TERMS

Last Revised September 2007

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND THE RELATED PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OF THE Ruckus Productions FORUMS (AS DEFINED BELOW).

Ruckus Productions
This Site (as defined below) is owned and operated by Ruckus Productions and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Ruckus Productions"). These terms of service (the "Terms of Service" or "TOS") apply to and govern your, and any authorized user of your account, use of this site or the Ruckus Productions Forums (collectively referred to as the "Site"). By using this Site you warrant that you have legal capacity to enter into the agreement set out in the Terms of Service (i.e. that you are of sufficient age and mental capacity and are otherwise entitled to be legally bound in contract). Your use of the Site signifies your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, you may not access or otherwise use the Site. Before using the Site, please review the related Ruckus Productions Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy").

License to the Site
Ruckus Productions grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display the Site and the materials thereon for your personal use only, provided that you comply fully with this TOS. You shall not interfere or attempt to interfere with the operation of the Site in any way through any means or device including, but not limited to, spamming, hacking, uploading computer viruses or time bombs, or any other means expressly prohibited by any provision of this TOS.

Changes to Site and/or Terms and Conditions of Service
Ruckus Productions reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of the Site or this TOS, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes to this TOS will be effective when posted. You agree to review this TOS periodically to be aware of any changes. You can determine when this TOS was last revised by referring to the “Last Revised” note at the top of this TOS. Your continued use of the Site after any changes to this TOS are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes.

Trademarks, Copyrights & Restrictions
All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to Ruckus Productions. You should assume that everything you see or read on the Site is protected under federal and state law unless otherwise noted. Except as otherwise provided herein, you may not reproduce, perform, create derivative works from, republish, upload, edit, post, transmit, or distribute in any way whatsoever, any materials from this Site or any other website owned or operated by Ruckus Productions (the "Site Materials") without the prior written permission of Ruckus Productions. However, you may download or make one copy of the Site Materials, and other downloadable items displayed on the Site, for personal, non-commercial home use only, provided all copyright and other notices contained in the Site Materials are left intact. Any modification of the Site Materials, or any portion thereof, or use of the Site Materials for any other purpose constitutes an infringement of Ruckus Productions’ copyrights and other proprietary rights. Use of the Site Materials on any other website or other networked computer environment is prohibited without prior written permission from Ruckus Productions.

Software
From time to time, and at its sole discretion, Ruckus Productions may make available to users certain software that may be downloaded from this Site. In the event you download software from this Site, the software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the "Software") are licensed to you by Ruckus Productions. Ruckus Productions does not transfer title to the Software to you. You own the medium on which the Software is recorded, but Ruckus Productions retains full and complete title to the Software, and all intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form.

Unsolicited Submissions
Ruckus Productions is pleased to hear from its customers and welcomes your comments regarding Ruckus Productions products, including Ruckus Productions’s online services. Unfortunately, however, Ruckus Productions’s long-standing company policy does not allow it to accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions, or materials other than those it has specifically requested. We hope you will understand that it is the intent of this policy to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when projects developed by Ruckus Productions’s professional staff might seem to others to be similar to their own creative work. Accordingly, we must, regretfully, ask that you do not send us any original creative materials such as stories or character ideas, screenplays, or original artwork. While we do value your feedback on our services and products, we request that you be specific in your comments on those services and products, and not submit any creative ideas, suggestions, or materials. If, at our request, you send or post certain specific submissions (e.g., via a message boards or contests) or, despite our request that you not send us any other creative materials, you send us creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or other information (collectively, the "Submissions"), the Submissions shall be deemed, and shall remain, the property of Ruckus Productions. None of the Submissions shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Ruckus Productions, and Ruckus Productions shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without limitation of the foregoing, Ruckus Productions shall exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Submissions of every kind and nature, in perpetuity, throughout the universe and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Submissions. Applicable law may restrict or limit the foregoing provisions of this paragraph. If so, without limitation of the foregoing you agree that in no event shall Ruckus Productions’s liability exceed the amount payable to a writer under the Writers Guild of America Basic Agreement for a network prime time story or teleplay.

Linked Sites
Ruckus Productions is not necessarily affiliated with websites that may be linked to or from the Site (the "Linked Sites") and is not responsible for their content, products or services. Links from the Site to the Linked Sites are for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk. To the extent applicable, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws regarding content, products, or services obtained from any Linked Sites. 

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, DATA, ADVERTISING, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER MATERIALS ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH SUCH WEBSITES AND RESOURCES, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE APPLICABLE TO SUCH SITES AND RESOURCES.

Purchases
AMAZON.COM WILL BE PROCESSING AND SHIPPING ANY PURCHASE ORDER MADE THROUGH RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS SHOP. RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT APPEARING ON THE AMAZON.COM WEBSITE. PLEASE NOTE THAT AMAZON.COM’S CONDITIONS OF USE, SHIPPING RATES AND POLICIES AND RETURNS POLICY SHALL APPLY TO YOUR ORDER. AMAZON.COM’S CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING YOUR CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH YOUR ORDER. RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AMAZON.COM’S DECISIONS REGARDING SUCH MATTERS OR FOR ANY OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO AMAZON.COM’S WEBSITE. PLEASE NOTE THAT AMAZON.COM GIFT CERTIFICATES OR CREDITS WITH AMAZON.COM CANNOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH PURCHASES THROUGH RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS SHOP.

Forums and Public Communications
As a convenience to its visitors, Ruckus Productions may provide, from time to time and at its sole discretion, one or more chat areas, message boards, e-mail functions, instant messaging service, voice-mail, and other services (collectively, the "Forums"). Forums are provided by Ruckus Productions to you and others subject to this TOS, the Guidelines for Use of the Forums, (as defined below) the Privacy Policy, and other rules that may be published from time to time by Ruckus Productions. Ruckus Productions intends to provide an Forums free of charge to users who agree to abide by this TOS and the Guidelines for Use of the Forums. Ruckus Productions reserves the right to change the nature of this relationship at any time.

Registration and Acceptance of Terms
In consideration for your use of the Forums, you agree to (i) comply with this TOS and the Guidelines for Use of the Forums, (ii) provide Ruckus Productions with (A) accurate, complete and true information about yourself as required on the Forums registration form (your "Registration Information") in order to create your Ruckus Productions Forum Account (your "Account") and (iii) maintain and update, as applicable, your Registration Information with current and complete information. Users who violate this TOS, the Guidelines for Use of the Forums, or provide inaccurate, false, or non-current Registration Information may, at Ruckus Productions’s sole discretion, have their Account suspended or terminated, and may be permanently banned from using any Forum or other online Ruckus Productions service.

As part of your Account, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining the confidentiality of your user name and password. You are responsible for all activity occurring under your Account. You agree that you will (i) immediately notify Ruckus Productions of any unauthorized use of your user name or password and (ii) ensure that you properly exit a Forum at the completion of your session. Ruckus Productions shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from your Account or your failure to comply with these requirements.

ENTERING ANY FORUM WILL CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE FORUMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR THE GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE FORUMS, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER ANY FORUM.

Guidelines for Use of the Forums
You are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted by you and any authorized user of your Account in the Forums, including the transmission, posting, or other provision of text, files, links, software, photographs, video, sound, music or other information or material to any portion of the Forums ("Content"). Listed below are some, though not all, violations that may result in Ruckus Productions terminating or suspending your access to a Forum. You agree not to do any of the following actions while using any Forum:
Harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort upon another Forum participant, user, or other individual or entity;

  1. Transmit any Content in any Forum that Ruckus Productions considers to be disruptive, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
  2. Cause any chat room screen in any chat room to "scroll" faster than other users are able to type to it or any action of a similar disruptive effect;
  3. Impersonate in any Forum any person, including but not limited to, a Ruckus Productions official, chat or message board leader, guide or host;
  4. Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in a Ruckus Productions chat room or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other participants;
  5. Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation in the Forums;
  6. Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including but not limited to any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing any Forum;
  7. Invade the privacy or violate any personal or proprietary right of any person or entity; and
  8. Infringe the intellectual property rights or similar rights, including but not limited to copyrights and trademarks, of any person or entity.

By posting or uploading Content to any Forum or submitting any other Content to Ruckus Productions, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Ruckus Productions a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, sub-license, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such Content into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe. In addition, you warrant that the content as uploaded or posted by you does not violate any person's so called "moral rights" (adroit moral).

You understand that the uploading to and/or posting of any Content in any Forum shall not be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Ruckus Productions, and Ruckus Productions shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Content. Without limitation of the foregoing, Ruckus Productions shall exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Content of every kind and nature, in perpetuity, throughout the universe and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Content for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider, author or owner of the Content.

You agree to indemnify Ruckus Productions for any and all claims, damages, losses, and causes of action arising as a result of your posting or uploading any Content to any Forum or submitting any Content to us or your failure to comply with this TOS. While Ruckus Productions does not and cannot review all Content posted by users in the Forums and is not responsible for the content of these postings, Ruckus Productions reserves the right to delete, move, or edit Content that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, violates any person's rights of privacy or publicity or otherwise unacceptable.

No Resale/Exploitation
You understand and agree that you may not reproduce, copy, resell, manipulate, or exploit any part of the Site for any commercial purpose.

Non-United States Residents
Ruckus Productions makes no representation that the Site Materials, including merchandise offered for sale on the Site and their copyrights, trademarks, patents, and licensing arrangements, are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the United States. Those who choose to access the Site from locations outside of the U.S. do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. With respect to shipments of merchandise to consumers, wherever they may reside, title to the merchandise and risk of loss shall pass to the buyer upon delivery of the merchandise to the common carrier.

Jurisdictional Issues
The Site is controlled and operated by Ruckus Productions from its offices within the State of California, United States. Ruckus Productions makes no representation that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Software from this Site is further subject to United States export controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

Termination
You understand and agree that Ruckus Productions may, in its sole discretion and at any time, terminate your password, Account or use of any Forum, and discard and remove any Content posted or submitted by you to any Forum, for any reason. Ruckus Productions may also, in its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue any Forum or limit or restrict any users access thereto, for any reason. You understand and agree that Ruckus Productions may take any one or more of these actions without prior notice to you. Should Ruckus Productions take any of these actions, it may, in its sole discretion, immediately deactivate and/or delete any or all information about and concerning your Account, including your Registration Information and submitted Content. You understand and agree that Ruckus Productions shall not have any liability to you or any other person for any termination of your access to any Forum and/or the removal of information concerning your Account.

Disclaimer
THE SITE, THE SITE MATERIALS, AND THE SOFTWARE, IF APPLICABLE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, Ruckus Productions DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF OR THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE, THE SITE MATERIALS, THE FORUMS OR THE SOFTWARE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE OR THE SOFTWARE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE SITE, SITE MATERIALS SOFTWARE OR SERVER DO NOT VIOLATE ANY PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON. Ruckus Productions DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE, THE SITE MATERIALS, THE FORUMS OR THE SOFTWARE, IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT Ruckus Productions) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, THE SITE MATERIALS, OR THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL RUCKUS PRODUCTIONS' TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.

Copyright Notice
If you believe that any Content appearing on the Site or in any Forum has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to the Copyright Agent named below:

1. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
3. The exact URL or a description of where the alleged infringing material is located;
4. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
5. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and
6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

By this filing, Ruckus Productions seeks to preserve any and all exemptions from liability that may be available under the copyright law, but does not necessarily stipulate that it is a service provider as defined in 17 U.S.C Section 512(c) or elsewhere in the law.

Filtering 
Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230(d), as amended, Ruckus Productions hereby notifies you that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors.

Miscellaneous
This TOS constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This TOS may not be amended, nor any obligation waived, without Ruckus Productions’s written authorization. Any failure to enforce any provision of this TOS shall not constitute a waiver thereof or of any other provision thereof.

This TOS shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and fully performed in California. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this TOS shall be submitted to and settled by binding arbitration conducted before a single arbitrator in Los Angeles in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act, to the extent that such rules do not conflict with any provisions of this TOS. Said arbitration shall be under the jurisdiction of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Any award, order, or judgment pursuant to such arbitration shall be deemed final and binding and may be entered and enforced in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction. Each party agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of any such court for purposes of the enforcement of any such award, order, or judgment.

You hereby irrevocably waive any right to seek and/or obtain rescission, equitable and/or injunctive relief related to Ruckus Productions’s production, distribution, license, and/or exploitation of any of their motion pictures, television shows, commercials and/or other content; and your exclusive remedy in connection therewith shall be an action for damages.

If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

This Site may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Except for our ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update you concerning any future revisions to any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those risk factors contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.