VFX Horde Community Terms of Use
Welcome to the VFX Horde Community! The community is made up of VFX Horde users, partners and employees and serves as a go-to destination for VFX Horde educational instruction, peer-to-peer support and social connection. We’d love to see users learn from each other and build their influence and profile on the VFX Horde Community.
These VFX Horde Community Terms of Use are the terms that apply to your use of the VFX Horde Community. We hope that these will help ensure the community is valuable to you and serves as a platform where we can all become better together. These terms are so important that we cannot permit you to use the VFX Horde Community unless you agree to them. By using the VFX Horde Community, you are agreeing to these terms.
Every community user of ours agrees to abide by these Community Community Terms of Use and is responsible for any violations. You are not allowed to assist or engage others in a way that would violate these Community Community Terms of Use. We will enforce and ensure compliance with this Community Community Terms of Use by using methods we consider to be appropriate.
We reserve the right to modify these Community Community Terms of Use at any time without giving you prior notice. You can find the most recent version here. Your use of the community following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by these Community Community Terms of Use as modified. You agree to review the Community Community Terms of Use on a regular basis and always remain in compliance.
- Definitions
“Agreement” or “Community Community Terms of Use” means these VFX Horde Community Terms of Use and all materials referred or linked to in here.
“Community Content” means all content, including without limitation, language, data, information, and images, provided through or disclosed by use of the VFX Horde Community, whether by us or other users of the VFX Horde Community. Community Content does not include Your Content.
“Community Usage Guidelines” means the policies applicable to users of the VFX Horde Community which we have published at https://community.vfxhorde.com/forum/community-rules, or another website we designate.
“VFX Horde Community” means the online community accessible at community.vfxhorde.com.
"Sensitive Information" means credit or debit card numbers; personal financial account information; Social Security numbers; passport numbers; driver’s license numbers or similar identifiers; employment, financial or health information, including any information subject to regulations, laws or industry standards designed to protect data privacy and security, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
"Third-Party Products" means products and professional services that are provided by third parties which may interoperate with or be used in connection with the VFX Horde products.
"Third-Party Sites" means third-party websites linked from within or accessed through the VFX Horde Community.
"VFX Horde", "we", "us" or “our” means VFX Horde, LLC. and our affiliates.
"You" or "your" means the person or entity using the VFX Horde Community.
"Your Content” means all content, including without limitation, language, data, information, videos, files, and images, provided through or disclosed by use of the VFX Horde Community, by you.
- Access to the VFX Horde Community
We will provide you access to use the VFX Horde Community according to the terms of this Agreement. You may not use a username that: (i) belongs to someone else, (ii) impersonates another person, (iii) is misleading, (iv) violates any intellectual property or other proprietary rights, (v) is vulgar or offensive, (vi) uses ‘VFX Horde’ as all or part of it, unless we provide express permission to do so, or (vii) we reject, which we may choose to do in our discretion. All information you provide in your profile must be accurate. If you believe your access to or use of the VFX Horde Community has been breached, compromised, or unauthorized, notify us immediately at the Support Center
- Your Conduct and Content
a. Usage Guidelines. You must review and follow the Community Usage Guidelines. We may change the Community Usage Guidelines from time to time by updating the applicable website. Your use of the VFX Horde Community is subject to the Community Usage Guidelines, which are incorporated to this Agreement by reference.
Acceptable Use. You will use the VFX Horde Community for its intended purpose only, and will not use it for solicitation or advertising purposes, unless we otherwise agree. Your Content should typically relate to inbound best practices, the VFX Horde products or their use.
b. The VFX Horde Community is meant for public discussion, so you may not disclose or solicit anyone's private information or disclose confidential information. You are responsible for the use by third parties of any personal information disclosed by you to the VFX Horde Community, whether or not you permitted such use. This means that no private or personal information should be exchanged within the VFX Horde Community. Upon our consent, certain users may be permitted to include a link as part of their signature information, which another user may click to leave the VFX Horde Community and obtain or share additional information. If you share your information by following one of these links, then you grant us the right to further share your information with trusted partners so that they may contact you about inbound marketing or sales service offerings.
You are not permitted to sell, rent, lease, assign, sublicense, distribute, transmit, broadcast, commercially exploit, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right in the VFX Horde Community or Community Content. In addition, and without limiting the other requirements in this Community Community Terms of Use, you may not (directly or indirectly) use the VFX Horde Community with content, or in a manner that:
is in violation of this Agreement;
is confidential, proprietary or discloses Sensitive Information;
discloses or solicits the private information of any person;
is threatening, abusive, harassing, stalking, or defamatory;
is deceptive, false, misleading or fraudulent;
is invasive of another's privacy or otherwise violates another’s legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity);
contains vulgar, obscene, indecent or unlawful material;
infringes a third party's intellectual property right(s);
publishes, posts, uploads, or otherwise distributes any software, music, videos, or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you have all necessary rights and consents to do so;
uploads files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another person's computer;
downloads any file that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in that way;
falsifies or deletes any author attributions, legal or proprietary designations, labels of the origin or source of software, or other material contained in a file that is uploaded;
restricts or inhibits any other user of the VFX Horde Community from using and enjoying our website and/or the VFX Horde product;
harvests or otherwise collects information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;
damages, disables, overburdens, or impairs any VFX Horde website or interferes with any other party's use and enjoyment of the VFX Horde Community;
mirrors or frames the VFX Horde Community website, or any part of it, on any other website or webpage;
attempts to gain unauthorized access to the VFX Horde Community, or access the VFX Horde Community by any means other than through the interface that we provide to you;
violates the usage standards or rules of an entity affected by your use, including without limitation, any ISP, ESP, or news or user group (and including, by way of example, and not limitation, circumventing or exceeding equipment use rights and restrictions and/or location and path identification detail);
is legally actionable between private parties; and/or
is in violation of any applicable law or regulation.
c. Suspension and Notice of Violations. We may immediately suspend use of the VFX Horde Community, without notice, for actual or suspected violations of the terms contained in this Section 3 (Your Conduct and Content). If you know of usage that is in violation of this Agreement, please let us know by contacting us at the Support Center and following the process for claims of copyright infringement described below.
d. Claims of Copyright Infringement. We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask our users to do the same. We may, in its sole discretion, suspend the access or terminate the accounts of users who violate others' intellectual property rights. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes infringement on our website, please follow contact us at the Support Center.
e. Our Use of Your Content. You grant to us all rights, licenses and permissions necessary to display, reproduce, disseminate, and otherwise use Your Content in connection with the VFX Horde Community. We may edit or remove Your Content, or block or disable replies on a topic, at any time in our sole discretion.
- VFX Horde’s Proprietary Rights
You are not granted a license to any software by this Agreement. The VFX Horde products are protected by intellectual property laws, they belong to and are the property of us or our licensors (if any), and we retain all ownership rights to them. You may not use the VFX Horde Trademark of any kind without our prior written permission.
We encourage all customers to comment on the VFX Horde products, provide suggestions for improving them, and vote on suggestions they like. You agree that all such comments and suggestions will be non-confidential and that we own all rights to use and incorporate them into the VFX Horde products, without payment or attribution to you.
- Third-Party Sites and Products
Third-Party Products and Third-Party Sites are not under our control. Third-Party Sites and Products are provided to you only as a convenience, and the availability of any Third-Party Site or Product does not mean we endorse, support or warranty the Third-Party Site or Product.
- Term and Termination
a. Term. This Agreement will apply for as long as you use or maintain a username for the VFX Horde Community.
b. Termination and Suspension. We may terminate this Agreement and/or suspend your access to the VFX Horde Community immediately if you: (i) violate any of the terms of this Agreement, (ii) use the VFX Horde Community in a way which has or may negatively reflect on or affect us, our prospects, or our customers, or (iii) if we determine it to be necessary or desirable in our sole discretion. We are not obligated to provide you with any of Your Content used in connection with the VFX Horde Community after termination. Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not cause your subscription agreement to be terminated, if you have one.
- Your Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant that: (i) your participation in the VFX Horde Community will not conflict with any of your existing agreements or arrangements, (ii) you have sufficient rights to share all Your Content with us for our use and with other users of the VFX Horde Community, and that you are not violating any confidentiality obligations by submitting Your Content to the VFX Horde Community, and (iii) that Your Content does not violate or constitute the infringement of any intellectual property right, right of privacy, right of publicity or other proprietary right.
- Indemnification
You will indemnify, defend and hold us harmless, at your expense, against any third-party claim, suit, action, or proceeding (each, an "Action") brought against us (and our officers, directors, employees, agents, service providers, licensors, and affiliates) by a third party to the extent that such Action is based upon or arises out of (a) your use of the VFX Horde Community, (b) your disclosure or solicitation of personal information, (c) any use of personal information that you disclosed, whether this use is by you or a third party, (d) your noncompliance with or breach of this Agreement, or (e) your use of Third-Party Products or Third-Party Sites. We will: notify you in writing within thirty (30) days of our becoming aware of any such claim; give you sole control of the defense or settlement of such a claim; and provide you (at your expense) with any and all information and assistance reasonably requested by you to handle the defense or settlement of the claim. You shall not accept any settlement that (i) imposes an obligation on us; (ii) requires us to make an admission; or (iii) imposes liability not covered by these indemnifications or places restrictions on us without our prior written consent.
- Disclaimers; Limitations of Liability
a. Disclaimer of Warranties. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, SECURITY OR ACCURACY OF THE VFX HORDE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, THE VFX HORDE COMMUNITY, OR THE COMMUNITY CONTENT FOR ANY PURPOSE. APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (APIs) MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE VFX HORDE COMMUNITY IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE VFX HORDE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE VFX HORDE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY CONTENT MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.
b. No Indirect Damages. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
c. Limitation of Liability. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
d. Third Party Products and Sites. WE DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS AND THIRD-PARTY SITES THAT YOU USE. OUR LICENSORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ABSENT YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, WE WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE VFX HORDE COMMUNITY TO YOU.
- General
a. Amendment; No Waiver. We may update and change any part or all of this Agreement. If we update or change this Agreement, the updated Agreement will be posted at https://community.vfxhorde.com/terms-of-use. The updated Agreement will become effective and binding on the next business day after it is posted. When we change this Agreement, the "Last Modified" date above will be updated to reflect the date of the most recent version. We encourage you to review this Agreement periodically. If you do not agree with a modification to this Agreement, you should not use the VFX Horde Community.
b. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Utah, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. In the event either of us initiates an action in connection with this Agreement or any other dispute between the parties, the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of such action shall be in the state and federal courts in Salt Lake City, Utah.
c. Force Majeure. Neither party will be responsible for failure or delay of performance if caused by: an act of war, hostility, or sabotage; act of God; electrical, internet, or telecommunication outage that is not caused by the obligated party; government restrictions; or other event outside the reasonable control of the obligated party. Each party will use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect of a force majeure event.
d. Relationship of the Parties. Both you and we agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of this Agreement.
e. Compliance with Applicable Laws. You shall comply with all applicable foreign and domestic laws (including without limitation, export laws), governmental regulations, ordinances, and judicial administrative orders. Export laws and regulations of the United States and any other relevant local export laws and regulations may apply to the Community Content and the VFX Horde products and services. You will comply with the sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury. You will not directly or indirectly export, re-export, or transfer the Community Content or the VFX Horde products and services to prohibited countries or individuals or permit use of the Community Content or the VFX Horde products and services by prohibited countries or individuals.
f. Correction of Errors and Inaccuracies. The Community Content may contain typographical errors or other errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. We therefore reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update the Community Content and Your Content at any time without prior notice. However, we do not guarantee that any errors, inaccuracies or omissions will be corrected.
g. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person or entity (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
h. Community Usage Guidelines. We may change the Community Usage Guidelines from time to time by updating our website.
i. No Licenses. We grant to you only the rights and licenses expressly stated in this Agreement, and you receive no other rights or licenses with respect to us, the VFX Horde products and services, our trademarks, or any other property or right of ours.
j. Authority. Each party represents and warrants to the other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that it is binding upon such party and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
k. Survival. The following sections shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement: ‘VFX Horde’s Proprietary Rights’, ‘Your Representations and Warranties’, ‘Indemnification’, ‘Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability’, and ‘General’.
