Terms of use

Please read carefully. By using this website, you accept all terms and conditions of this agreement. If you disagree with any of the terms that follow or do not agree to be bound by all such terms, do not use this website.

This website is operated by Flipblip. Your use of this website (the "Website") is subject to the following terms and conditions of use (the "Terms"). These Terms apply to all of the websites operated by Flipblip (unless a different Terms of Use policy is provided on a particular site, in which case such different policy shall control).  You agree to these Terms by accessing this Website and/or by accepting any information from this Website. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to modify, alter or otherwise change these Terms and you agree to be bound by such modifications, alterations or changes. We will post changes here, so check back periodically. Your continued use of this Website after the posting of any change in the Terms shall constitute your acceptance to be bound by any such changes. Please also review the Website's Privacy Policy.

The information and features included in this Website have been compiled from a variety of sources, are for informational and entertainment purposes only and are subject to change at any time without notice. By accessing or linking to this Website, you assume the risk that the information on this Website may be incomplete, inaccurate, out of date, or may not meet your needs and requirements.

We use Stripe for payment, analytics, and other business services. Stripe collects identifying information about the devices that connect to its services. Stripe uses this information to operate and improve the services it provides to us, including for fraud detection. You can learn more about Stripe and read its privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

Ownership of Content

This Website and all of the content it contains, or may in the future contain, including but not limited to articles, opinions, other text, directories, guides, photographs, illustrations, images, video and audio clips and advertising copy, as well as the trademarks, copyrights, logos, domain names, trade names, service marks, patents and any and all copyright material (including source and object code) and/or any other form of intellectual property (collectively, the "Material") are owned by or licensed to Flipblip or other authorised third parties and are protected from unauthorised use, copying and dissemination by copyright, trademark, publicity and other laws and by international treaties. Unless expressly permitted in writing by Flipblip, you shall not capture, reproduce, perform, transfer, sell, license, modify, create derivative works from or based upon, republish, reverse engineer, upload, edit, post, transmit, publicly display, frame, link, distribute, or exploit in whole or in part any of the Material. Nothing contained in these Terms or on the Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppal or otherwise, any license or right to use any Material in any manner without the prior written consent of Flipblip or such third party that may own the Material or intellectual property displayed on the Website. UNAUTHORISED USE, COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, PUBLICATION, REPUBLICATION, UPLOADING, FRAMING, DOWNLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING, DISTRIBUTING, DUPLICATING OR ANY OTHER MISUSE OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Any use of the Material other than as permitted by these Terms will constitute a violation of these Terms and may constitute copyright and/or patent infringement. You agree not to use the Material for any unlawful purposes and not to violate Flipblip's rights or the rights of others. You agree not to interfere (or permit the use of your membership by a third party to interfere) with the normal processes or use of the Website by other members, including without limitation by attempting to access administrative areas of the Website. You agree to report any violation of these Terms by others that you become aware of. You are advised that Flipblip will aggressively enforce its rights to the fullest extent of the law. Flipblip may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any of the Material at any time, without notice and without liability.

Social Forums

Forums, bulletin boards, chat rooms or other interactive areas that may be offered on the Website ("Social Forums") are provided to give users a forum to express their opinions and share their ideas and information (“Community Content”). Flipblip does not endorse the Community Content posted in Social Forums and specifically disclaims any responsibility or liability to any person or entity (including, without limitation, persons who may use or rely on such material) for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential, punitive or otherwise), injury, claim, liability or other cause of any kind or character based upon or resulting from any material provided through Social Forums.

Flipblip does not and cannot review every message posted by users in the Social Forums, and is not responsible for the content of these messages or the views or opinions expressed by the users of the Social Forums. Information disclosed in Social Forums is by design revealed to the public. Flipblip reserves the right, but is not obligated, to delete, move or edit content, in whole or in part, submitted by you to the Website for any reason in Flipblip's sole discretion. You understand that any content that you post and/or upload on the Website will be considered a submission for purposes of these services. In addition, Flipblip may delete, move, edit or disclose the contents of messages when it is required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such action is necessary to protect and defend the rights and property of Flipblip or to protect the safety of our users or the public. In no event does Flipblip assume any obligation to monitor the Social Forums or remove any specific material.

Restrictions on Use

You agree not to do any of the following while using the Website, including any Social Forums:

  1. harass, stalk or otherwise abuse another user;
  2. transmit, post, send, upload, distribute, submit or otherwise make available any content that is false, harmful, threatening, abusive, tortious, defamatory, libellous, disparaging (including disparaging of Flipblip), vulgar, obscene, pornographic or that promotes violence, racial hatred, terrorism or illegal acts, or is otherwise objectionable (as determined by Flipblip in its sole discretion);
  3. transmit, post, send, upload, distribute, submit or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful or infringes, violates or misappropriates any patent, trademark, trade identity right, trade secret, publicity right, privacy right, copyright or any other intellectual property or any other rights of any third party ;
  4. transmit, post, send, upload, distribute, submit or otherwise make available any viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files or material that interferes with any third party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Website;
  5. impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Website or to Flipblip, including forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any transmission to the Website for any reason;
  6. transmit, post, send, upload, distribute, submit or otherwise make available through the Website any personal advertising, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes or offer for sale of any products or services, except in areas, if any, specifically designated for such purposes;
  7. collect or harvest the information of any user or otherwise access the Website using automated means (including but not limited to harvesting bots, robots, spiders or scrapers); or
  8. violate any applicable local, state, federal or international law, rule or regulation.

Flipblip does not endorse the Community Content in the Social Forums and specifically disclaims any responsibility or liability to any person or entity (including, without limitation, persons who may use or rely on such material) for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential, punitive or otherwise), injury, claim, liability or other cause of any kind or character based upon or resulting from any Community Content provided through Social Forums. By posting or uploading Community Content to any Social Forums or submitting any other Community Content to Flipblip, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Flipblip a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, sub-license, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such Community Content into any form, medium, or technology now known hereafter devised throughout the universe in perpetuity. In addition, you warrant that the content as uploaded or posted by you does not violate any person's so-called "moral rights" or other similar or analogous rights under any applicable laws in any country or region of the world.

You understand that the uploading to and/or posting of any Community Content in any Social Forum shall not be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Flipblip, and Flipblip shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Community Content. Without limitation of the foregoing, Flipblip shall exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Community Content of every kind and nature, in perpetuity, throughout the universe and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Community Content in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, throughout the universe, in perpetuity for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation or credit to the provider, author or owner of the Community Content.

You agree to indemnify Flipblip for any and all third party claims, damages, losses, and causes of action arising as a result of your posting or uploading any Community Content to any Social Forums or submitting any Community Content to Flipblip, or your failure to comply with the above guidelines.

Disclaimers/Limitations on Liability

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THIS WEBSITE AND ALL MATERIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONTAINED ON IT ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" "AS AVAILABLE" "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY BY JURISDICTION.

YOU AGREE THAT FLIPBLIP AND ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, LICENSORS AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASED PARTIES"), ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OR RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE, THE SOCIAL FORUMS, THE MATERIAL, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ITS TECHNICAL OPERATION OR THE MATERIAL, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY NEGLIGENCE, ACTS OF GOD, TELECOMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF, OR UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO, THIS WEBSITE OR ITS RELATED INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS.

Flipblip makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, currency or adequacy of any information, facts, views, opinions, statements or recommendations contained on this Website and/or the Material. Reference to any product, process, publication or service of any third party by trade name, domain name, trademark, service mark, logo, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement or recommendation by Flipblip. Views and opinions of users of this Website do not necessarily state or reflect those of Flipblip. Users are responsible for seeking the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the information, opinions, advice or content available at this Website.

The Internet may be subject to breaches of security. Flipblip is not responsible for any resulting damage to any user's computer from any such security breach, or from any virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line failure or any other technical or other malfunction. You should also be aware that email submissions over the Internet may not be secure, and you should consider this before e-mailing Flipblip any information. Flipblip makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the suitability, functionality, availability or operation of this Website. This Website may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment.

Indemnification

BY USING THIS WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD FLIPBLIP AND ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, LICENSORS AND ASSIGNS AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICER AND DIRECTORS HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, ALLEGED CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, JUDGMENTS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, AND ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES OF DEFENSE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO: YOUR BREACH OF YOUR REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS OR AGREEMENTS HEREUNDER; YOUR VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OR ANY LAW; YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND/OR THE MATERIAL IN VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS; INFORMATION OR MATERIAL POSTED OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER OR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT, EVEN IF NOT SUBMITTED BY YOU, THAT INFRINGES ANY COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, TRADE SECRET, TRADE DRESS, PATENT, PUBLICITY, PRIVACY OR OTHER RIGHT OF ANY PERSON OR DEFAMES ANY PERSON; ANY MISREPRESENTATION MADE BY YOU; AND/OR FLIPBLIP'S USE OF YOUR INFORMATION. YOU WILL COOPERATE AS FULLY AND AS REASONABLY REQUIRED IN FLIPBLIP'S DEFENSE OF ANY CLAIM. FLIPBLIP RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, AND YOU SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT SETTLE ANY SUCH MATTER WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF FLIPBLIP.

Copyrights

Flipblip respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that any Community Content infringes the copyright in a work that is owned or controlled by you or if you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please promptly provide Flipblip's Legal Affairs team the following information in writing:

  1. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
  2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
  3. The exact URL or a description reasonably sufficient to permit Flipblip to locate where the alleged infringing material is located on the Website;
  4. Your name, address, telephone number and email address;
  5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;
  6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are either the copyright owner or authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Submissions Policy

Except as otherwise described in the Website's Privacy Policy, anything you submit to Flipblip through this Website or otherwise (whether solicited or unsolicited), including, without limitation, any ideas, data, questions, artwork, comments, suggestions, or personal information (jointly and severally, "Submissions"), is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and we will not be liable for any use or disclosure. You hereby irrevocably grant, transfer, sell and assign to Flipblip all right, title and interest in and to those Submissions, including, without limitation, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade identities, copyrights, trade secrets, logos, domain names, know-how, source code and object code, mask-work rights, inventions, moral rights, author's rights, algorithms, rights in packaging, goodwill and other intellectual property and proprietary rights that may subsist in the Submissions. You further agree that Flipblip will have the unfettered right throughout the universe, in perpetuity, without any credit or compensation to you, to use, reuse, modify, alter, display, archive, publish, license, perform, reproduce, disclose, transmit, publish, broadcast, post, sell, translate, create derivative works of, or distribute any Submissions or portions of any Submissions in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now known or developed in the future for any purposes whatsoever including, without limitation, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. You hereby acknowledge and agree that your relationship with Flipblip is not a confidential, fiduciary, or other special relationship, and that your decision to submit any material to Flipblip does not place Flipblip in a position that is any different from the position held by members of the general public with regard to your Submissions.  You hereby waive any moral rights you may have in and to any of your Submissions, even if such material is altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you. You represent that any Submissions are original with you and do not infringe upon, misappropriate or violate the rights of any third parties, including, without limitation, any intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary rights. You agree to execute any documents and take all steps that Flipblip determines are necessary to affect the intentions of these Terms. You agree and understand that Flipblip is not obligated to use any Submission you make to Flipblip through the Website or otherwise and you have no right to compel such use. Finally, you acknowledge that, with respect to any claim you may have relating to or arising out of a Flipblip's actual or alleged exploitation or use of any Submission, the damage, if any, thereby caused will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle you to injunctive or other equitable relief or to in any way enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition or other exploitation of any production based on or allegedly based on the Submission, and your rights and remedies in any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.

Linking Policy

If you link to this Website, we require that you follow these guidelines. You may link to any publicly visible page on this Website, and the link must be in plain text, unless otherwise approved in writing by an authorised representative of Flipblip.   The link to this Website must not damage, dilute or tarnish the goodwill associated with any Flipblip names and/or intellectual property, nor may the link create the false appearance that your website and/or organisation is recognised, sponsored, endorsed by, affiliated and/or associated with Flipblip. You may not "frame" this Website or alter its intellectual property or Material in any other way. You may not link to the Website from a site that is unlawful, abusive, indecent or obscene, that promotes violence or illegal acts, that contains expressions of racism that are libellous, defamatory, scandalous, or inflammatory or is otherwise deemed inappropriate, as determined by Flipblip in its sole discretion. Flipblip reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate a link with any website for any reason or no reason at all, including without limitation any website that Flipblip deems to be inappropriate or inconsistent with or antithetical to this Website and/or these Terms.

Flipblip is not responsible for the content or performance of any portion of the Internet including other World Wide Websites to which this Website may be linked or from which this Website may be accessed. Users are requested to inform Flipblip of any errors or inappropriate material found on Websites to which this Website is or may be linked.

Membership & Registration

Certain areas of the Website may require registration or may otherwise ask you to provide information to participate in certain features or to access certain content. The Website's practices governing your personal information are disclosed in its Privacy Policy. The decision to provide this information is purely voluntary and optional; however, if you elect not to provide such information, you may not be able to access certain content or participate in certain features of the Website. When you provide information to the Website, you agree to provide only true, accurate, current and complete information.

If you register with the Website, you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password, if any, and agree you will not sell, transfer or assign your membership or any membership rights. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, if any, and for restricting access to your computer so that others may not access the password protected portion of the Website using your name in whole or in part. Flipblip may, in its sole discretion, and at any time, with or without notice, terminate your password and membership, for any reason or no reason at all.

Location

Flipblip operates this Website from various international locations. Information contained on this Website may not be appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to this Website from territories where the content of the Website may be illegal is prohibited. If you access this Website from other locations, you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

Violations and Additional Policies

Flipblip will determine your compliance with these Terms in its sole discretion and its decision shall be final and binding. Any violation of these Terms may result in restrictions on your access to all or part of the Website and may be referred to law enforcement authorities. No waiver of any of these Terms shall be of any force or effect unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorised officer of Flipblip. Flipblip reserves the right to modify or discontinue this Website, or any portion thereof (including the Social Forums) without notice to you or any third party. Upon termination of your membership or access to the Website, or upon demand by Flipblip, you must destroy all materials obtained from this Website and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof. You are advised that Flipblip will aggressively enforce its rights to the fullest extent of the law. Flipblip, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify and terminate access or use of any individual found to be (i) tampering with the operation of the Website; (ii) acting in violation of these Terms; (iii) acting in an unethical or disruptive manner; or (iv) acting with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass Flipblip its representatives or any other individual in any manner related to the Website. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which will remain in full force and effect. The section titles in these Terms are for your convenience only and do not have any legal or contractual effect.