Double Plus Productions LLC
Terms of Use
Last Updated February 14, 2023
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are a binding contract between you and Double Plus Productions LLC and its affiliates (collectively, "Double Plus", “we” or “us”). These Terms, together with our Privacy Notice, govern your use of doubleplusproductions.com, our social media channels, or other websites or channels we own or operate (collectively, the “Site”). Any terms we use herein without defining them have the definitions given in our Privacy Policy. Additional, separate terms may apply to certain products or services we offer, and such additional terms will be considered a part of these Terms.
TGESE TERMS include a class action waiver and an arbitration provision that governs any disputes between you and DOUBLE PLUS.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time by updating this posting without notice. If you use the Site in any way after a change to the Terms is effective, that means you agree to all of the changes.
Acceptance
To access or use the Site, you must agree to be unconditionally bound by these Terms. You accept these Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is made available on the Site, in any agreement or electronic form, or by simply visiting the Site. You must be of legal age and capacity to form a binding contract to accept these Terms. These Terms will remain in effect while you use the Site. If you do not agree with these Terms in whole or in part, do not access or use the Site.
Contents and Ownership
Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the information contained on the Site, including but not limited to all images, illustrations, designs, photographs, video clips, text, graphics, icons, designs, software code, written information and screens appearing on the Site, and other materials, as well as names, logos, taglines, trade dress, and other trademarks displayed on the Site, are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress or other intellectual property owned, controlled, or licensed by Double Plus (collectively, the “Contents”). The Contents are protected by U.S. and foreign copyright, trademark, trade dress, or other proprietary right laws and international conventions.
You may only display, download, and print in hard copy format the Contents for the purposes of using the Site as an internal or personal business resource. Nothing in these Terms is intended to transfer to you any rights to the Contents or grant you any license to the Contents, except as specifically set forth in these Terms or the applicable license terms pertaining to certain Site features. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you do not have permission to copy, reproduce, make derivative works from, distribute, republish, download, display, perform, post electronically or mechanically, transmit, record, or mirror any of the Contents without the prior written permission of Double Plus. Only a duly authorized officer of Double Plus may grant permission or a license to use any of the Contents; any attempted grant or similar promise by anyone other than a duly authorized agent of Double Plus is invalid.
Unsolicited Submissions
Please do not send or provide any unsolicited ideas, works, materials, proposals, suggestions, artwork, content or the like, including for advertising campaigns, promotions, products, services, technologies, product enhancements, processes, marketing strategies, product names, content or creative materials (all of the foregoing are “Unsolicited Submissions”) in any form to Double Plus or any of its employees or contractors. We often receive Unsolicited Submissions that duplicate efforts made previously by members of our own staff or by other third parties, or we may have already used materials similar to the Unsolicited Submissions. As a result of the legal and business complexities, it has become necessary for us to adopt a strict policy against accepting or considering any Unsolicited Submissions sent to us. The purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes when our products, services, technologies, advertising, promotions, marketing strategies or content might seem similar to Unsolicited Submissions provided to Double Plus.
If, despite our request that you not send us your Unsolicited Submissions, you still submit them, then regardless of what your correspondence says, you understand and agree that the following terms will apply to your Unsolicited Submissions: (i) your Unsolicited Submissions and their contents will automatically become the property of Double Plus, without any compensation to you; (ii) there is no obligation for Double Plus to review, consider, or otherwise use the Unsolicited Submissions; (iii) Double Plus may use or redistribute the Unsolicited Submissions and their contents for any purpose and in any way; and (iv) there is no obligation to keep any submissions confidential.
Feedback
While using the Site, you may choose to send us certain communications, suggestions, comments, improvements, ideas, or other feedback related to the Site (collectively, “Feedback”). You hereby grant to Double Plus all rights, titles, and interests in and to any Feedback. In the event this grant is not sufficient for us to fully realize and use the Feedback, you grant us a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable, perpetual license to use and incorporate into the Site any of the Feedback. By providing Feedback, you are representing that the Feedback is not subject to any intellectual property claim by a third party or any license terms which would require products or services derived from that Feedback to be licensed to or from, or shared with, any third party.
Trademarks
Double Plus’s unregistered trademarks, including without limitation the Double Plus logo, Double Plus Productions LLC, and Double Plus, and any registered trademarks as well as trade dress, including names, logos, taglines, trade dress, and other trademarks, may not be copied, imitated, or used, whether in whole, partial or modified form, without the prior written permission of Double Plus. You may not use any meta tags or any other hidden text utilizing a Double Plus name, trademark, or product name without Double Plus’s prior written permission. Third-party trademarks and service marks used on the Site are the property of their respective owners, and we use them with their consent. Double Plus and the other licensors of the marks on the Site reserve all rights with respect to all Contents and all intellectual property.
Acceptable Use
As a user of the Site, you have a revocable, nontransferable, nonexclusive license to access, view information contained on, and interact with the Site solely for your own personal or internal business use. Except for the express licenses granted herein, Double Plus does not grant you any right, title, or interest in the Contents. You agree to take such actions as Double Plus may reasonably request to perfect Double Plus’s rights to the Contents. By using the Site or features thereof, you represent and warrant that (a) any information you submit to us is truthful and accurate, (b) you will maintain the accuracy of that information, and (c) your use of the Site and its features does not violate any applicable law, rule or regulation. Any information that you provide to us will also be subject to our Privacy Notice.
You may not use the Site for any commercial purpose (except when transacting business with Double Plus) or for any unlawful or wrongful purpose. You agree not to rent, retransmit, disclose, publish, sell, assign, lease, sublicense, market or transfer the Site or any portion of it (including the Contents) or use it in any manner not expressly authorized by these Terms. You further agree not to copy, reverse engineer, translate, port, modify or make derivative works of any portion of the Site. Tampering with the Site, conducting fraudulent activities via the Site, and all other illegal activities are prohibited and may subject a user to legal action and/or termination of your access to the Site.
Use Restrictions
Accessing the Site does not authorize you to use any Contents in any manner other than specifically authorized by these Terms. You may not use our Contents for any purpose not expressly stated in these Terms, including in any way that might disparage us. The permissions described herein will terminate automatically if you breach any of these Terms. Any other use of the Contents on this Site, including reproduction for purposes other than as noted above, without the prior written permission of Double Plus is strictly prohibited.
You are strictly prohibited from violating or trying to violate the security features of the Site, such as by:
· Accessing data not intended for you or logging onto a server or an account that you are not authorized to access.
· Attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures unless we expressly authorize that you do so in writing.
· Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, such as by means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mail bombing,” or “crashing.”
· Sending unsolicited email, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting.
You hereby agree not to use any device, software, or routine to interfere or try to interfere with the proper working of, or any activity being conducted on, the Site. You further agree not to use or try to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including browsers, spiders, robots, avatars, or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Site other than the search engine and search agents that we make available on this Site and other than the generally available third-party web browsers. If you violate our system or network security, you may face civil or criminal liability. We will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations. We may involve or cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.
User Generated Material
In the course of using the Site, you may have the opportunity to provide, upload, submit or send to Double Plus your name, image, likeness, trademark(s) (including but not limited to registered and unregistered trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, domain names and other designations owned, licensed to or used by you), Feedback, comments, photos, images, or other materials (collectively, “User Generated Material”). With respect to any User Generated Material posted by you, you represent that (a) you created and/or own the rights to the User Generated Material, or you have the owner’s express permission to post such content; and (b) the User Generated Material does not infringe any other person’s or entity’s rights (including, without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity or privacy rights) or violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations, these Terms, or any of our other posted policies. Additionally, you understand and agree that User Generated Material must not:
· Contain any material that is false, defamatory, libelous, obscene, harassing, threatening, discriminatory, bigoted, hateful, violent, vulgar, profane, pornographic or otherwise offensive, inappropriate, damaging, unlawful, disruptive or harmful;
· Violate Double Plus’s or any other person’s or entity’s legal rights, contain any material that could give rise to civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations, or otherwise promote, advocate or assist any illegal activity or unlawful act;
· Create or threaten harm to any person or loss or damage to property;
· Include others’ Personal Information or any other information that may be used to track, contact, or impersonate that individual;
· Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other proprietary rights of Double Plus or any other person, or violate the terms of any contract in respect of such intellectual property or proprietary rights;
· Seek to harm or exploit children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for Personal Information or otherwise;
· Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization;
· Seek to collect others’ email addresses, usernames, or passwords by any means;
· Seek to transmit chain letters, bulk or junk email, or to interfere with, disrupt or create an undue burden on Double Plus or the networks or services connected to the Site, or to install or attempt to install or promote spyware, malware or other computer code on our computers or equipment or the computers or equipment of third parties; or
· Be otherwise objectionable as determined by Double Plus at our sole discretion.
We reserve the right, but have no obligation to, monitor, review, screen, post, remove, reject, modify, or store User Generated Material at any time and for any reason without notice. We may refuse, alter, or remove User Generated Material without notice for any reason at our sole discretion. We do not endorse any User Generated Material, and the User Generated Material posted does not reflect our opinions, views, or advice. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any User Generated Material that you or a third party posts or sends on or through the Site, nor do we assume any liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any user or third party.
You understand that User Generated Material may be accessible and viewable by the public or others. You are solely responsible for your User Generated Material and the consequences of posting it online. You assume all risks associated with interacting with other users through the Site, and, to the extent the law permits, you release us from any claims or liability related to any User Generated Material posted to the Site and from any claims related to the conduct of any other users.
Double Plus does not claim ownership of User Generated Material that a user provides, uploads, submits or sends to Double Plus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you hereby grant Double Plus an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid, sub-licensable, perpetual license to use, reproduce, make derivative works from, distribute, publish, display, or perform such User Generated Material in whole or in part, by any and all means and media, in connection with advertising, marketing and promoting Double Plus, its products and services. You further acknowledge that Double Plus may modify the User Generated Material for any purpose. However, Double Plus has no obligation to use any User Generated Material, and Double Plus’s use of any User Generated Material does not create or imply any endorsement of or affiliation with you. You acknowledge and agree that Double Plus will not compensate you for any User Generated Material.
Copyright Infringement/DMCA Notice
Double Plus takes claims of copyright infringement seriously. It is our policy, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, to respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA”). Upon receipt of a DMCA compliant notice, we will expeditiously remove or disable access to the content that is the subject of the notice.
If you are a copyright owner or an authorized agent thereof, and you wish to file a notice of infringement with us, then you may contact us at info@doubleplusproductions.com. Please include the following information with your complaint (you should speak with your legal counsel or See 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to confirm these requirements):
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works on the Site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted.
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this section, your DMCA notice may not be valid. If material is believed in good faith by Double Plus to infringe a copyright or otherwise violate any intellectual property rights, Double Plus will remove or disable access to the material.
Before submitting a notice of claimed copyright infringement, please note that doing so can have serious legal consequences. Be sure to consider whether the “fair use” doctrine or another similar limitation of copyright rights applies in your circumstances. Please note that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability. If you are unsure whether the material available online infringes your copyright, we suggest that you contact an attorney before sending us a notice.
Privacy Policy
You acknowledge that you have read and understand our Privacy Policy. You may review our Privacy Notice at any time by visiting our Site and clicking on the Privacy Notice link.
Communications from Double Plus
If you request information about Double Plus, we may send you marketing communications by email, mail, or other means in compliance with your preferences and applicable law. You may opt-out of our marketing communications by unsubscribing from our emails or by following the instructions in our Privacy Policy. Double Plus may use your contact information to communicate with you about your use of the Site. For example, we may send you service announcements or administrative communications by email, phone, text, or other means. You understand that you receive these communications as part of your use of the Site.
Consent to Do Business Electronically
By accessing our Site, registering with us, or typing your name into any of our electronic forms and indicating your acceptance or submission of information by clicking a box, you affirmatively consent to (a) Double Plus communicating with you electronically; (b) receiving all applications, notices, disclosures, and authorizations (collectively, “Records”) from Double Plus electronically; and (c) entering into agreements and transactions using electronic Records and signatures. Federal law treats electronic signatures as having the same legal force and effect as if signed on paper by hand, and online contracts have the same legal force as signing an equivalent paper contract in ink. You agree to be responsible for keeping your own Records. Please contact us at info@doubleplusproductions.com if you wish to receive Records in paper format or to withdraw your consent to receiving electronic Records. Agreements and transactions executed prior to this request will remain valid and enforceable.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. DOUBLE PLUS MAKES NO EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR GUARANTEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR RELATING TO THE AVAILABILITY, QUALITY, RELIABILITY, SUITABILITY, TIMELINESS, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WHERE-IS” BASIS WITH NO WARRANTY OF IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. Double Plus does not warrant that the SITE will meet all of your requirements or that its operations will be uninterrupted or error free, or that any defect within the Site will be corrected. No oral or written information, representation or advice given by Double Plus shall create a warranty without a writing signed by Double Plus EXPRESSLY CREATING such warranty.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold DOUBLE PLUS, our subsidiaries and our affiliates, and their respective MEMBERS, directors, SHAREHOLDERS, officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, cost, expense, claim, damages, or demand, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, due or relating to or arising out of (A) your use of THIS SITE in violation of THESE TERMS, (B) your breach of THESE TERMS, or (C) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in THESE TERMS.
Limited Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL DOUBLE PLUS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE, HOWEVER ARISING, EVEN IF DOUBLE PLUS KNOWS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL DOUBLE PLUS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY AMOUNTS THAT, TOGETHER WITH AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OTHER CLAIMS, EXCEED THE AGGREGATE OF THE FEES PAID BY YOU TO DOUBLE PLUS FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE DURING THE THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACT THAT GAVE RISE TO THE LIABILITY OR, IF NO FEES WERE PAID DURING SUCH THREE MONTH PERIOD, ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ($100), IN EACH CASE, WHETHER OR NOT DOUBLE PLUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Class Action Waiver
You hereby waive any right to commence or participate in any class action lawsuit against DOUBLE PLUS related to any claim, dispute or controversy, and, where applicable, you hereby agree to opt out of any class proceeding against DOUBLE PLUS otherwise commenced ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE TERMS.
Arbitration Agreement
Please read this section carefully. This section affects rights that you may otherwise have. It provides for resolution of most disputes through arbitration instead of court trials and class actions.
YOU AGREE TO GIVE UP ANY RIGHTS TO LITIGATE CLAIMS IN A COURT OR BEFORE A JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A CLAIM. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU WENT TO COURT, SUCH AS ACCESS TO DISCOVERY, ALSO MAY BE UNAVAILABLE OR LIMITED IN ARBITRATION.
Any controversy or claim between you and Double Plus arising out of or relating to: (a) these Terms, or the breach thereof, or (b) your access to or use of the Site, or (c) any alleged violation of any federal or state or local law, statute or ordinance (each such controversy or claim, a “Claim”), shall be resolved exclusively by a binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules, with the arbitration to be held in Los Angeles County, State of California, USA. The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and by the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Claims shall be heard by a single arbitrator. The parties may choose for themselves whether to appear in person, by phone, or through the submission of documents. The prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees. In arbitration, the parties give up their right to have their Claim decided by a judge or jury, and their Claim is instead decided by an arbitrator. Discovery rights and appellate rights in arbitration are more limited than in court. The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned award in writing, including all findings of fact and law upon which the award was made.
YOU AND DOUBLE PLUS AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND DOUBLE PLUS AGREE OTHERWISE IN WRITING, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. IF A CLAIM IMPLICATES THIS SECTION, AND IF THIS SECTION IS FOUND TO BE INVALID, UNENFORCEABLE, OR ILLEGAL BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, THEN SUCH CLAIM MUST BE ADJUDICATED BY A COURT AND NOT BY AN ARBITRATOR.
Governing Law
NOTWITHSTANDING THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, IF ANY CLAIM IS NOT SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION, YOU HEREBY CONSENT TO THE PERSONAL AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION IN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE OF, THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS THE PLACE OF PERFORMANCE OF THESE TERMS. Double Plus controls and operates the Site from its offices within the United States. If you choose to access the Site from another location, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You acknowledge that you may not be able to access all or some of the Site outside of the United States, and that access thereto may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries.
Miscellaneous
You may not assign, delegate, or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder in any way (by operation of law or otherwise) without prior written consent from Double Plus. We may transfer, assign, or delegate these Terms and our rights and obligations without consent. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, the provision shall be modified by the court and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in effect. Double Plus’s failure to enforce any provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of that provision or any other provision of these Terms. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to accomplish, as nearly as possible, the objective thereof, or shall be severed from the document if, and solely, to the limited extent such construction is not possible, and the remaining portion of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Double Plus as a result of these Terms or your use of the Site.
Contact Double Plus
If you have any questions about these Terms or the Site, please contact info@doubleplusproductions.com.