Terms of Service

Your Acceptance:

By using TheCollaboratory.info, maintained by The Collaboratory in San Francisco, California, and viewing its content, you agree to this Terms of Service (TOS) and our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to any of this TOS, please do not use our site.
The Collaboratory may modify or revise the TOS at any time, and we may or may not give notice when changes are made. You agree to be bound by such modifications and revisions.

The Service:

This TOS applies to all users of TheCollaboratory.info, including users who are also contributors of Content on our website. “Content” includes the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, audiovisual combinations, interactive features and other materials you may view on, access through, or contribute to TheCollaboratory.info.
TheCollaboratory.info may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. By using the TheCollaboratory.info, you expressly relieve The Collaboratory from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.

Your Account:

Anyone 18 and over can subscribe to TheCollaboratory.info by providing basic contact information (first and last name, email address, zip code) and registering a credit card, which will be charged upon registration and then annually from the date of registration for your continued subscription to TheCollaboratory.info.
Once registered, please begin viewing our content and we welcome your comments. Our Comments section is intended to be a discourse among our online community, so we want to know what you have to say! But please be respectful of our community and do not engage in a manner that is not productive to the conversation. If your comments are hurtful, harmful, irrelevant or illegal in any way, the comments will be removed and your account may be closed without notice and without refund.
By registering, you are also signing up for occasional communications, such as newsletters and announcements from The Collaboratory. You may remove your email from our communications list by simply clicking unsubscribe on the bottom of any email communication.

General Use of the Service

We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums, and we have no responsibility to publish, remove or edit any of your comments, conversations or other content.
You agree not to alter or modify any part of TheCollaboratory.info.
You agree not to access Content through any technology or means other than the video playback pages of the TheCollaboratory.info itself.
You agree not to use the TheCollaboratory.info for any commercial purpose.
In your use of the TheCollaboratory.info, you will comply with all applicable laws.
The Collaboratory reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time.

Your Use of Content

In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of Content.

The Content on TheCollaboratory.info, and the trademarks, service marks and logos ("Marks") on the Service, are owned by or licensed to The Collaboratory, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law.
Content is provided to you AS IS. You may access Content for your information and personal use solely as intended through the provided functionality of the TheCollaboratory.info and as permitted under these Terms of Service. You shall not download any Content. You shall not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any Content for any other purposes without the prior written consent of The Collaboratory or the respective licensors of the Content. The Collaboratory and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Content.
You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Service or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of TheCollaboratory.info or the Content therein.
You understand that when using the Service, you will be exposed to Content from a variety of sources, and that The Collaboratory is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such Content.

Account Termination Policy

The Collaboratory will terminate a user's access to the TheCollaboratory.info if, under appropriate circumstances, the user is determined to have violated this TOS or the Privacy Policy or is in nonpayment for the use of TheCollaboratory.info.

Legal Information

Choice of Forum: You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this TOS or TheCollaboratory.info shall be filed, and that venue properly lies, only in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco, California, United States of America and you consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating such action.
Choice of Law: These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the laws of the United States, without giving effect to any conflict of law principles.
Severability: If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Survival: The provisions of this TOS which by their nature should survive the termination of this TOS shall survive such termination.
Waiver: No waiver of any provision of this TOS by us shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision, and our failure to assert any right or provision under this TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.