1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to the websites of Lincoln Financial Media Company
of California, aka KSON.com (Lincoln Financial Media).
Lincoln Financial Media provides its service to you,
subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"),
which may be updated by us from time to time without
notice to you. In addition, when using particular Lincoln
Financial Media services, you and Lincoln Financial Media
shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable
to such services which may be posted from time to time.
All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated
by reference into the TOS. Lincoln Financial Media also
may offer other services from time to time.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Lincoln Financial Media currently provides users with access
to a rich collection of on-line resources, including, various
music information, online forums, streaming audio, personalized
content and branded programming through its network of
properties (the "Service"). Unless explicitly
stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance
the current Service, including the release of new Lincoln
Financial Media properties, shall be subject to the TOS.
You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and
that Lincoln Financial Media assumes no responsibility
for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to
store any user communications or personalization settings.
In order to use the Service, you must obtain access to
the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices
that access web-based content, and pay any service fees
associated with such access. In addition, you must provide
all equipment necessary to make such connection to the
World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other
access device.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree
t (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information
about yourself as prompted by the Service's registration
form (such information being the "Registration Data")
and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data
to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you
provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not
current or incomplete, or Lincoln Financial Media has reasonable
grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate,
not current or incomplete, Lincoln Financial Media has
the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse
any and all current or future use of the Service (or any
portion thereof). Lincoln Financial Media is concerned
about the safety and privacy of all its users, particularly
children. Therefore to comply with COPPA, minors under
the age of 13 cannot register. Thus by accepting this TOS
your are admitting your are over the age of 13.
4. Lincoln Financial Media PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you
is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information,
see our full privacy policy at Privacy Policy.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
You may receive a password and account designation upon
completing the Service's registration process. You are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the
password and account, and are fully responsible for all
activities that occur under your password or account. You
agree to (a) immediately notify Lincoln Financial Media
of any unauthorized use of your password or account or
any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit
from your account at the end of each session. Lincoln Financial
Media cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage
arising from your failure to comply with this Section 5.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software,
music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or
other materials ("Content"), whether publicly
posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility
of the person from which such Content originated. This
means that you, and not Lincoln Financial Media, are entirely
responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Lincoln
Financial Media does not control the Content posted via
the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy,
integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that
by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that
is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances
will Lincoln Financial Media be liable in any way for any
Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors
or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage
of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content
posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available
via the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene,
libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
• harm minors in any way;
• impersonate any person or entity, including,
but not limited to, a Lincoln Financial Media official,
forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
• forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers
in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted
through the Service;
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that you do not have a right to make
available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary
relationships (such as inside information, proprietary
and confidential information learned or disclosed as part
of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark,
trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights")
of any party;
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other
form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping
rooms) that are designated for such purpose;
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any material that contains software viruses or
any other computer code, files or programs designed to
interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer
software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
• disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a
screen to "scroll" faster than other users of
the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner
that negatively affects other users' ability to engage
in real time exchanges;
• interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers
or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements,
procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected
to the Service;
• intentionally or unintentionally violate any
applicable local, state, national or international law,
including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated
by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules
of any national or other securities exchange, including,
without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having
the force of law;
• "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
• collect or store personal data about other users.
You acknowledge that Lincoln Financial Media does not pre-screen
Content, but that Lincoln Financial Media and its designees
shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their
sole discretion to refuse or move any Content that is available
via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Lincoln
Financial Media and its designees shall have the right
to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise
objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear
all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including
any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness
of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you
may not rely on any Content created by Lincoln Financial
Media or submitted to Lincoln Financial Media, including
without limitation information in blog or show comments,
VIP Listener Clubs, and in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that Lincoln Financial Media
may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required
to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation
or disclosure is reasonably necessary t (a) comply with
legal process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims
that any Content violates the rights of third-parties;
or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety
of Lincoln Financial Media, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission
of the Service, including your Content, may involve (a)
transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to
conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting
networks or devices.
7. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree
to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct
and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply
with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of
technical data exported from the United States or the country
in which you reside.
8. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON
THE SERVICE
Lincoln Financial Media does not claim ownership of Content
you submit or make available for inclusion on the Service.
However, with respect to Content you submit or make available
for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service,
you grant Lincoln Financial Media the following world-wide,
royalty free and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:
• With respect to Content you submit or make available
for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of Lincoln Financial
Media, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content
on the Service solely for the purposes of providing and
promoting the specific Content which was submitted or made
available. This license exists only for as long as you
elect to continue to include such Content on the Service
and will terminate at the time you remove or Lincoln Financial
Media removes such Content from the Service.
• With respect to photos, graphics, audio or video
you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly
accessible area of the Service, the license to use, distribute,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly
display such Content on the Service solely for the purpose
for which such Content was submitted or made available.
This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue
to include such Content on the Service and will terminate
at the time you remove or Lincoln Financial Media removes
such Content from the Service.
• With respect to Content other than photos, graphics,
audio or video you submit or make available for inclusion
on publicly accessible areas of the Service, the perpetual,
irrevocable and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly
perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or
in part) and to incorporate such Content into other works
in any format or medium now known or later developed.
• "Publicly accessible" areas of the Service
are those areas of the Lincoln Financial Media network
of properties that are intended by Lincoln Financial Media
to be available to the general public. By way of example,
publicly accessible areas of the Service would include
weblogs (blogs) and portions of VIP Listener Clubs that
are open to both members and visitors. However, publicly
accessible areas of the Service would not include portions
of VIP Listener Clubs that are limited to members, Lincoln
Financial Media services intended for private communication,
or areas off of the Lincoln Financial Media network of
properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites that
are accessible through Lincoln Financial Media but are
not hosted or served by Lincoln Financial Media.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Lincoln Financial Media,
and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders
or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim
or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by
any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit,
post, transmit or make available through the Service, your
use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your
violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of
another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell
or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of
the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service.
11. GENERAL PRACTIVES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that Lincoln Financial Media may establish
general practices and limits concerning use of the Service,
including without limitation the maximum number of days
that email messages, message board postings or other uploaded
Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number
of email messages that may be sent from or received by
an account on the Service, the maximum size of any email
message that may be sent from or received by an account
on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted
on Lincoln Financial Media's servers on your behalf, and
the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for
which) you may access the Service in a given period of
time. You agree that Lincoln Financial Media has no responsibility
or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages
and other communications or other Content maintained or
transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that Lincoln
Financial Media reserves the right to log off accounts
that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further
acknowledge that Lincoln Financial Media reserves the right
to change these general practices and limits at any time,
in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
Lincoln Financial Media reserves the right at any time
and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily
or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with
or without notice. You agree that Lincoln Financial Media
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any
modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that Lincoln Financial Media, in its sole discretion,
may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof)
or use of the Service, and remove and discard any Content
within the Service, for any reason, including, without
limitation, for lack of use or if Lincoln Financial Media
believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently
with the letter or spirit of the TOS. Lincoln Financial
Media may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue
providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without
notice. You agree that any termination of your access to
the Service under any provision of this TOS may be effected
without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Lincoln
Financial Media may immediately deactivate or delete your
account and all related information and files in your account
and/or bar any further access to such files or the Service.
Further, you agree that Lincoln Financial Media shall not
be liable to you or any third-party for any termination
of your access to the Service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation
in promotions of, advertisers 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 advertiser. You agree that Lincoln Financial Media
shall 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 advertisers on
the Service.
15. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide,
links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because
Lincoln Financial Media has no control over such sites
and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Lincoln Financial
Media is not responsible for the availability of such external
sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible
or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other
materials on or available from such sites or resources.
You further acknowledge and agree that Lincoln Financial
Media shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly,
for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by
or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content,
goods or services available on or through any such site
or resource.
16. Lincoln Financial Media's PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary
software used in connection with the Service ("Software")
contain proprietary and confidential information that is
protected by applicable intellectual property and other
laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content contained
in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you
through the Service or advertisers is protected by copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary
rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Lincoln
Financial Media or advertisers, you agree not to modify,
rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative
works based on the Service or the Software, in whole or
in part.
Lincoln Financial Media grants you a personal, non-transferable
and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code
of its Software on a single computer; provided that you
do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify,
create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse
assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code,
sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in
or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree
not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to
use modified versions of the Software, including (without
limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access
to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by
any means other than through the interface that is provided
by Lincoln Financial Media for use in accessing the Service.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
• YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
• LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT
(i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii)
THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE
WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED
BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS,
AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
• ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED
THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS
FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
• NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA OR THROUGH
OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THE TOS.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT LINCOLN FINANCIAL
MEDIA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL,
USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF LINCOLN FINANCIAL
MEDIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES),
RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE
SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION
OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED
OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE;
(iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY
ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE
SERVICE.
19. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME
OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 17 AND 18 MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
20. SPECIAL ADMONITION FOR SERVICES RELATING TO FINANCIAL
MATTERS
If you intend to create or join any service, receive or
request any news, messages, alerts or other information
from the Service concerning companies, stock quotes, investments
or securities, please read the above Sections 17 and 18
again. They go doubly for you. In addition, for this type
of information particularly, the phrase "Let the investor
beware" is apt. The Service is provided for informational
purposes only, and no Content included in the Service is
intended for trading or investing purposes. Lincoln Financial
Media shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy,
usefulness or availability of any information transmitted
or made available via the Service, and shall not be responsible
or liable for any trading or investment decisions made
based on such information.
21. NOTICE
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular
mail. The Service may also provide notices of changes to
the TOS or other matters by displaying notices or links
to notices to you generally on the Service.
22. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
KSON.com and the KSON logo, and other Lincoln Financial
Media logos and product and service names are trademarks
of Lincoln Financial Media Company of California (the "Lincoln
Financial Media Marks"). Without Lincoln Financial
Media's prior permission, you agree not to display or use
in any manner, the Lincoln Financial Media Marks. “Double
Your Paycheck” is used under license from Emmis Communications,
LLC.
23. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS
Lincoln Financial Media respects the intellectual property
of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you
believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, please provide Lincoln Financial
Media's Copyright Agent 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 site;
• your address, telephone number, and email address;
• a 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.
Lincoln Financial Media's Copyright Agent for Notice of
claims of copyright infringement on its site is General
Counsel who can be reached as follows:
By Mail:
General Counsel
Lincoln Financial Media Company of California
1615 Murray Canyon Road
Suite 710
San Diego, CA 92108
24. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and
Lincoln Financial Media and govern your use of the Service,
superceding any prior agreements between you and Lincoln
Financial Media. You also may be subject to additional
terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate
services, third-party content or third-party software.
The TOS and the relationship between you and Lincoln Financial
Media shall be governed by the laws of the State of North
Carolina without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
You and Lincoln Financial Media agree to submit to the
personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located
within the county of San Diego, California. The failure
of Lincoln Financial Media to exercise or enforce any right
or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of
such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is
found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor
to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected
in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS remain
in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of
any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action arising out of or related to use of the Service
or the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after such
claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only
and have no legal or contractual effect.
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