Terms and Conditions of Use

By entering www.MartialArtsTVNews.com ™ website signifies that you accept all the rules 
and that you agree to comply with the Terms and Conditions of Use.

1. Copyright
   Unless otherwise stated all of the information contained at Martial Arts TV News™  is copyright by A.D. Productions. All rights reserved. Martial Arts TV News ™  and all related merchandise and elements are Trademarks and Service Marks of A. D. Productions 2007. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 

2. Applicable Law
   This site is created developed and controlled by A. D. Productions dba Martial Arts TV News™  in the State of California, USA. As such, the laws of the State of California will govern these disclaimers, terms and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. We reserve the right to make changes to our site and these disclaimers, terms and conditions at any time.  

3. Statement of Intellectual Property Rights
   The Martial Arts TV News™  web site contains copyrighted Animation, Photographs, Images, Text, and Sounds herein referred to as the “content.” It is illegal to duplicate, distribute or download any “content” from this web site except for your Noncommercial personal use. You may not modify or alter in any way the “content.” You may not incorporate the “content” into any materials, which are publicly displayed or distributed. You may not display, resell, sublicense or distribute the “content” in any electronic form including on any on-line service, the Internet, or any other telecommunications medium which now exists or shall exist in the future without expressed written consent from A. D. Productions. You may not use Illustrations or Images of people or Identifiable entities in any manner, which suggests the endorsement or the association with any products or services without written consent, from A. D. Productions.  

4. Linking to this site
   We encourage persons wishing to Link to this site to do so by first contacting us.

5. Our Privacy Policy
   The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Martial Arts TV News™  Web site. If you have any questions or concerns that are not answered by this statement, please send e-mail to us. Martial Arts TV News™  collects information throughout our Web site, including site statistics, domain names, and/or IP addresses to help administer our Web site.

   Martial Arts TV News™  retains the content of e-mail you send us, your e-mail address, and our responses in order to handle any follow-up questions you may have. Our site's registration forms may require you to give us contact information (like your name, postal, and e-mail address) and financial information (like your bank account or credit card numbers). We use the contact information from these forms, as appropriate in the normal course of our business, to send requested information about our company, products or services, or to contact you when necessary. Financial information that is collected is used to bill you for products and services that you request.

   Martial Arts TV News™  uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our websites. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.  

   This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Only authorized Martial Arts TV News™ employees are permitted to have access to your personal information and such access is limited by need. Under no circumstances will Martial Arts TV News™  sell any personally identifiable information to any third party for any reason. We may, however, share personal information with our business partners for the sole purpose of delivering products and services that you have requested. We may also release specific personal information to comply with valid legal processes such as criminal investigations, search warrants, subpoenas, or court orders. This site contains links to other Web sites. Martial Arts TV News™ is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. Void where prohibited and where all Federal, State and local laws and regulations apply.

6. OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
   Here are some general rules and guidelines with respect to each and every contest listed in the contest areas within this website.
   (a) No one that is under the age of 17 can enter a contest, purchase products, without Parental consent or a Legal Guardian.
   (b) Only one entry per person per contest.
   (c) Rules and guidelines will vary. Some restrictions may apply.
   (d) All winners will be contacted by e-mail.
   (e) To claim your winning prize, simply follow the easy instructions in your e-mail notification.
   (f) If we do not hear from you within 7 days of notification, we’ll select an alternate winner.
   (g) Read all the rules, entry requirements and deadlines of each contest before entering.
   (h) The respective contest sponsor reserves sole and final judgment as to all matters concerning its contests.
   (i) The type of prizes awarded is at the discretion of the contest sponsor.
   (j) Winners are responsible for all Federal, State and Local taxes, if applicable.
   (k) Void where prohibited and where all Federal, State and local laws and regulations apply.
   (l) Prizes cannot be exchanged, substituted or transferred, without the prior written consent of the contest sponsor.
   (m) Odds of winning a prize depends on the number of eligible entries received and are determined by each contest’s specific criteria of awarding prizes.
   (n) If you are a contest winner you also authorize A.D. Productions dba Martial Arts TV News™, and its affiliates an the respective contest sponsor to use your name (including screen name), including photographs, illustrations or likeness and hometown for promotion purposes and publicity purposes without compensation.
   (o) These rules are subject to change without notice.
   (p) Any content, text or any other materials of any kind you send to Martial Arts TV News™ becomes the property of A. D. Productions. By submitting your text or other material to us, you give us the right to publicly release, display, transmit, distribute, copy and exhibit your work as our property.
   (q)
   (r) Contests are not valid outside the U.S. and Canada.
   (s) A. D. Productions dba Martial Arts TV News™ is not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of your entry.
   (t) You agree that A. D. Productions dba Martial Arts TV News™, its subsidiaries, divisions, related companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and respective contest sponsors and employees of each shall have no Liability, in connection with the acceptance and use of prizes awarded, including liability for personal injury and property damage.
   (u) All winners are posted, and archived here at Martial Arts TV News™ for all to view.
   

7. Agreement for Submissions of Certain Works
   I (the “Author”) do unconditionally without any compensation, grant, convey, assign and transfer to A.D. Productions dba Martial Arts TV News™ (“ASSIGNEE”) all my right, title, interest in, including the copyright, worldwide and submissions of certain Works of art, illustrations, text, stories, dialogs, verses, or photographs, negatives, transparencies, prints, and all other physical properties (hereinafter referred to as “WORKS”), created by me and submitted by U.S. mail or electronically to c/o Martial Arts TV News™ including modifications and revisions, based on the Works or any of the part of the Works (Derivative Works”), including but not by way of limitation:  
   (a) The right to reproduce the Works in copies;
   (b) The right to prepare derivative works, including modifications and revisions, based on the Work or any part of the Work (“Derivative Works”);
   (c) The right to distribute copies of the Works to the public by sale or other transfer.
   (d) The right to display the Works and Derivative Works publicly;
   (e) The right to use, produce, copy, transmit, display and exploit Derivative Works, or cause the same to be produced, copied, transmitted, displayed and exploited by any means or devices known now or in the future;
   (f) The right to use the Works, in whole or in part, to arrange and change the Works, and add to or subtract from the Works;
   (g) The right to incorporate the Works in a collection of Works or compilation;
   (h) The right to use the Works in connection with any Derivative Works, or in conjunction with other material not based on the Works, and the right to use the Works with a different title;
   (i) The right to register the copyright in the Works and in any Derivative Works anywhere in the world in Assignee’s name for Assignee’s sole benefit and to secure renewals or extensions of such copyrights in Assignee’s name.
   (j) The exclusive right to use the Works as a trademark for any product or service;
   (k) The right to any moneys now or hereafter due or which may be due AUTHOR based on the Works;
   (l) The right to sell, license or otherwise dispose of any of the rights in the Works and to retain the entire proceeds hereof for Assignee’s exclusive benefit; and
   (m) All rights in and to the Works of art, illustrations, text, stories, dialogs, verses, or photographs, negatives, transparencies, prints, and all other physical properties of the Works.

8. Author's Promises
   To induce the Assignee to accept the “Works.” I represent and warrant as to the Works that:
   (a) I am the sole Author and exclusive owner of my Work and that the Work is not copied or plagiarized from any work of another person in preparing my Work.
   (b) The Work is original and does not or will not infringe upon any statutory copyright or common law copyright, proprietary right or any other right whatsoever:
   (c) I have full power and authority to make this assignment.
   (d) The Work contains no matter that is scandalous, libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law:
   (e) I am the sole and exclusive owner of the work; I have not assigned, pledged or encumbered the work; I have granted no license and made no commitments with respect to the Work; and I have full power and authority to make this assignment.

9. Limitation of Liability
   A. D. Productions dba Martial Arts TV News™ is not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of your submissions. You agree that A. D. Productions dba Martial Arts TV News™ , its subsidiaries, divisions, related companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and respective contest sponsors and employees of each shall have no Liability, in connection with the acceptance and use of any submissions, including liability for personal injury and property damage.

10. Lawsuits
    I irrevocably appoint Assignee as my agents to prosecute for Assignee’s sole benefit such proceedings as Assignee may deem necessary or expedient to protect the rights granted in this document. Assignee may sue in its own name or in my name. Assignee at its option may join me as a party plaintiff or defendant in any such suit.

11. Indemnification
    If the representations and warranties of Paragraphs 7 & 8 are false, I shall be fully responsible for and shall indemnify, release, defend, and reimburse Assignee, and hold Assignee harmless from and against any and all demands, claims, liability, damages, losses, settlements and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, regardless of the theory, facts or allegations on which they are based and including, without limitation, those based on the theories of contract, tort, strict or statutory liability, products liability, or negligence of AUTHOR which may arise from the false representation and warranties.