Welcome to ReviewStudio. By using the ReviewStudio service and the reviewstudio.com website you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”). These Terms of Service create an agreement (the "Agreement") between you and ReviewStudio Inc. (“ReviewStudio”) regarding your use of the ReviewStudio website and services ("Services"). Please read them carefully. If you do not agree to this Agreement, please leave the site and do not use the Services.
You represent that your are legally able to enter into the Agreement and that if you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of an entity (such as the company you work for) that you have the legal authority to bind that entity to this Agreement.
You must be a person 16 years or older to use the Services.
You must provide your legal full name, a valid email address, and any other information requested in order to register an account (“Registration Information”).
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Registration Information. You agree to notify ReviewStudio of any unauthorized use or breach of your account.
You are responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account whether that activity is undertaken by you or by others to whom you provide access (your “Users”). You are responsible for the compliance by your Users of your obligations under this Agreement.
You may register for only one free trial account.
You agree that ReviewStudio may collect, use, process and store information about you and your use of the Services. You acknowledge that ReviewStudio acts only as a passive conduit of such information, and that ReviewStudio will not monitor or disclose such information, except as needed to provide the Services or as otherwise required by law. In addition, your Registration Information and information that you submit to ReviewStudio in connection with the Services will be handled in accordance with our privacy policy located at: www.reviewstudio.com/privacy
You are responsible for the content of all visual, written or audible communications, images, video, documents, files, or other materials ("Content") posted under your account including Content posted by your Users.
ReviewStudio claims no copyright or other ownership rights in the Content that is uploaded to the Services.
You grant to ReviewStudio a non-exclusive, royalty-free, paid-up right and license to use, reproduce, display and distribute such Content in connection with ReviewStudio's provision of the Services to you and your Users.
You agree not to upload, post, email, store, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Services any Content that (a) is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise deemed objectionable by ReviewStudio (“Objectionable Content”) (b) violates the intellectual property rights of any third party.
ReviewStudio does not monitor Content, but ReviewStudio has the right (but not the obligation) to remove any Objectionable Content or Content that violates the intellectual property of any third party or these Terms of Service.
You understand and agree that ReviewStudio cannot be responsible for the Content posted on the Services and you and your Users may be exposed to Objectionable Content. You agree to use the Services at your own risk.
ReviewStudio has no control over, and is not responsible for the privacy of any Content that you share with others so always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable or sensitive information.
A valid credit card is required for paying accounts. Free accounts are not required to provide a credit card number.
The paid Services are billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis (“Billing Cycle”) and are non-refundable. There will be no refunds or credits for partial months of service.
All fees are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and you shall be responsible for payment of all such taxes, levies or duties, unless we are obligated to collect same in which case the amount of such taxes or duties will be added to your statement or duties to the appropriate governmental agency or to ReviewStudio at the rate and in the manner for the time being prescribed by law.
For any upgrade or downgrade in plan level, your credit card that you provided will automatically be charged the new rate on your next Billing Cycle.
Downgrading your Services may cause the loss of some functionality if your storage usage exceeds the capacity of the new plan level. Functionality will be restored when you delete the excessive Content from you account.
If a scheduled credit card charge is declined, ReviewStudio will notify you to provide a valid replacement. Failure to provide a replacement within 48 hours may result in the suspension of your rights or those of your Users from accessing the Services.
ReviewStudio reserves the right to upgrade or modify the Services with or without notice.
ReviewStudio reserves the right to temporarily suspend or interrupt Services for periodic maintenance. Where possible, ReviewStudio shall provide at least 8 hours notice of any planned maintenance.
Prices of all Services are subject to change upon 30 days notice.
ReviewStudio shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, price change or suspension of the Services.
All rights to the Services and intellectual property embodied by the Services are hereby expressly reserved. The user interface of the Services, and all rights therein, are owned exclusively by ReviewStudio and ReviewStudio retains all copyright and other rights therein. You may not (a) duplicate, copy, modify or create derivative works based upon the Services; (b) reverse-engineer, reverse-compile or decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying algorithms of the Services.
By submitting comments, feedback, bug reports, product suggestions to ReviewStudio you acknowledge and agree that ReviewStudio is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you provide for any purpose without any compensation to you.
You may not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You must not, in the use of the Services, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws, trademark laws or other intellectual property laws).
ReviewStudio has the right to suspend or terminate this agreement and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (i) immediately if you are in breach of this agreement or (ii) with 30 days email notice in accordance with 5.18. You may terminate this agreement at any time by cancelling your subscription through your account profile. Termination of the agreement will result in the deactivation or deletion of your account and the deletion of any Content associated to it. ReviewStudio does not accept any liability for such loss.
You understand that ReviewStudio uses third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and related technology required to run the Services.
You must not modify, adapt or hack the Services or modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the Services or with ReviewStudio.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Services, use of the Services, or access to the Services without the express written permission by ReviewStudio.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Services, including your Content, may be transferred unencrypted and involve (i) transmissions over various networks; and (ii) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
You must not upload, post, host, or transmit unsolicited email, SMSs, or "spam" messages. You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
ReviewStudio hereby represents, warrants and covenants that the service will not infringe any copyright, patent or other intellectual property right in each case to the extent arising under Canadian or US law.
Except as expressly provided in section 5.10 above, ReviewStudio does not make any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. You expressly agree that the use of the Services is at your own risk. The Services are provided “As Is” and “As Available” for you’re your use without warranties or conditions, either express ,implied, or statutory. In particular, ReviewStudio does not warrant that (i) the Services will meet your specific requirements, (ii) the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services will be accurate or reliable, (iv) the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the Services will meet your expectations, and (v) any errors in the Services will be corrected.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT REVIEWSTUDIO 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 REVIEWSTUDIO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES; (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 SERVICES; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES; (V) OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES (EXCEPT THOSE COVERED BY REVIEWSTUDIO’S INDEMNITY IN SECTION 5.13) WILL YOU BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DAMAGES FROM REVIEWSTUDIO EXCEEDING THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO REVIEWSTUDIO IN THE 2 (TWO) YEAR PERIOD PRECEDING THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO YOUR CLAIM.
ReviewStudio indemnifies, defends and holds you harmless from any and all liability with respect to any third party claims against you arising out of or in any way connected with a claim that the Services infringe or violate the intellectual property rights of any third party. You indemnify, defend and hold harmless ReviewStudio from any and all liability resulting from any claim brought or made against ReviewStudio based on any (i) unauthorized use of the Service by or on your behalf, (ii) infringement or violation of any third party intellectual property rights in connection with any Content posted or otherwise made available or accessible by or on your behalf through the use of the Services, (iii) any breach by You of these Terms and Conditions, (iv) libel, slander, other forms of defamation, plagiarism, piracy or unfair competition in connection with any Content, or (v) damages suffered by any of your Users.
In the event that either you or ReviewStudio brings a claim for indemnity under section 5.13: (i) The indemnified party shall notify the indemnifying party promptly and in writing of such claim and the indemnifying party shall be given sole control of any proceedings or negotiations in connection with the claim; (ii) The indemnified party shall take no action that materially impairs the indemnifying party’s defense of the claim; and (iii) the indemnified party shall cooperate and assist with the defense of the indemnifying party at the expense of the indemnifying party. If a claim subject to intellectual property infringement indemnification is made, ReviewStudio shall have the right to, at its option, either: (i) obtain for you the right to continue using the Services or (ii) replace or modify the Services so that such Services becomes non-infringing and still provide substantially the same functionality for Licensee.
The failure of ReviewStudio to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The Terms of Service constitutes the entire agreement between you and ReviewStudio and governs your use of the Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and ReviewStudio (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
Notices to you may be provided by sending an email to the email address registered on your account. Notice to ReviewStudio may be provided by emailing support@reviewstudio.com. All notices to ReviewStudio must be in the English language.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. In any action to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, if applicable.
ReviewStudio reserves the right to update and change the Terms of Service from time to time and recommends you review them on a regular basis. Any new features that augment or enhance the current Services, including the release of new tools and resources, shall be subject to the Terms of Service. Continued use of the Services after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at: http://www.reviewstudio.com/terms_of_service
This Agreements has been drafted in English at the express request of the parties hereto. Cette convention a été rédigrée en anglais à la demande expresse des parties au présents.
If You believe any Content accessible on or from this web site infringe your copyright, You may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from this web site by contacting ReviewStudio's copyright agent (identified below) and providing the following information:
Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
ReviewStudio's agent for copyright issues relating to this web site is as follows:
Stuart Feldman
ReviewStudio
3 Place Ville Marie, Suite 400
Montreal QC, H3B 2E3
Canada
+1-888-576-3139
In an effort to protect the rights of copyright owners, ReviewStudio maintains a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of subscribers and account holders of this web site who are infringers.
At ReviewStudio, we are committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the security of your personal information. We provide this privacy policy to explain to you our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used when you access our website and use our services at ReviewStudio.com. We work hard to earn and keep your trust, so we adhere to the following principles to protect your privacy:
We will never sell, rent or otherwise provide your personal information to any third party for commercial purposes;
Except as specifically provided for in this Policy, your personal information and posted content will only be shared with people you explicitly choose to share it with.
Any personal information you provide will be secured with industry standard protocols and technologies.
Please read this Policy to learn more about:
What personally identifiable information of yours is collected;
How your personal information is used and shared;
What security procedures are in place to protect your personal information and any content that you post on our website; and
How to contact us.
Children are not eligible to use our services or products, and we ask that minors (under the age of 16) do not submit any personal information to us or use our services or products. Our website does not target and is not intended to attract children under the age of 16. ReviewStudio does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under the age of 16.
Personal information means any information that may be used to identify you as an individual, such as your name, email address, a home, postal, or other physical address, or other information when needed to provide a service or product you have requested.
When you access and browse our website to learn more about our services, you do so anonymously. But ReviewStudio collects personal information when you register for an account to enable your access to certain our services. To create an account, you are required to provide your name and email address and choose a password. You are responsible for all actions taken with your user ID and password, including any fees that may be charged to your account. Therefore, we recommend that you do not disclose your password to any other person or entity. If you lose control of your password, you may lose control over your personal information and posted content. If you believe your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately change your password through your account profile.
Unless you request deletion of your personal information as specified below, your personal information may be retained by ReviewStudio in compliance with this Policy to log software licenses granted.
Like many other commercial websites, the ReviewStudio website and service uses a standard technology called "cookies" to collect information about how you use the website and the service. This allows your computer and our website to speak to each other in a more efficient manner, allows you to navigate our website, authenticate you as the correct user, allows us to recognize your computer on return visits and helps us study traffic patterns on our website in order to improve the site and the services we provide.
The cookie will only contain information that your computer is set to provide to the website server, and you can choose to reject all cookies, although this will affect the functionality of our website for technical reasons and may affect your ability to use our website at all.
The ReviewStudio website and service also makes use of web log files that track how the site is being used. This data is used in the aggregate to help us analyze overall usage trends so that we can improve our services. It is not linked to personally identifiable information in any way.
At any time, you can review the personal information you provided us and make any desired changes to the information, or to the settings for your ReviewStudio account by logging in to your account on this website and editing the information on your Profile or Settings page. You may also close your account, in which case we will remove your personal information and all data and content associated with it.
ReviewStudio is an online service dedicated to facilitating the review and approval process amongst professionals working with digital media. The information and content you choose to provide through your use of the service is used to help you work more effectively with other people you trust and choose to work with.
The content you upload will only be shared with people you explicitly share it with. You may choose to protect your content by restricting access only to authenticated users you establish or by assigning a password to it. At your option, you may also share content with “guests” who do not require authenticated accounts or passwords to access it. It is up to you to decide the level of security that you wish to provide for the content you upload.
Any annotations and comments you provide in reviewing content will include your name, timestamp and will be visible to all other people that the content is shared with. In addition, at the option of each user, automatic email notifications may inform other reviewers of the same content of the comments and other actions that are undertaken by other participants in that same review.
We will not share your personal information outside ReviewStudio without your permission, except as specifically indicated in this Policy.
Within ReviewStudio, data is stored in controlled servers with limited access. We limit access to personal information about you to employees we reasonably believe need to come into contact with such information to provide services or products to you or otherwise in order to perform their jobs.
ReviewStudio may send your personal information to other companies or people only under one of the following circumstances:
When we have your consent to share the information;
When we need to share your information to carry out your instructions and to provide the services or products you have requested (for example, we use a credit card processing company to manage subscription fees);
When we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of ReviewStudio to provide a service or product to you. We will only provide those companies the minimal information they need to provide the service or product required;
We will also disclose your personal information if required or necessary to do so by law or court order, in connection with judicial or other legal proceedings, other legal process served on ReviewStudio, to exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims, to enforce our license terms and conditions, or in urgent circumstances, to protect personal safety, the public or our website.
ReviewStudio will communicate with you through emails and notices posted on our website. Please be aware that you will receive certain emails from ReviewStudio relating to the proper functioning of your account, such as email notices when other users undertake certain actions on the content you share with them. You will also receive emails relating to scheduled site maintenance, new software releases and other issues that may affect your use of the site.
Information you provide upon registration or on your Profile page is also used to customize your experience on our websites. For example, when you log in to your account, we will display your name and current resource usage.
Your ReviewStudio account information is password-protected for your privacy and security. ReviewStudio safeguards the security of the data you send us with physical, electronic, and managerial procedures. ReviewStudio uses industry-standard secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to enhance the security of data transmissions, including passwords, credit card information and profile data.
The ReviewStudio website may contain links to other websites not operated by ReviewStudio. ReviewStudio does not share your personal information with those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. Once you have left our website, you should check the applicable privacy policies of those websites to determine how they handle any information they collect from you.
ReviewStudio may update this Policy from time to time. In the event there are significant changes in the way we treat your personal information, we will send a notice to the primary email address specified in your Profile or by displaying a prominent notice on our website.
If you have questions or comments about this Policy, please email us at support@reviewstudio.com or contact us at:
ReviewStudio
Attn: Privacy Policy Issues
3 Place Ville Marie, Suite 400
Montreal QC, H3B 2E3
Canada
This Policy was last modified on February 1, 2013