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TERMS OF USE

JSN Global Media, LLC  d/b/a Business of Home (“Business of Home,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) welcomes you.  We invite you to access and use our online services (the “Services”), which are made available to you through a variety of platforms, including http://www.businessofhome.com (the “Website”), which is accessible through tablets, cell phones, personal digital assistants, connected televisions, and other devices (the “App”).  The Website is referred to as the “Platform.”

We provide our Services to Visitors and Members (as defined below) subject to the following Terms of Use, which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you.  By browsing the public areas or by accessing and using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference (collectively, this “Agreement”).  If you do not agree to any of these terms, then please do not use the Services. 

Capitalized terms not defined in these Terms of Use shall have the meaning set forth in our Privacy Policy.

1.         DESCRIPTION AND USE OF SERVICES

The Business of Home is an online an online publication featuring daily in-depth coverage of the interior design and home furnishings industry including news, trends, events, and resources for design professionals.

We provide Visitors and Members with access to the Platform as described in this Agreement.

Visitors.  Visitors, as the term implies, are people who don’t register with us, but want to view all publicly-accessible content, browse through great products and content, and e-mail us. 

Members.  Registration and login is required for all Member services.  Members can do all the things that Visitors can do, and can: (a) create and upload product profiles (each, a “Look Book”), job postings (each, a “Job Posting”), specific projects (each, an “Interior”), directory listings (each, a “Listing”), and other content, including blog posts, videos, and photos (collectively with the Look Books, Job Postings, Interiors, and Listings, the “Member Content”); (b)  provide feedback in our online forum; (c) participate in our promotional offers and sweepstakes; (d) sign up for alerts and other notifications; and (e) and message other Members.

We are under no obligation to accept any individual as a Member, and may accept or reject any registration in our sole and complete discretion. 

2.         RESTRICTIONS

The Services are available for individuals aged 13 years or older.  If you are 13 or older, but under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you should review this Agreement with your parent or guardian to make sure that you and your parent or guardian understand it.

3.         COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

The Business of Home community, like any community, functions best when its users follow a few simple rules.  By accessing and/or using the Services, you hereby agree to comply with these community rules (our “Community Guidelines”) and that:

• You will not use the Services for any unlawful purpose;

• Members may not use the Services to engage in any any pyramid or other multi-tiered marketing scheme;

• You will not access or use the Services to collect any market research for a competing business;

• You will not upload, post, e-mail, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that:

• is false, deceptive, misleading, deceitful, misinformative, or constitutes a “bait and switch” offer;

• advertises any illegal services or the sale of any items the sale of which is prohibited or restricted by applicable law, including without limitation items the sale of which is prohibited or regulated by New York law;

• infringes any copyright, trademark, right of publicity, or other proprietary rights of any person or entity;

• is threatening, tortious, defamatory, libelous, indecent, obscene, pornographic, invasive of another’s privacy, or promotes violence; or

• discloses any sensitive information about another person, including that person’s e-mail address, postal address, phone number, credit card information, or any similar information;

• You will not “stalk” or otherwise harass another;

• You will not impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

• You will not cover, obscure, block, or in any way interfere with any advertisements and/or safety features (e.g., report abuse button) on the Services;

• You will not take any action that imposes or may impose (in our sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our technical infrastructure;

• You will not use automated means, including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools, or the like to download or scrape data from the Platform, except for Internet search engines (e.g., Google) and non-commercial public archives (e.g., archive.org) that comply with our robots.txt file; 

• You will not use any automated device or software that enables the submission of automatic postings on the Platform without human intervention or authorship, including, without limitation, the use of any such automated posting device in connection with bulk postings or for automatic submission of postings at certain times or intervals; and

• You will not interfere with or attempt to interrupt the proper operation of the Services through the use of any virus, device, information collection or transmission mechanism, software or routine, or access or attempt to gain access to any data, files, or passwords related to the Services through hacking, password or data mining, or any other means. 

Please let us know about inappropriate content.  If you find something that violates our Community Guidelines, let us know, and we’ll review it.  We reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to deny you access to the Platform, or any portion of the Services, without notice, and to remove any Member Content that does not adhere to these guidelines.

4.         SIGN-IN NAME; PASSWORD; UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS

During the registration process for Members, we will ask you to create an account, which includes a sign-in name (“Sign-In Name”), a password (“Password”), and perhaps certain additional information that will assist in authenticating your identity when you log-in in the future (“Unique Identifiers”).  When creating your account, you must provide true, accurate, current, and complete information.  Each Sign-In Name and corresponding Password can be used by only one Member.  You are solely responsible for the confidentiality and use of your Sign-In Name, Password, and Unique Identifiers, as well as for any use, misuse, or communications entered through the Platform using one or more of them.  You will promptly inform us of any need to deactivate a Password or Sign-In Name, or change any Unique Identifier.  We reserve the right to delete or change your Password, Sign-In Name, or Unique Identifier at any time and for any reason.  The Business of Home will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by any unauthorized use of your account.

5.         PAYMENT

We charge Members for BOH Insider Memberships, Product Collections, Event Postings, Job Postings, and Magazine Subscriptions as described in our Website (each, a “Transaction”).  Payment for all Transactions shall be made using our third-party payment vendor.  By executing any Transaction through such third-party vendor, you are also agreeing to its terms of use and privacy policy. 

BOH Insider Memberships and Magazine Subscriptions will auto-renew at the end of the subscription period unless you change your auto-renewal preferences. You can cancel or manage your subscription settings at any time in your User Dashboard. You can see your renewal date there, and you can change your payment method, address information, or cancel your subscription before you're automatically billed for your next term.

If you have a question about any charge on your credit card, please contact us at 212-465-2575 or advertising@businessofhome.com for the applicable third-party vendor.  We do not offer refunds, but rather credit towards future purchases on the site.

6.         INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Platform contains material, such as software, text, graphics, images, sound recordings, audiovisual works, and other material provided by or on behalf of The Business of Home (collectively referred to as the “Content”).  The Content may be owned by us or by third parties, including other Members.  The Content is protected under both United States and foreign laws.  Unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.  You have no rights in or to the Content, and you will not use the Content except as permitted under this Agreement.  No other use is permitted without prior written consent from us.  You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Content on any copy you make of the Content.  You may not sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, or modify the Content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, make a derivative version of, distribute, or otherwise use the Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose.  The use or posting of the Content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is expressly prohibited.

If you violate any part of this Agreement, your permission to access and/or use the Content and the Platform automatically terminates, and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of the Content.

The trademarks, service marks, and logos of The Business of Home (“The Business of Home Trademarks”) used and displayed on the Platform are registered and unregistered trademarks or service marks of The Business of Home.  Other company, product, and service names located on the Platform may be trademarks or service marks owned by others (the “Third-Party Trademarks”, and, collectively with The Business of Home Trademarks, the “Trademarks”).  Nothing on the Platform or Services should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use the Trademarks, without our prior written permission specific for each such use.  Use of the Trademarks as part of a link to or from any site is prohibited unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by us in writing.  All goodwill generated from the use of The Business of Home Trademarks inures to our benefit.

Elements of the Platform are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other state and federal laws and may not be copied or imitated, in whole or in part, by any means, including but not limited to the use of framing or mirrors.  None of the Content may be retransmitted without our express, written consent for each and every instance.

7.         COMMUNICATIONS TO US; MEMBER CONTENT

Although we encourage you to e-mail us, we do not want you to, and you should not, e-mail us any content that contains confidential information.  With respect to all e-mails you send to us, including but not limited to, feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, and the like, we shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in your communications for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, the development, production, and marketing of products and services that incorporate such information, without compensation to you.

As noted above, the Services provide Members the ability to post and upload Member Content.  You expressly acknowledge and agree that once you submit your Member Content for inclusion into the Services, it will be accessible by others, and that there is no confidentiality or privacy with respect to such Member Content, including, without limitation, any personally identifying information that you may make available.  YOU, AND NOT THE BUSINESS OF HOME, ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE MEMBER CONTENT THAT YOU UPLOAD, POST, E-MAIL, OR OTHERWISE TRANSMIT VIA THE PLATFORM.

You retain all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in and to your own Member Content.  You do, however, hereby grant us and our sublicensees a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, freely sublicensable license to modify, compile, combine with other content, copy, record, synchronize, transmit, translate, format, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, and otherwise use or exploit (including for profit) your Member Content, the name under which you submitted the Member Content, and all intellectual property and moral rights therein via the Platform and our newsletters throughout the universe, in each case, by or in any means, methods, media, or technology now known or hereafter devised.  Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that uses of your Member Content and name permitted by the foregoing rights and licenses may include the display of such Member Content adjacent to advertising and other material or content, including for profit.

If you submit Member Content to us, each such submission constitutes a representation and warranty to The Business of Home that such Member Content is your original creation (or that you otherwise have the right to provide the Member Content), that you have the rights necessary to grant the license to the Member Content under the prior paragraph and that it and its use by The Editor at Large and its content partners as permitted by this Agreement does not and will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property or moral rights of any person or contain any libelous, defamatory, or obscene material or content that violates our Community Guidelines.   

8.         NO WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THE BUSINESS OF HOME DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY ANY MEMBER OR ANY THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND THE BUSINESS OF HOME WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND/OR OTHER MEMBERS AND/OR THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.  

THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.  WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  YOU AGREE THAT YOU USE THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, AND THE CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREING, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICES WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, THEIR SERVERS, OR CONTENT ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES.  IF YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, OR THE CONTENT RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM YOUR PURCHASE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SHOWN ON THE PLATFORM OR YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICES, OR THE CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 

9.         DEALINGS WITH MEMBERS AND VISITORS

You acknowledge and agree that The Business of Home shall not be liable for your interactions with any Members, Visitors, or job applicant through the Services.  These dealings are solely between you and such other individuals and companies.  You agree and acknowledge that The Business of Home shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or interactions.  

10.       EXTERNAL SITES

The Platform may contain links to third-party websites (“External Sites”).  These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by us of the content on such External Sites.  The content of such External Sites is developed and provided by others.  You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or any content located on such External Sites.  We are not responsible for the content of any linked External Sites and do not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such External Sites.  You should take precautions when downloading files from all websites to protect your computer from viruses and other destructive programs.  If you decide to access linked External Sites, you do so at your own risk.

11.       REPRESENTATIONS; WARRANTIES; AND INDEMNIFICATION 

(a)        You hereby represent, warrant, and covenant that:

• You own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to all trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary, privacy, and publicity rights in and to your Member Content, name, and any other works that you incorporate into your Member Content, and all the rights necessary to grant the licenses and permissions you grant hereunder;

• Use of your Member Content and name in the manners contemplated in this Agreement shall not violate or misappropriate the intellectual property, privacy, publicity, contractual, or other rights of any third party; and

• You shall not submit to the Platform any Member Content that violates our Community Guidelines set forth above.

(b)        You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, licensees, and assigns harmless from and against any claims, actions, or demands, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from: (i) your breach of this Agreement; (ii) your access to, use, or misuse of the Content, the Member Content, the Platform, or the Services, and (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, trademark, property, or privacy right.  We shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit, or proceeding.  We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this section.  In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting our defense of such matter.

12.       COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS

The Platform is based in the United States.  We make no claims concerning whether the Content may be downloaded, viewed, or be appropriate for use outside of the United States.  If you access the Platform, the Services, or the Content from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk.  Whether inside or outside of the United States, you are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws of your specific jurisdiction.

13.       TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate this Agreement and your access to all or any part of the Services, at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability.  We reserve the right to change, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of the Services at any time without prior notice or liability.

14.       DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

The Business of Home respects the intellectual property rights of others and attempts to comply with all relevant laws. We will review all claims of copyright infringement received and remove any Content or Member Content deemed to have been posted or distributed in violation of any such laws.

Our designated agent under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “Act”) for the receipt of any Notification of Claimed Infringement which may be given under that Act is as follows:

JSN Global Media, LLC  d/b/a The Business of Home

Attention: DMCA

157 Columbus Ave, 4FL

New York, NY 10023

If you believe that your work has been copied on the Platform in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our agent with notice in accordance with the requirements of the Act, including: (i) a description of the copyrighted work that has been infringed and the specific location on the Platform where such work is located; (ii) a description of the location of the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work; (iii) your address, telephone number and e-mail address; (iv) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; (v) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and (vi) an electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.

15.       MISCELLANEOUS 

This Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of New York, without respect to its conflict of laws provisions.  You expressly agree: (i) to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New York; and (ii) that the Services shall be deemed passive that do not give rise to personal jurisdiction over The Business of Home, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than New York.  YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICES MUST COMMENCED BY YOU WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES, OTHERWISE SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.  If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction or terminated in accordance with the Termination provision above, the invalidity or termination of such provision shall not affect the validity of the following provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect:  “Intellectual Property,” “Communications to Us; Member Content,” “No Warranties; Limitation of Liability,” “Dealings with Other Members,” “Representations; Warranties; Indemnification,” “Termination of the Agreement,” and “Miscellaneous.”   

Our failure to act on or enforce any provision of the Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of that provision or any other provision in this Agreement.  No waiver shall be effective against us unless made in writing, and no such waiver shall be construed as a waiver in any other or subsequent instance.  Except as expressly agreed by us and you in writing, this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between you and us with respect to the subject matter, and supersedes all previous or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter.  The section headings are provided merely for convenience and shall not be given any legal import.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns, licensees, and sublicensees.