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Information and Disclaimers

Vote Em Out uses reasonable care to make sure that the information on this Site is accurate. However, the nature of the site is such that 'opinion' is given, not only by our own editorial staff and contributors, but also by visitors to the site. Where visitors may post or make comments in our Forums and Chat Rooms, we will endeavour to edit the Forum postings regularly and our Chat Rooms will be moderated by humans periodically. However we will not be held liable for any direct or indirect offence or consequential loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with, any information found within these, or any sections of the Site. None of the material contained in this Site is to be relied upon as a statement or representation of fact and should be checked with the appropriate party. E&OE. We will not be held liable for the content of any external sites found within our Links section or our dedicated Links microsite.

Hypertext Links
Vote Em Out has not necessarily sanctioned the linking-to this Site from other web sites. Therefore, we cannot be liable for the content of such sites i.e. those that contain a link to the Vote Em Out Site. Furthermore, we are not necessarily affiliated-with, friends of, sponsored-by or linked (commercially or otherwise), with web sites or companies that link to us. You may link to this Site, but only to the URL http://www.neue.co.uk/bigbrother ; you must not deep link i.e. link to a specific page/URL within the Vote Em Out Site, other than the Home page (URL above.) It would be preferable that you seek permission before linking to this Site and/or inform us that you intend to do so. We reserve the right to request the removal of any link to this Site, without giving prior warning, notice or reason.

Transmitted Material
Any material or information transmitted-to, sent-to or posted-to this Site by any means will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be disseminated or stored or used by Vote Em Out or its affiliates for any purpose whatsoever including not limited to publishing, marketing or sales. Furthermore, said material or information (other than personal information such as e-mail address etc.) will become the Copyright of Vote Em Out upon receipt, unless previously published. Do not post or transmit, to or from this Site, any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material or any other material which could give rise to any civil or criminal liability in the territory to which this Site relates. By using the Forums and Chat rooms on this Site for the purpose of posting your own opinion, you agree to the above. Do not post Copyrighted property into our Forums or Chat Rooms without i. seeking permission from the copyright holder and ii. acknowledging the source.

Copyright
The design-of (including layout and colours) and all content within this Site, is the Copyright of Vote Em Out unless otherwise stated. It is NOT permitted for any other party to use, copy, reproduce or distribute the recognisable design or content of the Site (including text, static/animated graphic images, video clips) without the prior permission of Vote Em Out.

To clarify: you cannot take, copy or alter any of our intellectual property for use on your own website or publication, without seeking prior permission. Also, you cannot take news articles or other content from this Site and post them into Forums on other websites without i. seeking permission and ii. acknowledging the source, complete with URL. Vote Em Out regularly checks other related websites for unauthorised use of its intellectual property and may take immediate action if found.


Trademarks The service marks and logos (the Trademarks) used and displayed within this Site are trademarks of Vote Em Out and other companies. They may not be used in any advertising or other publicity materials in relation to the distribution of any information or materials obtained from this Site without the prior written consent of the Trademark owner. No other Big Brother related website in the UK can claim to be, or infer that they are 'Vote Em Out', without flouting the established trademark of this Site.

Vote Em Out and the Vote Em Out logo are trademarks of neue.co.uk in the United Kingdom. Big Brother is a trademark of Endemol.

User Submitted Content
A. The Vote Em Out Website may now or in the future permit the submission of videos or other communications submitted by you and other users ("User Submissions") and the hosting, sharing, and/or publishing of such User Submissions. You understand that whether or not such User Submissions are published, Vote Em Out does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any submissions.

B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Vote Em Out to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Submissions to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Service; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the User Submission to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Service. For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting the User Submissions to Vote Em Out, you hereby grant Vote Em Out a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the Vote Em Out Website and Vote Em Out's (and its successor's) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Vote Em Out Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the Vote Em Out Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Service. The foregoing license granted by you terminates once you remove or delete a User Submission from the Vote Em Out Website.

C. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not: (i) submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant Vote Em Out all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage Vote Em Out or any third party; (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business: (v) impersonate another person. Vote Em Out does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Vote Em Out expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. Vote Em Out does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its Website, and Vote Em Out will remove all Content and User Submissions if properly notified that such Content or User Submission infringes on another's intellectual property rights. Vote Em Out reserves the right to remove Content and User Submissions without prior notice. Vote Em Out will also terminate a User's access to its Website, if they are determined to be a repeat infringer. A repeat infringer is a User who has been notified of infringing activity more than twice and/or has had a User Submission removed from the Website more than twice. Vote Em Out also reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length. Vote Em Out may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.

D. In particular, if you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any User Submission or other content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):

(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

(ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;

(iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;

(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;

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

(vi) 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.

E. You understand that when using the Vote Em Out Website, you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that Vote Em Out is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Vote Em Out with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold Vote Em Out, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the site.




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