Welcome to eTV Global Media, LLC! Although you may be tempted to skim over some of this—indeed, there is some “legalese” involved—we hope you’ll read it through. We’ll do our best to help you understand everything so you can feel good about using and contributing to eTV Global Media, LLC.

In the grand scheme of things, the eTV Global Media, LLC.com desktop and mobile websites (and any other versions of the eTV Global Media, LLC.com website) (the “Sites”), the eTV Global Media, LLC mobile applications (the “Apps”) and other services, such as emails, provided by eTV Global Media, LLC are a service (the “Service”) designed to make your life better. Unless we state otherwise, any new features or functionality provided on the Sites and/or Apps are also part of the Service. eTV Global Media, LLC Media (“eTV Global Media, LLC”, “we” or “us”). By accessing or using the Service, whether through a personal computer, mobile device or any other means, or submitting any content for publication or distribution, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and by the eTV Global Media, LLC Privacy Policy, the eTV Global Media, LLC Community Guidelines and by any other guidelines and supplemental terms provided to you with respect to your use of the Service. We ask that you read these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy and eTV Global Media, LLC Community Guidelines and any other guidelines and supplemental terms carefully before registering or using the Service or submitting any content. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy and eTV Global Media, LLC Community Guidelines or any other guidelines or supplemental terms, we promise not to get mad. But in that case, you may not use the Service or submit any content.

Just like your local community, eTV Global Media, LLC and the Service are growing and changing every day, and thus the Terms of Use are subject to change by eTV Global Media, LLC at any time. The most current version of these Terms of Use can always be viewed on the Sites, and we will always let you know when the latest update occurred – just check the “Effective Date” on the Terms of Use posted on the Sites. By using the Service or submitting any content after the latest Effective Date you have accepted the updated Terms of Use.

You may use the Service solely for personal and non-commercial purposes. That is to say: While you can use the Service to promote your own business or activities as allowed by eTV Global Media, LLC, by submitting a classified ad or business listing or promoting an event in accordance with these Terms of Use, you can’t use the Service itself to make a living, for example by distributing or repurposing content you find on the Service or for any other purpose or in any other manner, unless you enter into a separate written agreement with us that says you can. You may download and print a single copy of the content of the Service solely for your personal, non-commercial use and provided that you do not delete or modify any copyright or other proprietary notice. You may not send or distribute any real estate listing content available on the Service to any third party except as expressly authorized by the provider of such listing content. Keep in mind that all applicable laws, rules and regulations and any agreements or terms with third parties to which you are subject still apply.

In order to comprehensively cover your community, the Service contains information on businesses, establishments, public services and other third parties, as well as news, feature stories, images, video, audio and other materials. The Service may provide you with other ways to access and use such information and materials—for instance, we give you the option to receive our emails and bookmark our items in other social networking services. We try to ensure everything passes muster, but eTV Global Media, LLC makes no guarantee that any information provided or accessed on or through the Service is accurate, current or complete. Your use of the information we provide or that you obtain on or through the Service is at your own risk. If you think something looks fishy, please let us know. You agree that you will not hold eTV Global Media, LLC liable for any inaccurate, incomplete, outdated or missing information provided on or through the Service.

We want everyone to enjoy eTV Global Media, LLC, so you may use some parts of the Service without registration (i.e., without signing up with a name, email address and password). If you wish, you can register for a “read-only” eTV Global Media, LLC profile account. A “read-only” account does not allow you to post on the Service or use some other parts of the Service, but it does let you tell us a bit about yourself – your name and email address – and it lets you “pick your eTV Global Media, LLC” so that we can show your local news on the homepage when you are signed in. If you want to post on the Service, or access or use some other parts of the Service, you will need to register for a “verified” eTV Global Media, LLC profile account, which requires verification, through Facebook or some other specified means, that you are who you say you are. You can also change your “read-only” profile to a verified profile by verifying your identity. We strongly encourage you to use your real name and current "hometown" – that way, your neighbors can get to know you, and we require that you provide your own, valid email address when you register, whether for a "read-only" account or a verified account.

Whatever type of account you choose, remember that your account is for your sole, personal use. You may not allow others to use your account and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. If someone else wants an account, they can easily sign up themselves. You are responsible for the security of your password and will be solely liable for any use or unauthorized use of your account or otherwise under such password. Therefore, if you share a computer with others or want to help make your account more secure, don’t allow your Internet browser or any other service or technology to automatically save your password. If you do allow your password to be saved, it may be saved for up to sixty (60) days before you need to sign in again. Also, don’t write your password on a Post-It note and leave it on your desk for all to see – but you knew that!

eTV Global Media, LLC is built to let you do fun things such as upload and share photos, videos, text, and other materials and information (all of which we call “Your Content”). When you do this, you own Your Content except as you may otherwise agree. However (and here comes some legalese), by sharing or uploading Your Content, you grant eTV Global Media, LLC (and any of eTV Global Media, LLC’s contractors and licensors with respect to any of Your Content you provide to them through your use of our Site) a perpetual, worldwide license to use, redact, republish, copy, perform, modify, adapt and distribute Your Content and your screen name, including, without limitation, any intellectual property contained therein, in any medium now known or hereinafter developed, without payment or compensation to you and without seeking any further approval from you. We may also use your name, your town or “eTV Global Media, LLC”, likeness, publicly accessible biographical data and any other information in connection with such use of Your Content. You acknowledge that our use of Your Content may include licensing Your Content to third parties and/or using Your Content for advertising purposes. In no event will we be required to seek your approval or provide you with any compensation in connection with any such use. You warrant (that is, promise us) that Your Content complies with these Terms of Use and that nothing contained within Your Content would require us to seek permission of a third party in order to use Your Content as described in these Terms of Use. This may sound like a lot, but these rights are primarily designed to give us legal protection—we're not looking to go into the “you business” (as they say in Hollywood).

While we encourage you, to be honest and post what’s on your mind, communities thrive when people care about each other, and as such, eTV Global Media, LLC expects all of its users to be respectful of others. This means that whether you are being complimentary or critical, whether you are agreeing or disagreeing with the subject of an article or another user’s comment, you should act in a civil manner and refrain from personal attacks – after all, these are your neighbors.

eTV Global Media, LLC is under no obligation to enforce the eTV Global Media, LLC Terms of Use on your behalf or based on a claim by you that another user has breached any of these Terms of Use. While we encourage you to let us know if you believe that another user has breached these Terms of Use or has engaged in other unacceptable behavior by reporting it to support@eTV Global Media, LLC.com, eTV Global Media, LLC will make the sole determination, in eTV Global Media, LLC’s sole discretion, as to whether Your Content or any other content is acceptable for the Service. (Someone has to be in charge, right?)

Because eTV Global Media, LLC provides a platform for wide-ranging commentary – both positive and negative – by members of local communities, you should keep in mind that, even if you disagree with or object to a comment or review, eTV Global Media, LLC typically does not remove comments or reviews in response to requests from users. eTV Global Media, LLC’s role is not to arbitrate disagreements between community members and local businesses, or among community members. And (for the lawyers out there) the law doesn’t require us to perform that role in order to keep offering what we think is a valuable community service: providing a platform for community discussion, debate and expression of opinions on the topics at hand.

By using the Service, you agree that you will not hold eTV Global Media, LLC responsible or liable for any content or information from other users that you access on or through the Service.

You are solely responsible for Your Content that you post on the Service or transmit to other users. Without limitation, you agree that Your Content that you post or transmit to other users using the Service will not include any content that:

eTV Global Media, LLC is under no obligation to screen or monitor any content, but we may review content from time to time at our sole discretion to determine compliance with these Terms of Use. eTV Global Media, LLC will make all determinations as to what content is appropriate at our sole discretion. We may include, edit or remove any content at any time, for any reason, and without notice.

Variety is the spice of digital life, so understand that when using the Service, you will be exposed to content and communications from a variety of sources, and that eTV Global Media, LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to any such content. And, just like when you visit any website, by using eTV Global Media, LLC you acknowledge that you may be exposed to content that is inaccurate or that you find to be offensive, indecent or objectionable. If you object to this possibility, you should not use the Service.

In keeping with the “Don’t trick anyone” principle, you may not use spiders, robots, data mining techniques or other automated devices or programs to catalog, download or otherwise reproduce, store or distribute content available on the Service. Further, you may not use any such automated means to manipulate the Service or attempt to exceed the limited authorization and access granted to you under these Terms of Use. And, you may not resell use of or access to the Service to any third party.

eTV Global Media, LLC does not charge you a fee for access to or use of most of the Service. However, everyone needs to make a living, and use of some parts of the Service, such as certain categories of classifieds, local directory listings or promoting an event, may require a fee We will let you know if a fee is required at the time you post the classified, listing or event or use any other part of the Service. Sorry, but unless we specifically agree otherwise, all fees are non-refundable – even if we remove the classified, listing or event, for example . Payment may made be by valid credit card or by another payment method allowed by eTV Global Media, LLC. By making a purchase, you authorize eTV Global Media, LLC to bill your selected payment method. All amounts are in US dollars, and any tax is additional. All classified advertising, local directory listings, and events posted to the calendar are subject to these Terms of Use, in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other terms or conditions made available at the time a classified, listing or event is posted.

As much as we love a good haggle, we stay out of transactions in our local deals and classifieds and events posted on our calendar. eTV Global Media, LLC does not control the content of classifieds or event promotions, or any other content posted by users of the Service, nor do we guarantee the accuracy or quality of their content. Transactions are solely between buyers and sellers, and eTV Global Media, LLC does not review or confirm local deals or classifieds offered on the Service, or review or confirm any events posted on the calendar. You agree that any dispute between you (as the buyer or seller of any item or poster of or attendee at an event) and another party with whom you interact as a result of or in connection with any local deal, classified or calendar event does not involve eTV Global Media, LLC, and you hereby release eTV Global Media, LLC from any claims, and agree to indemnify eTV Global Media, LLC from any claims, based on or resulting from your, or anyone else’s, acts or omissions in connection with local deals, classifieds or events. So, play nice and leave us out of your transactions.

Many laws and regulations in various jurisdictions regulate the types of goods and services bought, sold, or exchanged in those jurisdictions, as well as the manner in which they are bought, sold, or exchanged. If you post a classified or event on eTV Global Media, LLC, you are responsible for complying with such laws and regulations. And, you wouldn’t want to be a law-breaker, now, would you?

Below for your convenience is a partial list of prohibited items and services – that is, items and services that you may not sell, buy or exchange through the Service, because they are against the law and/or against eTV Global Media, LLC policies:

Of course, eTV Global Media, LLC also prohibits classifieds and other content that wrongfully discriminate. This means that your housing, employment and other classifieds should not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or marital status, disability or any medical or genetic condition.

If you see a classified or event that violates these Terms of Use or any applicable law, please contact support@eTV Global Media, LLC.com.

Remember, folks: you can never be too careful with your money – or yourself. Watch out for scams, and take common sense precautions just as you would in any situation. Here are some suggested basic safety precautions that may help keep you safe:

We want to keep eTV Global Media, LLC a safe and friendly place, so in addition to any right or remedy that may be available to us under these Terms of Use or applicable law, we may suspend, limit or terminate your account, or all or a portion of your access to the Service, at any time with or without notice and with or without cause. In addition, we may refer any information on illegal activities, including your identity, to the proper authorities – that includes the police and/or your parents take any other action we believe to be in the interest of eTV Global Media, LLC and users of the Service.

The privacy of your personally identifiable information is very important to us. For more details on what information we collect and how we use and disclose such information, please read our Privacy Policy. The Service is not directed at children, and eTV Global Media, LLC will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any child under age 13.

In order to provide you with as much relevant information as possible, the Service may contain links to other websites not provided by us. The links may include listings that provide you with further information, or links that have been included in materials uploaded to the Service by a party other than eTV Global Media, LLC. Be aware when you leave our Service and read the terms and conditions and privacy statements of each and every website you visit, even if they are not as charming as ours. We are not responsible for the practices or the content of such other websites or services. Despite any links that might exist on the Service, we do not endorse and are not affiliated with such third parties.

We work hard on our content and other materials and (surprise) require that you don’t steal them. eTV Global Media, LLC or its licensors are the exclusive owners of all content, copy, software, graphics, designs and all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property or proprietary rights contained on or used in connection with the Service. Except as set forth herein, or a “fair use” as permitted under applicable law, you agree not to copy, distribute, publish, enter into a database, modify, make derivative works of or otherwise use or exploit any part of the Service or any content or other materials on the Service without the prior written consent of the owner of such materials. All rights not granted under these Terms of Use are reserved by eTV Global Media, LLC. If you want to use something but think it might belong to us, please ask before taking it.

Lawyers will definitely love this section, but everyone should pay attention: THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT AND MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR OR WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTENT ON THE SERVICE. FURTHER, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE COMPLETELY SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTENT AND ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, COSTS OF COVER, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, EACH OF WHICH YOU HEREBY AGREE IS EXCLUDED. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, “WE” AND “OUR” INCLUDES eTV Global Media, LLC AND eTV Global Media, LLC’S EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, CONTRACTORS, BUSINESS PARTNERS, AGENTS, LICENSEES AND LICENSORS. (Sorry to yell at you.) Back to our inside voice: If any part of these warranty disclaimers or limitations of liability is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, or if we are otherwise found to be liable to you in any manner, then our aggregate liability for all claims under such circumstances for any and all liabilities shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the amount paid by you for your use of the Service during the prior twelve (12) months; or (b) ten dollars ($10).

We made these Terms of Use for a reason. Therefore, we can’t be held responsible if you disregard them. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless eTV Global Media, LLC, its officers, directors, members, employees, licensors, licensees, business partners and agents, and each of their respective heirs, successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorney's fees) arising from: (a) any breach or alleged breach by you of any of these Terms of Use, (b) Your Content, (c) your use of materials or features available on the Service (except to the extent a claim is based upon infringement of a third party right by materials created by eTV Global Media, LLC and used in strict accordance with these Terms of Use) and/or (d) a violation by you of applicable law or any agreement or terms with a third party to which you are subject.

Any dispute, claim or controversy relating in any way to these Terms of Use, your access to or use of the Service, or to any product or service provided by eTV Global Media, LLC or any advertising for any such product or service, whether with eTV Global Media, LLC, any affiliate of eTV Global Media, LLC and/or their respective employees or agents, will be exclusively resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify.

You understand that, by agreeing to these Terms of Use, binding arbitration, or an action in small claims court if available, will be the sole and exclusive means of resolving any dispute. By agreeing to arbitrate, both you and eTV Global Media, LLC give up the right to bring a claim in court (except for small claims court, if available) or in front of a jury, and we each also both give up the right to bring or participate in any class action or other representative action. Depending on the circumstances, the costs of arbitration could be greater than the cost of litigation, and the right to discovery may be more limited in arbitration than in court. And, appeal or court review of an arbitration award is only available in very limited circumstance. The arbitrator will have the power to award only those damages permitted in these Terms of Use, subject to the disclaimers and limitations of liability herein. Although arbitration procedures may differ from court procedures, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages) and must follow and enforce these Terms of Use just as a court would. Judgment on any award by the arbitrator may be entered and enforced by any court having jurisdiction thereof.

To begin an arbitration proceeding, the party seeking arbitration must provide written notice to the other party, requesting arbitration and describing the dispute, the nature of the claim and the relief being sought, at least sixty (60) days before initiating arbitration. Any notice to eTV Global Media, LLC should be sent by mail to Legal Disputes, 134 W. 29th Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10001, and must include your name, residence address, username, email address or phone number you use for your eTV Global Media, LLC account, as well as the information described above. Any notice to you will be sent to your email address and/or street address, if any, in eTV Global Media, LLC records at the time the notice is sent. If we are not able to resolve the dispute within sixty (60) days of notice, either party will have the right to seek arbitration as provided below.

The Federal Arbitration Act applies to these Terms of Use. Any arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, or if you are an individual and use the Service for personal or household use, the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes (excluding any rules applicable to or permitting class actions) in effect at the time the arbitration is commenced. The AAA's rules and procedures, including the process for beginning an arbitration, are available at www.adr.org. If there is a conflict between the Commercial Arbitration Rules and/or the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes, these Terms of Use will control. Unless we each agree otherwise, any arbitration proceeding will take place in the county of your primary residence, if you are a resident of the United States, or in the borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.

Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA's rules. We will reimburse those fees for claims totaling less than $10,000, unless the arbitrator determines your claims are frivolous. Likewise, we will not seek attorney’s fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines your claims are frivolous. You may choose to have the arbitration conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, or in person in the county where you live or at another mutually agreed location.

WE EACH AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. If the class action waiver is found to be unenforceable as to all or part of any dispute, such part(s) will be severed and the remaining part(s) will proceed in arbitration. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration we each waive any right to a jury trial. And, notwithstanding the foregoing, we will each have the right to bring suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.

If any part of this agreement to arbitrate is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, the court will reform the agreement to the extent necessary to cure such unenforceability, and the parties will arbitrate the dispute(s) without reference to or relying on the unenforceable part(s).

Because the eTV Global Media, LLC HQ is located in Lafayette, California, we have to play by California’s rules. That’s why the laws of the State of New York will govern these Terms of Use, without regard to conflict of law provisions. If for any reason a dispute proceeds in court rather than through arbitration, the courts located in the Contra Costa County, California, USA will have exclusive jurisdiction of such dispute, and you and eTV Global Media, LLC each irrevocably agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for such purpose and waive any and all objections to exercise of such jurisdiction by such courts and to venue in such courts.

Any claim asserted by you in connection with the Service must be asserted in writing to eTV Global Media, LLC within one (1) year of the date such claim first arose, or such claim is forever waived by you.

We don’t control what other people post on the Service. Although we are under no obligation to review or scan content available on or in connection with the Service for the inclusion of illegal or impermissible content or for any other reason, we respect the copyright interests of others, and it is our policy not to permit materials that we know to infringe another party’s copyright to remain on the Service and, in appropriate circumstances, to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. If you believe any materials on the Service infringe a copyright, you should provide us with written notice that, at minimum, contains:

Please let us know about copyright issues by sending all such notices to our designated agent as follows: by mail to: eTV Global Media, LLC Media Attn: Copyright Officer, 1520 A, Rancho View Drive, Lafayette, California; or by email to: [email protected], LLC.com

By accessing or using the Service, registering, sending an email or otherwise communicating with eTV Global Media, LLC through the Service, you are communicating with eTV Global Media, LLC electronically, and you agree to receive electronic communication from eTV Global Media, LLC, by email and by posting to the Site. You agree that any electronic communication from eTV Global Media, LLC satisfies any legal requirements that such communication must be in writing. You also agree that any communications or materials that you provide to eTV Global Media, LLC or the Service, including, without limitation, by posting to the Service, email or otherwise, are and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary.

The Service is controlled and operated by eTV Global Media, LLC from its headquarters in Lafayette, California, USA. eTV Global Media, LLC makes no representation that any content on the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your access to and use of the Service complies with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations of your jurisdiction, including, without limitation, export and import regulations. eTV Global Media, LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Service, or to modify or discontinue the Service, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice. You agree that eTV Global Media, LLC will have no liability to you or to any third party for any termination, modification, or discontinuance of the Service. These Terms of Use and the eTV Global Media, LLC Privacy Policy, eTV Global Media, LLC Community Guidelines and other guidelines and supplemental terms referenced herein include the entire agreement between you and eTV Global Media, LLC and replace any prior agreement or understanding regarding your access to and use of the Service.

We consider our Terms of Use to exist as individual parts of a larger whole. If any part of these Terms of Use is held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective but shall not affect any other part of these Terms of Use. This means that even if one part of these Terms of Use is judged unsound, the rest still apply.

One last bit of “legalese”: The failure by us to partially or fully exercise any rights or the waiver of any breach of these Terms of Use by you will not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right by us or be deemed a waiver by us of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Terms of Use. Our rights and remedies under these Terms of Use are cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy will not limit our right to exercise any other right or remedy.

Translation: If you do something that’s prohibited by these Terms of Use but don’t get caught, that doesn’t mean it’s OK, it just means we didn’t catch you, or maybe we decided to let it slide one time. There’s still a perfectly good chance that we will catch you the next time and it won’t be OK.

If you have any questions or comments about our Terms of Use or anything else, you may contact us at: