Terms and Conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

If you are seeking to upload material to DNA World or to engage in any activities and view site content, you must register and become a site member. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to ACCEPT these Terms of Use. On doing so, you will be deemed to have consented to and you will be bound by these Terms of Use.

Visitors to DNA World site making any use of this site (which includes but is not limited to simply viewing the site's content) constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of these Terms of Use, which takes effect the moment you first use the site.

DNA World reserves the right at any time to change the terms, conditions and notices under which its services are offered, including but not limited to these Terms of Use, by posting such changes online. It is your responsibility to refer to and comply with these updated terms and conditions upon accessing the site. Your continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions as modified.

If these Terms of Use are not accepted in full, you do not have permission to access the contents of this site or to upload content to this site and you should cease using this site immediately.

When you upload or post content to DNA World, that content becomes public content and will be searchable by and available to anyone who visits the DNA World site. DNA World does not claim ownership of the materials you post, upload, input or submit to the DNA World site. However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your content to DNA World, you are granting DNA World,and Dance New Amsterdam and its affiliated partners, a worldwide, revocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, transfer, transmit, distribute and publish that content for the purposes of displaying that content on DNA World and on other Web sites, devices and/or platforms. Content that you upload to DNA World will generally be available to the public in RSS feeds designed to allow for the automatic syndication of content throughout the Web — DNA World is an open platform and designed for the free exchange of content and ideas.

DNA World respects the fact that your content is yours, and will not sell advertising on your content or sell your content to any third party: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

When you upload content to DNA World you grant a Creative Commons license that will govern how third parties may use your content.

You can designate any other license from Creative Commons License (see http://www.creativecommons.org) or an "All Rights Reserved" license , you also have the option of declaring it "public domain," in which case you are disclaiming all copyright to the work for the benefit of the public at large. If you don't indicate your license all your uploaded material will be have the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

You may remove content you have posted on DNA World at any time. We cannot guarantee that content deleted from DNA World will be deleted from the Web sites or systems of third parties. If you would like your content removed and/or permanently deleted from any Web sites other than DNA World, you will be required to contact such Web sites directly, and we cannot guarantee any outcome, action or result with respect to any such request by you.

COPYRIGHT AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The content on the DNA World site, including without limitation, the text, software, graphics, photos, and videos, is owned by or licensed to DNA World, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States Copyright Act and trademark laws, foreign laws, and international conventions. Other than as expressly permitted, you may not engage in the unauthorized use, copying, or distribution of any of said content.

The names, images and logos identifying DNA World are proprietary marks of Dance Space. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any trademark or service mark of DNA World, its associated companies and affiliates, or any third party unless expressly stated otherwise.

You shall be solely responsible for your own content and the consequences of posting or publishing said content. In connection with all content that you upload to DNA World, you affirm, represent and/or warrant that: (i) you own, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize DNA World to use, all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to said content, including without limitation any musical recordings contained therein; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in any uploaded video to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person in the manner contemplated by the website and these Terms of Use.

In addition to posting your own content on DNA World, you can also enjoy the many videos uploaded by others in the DNA World community. The DNA World site includes a combination of content that we license from third party partners and content that is created and posted by our users. All of the content on the DNA World site is protected by the copyright of one or more of the following: DNA World, our partners or our users. Materials uploaded to DNA World may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

As a creator of content uploaded to DNA World or as a passive user of the DNA World site, you may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or in any way exploit any of the content on the DNA World site in whole or in part outside of the specific usage rights granted to you by each license. If you download or print a copy of any DNA World content for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You may not otherwise use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, or distribute such content in any way for any public or commercial purpose unless such use is expressly granted by a particular license.

PRIVACY

DNA World respects the privacy of its users.

DNA World will not share personally identifiable information about you with any third-party except as required by law, or as is necessary to fulfill its obligations under these Terms (i.e. to facilitate advertising revenue share payment).

PROHIBITED CONTENT

Our goal is to promote the free-flowing exchange of expression relating to members interests, activities and hobbies while maintaining high standards of respect and decency. In order to attain this goal, and in addition to the other content and/or action restrictions set forth in these Terms of Use and elsewhere on the DNA World website, the following content is prohibited on DNA World:

• Content involving nudity, including but not limited to, nudity or partial nudity of children of any age.
• Content that exploits children or minors or that discloses any personally identifying information beyond a first name about persons under the age of 18.
• Content that disseminates personal information about another individual for malevolent purposes, including libel, slander, defamation or harassment.
• Content that has as its sole or primary purpose to advertise a particular product or service that, in the sole judgment of DNA World, does not otherwise have redeeming value to the community. DNA World may allow the uploading of some such content for a fee, at its sole discretion. Such advertising content may be treated differently than other content (i.e. through indications that it is an advertisement, or exclusion from some indices or searches).
• Content that is or may be deemed to be grossly offensive to the online community, including but not limited to, blatant expressions of bigotry, prejudice, racism, hatred and profanity.
• Content promoting or providing instructional information about illegal activities.
• Content depicting cruelty to animals.
• Copyrighted content or material that is used without the express permission of the owner.
• Content intended to abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others (such as the rights of privacy and publicity).
• Content that contains software or other material protected by intellectual property laws unless you own or control the rights thereto or have secured all necessary consents and/or licenses.
• Content or other material that contains viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of DNA World servers or another users computer.
• Content that violates any applicable laws or regulations not specifically referenced herein.

As a condition of your use of the DNA World site, you warrant that you will not use the services offered on the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the DNA World site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the DNA World site or interfere with any other parties use and enjoyment of the DNA World site.

DNA World has no obligation to monitor the content which has been uploaded to the Web site for compliance with the foregoing. However, DNA World reserves the right to review materials uploaded to DNA World and to remove any materials in its sole discretion for any reason or no reason, at any time, with or without notice to you. DNA World reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the services offered by DNA World at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

DNA World does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any user-generated content or uploaded material and, therefore, DNA World specifically disclaims any liability with regard to such user-generated content or uploaded material and any actions resulting from such user-generated content or uploaded material.

You agree to use the services provided by DNA World only for their intended, lawful purposes and in accordance with all applicable laws. You agree not to use DNA World in any manner that interferes with its normal operation or with any other users use and enjoyment thereof. You also agree that you will not access DNA World from any territory where its contents are illegal.

DNA World does not endorse any user-generated content or any opinion, recommendation or advice expressed therein, and DNA World expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with user-generated content. If notified by a user or a third party of uploaded material that allegedly does not conform to these Terms of Use,

DNA World may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and in its sole discretion whether to remove the user-generated content.

THIRD PARTY SITES/LINKS TO DNA World

DNA World may contain links to other websites (Linked Sites). The Linked Sites are not under the control of DNA World and DNA World is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. DNA World is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. DNA World is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by DNA World or any association with its operators.

If you decide to visit any Linked Site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. DNA World does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, services or information on, or available from, third party websites or material. DNA World is not responsible for any damage, loss or offense caused by, or in connection with, any content, advertising, products, services or information available on such websites or material. Any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings are solely between you and the relevant provider of the service. DNA World does not claim any legal authorization to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through a Linked Site.

DNA World disclaims all liability for any legal or other consequences (including claims for infringement of third party rights) of links made to this site on websites not affiliated with DNA World.