Terms of Service

BY USING AND/OR VISITING THIS WEBSITE (collectively, including all content available through the STARTEDGAME domain name, the "STARTEDGAME Website" or "Site"), YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, WHICH ARE POSTED AT http://STARTEDGAME/terms.htm AND WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please do not use the STARTEDGAME Website.

2. STARTEDGAME Website

These Terms of Use apply to all users of the STARTEDGAME Website, including users who are also contributors of manga content, information and other materials or services on the Site. The STARTEDGAME Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by STARTEDGAME. STARTEDGAME has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. Furthermore, STARTEDGAME will not censor or edit the content of any third party site. By using the Site, you expressly release STARTEDGAME from any and all liability arising from your use of any third party website. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave the STARTEDGAME Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of every website you visit.

3. Access to the Website

A. STARTEDGAME grants you permission to use the Website as set forth in these Terms of Use, provided that: (i) your use of the Website is solely for your personal, non-commercial use; (ii) you do not copy or distribute any part of the Website in any media without STARTEDGAME's prior written permission; (iii) you do not alter or modify any part of the Website beyond what is reasonably necessary to use the Website for its intended purpose; and (iv) otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use.

B. To access some features of the Website, you will be required to create an account. You must never use another person's account without their permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs under your account and must maintain the security of your password. You must notify STARTEDGAME immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Although STARTEDGAME will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of STARTEDGAME or others due to such unauthorized use.

C. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," "spiders," "offline readers," etc., that accesses the Website in a manner that sends more request messages to STARTEDGAME's 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, STARTEDGAME grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. STARTEDGAME reserves the right to revoke these exceptions on a general or case-by-case basis. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Website or use the communication systems provided by the Website for any commercial solicitation purposes. You agree not to solicit, for commercial purposes, users of the Website with respect to their User Submissions.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

The content on the STARTEDGAME Website, excluding all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like ("Content") and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to STARTEDGAME, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. The content on the Site is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the respective owners. STARTEDGAME reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website and the Content. You agree not to engage in any use, copying or distribution of any Content other than as expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying ordistribution of third party User Submissions obtained through the Website for any commercial purpose. If you download or print a copy of the Content for your personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security features of the STARTEDGAME Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the STARTEDGAME Website or the Content therein.

5. User Submissions

A. The STARTEDGAME Website may now or in the future permit the submission of manga or other communications submitted by you and other users ("User Submissions") and the hosting, sharing and/or posting of such User Submissions. You understand that whether or not such User Submissions are posted, STARTEDGAME does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to the submissions.

B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize STARTEDGAME to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to all User Submissions to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Use; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each individually identifiable person in the User Submission to use the name or likeness of each and every individually identifiable person to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Use. For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting User Submissions to STARTEDGAME, you grant STARTEDGAME a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform the User Submissions in connection with the STARTEDGAME Website and STARTEDGAME's (and its successors') business, including without limitation to promote and redistribute part or all of the STARTEDGAME Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also grant each user of the STARTEDGAME Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Use. The foregoing license granted by you terminates once you remove or delete a User Submission from the STARTEDGAME Website.

C. In connection with User Submissions, you further 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 material and to grant STARTEDGAME all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) post falsehoods or misrepresentations that could harm STARTEDGAME or any third party; (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racist 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; (iv) send unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or other forms of solicitation; (v) impersonate another person. STARTEDGAME does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and STARTEDGAME expressly disclaims all liability related to User Submissions. STARTEDGAME does not permit copyright infringing and intellectual property rights violation activities on its Website, and STARTEDGAME will remove all Content and User Submissions if properly notified that such Content or User Submissions infringes the intellectual property rights of others. STARTEDGAME reserves the right to remove Content and User Submissions without notice. STARTEDGAME will also terminate a User's access to the Website, if they are determined to be a repeat infringer. A repeat infringer is a User who has been notified of infringing activity more than two times. and/or has had a User Submission removed from the Website more than twice. STARTEDGAME also reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Use for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length. STARTEDGAME may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Use at any time, without notice and at its sole discretion.