TERMS OF USE
Welcome to Picatoo
Picatoo allows its members to
upload, store, and process their digital images. This serves as an agreement
between the customer, and Picatoo, for strict compliance, to ensure that
Picatoo continues to operate and function successfully. The following
guidelines stipulated below are binding on all users and customers of the
website. All users who visit any part of this website is deemed to have agreed
to and understood the terms identified herein.
Membership Terms
Anyone may become a member and avail of
the services provided by Picatoo, provided that they submit the
information required of them in order to create an account with Picatoo. These may include,
but are not limited to the following: name, mailing address, email address, and
other contact information. Picatoo adheres to strict confidentiality and
will not disclose, transfer or convey the information users provide to third parties.
A registered account with Picatoo
serves as a license for customers to use the site in personal and
non-commercial pursuits, unless the customer has an existing business
relationship with Picatoo.
Picatoo reserves the right to
terminate any user’s membership account upon its sole discretion. Any member
who violated any of the terms stipulated in this document may
be meted a warning, temporary suspension, or complete termination of his
account. User accounts without activity for one year will be considered
inactive and will therefore be terminated. In the case of account termination,
Picatoo will delete from its system all content posted by the terminated
user.
Users may receive unsolicited emails from
time to time that Picatoo feels would be of interest to them.
Use of Website Services
Picatoo is a service that allows
users to upload, store, and process their own digital photographs. It is the user’s
responsibility to manage his account and the allotted storage space provided
for his use. It is also the user’s responsibility to make original or back-up
copies of his digital images and Picatoo must not be used as the sole
storage medium. Picatoo will not be responsible for lost images in the
user’s account that he was not able to store in another medium. Moreover, this
service is provided for personal use and non-commercial only.
The usage of Picatoo must only be
for lawful and non-commercial purposes. Thereby users are prohibited from
posting content that are unlawful, illegal, defamatory, malicious, hateful,
discriminating, obscene, punishable by law and any objectionable material of
any kind depicting child pornography, hate crimes, extreme violence, racial
discrimination, substance abuse, and the like. Users are also prohibited from
posting copyrighted images. Picatoo is not to be held responsible in
cases when copyright images are processed for printing. The users are deemed to
be owners of the images they provide and Picatoo reserves the right to
delete copyright-protected digital images which have been uploaded without
the authors’ written consent, and to filter other content posted by its users
and restrict those that are deemed harmful to its other users and stakeholders.
The services provided by Picatoo is
restricted for personal use only. Hence, users cannot reproduce, duplicate,
resell, or exploit the services provided by Picatoo. Using the site for
commercial purposes is subject to an existing business relationship between the
user and Picatoo.
By agreeing to the terms and conditions
set herein, the user grants Picatoo a universal, royalty-free, and
non-exclusive privileges to display, copy, modify, resize, and distribute the
content uploaded by the user.
Restrictions
Users are free to access any part of the
website that is allowable to the public. The following restrictions, however,
unconditionally apply:
Users are prohibited from making
commercial use of Picatoo. Membership cannot be used for reproducing or
reselling the services available in the online store.
Users are prohibited from obtaining,
through any legal or illegal means, data and information about other users
registered with Picatoo. Users are moreover prohibited from processing
the content of other users registered with the site.
Users are prohibited from using any
automated and electronic means, whether legal or illegal in nature, to access
the website’s systems and data. Moreover, users are prohibited from attempting
to bypass, through any means, the security measures implemented to protect the
website. Any attempt to interfere with website operations is subject to the
suspension or termination of the accountable user’s account.
Suspension and Termination
Picatoo reserves the right to
suspend and terminate the account and usage privileges of any customer who
violates the terms and conditions enumerated in this document. Any user’s right
to access the site and its services may be revoked upon the discretion of
Picatoo.
The online store will warrant a warning, a
temporary suspension, or permanent termination notice to the user through
email. The user will be informed of the reasons for the suspension. During the
suspension period, the user may not access any portion of the website. In
addition, he cannot create a new account, cannot make purchases, cannot receive
primary and supplementary services and notices from Picatoo, and cannot
engage in commercial dealings with the merchant.
User Accountability
The users are responsible for keeping
their passwords confidential and secure. They are likewise accountable for
maintaining the email addresses affiliated with their accounts. Picatoo
is not responsible for the user’s failure to receive notifications in his
specified email address. Users are solely responsible for maintaining and
updating their account as deemed necessary. The users are likewise responsible
for all the activities in their respective accounts. Through agreeing to this
document, the user likewise agrees to receive notifications from (website
name).
Privacy and Confidentiality of Data and Content
All data submitted by users to Picatoo
remains confidential and can only be accessed by designated members of
Picatoo’s team. No data will be disclosed, transferred or conveyed to any third party for
private, commercial, or legal (i.e., user is under investigation, involved in a
court case) purposes, unless otherwise required by law or the courts, for any legal purposes.
All content posted by the users of
Picatoo remains confidential and can only be accessed by designated
members of Picatoo’s team and other parties that the user grants
permission to. As an exception, content will only be shared to a third party
printer, as it is required for the processing and printing of the content,
should the user desire to have his images printed.
Disclaimers
Picatoo will not be responsible for
the users’ exposure to content that they may personally find offensive.
All images stored in Picatoo are
properties of their respective owners, with Picatoo entitled to rights
to display, modify, resize, and distribute them. Picatoo will not be
held liable for the processing and printing of copyrighted images.
Third Party Applications
Picatoo uses other third party software to perform its functions. Picatoo does not
warrant that third party software shall perform according to the provider’s
specifications or accept any liability for problems that users may experience
from their use. We require Picatoo users to install Sun Microsystems'
Java software (http://java.sun.com)
on their PC. This software helps users
upload images easily to the Picatoo website simply by dragging-and-dropping
pictures to the browser, but is not intended for any other purpose.
Acknowledgement
The aforementioned terms represent an
agreement between Picatoo and the user. All visits and access to the
site are subject to these conditions. By accessing this site, the user agrees
to all the terms and conditions of use set by Picatoo.
Amendments
Picatoo’s terms and conditions are
subject to change without prior notice.