7seascity.com is a wordwide social networking service that allows members from both US,Japan, and many other countries to create unique personal profiles online in order to find and communicate with local and long distance friends. This service provided in both english and japanese and operated by 7seascity.com. By using the 7seascity.com Website you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (this "Agreement"), whether or not you register as a member ("Member"). If you wish to become a Member, communicate with other Members and make use of the 7seascity.com services (the "Service"), please read this Agreement and indicate your acceptance by following the instructions in the Registration process.
This Agreement sets out the legally binding terms for your use of the Website and your Membership in the Service. 7seascity.com may modify this Agreement from time to time and such modification shall be effective upon posting by 7seascity.com on the Website. You agree to be bound to any changes to this Agreement when you use the Service after any such modification is posted. This Agreement includes 7Seascity's policy for acceptable use and content posted on the Website, your rights, obligations and restrictions regarding your use of the Website and the Service and 7seascity.com's Privacy Policy.
Please choose carefully the information you post on 7seascity.com and that you provide to other Members. Any photographs posted by you may not contain nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter. Information provided by other 7seascity.com Members (for instance, in their Profile) may contain inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive material, products or services and 7seascity.com assumes no responsibility nor liability for this material.
7seascity.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting (including email) by you, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website and/or Services at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability.
By participating in any offline 7seascity.com event, you agree to release and hold 7seascity.com harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, and property damage, either directly or indirectly related to or arising from your participation in any such offline 7seascity.com event.
1. Eligibility. Membership in the Service is void where prohibited. By using the Website and the Service, you represent and warrant that all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate and that you agree to maintain the accuracy of such information. You further represent and warrant that you are 16 years of age or older and that your use of the 7seascity.com shall not violate any applicable law or regulation. Your profile may be deleted without warning, if it is found that you are misrepresenting your age. Your Membership is solely for your personal use, and you shall not authorize others to use your account, including your profile or email address. You are solely responsible for all Content published or displayed through your account, including any email messages, and for your interactions with other members.
2. Term/Fees. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Website, the Service, and/or are a Member. You may terminate your membership at any time. 7seascity.com may terminate your membership for any reason, effective upon sending notice to you at the email address you provide in your Membership application or such other email address as you may subsequently provide to 7seascity.com. By using the Service and by becoming a Member, you acknowledge that 7seascity.com reserves the right to charge for the Service and has the right to terminate a Member's Membership should Member breach this Agreement or fail to pay for the Service, as required by this Agreement.
3. Non Commercial Use by Members. The Website is for the personal use of Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by the management of 7seascity.com. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Website, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website will be investigated. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from member profiles without notice and may result in termination of membership privileges. Appropriate legal action will be taken by 7seascity.com for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.
4. Proprietary Rights in Content on 7seascity.com. 7seascity.com owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Website and the Service. The Website contains copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of 7seascity.com and its licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information.
5. Content Posted on the Site. a. You understand and agree that 7seascity.com may review and delete any content, messages, 7seascity.com Shoutbox messages, photos or profiles (collectively, "Content") that in the sole judgment of 7seascity.com violate this Agreement or which may be offensive, illegal or violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of any Member. b. You are solely responsible for the Content that you publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on the Service or any material or information that you transmit to other Members. c. By posting any Content to the public areas of the Website, you hereby grant to 7seascity.com the non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, publicly perform and display such Content on the Website. This license will terminate at the time you remove such Content from the Website. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own the Content posted by you on the Website or otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth in this section, and (ii) your Content does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyright rights, or other intellectual property rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties and fees owing any person by reason of any Content you post on the Website. d. The following is a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Website. 7seascity.com reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action in its sole discretion against anyone who violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Service and terminating the membership of such violators. Prohibited Content includes Content that: i. is patently offensive and promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual; ii. harasses or advocates harassment of another person; iii. involves the transmission of "junk mail", "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming"; iv. promotes information that you know is false or misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous; v. promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files; vi. contains restricted or password only access pages or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page); vii. provides material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18; viii. provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses; ix. solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users; or x. involves commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, or pyramid schemes. e. You must use the Service in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations. f. You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, any Member to buy or sell any products or services through the Service. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk email to other Members. Although 7seascity.com cannot monitor the conduct of its Members off the Website, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any Member without their prior explicit consent. In order to protect our Members from such advertising or solicitation, 7seascity.com reserves the right to restrict the number of emails which a Member may send to other Members in any 24-hour period to a number which 7seascity.com deems appropriate in its sole discretion. g. You may not cover or obscure the banner advertisements on your personal profile page, or any 7seascity page via HTML/CSS or any other means. h. Any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to add friends, is prohibited. i. You may not attempt to impersonate another user or person who is not a member of 7seascity.com. j. You may not use the account, username, or password of another Member at any time nor may you disclose your password to any third party or permit any third party to access your account. k. You may not sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
6. Copyright Policy. You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. It is the policy of 7seascity.com to terminate membership privileges of any member who repeatedly infringes copyright upon prompt notification to 7seascity.com by the copyright owner or the copyright owner's legal agent. Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your work has been copied and posted on the Service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent with the following information: an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website; your address, telephone number, and email address; a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. 7seascity.com's Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached via email as: copyright@7seascity.com.
7. Member Disputes. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other 7seascity.com Members. 7seascity.com, Inc. reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members.
8. Privacy. Use of the Website and/or the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy.
9. Disclaimers. 7seascity.com is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Website or in connection with the Service provided, whether caused by users of the Website, Members or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Service. 7seascity.com is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Website or Member of the Service. 7seascity.com 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. 7seascity.com 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 at any Website or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to users and/or Members or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with the Website and/or in connection with the Service. Under no circumstances shall 7seascity.com be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from use of the Website or the Service or from any Content posted on the Website or transmitted to Members, or any interactions between users of the Website, whether online or offline. The Website and the Service are provided "AS-IS" and 7seascity.com expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. 7seascity.com cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Website and/or the Service.
10. Limitation on Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL 7SEASCITY.COM 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 WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE, EVEN IF 7SEASCITY.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, 7SEASCITY.COM'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO 7SEASCITY.COM FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.
11. U.S. Export Controls. Software from this Website (the "Software") is further subject to United States export controls. No Software may be downloaded from the Website or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) 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 (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, 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.
12. Disputes. If there is any dispute about or involving the Website and/or the Service, by using the Website, you agree that any dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut without regard to conflict of law provisions and you agree to personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts of the State of Connecicut, New London County.
13. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold 7seascity.com, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and other partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Service in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above.
14. Other. This Agreement is accepted upon your use of the Website and is further affirmed by you becoming a Member of the Service. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and 7seascity.com regarding the use of the Website and/or the Service. The failure of 7seascity.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Please contact us with any questions regarding this Agreement. ... I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED ABOVE.
PRIVACY POLICY
7Seascity.com acknowledges online privacy. If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at mail.7seascity.com.
Information Collection and Use by 7seascity.com
7Seascity.com collects user submitted information such as name, email address, and age to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the 7seascity.com service. 7seascity.com also collects other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation in order to assist users in finding and communicating with each other.
7Seascity.com also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the site This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes
User Profile information including members' pictures and first names are displayed to people in order to facilitate user interaction in the 7Seascity.com social networking community. Email addresses are used for the purposes of inviting new friends to join 7Seascity, to add users to members' friends' networks, and to send notifications related to the service. With the exception of inviting friends, adding friends, and notifications, a user's email address is not shared or displayed to people within a user's personal network. Users within a personal network communicate on 7Seascity.com with each other through the 7Seascity.com service, without disclosing their email addresses. Users' full names are never directly revealed to other members. To facilitate searching and finding friends and acquaintances on the service, 7Seascity.com allows users to search for other members.
We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users may choose not to receive email of this type by changing their "notification" setting in the user "Profile" settings or contacting 7seascity by email.
From time to time, 7Seascity.com or a partner, may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on 7Seascity.com. Users may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. We may transfer personal information to certain ad partners that you have explicitly requested to receive information from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting the personal information and whose privacy statement will apply.
Invitations and Other Communications to Non-members
7seascity members can invite friends to join the service by sending invitation emails via our automated invitation system. 7Seascity.com stores the email addresses that members provide so that the respondents may be added to the friend's list of the member sending the invitations, and also to send reminders of the invitations 7Seascity.com does not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides invitations. Recipients of invitations from 7Seascity.com may contact 7seascity.com to request the removal of their information from our database.
Use of Cookies
7Seascity.com uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information, for purposes including ensuring that visitors are not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize newsletter, advertising, and Web page content based on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences -- however, you must enable cookies from 7Seascity.com in order to use most functions on the site Please note that 7Seascity allows 3rd party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the 7Seascity Privacy Policy.
Links
7Seascity.com contains links to sites. 7seascity.com is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on 7Seascity.com.
Public Information
Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily post public information that information can be accessed by the public and can in turn be used by those people to send you unsolicited communications.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
7Seascity.com users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account and accessing features such as edit Profile.
Email Choice/Opt-out
Members who no longer wish to receive updates or notifications may choose not to making a change in their Profile settings. All notification emails and 7Seascity.com newsletters also include instructions for opting-out of those communications in the future.
Third Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users by 7Seascity.com or one of our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by 7Seascity.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
7Seascity.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords 7Seascity.com takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time
Sharing and Disclosure of Information 7Seascity.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, 7Seascity will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by 7Seascity.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the 7Seascity.com Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. 7Seascity reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of 7Seascity or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound by any changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact us at: mail.7seascity.com.
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