Shero Comics Terms of Use

These Terms of Use are entered into by and between you and Rayven Choi Multimedia d/b/a Shero Comics (“we” or “us”). These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Notice, set forth the terms and conditions (collectively, “Terms”) that apply to your access and use of our website, located at www.sherocomics.com, and our branded pages on social media services, (collectively, the “Site”). We may at times ask you to review and accept supplemental terms that apply to your interaction with a specific product or service.

The Site is only intended to be accessed and used by individuals that are 18 years of age or older. If you are under 18 years old in most states, then your parent or guardian is liable for your activities on this Site. Because of this, and because it’s important for your parent or guardian to be aware of your activities, including the websites that you visit, you should make your parent or guardian aware that you are using the Site – as this Terms and your use of the Site affect your parents’ legal rights and obligations. If you become aware of anyone using the Site who is under the age of 18, please report this to [email protected]. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13. We may, in our sole discretion, refuse to offer the Site to any person or entity for any reason.

Please read these Terms carefully as they are a written contract between you and us and effects your legal rights and obligations. By using or accessing the Site you agree to these Terms, as updated from time to time as indicated in Section 10. If you do not want to agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Site.

1. Account Registration. To access some features of the Site, you may be required to register for an account. When you register for an account, we may ask you to give us certain identifying information about yourself, including your email address and other contact information, and to create a user name and password (“Registration Information”). When registering for and maintaining an account, you agree to provide true, accurate, and current information about yourself. You also agree not to impersonate anyone, misrepresent any affiliation with anyone, use false information, or otherwise conceal your identity from us for any purpose.

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your password and other Registration Information. For your protection and the protection of other users, we ask you not to share your Registration Information with anyone else. If you do share this information with anyone, we will consider his or her activities to have been authorized by you. If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure, you must immediately notify us at [email protected].

As further described below, we have the right to disable any account, user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time, in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.

2. Intellectual Property. This Site and its entire contents, information and materials, including without limitation, all information, content, film, books, characters, pictures, software, text, images, video, audio, sounds, URLS, interactive features, layout, data files, scripts, designs, graphics, button icons, illustrations, storylines, know how, photographs, audio files, music, product and character merchandise, programming, bonus materials, or virtual items or materials (collectively the “Materials”) are owned by us, our licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by applicable United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property laws. No materials from the Site may be copied, reproduced, modified, edited, adapted, reformatted, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed or performed, downloaded, transmitted, or distributed in any way without our express permission, except as may be required for you to access and view the Site as set forth in the limited licensed provided in these Terms. We own the rights in the compilation, arrangement and enhancement of any of the Materials on our Site. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms, are reserved by us and our licensors.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant to you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, nontransferable, license to access and use the Site and the Materials on the site on a single device for your noncommercial use. You may not access or use this Site or the Materials for any commercial purposes, modify, make derivative works or make copies of any materials from this Site, or delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this Site. Any use of this Site not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws or proprietary rights. We intend to enforce our rights, including our intellectual property rights. You acknowledge and agree that you relinquish all ownership rights in any ideas or suggestions that you submit to us through this Site.

Our name, the terms Shero Comics, our logo, and all related names, character names, likenesses, designs, logos, product and service names, and slogans on the Site are our trademarks or those of our affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission.

In using this Site, you must also respect the intellectual property of others whose intellectual property rights, including trademarks are used on this Site. No license is granted to use to further use or exploit any third party intellectual property rights contained herein.

3. Prohibited Conduct. In accessing or using the Site, you, without limitation, agree not to:

A. use the Site for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;

B. violate or encourage others to violate our rights or the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights;

C. not use the modify, reproduce, sell, lease, rent, license, create derivative works from, publish, perform, display, disseminate, distribute, broadcast, re-transmit, or otherwise exploit the Site or the Materials for any purpose except as permitted in these Terms;

D. post, or upload any content that is unlawful, defamatory, libelous, inaccurate, or that a reasonable person could deem to be objectionable, profane, obscene, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate;

E. interfere or circumvent in any way with security-related features of the Site;

F. interfere with the operation or any user’s enjoyment of the Site, including by uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code, making unsolicited offers or advertisements to other users, or attempting to collect personal information about users or third parties without their consent;

G. access, monitor or copy any content or information of the Site using any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means or any manual process for any purpose without our express written permission;

H. perform any fraudulent activity, including impersonating any person or entity, claiming false affiliations, accessing the accounts of other users without permission, or falsifying your identity or any information about you, including age or date of birth;

I. sell or otherwise transfer the access granted herein;

J. use meta tags or other hidden text without our prior written consent or deeplink to the Site without our prior written consent; or

K. reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or modify any Site code or source code or any software, services or products accessible through the Site.

4. User Content. This Site may contain forums, social networking environments, blogs, or other communications functionality that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “Post”) content or materials created by you (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Site.

By providing any User Contribution on the Site, you grant us, our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right and license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, create derivative works from, modify, exhibit, disclose and otherwise exploit such User Contributions for any purpose, in all formats and any media now known or hereinafter developed with any technology now known or hereinafter developed. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own or otherwise have the right to grant the license granted above with respect to any content you post to the Site; and (ii) all of your User Contributions will comply with these Terms. You hereby waive any moral rights, including those of attribution and integrity, that you may have in the User Contributions. In order to use your User Contributions, you understand and agree that you grant to us a limited, revocable right to use and exploit your user names and persona and likeness, if any connected with your User Contributions.

You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you post, you cannot post any User Contributions unless you are 18 years of age or older (unless your parent or guardian posts it for you), and you, not we, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. By posting such User Contributions you represent and warrant that the User Submissions will not infringe, misappropriate or violate the rights, including without limitation, intellectual property rights of third parties. You cannot post photos, logos, trade names, products or images of others without their written consent, for example if you take a picture of a friend, you need to obtain the friend’s permission before you post it. We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Site. We also do not owe you any compensation, credit or approval for any use of such User Contributions.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Site or using the Site. Furthermore, we have the right to disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that action by you or material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy or applicable laws. We may also take any action with respect to any User Contribution that we deem necessary or appropriate, including if we believe, in our sole discretion, that such User Contribution infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or could create liability for us. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS US AND OUR AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY US/ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER US/SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

However, we do not undertake to review material before it is posted on the Site, and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

5. Third Party Content. The Site may contain links to third party websites and services. We provide such links as a convenience, and do not control or endorse these websites and services. You acknowledge and agree that we have not reviewed the content, advertising, products, services, or other materials that appear on such third party websites or services, and are not responsible for the legality, accuracy, or appropriateness of any such content, and shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of any such third party websites or services.

6. Copyright Infringement.

If you believe that your content has been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may contact our Designated Agent:
Shequeta L. Smith
14900 Magnolia Blvd., Ste. 56782
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
Email: support (at) sherocomics (dot) com

You must provide the following information: an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located; your address, telephone number, and email address; a written statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf. We have adopted and implemented a policy that provides for termination in appropriate circumstances of accounts or access of users who repeatedly infringe copyright or other intellectual property rights of us or others.

7. Reliance on Information Posted. The information presented on or through the Site is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such information by you or any other visitor to the Site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of the Site’s contents.

8. Termination. If you violate these Terms, your permission to use our Site will automatically terminated. In addition, we, in our sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your user account and/or suspend or terminate some or all of your access to the Site or any license provided in these Terms at any time, with or without notice to you. You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. After your account is terminated, information and content previously provided by you will no longer be accessible through your account, but we may continue to store such information and content, and it may also be stored by third parties to whom it has been transferred through your use of the Site.

9. Purchases and Returns. Our third party providers process your payment. We will return any items in accordance with our posted Refund Policy. Any purchases you make through third party sites are subject to their terms and conditions.

10. Modification of the Terms. We reserve the right at any time to modify these Terms and to impose new or additional terms or conditions on your use of our Site. Such modifications and additional terms and conditions will be effective immediately upon notice. We will notify you of any material changes to the Terms, including by posting a notice to our Site or by sending an email to any address you may have provided to us. Your continued use of the Services following notice will be deemed acceptance of any modifications to the Terms.

11. Third Party and Social Media Sites. This Site contains links to third party websites for purchasing merchandise or social media sites for interaction that have a business relationship with us. We do not endorse, approve or sponsor any linked sites or platforms or their content, information or products and services. Any purchases or other activities you may take those websites are subject to those sites terms of use and privacy notices. We disclaim all liability to the activities undertaken on those websites.

12. Disclaimers of Warranties. OUR SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF OR ACCESS TO OUR SITE, AND THERE MAY AT TIMES BE INADVERTENT TECHNICAL OR FACTUAL ERRORS OR INACCURACIES. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE SPECIFICALLY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) DISCLAIM (I) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (II) ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE-OF-DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. YOU ASSUME ALL RISK FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF OR ACCESS TO OUR SITE. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF, AND DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR, ANY ERRORS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SITE.

13. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR AFFILIATES OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE), WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of warranties or limitation of liability in certain circumstances. Accordingly, some of the above limitations or the disclaimer of warranties in Section 12 may not apply to you.

YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY ACCESSING THE SERVICES AND AGREEING TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU MAY BE WAIVING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS THAT ARE AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN OR UNSUSPECTED, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH WAIVER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE, THE BENEFITS OF SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA, AND ANY SIMILAR LAW OF ANY STATE OR TERRITORY, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR OR RELEASOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS/HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM/HER WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.

14. Indemnification. You agree that you will be personally responsible for your use of our Site, and you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our officers, directors, employees, consultants, affiliates, service providers, subsidiaries, and agents, harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ and accounting fees and costs), arising out of or in any way connected with: (i) your access to, use of, or alleged use of our Site; (ii) your violation of the Terms or any applicable law, regulation, statute or ordinance; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including any intellectual property right, publicity, confidentiality, property, privacy right or other proprietary right; or (iv) any disputes or issues between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim.

15. Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles. Subject to Section 17 which provides that disputes are to be resolved in small claims court, to the extent that any lawsuit or court proceeding is permitted hereunder, you and we agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within Los Angeles County, CA for the purpose of litigating all such disputes.

16. Geographic Restrictions. We provide this Site for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Site or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Site may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

17. Dispute Resolution. In the interest of resolving disputes between you and us in the most expedient and cost effective manner, you and we agree to resolve disputes in small claims court if a claim is within such court’s jurisdiction, provided that such action may not be transferred, removed or appealed to a different court. Notwithstanding any of the above, you agree that either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any state or federal court having jurisdiction to grant such relief in the event of actual or threatened infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights. You hereby expressly waive a trial by jury. You hereby agree not to participate in a class action for any claims covered by this agreement. This provision shall survive the termination of this agreement.

18. Modification of the Site. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, some or all of the Site at any time without any notice or further obligation to you. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of any of the Site.

19. General.

A. Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Notice, constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and us regarding your use of and access to the Site, and except as expressly permitted above, may only be amended by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties.

B. No Waiver. The failure to require performance of any provision shall not affect our right to require performance at any time thereafter, nor shall a waiver of any breach or default of the Terms constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself.

C. Paragraph Headers. Use of paragraph headers in the Terms is for convenience only and shall not have any impact on the interpretation of particular provisions.

D. Severability. In the event that any part of the Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the unenforceable part shall be given effect to the greatest extent possible and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.

20. Notice to California Residents. Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the service or to receive further information regarding use of the service.

Last updated: August 23, 2023