Terms of Use

These Terms of Use ("Terms") constitute a binding agreement between you and Game Changer Media Group, Inc., (GCMG) a New York corporation, and govern your use of gamechangermeetings.com, and its affiliates (collectively, the “Site,” or “us” or “we”) and the content, products and any and all services offered through the Site (collectively, the “Services”).  By accessing, viewing or using the Site or the Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least the age of majority in you’re the jurisdiction in which you live and can legally consent to be bound by and subject to these Terms.   If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not check or click on, or otherwise agree to, these Terms, and you should immediately leave this page and not access or use the Website or any other Services. Upon our request, you agree to sign a non-electronic version of these Terms.

 

The Site reserves the right to change the Terms at any time and for any reason. Updated versions of the Terms will be posted to the Site at this specific location and you should visit this page periodically to keep apprised of any changes.  By continuing to use the Site or the Services after any such change, you accept and agree to the modified Terms. The Site reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site, any site features, benefits (including without limitation blocking or terminating your Account), rules or conditions, all without notice, even though such changes may affect the way you use the Site. You agree that the Site will not be liable to you or any third-party for any modification or discontinuance of the Site or the Services.

 

Services:

The Site features information about various celebrities, sports figures, businessmen and women, venture capitalists, and other recognizable and high profile individuals (the “Game Changers”) and explains how you may select a Game Changer and arrange a business meeting for the purposes of sharing ideas and obtaining feedback.  You to agree and acknowledge that the identification and listing of Game Changers on the Site does NOT constitute an offer to enter into a binding contract.  Rather, their listing on the Site is an “offer to treat” as that phrase is interpreted in common law, seeking solicitation of offers from you, the acceptance of which will ultimately be consummated in a written contract between you and the Game Changer.  Determination of the suitability of a Game Changer is your sole responsibility and the Site disclaims any role or responsibility in that regard. Although the Site and the Game Changers meet certain criteria established by GCMG, neither GCMG or the Site endorses the opinions of the Game Changers, nor is it liable for any type of damages you may suffer as a result of any reliance on the advice, counsel, comments or statements of the Game Changer with whom you contract.  Your hereby agree to hold the Site and its affiliates harmless from any and all damages which may be caused by your meeting(s) with the Game Changer and any statements arising therefrom.

 

User Relationship:

By use of the Site, you generally agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes, regulations, and ordinances.  Without limitation, you specifically agree to refrain from the following actions while using the Site or communicating or meeting with a Game Changer:

                 Harassing, threatening, embarrassing or causing distress or discomfort upon another individual or entity participating in the Site, including, but not limited to, the Game Changer, or impersonating the Game Changer or any other person or entity involved in the Site, or otherwise restricting or inhibiting the Game Changer or any other person from using or enjoying the Site;

 

                 Transmitting any information, data, text, files, links, software, chats, communication or other materials to the Game Changers or any other individual that is unlawful, false, misleading, harmful, threatening, abusive, invasive of another's privacy, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, hateful or racially or otherwise objectionable, including without limitation material of any kind or nature that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, provincial, national, or international law or regulation, or encourage the use of controlled substances;

 

                 “Stalking,” “Cyber-stalking,” or otherwise harassing the Game Changer, or another employee, person, user, or member who is associated with the Site;

 

                 Collecting or storing personal data about the Game Changer, other users or members without their consent (including, but not limited to, through the use of scripts, bots or web crawlers) or upload, post, email, transmit, chat or otherwise disclose other users' or members' private information;

                  

                 Using any automated device, spider, robot, crawler, data mining tool, software or routine to access, copy, or download any part of the Site unless expressly permitted by the Site;

                  

                 Attempting to disrupt, decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up all or any part of the Site; modifying any meta data, hypertext markup language, copying or duplicating in any manner any of the content; framing of or linking to any of the Site, its content or information available from the Site without the express written consent of agents of the Site;

 

                 Violating 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, but not limited to, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;

 

Support and Communications

The Site provides the following FAQ page which provides answers to most User questions: 

http://www.gamechangermeetings.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions. 

Should you wish to obtain additional information, you may contact us directly. Communications are primarily conducted by e-mail with responses within 2-4 business days. You can reach Game Changer Meetings by e-mail at Info@gamechangermeetings.com.

 

Use of Materials & Discussions:

You are responsible for the confidentiality of the Game Changer.  If confidentiality is important to you, it is important for you to take the necessary precautions to assure the secrecy of your meetings, including, without limitation, a non-disclosure understanding with the Game Changer.  Anything that you post, transmit, or otherwise make available for viewing by the Game Changer or on public areas of the Site will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary to you. You understand and agree that otherwise any such materials may be used by the Game Changer, the Site or our affiliates, without review or approval by you, for any purpose whatsoever, and in any medium, including our print media, if any, without notice or compensation to you.

 

Termination of Access:

The Site has the right terminate your access for any reason if we believe you have violated these Terms in any manner. You agree not to hold the Site liable for such termination, and further agree not to attempt to use the Site after termination.

 

No Third Party Beneficiaries:

You agree that, except as otherwise provided in this Terms of Use, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to these Terms.  You agree to hold the Site harmless and indemnify the Site from any liability it incurs from you or a third party as a result of your use of the Site or the Services.

 

Copyright and Trademarks:

Please feel free to browse the Site. The content provided through the Site or provided by the Game Changer, including without limitation, trademarks, service marks, logos, the Services, images, text, data, software, manuscripts, graphics, photographs, music, sounds, videos, interactive features, blogs, posts, feedback, messages, tags, illustrations, and other materials (collectively “Content”) are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights which are generally owned by or licensed to the Site, and in some instance may be owned by the Game Changer or other parties who have posted on the Site, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. Unless otherwise indicated, Content from the Site and from any other web site owned, operated, controlled, or licensed by the Site may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way.  Except as otherwise noted, all content of the Site is:

 

Copyright © 2013 Game Changer Media Group, Inc.

All Rights Reserved

 

You may download or make single copies of materials displayed on the Site for your own personal and noncommercial use, but all copies shall retain the copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices displayed with the materials on the Site.

 

You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any Content other than as expressly permitted herein.  You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Site or the Services or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Site or the Services.  We or our licensors retain all intellectual and proprietary rights in and to the Site, Content and the Services, except as expressly provided herein.

 

No right is granted to you herein to use any of the Content, except that you may make fair use of the Content in news, advertising and promotional materials, and in referring to our products and services (for example, in a consumer magazine article) without our permission, provided you follow standard trademark usage practices and provide proper attribution. Any other uses require prior written permission from the Site. Please make such requests by e-mail at Info@GameChangerMeetings.com. We will evaluate your request and respond as soon as possible.

 

Notification of Infringement

The Site respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask visitors to the Site to do the same.  If you believe that your work has been copied or used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, the following information in the form of a written notification (pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)) must be provided to a designated Site Copyright Agent:

 

An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;

                 A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; 

                 A copy of the registration certificate for the copyright work or other intellectual property;

                 A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site;

                 Your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address;

                 A signed 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; and

                 A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information provided in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.


Our copyright agent can be reached as follows: 

Game Changer Media Group

Attention: Copyright Agent

350 Fifth Avenue

Suite 6617

New York, NY 10118

 

Email: info@Gamechangermeetings.com

 

Please put “Copyright Infringement” in the subject line.

 

Permission, Release & Waiver for Background Check

By engaging the services of a Game Changer, you authorize the Site to make a thorough investigation of your personal or employment history and authorize any former employer, person, firm, corporation, school, or government agency to give the court records, criminal justice records, educational records, records of scholastic achievement and attendance, employment records, or personnel files

 

This authorization to obtain records and information is not intended to permit the release of your medical records, medical information contained in your employment or education records, or information relating to any worker’s compensation claims that may have been filed in conjunction with any prior employment.

 

In consideration of the Site’s review of your request to meet with a Game Changer, you further release the Site and all providers of information from any liability as a result of furnishing and receiving this information.

 

Privacy Policy

The Site uses appropriate security measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of data submitted by users through our website. The Site will not sell, rent, share or trade personal information about our users to any third party for their promotional use without your advance permission or unless ordered by a court of law.  Information submitted to us is only available to employees managing this information for purposes of contacting you or sending you emails based on your request for information, and to contracted service providers for purposes of providing services relating to our communications with you, and to the Game Changers themselves for establishing the meetings you specifically request, and to any affiliates of the Site, including, but not limited to, GCMG.  Your use of the Site constitutes acknowledgment and agreement with our privacy policy. You further acknowledge and agree that The Site may use your personal information in the manner described in our Privacy Policy.


Date Collection Technologies

 

The Internet industry commonly uses data collection technologies such as cookies, pixels, and local storage.  These technologies are tools and applications used to collect information for security purposes, and to deliver targeted products, services, and advertisements. With these technologies, a website or application can store information on your browser or browsing device and later read or sent that information back to the technology’s creator.  The Site does not currently collect this type of data or use these technologies, but reserves its right to do so and will provide notice in these terms and conditions prior to collecting that information in the future.  Visitors to the Site should be aware, however, that the use of these technologies is widespread in the Internet industry, and many major websites use them. The Site is not and cannot be responsible for, and makes no representation as to whether or not sites linked to this Site use any of these technologies.

 

Links

The Site has no control over and is not responsible for the content of or claims made on websites that may be linked to or from the Site, whether or not they may be affiliated with the Site. Any websites linked to or from the Site are for your convenience only, and you access them at your own risk.

 

Release

The Site assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or usefulness of information, views, opinions or advice in any material contained on the Site or offered directly by the Game Changer, whether online or in person. In addition, it does not endorse any opinions or recommendations posted by others, nor those of the Game Changer. Any information posted on or through the Site or through your communication with the Game Changer is your responsibility and any information provided by the Game Changer is their responsibility.  Your dealings with others through the Site are solely between you and such other parties. Under no circumstances will the Site be liable for any goods, services, resources or content available through such third party dealings or communications, or for any harm related thereto.

 

You acknowledge, consent and agree that the Site may access, preserve and disclose any information you willingly upload, post, or otherwise make available on the Site for any reason, or if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) comply with legal requirements imposed by Federal, State or Local law or authorities (iii) enforce these Terms; (iv) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (v) respond to your requests for customer service; or (vi) protect the rights, property or personal safety of the Site, its users and the public.

 

Disclaimer of Warranties for Site: 

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT FOUND ON THESE CLASSIFIEDS. THE SITE 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, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE SITE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT USE OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, WITHOUT DEFECT OR ERROR FREE. THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.

 

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL, AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.

 

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

 

Use of Services; Assumption of Risk    

YOU FULLY ASSUME ALL RISK OF LOSS AND RISK OF PERSONAL HARM ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, including but not limited to, any online or offline communications and personal interactions with the Site or the Game Changers.  It is your responsibility to take all advisable and necessary precautions when interacting with individuals you meet or come into contact with through the Site or the Services.  

 

Limitation of Liability:

The information, services and products available to you on this Site may contain errors and are subject to periods of interruption. While the Site does its best to maintain the information, services and products it offers on the Site, it cannot be held responsible for any errors, defects, lost profits or other consequential damages arising from the use of the Site.

 

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SITE OR ITS AFFILIATES, OWNERS, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, SPONSORS, SUPPLIERS, OR PARTNERS (COLLECTIVELY "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED OR RELATING TO (i) THE USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE), OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE, (ii) ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE, OR (iii) ANY MEETING WITH A GAME CHANGER, EVEN IF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU ACCEPT ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST, ANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY YOU OR BY ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DISCLOSURE OF PASSWORDS TO THIRD PARTIES. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY REGARDING YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY SITE'S ACTIVITIES.

 

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, THE MEETING WITH A GAME CHANGER, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, OR DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE TO STOP USING THE SITE.

 

If you are a California resident, you waive any rights you may have under California Civil Code § 1542, which states: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

 

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site, the violation of these Terms by you, or the infringement by you, or other users of the Site using your computer, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. The Site reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

 

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

This Site shall be governed by the laws of the United States, including federal copyright and trademark laws, and with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts entered into and to be wholly performed therein, without regard to its choice of law provisions. By visiting the Site, you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts presiding in New York and you agree to accept service of process by mail. You hereby waive any and all jurisdictional and venue defenses that might otherwise be available.  Any action you or any third party may bring to enforce these Terms, or in connection with any matters related to the Site, shall be brought only in either the state or Federal courts located in New York, and you expressly consent to the jurisdiction of said courts. You also 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 Site or the Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

 

Force Majeure

Notwithstanding any other provision contained in these Terms and Conditions, in the event that the performance of any obligation of the Site is prevented due to acts of God, exchange controls, export or import controls, or any other government restriction, wars, hostilities, blockades, civil disturbances, revolutions, strikes, lockouts, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the GCMG or the Site, then the Site shall not be responsible to you for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations. the Site shall promptly notify you of such force majeure condition. The terms of this clause shall not exempt, but merely suspend, the Site from its duty to perform until as soon as practicable after a force majeure condition ceases to exist.

 

Headings

The headings of each of these Terms and Conditions are for convenience of reference only. Such headings shall be ignored in the interpretation or construction of any of these terms and conditions.

 

No Assignment

You may not assign your rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Site.

 

General

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Site and govern your use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and the Site. 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, or visit another site linked to by this Site. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

 

Severance and Waiver

You acknowledge and agree that 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. Furthermore, if any provision of these Terms 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.

 

The Site's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by the Site.

 

Complete Understanding

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire understanding between GCMG and you with respect to the Site.

 

BY USING THE SITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ANY SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATIONS. AS A CONDITION OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, YOU WARRANT THAT YOU WILL NOT USE THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE THAT IS UNLAWFUL.

 

For more information about Game Changer Meetings or if you have any questions about our Terms and Conditions, please contact us by e-mail Info@gamechangermeetings.com

 

We would be happy to answer your questions or hear your concerns.

 

Updated May 15, 2013