Privacy
Lifelounge Pty Ltd (Lifelounge) is committed to protecting the privacy of our
end users of Lifelounge’ content. Lifelounge endeavors to provide a safe and
secure environment for end users. The purpose of this privacy policy is to
inform you, as a Lifelounge user, what kinds of information we may gather
about you when you visit www.Lifelounge.com, how we may use that information,
whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of,
and your ability to correct, the information. This privacy policy applies to
any other Internet-accessible Lifelounge-branded services that incorporate this
policy. Please note that this policy applies only to www.Lifelounge.com, and not
to other companies' or organizations' Web sites to which we link.
Information About All Lifelounge users and visitors.
In general, our site automatically gathers certain usage information like the numbers and frequency of visitors to Lifelounge.com. We only use such data in the aggregate. This aggregate data helps us determine how much our customers use parts of the site, so we can improve our site to assure that it is as appealing as we can make it for as many of you as possible. For example, Lifelounge uses "cookies" that tells us how and when pages in our site are visited, and by how many people. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information and we do not combine information collected through these cookies with other personally identifiable information to tell us who you are. We also may provide statistical information, never information about you personally, to our Lifelounge partners about how our members, collectively, use our internet sites. We do this so they too can understand how much people use their areas and our site in order for them to provide you with the best possible Web experience as well. Finally, Lifelounge.com, its advertisers and ad servers may also use cookies, as well as "web beacons" or "clear gifs," to determine on an anonymous basis which advertisements and promotions users have seen and how users responded to them, but do not use these technologies to collect personally identifiable information unless you give us permission to do so.
Information About You
If you are a Lifelounge.com member or user, when you access www.lifelounge.com you may obtain access to features of the Lifelounge internet service that contain personal information, such as e-mail. Additionally, we may specifically ask for information about you when you sign up to use our services, or when you order Lifelounge content. We will need certain information — such as name, Internet address, billing address, type of computer, credit card number — in order to provide that service or content to you. We may also use that information to let you know of additional products and services about which you might be interested. You can choose not to receive such information if you don't want to by letting us know on the registration screen when you sign up for the product or service. We also may use cookie technology in order to improve your experience, including to remember your preferences or customized settings when you use Lifelounge.com, and its related services, and to authenticate your access to your personal information.
Disclosure
We do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to Lifelounge.com or information that you may give us on Lifelounge.com, such as your name, address, email address or telephone number, to any outside companies. Lifelounge.com may share such information in response to legal process, such as a court order or subpoena, or in special cases such as a physical threat to you or others. And, as we mention above, we may share with our Web site partners aggregated statistical "ratings" information about the use of Lifelounge.com and any Lifelounge services.
Young Users of Lifelounge.com
Lifelounge takes extra care to protect the safety and privacy of young people using our web sites and services. Lifelounge is a general audience site, and we do not knowingly collect information about children.
Lifelounge Privacy Policy Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy for Lifelounge.com, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact Lifelounge [www.Lifelounge.com].
SITE TERMS
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS THROUGH USE
By using this site, you signify your agreement to all terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the "Terms of Use"). If you do not agree to these Terms of Use please do not use this site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise these Terms of Use. Please check the Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this site following the posting of any changes to the Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of those changes.
AGREEMENT TO RULES OF USER CONDUCT
You agree to abide by Lifelounge’s Rules of User Conduct, including but not limited to, agreeing not to use this site for any unlawful purpose. A copy of the Rules of Conduct, which you should review, can be found at the end of this site term.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that all content and materials available on this site are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Lifelounge, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from such materials or content. Notwithstanding the above, you may print or download one copy of the materials or content on this site on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from this site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from Lifelounge is prohibited. In addition, use of the content or materials for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms of Use is prohibited.
As noted above, reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials or design elements on this site is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Lifelounge. Permission is granted only when certain limited criteria are met.
USER'S GRANT OF LIMITED LICENSE
By posting or submitting content to this site, you:
grant Lifelounge and its affiliates and licensees the right to use, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, have distributed, and promote the content in any form, anywhere and for any purpose; and
warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content and that public posting and use of your content by Lifelounge will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party.
PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify Lifelounge.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE (THE "CONTENT") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" FOR YOUR USE. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. LIFELOUNGE, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THIS SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR RISK. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL LIFELOUNGE, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF LIFELOUNGE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LIFELOUNGE’S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
INDEMNIFICATION
Upon a request by Lifelounge, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Lifelounge and its subsidiary and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, officers, and directors from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this site. Lifelounge reserves the right, at it own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Lifelounge in asserting any available defenses.
INTERNATIONAL USE
Lifelounge makes no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside Australia, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State Of Victoria, Australia, excluding its conflicts of law rules. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of this site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of Victoria, Australia, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.
SEVERABILITY AND INTEGRATION
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Lifelounge with respect to this site and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written, or electronic) between you and Lifelounge with respect to this site. If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
TERMINATION
Lifelounge reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this site, with or without notice.
AGREEMENT TO RULES OF USER CONDUCT
By posting information in or otherwise using any communications service, chat room, message board, newsgroup, software library, or other interactive service that may be available to you on or through this site, you agree that you will not upload, post, or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content -- including text, communications, software, images, sounds, data, or other information -- that:
is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), uses vulgar language in the creation of a Talking Head or otherwise violates Lifelounge’ rules or policies or these Rules of User Conduct;
victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party;
constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (also known as "Spamming"), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;
contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party; or
You also agree that you will not harvest or collect information about the users or members of this site or use such information for the purpose of transmitting or facilitating transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic e-mail or communications.
You further agree that you will not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from a minor (anyone under 18 yrs old). Personal information includes but is not limited to name, address, phone number or name of their school.
Lifelounge does not pre-screen, monitor, or edit the content posted by users of communications services, chat rooms, message boards, newsgroups, software libraries, or other interactive services that may be available on or through this site. However, Lifelounge and its agents have the right at their sole discretion to remove any content that, in Lifelounge’ judgment, does not comply with the Rules of User Conduct or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. Lifelounge is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such content.