valid.

15. Governing law & jurisdiction (for US users)

These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Maryland. You agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with SP or relating in any way to your use of the SP Site resides in the courts of Montgomery County, State of Maryland, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of Montgomery County, State of Maryland, in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving SP or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers and content providers.

You agree that any cause of action or claim that you may have with respect to your use of the SP Site must be commenced within three months after the act or omission giving rise to the claim or cause of action arose.

16. Additional disclaimers

Visitors to the SP Site agree that their use of the SP Site is at their own sole risk. The SP Site is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied including but not limited to: (i) any warranties concerning the availability, accuracy, appropriateness, reliability, timeliness, or usefulness of the content of the SP Site; and (ii) any warranties of title, warranty of non-infringement, or warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

SP also makes no representations and warranties as to any linked sites and SP has no liability or responsibility with respect to your use of such sites. In some instances, content made available on the SP Site may represent the opinions and judgments of providers or users, such as user content. SP and its affiliates do not endorse nor shall they be responsible or liable for the accuracy or reliability of any statement made on the SP Site by anyone other than authorized SP employees acting in such capacity.

This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injuries caused by the SP Site, including, without limitation, those damages or injuries occurring as a result of:

· any error, omission, deletion, or defect in the content available on the SP Site; or

· any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction of records, information or data, unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of records, information or data, whether for breach of contract, tort, negligence, defamation, or any other cause of action. SP does not warrant or guarantee that access to the SP Site will be uninterrupted or error-free.

Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

17. Limitation of liability

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, IN NO EVENT WILL SP OR ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT LOSS, DAMAGE, COST, EXPENSE OR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND (“LOSS”) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AVAILABILITY, USE, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SP SITE, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION):

(i)DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS AND OTHER SPOFITS, LOSS OF SPOGRAMS, COST OF REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE OR LOSS OF RECORDS, INFORMATION OR DATA, LOSS OF USE OF DATA, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF CUSTOMERS, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO REPUTATION, LOSS OF CAPITAL, DOWNTIME COSTS, LOSS UNDER OR IN RELATION TO ANY OTHER CONTRACT, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS OR BENEFITS;

(ii) ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS; OR

(iii) ANY LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SP SITE. THE EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY IN THIS SECTION 17 APPLIES EVEN IF SP SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS.

BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PARTICULAR KINDS OF LOSS, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, SP'S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW (THEREBY MINIMIZING SP'S LIABILITY TO YOU TO THE LOWEST AMOUNT THAT APPLICABLE LAW PERMITS).

The Australian Consumer Law may confer certain rights and remedies on you in relation to the provision by SP of goods and services under these terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the disclaimers and limitations of liability in Sections 4, 16 and 17 above, these terms and conditions do not exclude, restrict or modify the application of any condition, warranty, guarantee, right or remedy conferred by or implied under any provision of the Australian Consumer Law or any other statute where to do so would: (i) contravene the relevant statute; or (ii) cause any part of these terms and conditions to be void and/or unenforceable (“Non-Excludable Obligation”).

Except in relation to Non-Excludable Obligations, all conditions, warranties and other provisions implied or conferred by statute, custom, or the general law that impose any liability or obligation on SP are expressly excluded under these terms and conditions.

Excludable Obligations (for Australian users) 

In relation to Non-Excludable Obligations (other than a guarantee as to title, encumbrances or quiet possession conferred by the Australian Consumer Law), except for goods or services of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption (in respect of which our liability is not so limited under these terms and conditions), SP's liability to you for a failure to comply with any Non-Excludable Obligation is limited to:

(i) in the case of services, the lowest of the cost of supplying the services again and payment of the cost of having the services supplied again; and (ii) in the case of goods, the lowest of the cost of replacing the goods, supplying equivalent goods or having the goods repaired, or payment of the cost of replacing the goods, supplying equivalent goods or having the goods repaired.