Terms of Use

1. YOUR ACCEPTANCE

A. By using and/or visiting this website (collectively, including all content and functionality available through the RantFarm.net domain name, the “Rant Farm Website”, or “Website”), you signify your agreement to (1) these Terms of Use (the “Terms of Use”), (2) Rant Farm’s Privacy Policy, and (3) Rant Farm’s Community Guidelines. If you do not agree to any of these terms, the Rant Farm Privacy Policy, or the Community Guidelines, please do not use the Rant Farm Website.

B. Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to these Terms of Use, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version. Rant Farm may, in its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms of Use and policies at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.

2. RANT FARM WEBSITE

A. These Terms of Use apply to all users of the Rant Farm Website, including users who are also contributors of video content, written content, information, and other materials or services on the Website. The Rant Farm Website includes all aspects of Rant Farm, including but not limited to all products, software, content and services offered via the Website.

B. The Rant Farm Website may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by Rant Farm. Rant Farm has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, Rant Farm will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Website, you expressly relieve Rant Farm from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.

C. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave Rant Farm, and to read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of each other website you visit.

3. GENERAL USE OF THE WEBSITE — PERMISSIONS AND RESTRICTIONS

Rant Farm hereby grants you permission to access and use the Website as set forth in these Terms of Use, provided that:

A. You agree not to distribute in any medium any part of the Website, including but not limited to User Submissions (defined below), without Rant Farm’s prior written authorization.

B. You agree not to alter or modify any part of the Website, including any of its related technologies.

C. You agree not to access User Submissions (defined below) or Rant Farm content through any technology or means other than any explicitly authorized means Rant Farm may designate.

D. You agree not to use the Website for any commercial use, without the prior written authorization of Rant Farm. Prohibited commercial uses include any of the following actions taken without Rant Farm’s express approval: sale of access to the Website or its related services on another website; use of the Website or its related services, for the primary purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue; the sale of advertising, on the Rant Farm website or any third-party website, targeted to the content of specific User Submissions or Rant Farm content; and any use of the Website or its related services that Rant Farm finds, in its sole discretion, to use Rant Farm’s resources or User Submissions with the effect of competing with or displacing the market for Rant Farm, Rant Farm content, or its User Submissions.

E. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” or “offline readers,” that accesses the Website in a manner that sends more request messages to the Rant Farm servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Rant Farm grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials. Rant Farm reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Website, nor to use the communication systems provided by the Website (e.g. comments, email) for any commercial solicitation purposes. You agree not to solicit, for commercial purposes, any users of the Website with respect to their User Submissions.

F. In your use of the Website, you will otherwise comply with these Terms of Use, Rant Farm Community Guidelines, and all applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations.

G. Rant Farm reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the Rant Farm Website at any time.

4. YOUR USE OF CONTENT ON THE SITE

In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of content on the Rant Farm Website.

A. The content on the Rant Farm Website, except all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (”Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (”Marks”), are owned by or licensed to Rant Farm, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law. Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. Rant Farm reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website and the Content.

B. You may access User Submissions solely: for your information and personal use; as intended through the normal functionality of the Rant Farm Service.

C. User Comments are made available to you for your information and personal use solely as intended through the normal functionality of the Rant Farm Service. User Comments are made available “as is”, and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, downloaded, or otherwise exploited in any manner not intended by the normal functionality of the Rant Farm Service or otherwise as prohibited under this Agreement.

D. You may access Rant Farm Content, User Submissions and other content only as permitted under this Agreement. Rant Farm reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Rant Farm Content and the Rant Farm Service.

E. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through the Website for any commercial purposes.

F. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Rant Farm Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Rant Farm Website or the Content therein.

G. You understand that when using the RantFarm Website, you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that Rant Farm is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Rant Farm with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold Rant Farm, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the site.

5. YOUR USER SUBMISSIONS AND CONDUCT

A. As a Rant Farm User you may submit textual content, videos and images. These are all collectively referred to as “User Submissions.” You understand that whether or not such User Submissions are published, Rant Farm does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions.

B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of submitting, posting or publishing them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Rant Farm to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Submissions to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Use.

C. By submitting User Submissions to Rant Farm, you hereby grant Rant Farm a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, edit and perform the User Submissions in connection with the Rant Farm Website and Rant Farm’s (and its successors’ and affiliates’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Rant Farm Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels.

D. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant Rant Farm all of the license rights granted herein.

E. You further agree that you will not, in connection with User Submissions, submit material that is contrary to the Rant Farm Community Guidelines, found at Community Guidelines, which may be updated from time to time, or contrary to applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations.

F. Rant Farm does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Rant Farm expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. Rant Farm does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its Website, and Rant Farm will remove all Content and User Submissions if properly notified that such Content or User Submission infringes on another’s intellectual property rights. Rant Farm reserves the right to remove Content and User Submissions without prior notice.

6. USER TERMINATION POLICY

A. Rant Farm will terminate a User’s access to its Website if, under appropriate circumstances, they are determined to be a repeat infringer.

B. Rant Farm reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Use for violations other than copyright infringement, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length. Rant Farm may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User’s access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Use at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.

7. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE RANT FARM WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, RANT FARM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. RANT FARM MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE RANT FARM WEBSITE. RANT FARM DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE RANT FARM WEBSITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND RANT FARM WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL RANT FARM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE RANT FARM WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RANT FARM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.

The Website is controlled and offered by Rant Farm from its facilities in the United States of America. Rant Farm makes no representations that the Rant Farm Website is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Rant Farm Website from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.

9. INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Rant Farm, its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Rant Farm Website; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Use; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use of the Rant Farm Website.

10. ABILITY TO ACCEPT TERMS OF USE

You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Use. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as the Rant Farm Website is not intended for children under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use the Rant Farm Website. There are lots of other great web sites for you. Talk to your parents about what sites are appropriate for you.

11. ASSIGNMENT

These Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Rant Farm without restriction.

12. GENERAL

You agree that: (i) the Rant Farm Website shall be deemed solely based in California; and (ii) the Rant Farm Website shall be deemed a passive website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over Rant Farm, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than California. These Terms of Use shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and Rant Farm that arises in whole or in part from the Rant Farm Website shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Los Angeles County, California. These Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by Rant Farm on the Website, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Rant Farm concerning the Rant Farm Website. If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Rant Farm’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Rant Farm reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use for any changes. Your use of the Rant Farm Website following any amendment of these Terms of Use will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms. YOU AND RANT FARM AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE RANT FARM WEBSITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.