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