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Terms & Conditions
Updated: January 1, 2008
 
     At Ahtspot, we are dedicated to assisting artists and improving the services that we provide. Ahtspot and its affiliates provide their services to you subject to the following terms and conditions. If you visit Ahtspot or any of Ahtspot's sites or use any of Ahtspot's services or any services of a Ahtspot company, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions (the "Agreement"), as it may be amended from time to time as provided herein.
 
Company Terms:
     To become a client of Ahtspot, you must register with Ahtspot by completing and submitting a registration form. When and if you register to become a client, you agree to provide accurate and current information about yourself as prompted by the registration form and to maintain and update your information to keep it accurate. You agree that Ahtspot and persons or companies that may hire or engage you may rely on the information you provide as accurate. You agree to periodically review your personal website and promptly notify Ahtspot of any inaccuracies or updates to your information. You acknowledge that if any information is untrue, inaccurate, or otherwise misleading in any respect, Ahtspot reserves the right to terminate this Agreement and your use of the Site. Ahtspot is not responsible for any mishaps, injuries or losses in any way that may occur while using our services.
 
Ahspot Ahtist Database Terms:
 
1.)
All Ahtspot clients must maintain a working email address at all times. This allows Ahtspot to contact the client with invoices, potential bookings, and website updates. Failure to keep a working email address may result in the termination of your services with Ahtspot.
 
2.)
All written material must be submitted through the Ahtspot maintenance form by cutting and pasting the text in the box provided. No written documents or word processing files will be accepted.
 
3.)
Each client is allowed to post 1 image for their database entry. Images electronically sent will only be accepted in .jpg or .gif format. Clients may also mail us actual photos, slides, or negatives (A scanning fee may be charged). Ahtspot is not responsible for any artwork stolen from a client's website.
 
4.)
Ahtspot and its employees are in no way responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged materials sent to us electronically or by mail. It is best not to send an original, always send a copy or photo of the original. Ahtspot will only return submitted materials if the client provides a self-addressed stamped container for the materials.
 
5.)
All clients are allowed to update their database entry as often as they wish. Please allow 1-2 weeks for the site to be updated after each change.
 
6.)
Ahtspot reserves the right to monitor a client's database entry for foul language and obscene images. We also reserve the right to edit a client's database entry for any reason, including (but not limited to): spelling, grammar, punctuation, paragraph formation, and content. You are solely responsible for the content that you publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on the Site. You understand and agree that Ahtspot may review and delete any content, messages, photos or other information that, in the sole judgment of Ahtspot, violates this Agreement or which might be offensive, illegal or objectionable to Ahtspot, other clients or prospective purchasers.
 
7.)
You agree that you will not post any matter that promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protected devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files.
 
8.)
You will not post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted works, trademarks or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior consent of the owner of such proprietary works. You will not remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in your Site.
 
9.)
You will be allowed to post one image that represents you or your company, a bio describing yourself as an artist, your availability and rates information, and contact information you wish to share with the public.
  10.) Ahtspot is not responsible for any lost funds in any way.
  11.) Ahtspot is in no way responsible for employing you of finding you employment.
  12.) Ahtspot is in no way responsible for misprinted or misleading information in the ahtist database. This is a simple service offered to help the artist community. We are not responsible for incorrect directions, misleading descriptions, or other accidents.
     
 
Ahtspot Event Section Terms:
 
1.)
Ahtspot is in no way responsible for misprinted or misleading information in the event postings. This is a simple service offered to help the artist community. We are not responsible for incorrect directions, misleading descriptions, or other accidents.
 
2.)
Once you post an event, it is sent to a Ahtspot email address for review. Therefore, events are not immediately accessible. Posting is done 1-2 times a week, so please be patient. Ahtspot reserves the right to edit the content of any submitted event or to completely delete inappropriate postings. Ahtspot will not post any information that is deemed explicit or hurtful to others.
 
3.)
Ahtspot is not responsible for any lost funds in any way.
 
4.)
Thank you for posting your event with Ahtspot. And please, spread the word about our event listings!
 
Ahtspot Career Opportunities Section Terms:
 
1.)
Ahtspot is in no way responsible for misprinted or misleading information in the postings. This is a simple service offered to help the artist community. We are not responsible for incorrect directions, misleading descriptions, or other accidents.
 
2.)
Once you post a posting, it is sent to a Ahtspot email address for review. Therefore, opportunities are not immediately accessible. Posting is done 1-2 times a week, so please be patient. Ahtspot reserves the right to edit the content of any submitted posting or to completely delete inappropriate postings. Ahtspot will not post any information that is deemed explicit or hurtful to others.
 
3.)
Ahtspot is not responsible for any lost funds in any way.
 
4.)
Postings, once posted, will stay on the site for approximately one month.
 
5.)
This is not a place to post your resume. You may only post if you have an opportunity to offer someone, not if you are looking for a job. Ahtspot reserves the right to not post any posting they feel does not fit the requirements.
 
6.)
Thank you for posting your opportunity with Ahtspot. And please, spread the word about our listings!
 
Miscellaneous Terms:
 
1.)
Ahtspot reserves the right to terminate any and all Agreement and the services provided hereunder at any time, for any reason, or no reason, without refund of any kind.
 
2.)
Clients may also cancel services at any time by notifying the staff of Ahtspot by Contacting Us in the members section.
 
3.)
Ahtspot is in no way responsible for employing you of finding you employment.
 
4.)
By submitting your information and using the Site, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you are an individual, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. You also represent and warrant that you either exclusively own or have all necessary rights in and to each work that you submit to Ahtspot.
 
5.)
This Agreement is subject to change at anytime for any reason or no reason and without prior notice to you or your consent, effective on the posting of such changes and/or the revised terms on our website. Ahtspot's current Terms & Conditions for its clients are currently posted at http://www.ahtspot.com/about/terms.htm. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Ahtspot and supersedes all other agreements, whether written or oral. All decisions by Ahtspot are final.
 
6.)
Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Site, including collecting and or harvesting usernames and/or email addresses of clients by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email and unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site will be investigated, and legal action will be taken, including without limitation, injunctive redress, civil, and criminal.
 
7.)
If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, this Agreement will survive termination of your relationship with Ahtspot.
 
Proprietary Rights/Trademark Notices:
 
1.)
Ahtspot.com & Ahtspot are trademarks of Love Thy Job. All other trademarks, logos, service marks, company or product names set forth in this Site are the property of their respective owners.
 
2.)
Love Thy Job owns and retains other proprietary rights in Ahtspot and related marks. The Site contains copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of Ahtspot, its clients, licensors and licensees. In addition, other clients may post copyrighted information, which has copyright protection whether or not it is identified as copyrighted. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which you have been given permission, you will not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information.
 
Privacy Notice:
     Click here to review our Privacy Policy.
 
Changes In Terms and Conditions and Ahtspot's Services:
     We may modify or terminate our services from time to time, for any reason, and without notice, including the right to terminate with or without notice, without liability to you, any other user or any third party. We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service from time to time without notice. Please review these Terms of Service from time to time so that you will be apprised of any changes.
 
Disclaimer of Warranties:
     Ahtspot disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, reliability, or operability or availability of information or material displayed in the AHTSPOT SERVICES results. Ahtspot disclaims any responsibility for the deletion, failure to store, misdelivery, or untimely delivery of any information or material. Ahtspot disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material on the Internet through the AHTSPOT SERVICES.
THE AHTSPOT SERVICES, AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE AHTSPOT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. AHTSPOT AND ITS LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. AHTSPOT AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE AHTSPOT SERVICES. AHTSPOT AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM, ANY WARRANTIES FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE OBTAINED THROUGH THE AHTSPOT SERVICES. AHTSPOT AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES FOR SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE AHTSPOT SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED BY THE AHTSPOT SERVICES, AS WELL AS FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE AHTSPOT SERVICES.
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY AHTSPOT ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. AHTSPOT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, AHTSPOT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AHTSPOT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM AHTSPOT ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. AHTSPOT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN MATERIAL OR DATA THROUGH THE USE OF THE AHTSPOT SERVICES AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA.
SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE AND JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
 
Limitation of Liability:
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL AHTSPOT OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO ANY USER ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER'S USE OR MISUSE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE AHTSPOT SERVICES. ARISING FROM ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO PREVENT RECOVERY OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, (EVEN IF AHTSPOT OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES). SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE ON THE AHTSPOT SERVICES, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE AHTSPOT SERVICES, OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE AHTSPOT SERVICES (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES). THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE AHTSPOT SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE AHTSPOT SERVICES, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE AHTSPOT SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE AHTSPOT SERVICES. THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST DATA. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL FURTHER APPLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE AHTSPOT SERVICES OR ANY INFORMATION OR MERCHANDISE THAT APPEARS ON, OR IS LINKED OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO, THE AHTSPOT SERVICES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
     Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Ahtspot or its licensors be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labor disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labor or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.
     Ahtspot does not screen its clients in any way. In no event will Ahtspot be liable to you under this Agreement for any damages, whether special, incidental, accidental, consequential or indirect including but not limited to loss of programs, cost of procurement, substitute services or service interruption out of the use or inability to use Ahtspot; nor shall Ahtspot be liable for any damages whatsoever resulting from an event of force majeure. In addition, Ahtspot disclaims all liability, regardless of the form of action, for the acts or omissions of other clients or users (including unauthorized users, or "hackers") of the Site.
     To the extent permitted by applicable law, the liability of Ahtspot arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement shall in the aggregate not exceed the amount of fees paid by you to Ahtspot under the terms of this Agreement.
 
Indemnity:
 
1.)
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ahtspot, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) relating to or arising out of your use of Ahtspot, the Site and the Ahtspot services, including your breach of this Agreement and any allegation that any materials that you submit to us or transmit to the Site infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret, intellectual property or other rights of any third party; and/or your activities in connection with the Site. This indemnity shall be applicable without regard to the negligence of any party, including any indemnified person.
 
2.)
If there is any dispute about or involving the Site, by using the Site, you agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of Rhode Island without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts of the State of Rhode Island.
 
3.)
Ahtspot is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate content posted on the Site or in connection with Ahtspot, whether caused by users of the Site, clients or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized by it. Ahtspot is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Site or client. Ahtspot assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user or client communications. Under no circumstances with Ahtspot be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Site, whether online or offline. The Site is provided "AS-IS" and Ahtspot expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Ahtspot cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Site.
 
Important Notice!
     It is possible that other clients or users (including unauthorized users, or "hackers") may post or transmit offensive or obscene materials on the Site and that you may be involuntarily exposed to such offensive and obscene materials. It also is remotely possible for others to obtain personal information about you due to your use of the Site, and that the recipient may use such information to harass or injure you. Ahtspot is not responsible for the use of any personal information that you disclose. Please carefully select the type of information that you post on Ahtspot or release to others.
 
License and Site Access:
     Ahtspot grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Ahtspot. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Ahtspot. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Ahtspot and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Ahtspot's name or trademarks without the express written consent of Ahtspot. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by Ahtspot. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of Ahtspot so long as the link does not portray Ahtspot, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Ahtspot logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.
 
Your Account:
     If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. Ahtspot does sell products for children, but it sells them to adults, who can purchase with a credit card. If you are under 18, you may use Ahtspot only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Ahtspot and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.
 
Release Authorization:
     A digitally signed release/authorization is required for all submitted materials (including but not limited to: personal photographs, sound clips, video clips, artwork, writings, and other images) before Ahtspot can use them or post them on the Site.
     You agree that by submitting materials to Ahtspot (either initially or subsequently), Ahtspot may use your submitted materials in accordance with the Agreement in order to promote you, other artists and Ahtspot in: media, advertisements, presentations, informational materials (including websites), and other promotional material, provided that appropriate credit is given to the artist.
     You understand that Ahtspot has a right to crop, edit or treat the submitted material(s) at its discretion so long as it is used in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
     You also understand that once my submitted materials are posted on the Ahtspot website, these materials can be downloaded by any computer user.
 
Reviews, Comments, Communications, and Other Content:
     Visitors may post reviews, comments, other content and other communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. Ahtspot reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content.
     If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Ahtspot and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Ahtspot and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Ahtspot or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Ahtspot has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Ahtspot takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.
 
Risk of Loss:
     All items purchased from Ahtspot are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.
 
Product Descriptions:
     Ahtspot and its affiliates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, Ahtspot does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered by Ahtspot itself is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition.
 
Applicable Law:
     By visiting Ahtspot, you agree that the laws of the state of Rhode Island, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Ahtspot or its affiliates.
 
Site Policies, Modification, and Severability:
     Please review our other policies posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to Ahtspot. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Terms and Conditions at any time. If any of these terms or conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
 
Complaints:
     To resolve a complaint regarding Ahtspot, you should first contact Ahtspot Customer Support by clicking on the "Contact" button below.
 
Our Address:
Ahtspot
PO Box 2701
Providence, RI 02906

www.ahtspot.com