| 1. ACCEPTANCE
OF TERMS
Welcome to the websites of Lincoln Financial Media
Company of California, aka FM949SD.com, FM949.net
(Lincoln Financial Media). Lincoln Financial Media
provides its service to you, subject to the following
Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be
updated by us from time to time without notice
to you. In addition, when using particular Lincoln
Financial Media services, you and Lincoln Financial
Media shall be subject to any posted guidelines
or rules applicable to such services which may
be posted from time to time. All such guidelines
or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into
the TOS. Lincoln Financial Media also may offer
other services from time to time.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Lincoln Financial Media currently provides users
with access to a rich collection of on-line resources,
including, various music information, online forums,
streaming audio, personalized content and branded
programming through its network of properties (the "Service").
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features
that augment or enhance the current Service, including
the release of new Lincoln Financial Media properties,
shall be subject to the TOS. You understand and
agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and
that Lincoln Financial Media assumes no responsibility
for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure
to store any user communications or personalization
settings.
In order to use the Service, you must obtain access
to the World Wide Web, either directly or through
devices that access web-based content, and pay
any service fees associated with such access. In
addition, you must provide all equipment necessary
to make such connection to the World Wide Web,
including a computer and modem or other access
device.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you
agree t (a) provide true, accurate, current and
complete information about yourself as prompted
by the Service's registration form (such information
being the "Registration Data") and (b)
maintain and promptly update the Registration Data
to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.
If you provide any information that is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Lincoln
Financial Media has reasonable grounds to suspect
that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not
current or incomplete, Lincoln Financial Media
has the right to suspend or terminate your account
and refuse any and all current or future use of
the Service (or any portion thereof). Lincoln Financial
Media is concerned about the safety and privacy
of all its users, particularly children. Therefore
to comply with COPPA, minors under the age of 13
cannot register. Thus by accepting this TOS your
are admitting your are over the age of 13.
4. Lincoln Financial Media PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information
about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For
more information, see our full privacy policy at
Privacy Policy.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
You may receive a password and account designation
upon completing the Service's registration process.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of the password and account, and are fully responsible
for all activities that occur under your password
or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify
Lincoln Financial Media of any unauthorized use
of your password or account or any other breach
of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from
your account at the end of each session. Lincoln
Financial Media cannot and will not be liable for
any loss or damage arising from your failure to
comply with this Section 5.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text,
software, music, sound, photographs, graphics,
video, messages or other materials ("Content"),
whether publicly posted or privately transmitted,
are the sole responsibility of the person from
which such Content originated. This means that
you, and not Lincoln Financial Media, are entirely
responsible for all Content that you upload, post,
email, transmit or otherwise make available via
the Service. Lincoln Financial Media does not control
the Content posted via the Service and, as such,
does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality
of such Content. You understand that by using the
Service, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no
circumstances will Lincoln Financial Media be liable
in any way for any Content, including, but not
limited to, for any errors or omissions in any
Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind
incurred as a result of the use of any Content
posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made
available via the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise
make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful,
threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory,
vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's
privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable;
• harm minors in any way;
• impersonate any person or entity, including,
but not limited to, a Lincoln Financial Media official,
forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or
otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a
person or entity;
• forge headers or otherwise manipulate
identifiers in order to disguise the origin of
any Content transmitted through the Service;
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise
make available any Content that you do not have
a right to make available under any law or under
contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as
inside information, proprietary and confidential
information learned or disclosed as part of employment
relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise
make available any Content that infringes any patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary
rights ("Rights") of any party;
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise
make available any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, "junk
mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid
schemes," or any other form of solicitation,
except in those areas (such as shopping rooms)
that are designated for such purpose;
• upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise
make available any material that contains software
viruses or any other computer code, files or programs
designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality
of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment;
• disrupt the normal flow of dialogue,
cause a screen to "scroll" faster than
other users of the Service are able to type, or
otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects
other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
• interfere with or disrupt the Service
or servers or networks connected to the Service,
or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies
or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
• intentionally or unintentionally violate
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, without limitation,
the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having
the force of law;
• "stalk" or otherwise harass another;
or
• collect or store personal data about
other users.
You acknowledge that Lincoln Financial Media does
not pre-screen Content, but that Lincoln Financial
Media and its designees shall have the right (but
not the obligation) in their sole discretion to
refuse or move any Content that is available via
the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Lincoln
Financial Media and its designees shall have the
right to remove any Content that violates the TOS
or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you
must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with,
the use of any Content, including any reliance
on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of
such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that
you may not rely on any Content created by Lincoln
Financial Media or submitted to Lincoln Financial
Media, including without limitation information
in blog or show comments, VIP Listener Clubs, and
in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that Lincoln Financial
Media may preserve Content and may also disclose
Content if required to do so by law or in the good
faith belief that such preservation or disclosure
is reasonably necessary t (a) comply with legal
process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims
that any Content violates the rights of third-parties;
or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal
safety of Lincoln Financial Media, its users and
the public.
You understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Service, including your Content,
may involve (a) transmissions over various networks;
and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical
requirements of connecting networks or devices.
7. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet,
you agree to comply with all local rules regarding
online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically,
you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding
the transmission of technical data exported from
the United States or the country in which you reside.
8. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION
ON THE SERVICE
Lincoln Financial Media does not claim ownership
of Content you submit or make available for inclusion
on the Service. However, with respect to Content
you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly
accessible areas of the Service, you grant Lincoln
Financial Media the following world-wide, royalty
free and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:
• With respect to Content you submit or
make available for inclusion on publicly accessible
areas of Lincoln Financial Media, the license to
use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly
perform and publicly display such Content on the
Service solely for the purposes of providing and
promoting the specific Content which was submitted
or made available. This license exists only for
as long as you elect to continue to include such
Content on the Service and will terminate at the
time you remove or Lincoln Financial Media removes
such Content from the Service.
• With respect to photos, graphics, audio
or video you submit or make available for inclusion
on publicly accessible area of the Service, the
license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such
Content on the Service solely for the purpose for
which such Content was submitted or made available.
This license exists only for as long as you elect
to continue to include such Content on the Service
and will terminate at the time you remove or Lincoln
Financial Media removes such Content from the Service.
• With respect to Content other than photos,
graphics, audio or video you submit or make available
for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the
Service, the perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable
license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and
publicly display such Content (in whole or in part)
and to incorporate such Content into other works
in any format or medium now known or later developed.
• "Publicly accessible" areas of
the Service are those areas of the Lincoln Financial
Media network of properties that are intended by
Lincoln Financial Media to be available to the
general public. By way of example, publicly accessible
areas of the Service would include weblogs (blogs)
and portions of VIP Listener Clubs that are open
to both members and visitors. However, publicly
accessible areas of the Service would not include
portions of VIP Listener Clubs that are limited
to members, Lincoln Financial Media services intended
for private communication, or areas off of the
Lincoln Financial Media network of properties such
as portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible
through Lincoln Financial Media but are not hosted
or served by Lincoln Financial Media.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Lincoln Financial
Media, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees,
harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to
or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit
or make available through the Service, your use
of the Service, your connection to the Service,
your violation of the TOS, or your violation of
any rights of another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell,
resell or exploit for any commercial purposes,
any portion of the Service, use of the Service,
or access to the Service.
11. GENERAL PRACTIVES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that Lincoln Financial Media may
establish general practices and limits concerning
use of the Service, including without limitation
the maximum number of days that email messages,
message board postings or other uploaded Content
will be retained by the Service, the maximum number
of email messages that may be sent from or received
by an account on the Service, the maximum size
of any email message that may be sent from or received
by an account on the Service, the maximum disk
space that will be allotted on Lincoln Financial
Media's servers on your behalf, and the maximum
number of times (and the maximum duration for which)
you may access the Service in a given period of
time. You agree that Lincoln Financial Media has
no responsibility or liability for the deletion
or failure to store any messages and other communications
or other Content maintained or transmitted by the
Service. You acknowledge that Lincoln Financial
Media reserves the right to log off accounts that
are inactive for an extended period of time. You
further acknowledge that Lincoln Financial Media
reserves the right to change these general practices
and limits at any time, in its sole discretion,
with or without notice.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
Lincoln Financial Media reserves the right at any
time and from time to time to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any
part thereof) with or without notice. You agree
that Lincoln Financial Media shall not be liable
to you or to any third party for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that Lincoln Financial Media, in its
sole discretion, may terminate your password, account
(or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and
remove and discard any Content within the Service,
for any reason, including, without limitation,
for lack of use or if Lincoln Financial Media believes
that you have violated or acted inconsistently
with the letter or spirit of the TOS. Lincoln Financial
Media may also in its sole discretion and at any
time discontinue providing the Service, or any
part thereof, with or without notice. You agree
that any termination of your access to the Service
under any provision of this TOS may be effected
without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree
that Lincoln Financial Media may immediately deactivate
or delete your account and all related information
and files in your account and/or bar any further
access to such files or the Service. Further, you
agree that Lincoln Financial Media shall not be
liable to you or any third-party for any termination
of your access to the Service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with,
or participation in promotions of, advertisers
found on or through the Service, including payment
and delivery of related goods or services, and
any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations
associated with such dealings, are solely between
you and such advertiser. You agree that Lincoln
Financial Media shall not be responsible or liable
for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as
the result of any such dealings or as the result
of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
15. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide,
links to other World Wide Web sites or resources.
Because Lincoln Financial Media has no control
over such sites and resources, you acknowledge
and agree that Lincoln Financial Media is not responsible
for the availability of such external sites or
resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible
or liable for any Content, advertising, products,
or other materials on or available from such sites
or resources. You further acknowledge and agree
that Lincoln Financial Media shall not be responsible
or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage
or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any such
Content, goods or services available on or through
any such site or resource.
16. Lincoln Financial Media's PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and
any necessary software used in connection with
the Service ("Software") contain proprietary
and confidential information that is protected
by applicable intellectual property and other laws.
You further acknowledge and agree that Content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information
presented to you through the Service or advertisers
is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, patents or other proprietary rights and
laws. Except as expressly authorized by Lincoln
Financial Media or advertisers, you agree not to
modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or
create derivative works based on the Service or
the Software, in whole or in part.
Lincoln Financial Media grants you a personal,
non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license
to use the object code of its Software on a single
computer; provided that you do not (and do not
allow any third party to) copy, modify, create
a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse
assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source
code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security
interest in or otherwise transfer any right in
the Software. You agree not to modify the Software
in any manner or form, or to use modified versions
of the Software, including (without limitation)
for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access
to the Service. You agree not to access the Service
by any means other than through the interface that
is provided by Lincoln Financial Media for use
in accessing the Service.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
• YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE
RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA
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 AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
• LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA MAKES NO WARRANTY
THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
(ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE
ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED
OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET
YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE
WILL BE CORRECTED.
• ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE
OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE
AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL
BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD
OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
• NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM LINCOLN FINANCIAL
MEDIA OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE
ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT LINCOLN
FINANCIAL MEDIA 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 LINCOLN FINANCIAL
MEDIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY
TO USE THE SERVICE; (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 SERVICE; (iii)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD
PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING
TO THE SERVICE.
19. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF
CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION
OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS
17 AND 18 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
20. SPECIAL ADMONITION FOR SERVICES RELATING TO
FINANCIAL MATTERS
If you intend to create or join any service, receive
or request any news, messages, alerts or other
information from the Service concerning companies,
stock quotes, investments or securities, please
read the above Sections 17 and 18 again. They go
doubly for you. In addition, for this type of information
particularly, the phrase "Let the investor
beware" is apt. The Service is provided for
informational purposes only, and no Content included
in the Service is intended for trading or investing
purposes. Lincoln Financial Media shall not be
responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness
or availability of any information transmitted
or made available via the Service, and shall not
be responsible or liable for any trading or investment
decisions made based on such information.
21. NOTICE
Notices to you may be made via either email or
regular mail. The Service may also provide notices
of changes to the TOS or other matters by displaying
notices or links to notices to you generally on
the Service.
22. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
FM949SD.com and the FM94/9 logo, and other Lincoln
Financial Media logos and product and service names
are trademarks of Lincoln Financial Media Company
of California (the "Lincoln Financial Media
Marks"). Without Lincoln Financial Media's
prior permission, you agree not to display or use
in any manner, the Lincoln Financial Media Marks.
23. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS
Lincoln Financial Media respects the intellectual
property of others, and we ask our users to do
the same. If you believe that your work has been
copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement,
please provide Lincoln Financial Media's Copyright
Agent the following information:
• an electronic or physical signature of
the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of the copyright interest;
• a description of the copyrighted work
that you claim has been infringed;
• a description of where the material that
you claim is infringing is located on the site;
• your address, telephone number, and email
address;
• a 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;
• a statement by you, made under penalty
of perjury, that the above information in your
Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright
owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's
behalf.
Lincoln Financial Media's Copyright Agent for Notice
of claims of copyright infringement on its site
is General Counsel who can be reached as follows:
By Mail:
General Counsel
Lincoln Financial Media Company of California
1615 Murray Canyon Road
Suite 710
San Diego, CA 92108
24. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between
you and Lincoln Financial Media and govern your
use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements
between you and Lincoln Financial Media. 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. The
TOS and the relationship between you and Lincoln
Financial Media shall be governed by the laws of
the State of California without regard to its conflict
of law provisions. You and Lincoln Financial Media
agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts located within the county of San
Diego, California. The failure of Lincoln Financial
Media to exercise or enforce any right or provision
of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such
right or provision. If any provision of the TOS
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,
and the other provisions of the TOS remain in full
force and effect. You 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 Service or the TOS must be filed within
one (1) year after such claim or cause of action
arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience
only and have no legal or contractual effect.
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