TERMS OF USE

WELCOME TO HYSTERIA BY GIRLONFILM ("Hysteria," "GIRLONFILM," "Company," "we," "our," or "us").

Last updated January 23, 2024

This Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy") forms part of and is incorporated into our Terms of Use, Publication Terms, Privacy Policy, and any other legal agreements governing your access to or use of Hysteria by GIRLONFILM websites, publications, applications, digital products, online communities, social media channels, events, services, and related offerings (collectively, the "Services").

By accessing, browsing, purchasing, downloading, receiving, contributing to, participating in, featuring in, or otherwise using the Services, you agree to comply with this Policy.

If you do not agree with this Policy, you must immediately discontinue use of the Services.

PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY

Hysteria by GIRLONFILM is committed to maintaining a creative, professional, safe, respectful, and legally compliant environment. This Policy establishes rules governing the use of our Services and Content.

This Policy applies to:

• All users of the Services.
• All visitors to our websites and platforms.
• All purchasers, downloaders, and recipients of print and digital publications.
• All contributors, collaborators, interviewees, featured subjects, artists, photographers, writers, advertisers, sponsors, vendors, partners, and any associated third parties.
• All content submitted to, published on, distributed through, or otherwise associated with the Services.

COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS

You agree to use the Services in compliance with all applicable local, state, federal, national, and international laws, regulations, court orders, and governmental requirements.

You may not use the Services in connection with any unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, harmful, abusive, or unauthorized activity.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PUBLICATION OWNERSHIP & REPRODUCTION PROTECTION

All Hysteria by GIRLONFILM publications, including but not limited to print magazines, digital magazines, PDFs, downloadable files, online issues, archives, special editions, and any derivative or related formats (collectively, the "Publications"), and all associated content (including but not limited to text, photographs, interviews, artwork, graphics, layouts, designs, branding, typography, and editorial structure) are the exclusive intellectual property of Hysteria by GIRLONFILM.

All rights, including but not limited to copyright, publication rights, reproduction rights, printing rights, distribution rights, display rights, licensing rights, adaptation rights, derivative works rights, and all other intellectual property rights, are reserved exclusively by Hysteria by GIRLONFILM unless expressly granted in a separate written agreement signed by Hysteria by GIRLONFILM.

No ownership rights are transferred to any user, purchaser, downloader, viewer, subscriber, contributor, collaborator, or featured individual under any circumstance.

For the avoidance of doubt, no person or entity other than Hysteria by GIRLONFILM may print, reprint, reproduce, publish, distribute, sell, license, sublicense, or otherwise exploit any Publication or any portion thereof.

You may not:

• Copy, reproduce, duplicate, archive, mirror, republish, redistribute, transmit, display, exhibit, upload, download for redistribution, sell, license, sublicense, lease, rent, transfer, or otherwise exploit any Publication without prior written authorization.

• Print any digital Publication in whole or in part without express written authorization.

• Manufacture, produce, or distribute unauthorized physical copies of any Publication (whether originally print or digital).

• Scan, photograph, screenshot, record, capture, extract, or reproduce any portion of a Publication for redistribution or publication.

• Remove, alter, or obscure copyright notices, trademarks, logos, credits, watermarks, or proprietary markings.

• Create derivative works, adaptations, translations, modifications, remixes, compilations, excerpts, or altered versions of Publications.

• Repackage, republish, or redistribute Publications or Content through third-party platforms, websites, archives, repositories, newsletters, databases, social media, or media outlets.

• Extract individual pages, photographs, interviews, editorials, artwork, or any portion of a Publication for resale, redistribution, publication, or inclusion in another work.

• Create, publish, sell, or distribute any magazine, zine, book, archive, anthology, compilation, or publication derived from or based on any Hysteria Publication.

• Represent Hysteria content or Publications as your own work or independent creation.

• Use Hysteria content or Publications for commercial, promotional, advertising, merchandising, fundraising, or resale purposes without written authorization.

• Use Publications or Content in connection with artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, datasets, scraping tools, or automated content generation systems.

AI, DATA SCRAPING, AND AUTOMATED SYSTEMS

You may not:

• Use any Content or Publication to train or develop AI systems, machine learning models, or automated tools.
• Scrape, crawl, harvest, or systematically extract data from the Services.
• Build databases or archives derived from Hysteria content.
• Use bots or automated tools to access or copy content.
• Circumvent technical protections designed to prevent unauthorized access.

WEBSITE AND PLATFORM SECURITY

You may not:

• Interfere with or disrupt the Services.
• Attempt unauthorized access to systems or accounts.
• Upload malware or harmful code.
• Conduct denial-of-service attacks.
• Probe or exploit vulnerabilities.
• Circumvent security measures or paywalls.
• Reverse engineer any part of the Services except where legally permitted.

FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE CONDUCT

You may not:

• Impersonate others or misrepresent affiliation.
• Submit false or misleading information.
• Engage in fraudulent transactions.
• Use stolen payment methods.
• Circumvent purchase restrictions.
• Misrepresent endorsement or sponsorship relationships.

USER CONTRIBUTIONS

You are solely responsible for any content you submit.

You warrant that:

• Your submissions do not infringe third-party rights.
• You have obtained all necessary permissions and releases.
• Your submissions are lawful and accurate.

PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may not:

• Collect personal data without authorization.
• Dox, expose, or publish private information.
• Harvest contact information.
• Use personal data for harassment or unauthorized marketing.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETPLACE RESTRICTIONS

Without written authorization, you may not:

• Operate competing publications or services.
• Advertise or promote products or services.
• Conduct unauthorized promotions or giveaways.
• Resell Publications or Content.
• Facilitate illegal transactions.

CONTRIBUTORS, COLLABORATORS, FEATURED INDIVIDUALS, AND PARTICIPANTS

Participation in, contribution to, appearance in, sponsorship of, or association with a Hysteria by GIRLONFILM Publication does not grant ownership of the Publication or any reproduction or distribution rights.

This applies to all contributors, collaborators, featured subjects, interviewees, models, artists, photographers, writers, advertisers, sponsors, and participants.

No such person or entity may:

• Claim ownership of any Publication.
• Reproduce, print, or distribute any Publication.
• Create unauthorized print editions or reprints.
• License or authorize third parties to use Publications.
• Remove branding, credits, or proprietary notices.
• Extract or reuse Publication content for independent publication or commercial use.

ENFORCEMENT

We may:

• Remove content.
• Restrict access.
• Suspend or terminate accounts.
• Revoke licenses.
• Cancel purchases.
• Pursue legal action.
• Cooperate with law enforcement.

NO OBLIGATION TO MONITOR

We may monitor but are not obligated to do so.

Failure to enforce any provision does not waive our rights.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Policy at any time.

Continued use constitutes acceptance of updates.