Effective Date: July 16, 2023
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the G.D.S. music website ("Website") accessible at www.hoodrawlz.com and www.GDSmusic.com. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please refrain from using the Website.
a. The Website may contain content, including music, videos, images, and text ("Content"), which is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. You shall respect and abide by all copyright notices, information, and restrictions associated with the Content.
b. Company grants you a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, and non-transferable license to use, modify, and reproduce the Content solely for personal, non-commercial use. Any use, reproduction, modification, distribution, or storage of the Content for purposes other than personal, non-commercial use is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from the Company or the copyright holder identified in the Content's copyright notice. You shall not sell, license, rent, or exploit any Content for commercial use or in any way that violates any third-party rights.
a. Users may have the ability to submit comments on the Website ("User-Generated Content"). By submitting User-Generated Content, you grant the Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User-Generated Content in connection with the Website's operation and promotion.
b. You shall ensure that any User-Generated Content you submit does not infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other rights of any person or entity, and does not violate any law or contractual duty. Additionally, you shall not submit User-Generated Content that is false, misleading, unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, obscene, offensive, or profane.
a. While using the Website, you agree not to engage in any activities that are prohibited by these Terms. Such prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, spamming, hacking, posting illegal content, engaging in unauthorized advertising, running pyramid schemes, exploiting individuals in a sexual or violent manner, distributing software viruses, impersonating any person or entity, and using automated processes to "crawl" or "spider" the Website's pages.
b. You shall not interfere with the proper functioning of the Website, attempt to bypass any measures implemented by the Company to prevent or restrict access, or engage in any activity that may impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Website's infrastructure.
a. The Company respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been infringed upon, please follow the procedures set forth by the applicable laws of Michigan for reporting copyright infringement.
a. The Company reserves the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Website at its discretion, without notice, and for any reason, including if you violate these Terms. Upon termination, all licenses and rights granted to you under these Terms will immediately cease.
a. The Company disclaims any liability for any damages or losses incurred by users of the Website. While we strive to provide accurate and reliable information, the Company makes no warranties or representations regarding the completeness, accuracy, availability, or reliability of the Website or any Content.
a. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Any legal actions arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Michigan.