Website Terms and Conditions of Use
Last Updated: September 22, 2020
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) apply to your access to and use of the website provided by THE Spring Games, LLC. and our parents, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “THE Spring Games,” “PFX Athletics,” “we” or “us”) where these Terms are posted (collectively, our “Service”). By accessing or using our Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, including the mandatory arbitration provision and class action waiver in Section 15, do not access or use our Service.
Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about how we collect, use and share information about you when you attend THE Spring Games (“TSG”), access or use THE Spring Games Service or otherwise interact with us in connection with THE Spring Games.
If you have any questions about these Terms, our Service or our events, please contact us at information@thespringgames.com.
ELIGIBILITY
You must be at least 18 years of age to access or use our Service. If you are accessing or using our Service on behalf of another person or entity, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms on that person or entity’s behalf and that the person or entity agrees to be responsible to us if you or the other person or entity violates these Terms.
USER ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNT SECURITY
You may need to register for an account or use your credentials (e.g., username and password) from a third-party social media platform to access some or all of our Service. If you register for an account, you must provide accurate account information and promptly update this information if it changes. You also must maintain the security of your account and promptly notify us if you discover or suspect that someone has accessed your account without your permission. You are responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your account and accept all risks of unauthorized access.
USER CONTENT
Our Service may allow you to create, post, store and share content, including messages, text, photos, videos, software and other materials (collectively, “User Content“). Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your User Content, as between you and THE Spring Games.
You grant THE Spring Games a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully-paid and sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform and display your User Content and any name, username or likeness provided in connection your User Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed without compensation to you. When you post or otherwise share User Content on or through our Service, you understand that your User Content and any associated information (such as your username) will be visible to the public.
PROHIBITED CONDUCT AND CONTENT
You will not violate any applicable law, contract, intellectual property or other third-party right or commit a tort, and you are solely responsible for your conduct while accessing or using our Service. You will not:
Engage in any harassing, threatening, intimidating, predatory or stalking conduct;
Use or attempt to use another user’s account without authorization from that user and THE Spring Games, LLC;
Use our Service in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect or inhibit other users from fully enjoying our Service or that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the functioning of our Service in any manner;
Reverse engineer any aspect of our Service or do anything that might discover source code or bypass or circumvent measures employed to prevent or limit access to any part of our Service;
Attempt to circumvent any content-filtering techniques we employ or attempt to access any feature or area of our Service that you are not authorized to access;
Develop any third-party applications that interact with our Service without our prior written consent, including any scripts designed to scrape or extract data from our Service;
Use our Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, or engage in, encourage or promote any activity that violates these Terms.
You may also only post or otherwise share content that is non-confidential and you have all necessary rights to disclose. You may not create, post, store or share any content that:
Is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable;
Would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law;
May infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party;
Contains or depicts any statements, remarks or claims that do not reflect your honest views and experiences;
Impersonates, or misrepresents your affiliation with, any person or entity;
Contains any unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations;
Contains any private or personal information of a third party without such third party’s consent;
Contains any viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files or content; or
Is, in our sole judgment, objectionable or that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying our Service, or that may expose THE Spring Games or others to any harm or liability of any type.
In addition, although we have no obligation to screen, edit or monitor User Content, we may delete or remove User Content at any time and for any reason.
FEEDBACK
Any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, original or creative materials or other information you submit about THE Spring Games or our Service or events (collectively, “Feedback”) is non-confidential and will become the sole property of THE Spring Games. We will own exclusive rights, including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights, in and to Feedback and will be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
PROMOTION
Any and all offers or promotions advertised on this Service are void where prohibited and are subject to the posting of any official rules to such offers or promotions.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADE MARK
Our Service and the text, graphics, images, photographs, videos, illustrations, trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, slogans and other content contained therein (collectively, “THE Spring Games Content”) are owned by or licensed to THE Spring Games and are protected under both United States and foreign laws. Except as explicitly stated in these Terms, THE Spring Games and our licensors reserve all rights in and to the Service and THE Spring Games Content. You are hereby granted a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service and THE Spring Games Content for your own personal use; however, such license is subject to these Terms and does not include any right to (a) sell, resell or commercially use the Service or THE Spring Games Content; (b) copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly perform or publicly display THE Spring Games Content, except as expressly permitted by us or our licensors; (c) modify the THE Spring Games Content, remove any proprietary rights notices or markings, or otherwise make any derivative uses of the Service or THE Spring Games Content; (d) use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; and (e) use the Service or THE Spring Games Content other than for their intended purposes. Any use of the Service or THE Spring Games Content other than as specifically authorized herein, without our prior written permission, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein.
NOTICE OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS
When you attend the THE Spring Games, you enter an area where photography and video recordings may occur. By entering THE Spring Games premises, you consent to such photography and video recording and you release THE Spring Games for any liability connected therewith. You acknowledge that you have no expectation of privacy while on THE Spring Games premises.
COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
We have a policy of limiting access to the Service and terminating the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that anything on the Service infringes any copyright that you own or control, you may notify THE Spring Games Designated Agent as follows:
Designated Agent: J.R. Rozier
Address: 2305 Legends Way, Clermont, FL 34711
Telephone Number: 352-988-8175
E-Mail Address: information@thespringgames.com
Please see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) for the requirements of a proper notification. Also, please note that if you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Service is infringing, you may be liable to THE Spring Games for certain costs and damages.
INDEMNIFCIATON
You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless THE Spring Games and each of our respective officers, directors, agents, partners and employees (individually and collectively, “THE Spring Games Parties”) from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, expenses or costs (including attorney’s fees) arising out of or related to (a) your access to or use of our Service; (b) your User Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation, misappropriation or infringement of any rights of another (including intellectual property rights or privacy rights). This indemnity is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other indemnities set forth in a written agreement between you and THE Spring Games or the other THE Spring Games Parties.
DISCLAIMERS
We do not control, endorse or take responsibility for any third-party content available on or linked to by our Service, including User Content.
Your use of our Service is at your sole risk. Our Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. In addition, THE Spring Games does not represent or warrant that our Service is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. While THE Spring Games attempts to make your access to and use of our Service safe, we cannot and do not represent or warrant that our Service or servers are free of viruses or other harmful components. You assume the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Service.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THE Spring Games and the other THE Spring Games Parties will not be liable to you under any theory of liability—whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, warranty, or otherwise—for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or punitive damages or lost profits, even if THE Spring Games or the other THE Spring Games Parties have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
The total liability of THE Spring Games and other THE Spring Games Parties for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Service, regardless of the form of the action, is limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to access or use our Service.
The limitations set forth in this Section will not limit or exclude liability for the gross negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct of THE Spring Games or other THE Spring Games Parties or for any other matters in which liability cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. Additionally, some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
RELEASE
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you release THE Spring Games and other THE Spring Games Parties from responsibility, liability, claims, demands and/or damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown (including, but not limited to, claims of negligence), arising out of or related to disputes between users and the acts or omissions of third parties. You understand and expressly agree that the foregoing release extends to all claims of every nature and kind, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, past, present, or future, arising from or attributable to any conduct or omission of the other party that has occurred through the date hereof. Section 1542 of the California Civil Code reads as follows:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.
Any and all rights granted to the parties under this Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, or any analogous state law or federal law or regulation, are hereby expressly waived.
TRANSFER AND PROCESSING OF DATA
By accessing or using the Service, you consent to the processing, transfer and storage of information about you in and to the United States and other countries, where you may not have the same rights and protections as you do under local law.
DISBUTE RESOLUTION; ARBITRATION
Please read the following section carefully because it requires you to arbitrate certain disputes and claims with THE Spring Games and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from us.
Except for small claims disputes in which you or THE Spring Games seek to bring an individual action in small claims court located in the county of your billing address, or disputes in which you or THE Spring Games seeks injunctive or other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual property, you and THE Spring Games waive your rights to a jury trial and to have any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or our Service resolved in court. Instead, all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Service will be resolved through confidential binding arbitration held in Lake County, FL in accordance with the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures (“Rules”) of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (“JAMS”), which are available on the JAMS website and hereby incorporated by reference. You either acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the rules of JAMS or waive your opportunity to read the rules of JAMS and any claim that the rules of JAMS are unfair or should not apply for any reason.
You and THE Spring Games agree that any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or our Service is personal to you and THE Spring Games and that any dispute will be resolved solely through individual arbitration and will not be brought as a class arbitration, class action or any other type of representative proceeding.
You and THE Spring Games agree that these Terms affect interstate commerce and that the enforceability of this Section 15 will be substantively and procedurally governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq. (the “FAA“), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. As limited by the FAA, these Terms and the JAMS Rules, the arbitrator will have exclusive authority to make all procedural and substantive decisions regarding any dispute and to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court; provided, however, that the arbitrator does not have the authority to conduct a class arbitration or a representative action, which is prohibited by these Terms. The arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration and may not consolidate more than one individual’s claims, preside over any type of class or representative proceeding or preside over any proceeding involving more than one individual. You and THE Spring Games agree that for any arbitration you initiate, you will pay the filing fee and THE Spring Games will pay the remaining JAMS fees and costs. For any arbitration initiated by THE Spring Games, THE Spring Games will pay all JAMS fees and costs. You and THE Spring Games agree that the state or federal courts of the State of Florida and the United States sitting in Lake County have exclusive jurisdiction over any appeals and the enforcement of an arbitration award.
Any claim you may have arising out of or related to these Terms or our Service must be filed within one year after such claim arose; otherwise, your claim is permanently barred, which means that you and THE Spring Games will not have the right to assert the claim.
You have the right to opt out of binding arbitration within thirty (30) days of the date you first accepted the terms of this Section 15 by emailing information@thespringgames.com. In order to be effective, the opt out notice must include your full name and clearly indicate your intent to opt out of binding arbitration. By opting out of binding arbitration, you are agreeing to resolve Disputes in accordance with Section 16.
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE
These Terms and your access to and use of our Service will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of Florida, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of Florida or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute between the parties that is not subject to arbitration or cannot be heard in small claims court will be resolved in the state or federal courts of the Lake County.
CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
We may make changes to these Terms from time to time. If we make changes, we will post the amended Terms to our Service and update the “Last Updated” date above. We may also attempt to notify you by sending an email notification to the address associated with your account or providing notice through our Service. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, the amended Terms will be effective immediately and your continued access to and use of our Service after we provide notice will confirm your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to the amended Terms, you must stop accessing and using our Service.
TERMINATION
We reserve the right, without notice and in our sole discretion, to terminate your right to access or use the Service. We are not responsible for any loss or harm related to your inability to access or use our Service.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and THE Spring Games relating to your access to and use of our Service. The failure of THE Spring Games to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Except as otherwise provided herein, these Terms are intended solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer third party beneficiary rights upon any other person or entity.