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TERMS OF SERVICE
These Terms of Service (the "Agreement") set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Web site located at http://www.mynbc.com and the services and materials offered thereon (the "Service") which are offered to you by NBC Universal, Inc. (referred to herein as "myNBC"). BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT JUST AS IF YOU HAD SIGNED IT. If you do not agree to be bound by this Agreement, please discontinue your use of the Service.

1. Restrictions on Use
The Service is a computer online service. It is accessible to you through a personal computer, or other access device at www.myNBC.com (the "MYNBC Site") using a communications connection (e.g., modem and telephone line). As part of the Service, you will be provided with services that may include information, editorial content, chat rooms, links to other Web sites and other computer services that MYNBC may decide to offer, subject to the terms hereof. MYNBC may, in its sole discretion, discontinue or alter any aspect of the Service, including, but not limited to,
i. restricting the time of availability,

ii. restricting the availability and/or scope of the Service for certain platforms (i.e., computer types and operating systems),

iii. restricting the amount of use permitted, and

iv. restricting or terminating any User's right to use all or part of the Service, at any time in MYNBC's sole discretion and without prior notice or liability. You are responsible for all charges (e.g., telephone) associated with connecting to the Service through an available access number. You are also responsible for obtaining or providing all telephone access lines, telephone and computer equipment (including modem), or other access device, necessary to access the Service. You certify that you are an individual (i.e., not a corporation). The Service is owned and operated by MYNBC and its affiliated companies and contains material that is derived in whole or in part from material supplied and owned by MYNBC and other sources. Such material is protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, publicly display, prepare derivative works based on, or distribute in any way any material from the Service, including but not limited to code and software ("Material"). You may, however, download Material from the Service for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices and use the Material in accordance with all restrictions applicable to your use if the Service in general. In the event that you download Material from the Service, such Material is licensed to you by MYNBC and MYNBC does not transfer title to any such Material to you.

2. Membership Rules and Guidelines

a. Registration
Should MYNBC choose to provide member based services, when you register to use these Services, you will be required to provide certain information about yourself. You agree to provide true, accurate and complete information about yourself, and to update this information when it changes. If you provide any information that is untrue or inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or if MYNBC suspects that your information is untrue or inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, MYNBC may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate your membership and refuse current or future access to the Service. Any personal information supplied hereunder will be subject to the terms of our privacy policy. Children under the age of 13 may not register with MYNBC. The Service is currently provided for free. MYNBC reserves the right to change the nature of this relationship at any time.

b. Passwords
Should MYNBC provide to you a password that allows you to access certain parts of the Service, you will be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and your account information, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree that you will immediately notify MYNBC of any unauthorized use of your password or account, or any other breach of security, and that you will log off of the Service at the end of each session to prevent fraud on your account by third parties.

c. General
MYNBC may choose to send you e-mail newsletters on a variety of topics - for example, informing you of membership benefits and features, letting you know of problems with the site or with services offered by MYNBC, or presenting you with the opportunity to buy selected products and services. You may elect during registration not to receive these e-mail newsletters, and you may start or stop receiving such e-mail newsletters at any time by sending an e-mail to an address that shall be designated for that purpose. With your permission, MYNBC may send you e-mails on behalf of pre-screened third parties containing promotional offers or opportunities that we believe may be of interest to you. You may elect during registration to receive these e-mails, and you may start or stop receiving such e-mails at any time by sending an e-mail to an account that shall be designated for that purpose.

d. Rules for Use of the Service

1. Conduct Required for Use of the Service
It is a condition of your use of the Service that you do not:
i. restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Service;

ii. post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation, any images or other material depicting Nudity as herein defined and as determined by MYNBC in its sole discretion;

iii. post or transmit comments containing harassing or offensive language, including sexual references, sexual nicknames, racial slurs, hate propaganda, hate mongering, swearing, or rude or deliberately offensive comments as determined by MYNBC in its sole discretion, or engage in disruptive activities online, including excessive use of scripts, sound waves, scrolling (repeating the same message over and over), or use of viruses, bots, worms or trojan horses;

iv. post or transmit any information, software or other material that is fraudulent or violates or infringes the rights of others, including, without limitation,material that violates privacy or publicity rights, or infringes copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights, without first obtaining permission from the owner or right holder, including, but not limited to WAREZ (copyrighted material distributed without permission);

v. post or transmit any information, software or other material that contains a virus or other harmful component;

vi. post or transmit content that encourages or provides instructional activities about illegal activities, including, but without limitation, hacking, cracking or phreaking;

vii. post, transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes or that contains advertising, "junk mail," "spam," or "chain letters";

viii. solicit other users to join, become members of, or contribute money to any online service or other organization, advocate or attempt to get users to join in legal or illegal schemes or plan or participate in scams involving other users;

ix. impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your professional or other affiliation with any person or entity;

x. resell, redistribute, broadcast or transfer the information or use the information derived from the Service in a searchable, machine-readable database;

xi. use the Service to collect personally identifying information about users of the Service in violation of our Privacy Policy;

xii. disguise a file type to thwart MYNBC's detection processes;

xiii. post or transmit any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law;

xiv. submit to the Live Directory multiple web sites with different URLs that re-direct a user to one web page;

xv. submit to Live Directory more than one URL for a single category;

xvi. update Live Directory listings with intent to distort or misrepresent them, including but not limited to changing titles of the entries, descriptions of the entries, URLs, or keywords, or

xvii. attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems or networks connected to the Service.

For the purposes of this Agreement, "Nudity" shall include, without limitation, images depicting persons with unclothed genitalia or persons wearing transparent clothing over genitalia and shall be determined in MYNBC's sole discretion. You agree that you will not use the Service, including the information provided therein and all related equipment, networks and network devices (specifically including Internet access) for any unlawful purpose. MYNBC, at its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine whether any information transmitted or received violates this provision. You may not use any Material in connection with any site or other use that contains or is associated with information or content prohibited by this section.

e. Monitoring
MYNBC has no obligation to monitor the use of the Service by members. You acknowledge and agree that MYNBC reserves the right to, and may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Service for operational and other purposes. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Use of the Service constitutes consent to such monitoring. Furthermore, MYNBC reserves the right at all times to disclose any information posted on any portion of the Service as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, or to refuse to post, or to remove, any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in MYNBC's sole and absolute discretion are objectionable or in violation of this Agreement.

f. Personal Safety.
When using the Service, please be certain that anything you say does not compromise your personal safety. Do not provide your name, phone number, postal or e-mail address, your password, or any other personally identifying information to people you do not know. Do not continue any conversation online that makes you feel uncomfortable.


3. User Content
The term "Content" shall include any materials or information submitted by you, including, without limitation, your name, likeness, videos, photographs, recordings, writings, statements, audio materials, audiovisual materials, ideas or other material furnished by you to MYNBC through the website or otherwise.
ORIGINALITY; RIGHTS: Any Content that you post or upload on this site must be either (a) an original work by you that does not copy or use other works (such as dialogue from plays, recordings of musical works or clips from other videos, television programs or motion pictures) or (b) Content for which you have all rights and permissions necessary to grant the rights hereunder. Your Content may contain "Tool Kit" materials, if they are provided for a given content submission. In addition, your Content must not infringe or violate any rights of any third party or entity, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, defamation, privacy, publicity, false light, idea misappropriation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, or any contractual rights. Before posting Content, you must have all the rights, licenses, permissions and consents necessary to submit the Content and to grant all of the rights that you have granted to MYNBC under these Terms. Before you post content, you must have the express consent of everyone who appears in the Content to submit the Content for use, exhibition and other exploitation in any manner and in any and all media, whether now existing or hereafter discovered, throughout the world, in perpetuity. If you submit an image of someone who is under 18 years of age who is not your child, you must have the permission of that child's parent or legal guardian.

RIGHTS IN CONTENT: By uploading or inputting Content to MYNBC you hereby acknowledge and agree that you are granting MYNBC (including without limitation NBC Universal, Inc., its licensees, successors and assigns, the perpetual and irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to: (a) use, copy, create derivative works from, reproduce, distribute, display, exhibit, host, cache, store, archive, index, categorize, comment on, tag, transmit, broadcast, stream, edit, alter, modify, synchronize with visual material, create algorithms based thereon, and transcode the Content to appropriate media formats, standards or mediums; and (b) otherwise use, exhibit and exploit, and sell, license, assign and otherwise transfer to third parties the right to use, exhibit and otherwise exploit the Content (in whole or in part and as altered by MYNBC in its sole discretion) throughout the world in perpetuity, in any and all media, whether now existing or hereafter devised, including, without limitation, on MYNBC's website, on other websites, on the NBC television network, and on all owned and affiliated broadcast and cable networks, as well as in connection with any distribution or syndication arrangement with third parties or third party sites, in any media format or medium and through any media channels and for any purpose, including, without limitation, downloads, streams, in audio visual recordings, motion pictures, television programs, productions, advertising, promotion and publicity, including, without limitation, advertising, promotion and publicity for,MYNBC, nbc.com and other websites, television channel(s) and its programming, and all owned and affiliated broadcast and cable networks and channels and their programming, all without further notice to, consent from or payment to you. You waive any and all "moral rights" you may have in the Content.

Without in any way limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that MYNBC its licensees, successors and assigns, shall have the right to sell, license, assign and otherwise transfer any and all of the rights granted by you to MYNBC under this Agreement, and to display any advertising, publicity, promotional materials and distribution rights in connection with your Content. You acknowledge and agree that MYNBCits licensees, successors and assigns, will be entitled to retain any and all revenue generated from any sales, licenses, assignments and other transfers of the rights granted by you hereunder, as well as any and all revenue generated by the display of any advertising, publicity, promotional materials or distribution rights in connection with your Content. Nothing in this Agreement obligates or may be deemed to obligate MYNBC or any other person or entity to exercise any of the rights granted by you under this Agreement. MYNBC andtheir successors, licensees and assigns, will have the unlimited right to assign this Agreement and the rights granted by you under this Agreement at any time, in whole or in part, to any party.

You grant the rights hereunder whether or not your Content or any part thereof is actually used by MYNBC. You acknowledge that your consideration for the rights you grant in your Content is the possibility that MYNBCits licensees, successors and/or assigns will review or use your Content. You will not receive any further compensation of any kind for your Content or the use thereof, and you agree that MyNBC, its licensees, successors and/or assigns in their sole discretion, shall have the right to give you no credit or determine in what form to give you credit for any use of your Content. Your Content will not be acknowledged or returned. You acknowledge and agree that your Content is being sent voluntarily, and not in confidence, and that no confidential relationship is intended or created between MYNBC MYNBC and/or any other person or entity, on the one hand, and you, on the other hand, by your Content of the Content.

In addition to all of the legal and equitable rights and remedies available to MYNBC in connection with these terms or your Content, you acknowledge and agree that MYNBC shall have the right, in its sole discretion, not to post the Content on any website, to remove the Content from any website on which it has been posted, and not to use, exhibit or otherwise exploit your Content in any manner whatsoever. Furthermore, MYNBC shall have the right to suspend or terminate your access to any MYNBC or related website and refuse to grant you access to use any MYNBC or related website in the future with or without warning if MYNBC, in its sole discretion, believes you have: (i) violated or tried to violate the rights of MYNBC; or (ii) violated or tried to violate any of the representations, warranties or other terms or conditions of this Agreement; or (iii) acted inconsistently with any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement. MYNBC has no obligation to inform you of any decision not to post, to remove, or not to use, exhibit or otherwise exploit your Content.

You recognize that other persons, including MYNBC own employees, may have submitted to MYNBC or others, or made public, or may in the future originate and submit, or make public, materials that are similar or identical to your Content. You acknowledge and agree that MYNBC, its licensees, successors and/or assigns shall have the right to use such similar or identical materials, and that you will not be entitled to any compensation because of MYNBC's or, its licensees', successors' and/or assigns' use of such similar or identical materials. Nothing in this Agreement, or your submission of the Content, shall be deemed to place you in any different position from any other member of the public.

TOOL KIT: NBC Universal, Inc. may make available to you certain content, which may include film and television clips, still images, graphics, sound and music recordings, and other content for use by you solely for purpose of creating Submissions (the "Tool Kit Materials"). You may only use Tool Kit Materials in videos that you post on mynbc.com or nbc.com. You may not use the Tool Kit Materials -- or post your video containing Tool Kit Materials -- other than for posting on NBCU websites. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree any of Tool Kit Materials, are owned by NBC or its parent company NBC Universal, Inc. and are provided to you solely for the purpose of inclusion in your Submission and use and exhibition by NBC in accordance with this Agreement. You shall acquire no copyright or other ownership of these materials as the result of the incorporation of these materials into the Submission. Your violation of any of these provisions or your unauthorized or improper use of any of the Tool Kit Materials, and your use of the Tool Kit Materials and/or the Submission for any other purpose shall entitle NBC to pursue all legal and equitable rights and remedies, including, without limitation, an action for copyright infringement as well as injunctive relief and damages.

USE OF NAME AND LIKENESS: By sending MYNBC your Content, you consent to the recording, use and reuse by MYNBC, their licensees, successors and assigns, of your voice, actions, likeness, name, appearance, performance, biographical material, and any other identifying information, including, without limitation, any information contained in your Content (collectively, "Personal Elements"), as edited, altered, fictionalized or modified by NBC Universal, Inc.or MYNBC, in their sole discretion, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity, including, without limitation, in and in connection with MYNBC, the MYNBC website, or related websites, in and in connection with any television programs and other productions, and in and in connection with advertising, promotion and publicity. You acknowledge and agree that NBC Universal, Inc.,MYNBC, their licensees, successors and assigns, may use all or any part of your Personal Elements, and may make any changes that any of them may deem necessary, in their sole discretion, including altering, fictionalizing or modifying them regardless of whether or not you are recognizable.

OWNERSHIP: Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, you shall continue to own all rights in and to the Content. To the extent your Content contains other materials or elements owned by MYNBC, NBC Universal, Inc. or any other affiliated company, such as characters or other elements protected by copyright, trademark or other laws, your rights to make any other use of the Content will continue to be governed by and may be limited by other applicable laws.


4. Content on the Service.
Communications and Content posted through the Service are provided by users such as you who are unaffiliated with MYNBC, and the user providing each such Communication or Content is solely responsible for the content thereof. This means that you, and not MYNBC, are entirely responsible for all Content and Communications that you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via the Service. In using the Service or receiving e-mail messages from members through the Service, you should not assume that such messages have been reviewed by MYNBC, that such Communications contain correct information, or that the persons posting such Content and Communications have accurately identified themselves and/or their affiliation with any third party. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content and Communications that are offensive, indecent, or objectionable. Under no circumstances will MYNBC be liable in any way for any Communication, including, but not limited to, liability for any errors or omissions in any Content or Communication, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content or Communication posted, e-mailed, or otherwise transmitted via the Service.

5. Rules for Chat rooms, Message Boards, and Other User-Supplied Material
Portions of this Site provide you and other users an opportunity to submit, post, display, transmit and/or exchange information, ideas, opinions, photographs, images, video, creative works or other information, messages, transmissions or material to us, the Site or others ("Post" or "Postings"). Postings do not reflect the views of MYNBC, and MYNBC does not have any obligation to monitor, edit or screen any Postings, but may do so in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything else in these Rules of Conduct, MYNBC should not be seen as endorsing any Post in any way. Neither MYNBC nor its parent company, its respective officers, directors, and employees, subsidiaries and/or affiliates shall be liable for any Posting that is in violation of this agreement.
You acknowledge that anything you submit to an MYNBC Site by way of any Posting is routed through MYNBC's servers and the Internet and that, therefore, you have no expectation of privacy with regard to any such submission. You acknowledge that the Posting and features on MYNBC Sites are postings for public and not private communications. Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online, for example, via message boards or chat, that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. We cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online; you make such disclosures at your own risk. (Users under the age of 18 should be especially careful not to provide any personally identifying information while using chat rooms or message boards. As set forth in MYNBC's Terms and Conditions of use, users of chat rooms and message boards must follow acceptable standards of behavior when posting messages online.)

If a Posting originates from you or your account, you hereby agree not to post any materials that
a. interfere with anyone else's use of the Site;
b. are abusive, illegal, defamatory, libelous, indecent, obscene, offensive, or threatening in any way;
c. encourage anyone to break the law;
d. violate anyone's copyright, trademark or other property right;
e. interfere with the privacy of any other user;
f. contain a virus or any other harmful component; or
g. contain false or misleading statements of fact or descriptions of the origin of the material or the communication. You agree to comply with any additional terms which are referred to on this Site or any subsite within the website.
The message boards provided on the MYNBC Site are for the purpose of exchanging views and information about television programming. MYNBC reserves the right to terminate the account or suspend the posting privileges of anyone who Posts materials unrelated to these topics.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, or unlawful material or any material that constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. Although MYNBC may from time to time monitor or review bulletin boards, chatrooms, discussions, postings, transmissions, and the like on the Site, MYNBC is under no obligation to do so and assumes no liability or responsibility arising from the contents of any such communications or for any defamation, error, inaccuracy, libel, obscenity, or profanity contained in any such communication. MYNBC may change, edit, or remove any user material or conversations that are illegal, indecent, obscene, or offensive, or that violate MYNBC's policies in any way. Further, MYNBC reserves the right to remove or edit content from any Forum at any time and for any reason although we have no duty to do so. MYNBC will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing MYNBC to disclose the identity of anyone posting such materials.

Posting is for noncommercial purposes only and you may not Post in any anner which does or is intended to promote or generate revenue for any business enterprise or commercial activity.

If you believe that any content on the Site (including, without limitation, Postings) violates any of the terms of this agreement, please click here to send us a message about it. We will not respond to your message and we reserve the right to take or refrain from taking any or all steps available to us once we receive any such message.


6. Merchants
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, merchants found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such merchant. MYNBC will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such merchants on the Service.

7. Disclaimers
MYNBC is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the MYNBC Website or in connection with the MYNBC Services, whether caused by Users of the MYNBC Services or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the MYNBC Services. Profiles created and posted by Members on the MYNBC Website may contain links to other websites. MYNBC is not responsible for the Content, accuracy or opinions expressed on such websites, and such websites are in no way investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by MYNBC. Inclusion of any linked website on the MYNBC Services does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by MYNBC. When you access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk. MYNBC takes no responsibility for third party advertisements which are posted on the MYNBC Website or through the MYNBC Services, nor does it take any responsibility for the goods or services provided by its advertisers. MYNBC is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any User of the MYNBC Services. MYNBC assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any User or Member communication. MYNBC is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or players due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any of the MYNBC Services or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Users or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with the MYNBC Services. Under no circumstances shall MYNBC be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from use of the MYNBC Services, attendance at a MYNBC event, from any Content posted on or through the MYNBC Services, or from the conduct of any Users of the MYNBC Services, whether online or offline. The MYNBC Services are provided "AS-IS" and as available and MYNBC expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. MYNBC cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the MYNBC Services.

8. Limitation on Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL MYNBC BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF MYNBC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, MYNBC'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO MYNBC FOR THE MYNBC SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.

9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless NBC Universal, Inc., its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from (a) any material posted or otherwise provided by you that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy, (b) any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your use of the Service; (c) any breach of any of the representation, warranties or other terms or conditions of the Content Requirements or any use of your Content or Personal Elements (d) any non-compliance by you with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (e) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to this Agreement arising from or related to your access and use of the Service or your Content to the Service, including the information obtained through the Service.

10. Termination
MYNBC may, in its sole discretion, terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, or remove and discard any Communication transmitted by you, or information stored, sent, or received via the Service without prior notice and for any reason, including, but not limited to: (i) concurrent access of the Service with identical user identification numbers, (ii) permitting another person or entity to use your user identification number to access the Service, (iii) any other access or use of the Service except as expressly provided in this Agreement, (iv) any violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the rules and regulations relating to the use of, the software and/or data files contained in, or accessed through, the Service, (v) tampering with or alteration of any of the software and/or data files contained in, or accessed through, the Service, or (vi) failure to use the Service or portion thereof on a regular basis. You may terminate your membership hereunder upon thirty (30) days written notice by you to MYNBC of your intent to terminate this Agreement. Termination, suspension, or cancellation of this Agreement or your access rights shall not affect any right or relief to which MYNBC may be entitled, at law or in equity. Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights granted to you will automatically terminate and immediately revert to MYNBC and its licensors.

11. Trademarks
MYNBC, the NBC logo, and the NBC Peacock are trademarks of NBC Universal, Inc., and all other trademarks, service marks and trade names used on the Service are the property of their respective owners, and all of the above trademarks may not be copied, downloaded or otherwise exploited without the permission of MYNBC or the owner of such trademark, service mark or trade name, except as explicitly permitted in Section 1 above.

12. Minors
If you have agreed to allow your minor child, or a child for whom you are legal guardian (a "Minor"), to use the Service, you agree that you shall be solely responsible for: (a) the online conduct of such Minor; (b) monitoring such Minor's access to and use of the Service; and (c) the consequences of any use of the Service by such Minor. Children under the age of 13 may not register for any Service hereunder. At various places on the Service, we ask whether users are under the age of 18 or 13. NBC relies on our users to be truthful in responding to these questions. If a user does not identify his/her proper age, we will have no way of verifying actual age with respect to our privacy policy.

13. Child Online Protection Act Notification
Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230(d) as amended, MYNBC 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. Information identifying current providers of such protections is available at the Electronic Frontier Foundation Web site, http://www.eff.org/pub/Censorship/Ratings_filters_labelling/, and at the America Links Up Web site, http://www.netparents.org/parentstips/browsers.html. To view information on our policy regarding the privacy of children under the age of 13, please see our privacy policy.

14. Infringement Policy
MYNBC, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 512 as amended by Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "Act"), reserves the right, but not the obligation, to terminate your license to use the Service if it determines in its sole and absolute discretion that you are involved in infringing activity, including alleged acts of first-time or repeat infringement, regardless of whether the material or activity is ultimately determined to be infringing. MYNBC accommodates and does not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to protect their materials. In addition, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c), MYNBC has implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed infringements and for processing such claims in accordance with the Act. All claims of infringement must be submitted to MYNBC in a written complaint that complies with the requirements below and is delivered to our designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement:
By mail:
Gillian M. Lusins
NBC Universal Law Department
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Rm. 1087E
New York, New York 10112
By e-mail: dmca.agent@nbcuni.com


In addition, any written notice regarding any defamatory or infringing activity, whether of a copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary right must include the following information:
A. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of (1) the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or (2) the person defamed.

B. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site. Similarly, for materials that are defamatory or infringe patent, trademark, or other proprietary rights of a third party, please submit a list of such materials.

C. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, to be the subject of infringing activity, or that is claimed to be defamatory 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.

D. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and/or electronic mail address.

E. 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 or other proprietary right owner, its agent, or the law.

F. 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 or on behalf of the person defamed.



15. Modification
MYNBC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend this Agreement, and to modify, add or discontinue any aspect, content, or feature of the Service. Such amendments, modifications, additions or deletions shall become effective upon notice thereof, which may be provided to you by posting on the Service, via e-mail or any other reasonable means. Continued use of the Service by you shall constitute your binding acceptance of any such amendments, modifications, additions or deletions.

16. Export Control
Information Unless otherwise specified, the materials on the Service are presented solely to provide information regarding and to promote MYNBC's Services and other products available in the United States, its territories, possessions and protectorates. The Service is controlled and operated by MYNBC from its offices within the state of California, United States of America. MYNBC makes no representation that materials on the Service are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. Those who choose to access the Service from outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent that local laws are applicable. Software from the Service is further subject to United States export controls. No software from the Service may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (A) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods, or (B) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By using the Service, 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.

17. Miscellaneous
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