TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
1. WELCOME
Welcome to Masters-Cup.com, the official Web site of the Tennis Masters Cup. Please
read this Terms of Use Agreement (the "Agreement") carefully before
using Masters-Cup.com (the "Web site").
TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
By visiting or using the Web site in any way, or linking to the
Web site, you are entering into an agreement with ATP Tour, Inc.
and its members ("ATP"), owners of Masters-Cup.com. At all times,
you are bound by the then-current version of this Agreement and
all applicable laws. ATP highly recommends that you review this
Agreement from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with
the most recent version.
2. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, together with the [Privacy Policy,] constitute the
entire agreement between you and ATP. If any portion of this Agreement
is unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, then such portion of this
Agreement shall be deemed severed herefrom and shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement
ATP may, from time to time, offer you the opportunity to use interactive
services on the Web site, such as the ability to vote in connection
with certain events, or enter into contests or sweepstakes(the
"Contests"). By participating in any such Contest, you agree to
any and all special terms set forth in connection with any such
Contest, as well as the terms in this Agreement.
3. COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS
A. Ownership
ATP owns or has the right to use all of the data, information, text,
images, streaming media, video, sounds, icons, and other content
contained on this Web site (the "Content"), and the copyrights and
other intellectual property rights therein, unless otherwise noted.
You may review, download, and/or print one copy of the Content of
this Web site, but you may not make more than one copy of such Content,
modify it in any way, distribute or transmit it to any other person
or company, frame or otherwise display any of the Content of this
Web site on your own or any other Web site, or make any other use
of it. Such copying, modification, distribution or transmission,
display, or use is a breach of this Agreement and infringes ATP's
copyrights, copyrights licensed to ATP, rights of privacy and publicity
of ATP members and others, trademark rights, and other intellectual
property rights owned or licensed by ATP.
Trademarks and service marks owned by ATP include but are not
limited to: "ATP" and tennis players designs, ATP Champions Race,
ATPtennis.com, International Series and Tennis Masters Cup (and
shield designs)..
B. Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
It is ATP's policy to respect the intellectual property rights of
others. In connection with this policy, ATP will not knowingly post
content of any kind that infringes the copyright rights of others.
As such, and pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17
U.S.C. §512(c)(2)), ATP has designated an agent to receive notifications
of alleged copyright infringement on the Web site. If you believe
that your work has been used in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, please send (a) a description of the work; (b) a description
of the location of the work on the Web site, including the URL; (c)
your name, address, and telephone number, (d) a signed statement
by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is
unauthorized under current law; and (e) a signed statement by you
that you believe, under penalty of perjury, that your allegations
are true and that you are the copyright owner or acting on behalf
of the copyright owner. Please submit these materials to:
ATP Legal Department
ATP Tour, Inc.
201 ATP Tour Boulevard
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082
Email: legal@atptennis.com
4. LINKS
A. Links to the Web site
You may create a link from your Web site to the home page of the
Web site, without prior written permission, through a plain-text
link, namely www.Masters-Cup.com. ATP asks that you notify us in advance
of your intention to do so by contacting legal@atptennis.com. You
may not use any trademarks or service marks as links to the Web site
from other Web sites, or as machine-readable search terms such as
metatags. ATP reserves the right to revoke your permission to link
to the Web site at its absolute and sole discretion. Any third party
Web site that links to the Web site: (a) shall not create a frame
around content of the Web site; (b) shall not replicate the content
of the Web site; (c) shall not state or imply that ATP sponsors or
endorses the third-party Web site; (d) shall not libel or present
false or misleading information of any kind, including information
about ATP or its members or players; and (e) shall not contain any
content that may be construed as illegal, immoral, offensive, controversial,
or inappropriate. Deep linking to internal pages of the Web site
is expressly prohibited. The posting or creation of any link to
the Web site signifies that you have read and agree to abide by this
Agreement. If you believe that any Web site which links to the Web site
contains illegal, offensive, or inappropriate content, please send
an email to legal@atptennis.com.
B. Links from the Web site
Links to other Web sites or Internet locations from the Web site have
been provided for your convenience only. ATP does not endorse, sponsor,
or approve, of any content of such Web sites or locations. ATP has
no control over any of the Web sites or Internet locations that you
may access through the Web site, and is not responsible for the content
or accuracy of the content of any such Web site or location. If you
access any other Web site or Internet location through the Web site,
you do so at your own risk. If you believe that any link on the
Web site leads to an illegal, offensive, or inappropriate Web site,
please send an email to legal@atptennis.com.
5. CHAT ROOMS AND MESSAGE BOARDS
For your convenience, information, and entertainment, the Web site
may offer you the opportunity to send messages or postings in connection
with various features of the Web site, including electronic mail,
chats with special guests, and forums to communicate with other
users ("Message Features"). In order to participate in any Message
Feature, you may be required to provide accurate and complete Personal
Information, which shall be collected pursuant to the [Privacy Policy]
of the Web site. If you are 13 years old or under, please see our
Children's Privacy section below.
You must use Message Features in a responsible manner. You must
not transmit any message ("Message") in connection with any Message
Feature that: (a) restricts or inhibits any other user from using
and enjoying the Web site; (b) is unlawful, threatening, abusive,
bigoted, hateful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, offensive,
pornographic, profane, sexually explicit, or indecent; (c) constitutes,
advocates, or encourages conduct that would constitute or give rise
to a criminal offense, civil liability, or other violation of any
local, state, national, or international law; (d) violates, plagiarizes,
or infringes the rights of third parties including, without limitation,
copyright, trademark, patent, rights of privacy or publicity, or
any other proprietary right; (e) contains a virus or other harmful
component; (f) contains any information, software, or other material
of a commercial nature; (g) contains advertising, promotions, or
commercial solicitations of any kind; (h) constitutes or contains
false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact;
or (i) contains material irrelevant to the subject matter of the
Message Feature.
ATP shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion
to review, edit, or delete any Message transmitted in any Message
Feature that: (a) violates any term of this Agreement; or (b) is
otherwise illegal, offensive, or inappropriate. Upon such violation,
ATP shall have the sole discretion to terminate your access to the
Web site. ATP will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities
or court orders requesting or directing ATP to disclose Personal
Information of anyone who submits a Message that violates the foregoing
terms in accordance with the [Privacy Policy] of the Web site.
Although ATP may from time to time monitor or review Messages submitted
in discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards,
and the like on the Web site, ATP is under no obligation to do so
and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content
of any Message nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission,
falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy
contained therein. Display of any Message in any Message Feature
does not constitute approval or endorsement by ATP. If you believe
that any posting to the Web site is illegal, offensive, or inappropriate,
please send an email to legal@atptennis.com.
Messages submitted to the Web site by electronic mail or otherwise,
including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, information,
images, or the like are, and will be treated as, non-confidential
and nonproprietary. By submitting a Message to the Web site and/or
using a Message Feature, you acknowledge that any information disclosed
by you therein (a) may be used by any third party, including ATP;
(b) is not confidential and may be read or intercepted by others;
and (c) creates no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied
or other relationship between you and ATP other than pursuant to
this Agreement.
6. UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS
While we are always pleased to hear from tennis fans and welcome
your suggestions and comments, we cannot consider unsolicited submissions.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT UNSOLICITED MATERIALS OF ANY KIND TO ATP.
If you choose to submit any information of any kind to the Web site
(including creative ideas, concepts, or materials, such text, photographs,
or drawings) you represent, warrant, and agree that you have the
unhindered right to do so, that such information does not infringe
the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy
or publicity, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights
of any other person or company, that such information is not confidential
or proprietary to you or any other person or company, that such
information does not injure any other person or company, and that
ATP may copy, distribute, modify, display, disclose, obtain intellectual
property protection in its own name for, or otherwise use such information
(and any ideas embodied therein), and may manufacture, use, and
sell products, methods, and processes made therefrom, without restriction,
in any way it chooses anywhere in the world, free of charge to ATP
and with or without acknowledgment of authorship or source, at ATP's
sole discretion. ATP shall not be liable for any compensation, claims,
or damages resulting from any use of any such information, and you
agree to defend and hold ATP harmless with respect to any such compensation,
claims, or damages, including attorneys fees.
7. PROHIBITED USES
In addition to the requirements set forth in other sections of this
Agreement, you agree not to access and/or use the Web site for any
purposed not expressly authorized by the Agreement and/or to transmit,
post, or distribute to the Web site content that:
(a) constitutes an advertisement or solicitation of business of
any kind, including but not limited to spam, chain letters, and
pyramid schemes;
(b) contains or constitutes software, computer programs, or routines
of any kind, including but not limited to viruses, bots, worms,
and spiders;
(c) collects information about others, including but not limited
to users' e-mail addresses;
(d) imposes an unreasonable load on the Web site's infrastructure;
and/or
(e) reverse engineers or decompiles the software comprising the
Web site.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
ALL CONTENT OF THIS Web site, INCLUDING ANY SOFTWARE, IS PROVIDED
"AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE
LAW, ATP TOUR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO SUCH CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO ANY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD
PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT. ALTHOUGH ATP TOUR
WISHES THE CONTENT OF THIS Web site TO BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, AND
CURRENT, ATP TOUR DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT ANY CONTENT
OF THIS Web site (INCLUDING ANY SOFTWARE) OR ANY DATA ON THIS Web site
IS ACCURATE, ERROR-FREE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT, THAT USE OF SUCH
CONTENT OR DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED,
OR THAT THIS Web site, ITS CONTENT OR DATA, AND THE SERVERS ON WHICH
THE Web site AND CONTENT ARE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER
HARMFUL COMPONENTS. MOREOVER, ATP DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN
THIS Web site OR KEEP IT OPERATIONAL. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ATP BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS
ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
OR OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES BASED ON OR CAUSED BY ANY USE OF THIS
Web site OR ANY OTHER Web site TO WHICH THIS SITE IS LINKED, THE CONTENT
OF THIS OR OTHER Web siteS, OR ANY VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS
DERIVED FROM ANY SUCH Web siteS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, OR USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF
COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR INFORMATION, EVEN IF ATP TOUR HAS BEEN
SPECIFICALLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES,
SO THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
10. TERMINATION OF SERVICE
ATP reserves the right to change or discontinue at any time, without
notice, any message features, contests, content, materials, equipment,
specifications, models, products, or services described on the Web site,
or the availability thereof. Products, methods, and processes described
on the Web site may be covered by U.S. or foreign patents and/or
other intellectual property rights. ATP also reserves the right,
in its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement and your access
to all or part of the Web site, with or without notice to you.
Your obligations under these Terms and Conditions shall continue
for as long as you access or use this Web site or use or maintain
any of the content of the Web site or copies thereof. You may terminate
your obligations at any time by discontinuing your use of the Web site
and by destroying all content obtained from it, and all copies thereof.
11. EXPORT CONTROL
Software and other content made available on this Web site may be
subject to United States export control laws. No software or other
content from this site may be downloaded or otherwise exported (i)
into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North
Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed
goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list
of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's
Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using any software made
available on this Web site, you represent and warrant that you are
not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident
of any such country or on any such list.
12. JURISDICTION AND CHOICE OF LAW
This Web site is hosted on servers located in the state of Florida,
United States of America. All disputes arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or ATP 's operation of this Web site shall be resolved
in the state and federal courts seated in Jacksonville, Florida,
United States of America. All such disputes shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Florida and applicable federal laws, without
giving effect to conflicts of laws principles. You agree that the
state and federal courts seated in Jacksonville Florida have personal
and subject matter jurisdiction over any dispute arising from your
use of the Web site.
ATP controls and operates this Web site from the State of Florida,
United States of America and makes no representation or warranty
that the content of this Web site is appropriate, lawful, or available
for use in other geographic locations. If you use the Web site from
other locations, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable
local laws.
13. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ATP and its parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, licensors, partners,
co-branders, members, representatives, successors, and/or assigns,
from and against all liabilities, claims, expenses, or demands,
including reasonable attorneys' fees and amounts paid to settle
claims, made by any third-party due to or arising from the content
you submit, post, or transmit to or through the Web site, your use
of the Web site, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation
of any rights of another.
14. NO WAIVER
The failure of ATP to enforce any provision of this Agreement or
to respond to a breach of this Agreement by you or other parties
shall not in any way constitute a waiver of ATP's rights to subsequently
enforce any provision of this Agreement against you or any other
party.
15. NOTICES
ATP may give notices to users of the Web site, at ATP's option, by
posting a message on the Web site, by e-mail, or by regular mail.
Notices to ATP can be sent via e-mail to legal@atptennis.com or
by regular mail to ATP Tour, Inc. 201 ATP Tour Boulevard Ponte Vedra
Beach, Florida 32082, Attention: Legal Department.
16. PRIVACY POLICY
Information about you is subject to our [Privacy Policy].
17. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of this Agreement to legal@atptennis.com.
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