Updated: May 2021
Live Stream Technology, “Backstage”, Terms of Service
Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are an agreement between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“user,” “you” or “your”) and Little Cinema Digital LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use of the website located at, or hosted by Little Cinema Digital on the Live Screen Technology, (“Backstage”) virtual event platform and any other products or services provided on or through our web (collectively, the “Services”).
Please read these Terms carefully before you start to use the Services.
The Services include an internet-based virtual events platform that enables producers to provide access to live and recorded virtual events to attendees and presenters, and to enable those in attendance view content in the course of such events.
These Terms set forth the legally binding Terms that govern your use of the Services. By accessing or using the Services, you are accepting these Terms (on behalf of yourself or the entity that you represent), and you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms (on behalf of yourself or the entity that you represent). You may not access or use the Services or accept the Terms if you are not at least 18 years old. If you do not agree with all of the provisions of these Terms, do not access or use the Services.
Changes
These Terms may be revised at any time for any reason, and we may provide you notice of these changes by any reasonable means, including by posting the revised version of the Terms on our website. You can determine when we last updated these Terms by referring to the “Last Updated” legend at the end of the document. By accessing, browsing, or using the Services following the posting of changes to these Terms, you accept such changes. We recommend that you periodically visit this page of the website to review these Terms.
Registration
In order to use certain features of the Services you must have registered for a virtual event by providing certain information about yourself through the Little Cinema RSVP form or by registering to attend an event by a Client. Each registration is for a single user only.
By registering to attend you agree to, (a) provide accurate, current and complete information, (b) maintain the security of your access code, (d) be responsible for the acts or omissions of any third party who has authority to access or use the access code on your behalf, and (e) immediately notify us if you discover or otherwise suspect any security breaches related to the access code that was provided. You may make any changes to your registration by notifying help@littlecinema.net or by contacting the Client who invited you to attend the virtual event. Company may suspend or terminate your registration in accordance with the Term and Termination section below.
Access to the Site
Subject to these Terms, Company grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to access and use the Services solely for your own personal, non-commercial purposes.
The rights granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Services, in whole or in part, or any content displayed on the Services; (b) you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Services; (c) you shall not access the Services in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; and (d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Services may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means. Unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Services shall be subject to these Terms. All copyright and other proprietary notices on the Services (or on any content displayed on the Services) must be retained on all copies thereof. You acknowledge and agree that, except as expressly set forth in these Terms, Company will have no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Services.
Company reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services (in whole or in part) with or without notice to you. You agree that the Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Services or any part thereof.
Ownership of the Services
You acknowledge that the Services and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. Neither these Terms (nor your access to the Services) transfers to you or any third party any rights, title or interest in or to such intellectual property rights, except for the limited access rights expressly set forth in Section 4 above. Company and its suppliers reserve all rights not granted in these Terms, and there are no implied licenses granted under these Terms.
Legal Requirements; Privacy Statement
Where Company has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, warrant, administrative order, civil investigative demand, subpoena, or other valid process, Company may disclose IP addresses, personal information, and any contents of the Services where it is legally compelled to do so. Please read the Company Privacy Policy, relating to our collection, use, storage and disclosure of your personal information.
Client Content
Client Content” means any and all information and content that a client submits, uploads, displays, posts, or otherwise transmits to or through the Services (“Transmit”). You are solely responsible for your Client Content. You assume all risks associated with use of your Client Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness by others, or any disclosure of your Client Content that personally identifies you or any third party. You hereby represent and warrant that your Client Content does not violate the provisions of Section 8 below. You may not represent or imply to others that your Client Content is in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by Company. Because you alone are responsible for your Client Content, you may expose yourself to liability if, for example, your Client Content violates the provisions of Section 8 below. Company is not obligated to you to preserve or provide backup services for any Client Content, and your Client Content may be deleted at any time without prior notice. You are solely responsible for creating and maintaining your own backup copies of your Client Content if you desire. You agree that Company will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred as the result of any interactions involving Client Content. If there is a dispute between you and any Services user, we are under no obligation to become involved.
Subject to these Terms, you hereby grant to Company, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant to Company, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, worldwide license, to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, store, archive, prepare derivative works of, and otherwise use and disclose your Client Content, and to grant sublicenses of the foregoing rights, as necessary from time to time to provide the Services, and as further set forth in Company’s Privacy Policy. For clarity, the foregoing license includes any logos, trademarks, trade names and other similar identifying material that you provide through the Services. Such license will survive termination of this Agreement.
Prohibited Uses
You agree not to use the Services to collect, upload, transmit, display, or distribute any Client Content (a) that violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (b) that is unlawful, harassing, abusive, tortious, threatening, harmful, invasive of another’s privacy, vulgar, defamatory, false, intentionally misleading, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, patently offensive, promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual or is otherwise objectionable; (c) that is harmful to minors in any way; or (d) that is in violation of any law, regulation, or obligations or restrictions imposed by any third party.
In addition, you agree not to: (i) Transmit to the Services any computer viruses, worms, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system or data; (ii) send through the Services unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages, whether commercial or otherwise; (iii) use the Services to harvest, collect, gather or assemble information or data regarding other users, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; (iv) interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on servers or networks connected to the Services, or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks; (v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services (or to other computer systems or networks connected to or used together with the Services), whether through password mining or any other means; (vi) harass or interfere with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Services; or (vi) use software or automated agents or scripts to produce multiple accounts on the Services, or to generate automated searches, requests, or queries to (or to strip, scrape, or mine data from) the Services.
Linked Websites and Third-Party Applications
We have not reviewed all of the websites linked to the Services, or third-party applications or ads accessible through the Services, and are not responsible for the content of any third-party websites or applications available through the Services. Nothing in the Services, including, without limitation, any links to other websites, should be construed as an endorsement of any products, services or information of any other persons or companies by Company. Your choice to link to any other websites is at your own risk, and you should review and comply with all terms relating to such websites. Company reserves the right not to link, or to remove the link, to any website or third-party application at any time. Any links to third party websites are provided as a convenience to you and are neither owned nor operated by Company. We have no control over these linked websites and make no representations or warranties with respect to these linked websites. Your viewing and use of any third-party websites is at your sole discretion and risk.
Recording
Recording of events is strictly prohibited unless otherwise agreed to in writing or authorised by Company.
Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, business partners, licensors, service providers, and clients, and their respective officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any claims, liabilities, costs or damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and paralegal fees through final appeals, made by any third party, relating to or arising from your use of the Services, any Client Content that you Transmit to or through the Services, any violation of these Terms by you, or any other act or omission by you, including your violation of any rights of another, arising from your use of the Services. You further agree that Company shall have control of the defense or settlement of any third-party claims. This indemnity is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other indemnities set forth in an enforceable written agreement between you and Company.
Privacy and Consumer Information
We know your personal information is important to you and it is important to Little Cinema Digital too. Information provided to Little Cinema Digital by Clients or collected by Little Cinema Digital through Little Cinema Digital properties, is governed by our Privacy Policy
If you are an Client, you represent, warrant and agree that (a) you will at all times comply with all applicable local, state, provincial, national and other laws, rules and regulations with respect to information you collect from (or receive about) attendees, and (b) you will at all times comply with any applicable policies posted on the Services with respect to information you collect from (or receive about) consumers.
Term and Termination
These Terms apply to you as soon as you access the Services by any means and continue in effect until they are terminated. There may come a time where either you or Little Cinema Digital decides it's best to part ways and terminate the agreement. When that happens, these Terms will generally no longer apply. However, as described below certain provisions will always remain applicable to both you and Little Cinema Digital.
Little Cinema Digital may terminate your right to use the Services at any time (a) if you violate or breach these Terms; (b) if you misuse or abuse the Services, or use the Services in a way not intended or permitted by Little Cinema Digital; or (c) if allowing you to access and use the Services would violate any applicable local, state, provincial, national and other laws, rules and regulations or would expose Little Cinema Digital to legal liability. Little Cinema Digital may choose to stop offering the Services, or any particular portion of the Service, or modify or replace any aspect of the Service, at any time. We will use reasonable efforts to provide you with notice of our termination of your access to the Services, where, in Little Cinema Digital's sole discretion, failure to do so would materially prejudice you. You agree that Little Cinema Digital will not be liable to you or any third-party as a result of its termination of your right to use or otherwise access the Services.
Except to the extent you have agreed otherwise in a separate written agreement between you and Little Cinema Digital your only option for these Terms to no longer apply is to stop accessing the Services indefinitely. So long as you continue to access the Services, these Terms remain in effect.
All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination of these Terms will survive (including, without limitation, all limitations on liability, releases, indemnification obligations, disclaimers of warranties, agreements to arbitrate, choices of law and judicial forum and intellectual property protections and licenses).
Disclaimers
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND COMPANY (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER WE NOR OUR SUPPLIERS MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICES PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, ANY SERVICES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE SERVICES OR SUCH OTHER SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Services and these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Services shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Limitation on Time to File Claims
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Notice
All notices, demands, or consents given by you under these Terms will be in writing and will be deemed given when delivered to Company at the following contact: help@littlecinema.net.
Any notices to you may be made via either e-mail or postal mail to the address in Company’s records or via posting on the Services.
Please report any violations of these Terms to Company at the contact listed above.
Export
The Services may be subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree not to export, reexport, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from Company, or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.
Electronic Communications
The communications between you and Company use electronic means, whether you use the Services or send us emails, or whether Company posts notices on the Services or communicates with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from Company in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Company provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were be in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.
Entire Terms
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Services and supersedes any and all prior understandings and agreements between us respecting such subject matter, except that if you or your company have executed a separate written agreement with us governing your use of the Services, then such agreement shall control to the extent that any provision of these Terms conflicts with the terms of such agreement. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The word “including” means “including without limitation”. If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Neither party to these Terms is an agent or partner of the other. These Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without Company’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. Company may freely assign these Terms, and in such case, these Terms shall be binding upon assignees.
Copyright/Trademark Information
Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved. All trademarks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Services are our property or the property of other third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of such third party which may own the Marks.
Contact Information:
Little Cinema Digital, LLC
Attn: Legal Counsel
100 Bogart Street
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Help@littlecinema.net
Claims of Copyright Infringement
If you believe that any content or materials on the Services unlawfully infringes the copyrights in a work that you own or control and wish to have the allegedly infringing material removed, the following information in the form of a written notification must be provided to our Designated Agent:
your physical or electronic signature;
identification of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim to have been infringed;
identification of the material on our Services that you claim is infringing and that you request us to remove;
sufficient information to permit us to locate such material;
your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the objectionable material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or under the law; and
a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of the copyright that has allegedly been infringed or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
If you believe that your content should not have been removed for alleged copyright infringement, the following information in the form of a written notification must be provided to our Designated Agent.
your physical or electronic signature;
identification of the copyrighted material that was removed or disabled;
sufficient information to permit us to locate such material;
your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; and
a statement from you under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
Please note that, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any misrepresentation of material fact (falsities) in a written notification automatically subjects the complaining party to liability for any damages, costs and attorney’s fees incurred by us in connection with the written notification and allegation of copyright infringement.