LAST UPDATED ON: November 5, 2024
Welcome to Hotlink!We've created these Terms of Service (referred to as the "Terms") to outline the rules that guide our relationship with you. While we've made an effort to keep the language straightforward, there are sections that might still sound a bit like a traditional contract. This is important because these Terms establish a legally binding agreement between you and hotlink("hotlink", "Service", "us" "our" and "we") . Please take the time to read them thoroughly.
If you click to accept, you agree to all of the various terms in these Terms of Use and the Guidelines. If you do not understand any or all of the terms, you should seek legal opinions before agreeing to any of the terms of use.
You understand and acknowledge that when using the Hotlink Services, you will be exposed to content from a variety of sources and that we are not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such content.
Age Restrictions
The Services are intended for users who are
18 years of age or older. However, due to varying legal age requirements in different countries and regions,
we may implement additional access restrictions based on local laws.
Before using the Services, you must
ensure that you meet the legal age requirements in your jurisdiction. If you suspect that a user is under
the age of 18, please use the available reporting mechanism to report them.
Compliance with Laws and Regulations
You agree to comply with
these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations when using the Services. You must not engage in
any activity that violates the law, harms the platform, or infringes on the rights of other users.
Some of the Services we provide are paid services ("Paid Services"). If you choose to use any Paid Services, you will be required to pay the applicable fees. We will inform you in advance if any Service you wish to use is a Paid Service. Access to Paid Services is contingent upon your agreement to these Terms of Use and payment of the associated charges. For the avoidance of doubt, we are under no obligation to provide any Paid Service to you if you fail to pay the required fees.
Paid Services can be purchased using credit cards and, where available, debit cards, through third-party payment processors. By purchasing any Paid Services, you agree to comply with the customer terms, conditions, and privacy policies of those third-party payment providers. You acknowledge that we have no control over, and are not responsible for, those third-party terms and policies. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE with the terms or privacy policies of the third-party payment provider, DO NOT PURCHASE ANY SERVICES.
We reserve the right to change the pricing of services at any time, at our sole discretion, and without liability to you. Please note that any Paid Service you have purchased will not be accessible if your account is deleted or terminated, whether by you or due to a breach of these Terms of Use.
PAYMENTS ARE NONREFUNDABLE, AND THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS FOR PARTIALLY USED PERIODS. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to issue a refund if there is a technical issue with the purchased service.
If you interact with us or with third-party service providers, and you provide information, including account or credit card or other payment information, you guarantee that all information that you provide is accurate, complete, and current. Further, you guarantee that you have, or you will review all policies and agreements applicable to the use of third-party services. If you use hotlink Services over mobile data, you understand and acknowledge that your carrier’s normal rates and fees, such as excess broadband fees may apply.
In order to register an account, you will be asked to provide us with certain information such as a mobile number and password. The ownership of the account belongs to hotlink Service and you own the right to use it. Hotlink prohibits the giving away, borrowing, renting, transferring, or selling of the account. You are responsible for any liability arising from this, and Hotlink reserves the right to hold the perpetrators of such acts liable.
Hotlink Services may permit you to register for and log on to hotlink Services via certain third-party services. The third party’s collection, use, and disclosure of your information will be subject to that third party service’s privacy policy. Further information about how we collect, use and disclose your personal information when you link your Hotlink Service account with your account on any third-party service can be found in our Privacy Policy.
You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, for restricting access to your device, and for all activities that occur under your account or password. You acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to the Hotlink Services or portions of it using your user name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security by contacting us at: [email protected]. Although the Hotlink Services will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of the Hotlink Services or others due to such unauthorized use.
We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
We and our associated logos and names are our trademarks and/or service marks. Other trademarks, service marks, names, and logos used on or through the Hotlink Services, such as trademarks, service marks, names, or logos associated with third party content creators, are the trademarks, service marks, or logos of their respective owners. You are granted no right or license with respect to any of the aforesaid trademarks, service marks, or logos.
The websites and certain materials available on or through the Hotlink Services are content that we own, authored, created, purchased, or licensed (collectively, our "Works"). Our Works may be protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and/or other laws, and we reserve and retain all rights in our Works and Hotlink Services.
Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing by Hotlink Services, by agreeing to these Terms of Use you are granted a limited, revocable, non-sublicensable, and non-exclusive license (i.e. a personal and limited right) to access and use the Hotlink Services for your personal use or internal business use only. You are prohibited from copying, displaying, downloading, modifying, reproducing, adapting, translating, decompiling, reverse engineering, disassembling, attempting to derive source code from, or creating any derivative works of any Works, or directly or indirectly published, performed, rewritten or republished any Works without prior written consent from us.
The above-described license is conditioned on your compliance with these terms of use. If you breach any provision of these Terms of Use, any license you have obtained in relation to the Hotlink Service will be automatically rescinded and terminated. In order to protect our rights, some content made available on the Hotlink Services may be controlled by digital rights management technologies, which will restrict how you may use the content. You must not circumvent, remove, delete, disable, alter or otherwise interfere with any digital rights management technology.
You hereby agree that Hotlink and/or its licensees shall have the right to use your name (including real name (which provided by you), stage name, in-app name, nickname), voice, signature, likeness, identity, persona, ID (which provided by you), Hotlink Services ID, promotion slogan or any biographical material concerning you (“Image Rights”) for marketing and commercial purposes in connection with the promotion of you and/or Hotlink Services, including ancillary products, throughout the world, in all media for the duration of the term of your use of Hotlink Service. If and to the extent such assets are created, produced, or manufactured during the term of your use of Hotlink Services, the foregoing rights to your Image Rights shall continue for such assets in perpetuity.
We allow users to share pre-recorded audio-visual works and use Hotlink Services, such as chat, bulletin boards, forum posts, voice interactive features, and other activities where you can create, post, send, perform, or store content like messages, text, images, audio, applications, code, or other materials ("User Generated Content" or "UGC").
Unless you have a separate written agreement with Hotlink that has been signed by an authorized representative, by publishing, posting, or uploading any UGC to Hotlink Services, you grant Hotlink and its sublicensees the right to use, copy, modify, adapt, publish, translate, edit, distribute, perform, and publicly display that UGC (in full or part), or incorporate it into new or existing works, media, or technologies. This license is free, permanent, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully sublicensable, and without any time or geographical restrictions. No approval or payment is required from you for this use.
Your rights to the UGC you post end once you delete it from Hotlink Services or close your account, but (a) we may still use it for promotional purposes, and (b) it may remain in our backup systems for a reasonable period.
You are fully responsible for the UGC you post, upload, or share on Hotlink Services, and for any consequences of doing so. You understand that you are solely responsible for your UGC, including its legality, accuracy, and appropriateness. We are not responsible for the content or accuracy of any UGC, whether provided by you or other users of Hotlink Services. We do not control or guarantee any UGC, and while we may sometimes review it, we are not obligated to do so. Under no circumstances are we liable for any claims related to UGC provided by users.
You also agree that the UGC you upload will not contain any third-party copyrighted material or other content that belongs to someone else unless you have the necessary permission from the owner or the legal right to provide it and grant us the rights mentioned here.
Hotlink Services does not endorse any UGC posted by users or other licensors, nor do we endorse any opinions, recommendations, or advice expressed in such UGC. We specifically disclaim all responsibility for UGC content.
You agree to use Hotlink Services only for the lawful purposes allowed under these terms. You are not permitted to use Hotlink Services for any other purposes, including commercial use, without our prior written consent.
You agree to view Hotlink Services and its content as it is, without making any changes or modifications. You understand that you are not allowed to alter Hotlink Services or remove any of its content.
You agree not to use or attempt to use any methods, devices, software, or routines to harm others or interfere with the operation of Hotlink Services. You also agree not to use or monitor any information in Hotlink Services for unauthorized purposes. Specifically, you agree not to use Hotlink Services to:
We have the right to:
Additionally, we have the right to fully cooperate with law enforcement or court orders requesting us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting UGC on Hotlink Services.
To keep our services in line with what we consider appropriate, and to the fullest extent allowed by law, Hotlink Services may, but is not required to, review, monitor, display, reject, or remove any UGC you post. We may, at our sole discretion, delete, move, reformat, or refuse to display any UGC without notice or liability to you or any third party, to operate Hotlink Services appropriately. This may include actions related to UGC we believe is offensive, obscene, violent, harassing, threatening, abusive, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate, or to enforce third-party rights, these terms of use, or any applicable additional terms.
However, we do not commit to reviewing UGC before it is posted on Hotlink Services, and we cannot guarantee quick removal of objectionable UGC after it has been posted. As such, we are not liable for any actions or inactions regarding transmissions, communications, or UGC provided by users or third parties.
We reserve the right to modify, update, or change these Terms of Use at any time, without prior notice. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Terms on our app. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates. Continued use of the service after any modifications to the Terms constitutes your acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree with the updated Terms, you must stop using the Services.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Hotlink Services, their site operator, their parent corporation, their respective affiliates, licensors, service providers, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all claims, damages, judgments, awards, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Hot Services; (ii) your violation of any term of these terms of use; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your UGC caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these terms of use and your use of the Hotlink Services. You agree that we shall have the sole right and obligation to control the legal defense against any such claims, demands, or litigation, including the right to select counsel of our choice and to compromise or settle any such claims, demands, or litigation.
If you have any feedback, comments, or requests for technical support relating to us, please send them to [email protected]