Bose Corporation
FACEBOOK PAGE House Rules
Introduction
Welcome to the Bose page on Facebook! The Bose Facebook
Page is maintained by Bose Corporation (“Bose,” “we,” “us”). These House Rules
(these “House Rules”) govern your (“you” “your” or a “user”) access to and use
of [www.facebook.com/bose]
and its subdomains (the “Bose Facebook Page”), and the features made available
through the Bose Facebook Page (“Features”). By using the Bose Facebook Page,
you indicate your unconditional acceptance of these House Rules. Please read these House Rules carefully, as
they may have changed since your last visit.
The Bose Facebook Page is intended to be a place to
discuss Bose products, brand, services, and news and for users to view and
upload video, images, text, links and other content (“Content”). You may be
permitted to post questions and comments on the Bose Facebook Page. When
providing comments or information, you understand that such comments and
information is your sole responsibility and that Content is the sole
responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. You understand
that Bose does not control, and is not responsible for, Content made available
by users on the Bose Facebook Page, and that by using the Bose Facebook Page,
you may be exposed to Content from other users that is offensive, indecent,
inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. Please also note that the
Content may contain typographical errors, other inadvertent errors or
inaccuracies.
Bose may offer sweepstakes from time to time and if and
when we do they will be subject to separate rules and subject in all respects
to being permissible under applicable law.
Bose Privacy Notice and Facebook Terms
Please note that the Facebook website is a Facebook
service and independent of Bose. On Facebook, Bose is a guest on an external
media platform. These House Rules and the Bose Privacy Policy (as defined
below) apply in addition to the Facebook terms and conditions of use and other
policies of Facebook. Please carefully
review both these House Rules and the Facebook policies.
Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data
is important to Bose. We conduct our business in compliance with applicable
laws on data privacy protection and data security. Facebook also has its own data protection
rules. Accordingly, Facebook collects
information that users provide and information from the use of its services by
users. Facebook may process and use this information in accordance with its
terms of use and data privacy policy. Bose has no influence on Facebook’s
activities. Further information on our data privacy practices is available
at: [http://worldwide.bose.com/gateway/en/web/privacy_statement/page.html]
(the “Bose Privacy Policy”).
User Content
You understand that the Bose Facebook Page is available
for your personal, noncommercial use only.
All material provided by a user on this page shall be deemed to be
nonconfidential, and Bose shall have no obligation of
any kind with respect to such material. Information and other Content on the
Bose Facebook Page may be protected by intellectual property rights of others.
Please do not copy, upload, download, or share files
unless you have the right to do so. By providing material as a user of out
page, you agree that you have the rights and are authorized to provide such material and that (a)
it is not in violation of any applicable law or regulation, and (b) does not
infringes the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property
rights of others. User content posted by
fans on the Bose Facebook Page does not necessarily reflect the opinions or
ideals of Bose Corporation, nor is Bose responsible for the accuracy of content
posted by visitors to the Bose Facebook Page. Content posted to the Bose
Facebook Page may be monitored by Bose Corporation. All material posted by
users must comply with Facebook’s terms of use. Further, Bose expects users of
this Bose Facebook Page to respect fellow users and comply with Bose
intellectual property rights. Users may not remove author attributions or legal
information in any file that is uploaded, nor may users falsify or
intentionally misattribute the origin or source of those files. Bose reserves
the right to remove content that is deemed inappropriate or offensive,
including but not limited to:
•
Advertisements of any kind, including competitor advertisements, item sale,
solicitation, self-promotion, and spam.
• Link baiting (embedding a link in your post to draw
traffic to your own site)
• False, inaccurate, or
misleading information.
•
Personal or corporate attacks, including attacks on Bose, its partners,
distributors, and affiliates.
•
Irrelevant content, including misleading material, which portrays Bose in an
inaccurate manner.
•
Material that is offensive or threatens, harasses, or otherwise violates the
legal rights of others, including material that reveals the privacy or personal
information of other users.
•
Trolling or deliberate disruption of discussion
•
Content that contains any malware, software programs or files that may violate
the intellectual property rights of any party, or include offensive content, or
damage other users’ viewing devices.
Bose may also remove material if it receives notice from
a third party that your Content infringes that third party’s rights. Bose reserves the right to block users from
participating on the Bose Facebook Page who in Bose’s discretion fail to adhere
to these House Rules.
You warrant that any Content that you provide to the Bose
Facebook Page complies with these House Rules.
You agree to indemnify Bose against all actions and claims arising from
Content that you have posted or uploaded to, or your acts or omissions in connection
with, the Bose Facebook Page.
Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise noted, all Content contained on the Bose
Facebook Page is the property of Bose and/or its affiliates or licensors, and
is protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by United States
copyright law, trademark law, international conventions and other intellectual
property laws. Product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
We do not claim ownership of Content submitted by users
without compensation by Bose and with the expectation that such Content will be
made publicly accessible through the Bose Facebook Page. By submitting such Content, however, you
agree to grant us a world-wide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive
license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, create derivative works
from, and publicly perform or display such Content on the Bose Facebook Page or
through any other means.
Disclaimer Non-Bose Facebook Page Content
The Bose Facebook Page may contains
links to third party web pages or websites (“Non-Bose Facebook Page Content”).
Non-Bose Facebook Page Content is not endorsed by Bose. Bose is not responsible
for the content of Non-Bose Facebook Page Content and does not make any
representations regarding the content or accuracy of such materials on such
third party pages and websites. If you decide to access Non-Bose Facebook Page
Content, you do so at your own risk.
Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
We provide the Bose Facebook Page for you to interact
with us and with our other fans, and to provide you with information about us
and our products. While we strive to
provide Content that is accurate and complete, under no circumstances will we
be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information in any
Content on the Bose Facebook Page. The
Content on the Bose Facebook Page is not a warranty or contractual commitment
of Bose. It is your responsibility to
evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion,
advice or other Content available through the Bose Facebook Page.
ALL CONTENT AND SERVICES, WHETHER PROVIDED BY BOSE, ITS
LICENSORS, ITS VENDORS OR ITS USERS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ON OR ACCESSIBLE
FROM THE BOSE FACEBOOK PAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BOSE DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT: (i) THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE BOSE FACEBOOK PAGE IS FREE OF
ERRORS; (ii) THE FUNCTIONS OR FEATURES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MECHANISMS
FOR THE DOWNLOADING AND UPLOADING OF CONTENT) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR
FREE OF ERRORS; (iii) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR (iv) THE BOSE FACEBOOK PAGE
OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS.
IN NO EVENT SHALL BOSE, ITS LICENSORS, VENDORS OR
RESELLERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF USE, OR
COSTS OF OBTAINING SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THESE HOUSE RULES OR THE BOSE FACEBOOK PAGE, WHETHER BASED UPON WARRANTY,
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction
The Bose Facebook Page is operated by Bose from its
offices in Framingham, Massachusetts, in the United States of America. We make the Content and Features available on
the Bose Facebook Page in the U.S. and its Territories. We make no representation that information on
the Bose Facebook Page is appropriate or available for use outside the United
States. Those who choose to access the
Bose Facebook Page from outside the United States do so on their own initiative
and at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable local
laws.
These House Rules shall be governed and interpreted
pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of
America, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof. All claims, legal proceedings, or litigation
arising in connection with the Bose Facebook Page will be brought solely in
federal or state courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you
consent to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive any objection
as to inconvenient forum. You covenant not to bring a claim in any other forum.
Miscellaneous
These House Rules control the relationship between Bose
and you for the Bose Facebook Page. We may, at our sole discretion and without
notice, revise these House Rules at any time by updating this posting. If you
do not agree to the modified House Rules for the Bose Facebook Page, you should
discontinue your use of the Bose Facebook Page.
If you do not comply with these House Rules, and we don’t
take action right away, this doesn’t mean that we are giving up any rights that
we may have (such as taking action in the future). If it turns out that a particular term is not
enforceable, this will not affect any other terms.
For Additional Information.
If you have any questions
about these House Rules, please contact us at: support@bose.com.
You may also contact us at
1-800-999 2673. Outside the US, call 1-508-766-1099.
Or send a letter to:
Bose Corporation
C/O Online Commerce Group
P.O. Box 9168
MS 740
Framingham, MA 01701-9168
Copyright © 2012, Bose Corporation All
Rights Reserved.
Dated: July 23, 2012