Terms Of Use

Legal Notice (Updated March 01, 2023)

This website, as well as any and all associated websites, mobile sites, and mobile applications (collectively referred to as the “Website”) is operated by Group C Media, Inc. (“us/we/our”). We offer this Website, including all information, products and services available from this Website, to you conditioned upon your acceptance of all the terms, conditions, policies and notices stated herein. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE. If at any time you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Website. 

THESE TERMS CONTAIN VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, AS WELL AS CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND EXCLUSIONS THAT MIGHT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.  

NOTICE OF ARBITRATION: THESE TERMS OF USE REQUIRE YOU TO SUBMIT MOST DISPUTES TO MANDATORY ARBITRATION, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU AGREE TO SUBMIT ANY DISPUTE RELATED TO THE WEBSITE, THESE TERMS OF USE OR OUR PRIVACY POLICIES TO BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION RATHER THAN PROCEEDING IN COURT, EXCEPT FOR SMALL CLAIMS COURT. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ARBITRATION IS SET FORTH BELOW. 

YOU MAY NOT ORDER OR OBTAIN PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM THIS WEBSITE IF YOU (A) DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, (B) ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, OR (C) ARE PROHIBITED FROM ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OF THIS WEBSITE’S CONTENTS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES BY APPLICABLE LAW. 

YOU SHALL NOT USE THE WEBSITE FOR ANY ILLEGAL PURPOSES, AND YOU WILL USE IT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. YOU SHALL NOT USE THE WEBSITE IN A WAY THAT MAY CAUSE THE WEBSITE TO BE INTERRUPTED, DAMAGED, RENDERED LESS EFFICIENT OR SUCH THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OR FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WEBSITE IS IN ANY WAY IMPAIRED. YOU AGREE NOT TO ATTEMPT ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ANY PART OR COMPONENT OF THE WEBSITE.  


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND USE  

 You acknowledge and agree that all of our trademarks, logos, copyrights and any and all other intellectual property rights in all material or content contained within this Website shall remain at all times vested in us or, in the cases where we are using such material or content under authority from a third party, in the owner of such material or content. 

We grant you the limited right to access and make use of the Website as our customer. You may retrieve and display or any image, page layout, page design, trade dress, trademark, logo or other content displayed on the Website (“Website Content”) on a computer screen or (if expressly authorized) mobile telephone, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on your mobile telephone for your personal, non-commercial use. Except as expressly set out above, you may not reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit any of the Website Content. In particular, but without limiting the general application of the restrictions contained in the preceding sentence, you may not do any of the following without prior written permission from us: (a) reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell or otherwise exploit the Website or any Website Content for any commercial purpose; (b) reproduce or store in or transmit to any other website, newsgroup, mailing list, social media page, server or other storage device connected to a network or regularly or systematically store in electronic or print form, all or any part of the Website content; (c) use a robot, spider or data mining or extraction tool or process to monitor, extract or copy Website Content; (d) use any meta tags, search terms, key terms, or the like that contain the Website’s name or our trademarks; (e) engage in any activity that interferes with the Website or another user’s ability to use the Website; (f) modify, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any technology used to provide the Website; or (f) assist or encourage any third party in engaging in any activity prohibited by these Terms of Use. 

You may not shall not use, copy, distribute, or exploit any of the Website Content in any manner without our prior written permission.  

All Website Content and all materials and content contained within the Website, including but not limited to the text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, video clips, articles, posts and data appearing on the Website, are owned by us, or used by us under authorization, and are protected by U.S. and foreign trademark and copyright laws. No portion of the materials or content on these pages may be reprinted or republished in any form without our express written permission. 


ERRORS AND INACCURACIES  

We strive to provide complete, accurate, up-to-date information on the Website. Unfortunately, despite those efforts, human or technological errors may occur. The Website may contain typographical mistakes, inaccuracies, or omissions, some of which may relate to pricing and availability of products, and some information may not be complete or current. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, including after an order has been submitted, and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.  

You acknowledge that the particular technical specifications and settings of your computer and its display could affect the accuracy of its display, and look of products offered on the Website may not accurately reflect the look of the actual product. Please pay close attention to the written descriptions and specifications for products, and do not rely solely on product photographs.   


CHANGES TO WEBSITE OR THESE TERMS OF USE  

Other than as may be required by law, we reserve the right to modify or withdraw, temporarily or permanently, the Website (or any part of) with or without notice to you, and you confirm that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification to withdraw or withdrawal of the Website or any portion of it.  

We may alter these Terms from time to time, and your use of the Website (or any part of the Website) following such change shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change. It is your responsibility to check regularly to determine whether the Terms have been changed. If you do not agree to any change to the Terms then you must immediately stop using the Website 

The Website is subject to constant change. You will not be eligible for any compensation because you cannot use any part of the Website or because of a failure, suspension or withdrawal of all or part of the Website.  


TERM AND TERMINATION 

We may, in our discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website (including any right to access and use the Website Content) with or without cause by delivering notice to you. 

The rights of termination are in addition to all other rights or remedies of Group C Media provided in these Terms or by law. 

You may cancel your membership to the Group C Media suite of sites at any time by contacting the Vice President of Marketing, Neil Eisenberg, at neil@groupc.com or 732-559-1254.  


EXTERNAL WEBSITES AND RESOURCES 

We are not responsible for the availability of any websites owned or controlled by third-parties. We do not endorse and are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for the privacy practices or the content (including misrepresentative or defamatory content) of any third party websites, including (without limitation) any advertising, products or other materials or services on or available from such websites or resources, nor for any damage, loss or offense caused or alleged to be caused by, or in connection with, the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on such third-party external sites or resources.  


REGISTERED ACCOUNTS 

Certain areas of the Website are only accessible to you if you register for an account with us. You are solely responsible for the confidentiality and use of and access to the Website Content and the Website using your user name, sign-on password, and/or I.D. You agree to immediately notify us if you become aware of any loss or theft of any sign-on password or I.D. or any unauthorized use of a sign-on password, I.D., user name, or of the Website Content or the Website. You will provide us with accurate, complete registration information (including in particular your e-mail address) and inform us of any changes to such information. For the purpose of confirming your compliance with the terms of these Terms, we reserve the right to monitor and record activity on the Website, including access to the Website Content. 


USER CONTENT 

The Website contains or may contain various interactive portions that allow users to post content on our Website (“User Content”). We have no obligation to actively monitor the User Content our users post on our Website, but we reserve the right to do so. We are not responsible for, nor do we vouch for the accuracy of, the content of any User Content. All User Content expresses the views and opinions of the user and does not necessarily reflect our views or opinions. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to edit, delete, or refuse to post User Content, for any reason whatsoever.  

By using this Website, you agree that you will not:   

  • upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material or other content that: (i) is defamatory, libelous, disruptive, threatening, invasive of a person’s privacy, harmful, abusive, harassing, obscene, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; or that otherwise violates any law; (ii) contains software viruses or any other computer codes, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; (iii) infringes any person or entity’s intellectual property rights (including but not limited to, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property right);   
  • impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;   
  • Repeatedly post the same or similar message (“flooding”) or post excessively large or inappropriate images or content;   
  • distribute or publish unsolicited promotions, advertising or solicitations for funds, goods or services, including but not limited to, junk mail, spam and chain letters;  
  • post or otherwise publish any User Content unrelated to the forum or the forum’s topics;  
  • collect or store other users’ personal data; 
  • restrict or inhibit any other user from using the Website or any features of the Website.  

User Content becomes public information. You should be very careful about posting personally identifiable information such as your name, address, telephone number or email address. If you post personal information online, you may receive unsolicited messages from other users in return.  

If you submit any User Content, you grant to us, and any of our successors, licensees, assigns, and affiliates, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, edit, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display the User Content, and in any other media, now known or hereafter devised.  

If you choose to communicate or meet with other users of the Website, you are doing so at your own risk. We do not, and have no obligation to, verify the identity of or otherwise screen our users for any reason. You acknowledge that there are risks, including the risk of physical harm, when dealing with strangers or people acting under false pretenses. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom you may come in contact through the Website. 

This Website is meant for users 18 years old and over. We will not knowingly allow any user less than 18 years of age to submit any User Content to our Website. 

YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT:  

  • YOU HAVE THE FULL RIGHT, AUTHORITY, AND PERMISSION TO POST AND DISTRUBITE ALL USER CONTENT YOU SUBMIT 
  • YOU ARE THE SOLE CREATOR OF ALL USER CONTENT, OR IF YOU ARE NOT THE SOLE CREATOR, YOU HAVE OBTAINED WRITTEN CONSENT FROM ANY THIRD PARTIES WHO HAVE CREATED OR HELPED CREATE SUCH USER CONTENT TO ALLOW YOU TO SUBMIT SUCH USER CONTENT TO THE WEBSITE 
  • ALL PERSONS FEATURED IN ANY USER CONTENT HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH THEIR CONSENT TO ALLOW YOU TO SUBMIT SUCH USER CONTENT TO THE WEBSITE 

If you believe that any User Content is inaccurate or objectionable, you should contact us by sending an email to MaryEllen@groupc.com. Please provide us with detailed information about the nature and location of the alleged objectionable material so that we may easily locate and investigate the same. 


INFRINGEMENT NOTICE  

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and require that our users do the same. If you believe your work has been copied in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, or you believe your rights are otherwise infringed or violated by anything on the Website, please notify us by sending an email to the following address: neil@groupc.com. 

In order for us to more effectively assist you, the notification must include all of the following:  

  • A physical or electronic signature of the owner of the right claimed to be infringed or the person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf;  
  • A description of the copyrighted work or other right you claim has been infringed or violated;  
  • Information reasonably sufficient to locate the material in question on the Website;  
  • Your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and all other information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you;  
  • A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the rightful owner, its agent or the law; and  
  • A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner of the right claimed to be infringed or violated or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner. 

DISCLAIMERS 

WHILST EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THE HIGH QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE WEBSTIE, WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN RELATION TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY, ACCURACY, CONDITION OR COMPLETENESS, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OR TRADE.  

WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR BUGS OR ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL, ACCURATE, OR RELIABLE.  

AS SET FORTH IN THE WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE, AND THEREFORE SHALL NOT BE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR, THE SECURITY OR PRIVACY OF THE WEBSITE AND ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED TO OR TAKEN FROM THE WEBSITE BY YOU.  


LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY 

WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ECONOMIC LOSSES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, CONTRACTS, BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS) OR ANY LOSS OF GOODWILL OR REPUTATION, OR ANY LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, OR ANY SPECIAL OR INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE; IN ANY CASE WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LOSSES WERE WITHIN THE CONTEMPLATION OF US AT THE DATE ON WHICH THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LOSS OCCURRED.  

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 


INDEMNIFICATION 

YOU AGREE TO BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR (AND FULLY INDEMNIFY US AGAINST) ALL CLAIMS, LIABILITY, DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING LEGAL FEES, SUFFERED BY US AND ARISING OUT OF ANY USER CONTENT YOU POST TO THE WEBSITE AND ANY BREACH OF YOUR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OR THESE TERMS OF USE BY YOU OR ANY OTHER LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, OR THE USE BY ANY OTHER PERSON ACCESSING THE WEBSITE USING YOUR COMPUTER OR INTERNET ACCESS ACCOUNT.  


BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT FOR RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES 

Informal Negotiations. To expedite resolution and reduce the cost of any dispute, controversy or claim, past, present, or future, between you and us, including without limitation any dispute or claim related to or arising out of this Agreement (“Dispute”), you and we will first attempt to negotiate any Dispute informally (the “Informal Negotiations”) before initiating any arbitration or court proceeding. Such Informal Negotiations will commence upon written notice. Your address for any notices under this Section is your physical address or email address that you have provided to us. Our address for such notices is: Group C Media, Inc., 2 Bridge Avenue, Suite 231, Red Bank, NJ 07701. 

Arbitration. If a Dispute is not resolved through Informal Negotiations, you and we agree to resolve any and all Disputes (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) through final and binding arbitration (“Arbitration Agreement”). This Arbitration Agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and evidences a transaction involving commerce. The arbitration will be commenced and conducted before a single arbitrator under the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and, where appropriate, the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (“AAA Consumer Rules”), both of which are available at the AAA website (www.adr.org). Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation will be governed by the AAA Rules (and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules). If you are unable to pay such costs, we will pay all arbitration fees and expenses. Each party will pay the fees for his/her or its own attorneys, subject to any remedies to which that party may later be entitled under applicable law. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing. Additionally, the arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this Arbitration Agreement. However, the preceding sentence shall not apply to the “Class Action Waiver” described in Subsection (4) below. 

Excluded Disputes. You and we agree that the following Disputes are excluded from this Arbitration Agreement: (1) any Dispute seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of intellectual property rights; (2) individual claims brought in small claims court; (3) any claim that an applicable federal statute expressly states cannot be arbitrated; and (4) any claim for injunctive relief. 

This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with us. 

Class Action Waiver. To fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and we agree to bring any Dispute, whether in arbitration or court as permitted by these terms, ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY, AND NOT AS A CLASS ACTION OR COLLECTIVE ACTION. There will be no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought, heard or arbitrated as a class or collective action (“Class Action Waiver”). Regardless of anything else in this Arbitration Agreement and/or the applicable AAA Rules or AAA Consumer Rules, the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of the Class Action Waiver may only be determined by a court and not an arbitrator. 

Rules/Standards Governing Arbitration Proceeding. A party who wishes to arbitrate a Dispute covered by this Arbitration Agreement must initiate an arbitration proceeding no later than the expiration of the statute of limitations that applicable law prescribes for the claim asserted. The arbitrator shall apply the statute of limitations that would have applied if the Dispute had been brought in court. The arbitrator may award any remedy to which a party is entitled under applicable law, but remedies shall be limited to those that would be available to a party in their individual capacity, and no remedies that otherwise would be available to an individual under applicable law will be forfeited. The arbitrator is without authority to apply any different substantive law. The parties have the right to conduct adequate civil discovery and present witnesses and evidence as needed to present their cases and defenses, and any dispute in this regard shall be decided by the arbitrator. The location of the arbitration proceeding shall take place in the city or county where you reside, unless each party agrees otherwise. A court of competent jurisdiction shall have the authority to enter judgment upon the arbitrator’s decision/award. 

Location. You may choose to have the arbitration conducted by video conference technology such as zoom, or based on written submissions, or in person in the country where you live or at another mutually agreed location. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. 

Authority of Arbitrator.  The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to: (a) determine the scope and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement and (b) resolve any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Arbitration Agreement including, but not limited to, any assertion that all or any part of this Arbitration Agreement is void or voidable.  The arbitration will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and us.  The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the arbitral forum’s rules, and this Arbitration Agreement. The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded.  The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have.  The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and us. 

Waiver of Jury Trial.  BOTH YOU AND WE HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY, except as provided herein.  We are instead mutually electing that all disputes, claims, or requests for relief shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as specified herein.  An arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court and must follow this Agreement as a court would.  However, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review. 

Thirty-Day Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out of the provisions of this Arbitration Agreement by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to the following e-mail address: neil@groupc.com within 30 days after first becoming subject to this Arbitration Agreement.  Your notice must include your name and address, the e-mail address you used to set up your online account (if you have one), and an unequivocal statement that you want to opt out of this Arbitration Agreement. If you opt out of this Arbitration Agreement, all other parts of this Agreement will continue to apply to you.  Opting out of this Arbitration Agreement has no effect on any other arbitration agreements that you may currently have, or may enter in the future, with us. 

Severability. You and we agree that if any portion of this Section entitled “Mutual Arbitration Agreement” is found illegal or unenforceable, that portion will be severed, and the remainder of this Section will be given full force and effect. 


GOVERNING LAW 

These Terms of Use and any disputes between us shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.  


INVESTIGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF THESE TERMS 

We may investigate any reported violation of these Terms of Use and take any action that we deem appropriate. Such action may include, but is not limited to, issuing warnings, removing posted content and/or reporting any activity that we suspect violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties.  


NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA USERS 

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, residents of California who use this Website are entitled to know that they may file grievances and complaints with: the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs, in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, California 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210, or by email at dca@dca.ca.gov. 

In addition, we are located at 2 Bridge Avenue, Suite 231, Red Bank, NJ 07701 and may be reached by email at neil@groupc.com or telephone at 732-559-1254. Please contact us to resolve any issues with our Website that you may have.  


MISCELLANEOUS 

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

Parts of the Website may contain advertising or other third party content. Advertisers and other content providers are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Website complies with international and national law. We are not responsible for any third party content or error, omission or inaccuracy in any advertising material.  

These Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, and any other terms or agreements that may be posted on the Website (as may be amended from time to time) (“Website Agreements”) contain the entire agreement between you and us relating to the Website and your use of the Website and supersede any previous agreements, arrangements, undertakings or proposals, written or oral, between you and us in relation to such matters. No oral explanation or oral information shall alter the interpretation of these Website Agreements. You confirm that, in agreeing to accept these Website Agreements, you have not relied on any representation except insofar as the same has expressly been made a representation in these Website Agreements, and you agree that you shall have no remedy in respect of any representation which has not become a term of these Website Agreements.  

You may send us notices or communicate with us by email at neil@groupc.com. If you send us an email that asks for a response, and you do not receive a response within ten (10) business days, please send us another email as we may not have received your previous email. When you send e-mail to us, you are communicating with us electronically, and you agree that we may communicate with you electronically. You acknowledge that that communications by email are not considered confidential communications. Therefore, please do not send us any confidential information by email.