These terms of use govern your use and access of the websites operated by us that link to these terms of use (“Sites”). We provide these Sites, including all information, tools, and services on these Sites, to you, conditioned on your acceptance of these terms of use.
Except as set forth below concerning our Gold and Platinum Portal Site (“G&P Portal”), the Sites are being made available to you for your non-commercial, informational purposes only. Although the information provided to you on Sites is obtained or compiled from sources we believe to be reliable, the information on the Sites is provided “as is” with no warranties of any kind.
You may only use the G&P Portal if you are a record label that has already obtained at least one Gold and Platinum certification and have registered to use the G&P Portal. You represent and warrant that (i) you will only use the G&P Portal to submit and monitor applications for certifications for which you are entitled to seek certification in accordance with our Gold and Platinum Program, (ii) all of the information you submit is true and correct, (iii) you are authorized to apply for such certification(s) and provide such information, and (iv) you will promptly provide any cooperation requested by the RIAA or its auditors in connection with any certification application. You acknowledge that you will be invoiced for any certification application(s) you submit, regardless of whether the application is approved, and you agree to timely pay such invoices in accordance with the payment terms set forth on the invoice, and any other costs or expenses the RIAA may incur in connection with any application you submit. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify the RIAA and its auditors from any legal proceedings that may incur or arise from a breach of the foregoing warranties or your improper use of the G&P Portal. The RIAA may terminate your use of the G&P Portal if you breach any of your representations or warranties or use the G&P Portal in an improper manner or if the RIAA discontinues the G&P Portal.
The Sites contains links to other sites. These links are provided as a convenience to you. The inclusion of these links is not an endorsement by the RIAA of those sites or the content of such sites. The RIAA has no control over such sites and accepts no responsibility for them.
The RIAA does not warrant the accuracy, validity, timeliness, or completeness of any information or data or services provided, either expressly or impliedly, for any particular purpose and expressly disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Neither the RIAA, nor any of its affiliates, directors, members, officers, or employees, nor any third-party contributor or vendor will be liable or have any responsibility of any kind for any loss or damage that you incur in the event of any failure or interruption of any of the Sites, or resulting from the act or omission of any other party involved in making this site or the data contained therein available to you, or from any other cause relating to your access to, inability to access, or use of the Sites or these materials, whether or not the circumstances giving rise to such cause may have been within the control of RIAA or of any vendor or other third party providing content, software, or services support. In no event will RIAA, its affiliates, directors, members, officers, employees, or any such vendors or third parties be liable to you for any direct, special, indirect, consequential, incidental damages or any other damages of any kind even if RIAA or any other party has been advised of the possibility thereof.
You may not use any “deep link,” “page-scrape,” “robot,” or “spider” on the Sites, nor copy any of their content, without prior authorization. You may not alter transmission data or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of any of the Sites, or any other systems or networks connected to the Sites or to the RIAA server by illegitimate means.
All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos on this site (Marks) are the property of the RIAA, its content providers, or other third parties. You may not use the RIAA trademarks without the RIAA’s written consent.
These terms of use and your use of the Sites is governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provision. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the District of Columbia for any action arising out of these terms of use or the privacy policy.