Terms of Service
Yoozoo Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Last Updated: May 20, 2020 (updates to Privacy Policy to clarify when personal information may and may not be shared)
1. Definitions
We’re going to use some shorthand to make this easier to read. When we say “site,” we mean Yoozoo.nz and the services offered through that site. When we say “we,” “us,” or “our,” we mean Yoozoo Ltd, a New Zealand company. When we say “your content,” we mean any text, sound, graphics, or other material which you post, upload, or otherwise share on the site; similarly, when we say “Yoozoo content,” we mean the copyrightable text, sound, graphics, and other material owned by Yoozoo Ltd. And when we say “terms,” we mean these terms of service.
2. Permitted users
Yoozoo is designed for use by adults. You must be thirteen years of age or older to use it. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of thirteen, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from a child under the age of thirteen, please contact us at hello@yoozoo.nz. When you use the site, you represent and warrant that you have the legal capacity to form a binding contract with us, and are doing so by your agreement to these terms.
3. Copyright and intellectual property
We own our stuff; you own yours.
You retain ownership of all content you post, upload to, or otherwise share on the site. However, by posting, uploading, or sharing your content, you grant us a non-exclusive, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to access, use, and display your content in connection with the site and services we provide to you. This license permits us to perform the services that you registered for; for example, it permits us to store your content on redundant data servers, but it does not permit us to sell your content to advertisers or any other third party, nor does it transfer the copyright to us. This license ends when you delete the material or your account.
In addition, the site provides features that allow you to share your content with others. There are many things that others may do with that content, including copying it, modifying it, and re-sharing it. So, please consider carefully what you choose to share and with whom; we take no responsibility for that activity.
All Yoozoo content, the selection, compilation, arrangement, and presentation of all materials, and the overall design of the site are copyrighted by us and are protected by NZ and international laws. Use of our content without our express prior written permission is strictly prohibited.
4. Yoozoo rules
Yoozoo.nz is a website established to showcase and provide links to our iStory Book library. We have some ground rules which you must adhere to when using the site. You agree not to do any of the following:
Threaten other users with violence.
Use hateful, abusive, harassing, libelous, or obscene language towards other users.
Post any material that infringes or violates any third party’s copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, or other proprietary or property right;
Post any material which promotes illegal activity, could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable law or regulation;
Use the site to send spam, chain letters, junk mail, or any other type of unsolicited mass email;
Use the site to distribute viruses or other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files;
Use or attempt to use another person’s account;
Disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise abuse, the site, or any servers or networks connected to the site;
Attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the site;
Impersonate another person;
Share with any minor any content or materials inappropriate for children, or allow any minor access to such materials;
Systematically harvest data from the site, or programmatically register accounts on the site.
You further agree that you are responsible for your actions in relation to the site, and for any communications transmitted under your account; that you will comply with all laws relating to the transmission of technical data or software; and that you will comply with all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations, including without limitation those related to privacy, data collection, and email creation and delivery.
5. Limitations of liability
Under no circumstances — including, without limitation, negligence — shall we be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, resulting from (1) the use or the inability to use the site; (2) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services; (3) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (4) loss of profits, use, data or other intangibles, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
6. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless us, our officers, directors, employees, members, partners, agents, and suppliers, and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, members, shareholders, partners, and agents, from any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the site, including but not limited to your violation of this agreement. We may, at our sole discretion, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you. The assumption of such defense or control by us, however, shall not excuse any of your indemnity obligations.
7. Right to terminate
We may at any time decide to alter, amend, modify, or terminate the site, any functionality or portion of it, all at our sole discretion, and you understand that there is no guarantee that the site or any portion or functionality of it will continue to operate or be available for any particular period of time.