Terms & Conditions
- Your Acceptance
- BY USING OR VISITING THIS WEBSITE (together with all Content available
through the Bolfm.com domain name and other sites owned, operated or
controlled by Bolfm, Inc., the "Website"), OR SUBMITTING CONTENT TO THIS
WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO (1) THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (the "Terms
& Conditions"), AND (2) Bolfm'S PRIVACY POLICY at
http://www.Bolfm.com/privacy/.These Terms & Conditions apply to all users of the Website. If you do not
agree to these Terms & Conditions, the Privacy Policy, or the Terms &
Conditions for the Producer Program, then please do not use the Website.
- Links
- The Website may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or
controlled by Bolfm. Bolfm is not affiliated with those websites, has no
control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies,
or practices of any third party websites. In addition, Bolfm will not and
cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Website,
you expressly release Bolfm from any and all liability arising from your use
of any third-party website. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you
have left the Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of
each other website that you visit.
- Website Access
- Bolfm hereby grants you permission to use the Website, provided that: (i)
your use of the Website is solely for your personal, noncommercial use; (ii) you
will not copy, distribute or modify any part of the Website without Bolfm's
prior written authorization; (iii) you will not send unsolicited or unauthorized
advertisements, spam, chain letters, etc., (iv) you will not transmit any
Content which contains software viruses, or other harmful computer code, files
or programs; (v) you will not disrupt servers or networks connected to the
Website; and (vi) you comply with these Terms & Conditions.
- In order to access some features of the Website, you will have to create an
account. You may never use another's account without permission. When creating
your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely
responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your
account password secure. You must notify Bolfm immediately of any breach of
security or unauthorized use of your account. You will be liable for any use
made of your account or password and the losses of Bolfm or others due to
such unauthorized use. Bolfm will not be liable for your losses caused by any
unauthorized use of your account.
- You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without
limitation, "robots," "spiders," and "offline readers," that accesses the
Website in a manner that sends more request messages to the Bolfm servers in
a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by
using a conventional on-line web browser. Bolfm grants the operators of
public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the
Website for the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indices
of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. Bolfm
reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific
cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable
information, including account names or e-mail addresses, from the Website, nor
to use the communication systems provided by the Website for any commercial
solicitation purposes. You agree not to solicit, for commercial purposes, any
users of the Website with respect to their User Submissions (as defined below).
- Bolfm has the right to terminate your access to the Website, in its sole
discretion, immediately and with or without cause.
- Intellectual Property Rights
- The content on the Website, including all User Submissions, including
without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds,
music, videos and interactive features ("Content") and the trademarks, service
marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to
Bolfm. Content on the Website is provided to you "AS IS" for your information
and personal use only and may not be used, copied, distributed, transmitted,
broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, reverse engineered, de-compiled, or
otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without Bolfm's prior
written consent. Bolfm reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to
the Website. If you download or print a copy of the Content for personal use,
you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein.
You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with
security-related features of the Website or features that prevent or restrict
use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Website.
- User Submissions
- The Website facilitates the submission of videos or other Content by you and
other users ("User Submissions") and the hosting and publishing of such User
Submissions. You understand that whether or not such User Submissions are
published, Bolfm does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any
User Submissions. Bolfm has complete discretion whether to display your User
Submission on the Website.
- You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the
consequences of posting or publishing them. You represent and warrant that: (i)
you own or have the necessary rights and permissions to use and authorize
Bolfm to use all copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights in and to
any User Submissions to enable inclusion and use thereof as contemplated by the
Website and these Terms & Conditions; and (ii) you have the written consent
and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the User
Submission to use their name or likeness as contemplated by the Website and
these Terms & Conditions.
- You retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However,
by submitting the User Submissions to Bolfm, you hereby grant Bolfm, in
addition to any other rights which it has pursuant to any other program
established by Bolfm, a worldwide, non-exclusive and transferable license to
use, copy, prepare derivative works of (including without limitation, to rename,
edit, shorten, split the videos into different segments, and use the entire
video or segments as part of compilations), display, and perform the User
Submissions in connection with the Website and Bolfm's (and its successor's)
business, including without limitation to grant access to the Website to third
parties to view the User Submission (and derivative works thereof). You may
notify Bolfm to remove the User Submission from the Website, and Bolfm
will do so within a reasonable time period, at which point the foregoing license
to Bolfm will terminate other than with respect to usages by Bolfm prior
to such removal.
- You also hereby grant each user of the Website or other viewer of the User
Submission a non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare
derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions, all for
non-commercial and personal use.
- You agree that you will not: (i) submit material that is copyrighted,
protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary
rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such
rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the User Submission
and to grant Bolfm all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish
falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage Bolfm or any third party;
(iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous,
threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive,
or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to
civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; or (iv)
misidentify yourself in submitting the User Submission or misstate your true
identity. Bolfm does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion,
recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Bolfm expressly disclaims
any and all liability in connection with User Submissions.
- You understand that when using the Website, you will be exposed to User
Submissions from a variety of sources, and that Bolfm is not responsible for
the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating
to such User Submissions. You may be exposed to User Submissions that are
inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and
hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you may have against
Bolfm with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold Bolfm, its
owners, affiliates, employees, agents and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest
extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the Website.
You acknowledge that access to certain Content which may be available through
the Website and which depict violence, or contain images of nudity, sexual acts,
or other sexual material ("Mature Content") is permitted only if you are over
the minimum age applicable in your jurisdiction (often but not necessarily 18 or
21).
- Copyright and Content Policy
- Bolfm respects the intellectual property rights of others, and requests
you to do the same. Bolfm does not permit copyright infringing activities and
infringement of intellectual property rights on its Website or related services,
and Bolfm will remove all Content if properly notified that such Content
infringes another's intellectual property rights. Bolfm reserves the right to
remove Content without prior notice. Bolfm will also terminate a User’s
account if the User is determined to be a repeat infringer of copyright.
Bolfm may remove such Content and/or terminate a User's account due to a
violation of these Terms & Conditions at any time, without prior notice and
at its sole discretion.
- If you believe that your Content has been copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, please provide Bolfm's Copyright Agent the following
information:
User's access for uploading such Content in violation of these
Terms & Conditions at any time, without prior notice and at its sole
discretion.
- (i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- (ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed,
or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a
single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- (iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to
be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to
which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the
service provider to locate the material. Providing URLs in an email enables us
to most efficiently locate and remove the infringing material.
- (iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to
contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if
available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be
contacted.
- (v) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use
of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law.
- (vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and
under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed
- Bolfm's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement
can be reached as follows:
- By email: Copyright Agent
- Bolfm, Inc.
- By email:
support@Bolfm.com
- Please also note that under Section 512(f) of the US Copyright Act any
person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is
infringing may be subject to liability.
- Warranty Disclaimer
- YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, Bolfm, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE
WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. Bolfm MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS
ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE WEBSITE'S CONTENT AND ASSUMES NO
LIABILITY FOR ANY (I) MISTAKES OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY
OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, (III) ANY
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL
INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION
OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES,
TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY
ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY
LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT ON OR
VIA THE WEBSITE. Bolfm DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ANY CONTENT, OR PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY
THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY ADVERTISING, AND Bolfm WILL NOT BE A
PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU
AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
- Limitation of Liability
- IN NO EVENT SHALL Bolfm, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS,
BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY
MISTAKES OR INACCURACIES THEREIN, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF
ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF OUR SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR
FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF
TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR
THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY,
AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF
ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT ON OR VIA THE WEBSITE,
WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND
WHETHER OR NOT Bolfm IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE
FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
Bolfm SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE,
OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM
THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
- Indemnity
- You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Bolfm, its affiliates,
and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against
any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs and
expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your
use of the Website; (ii) your violation of these Terms & Conditions; (iii)
your violation of the terms which apply to your User Submission; (iv) your
violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright,
property, publicity or privacy right; or (v) any claim that one of your User
Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification
obligation will survive these Terms & Conditions and your use of the
Website.
- Ability to Accept Terms & Conditions
- You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age or possess legal
parental or guardian consent to enter into these Terms & Conditions, and to
comply with these Terms of Use. In any case, you affirm that you are over the
age of 13, as the Website is not intended for children under 13. If you are
under 13 years of age, then please do not use the Website-there are lots of
other great web sites for you. Talk to your parents about what sites are
appropriate for you.
- Assignment
- These Terms & Conditions, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder,
may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Bolfm
without restriction.
- General
- You agree that: (i) the Website shall be deemed solely based in Pakistan;
and (ii) the Website shall be deemed a passive website that does not give rise
to personal jurisdiction over Bolfm, either specific or general, in
jurisdictions other than the Pakistan. These Terms & Conditions
shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the Pakistan,
without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between
you and Bolfm that arises in whole or in part from the Website or these Terms
& Conditions shall be decided exclusively by a federal or state court of
competent jurisdiction located in Pakistan. These Terms & Conditions and any other legal notices published by
Bolfm on the
Website, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Bolfm
concerning the Website. If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is
deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such
provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these
Terms & Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver
of any term of this these Terms & Conditions shall be deemed a further or
continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and a party's failure to
assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a
waiver of such right or provision. Bolfm reserves the right to amend these
Terms & Conditions at any time and without notice, and it is your
responsibility to review these Terms & Conditions for any changes. Your use
of the Website following any amendment of these Terms & Conditions will
signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms. YOU AND Bolfm
AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE Bolfm WEBSITE
MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE,
SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Last updated: August 2009.
Submission Rules
General Guidelines
You want to upload some videos? We love that! After all, uploading short
flicks to Bolfm is one of the five greatest things you can do in the world.
First, there are some rules to follow. We know, you hate rules, but they
exist to keep Bolfm from devolving into chaos and becoming another business
horror story. So here you go (take notes, we'll be testing you later):
- No cloning allowed. No, we're not talking about producing identical
sheep in the lab - that's cool. We're talking about duplicating videos that
already exist on the site. We HATE duplicates, because repetition repetition
sucks sucks. So before you upload a video to Bolfm, please conduct a search
to see if it already exists here.
- Keep your pants on. We're not prudes here, but we want Bolfm to
serve as wide a community as possible. This means we will not allow sexually
explicit videos on the site. Those are simply 2H4B (Too Hot For Bolfm).
- What about partial nudity or implied sexuality? We're not afraid of
the odd 'wardrobe malfunction' but it's better to practice safe romance and put
an 16+ filter on it.
- Filter that violence. Please remember that Bolfm is all about
entertainment and entertainment should not come at the expense of others. So if
your video contains violence, please stick the appropriate filter on it:
- 13+: For staged/acted violence (such as martial arts).
- 16+: For real-world violence including physical attacks; for
injuries, gruesome scenes, or explicit language.
- Bolfm will reject videos which portray illegal acts of violence or videos
that show or imply human fatalities however newsworthy such footage may seem in
context.
- Dress for success. Package your videos with killer titles,
descriptions, thumbnails, and tags to attract viewers. But, please, be
accurate, or we'll tell all the people you deceived exactly where you
sleep.
- Irresistible Titles: What's in a name? Everything. Boring titles = no
views, so give your video a title no one can resist.
- Teaser Descriptions: Don't you hate it when someone tells you the
surprise ending of a movie before you've seen it? ("Dude, did you hear that
Darth Vader is Luke's dad?") So go ahead and describe the contents of your video
in vivid detail, but don't give away the punch line.
- Eye-Catching Thumbnails: Pick an image from your video that
accurately represents its contents and grabs attention. But if it's something
gross, don't show it - we like to eat while browsing the site.
- Tag Away: Use as many tags as you want to describe your video. That
helps people find it in a search.
- Pick a channel. If your video fits more than one channel, choose one
that applies most. Still can't decide? Take a coin, assign one channel to heads,
one channel to tails, then flip it. Later, see a counselor about how you let
coins shape your life.
Bolfm House Rules
We built Bolfm to be a creative community buzzing with energy. (We love a
great buzz.) So we've established a few house rules to keep it going:
- Helpful Criticism: Want better videos? Then provide suggestions
instead of smack! Good advice goes a long way in building a better Bolfm. And
if you think you can do better, don't just say it - SHOW IT with your own video.
- Save The Creativity For The Videos: Don't try to sneak onto top lists
by manipulating the results. For example, posting lots of comments on your own
video to get onto the "Most Discussed" list won't get you anywhere. (We've got
trained dogs to sniff out cheats.)
- Keep It Clean: There are 1,000,000 words in the English language
alone, including some cool ones like "nubile," "psychedelic," and "obfuscation."
Flaunt your language skills here, and leave the profanity and other garbage talk
at home.
- No Haters: Our community has zero tolerance for intolerance,
so no defamatory, racist, sexist or homophobic talk. This includes threats of
violence or sexual assault against other site users or people appearing in
videos. Offenders will be banned forever from Bolfm.
We hate playing cops - it takes time away from watching videos and building a
killer site - so we hope this little statement does the job of keeping the
Bolfm buzz going and growing.