Terms of Service

Welcome to Vicigo, an online community that connects people through networks of friends for communicating, sharing and making new friends. By using the Vicigo website (the "Website") you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (this "Agreement"). In addition, if you are an individual who wishes to become a Vicigo Member (a "Member"), communicate with other Members and make use of the Vicigo service (the "Service"), you must read this Agreement and indicate your acceptance of its terms by following the instructions on the "Sign Up" page and checking the box labeled "I agree to Vicigo's terms of service." This Agreement sets out the legally binding terms of your use of the Website (whether or not you become a Member) and your membership in the Service, if any, and may be modified by us at any time without prior notice. All such modifications will be effective upon posting on the Website and any use by you of the Website or the Service (whether or not you are a Member) after the posting of any such modification will constitute your agreement to that modification. The terms of our privacy policy and any notices regarding the Website or the Service sent to you or posted on the Website are incorporated into and made part of this Agreement. Links to copies of Vicigo’s policies and notices can be found on the Vicigo Home Page.

Eligibility:

You must be sixteen or over to use the Website, register as a Member. Use of the Website and membership in the Service are void where prohibited. By agreeing to these terms or by using the Website, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Term:

This Agreement will remain in full force and effect while you use the Website and/or are a Member. We may terminate your membership for any reason at any time. If you are using a paid version of the Service and we terminate your membership in the Service because you have breached this Agreement, you will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees. Even after your membership is terminated, certain sections of this Agreement will remain in effect.

Other Agreements:

Please note that, if you sign up for one or more features of the Service that are provided by third parties, such as Vicigo Blogs, one of the services featured on the Vicigo Video Tab such as YouTube, or any of the widgets and applications that may be listed or marketed on Vicigo.com (collectively, "Third Party Features"), then you may be required to agree to terms of service with those third parties as well. Any such terms of service are different from and in addition to this Agreement. You may find a link to the current version of the terms of service for some of our third party service providers here.

Non Commercial Use by Members:

The Service and the Website are for the personal use of individual Members only. Organizations, companies and/or businesses, including third party companies or developers posting or otherwise making Third Party Materials available on or via the Website may not become Members and should not use the Service or the Website for any purpose. No Member may copy, transfer or use any names, photos, links, text, data or other content belonging to or posted by Vicigo or other Members for the purpose of selling, engaging in, marketing or promoting any other product or service. Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Website, including collecting usernames, email addresses or other personally identifiable information of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website or any other use not expressly permitted in this Agreement, will be investigated and appropriate legal action will be taken, including, without limitation, civil, criminal and injunctive redress. In addition to the above restrictions, you may not authorize, enable or otherwise grant to any other person, organization, and company or business access to your Vicigo profile or other content uploaded on the Website for the purpose of extracting such information or other content.

Proprietary Rights in Content:

Rights in Content Posted by Vicigo or Other Members. We own and retain all proprietary rights in the Website and the Service. The Website contains certain copyrighted material, including links and compilations of individual data, trademarks and service marks and other proprietary information of Vicigo, our Members and our licensors. Except for any information which is in the public domain, you may not use, copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display or sell any such proprietary materials or information without our express written consent in each case. Rights in Content Posted by You. By publishing, displaying or uploading (collectively, "Posting") any text, links, photos, video, messages or other data or information (collectively, "Content") on or to the Website (including on or to your profile), you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Vicigo an irrevocable, perpetual, nonexclusive, fully-paid and worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display and distribute such Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Content and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.

Further Restrictions on Your Use of the Website and the Service:

You must use the Website and the Service in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations. Although Vicigo cannot monitor the conduct of its Members off the Website, it is a violation of this Agreement to use any information obtained from the Service or the Website in order to harass, abuse or harm another person or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit or sell to any Member without the prior explicit consent of such Member and Vicigo. To protect our Members from such conduct, we reserve the right, in Vicigo’s sole discretion at any time, to restrict the number of emails or other communications that a Member may send to other Members.

Copyright Protection Policy:

You may not Post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks or service marks or other proprietary information owned by another party without obtaining the prior written consent of the copyright owner. If you believe that your work has been copied and Posted on the Website without your permission or in any other way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact us.

Member Disputes:

You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Members. We reserve the right, although we have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members and to take any action that we feel may be appropriate in our sole discretion, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including termination of the membership of one or more Members.

Disclaimers:

We are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content Posted on the Website or in connection with the Service, whether made or caused by users of the Website, Members, our advertisers or corporate partners or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the operation of the Website or the Service.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE, OF ANY MEMBER OR OTHER USER OF THE WEBSITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS, LIABILITY OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH OR PROPERY DAMAGE, RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF ANYONE'S USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICE, ANY CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OR TRANSMITTED TO MEMBERS OR OTHER USERS OR ANY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN OR AMONG MEMBERS OR OTHER USERS OF THE WEBSITE, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE.

We assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alteration of user or Member communications. We are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof. We are not responsible for any injury or damage to any computer equipment belonging to any user of the Website, any Member or any other person related to or resulting from use of the Website, viewing, playing or downloading any materials on or from the Website or otherwise in any way in connection with the Service. We cannot guarantee and do not promise any specific results from use of the Website or the Service. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us or from or through the Website or the Service shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein. Please contact us with any questions regarding this Agreement.