PLAYBOY UK TERMS OF SERVICE

IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

These Terms of Service apply to the free section of the Playboy UK (collectively, referred to herein as "Playboy," "we", "our" or "us") family of websites (the "Sites"). These include playboy.co.uk and any other sites at which these Terms of Service appear. It does not apply to other online or offline Playboy sites, products or services.

These Terms of Service constitute a legal agreement between you and Playboy and spell out the terms and conditions to which users of any Playboy Site are expected to adhere. Please read it carefully before using any of the Sites, because by clicking "I Agree" or by using a Site, you agree to be bound by the terms set forth here, as well as (i) the terms of our Privacy Statement and (ii) any supplemental terms of the applicable Site, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service (collectively referred to as the "Agreement"). If you do not agree with or do not wish to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, do not use the Sites. We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Service at any time and will post the amended Terms of Service here.

1.CONTENT AND USER SUBMISSIONS

The contents of the Playboy Internet service ("the Service"), including all Sites, are intended for the personal, noncommercial use of its users. All materials published on the Sites (including, but not limited to articles, photographs, images, illustrations, product descriptions, audio clips and video clips (collectively, the "Content")) are protected by copyright, trademark and all other applicable intellectual property laws, and are owned or controlled by Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited or the party credited as the provider of such Content, software or other materials. You shall abide by copyright or other notices, information and restrictions appearing in conjunction with any Content accessed through the Service.

The Service is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.K. copyright laws, international conventions and other copyright laws. Except as may otherwise be set forth in this Section 1 of these Terms of Service, you may not modify, adapt, translate, exhibit, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, reverse engineer, decompile or dissemble, or in any way exploit, any of the Content, software, materials, Sites or Service in whole or in part.

Copying or storing of any Content for other than personal, noncommercial use is expressly prohibited without our prior written, or the prior written permission of the copyright holder identified in the individual Content's proprietary rights notices. For the avoidance of doubt, including any Content (in whole or in part) on your personal website, when it is accessible to any other person, is not a personal use and is not permitted.

You agree that any information, feedback, questions, comments and/or submissions to any of the Public Forums (as discussed below) or the like that you provide to us in connection with any Site or our Service ("Submissions") will be deemed to be provided to us on a non-confidential and non-proprietary basis and will become and remain our property. We shall have no obligations of any kind with respect to any Submissions and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and/or distribute any Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, without limitation. You also agree that we shall be free to use any ideas, concepts or techniques embodied in the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products or services incorporating such ideas, concepts, or techniques. In addition, you hereby waive all moral rights you may have in any materials uploaded or sent to us by you.

If you believe that the content of any Submission provided by you, or any Content appearing on a Site, has been used on a Site in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent with a written notice (email is sufficient) that includes the following information:

"an electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed
"identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
"a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site
"your address, telephone number, and e-mail address
"a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
"a statement by you, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Our Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on this Site is:

By postal mail:

Customer Services
playboy.co.uk
Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited
PO Box 690
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 4DX
England

By email:

webmaster@playboytv.co.uk

2. ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND LINKS

The Sites may contain links to other related World Wide Web Internet sites, resources and sponsors of Playboy. Selection of an ad banner or link will redirect you off of a Playboy Site to a third party Web site. Interactions that occur between you and the third party are strictly between you and such third party and are not the responsibility of Playboy. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their Web sites. Playboy does not assume any liability or responsibility for the actions, product, availability or content of these outside resources. You should direct any concerns regarding any external link to the site administrator or Webmaster of the third party Web site.

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

You represent, warrant and covenant (a) that no materials of any kind submitted by you or Playboy's use thereof in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will (i) violate, plagiarize or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity, moral rights, contract or other personal or proprietary rights; (ii) contain unlawful material; (iii) constitute false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact; (iv) slander, libel or defame any person or entity; or (v) cause injury of any kind to any person or entity; or (vi) violate any applicable laws, rules, regulations or other governmental regulations; (b) that you are at least 18 years old or the applicable age of majority in your jurisdiction and possess the legal authority to enter into this Agreement, as well as contracts for the purchase of the goods offered on the Playboy Store, and (c) that you reside in the U.K., i.e., in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

You hereby indemnify, defend and hold Playboy and its officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all liability and costs incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms of Service or the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. Playboy reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. You shall not enter into any settlement agreement which affects the rights of Playboy without Playboy's prior written approval.

Playboy neither represents nor endorses the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed, uploaded, or distributed through the Sites or the Service by any user, information provider or any other person or entity. THE SITES, THE SERVICE AND ANY MATERIALS PROVIDED BY PLAYBOY OR THIRD PARTIES THROUGH ANY OF THE SITES AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." PLAYBOY MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTY, OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH ANY OF THE SITES OR THE SERVICE. PLAYBOY DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF ANY OF THE SITES OR THE SERVICES AVAILABLE THEREON WILL BE CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE AND MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICE.

You hereby acknowledge that the use of any Site and the Services available thereon is at your sole risk.

4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

  1. NEITHER PLAYBOY NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE SITES OR THE SERVICE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF CONTRACTS, LOSS OF CUSTOMERS, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF SAVINGS, LOSS OF GOODWILL OR REPUTATION, WASTED STAFF OR MANAGEMENT TIME, OR FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGE OR LOSS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, ANY OF THE SITES, THE SERVICES THEREON, OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS PROVIDED BY PLAYBOY OR THIRD PARTIES THROUGH ANY OF THE SITES OR THE SERVICES THEREON, OR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS INTERRUPTIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE CLAIM AS TO THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF PLAYBOY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR LOSS. Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions shall only apply to the extent permissible under applicable law.
  2. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, PLAYBOY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY, AND THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF OUR LICENSORS, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED GBP. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED TO OR SHALL CONSTITUTE A RESTRICTION ON, OR EXCLUSION OF PLAYBOY'S LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY ITS NEGLIGENCE.

5. SYSTEM INTEGRITY

You may not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of any Site or any transaction conducted on such Site. You may not take any action, which imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure. You may not disclose or share your password with any third parties or use your password for any unauthorized service.

6. TERMINATION

Playboy may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access or refuse service at any time, without notice, to all or part of any of the Sites or Service for any or no reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms of Service or the repeated infringement of copyrights owned by third parties.

Playboy, including, without limitation, its authorized agents and employees may terminate your use of any of the Sites without notice in the event that you breach any obligation in these Terms of Service, including but not limited to, (i) restricting, inhibiting or disrupting any Playboy event or (ii) attempting to alter or improperly access any feature or function of any of the Sites. Your access may also be subject to termination if you post or transmit any illegal content; harass or threaten any user of any Site or any Playboy employee; post content (including, but not limited to, the creation of a username) that is offensive or otherwise disruptive of Site activities; post unsolicited advertising; or improperly impersonate a Playboy employee or other individual.

7. MISCELLANEOUS

These Terms of Service have been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with English law without regard to any conflict of law provisions, and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts except that Playboy has the right to bring proceedings for loss or damage arising out of, under, or in connection with, the Sites or these Terms of Use in the courts of any country where you reside, where you accept these Terms of Use, where your principal place of business is located or the country of your trade or profession. Playboy makes no representation that the Content on the Sites is appropriate for access outside of the UK. Those who choose to access the Sites from outside the UK do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. You agree that any action to enforce this Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in London, England.

Official correspondence must be sent via postal mail to:

webmaster playboy.co.uk
Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited
PO Box 690
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 4DX
England

These Terms of Service, the Privacy Statement and any other terms referenced in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement between you and Playboy with respect to your access and use of the Sites and Services and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and Playboy with respect to the Sites or Services. If any of the provisions of this Agreement are determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then each invalid or enforceable provision will be construed in a manner consistent with applicable laws to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Playboy may assign these Terms of Service (i) to any of its affiliates, (ii) to the surviving entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Playboy or (iii) in connection with the sale of any of the Sites or the business unit associated with the Sites.

8.  SMS SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

For subscriptions via SMS, you will be charged £1.50 per day. £1.50 text messages will be sent to your mobile phone, and you will receive access to all 6 channels. Over 18s only. For full T&Cs contact us at 0870 8412 321. Send STOP to 89191 to cancel the service.

Business Information

Company Name:
Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited

Registered Office:
Aquis House
Station Road
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 4DX

Registered in Cardiff No. 3000033

VAT No. 735 5642 22

9. Free Trial

You may cancel your free trial at any time by calling 08708 412 321. By giving us your card data you agree that you are entering a legally binding contract with Playboy UK. The contract is conditional on the transaction being authorised by the user. If the transaction is authorised your account will be activated. The offer for a free trial followed by a monthly repeating subscription plus a fixed one off membership. The full cost will be advised to you when you take up the free trial offer.

Note: 250/500 hours is calculated in terms of the amount of days not usage.


One Month Free Offer

Subscribe to any Playboy UK package and get the first month's subscription free. A £15 registration fee applies to all packages and 12 month minimum contract applies to 3 TV Channel, 6 TV Channel and TV & Online packages. TV subscription offer only available on Sky. For full subscription terms and conditions see http://www.playboy.co.uk or call 08700 541 809. Offer ends 31st January 2007.

Playboy UK Treasure Hunt

These rules apply to Playboy UK Treasure Hunt competition

1. Unless stated otherwise, Promoter is Playboy TV UK

2. Entrants must be over 18 and resident in the UK. Employees/families/agents of Promoter/its associates are not eligible. One entry per person/per household.

3.NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY.

4. Details of winner can be requested in writing.

5. Prize is subject to availability/may be substituted. No cash alternative/prize is non-refundable/non-transferable.

6. Promoter accepts no liability for lost/damaged/incomplete entries. Proof of entry is not proof of delivery.

7. Winner may need to sign statement of eligibility/liability/publicity release.

8. Third party's T&Cs may apply.

9. Details of entries will be kept on a database and may be used and passed to third parties to enable the processing of Competition/prize fulfilment/where entrant has consented to share this information with other companies for marketing.

10. To the extent permitted by law, Promoter excludes all liability for any loss in connection with the Competition.

11. Competition Rules are:

Prizes to win:

1st prize - A Playstation 3 and a selection of games

2nd Prize - Win access to Playboy.co.uk for a Year

3rd Prize   Win Subscription to Playboy magazine for a year

How it works

1)      Find 5 bunnies across our site, no purchase necessary

2)      Think you've found them email webmaster@playboytv.co.uk with the locations

3)      The email with the exact locations will be picked and Winner will be announced on 2nd April