
THIS AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") IS A LEGAL AND BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("YOU" OR "YOUR") AND VIDEOCONVERTERFOX ("VIDEOCONVERTERFOX", "OUR," "US," "WE") REGARDING YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE VIDEOCONVERTERFOX.COM WEBSITE ("WEBSITE") AND THE VIDEOCONVERTERFOX SOFTWARE ("SOFTWARE"). YOU MUST READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY PRIOR TO DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE. BY DOWNLOADING AND ACCESSING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BECOME A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OUTLINED BELOW.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Downloading the Software does not constitute permission or a license for obtaining or distributing unauthorized files. It is
illegal for you to distribute copyrighted files without permission. When
You download the Software you agree that you will not use the
Software for the purpose of copyright infringement.
Original works of authorship,
including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain intellectual
compositions are protected by copyright law. If a person publicly performs,
reproduces, distributes copies, or displays works without consent of the
copyright owner, they could be in violation of the law. Please ensure that
you are aware of, respect and comply with all copyright laws. Go to www.copyright.gov to learn more about U.S.
copyright law. For more information on academic, music, movie, gaming, and
webcast copyrights please visit the www.riaa.com, www.copyright.com, www.creativecommons.org, www.mpaa.org websites.
You agree that any and all
downloading will be limited to time-shifting, personal, private
and non-commercial uses only. You agree that you will not use the Software
to make more than one download recording of any Internet broadcast. You agree
that you will not share, distribute, or broadcast any files downloaded
with the Software in any way. You agree not to keep
the recording any longer than is reasonably necessary in order to
listen to or view the broadcast at a more convenient time.
The Software and Website is a search technology that produces search
results referencing media information and content located across the
Internet. The Software and Website do not share, host, store, or
provide any kind of content, including but not limited to, any video, audio
or game content. The services provided by the Software are based on
third party-websites. Any linked websites provided in the Software's search
results are in no way connected to, under the control of, or associated with
VideoConverterFox. The Software is designed purely as an internet search, discovery
and information tool. We are not a "file sharing" site, or software,
whether peer-to-peer or otherwise.
The Software allows users
to "time shift" and record Internet broadcasts. Time shifting allows
a consumer view and/or listen to a work or sound recording that
is publically broadcast, to a more convenient time for the
consumer.
It is not an infringement of copyright to time shift a
communication broadcast and to reproduce a work or sound recording,
if
(a) the user makes no more than one recording of the broadcast;
(b) the user keeps the recording no longer than is reasonably necessary in order to listen to or view the program at a more convenient time;
(c) the user does not distribute, share, broadcast or give the recording away; and
(d) the recording is for, time-shifting, personal, private,
non-commercial uses only.
All multimedia, informational,
educational, or social network content accessed by you while
using the VideoConverterFox Website and/or Software's search functionality is
hosted and provided by external websites whose content is
available to the general public. Those websites and their owners and operators
are responsible for the content being hosted, stored, served and/or
re-transmitted and such sites have the responsibility to serve and
distribute the multimedia content they offer to the public. VideoConverterFox
and/or its developers do not maintain any relationship with the third party
websites and therefore cannot be responsible for or control the
content available on those sources. Because VideoConverterFox does not own or have
editorial control over third party websites, it is possible that
Your Internet searches will link you to files on third party
websites that have been posted without the copyright owner's authorization.
You are responsible for ensuring that your activities comply with the law. To
protect such copyright holders VideoConverterFox supports DMCA Takedown Notice(s)
and does not support technologies to circumvent Digital Rights
Management "DRM" security encryption.
Links on the Website or
made via the Software to third party websites are not referrals or
endorsements of the linked entities or their websites and the contents of such
websites, but are provided solely for Your Internet search convenience.
The Website and the Software's search results clearly list the third
party website source of all the multimedia content provided and it is
Your responsibility to read and accept of the "terms of service" of each third
party website before using the Software to access any content.
VideoConverterFox is committed to respecting and protecting the legal rights of copyright owners. As such, VideoConverterFox adheres to the following notice and take down policy, in full compliance with Sections 512(c) and/or 512(d) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. . 512 et seq.). If you believe any of the Website's content infringes upon Your intellectual property rights, please submit a notification alleging such infringement (hereafter a "DMCA Takedown Notice"). To be valid, a DMCA Takedown Notice must (i) be provided to VideoConverterFox's designated agent, ("Copyright Agent"), as set forth below, and (ii) include the following:
VideoConverterFox's Copyright Agent for the purpose of receiving DMCA Takedown Notices is: VideoConverterFox Support. Please email all takedown notices to: support[at]VideoConverterFox.com. For clarity, DMCA Takedown Notices should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, online purchases or other communications should be directed to the applicable customer service links posted on the Website. You acknowledge that in order for VideoConverterFox to be authorized to take any action, Your DMCA Takedown Notice must comply with all of the foregoing requirements.
The Software is compliant with the fair use "time shifting"
provisions of the United States Supreme Court's decision in the case
of Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios,
Inc.,
464 U.S. 417 (1984), (referred to hereafter as the "Betamax Decision").
Time shifting is the recording of programming to a storage medium to be viewed
or listened to at a time more convenient to the consumer. Typically, this refers
to TV programming but can also refer to broadcasts of radio, video, and
other multimedia.
The Betamax Decision ruled that the making of
individual copies of complete television shows for purposes of time-shifting
does not constitute copyright infringement, but is fair use.
The Court's
ruling in favor of Sony hinged on the principle that the technology in question
had significant non-infringing uses. On the question of whether Sony could be
described as "contributing" to copyright infringement, the Court
stated:
"[There must be] a balance between a copyright holder's
legitimate demand for effective -- not merely symbolic -- protection of the
statutory monopoly, and the rights of others freely to engage in substantially
unrelated areas of commerce. Accordingly, the sale of copying equipment, like
the sale of other articles of commerce, does not constitute contributory
infringement if the product is widely used for legitimate, unobjectionable
purposes. Indeed, it need merely be capable of substantial non-infringing
uses....
The question is thus whether the Betamax is capable of
commercially significant non-infringing uses ... one potential use of the
Betamax plainly satisfies this standard, however it is understood: private,
noncommercial time-shifting in the home. It does so both (A) because respondents
have no right to prevent other copyright holders from authorizing it for their
programs, and (B) because the District Court's factual findings reveal that even
the unauthorized home time-shifting of respondents' programs is legitimate fair
use....
When one considers the nature of a televised copyrighted
audiovisual work ... and that time-shifting merely enables a viewer to see such
a work which he had been invited to witness in its entirety free of charge, the
fact ... that the entire work is reproduced ... does not have its ordinary
effect of militating against a finding of fair use."
VideoConverterFox respects the privacy of its users. VideoConverterFox does not log IP
addresses and/or any other identifying information. However, your Internet
Service Provider (ISP) may be required to disclose such information.
VideoConverterFox reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time at its sole discretion, without prior notice, by posting such revised terms and conditions on the website. It is Your obligation to routinely review these terms and conditions and Your continued use of the website following any such change (whether or not You have reviewed such change) constitutes Your binding acceptance to follow and be bound by the terms and conditions as changed.
The fee charged by VideoConverterFox entitles You to the PRO version of the Software and for the technical support provided. Due to different user hardware and user connectivity speeds, the PRO Software makes no download speed performance guarantees or the availability of specific files on third party sites to You.
You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all computer hardware, software, and communications equipment needed to access the Software. In order to use the Software You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining Your own access to the Internet. You are responsible for paying all fees required by Your Internet provider.
VideoConverterFox will make reasonable efforts to keep the Software operational. However, certain technical difficulties or routine site maintenance/upgrades may, from time to time, result in temporary service interruptions. VideoConverterFox reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, whether temporarily or permanently, all or any part of the functions of the Software with or without notice to You. You agree that VideoConverterFox shall not be liable to You or to any third party for any of the direct or indirect consequences of any permanent or temporary modification, suspension, discontinuance of, or interruption to the Software.
YouTube™, Veoh™, Google™, Yahoo™, Bing™, MySpace™, Metacafe™, Spike™, etc. are registered trademarks and VideoConverterFox is not affiliated or associated with any media, multimedia, or social networking sites and confirms that such names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners.
VideoConverterFox is a direct marketer that delivers email messages to its subscribers. All information voluntarily provided to VideoConverterFox by a registrant may be used to support our marketing partner’s data services business. These services include the provision of personally identifiable data to marketing companies, advertising agencies, data compilers, data companies, and, to the extent permitted by law, individual reference, email marketers and look-up service programs. Such information may be used by such companies to provide users via email with information on products and services that may be of interest to them. Users may unsubscribe to electronic mailings sent by us at any time by following the instructions contained at the end of every VideoConverterFox newsletter or mailing. Users wishing to unsubscribe from VideoConverterFox messages may reply to the message with the word "remove" in Your email message subject line or by clicking the "remove yourself from future email here" link.
You are not allowed to install the Software if you are under the age of 18. VideoConverterFox complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. Advertisers and Publishers are also obligated to comply with COPPA.
If You inform VideoConverterFox that VideoConverterFox has collected or received information from a child under 18, VideoConverterFox will delete such information immediately from its databases. None of VideoConverterFox Websites are specifically directed to children under 18. VideoConverterFox shall not knowingly distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information erroneously collected from children under 18.
Subject to the terms hereof, VideoConverterFox will provide You with email support services for the Software. Under no circumstances will VideoConverterFox have any obligation to provide You with hard-copy documentation, upgrades, enhancements, modifications, or phone, chat or other support.
You agree that VideoConverterFox, in its sole discretion, may terminate Your account (or any part thereof), Website or Software access or use of the Software for any reason, including without limitation, if VideoConverterFox believes that You have violated or acted inconsistently with the Agreement. VideoConverterFox may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Software, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of Your access to the Software under any provision of this Agreement may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that VideoConverterFox may immediately deactivate or delete Your account and/or bar any further access to the Software.
If, for any reason, You are not completely satisfied with Your membership, You may cancel at any time with no further obligations. To request a cancellation of Your account, send an email to support[at]VideoConverterFox.com with "Cancellation" in the subject line.
Refund Policy: You will receive a refund of
the Software purchase price and any upgrades within 60 days of
the purchase date. Refund requests must be made by either:
(1)
Online by sending an email to support[at]VideoConverterFox.com,
or
(2) Contacting our billing agent, toll-free, at (866) 600-0388*
*Billing inquiries ONLY. Please do not call for technical
support, technical support is only available to PRO Software members by
email.
To receive a refund please provide the following information:
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE DO NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SOFTWARE, THE WEBSITE AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE SOFTWARE, OR THE WEBSITE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERIAL, AND ALL SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY VIDEOCONVERTERFOX, IS BORNE EXCLUSIVELY BY YOU. SHOULD THE MATERIAL, THE SOFTWARE, PRODUCT OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDED BY VIDEOCONVERTERFOX, PROVE DEFECTIVE AND/OR CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR INCONVENIENCE TO YOU, YOU, AND NOT VIDEOCONVERTERFOX, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST AND ALL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY FROM ANY AND ALL SUCH DEFECTS. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE AGREEMENT. SOME STATES AND COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSIONS OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY, SO THIS DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR BY JURISDICTION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, AND UNDER NO CAUSE OF ACTION OR LEGAL THEORY, SHALL THE VIDEOCONVERTERFOX, ITS SUPPLIERS, LICENSEES, RESELLERS, OR OTHER SUBSCRIBERS, OR THEIR SUPPLIERS, LICENSEES, RESELLERS OR SUBSCRIBERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF MATERIALS OR OTHER USE OF THE WEBSITE OR SOFTWARE.
YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT VIDEOCONVERTERFOX WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS OR DATA ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU TO VIDEOCONVERTERFOX UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
YOU AGREE TO BE PERSONALLY LIABLE AND FULLY INDEMNIFY VIDEOCONVERTERFOX, ITS AGENTS, AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES DIRECTLY, INDIRECTLY AND/OR CONSEQUENTIALLY RESULTING FROM ANY ATTEMPTED OR ACTUAL UNAUTHORIZED USE, DOWNLOADING OR OTHER DUPLICATION OF MATERIALS FROM THE WEBSITE OR ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE BY USING THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER USED BY YOU ALONE, OR BY, OR WITH, OR UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF, ANY OTHER PERSON(S), WHETHER WITH OUR WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE PERMISSION OR AUTHORIZATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY(IES), WHEREIN SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL DIRECT AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED USE OR DOWNLOADING OF MATERIALS FROM THE WEBSITE.
YOU AGREE THAT ANY LIABILITY OF VIDEOCONVERTERFOX, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION,
DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMMUNICATIONS LINE
FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE
OF RECORDS, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR
UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OR ACTION, SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE TOTAL FEES
PAID BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE SUBSCRIBER TO VIDEOCONVERTERFOX FOR THE PRECEDING
MONTHLY BILLING PERIOD OR PAID TRIAL PERIOD, AS APPLICABLE. SOME STATES OR
COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU. VIDEOCONVERTERFOX IS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM DISSEMINATING, FAILING
TO DISSEMINATE, OR INCORRECTLY OR INACCURATELY DISSEMINATING ANY MATERIAL, DATA,
ADVERTISEMENT OR OTHER COMMUNICATION AT OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
YOU AGREE
TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS VIDEOCONVERTERFOX, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FROM AND AGAINST ALL
LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, THREATENED CLAIMS LEGAL ACTIONS,
JUDGMENTS, COSTS, EXPENSES OR OTHER CAUSES OF ACTION OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER
ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
(1) YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND SOFTWARE; (2) YOUR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT; OR
(3) YOUR IMPROPER USE OF OR ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BY YOU IN RELATION TO WEBSITE
AND SOFTWARE.
WHETHER IN COURT, SMALL CLAIMS COURT, OR ARBITRATION YOU AND WE MAY ONLY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR A CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. THERE SHALL BE NO RIGHT OR AUTHORITY FOR ANY CLAIMS TO BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON A CLASS-ACTION OR CONSOLIDATED BASIS OR ON BASES INVOLVING CLAIMS BROUGHT IN A PURPORTED REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC (SUCH AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL), OTHER SUBSCRIBERS, OR OTHER PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED.
YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING NOW OR IN THE FUTURE UNDER OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR TO THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE(S) OF ACTION ASSERTED (INCLUDING CLAIMS FOR INJUNCTIVE, DECLARATORY, OR EQUITABLE RELIEF), SHALL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION. CLAIMS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION INCLUDE CLAIMS THAT ARE MADE AS COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS CLAIMS, THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, INTERPLEADERS, OR OTHERWISE. ARBITRATION REPLACES THE RIGHT TO GO TO COURT, AND YOU THEREFORE AGREE TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT THAT YOU OR WE MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE HAD TO A JURY TRIAL OR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LITIGATE ANY CLAIMS IN COURT BEFORE EITHER A JUDGE OR JURY. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRING A CLASS ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION (SUCH AS AN ACTION IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL) TO LITIGATE ANY CLAIMS IN COURT BEFORE EITHER A JUDGE OR JURY; NOR WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION TO LITIGATE ANY CLAIMS IN COURT BEFORE EITHER A JUDGE OR JURY.
The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and attorney's fees.
This software is distributed by VideoConverterFox and the myriad of
developers who have contributed to the Software's open source platform.
This program is free software, You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or, at Your option, any later version.
The Software program is distributed in the hope that it will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The Software uses
FFmpeg version SVN-r7760, Copyright © 2000-2010 the FFmpeg developers. The
FFmpeg project can be found at http://ffmpeg.org. FFmpeg is licensed under the GNU
General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)
The flv player used to preview the
videos is by Jeroen Wijering reused under a Creative Commons License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ )
All copyrights for FFmpeg and flv player are exclusively owned by their authors. All copyrights for VideoConverterFox are exclusively owned by VideoConverterFox. VideoConverterFox does not claim any ownership of FFmpeg or flv player.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, please write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. You may also access a copy of the GNU General Public License at the website http://www.VideoConverterFox.com/license.htm
Please contact VideoConverterFox, with any questions, concerns, or requests for information at support[at]VideoConverterFox.com
Effective Oct 18, 2010