LICENSE GRANT
Subject to your compliance with the terms and
conditions of this TOU, IAB provides to you a personal, revocable, limited,
non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-sublicensable, and non-transferable license to
use the Website and the IAB Materials. Subject to the restrictions below,
you may download and print materials and information from the Website solely
for your personal use, provided that you do not remove from any such hard
copies any copyright and/or other applicable intellectual property
notices. Notwithstanding the foregoing license grant, you hereby
acknowledge and agree that IAB does not transfers any ownership or intellectual
property interest or title in and to the Website or the IAB Materials to you or
anyone else under this TOU. IAB hereby reserves any and all intellectual
property rights in the Website or IAB Materials not otherwise expressly granted
in this TOU.
RESTRICTIONS
Notwithstanding the foregoing license grant, you
may not modify, translate, de-compile, create derivative work(s) of, copy,
distribute, disassemble, broadcast, transmit, publish, remove or alter any
proprietary notices or labels, license, sub-license, transfer, sell, mirror,
frame, exploit, rent, lease, private label, grant a security interest in, or
otherwise use in any manner not expressly permitted herein, the Website.
Specifically, and by way of illustration and not limitation, you may not
separate and use any graphics, interfaces, photographs, audio, video, sounds,
artwork, designs, computer code (including html code), programs, software, and
documentation found on or accessible through the Website. Moreover, you
may not (i) use any "deep link,” "page scrape,” "robot,” "spider,” or any other
device, program, script, algorithm, or methodology, or any similar or
equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of
the Website or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or
presentation of the Website in order to obtain or attempt to obtain any IAB
Materials or any other information through any means not purposely made
available through the Website, (ii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to (a)
any portion or feature of the Website, (b) any other systems or networks connected
to the Website, (c) any IAB server, or (d) to any of the services offered on or
through the Website, by hacking, password "mining,” or any other illegitimate
or prohibited means, (iii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the
Website or any network connected to the Website, nor breach the security or
authentication measures on the Website or any network connected to the Website,
(iv) reverse look-up, trace, or seek to trace any information on any other user
of or visitor to the Website, (v) take any action that imposes an unreasonable
or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Website or IAB’s
systems or networks or any systems or networks connected to the Website, (vi)
use any device, software, or routine to interfere with (a) the proper working
of the Website, (b) any transaction conducted on the Website, or (c) with any
other person’s use of the Website, (vii) forge headers, impersonate a person,
or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise your identity or the origin
of any message or transmittal you send to IAB on or through the Website, (viii)
use the Website to harvest or collect e-mail addresses, contact information, or
other user or visitor information; or (ix) use the Website in an unlawful
manner or in a manner that could damage, disparage, or otherwise negatively
impact IAB. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING,
DOWNLOADING, COPYING OR REPRODUCING ANY IAB MATERIALS TO ANY OTHER SERVER, HARD
DRIVE OR LOCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
USER OBLIGATIONS
By accessing, or using the Website you hereby
represent that you are of the legal age to execute a legally enforceable
contract under the laws of the state and/or country in which you reside and
will, at all times, provide true, accurate, current, and complete information
when submitting information to the Website, including, without limitation, when
you provide any information to IAB via an email or any registration or
submission form found on the Website. If you provide any false,
inaccurate, untrue, or incomplete information, IAB reserves the right to in its
sole discretion immediately and without notice terminate your access to and use
of the Website and/or cancel any of your pending product purchases or
registrations with IAB. In addition, you agree to abide by all applicable
local, state, national, and international laws and regulations with respect to
your use of the Website. You also acknowledge and agree that use of the
Internet and the Website are solely and exclusively at your own risk.
While IAB has endeavoured to create a secure and reliable Website, the
confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to/from the
Website over the Internet or any other form of global communication network
cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, IAB is not to any degree responsible
or liable for the security of any information transmitted via the Internet, the
accuracy of the information contained on the Website, or for the consequences
of any reliance on such information. You must make your own determination
as to these issues.
YOUR ACCOUNT
In order to access some of the features on the
Website, you may need to complete an online registration process to create an
account with a user name and password (the "Account”). With respect to
your Account, you must provide accurate, current and complete information to
the Website. You must update such information in a timely manner to maintain
its accuracy and completeness. IAB is entitled to rely on the contact and
other information that is supplied to the IAB through your Account. Any
use of the Website through your Account will be deemed as being used by you.
Please keep any non-public information for your Account
confidential. Your Account is non-transferable and non-assignable.
If you determine or suspect someone using your log-in identification or
password, please notify us immediately at hello@iabsa.net.
DIRECTORY
IAB may make available through the Website an
on-line membership directory (the "IAB Directory”). In addition to any
other terms and conditions set forth in this TOU, you acknowledge and agree
that the IAB Directory shall be used only for personal purposes and that any
information of the IAB Directory shall not be further published, displayed, or
made accessible. Accordingly, unless IAB has provided its prior written
consent, you acknowledge and agree that the contents of the IAB Directory may
not, in whole or in part, be reproduced, copied, disseminated, entered into a
computer database, used as part of or in connection with a mailing list, or
otherwise utilized, in any form or manner or by any means inconsistent with
this TOU. You also acknowledge that a person or entity’s listing in the
IAB Directory represents only that such person or entity is a current member of
IAB. IAB makes no further representations or warranties regarding any
such person or entity (or the related information) listed in the IAB Directory,
and any information made available through the IAB Directory is provided on an
"AS-IS” and "AS-AVAILABLE” basis without warranty of any kind.
INDEMNITY
By using the Website, you agree to defend IAB and
any or all of IAB’s sponsors, members, affiliates, suppliers, promotional
partners, operational service providers, agents and representatives (collectively, the "IAB Entities”) against
any demands, claims or actions arising out of or as a result of your breach or
violation of this TOU, including any violations of law and regulation, as well
as claims of infringement, misappropriation or violation of the rights of
others ("Claim”) and you shall indemnify and hold the IAB Entities harmless
from and against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees, resulting from any such Claim. IAB shall have the right, at
any time, to assume the defence against any Claim and all negotiations for
settlement and compromise and you agree to cooperate with us in any such
defence.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
All text, graphics, interfaces, photographs, audio,
video, sounds, images, artwork, computer code (including html code), programs,
software, products, information, and documentation as well as the design,
structure, selection, coordination, expression, "look and feel,” and
arrangement of IAB Material or any content contained on or available through
the Website, unless otherwise expressly indicated in writing, are owned, controlled, and licensed
exclusively by IAB and/or its suppliers and are protected by South African and
foreign laws including, but not limited to, South African copyright, trade
secret, patent, and trademark law, as well as other national, and international
laws and regulations. Except as expressly provided in this TOU, IAB does
not grant any express or implied intellectual property or proprietary right to
you or any other person. Accordingly, your unauthorized use of the
Website may violate intellectual property or other proprietary rights laws of
South Africa and/or a foreign nation, as well as other laws, regulations, and
statutes. The Website is Copyright © 2014 Interactive Advertising Bureau
and/or its licensors. All rights reserved. IAB also owns a
copyright in the contents of the Website as a collective work and/or
compilation and in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of
the content of the Website. Any downloadable or printable programs,
information, or materials available through the Website and all intellectual
property and/or proprietary rights related thereto, unless otherwise expressly
indicated in writing, are owned exclusively by IAB and/or its suppliers.
IAB, the IAB logo, and all other names, logos, and icons identifying IAB, its
affiliates and/or subsidiaries, and any of their events, programs, products,
and/or services are owned exclusively by IAB, and any use of such marks without
the prior express written permission of IAB is hereby strictly
prohibited. Other product and company names on the Website may be the
trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners.
CONTENT AND POSTING
Responsibility for Your Content.
The
Website may allow you to register, create a profile or account and enable you
to submit, provide, furnish, transmit, exchange, communicate and/or display
text, images, photos, audio, video, location data, and other forms of data or
communication through, or in connection with the Website ("Content”). You alone
are responsible for your Content and once published, it cannot always be
withdrawn. You assume all risks associated with your Content, including
anyone’s reliance on its quality, accuracy, or reliability, or any disclosure
by you of information in your Content that makes you personally identifiable.
By posting Content, you represent that you own or have the right to post such
Content and you specifically agree your Content shall not violate any law or
regulation, this TOU, or the rights of others. IAB is not responsible for any
Content posted by you or by anyone else on the website including if another
user posts Content using your registration, profile, user account or login
identification or password. You will defend and indemnify IAB for any such
postings as described in the "Indemnity” section above.
Ownership and Our Right to Use
Your Content.
Content that is yours, remains yours and neither this TOU, nor
your use of the Website is intended to deprive you or anyone of any existing
rights to your Content. However, by submitting Content to IAB you agree that
you (i) are giving IAB a non-exclusive, irrevocable, unconditional,
transferable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty free license and right to use,
display, reproduce, perform, adapt, translate, modify, create derivative works
from, publish, distribute, disseminate and broadcast that Content without
accounting to you or notifying you in any way and you irrevocably waive, and
cause to be waived, against IAB and its users any claims and assertions of
moral rights or attribution with respect to your Content, and (ii) represent
and warrant to IAB that you have the right to submit the Content and grant the
rights and license described above, that such Content does not infringe,
misappropriate, and/or violate the intellectual property or proprietary rights
of any third party (including, without limitation, patents, copyrights, or
trademark rights) and that you have all rights necessary to convey such Content
to IAB.
THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS/SERVICES
IAB, in its sole and absolute discretion, may post
the advertisements of third parties on the Website and/or feature materials,
programs, events, products, and services provided by third parties. IAB
makes no representations with respect to, nor does it guarantee or endorse, the
quality, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, or
correct sequencing of such third party materials, programs, events, products,
and services or any other materials, programs, events, products, and services
which you may access through such third party materials, products, and
services. Your correspondence or any other dealings with third parties
found on the Website are solely between you and such third party. IAB
expressly disclaims responsibility and liability for all third party provided
materials, programs, events, products, and services contained on or accessed
through the Website, and you agree that IAB shall not be responsible for any loss
or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any such dealings or as the
result of the presence of such third parties’ materials, products, and/or
services on the Website.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
IAB may provide links, in its sole discretion, to
other sites on the World Wide Web for your convenience in locating related
information, products, and services. These other sites have not
necessarily been reviewed by IAB and may be maintained by third parties over
which IAB exercises no control. Accordingly, IAB expressly disclaims any
responsibility for the content, materials, accuracy of information, and/or
quality of the products or services provided by, available through, or
advertised on these third-party web sites. Moreover, these links do not
imply an endorsement with respect to any third party or any web site or the
products or services provided by any third party.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND COMPETITIVE
GUIDELINES
When posting Content or otherwise using the Website
you should assume that neither your identity or any Content you make or make
available are confidential or anonymous. You should always identify yourself
and your affiliation when posting Content with other users and to the Website.
IAB’s discussion and bulletin boards, forums, chat and messaging capabilities
and the Website resources, features, functions and capabilities are not
designed, nor intended to protect the confidentiality of any postings. As an
industry association, IAB’s members may also be competitors with one another
and in addition to referring to the guidelines below, IAB cautions you against
posting anything which you or your employer or a third party may consider
confidential, sensitive or proprietary because you should assume it will be
available to other users on the Website and generally become publicly
available.
IAB has no obligation, nor does IAB verify, review
for accuracy, completeness or otherwise, any Content. IAB also has no
obligation to monitor or continue to monitor your use of the Website or your
Content, but IAB reserves the right to do so and to confirm and request
confirmation of any information you submit to us or on the Website, at any time
for any reason or no reason at all. Postings and Content are not in any way endorsed by IAB, nor does IAB
screen postings and Content. IAB members and other users of the Website may not collaborate on matters
concerning the operation and conduct of their business, including discussions
relating to prices, customers, credit terms, product development and
distribution efforts. You must not, in fact or appearance, engage in posting
Content or otherwise use the Website, facilities or resources to discuss or
exchange information about:
While IAB cannot give you legal advice and you are ultimately responsible for obtaining proper legal advice and guidance from your or your company’s legal advisor and representatives, IAB has generally found users are permitted to discuss and be involved in discussions relating to standards-setting within the industry, general opinions and views regarding the industry and the marketplace and even how other industry participants may be affected by the presence or absence of a particular standard, so long as you do not discuss any of the prohibited topics noted above or violate any guidelines your own legal advisors may provide to you. The general rule is there should not be discussions on topics that could be construed to impose a restraint on trade or inhibit free and fair competition.
GENERAL RULES OF CONDUCT
You may never use, allow or enable others to use
the Website or knowingly condone use of the Website to do or attempt to:
DISCLAIMER
THE WEBSITE IS MADE AVAILABLE "AS IS” AND "AS
AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THERE IS NO GUARANTY OR ASSURANCE THAT ALL
OR ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, PERFORM AS DESCRIBED OR
THAT THE WEBSITE IS ACCURATE, TIMELY, COMPLETE OR ERROR FREE AND YOU SHOULD NOT
RELY ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANY DECISIONS OR ACTIONS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT CHOOSE TO
MAKE OR TAKE. IAB IS NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOU OR
YOUR PROPERTY, EVEN IF DUE TO MALICIOUS OR UNAUTHORIZED CODE. YOU ARE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING YOU HAVE APPROPRIATE MECHANISMS TO PROTECT AND SECURE
YOUR EQUIPMENT, PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION BECAUSE YOU, NOT US, ARE ASSUMING ALL
RISK OF LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MAY ARISE OR BE ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF THE WEBSITE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL IAB BE LIABLE FOR LOSS, DAMAGE,
COST AND/OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM USE OF THE
WEBSITE, THIS TOU, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, COMPENSATORY,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR WITH THE
DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR FOR THE IAB MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH
THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF UTILIZATION OF THE WEBSITE, WHETHER
BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT IAB
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSIONS OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THESE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. HOWEVER, IF ANY LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES OR LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW, IAB SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE MAXIMUM LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS PERMITTED.
You expressly absolve and release IAB from any claim of harm resulting from a cause beyond IAB’s reasonable control, including, but not limited to, failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes, or natural disasters, strikes, or other labour problems, wars, or governmental restrictions.
ENFORCING SECURITY ON THE WEBSITE
Actual or
attempted unauthorized use of the Website may result in criminal and/or civil
prosecution, including, without limitation, punishment under the laws of South
Africa. IAB reserves the unqualified
right to view, monitor, and record activity on the Website without any notice
to or permission from you. Any information obtained by monitoring,
reviewing, or recording your use of the Website is subject to review by law
enforcement organizations in the sole and absolute discretion of IAB. IAB will also comply with all legally
binding requests for such information including, without limitation, the
provision of information pursuant to a court order. In addition to the
aforegoing, and in its sole and absolute discretion, IAB reserves the right to,
at any time and without advance notice, modify, suspend, terminate, or
temporarily interrupt operation of or access to the Website or any portion
thereof for any reason whatsoever. You also acknowledge that any breach,
threatened or actual, of this TOU will cause irreparable injury to IAB, such
injury would not be quantifiable in monetary damages, and IAB would not have an
adequate remedy at law. You therefore agree that IAB shall be entitled,
in addition to other available remedies, to injunctive relief restraining any
breach, threatened or actual, of your obligations under any provision of this
TOU.
TERM AND TERMINATION
This TOU will take effect (or shall re-take effect)
at the time you click "I ACCEPT”, submit information through the Website,
respond to a request for information, and/or begin accessing, or using the
Website, whichever is earliest. You may terminate this TOU at any time by closing your account and discontinuing
any use of the Website, Your rights under this TOU will also terminate automatically
if you fail to comply with this TOU, subject to the survival rights of certain
provisions identified below. Termination will be effective without
notice. Upon termination, you must promptly destroy all copies of any
aspect of the Website or IAB Materials in your possession. The provisions
concerning proprietary and intellectual property rights, submissions,
indemnity, disclaimers of warranty and liability, admissibility of this TOU,
and governing law will survive the termination of this TOU for any reason.
GOVERNING LAW
This TOU and your use of the Website shall be
construed, governed by and enforced under the substantive laws of the Republic of South Africa
applicable to parties resident in and contracts made, executed and wholly
performed within the South Africa. You submit to the jurisdiction of the courts
situated in South Africa and you will not object to jurisdiction or venue on
the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, inconvenient forum or otherwise.
YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY NOW HAVE OR HEREAFTER POSSESS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER THIS TOU OR YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE.
CHANGES TO THIS TOU AND WEBSITE
IAB reserves the right, at any time, and from time
to time, to add to, delete or modify this TOU, as well as all or any part of
the Website. IAB will post the current TOU on the Website as well as a notice
of any change to this TOU. IAB will apply the most current TOU against
all users of the Website. Accordingly, as access to and use of the Website
remains conditioned upon agreement to this TOU, any use of the Website shall
constitute acceptance of the TOU then in effect at the time of your access. IAB
encourages you to review this TOU on a periodic basis.
YOUR PRIVACY
Your privacy is important to us and IAB’s Privacy
Policy is incorporated into and part of these Terms of Use. You can view IAB’s
Privacy Policy here.
Read it carefully since it describes how we collect and use information IAB
obtains from you.
MISCELLANEOUS
This TOU constitutes the entire agreement between
you and IAB regarding the subject matter and supersedes any and all prior
and/or inconsistent understandings. This TOU cannot be modified except as
otherwise described herein or in a written amendment signed by an IAB
authorized representative. No
electronic or digital communication of any kind is to be construed as a
‘writing’ for purposes of amending or modifying this TOU or the rights and
obligations of the parties hereunder. The illegality, unenforceability or
invalidity of any provision is severable and shall not affect or impair the
rest of this TOU. Headings are purely for reference and shall not affect
meaning. Any provision which must survive any termination of your agreement
with us in order to allow IAB to enforce its meaning shall survive. You may not make or initiate any demand, claim or action
against us or any of the IAB Entities, regardless of form or the basis of the
claim, more than one (1) year after the cause of action has arisen (or if multiple
causes, from the date the first such cause arose).
NOTICE
AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe the
Website contains elements that infringe any copyright of yours or anyone
else’s, please follow the procedures set forth below in IAB’s Notice and
Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.
All notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent ONLY to IAB’s Designated Agent: hello@iabsa.net
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SOLELY FOR NOTIFYING IAB THAT YOUR COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL MAY HAVE BEEN INFRINGED. DO NOT SEND ANY INQUIRIES UNRELATED TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (e.g., REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, REPORTS OF E-MAIL ABUSE) TO THE CONTACT LISTED ABOVE. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE IF SENT TO THAT CONTACT.