1Agreement to Terms
By accessing or using any services provided by Manic Agency ("we," "us," or "our"), including our website at manic.agency, The Looking Glass blog, and any associated platforms, applications, or services (collectively, the "Services"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms").
If you disagree with any part of these terms, you do not have permission to access our Services. Your continued use of our Services will be regarded as acceptance of our terms.
Important: These Terms contain a binding arbitration provision and class action waiver, which affect your legal rights. Please read carefully.
2Intellectual Property Rights
The Services and their original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Manic Agency and its licensors. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
Open Source Contributions
Certain portions of our codebase are available under open source licenses. Content published on The Looking Glass blog is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) unless otherwise specified. You are free to share and adapt this content with proper attribution.
User-Generated Content
By submitting content to our Services, including but not limited to comments, feedback, testimonials, or any other materials, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display your content in connection with our Services and marketing activities. You retain all rights to your content.
We may use your publicly posted comments, feedback, or testimonials on our social media channels or other platforms for promotional purposes, with appropriate attribution to your username or handle as it appears on the original platform.
3User Conduct & Prohibited Activities
You agree to use our Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use our Services:
- To violate any applicable law or regulation
- To transmit any harmful code, malware, or disruptive technologies
- To engage in unauthorized data mining, scraping, or harvesting
- To attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of our Services
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate another user or entity
- To use our Services for any form of automated abuse or spam
- To interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of our Services
- To attempt to reverse engineer any aspect of our Services
4Privacy & Data Protection
Your use of our Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the security of any personal information received from you. We strictly adhere to GDPR requirements and other applicable data protection regulations.
5Services & Modifications
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any part of our Services with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.
We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Services after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
6Disclaimers & Limitations of Liability
Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL MANIC AGENCY, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES.
7Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Manic Agency and its affiliates, licensors, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Services.
8Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.
Arbitration Agreement
Any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted in Los Angeles, California, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
Class Action Waiver: You agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action.
9Contact Information
For questions about these Terms or our Services, please contact us through:
Acknowledgment of Agreement
By using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.