Updated: October 2020
THIS WEBSITE, APPLICATION, VIDEO GAME, OR OTHER SOFTWARE, AS APPLICABLE, IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY SPIN MASTER LTD. ("SPIN MASTER", "WE" AND "US"). ACCESS AND USE OF THIS WEBSITE, APPLICATION, VIDEO GAME, OR OTHER SOFTWARE (THE "SITE") AND ITS RELATED SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND COMMUNITY PORTAL (THE "SERVICES") ARE PROVIDED BY SPIN MASTER LTD. (“SPIN MASTER” OR “WE”) TO YOU ON CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE, AND BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ACCEPT AND ABIDE BY THESE TERMS OF USE YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR USE THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES.
These Terms of Use govern the relationship between you, the Site user or visitor and/or member ("you") and Spin Master with respect to your use of this Site and its related Services. We reserve the right at any time to change: (i) the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use; (ii) this Site or the Services, including terminating, eliminating, supplementing, modifying, adding or discontinuing any content or feature or data or service on or available through this Site or the Services or the hours that they are available; (iii) any fees or charges, if any, related to the use of this Site or the Services; and (iv) the equipment, hardware or software required to use and access this Site or the Services.
Any changes we make to these Terms of Use will be effective immediately upon notice, which we may provide by any means. Your continued use of this Site or the Services after such notice will be deemed acceptance of such changes. Be sure to return to this Site periodically to ensure you are familiar with the most current version of these Terms of Use.
IF YOU ARE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND YOU CONSENT TO YOUR CHILD'S USE OF OR REGISTRATION WITH THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES, BY PROVIDING SUCH CONSENT YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE IN RESPECT OF YOUR CHILD'S USE OF THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES.
If you are residing in a jurisdiction which restricts the use of internet-based applications according to age, or which restricts the ability to enter into agreements such as set out in these Terms of Use according to age and you are under such a jurisdiction and under such age limit, you may not enter into this agreement or use this Site or the Services. By using this Site you are explicitly stating that you have verified in your own jurisdiction if your use of this Site and the Services is allowed.
You may, where authorized or permitted by law, permit your children to use this Site and the Services, provided that you supervise such use. You are responsible for ensuring that you and your child are aware of, understand, and comply with these Terms of Use. You shall at all times be responsible and liable for all activities conducted and items obtained through your Account (defined below), including, without limitation, all activities which may be conducted and/or items which may be obtained by your child.
Your Account may be deleted and these Terms of Use may be terminated without warning, if we believe that you are under age or your use of this Site or the Services is not allowed.
Spin Master is committed to respecting the privacy of the personal information of the individuals with whom we interact. We have developed a Privacy Policy to describe our privacy policies and practices and how we collect, use and disclose the personal information of those individuals who visit this Site or use the Services. Please see our Privacy Policy for further details.
In order to access and use certain Services available on this Site, you may be required to open and maintain an account ("Account") with us. Prior to completing the signup process for your Account, you will be required to indicate your acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you may not sign up for an Account and you shall not have the right to use such Services.
What Information is required to create an Account with us?
During the registration process we may collect your date of birth, email addresses, username, password, and gender and where you permit your children to use the Site or the Services, their username and password.
Your information may be used by us:
Where a child under thirteen years of age seeks to create an Account, they will be required to provide their parent/guardian's email address so that we can contact them to verify their consent, including in some cases by sending a "Notice to Parents and Guardians of Informational Practices with Regard to Children" email. Children under thirteen are not permitted to use certain features of this Site or the Services until certain steps are taken by their parent/guardian.
YOU ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD AND FOR ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING PURCHASES AND CHARGES, AS APPLICABLE) THAT ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT.
You agree to notify us immediately or any unauthorized use, theft or misappropriation of your account, username, or password. We shall not be liable for any loss that you incur as a result of someone else using your username or password, either with or without your knowledge.
USE OF COMMUNITY BOARDS
The Account created may be used to participate in community boards or other online communities (collectively, the “Community”). While participating in such Community, in addition to adhering to the rules of conduct set out below in Section 5, you agree not to:
a. disrupt the normal course and pace of postings or chat, including through: (i) excessive shouting through the use of the "all caps" key; (ii) posting "Spam" messages; and
b. harass, threaten, stalk, embarrass or cause distress, unwanted attention or discomfort to any other member.
We are not responsible for any errors or omissions in postings, for hyperlinks embedded in messages or for any results obtained from the use of the information contained in the messages. Under no circumstances will we or our affiliates, suppliers or agents be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on the information in the Community. You should be aware that, if you disclose information about yourself in a message while using the Service, the information is being made publicly available and may be collected and used by other users. We recommend that you do not disclose information about yourself in the Community. We may monitor the Community and/or any postings or other materials that you transmit or post. However, you acknowledge and agree that we have the right (but not the obligation) to monitor the Community and the postings and other materials you and other members transmit and post; to alter or remove any such materials; and to disclose such materials and the circumstances surrounding their transmission to any third party in order to operate the Service properly, to protect ourselves, our sponsors and our members and visitors and/or to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests and ultimately to deactivate your Account if you do not comply with these Terms of Use.
This Site and the Services are only for personal use. You may not use this Site or the Services for commercial purposes or in any way that is unlawful, or harms us or any other person or entity, as determined in our sole discretion.
You are solely responsible for the content of any communications by you with third parties, including any communications about, concerning or through this Site or the Services. Spin Master does not condone or allow spam. You agree that you will not use this Site or the Services to send unsolicited commercial or other e-mails or messages.
You agree that you will not attempt to, nor permit any third party to, enter restricted areas of Spin Master' computer systems or perform functions that you are not authorized to perform pursuant to these Terms of Use. Spin Master may, without notice, temporarily suspend your, or any other party's, access to this Site or the Services, (including, without limitation, any specific areas hosted within this Site) by deactivating any password(s) or links to the Internet or to the Site, as applicable, if we reasonably suspect that you, or any other parties, are obtaining unauthorized access to our other systems or information, or are using otherwise valid user identifications or passwords in any other unauthorized manner. These suspensions will be for such periods of time as Spin Master may reasonably determine is necessary to permit the thorough investigation of such suspended activity.
While using this Site or the Services you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including, but not limited to, export/import laws and laws relating to privacy, obscenity, copyright, trademark, confidential information, trade secret, libel, slander or defamation). We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to take any actions we deem necessary and appropriate to preserve the integrity of this Site and the Services. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to:
WE CANNOT AND DO NOT ASSURE THAT OTHER USERS ARE OR WILL BE COMPLYING WITH THE FOREGOING CODE OF CONDUCT OR ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE, AND, AS BETWEEN YOU AND US, YOU HEREBY ASSUME ALL RISK OF HARM OR INJURY RESULTING FROM ANY SUCH LACK OF COMPLIANCE.
While we endeavor to keep downtime to a minimum, we can't promise that this Site or the Services will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free. We reserve the right to interrupt/suspend this Site or the Services, or any part thereof, with or without prior notice for any reason and you shall not be entitled to any refunds of fees for interruption of this Site or the Services.
You are solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining all internet, computer hardware and other equipment needed to access and use this Site and the Services and that you shall be solely responsible for all charges and fee related thereto.
This Site or the Services may provide links to third party websites for your convenience only. The inclusion of these links does not imply that Spin Master monitors or endorses these websites. Spin Master does not accept any responsibility for such websites. Spin Master shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss, caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or the reliance upon any information, content, goods or services available on or through any third party websites or linked resources.
Due to technical difficulties with the Internet, software or transmission problems could produce inaccurate or incomplete copies of information contained on this Site or the Services. Due to the ability, in some cases, to share certain content and materials, computer viruses or other destructive programs may also be inadvertently downloaded from this Site or the Services.
Spin Master shall not be responsible or liable for any software, computer viruses or other destructive, harmful or disruptive files or programs that may infect or otherwise impact your use of your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing on this Site or the Services or your downloading of any of User Materials or other content from this Site. Spin Master recommends that you install appropriate anti-virus or other protective software as applicable.
Any sweepstakes, contests, and games that are accessible through this Site are governed by specific rules. By entering such sweepstakes or contests or participating in such games you will become subject to those rules. We urge you to read the applicable rules, which are linked from the particular activity, and to review our Privacy Policy which addresses our commitments in respect of the information you submit in connection with such sweepstakes, contests, and games.
Spin Master may, from time to time, provide certain Services through this Site on a fee basis. Where you elect to receive such Services, you agree to pay, through the payment mechanism selected by you and approved by us, all amounts due and owing for such Services as more particularly set out in the order confirmation provided at the time that you ordered such Services. We may amend this Site, the Services and/or the amounts that we charge for same at any time, without prior notice. Fees do not include any applicable sales, use, excise, value-added or other taxes or governmental charges, and you shall be responsible for, and shall promptly pay, same. If Spin Master terminates these Terms of Use because of your breach of its terms, you shall not be entitled to the refund of any unused portion of any fees you have already paid. You agree that Spin Master may collect interest at the lesser of 1.5% per month (18% per annum) or the highest amount permitted by law on any amounts not paid when due.
This Site and the Services may be owned and operated by Spin Master in conjunction with others pursuant to contractual arrangements.
Spin Master may make certain content, software or other electronic materials (including all files, text, URLs, video, audio and images contained in or generated by such materials, and accompanying data) (collectively "SMS Materials") available to you from this Site or the Services, from time to time. If you download or use SMS Materials, you agree that such materials: (i) may only be used for your personal and non-commercial use, (ii) may not be modified, used to create a derivative work, incorporated into any other work or otherwise exploited without Spin Master' prior written permission, and (iii) shall be only be used in compliance with any additional license terms accompanying such materials. Spin Master does not transfer either the title or the intellectual property rights to the SMS Materials, and retains full and complete title to the SMS Materials as well as all intellectual property rights therein. You agree not to sell, share, redistribute, or reproduce the SMS Materials. You further agree not to decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise convert any SMS Materials into a human-perceivable form. Spin Master or its licensors own all related trademarks and logos, and you agree not to copy or use them in any manner.
This Site, (including its organization and presentation and SMS Materials) is the property of Spin Master and its licensors and may be protected by intellectual property laws including laws relating to copyrights, trade-marks, trade-names, internet domain names and other similar rights.
By any posting, downloading, displaying, performing, transmitting, or otherwise distributing information or other content ("User Materials") to this Site or the Services by you or at your direction, you are granting Spin Master, its affiliates, partners, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives a license to use such User Materials in connection with the operation of this Site and the Services, including, a right to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat such User Materials. You will not be compensated for any User Materials. You agree that, unless you advise otherwise, Spin Master may publish or otherwise disclose your username in connection with your User Materials. By posting User Materials on this Site or the Services, you warrant and represent that you own the rights to the User Materials or are otherwise authorized to post, distribute, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute User Materials and that such User Materials do not violate any applicable laws. You agree that the burden of proving that any User Materials do not violate any laws or third party rights rests solely with you.
You are solely responsible for your User Materials. You are solely responsible for making and keeping backup copies of your User Materials and for applying the appropriate level of access rights to same. Spin Master shall not be responsible or liable for the deletion or accuracy of any User Materials, the failure to store, transmit, encrypt (or otherwise secure) or receive any User Materials, or the storage, transmission, encryption (or other security) or receipt of any other communication involving the use of this Site or the Services.
You are solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining any necessary consents or permissions from any third party whose information may be collected, recorded, processed, stored, used, disclosed, transferred, exchanged or otherwise handled as a result of, or as part of, any User Materials or any communications involving the use of this Site or the Services and agree to obtain and maintain all such consents or permissions throughout the term of this agreement.
Spin Master asks you to respect the intellectual property of others. In order to protect the intellectual property of others from misuse we ask you to help us. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe, in good faith, that materials hosted on the Site infringe your copyright, please provide Spin Master' Copyright Agent with a notice of infringement ("Notice") containing the following information:
Spin Master Ltd.
255 King Street West Toronto ON Canada M5V 3M2
If you believe that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send Spin Master a counter-notice. Notices and counter- notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed under the DMCA. We suggest that you consult a legal advisor before filing a Notice or counter-notice. Also be aware that there can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA. Spin Master will terminate membership privileges and access to the Site for those who engage in acts of infringement.
THIS SITE, THE SERVICES AND THE CONTENT AND OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE THEREIN ("MATERIALS") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPIN MASTER DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, THE SERVICES OR THE MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THEIR USE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.
YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR USE OF THIS SITE, THE SERVICES AND THE MATERIALS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SPIN MASTER OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM, LOSS, DAMAGE, ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER OR OUT OF THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR USE OF, RELIANCE UPON, ACCESS TO, OR EXPLOITATION OF THIS SITE, THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR ANY RIGHTS GRANTED TO YOU HEREUNDER, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER THE ACTION IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHERWISE.
IN EVERY EVENT, SPIN MASTER' TOTAL MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE USE OR EXPLOITATION OF ANY OR ALL PART OF THIS SITE, THE SERVICES OR THE MATERIALS IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE ($5.00) US DOLLARS.
THE CONSIDERATION BEING PAID HEREUNDER DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR SPIN MASTER TO ASSUME ANY RISKS BEYOND THOSE EXPRESSLY ASSUMED HEREIN AND IF ANY SUCH RISKS WERE TO BE ASSUMED BY SPIN MASTER, SPIN MASTER WOULD NOT HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT CHARGING SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER FEES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You agree to, upon request, indemnify and hold us harmless from any and all liabilities, claims, losses and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which arise directly or indirectly from any breach of these Terms of Use for which you are responsible, or from your use of this Site or the Services or transmission of any materials or other content through this Site or the Services.
Spin Master may, from time to time, but is in no way obligated to, permit you to access and use this Site and the Services in accordance with these Terms of Use and in the manner more particularly set out herein. You acknowledge and agree that access to this Site and the Services may not be available from time to time, may be amended, revised, replaced, suspended or terminated in whole or in part at any time and without notice, and that Spin Master shall not, in any event, be responsible to you in any way should you be unable to access this Site and the Service at any time or from time to time.
Spin Master may, at its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, without notice, suspend your right to use this Site and the Services and/or terminate these Terms of Use or any of the licenses granted hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, these Terms of Use and the licenses granted herein shall automatically terminate, without notice, if you materially fail to perform or comply with these Terms of Use or any provision hereof. Upon termination of these Terms of Use, you shall immediately cease and desist from all use of this Site and the Services. Your obligations under these Terms of Use will survive the termination of these Terms of Use,
If you need to contact us regarding this Site, the Services or these Terms of Use, please e-mail us at customercare@spinmaster.com. You can also contact us via mail addressed to Spin Master Ltd. 225 King Street West Toronto Ontario, Canada M5V 3M2.
Feel free to email your comments, suggestions and feedback ("Comments") to Spin Master at the e-mail addresses provided in this Site or the Services. You agree with respect to any Comments provided by you to us, via e-mail or otherwise, that: (i) Spin Master has no obligation concerning such Comments; (ii) such Comments are non-confidential; (iii) Spin Master may use, disclose, distribute or copy such Comments and may use any ideas, concepts or know-how contained in such Comments for any purpose and without restriction or obligation to you; and (iv) such Comments are truthful and do not violate the legal rights of others.
To ensure that Spin Master provides a high quality experience for you and for other users of this Site and the Services, you agree that Spin Master or its representatives may access your account and all information and any records related thereto on a case-by-case basis to investigate complaints or allegations of abuse, infringement of third party rights, or other unauthorized uses of this Site or the Services, and you agree to give Spin Master full access to your account and all information and records related thereto without the need for additional authorization and without any claim to privacy or other rights to such account and related information and records.
Spin Master does not intend to disclose the existence or occurrence of such an investigation unless required by law or if requested by law enforcement officials, but Spin Master reserves the right to terminate your Account, if applicable, or your access to this Site and the Services immediately, with or without notice to you, and without liability to you, if Spin Master believes that you have violated any of these Terms of Use, furnished Spin Master with false or misleading information, or interfered with use of this Site or the Services by others.
Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230 (d) as amended, we hereby notify you that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. Information identifying current providers of such protections is available at the web sites of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users of the Site are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, California 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
This Site, the Services and the Materials are subject to United States export controls. No Materials or any other materials may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using any materials, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.
We make no representation that materials in this Site or the Services are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
We reserve the right to limit the availability of the Site and/or the provision of any of the Services, materials, or other products described or offered thereon to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction we so desire, at any time and in our sole discretion, and to limit the quantities of any such Services, materials, or other product provided.
These Terms of Use is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, without regards to its principles of conflicts of law. Subject to the obligation to arbitrate below, you agree to personal jurisdiction by the federal and state courts located in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.
Except where prohibited by applicable law, any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, the Site or the Services or the relationship which results from these Terms of Use, including without limitation, the performance, breach, enforcement, existence or validity of the matters provided for in these Terms of Use or your receipt and use of the Site or Services, which cannot be amicably resolved, (collectively, a "Claim"), will be referred to and finally settled (to the exclusion of the courts) by private and confidential binding arbitration before a single arbitrator held in the State of California, United States in English and governed by California law pursuant to the arbitration legislation in the State of California, as amended, replaced or re-enacted from time to time. The arbitrator will be a person who is legally trained and who has experience in the information technology field in Canada or the United States of America and is independent of either party. Any such Claim will be arbitrated on an individual basis, and will not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim, controversy or dispute of any other party. Except where prohibited by applicable law, you agree to waive any right you may have to commence or participate in any class action against the Spin Master relating to any Claim and you also agree to opt out of any class proceedings against the Spin Master. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Spin Master reserves the right to pursue the protection of intellectual property rights and confidential information through injunctive or other equitable relief through the courts.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
These Terms of Use set out the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and supersede and any all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between us. These Terms of Use are not assignable, transferable or sub-licensable by you except with Spin Master' prior written consent. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption or section title contained in these Terms of Use is inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof.