Terms and Conditions

www.onlineshowdown.co.uk is legally operated and owned by "OnlineShowdown". The provision of this service to you is subject to all of the following terms & conditions, which may be updated or amended from time to time without any notice. By using this website, you are legally accepting and agreeing to abide by ALL the TERMS&CONDITIONS & CONTEST RULES.

DESCRIPTION of SERVICES

Through www.onlineshowdown.co.uk, you can:
(1) enter your video(s) to be viewed and rated by Internet public world wide (2) create a "User profile" to be displayed with your video (3) share your videos and interact with other onlineshowdown.co.uk members (4) view, comment, vote, videos featured
If you become a member you will be able to vote and interact with other members of the onlineshowdown.co.uk community. If you use onlineshowdown.co.uk for viewing purposes only, you are considered a "Visitor". You understand and agree that the service may include advertisements and that these advertisements are absolutely necessary for us to provide the service. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augments or enhances the current service shall be subject to ALL the TERMS&CONDITIONS.

AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF SERVICE

All services of Onlineshowdown.co.uk are available to anybody in the world who are over 14 years of age or older.

REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS

Visitors are NOT obligated to formally register to view and email videos. Members/Users MUST register (FREE of any CHARGES!) and (1) provide 100% true, accurate, current and complete information required by our registration form (2) maintain and promptly update the registration data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If indeed you provide ANY registration data that is untrue, inaccurate, or if we have ANY reason to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we may suspend or terminate your onlineshowdown.co.uk account and refuse ANY or ALL future use of the service or any portion thereof.

OUR PRIVACY POLICY

All registration data and certain other information about you are subject to our "Privacy Policy" featured on Onlineshowdown.co.uk.

MEMBER/USER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY

Once you have registered with us, you will receive a password and account designation. You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. You are solely responsible for ALL content posted, viewed or accessed in connection with your password or account. You agree to immediately notify Onlineshowdown.co.uk of any unauthorized use of your password or account and log-off of your account and close your web browser at the end of each session. Onlineshowdown.co.uk cannot be held liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this section or any other provision of our TERMS&CONDITIONS.

USING Onlineshowdown.co.uk

You are hereby granted permission to access all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, video(s), messages or other material ("Content") on Onlineshowdown.co.uk in whole or in part, solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You are solely and entirely responsible for all content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via our service. Onlineshowdown.co.uk does not control the content posted via the service and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such content. You understand that by using the service you may be exposed to content that you may find offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances does Onlineshowdown.co.uk assert or accept any ownership of a liability for any content, including, but not limited to, 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 our service. You agree you shall not use our service to harm minors/children in any way or form, impersonate, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, stalk, threaten or otherwise harass another in any way or form or collect or store any data or information about other Users of our service. You agree you shall not use our service to upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, or hateful or maliciously demeaning in any way, including, without any limitation, racially, ethnically or religiously. You do not have a right to publish or otherwise make available under any law or any contractual or fiduciary relationship including, without limitation, any proprietary or confidential information subject to a nondisclosure agreement or learned or disclosed as part of an employment relationship. You agree you shall not use our service to infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, legally protected privacy interest or other proprietary right of any person or entity. You agree you shall not use our service for unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional material, junk mail, spam, chain letter, pyramid scheme or any other form of solicitation. Software viruses or any other type of computer code, files, and programs designed to interrupt, destroy, limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, including, without limitation, the service or servers or networks connected to our service. You shall not violate any applicable local, state, national, International law, or any rule, regulation or order having the force of law. Onlineshowdown.co.uk (Or/and it's designees) may, in its sole discretion, remove or refuse to allow any content (Or any portion thereof) made available on Onlineshowdown.co.uk or via our service. Without limiting the foregoing, Onlineshowdown.co.uk (Or/and it's designees) shall have the right to remove any content that violates the TERMS&CONDITIONS. You understand and agree that you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use of any content including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of such content. You acknowledge, consent and agree that Onlineshowdown.co.uk may access, preserve and disclose your account information, registration data or content if required to do so by law or in good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (1) comply with any legal process; (2) enforce the TERMS&CONDITIONS; (3) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; (4) respond to your requests for customer service; or (5) protect the rights, property, privacy or personal safety of Onlineshowdown.co.uk Users, employees, owners or the public.
You understand that the processing and transmission of content via our service may involve (1) transmissions over various interstate and International networks and (2) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. You understand that the service and software embodied within our service may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by Onlineshowdown.co.uk and/or any content providers who provide any materials utilized by our service. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or public exhibition of the materials provided on, by, or through our service, in whole or in part, is illegal and strictly prohibited.

CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON ONLINESHOWDOWN.CO.UK

With respect to any and all content that you submit, post, upload, email, transmit or otherwise make available via our service in any area of www.Onlineshowdown.co.uk, including, without limitation, User profile pages, message boards, review pages, and forum, you hereby grant to Onlineshowdown.co.uk (Including all licensees and designees) a worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicenseable, assignable, royalty-free, perform and display such content on Onlineshowdown.co.uk for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without any further compensation to you. This license will terminate at the time either party hereto removes such content from Onlineshowdown.co.uk. We will not return to you any copies of content submitted by you and you agree that you have and shall at all times retain at least one copy of each item of content that you wish to preserve. You hereby release us from ANY and ALL liability for loss or any other damage to any content you may submit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, music and related materials submitted to us by an artist shall be subject to ALL the TERMS&CONDITIONS of Onlineshowdown.co.uk.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Onlineshowdown.co.uk, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, managers, agents, employees and co-branders or any other partners from any or all claims or demands, made by any third party (Including all reasonable attorney fees incurred in defending against the same) due to or arising out of (1) Any content you submit, post, transmit or make available through our service, (2) Your use of the service, (3) Or your violation of our TERMS&CONDITIONS / RULES®ULATIONS.

SERVICE MODIFICATIONS

Onlineshowdown.co.uk reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, our service (Or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Onlineshowdown.co.uk shall not be liable in any way or form to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of our service.

NO RESALE of OUR SERVICE(S)

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any part or portion of our service, your use of our service, including, without limitation, your Onlineshowdown.co.uk password or account.

USE and STORAGE

You acknowledge and agree that Onlineshowdown.co.uk reserves the right to terminate any session that is inactive for an extended period of time and to terminate and remove any account that is not active for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge and agree that Onlineshowdown.co.uk reserves the right to modify or amend these general practices and limits from time to time without notice.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS of Onlineshowdown.co.uk

You acknowledge and agree that our service and any necessary software used in connection with our service contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by copyright, trademark, service mark, patent and other intellectual property laws. We grant you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive license to use the object code of our software on a single computer provided that you do not, and do not allow any third party to, copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code of our software. You agree not to modify the software in any manner or form, or to use any modified version of the software, including, without limitation, for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to our service.

DISCLAIMER of WARRANTIES

You expressly understand and agree that: (1) Your use of our service is at your sole risk. The service is provided on an "As is" basis. (2) We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. (4) Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of our service is done at your own discretion and risk and with the understanding that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material. (5) A small percentage of Users may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or backgrounds on a computer screen or while using the service. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in Users who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, have an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to using the service. Immediately discontinue use of the service and consult your physician if you experience any of the following symptoms while using the service: Dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, convulsions or any other problems.

LIMITATION of LIABILITY

You understand and agree that Onlineshowdown.co.uk shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill use, data, or other intangible losses resulting from: (1) the use or the inability to use our service; (2) any goods, data, information, or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the service; (3) unauthorized access to or alternation of your transmissions or data; (4) statements or conduct of any third party using our service; or (5) any other matter relating to our service. Onlineshowdown.co.uk disclaims any and all liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the competition or with the acceptance, possession or use of any prize (Including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries and losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false, trickery light). Onlineshowdown.co.uk reserves the right to extend, at its discretion, the end date of the competition up to 90 additional days! Any changes in end dates will be posted on the web site.

NOTICES

You acknowledge and agree that Onlineshowdown.co.uk may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the TERMS&CONDITIONS, either by email, or postings on Onlineshowdown.co.uk or through the service.

TRADEMARK INFORMATION

You acknowledge and agree that the Onlineshowdown.co.uk logo and any other related materials and product and service names are our legal trademarks or the trademarks of our licensors and, without our expressed prior written permission; you will not display or use them in any manner.

COPYRIGHT CLAIMS / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT

Onlineshowdown.co.uk respects the intellectual property of others, and requires its users to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of Users who may be repeat infringers of such intellectual property. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please contact Onlineshowdown.co.uk with a notice containing the following information: (1) An electronic or physical signature of the copyright or intellectual property holder or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest; (2) the complete mailing address of the person or entity sending notice of infringement. If an entity, the notice must include the name and mailing address of at least one natural person representing such entity; (3) A complete description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; and (4) A complete description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on Onlineshowdown.co.uk; and (5) a complete description of how and when the alleged infringement took place.

"The CONTEST RULES"

Everyone in the world is eligible but please note that you will need to be 14 years old or over! You need to sing in English. The contestants retain the copyright to their uploaded video(s). Every month there will be a winner from the users vote and winners from monthly competition will face a final contest (final showdown).

FORM and DEADLINES of SUBMISSIONS:

If you participate in the contest, you may upload/submit your video until the submission deadline stated on the Competition page. Only ONE of your videos per genre is eligible to win, obviously it will be your performance achieving the most votes.

WINNERS DETERMINED by PUBLIC VOTING:

All members of Onlineshowdown.co.uk will be able to VOTE (This is the official legal voting for the actual prize money winners) for their favourite video submissions until The VOTING DEADLINE!. The contestants, whose submissions receive the most votes, shall be declared the winner. There are five genres. In the event of a "TIE", Onlineshowdown.co.uk reserves the right to extend the contest to break the tie and establish a clear winner. Onlineshowdown.co.uk may employ any means it deems reasonable, in its sole discretion, to resolve the tie, including, but not limited to, conducting a separate/another competition. Regardless of your location, the winning contestants are exclusively and solely legally responsible for ALL prize receipt and use.

WINNER NOTIFICATION

Winners will be notified by the email address provided in their registration.

"FRAUD"

Onlineshowdown.co.uk reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify ANY individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the competition or to be acting in violation of the TERMS&CONDITIONS. Any attempt to deliberately damage Onlineshowdown.co.uk's website or to undermine the legitimate operation of the competition may indeed be in violation of criminal and civil laws regardless of your location.

TERMS&CONDITIONS / RULES®ULATIONS BINDING

By submitting an entry to our competition, contestants and Users agree to be bound by the rules of this competition and the final tally of online votes as decided exclusively by Onlineshowdown.co.uk, which is final and binding. Entry also constitutes permission to use contestants' names, likenesses, voices and videos for advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation.

CANCELLATION of COMPETITION

Onlineshowdown.co.uk reserves the right to cancel the competition if fraud, technical failures or ANY other factor beyond Onlineshowdown.co.uk's reasonable control impairs the integrity of the contest, as determined by Onlineshowdown.co.uk in its sole discretion.

RELEASE of LIABILITY

Except where prohibited by any laws, by entering, contestants release Onlineshowdown.co.uk from any and ALL claims, actions, injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from or arising directly or indirectly out of each contestant's participation in this competition and/or from the acceptance or use of the prize awarded.