Terms of Service
Terms of Service

Welcome! Sonic Weekly, Inc. makes this web site (the “Site”) and the content, information, products and services available on this Site (collectively the “Service”) subject to acceptance of and compliance with the notices, terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use (the “Terms”) and elsewhere on this Site. The terms “you,” “your” and “yours” refer to all visitors to this Site. The terms “Sonic Weekly,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Sonic Weekly and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

1. Terms and Conditions of Use

Please read these Terms carefully. Any use by you of this Site or the Service constitutes your acceptance without modification of these Terms and any notices, terms and conditions incorporated by reference. Any violation of these Terms may result in our termination of your access to the Service.

Certain features and functionality included in the Service may be subject to additional posted notices, terms and/or conditions. Your use of such features and functionality is subject to those additional notices, terms and/or conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference. In the event of an inconsistency between these Terms and any additional posted notices, terms and conditions, these Terms shall control.

Sonic Weekly may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time, including the availability of any Service feature, database or content. Sonic Weekly may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Service without notice or liability.

We may periodically make changes to these Terms without notice. It is your responsibility to review these Terms frequently and remain informed about any changes to them, so we encourage you to visit this page often. Your continued use of the Site and the Service means that you agree to be bound by all such changes made to these Terms from time to time.

2. Privacy Policy

Registration data and other information about you are subject to our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated herein. You should review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect and use data about you.

3. Access to and Use of Content

The information available on the Service may include, but is not limited to, articles, charts, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips and video clips (collectively referred to as the "Content"). Content you access through the Service is, in every case, for your personal, non-commercial use only. You agree not to sell, publish, reproduce, distribute, retransmit or otherwise provide access to the Content to anyone Except as provided immediately above, you may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create new works from, distribute, perform, display or in any way exploit, any of the Content or the Service, in whole or in part. The Service and the Content are protected by copyright pursuant to U.S. and international copyright laws.

You acknowledge and understand that Sonic Weekly and the information providers that make their materials available to you via our Service retain all rights and title to any and all intellectual property rights existing in such materials. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices, information or restrictions appearing on any Content.

4. Disclaimers

Use of this Site and our Service is at Your Own Risk. The Site and our Service contains advice, opinions and statements of various information providers. All such advice, opinions, statements and other information are provided to you “AS IS.” Sonic Weekly does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided by any information provider or any other person or entity and made available to you on this Site and our Service. Reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement or other information is strictly at your own risk. Neither Sonic Weekly nor its affiliates, nor any of their respective agents, employees, publishers or other information providers shall be liable to you or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, timeliness, completeness, deletion, defect, failure of performance, computer virus, communication line failure, alteration of, or use of any Content, regardless of cause, or for any damages resulting there from.

Third-Party Content

Sonic Weekly is a distributor of information supplied by various third parties. Therefore, Sonic Weekly has no more editorial control over such information than a public library, bookstore or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available on our Service are those of the respective author(s), publishers or distributor(s), and not of Sonic Weekly.

Third-Party Web Sites, Services and Software

We may provide, promote or provide links to web sites or services from other companies. We may also offer you the ability to download software from other companies. Sonic Weekly does not operate or control in any respect such third-party web sites, services and software. You assume sole responsibility for any use of any third-party web sites, services and software.

5. Copyrighted Material and Software

All of the Content, information, and materials offered to you through the Service are our property or are the property of our licensors and vendors and are protected by United States and international copyright and other intellectual property laws.

6. Trademarks

Trademarks owned by Sonic Weekly, the Sonic Weekly logo, and all other trademarks, service marks and trade names of Sonic Weekly appearing on this Site or in any marketing or other printed materials are owned by Sonic Weekly, Inc. Sonic Weekly’s trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Sonic Weekly’s, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Sonic Weekly. All other trademarks, product or service names, brand names, company names and/or logos appearing on this Site are the property of their respective owners.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE CONTENT AND/OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED ON AN

"AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SONIC WEEKLY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. SONIC WEEKLY MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, AND SECURE OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT THE SITE OR OUR SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SONIC WEEKLY MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED, ACCESSED OR OBTAINED VIA OUR SERVICE OR ADVERTISED ON THE SITE.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SONIC WEEKLY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, STOCKHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS (THE “SONIC WEEKLY PARTIES”) BE LIABLE, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF, OR ACCESS TO, THE SERVICE, THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT APPEARING VIA THE SITE AND SERVICE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “EXCLUDED DAMAGES”), WHETHER OR NOT CHARACTERIZED IN NEGLIGENCE, TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF ANY OF THE SONIC WEEKLY PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF OR COULD HAVE FORESEEN ANY OF THE EXCLUDED DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF ANY FAILURE OF AN ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF A LIMITED REMEDY. IF ANY APPLICABLE AUTHORITY HOLDS ANY PORTION OF THIS SECTION TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, THEN THE LIABILITY OF THE SONIC WEEKLY PARTIES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

9. Indemnity

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE SONIC WEEKLY PARTIES HARMLESS FROM ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES, CLAIMS OR DEMANDS, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT, YOUR CONNECTION TO THE SITE, YOUR VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OR THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY LAW OR THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER.

10. Right to Terminate

Sonic Weekly reserves the right to terminate or restrict your use of the Service, with or without notice, at our sole discretion. If Sonic Weekly terminates your use of the Service based on a breach of any portion of these Terms, Sonic Weekly reserves the right to refuse to provide you with access to the Service in the future.

11. Miscellaneous

We may assign our rights and responsibilities under these Terms without notice to you. You agree that these Terms, as well as any and all claims arising from your use and access of the Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America applicable to contracts made entirely within California and wholly performed in California, without regard to any conflict or choice of law principles.

Basic Acceptable Use Policy

Sonic Weekly reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content for any reason, including but not limited to, your violation of any laws or the terms and conditions of this Acceptable Use Policy. The Acceptable Use Policy below describes certain actions relating to the content and operation of the Website which Sonic Weekly considers to be inappropriate and thus prohibited. The examples identified in this list are provided as examples only for your guidance. If you are unsure whether any contemplated use or action is permitted, please contact the Sonic Weekly. Sonic Weekly's right to remove inappropriate content under this Policy shall not place an obligation on Sonic Weekly to monitor or exert editorial control over the Website.

Actions which Sonic Weekly considers inappropriate and grounds for removal of offending material or termination of access to the Website include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Using the Website to sell any goods or services that are unlawful in the location at which the content is posted or received or the goods or services delivered;
  • Using the Website to post any content that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, pornographic, contains nudity or sexual acts, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable;
  • Using the Website to post any content that advocates, promotes or otherwise encourages violence against any governments, organizations, groups or individuals or which provides instruction, information, or assistance in causing or carrying out such violence;
  • Using the Website to post any content that holds Sonic Weekly (including its affiliates), employees or shareholders up to public scorn or ridicule or would in anyway damage or impair Sonic Weekly's reputation or goodwill;
  • Using the Website to post any content that violates any copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights of others;
  • Failing to obtain all required permissions when using the Website to receive, upload, download, display, distribute, or execute programs or perform other works protected by intellectual property laws including copyright and patent laws;
  • Deleting or altering author attributes, copyright notices, or other copyright management information, unless expressly permitted in writing by the author or owner;
  • Using the Website in a tortious manner, including the posting of libelous, defamatory, scandalous, threatening, harassing or private information without the permission of the person(s) involved, or posting content that is likely to cause emotional distress; or
  • Introducing viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other harmful code on the Internet.

Sonic Weekly may revise in its sole discretion this Acceptable Use Policy, without prior notice. Any such changes shall be posted by Sonic Weekly on its Website www.sonicweekly.com. You shall be responsible for periodically reviewing the online Acceptable Use Policy to apprise yourself of any changes thereto. You agree to be bound by all such changes.

DMCA - Digital Millennium Copyright Act

ALLEGED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT Website Notice - Designated Agent

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOU KNOWLINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES. ANY INQUIRIES OTHER THAN RELATED TO THE DMCA WILL BE DELETED.

 As required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (17 U.S.C. 512 (c), all notifications of claimed copyright infringement regarding Websites hosted by Sonic Weekly, Inc ("Sonic Weekly") should be sent ONLY to our designated agent.

 Sonic Weekly, Inc. 

Peter C. Bronstein-General Counsel 

6444 E. Spring Street, Suite 264 

Long Beach, CA 90815

Email: Legal@sonicweekly.com

 If you believe a Website hosted by Sonic weekly LLC infringes a copyright, you must provide the following information to the person identified above (17 USCA 512 et al as amended):

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work(s) claimed to have been infringed; 
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of the infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; 
  4. Information regarding how we may contact you (for example, mailing address, telephone number, E-mail address); 
  5. A statement that the copyright owner or its authorized agent has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and 
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and made under penalty of perjury, and, if an agent is providing the notification, a statement that the agent is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
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