Bose Corporation
YouTube Channel House Rules
Introduction
Welcome to the Bose® brand channel on YouTube! The Bose
Channel 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.youtube.com/user/bose and its subdomains (the “Bose Channel”),
and the features made available through the Bose Channel (“Features”). By using
the Bose Channel, you indicate you are 18 years of age and 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 Channel is intended to be a place for Bose users
to discuss Bose products and services 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 Channel. When providing comments or
information, you understand that such comments and information are 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 Channel, and
that by using the Bose Channel, 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 YouTube Terms
Please note that YouTube is a Google service and independent
of Bose. On YouTube, 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
YouTube terms and conditions of use and other policies of YouTube. All Vide
entries shall comply with YouTube Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. Please carefully review both these House Rules and
the YouTube 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. Google also has its own data protection
rules. Accordingly, Google collects
information that users provide and information from the use of its services by
users. Google may process and use this information in accordance with its terms
of use and data privacy policy. Bose has no influence on Google’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 Channel is available for
your personal, noncommercial use only.
All Content provided by a user on this page shall be deemed to be non-confidential,
and Bose shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such material.
Information and other Content on the Bose Channel 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 our page, you agree that you have the rights and are authorized to
provide such material and that doing so (a) is not in violation of any
applicable law or regulation, and (b) does not infringe the copyright,
trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others. Content posted by users on the Bose Channel
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
Channel. Content posted to the Bose Channel may be monitored by Bose
Corporation. All Content posted by users must comply with YouTube’s terms of
use. Further, Bose expects users of this Bose Channel 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 in its sole discretion is deemed
inappropriate or offensive, including but not limited to:
•
Advertisements of any kind, including competitor advertisements, item sale,
solicitation, self-promotion, and spam.
• False, inaccurate, or
misleading information.
•
Personal or corporate attacks, including attacks on Bose, its employees, suppliers,
distributors, and affiliates.
•
Irrelevant content, including misleading material, or that which portrays Bose
in an inaccurate manner.
•
Material that threatens, harasses, or otherwise violates the legal rights of
others, including material that reveals the privacy or personal information of
other users.
•
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, in its sole discretion, may choose not
to respond to each and every posting. Bose
reserves the right to block users from participating on the Bose Channel who in
Bose’s sole discretion fail to adhere to these House Rules.
You warrant that any Content that you provide to the Bose
Channel 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 Channel.
We
will remove submitted Content from our channel upon the user’s written request.
Users can request their submitted Content be removed by emailing SocialMarketing@bose.com
Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise noted, all Content contained on the Bose
Channel 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 Channel. 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
Channel or through any other means.
Disclaimer Non-Bose Channel Content
The Bose Channel may contain links to third party
channels, web pages or websites (“Non-Bose Channel Content”). Non-Bose Channel
Content is not endorsed by Bose. Bose is not responsible for the content of Non-Bose
Channel 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 Channel Content, you do so at your own risk.
Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
We provide the Bose Channel for you to interact with
us and with our other users, 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 Channel. The Content
on the Bose Channel 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 Channel.
ALL CONTENT AND SERVICES, WHETHER PROVIDED BY BOSE, ITS
LICENSORS, ITS VENDORS OR ITS USERS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ON OR ACCESSIBLE
FROM THE BOSE CHANNEL 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 CHANNEL 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 CHANNEL OR THE
SERVER(S) THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS.
IN NO EVENT SHALL BOSE, ITS LICENSORS, YOUTUBE, 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 CHANNEL, 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 Channel 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 Channel in the U.S. and its Territories. We make no representation that information on
the Bose Channel is appropriate or available for use outside the United
States. Those who choose to access the
Bose Channel 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 Channel 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. Each
party hereto acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under
these House Rules is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues, and
therefore each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right such
party may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigations directly or
indirectly arising out of or relating to these House Rules.
Miscellaneous
These House Rules control the relationship between Bose
and you for the Bose Channel. 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 Channel, you should
discontinue your use of the Bose Channel.
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 12, 2012