Conditions of Use

TERMS OF SERVICE

THESE TERMS CONTAIN DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES (SECTION 12), DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY AND AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY (SECTION 13), AND AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS WAIVER (SECTION 18). PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY.

1. This is a Legal Agreement

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") are a legal agreement between you and Sharks Sports and Entertainment LLC and its affiliates, including San Jose Sharks, LLC, Sharks Ice, LLC, Sharks Minor Holdings LLC, and San Jose Arena Management, LLC ("Sharks", "we" or "us") governing your access to and use of the websites, online services and digital media services that display or provide an authorized link to these Terms (collectively, the "Services"), including, but not limited to, SJSharks.com, SJBarracuda.com, SharksIce.com, SAPCenter.com, SJTeamShop.com, SJJrSharks.com, SJTeamShop.com and the San Jose Sharks app.

Please read the Terms carefully before using the Services. You may wish to print a copy of these Terms or save them to your device for future reference. Your use of the Services indicates your acceptance and agreement to be bound by the Terms. Do not use the Services if you do not accept the Terms. We may modify the Services or the Terms at any time, for example to reflect changes in laws or regulatory requirements. Any use of the Services by you after we post modifications to the Terms constitutes your acceptance of those modifications.

2. Prohibited Content and Activities

You may not access or use, or attempt to access or use, the Services to take any action that could harm us or any other person or entity (each a "person"), interfere with the operation of the Services, or use the Services in a manner that violates any laws. For example, you may not:

• Impersonate any person or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your credentials, affiliation with any person, or the origin of any information you provide;
• Engage in unauthorized spidering, scraping, or harvesting of content or information, or use any other unauthorized automated means to compile information;
• Obtain or attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems, materials, information, or any services available on or through the Services;
• Use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services or any activity conducted on the Services or attempt to probe, scan, test the vulnerability of, or breach the security of any system, device, or network;
• Circumvent, reverse engineer, decipher, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with (or attempt, encourage, or support anyone else's attempt to engage in such activities) any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools, or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited;
• Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure;
• Upload or otherwise transmit any communication, software, or material that contains a virus or is otherwise harmful to our or our users' computers, devices, or systems; or
• Engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying the Services, or that, in our sole judgment, exposes us, users, or any other third party to any liability, damages, or detriment of any type.

Violations of system or network security and certain other conduct may result in civil or criminal liability. We may investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the Terms. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services for any or no reason at any time without notice.

3. User Submissions

Certain areas of the Services may enable you to post comments, send emails, or otherwise post, publish, submit, transmit, upload, send, or otherwise provide ("provide") information to us or other persons. You remain fully responsible for the content and other materials that you provide to us or others in connection with the Services, including without limitation information, audio recordings, videos, photographs, documents, or other materials ("User Content"). You agree not to provide User Content that:

• Infringes on, misappropriates, or otherwise violates the copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property right of any person;
• Is false, misleading, libelous, slanderous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, hateful, threatening, harassing, or sexually-explicit;
• Violates a person's right to privacy or publicity;
• Contains advertising or a solicitation of any kind;
• Impersonates any person or entity, including an Sharks representative, an Sharks Member Club representative, a current or former Sharks Member Club player, or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents an affiliation with a person or entity;
• Degrades others on the basis of gender, race, class, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual preference, orientation or identity, disability, or other classification;
• Contains epithets or other language or material intended to intimidate or to incite violence; or
• Violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law, or advocates illegal activity.

We also, to the extent permitted or required by law, have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any User Content you provide us or others in connection with the Services constitutes a violation of the third party's intellectual property rights, of the third party's right to privacy, or of any other applicable local, state, national, or international law.

If the Services permit you to provide us User Content, you may only provide User Content that is original and that you have the right to provide. By providing us User Content, you grant us a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully sub-licensable, transferable, license to publish, reproduce, distribute, transmit, display, perform, edit, adapt, modify, translate, create derivative works of, sell, offer for sale, export, and otherwise use and exploit your User Content (or any portion thereof) in any way that we want and in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You hereby waive any moral rights you may have in your User Content to the extent permitted by applicable law. You represent that you have obtained all necessary permissions from any person or entity identified in or implicated by your submission (including those shown in photographic or video content), and, in the case of minors, also from their parents or legal guardians, as appropriate.

By providing your User Content to us, you agree to these Terms. If you do not want to grant us permission to use your User Content in accordance with these Terms, do not provide it to us on our Services.

We are not obligated to publish or use your User Content. The posting or publishing of any User Content or Sharks Content (as defined in Section 7) is not in any way intended to state, suggest, or imply endorsement by the Sharks, including as to the truth, validity, or reliability of the User Content or Sharks Content. The Sharks are not responsible for any User Content or Sharks Content and has no duty to monitor the User Content or Sharks Content posted on the Services. You use any information contained in User Content or Sharks Content at your own risk. The Sharks and its designees have the right, but not the obligation, in their sole discretion, to monitor, review, edit, remove, delete, disable, refuse, restrict, or terminate access to your User Content or the Services (in whole or in part) at any time, without prior notice and in our sole discretion, for any or no reason. The obligations that you have to us under these Terms shall survive termination of the Services, any use by you of the Services, any User Content on the Services, or these Terms. You shall not continue to post any User Content that we have previously advised you not to post.

If you are under the age of 13, you may not provide any User Content to us. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence but at least 13 years of age, you may provide User Content only with the permission of, and under the supervision of, a parent or legal guardian. If you are a parent or legal guardian agreeing to these Terms for the benefit of an individual between the ages of 13 and the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, please be advised that you are fully responsible for his or her User Content and any legal liability that he or she may incur.

4. Subscription Services
5. Registration for Non-Subscription Services

• Subscription Services. At various times, some Services may be available only through creation of a subscription account and payment of a fee ("Subscription Services"). Through such Subscription Services accounts, you will have access to the Subscription Services for a fixed term, which may renew automatically as described in these Terms.
• Access Restrictions. You are not authorized to access any Subscription Services unless you (i) have opened a subscription account with the Sharks, and paid the appropriate fee; (ii) have received access credentials (including a username and password), and (iii) are using those access credentials. You may not assist anyone else in accessing Subscription Services on an unauthorized basis, including by sharing, selling, publicly offering, or offering to sell your access credentials or providing any content or other materials that you obtained through Subscription Services to third parties or otherwise in violation of these Terms. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your access credentials and if you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your access credentials, you must promptly notify us. You are also responsible for all usage or activity on your Subscription Services accounts, including the use of Subscription Services by any third party authorized by you to use your access credentials. Such responsibility expressly includes any purchases made or other charges incurred on your credit card in connection with your use (or an authorized third party's use) of the Subscription Services. In the event of any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity on your Subscription Services accounts, we may, in our sole discretion, terminate those accounts and refer you to appropriate law enforcement agencies. You may be responsible for damages from any such fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity.
• Devices and Minimum System Requirements. Some Services, such as various video services, and including some Subscription Services, may be accessible only using certain devices that meet certain minimum system requirements. You should investigate Subscription Services before you pay for access to them to ensure that they will be compatible with your device, because we will not refund any fees you paid if the Subscription Services to which you subscribe are not compatible. For some devices, the payment for Subscription Services may be processed by the device provider. Those payments will be governed by the device provider's terms, including its cancellation and refund policy. Other restrictions, including restrictions on the availability of the devices or the Subscription Services in certain countries, may apply.
• Suspension or Termination. We may suspend or terminate your access to Subscription Services at any time without notice to you. If we do so, you will not be responsible for fees associated with the Subscription Services after the termination becomes effective, but you will not have any other remedies against us, and we will not issue any refunds. If you have breached or violated any obligation under these Terms, you will not be entitled to any remedy.
• Age and Billing Authorization. By subscribing to a Subscription Service, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age, that all information you submit is true and correct (including all credit card information), and that you are the authorized holder of the credit card.
• Fees. You agree to pay all subscription fees and other charges to your Subscription Services accounts, including any applicable taxes. The Sharks (or, where applicable, your device provider) reserves the right to change the amount of, or the basis for determining, any subscription fees or other charges for the Subscription Services and to institute new subscription fees or other charges effective upon prior notice to you.
• Automatic Renewal. In connection with some Subscription Services, we may automatically renew your subscription and charge your Subscription Services accounts with a new subscription fee after providing notice to you of the impending automatic renewal and giving you an opportunity to opt out of such renewal. A Subscription Service will not automatically renew in jurisdictions in which this practice is prohibited by applicable law. In connection with any subscription option that provides for automatic renewal, you will be notified by email that your subscription will be automatically renewed for the following subscription period in effect for such renewal period (unless the Sharks notifies you to the contrary) and at that time you will be given the opportunity to cancel your subscription by a prescribed deadline. If you do not cancel your subscription by the prescribed deadline, then your subscription will automatically renew, and your credit or debit card on file will be charged. UNLESS YOU NOTIFY US BY THE PRESCRIBED DEADLINE SET FORTH IN OUR NOTIFICATION TO YOU OF THE IMPENDING RENEWAL THAT YOU WISH TO CANCEL ANY AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW AND YOU AUTHORIZE US (WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO YOU) TO COLLECT THE APPLICABLE SUBSCRIPTION FEE AND ANY TAXES USING ANY SAVED CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD INFORMATION.

• Trial Subscriptions. Access to a Subscription Service may from time to time be made available on a time-limited free trial basis (a "Trial Subscription"). Please note that these Terms apply to a Trial Subscription. You may be asked to provide your credit card information when registering for a Trial Subscription. In such event, your credit card will only be charged if you do not cancel your Trial Subscription before the end of the Trial Subscription period. If we ask for your credit card information and you do not affirmatively cancel before the end of the Trial Subscription, then your Trial Subscription may be converted into a paid subscription and your credit card may be charged the subscription fee in effect at the time your Trial Subscription first began. By subscribing for a Trial Subscription, you: (a) acknowledge that the Trial Subscription is personal to you and may not be transferred or otherwise assigned to any other person; (b) acknowledge that the Trial Subscription is intended to permit you to assess the Subscription Services for consideration of a full subscription to the Pay Service (a "Paid Subscription"); and (c) acknowledge that the Trial Subscription may be subject to other terms and conditions specific to the Trial Subscription being offered, and your use of the Subscription Service during the Trial Subscription period will also be subject to such other terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions shall be incorporated into the Terms; and (d) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION AND THE TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION IS NOT CANCELLED WITHIN THE TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD, YOUR TRIAL SUBCRIPTION WILL CONVERT TO A PAID SUBSCRIPTION THE PRICE OF WHICH WILL BE EQUAL TO THE PRICE OF A PAID SUBSCRIPTION IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION BEGAN AND THE CREDIT CARD YOU PROVIDED WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE BILLED BASED ON A PAID SUBSCRIPTION AS IF SUCH PAID SUBSCRIPTION BEGAN ON DAY ONE OF YOUR TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION.
• Cancellation. To cancel your subscription to Subscription Services, you must follow the procedures described upon registration. If we do not list cancellation procedures for a particular Subscription Service, you should contact us at SJSharks.com/contactus. and direct your request to our Digital Media, Internet and Website department. We do not refund or prorate Subscription Services, or any other purchases made through the Services, for any reason. Requests to terminate subscriptions will be effective once the billing period in which we received the cancellation concludes.

You may be asked to register for certain activities in connection with the Services other than Subscription Services (see Section 4 for a discussion of Subscription Services). When you register or provide any other information in connection with the Services, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as requested or directed and to promptly update this information to maintain its accuracy. The Sharks have the right to suspend or terminate any account or other registration and to refuse any and all current or future use if it suspects that such information is inaccurate or incomplete. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password and username that you are given or select, and you are responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account.

7. Intellectual Property

All content, information, computer code, software, and any other materials that are part of the Services other than your User Content (collectively, the "Sharks Content") is the property of the Sharks or third parties. You may access, use, and display the Services and print copies of the Sharks Content only for non-commercial, informational, personal use, without modification or alteration in any way, and only so long as you comply with these Terms.

• Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Rights. Certain of the Sharks Content is protected under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. You acknowledge that all copyrights and other intellectual property rights related to the Services are owned by the Sharks or its third-party licensors to the full extent permitted under the United States Copyright Act, international copyright laws, and all other applicable laws. Unless expressly permitted by an authorized person in writing or as permitted by applicable law, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works from, transmit, or in any way use or exploit any part of the Sharks Content. To obtain written consent to use a copyrighted work, please contact us using the information in Section 22. Copying or downloading Sharks Content other than as stated above is a violation of these Terms.
• Trade and Service Marks. You acknowledge and agree that (i) Sharks, the Sharks logos, and Sharks word marks are registered trademarks of San Jose Sharks, LLC; (ii) all Sharks logos and marks as well as other proprietary materials depicted in connection with the Services and the Sharks Content are the property of the Sharks or are licensed to the Sharks and may not be used commercially without the prior written consent of Sharks or its designee, which may be requested via the contact information provided in Section 22.
• Notice of Infringement. The Sharks respects intellectual property rights. If you believe in good faith that your work has been reproduced or is accessible on the Services in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our designated agent with the following information in writing:
• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
• Identification of the copyrighted work or a representative list of the works claimed to have been infringed;
• Identification of the allegedly infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
• Your name, address, telephone number, and email address, so that we may contact you if necessary;
• A 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.

The Sharks' designated agent for notice of claims of copyright is:

San Jose Sharks, LLC
Director, Marketing and Digital Media
3685 24^th Street
San Jose, CA 95113
SJSharks.com/contactus (select "Digital Media/Internet/Website" for the contact department)

• Embedding Content. The Services may allow you to embed Sharks Content into other web pages. All use of embedded Sharks Content must be for non-commercial purposes only, and may be disabled by the Sharks at any time and for any reason or for no reason at all. Prohibited commercial uses include any of the following actions taken without the express approval of the Sharks:
• Selling access to embedded Sharks Content on another website;
• Using embedded Sharks Content for the purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue;
• Creating a website that does nothing more than aggregate a collection of embedded Sharks Content and intentionally trying to generate ad revenue from it;
• Using embedded Sharks Content that the Sharks finds, in its sole discretion, competes with or displaces the Services.

You must not establish a link to our Services in any website that requires registration in connection with content from our Services or that otherwise collects personal information in connection with content from our Services. Prohibited commercial uses do not include using embedded Sharks Content to show videos on an ad-enabled blog or fan website, provided the embedded Sharks Content is not used to gain advertising revenue or compete with the Services.

8. Linking to our Services

You may link to our Services provided that you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest or imply any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exist and no link to our Services may be "framed" to the extent such frame contains any sponsorship, advertising, or commercial text or graphics. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the User Content standards described in Section 3 of these Terms.

9. Change or Termination

The Sharks may change or terminate these Terms for any reason at any time, for example to reflect changes in laws or regulatory requirements. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to and use of the Services, with or without prior notice. CONTINUED USE OF ANY PART OF THIS WEB SITE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES. Otherwise applicable sections of these Terms shall survive termination. The Sharks also reserve the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms. Upon termination, you must cease all use of the Services, including any of the Sharks Content.

 

1. Privacy Policy

By using the Services, you indicate that you have reviewed and consent to our Privacy Policy.

1. Links and Third Party Content

The Services may contain links to other websites or online services that are operated and maintained by other persons and that are not under the control of or maintained by the Sharks. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by the Sharks of those other websites or online services, the content displayed therein, or the persons associated therewith. These Terms do not apply to such other websites and online services, and such websites and online services are not part of the Services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of use of these other websites or services.

We may incorporate third party services, software, technology, data, and/or other content (collectively, "Third Party Materials") either independently or in connection with various programs, features, or functions available through the Services. Such Third Party Materials may be downloaded to and/or stored on your computer or otherwise employed in connection with the functions and features of the Services. Your use of Third Party Materials may be subject to terms of use other than these Terms and as may be set forth by third party providers, as applicable. You agree and acknowledge that the Sharks assume no liability with respect to your use of such Third Party Materials whether you are aware of their use or not and whether or not the use of such Third Party Materials is endorsed or recommended by the Sharks.

2. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICES OR THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, GOODS, OR SERVICES APPEARING OR OFFERED ON THE SERVICES OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY WEBSITES OR SERVICES LINKED FROM THE SERVICES. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", "WITH ALL FAULTS," AND "AS AVAILABLE." WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO (I) THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, NO LIENS, AND NO ENCUMBRANCES; (II) THE WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, MISAPPROPRIATION, OR VIOLATION OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON; (III) WARRANTIES ARISING THROUGH COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN TRADE; AND (IV) THE WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CORRECTNESS, OR COMPLETENESS OF DATA OR CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICES OR OTHERWISE BY THE Sharks. FURTHER, THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OR THE NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR THE NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ANY DOCUMENTATION. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, THAT THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE Sharks CONTENT, FUNCTIONS, OR MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN, WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, ACCURATE, ERROR-FREE, COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE, FREE OF VIRUSES, OR UNINTERRUPTED. THE Sharks DO NOT NECESSARILY ENDORSE, SUPPORT, SANCTION, ENCOURAGE, OR AGREE WITH ANY Sharks CONTENT OR ANY USER CONTENT, AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, AND LIABILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USER CONTENT OR Sharks CONTENT. THE Sharks MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SERVICES ARE APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE Sharks SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.

IF APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES TO APPLY TO YOU, THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS WILL APPLY TO YOU TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

3. Exclusive Remedy and Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE, WILL THE Sharks, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR LOSSES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS ARISING OUT OF THE TERMS OR YOUR ACCESS, USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY Sharks CONTENT OR USER CONTENT, OR ANY SITES LINKED FROM THE SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE Sharks HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR DEVICE, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES OR TO YOUR DOWLOADING OF ANY CONTENT ON IT OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THE SHARKS' LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS FOR SUCH DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS OUR LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM OUR NEGLIGENCE, OR OUR FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY IF AND ONLY IF SUCH LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

ANY CLAIM AGAINST US SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID, IF ANY, FOR USE OF THE SERVICES.

4. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the Sharks and the National Hockey League (“NHL”), and its affiliates and licensors, and each of their respective officers, directors, contractors, agents, employees, successors, and assigns from and against any and all demands, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, interest, penalties, losses, costs, expenses, and harms, including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and fees of other professional advisers, arising out of or in connection with (i) your use of the Services (including, without limitation, your User Content and your use of any Sharks Content), (ii) your online conduct in connection with the Services, (iii) your violation or breach of these Terms, (iv) your failure to comply with any applicable laws or regulations in connection with the Services, (v) your negligence, willful misconduct, or violations of the intellectual property or other rights of any person in connection with the Services, or (vi) any of your dealings or transactions with other persons resulting from use of the Services. You shall not settle any such claim without the prior written consent of the Sharks. These obligations will survive any termination of these Terms.

5. Integration and Severability

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the Sharks and you, superseding any prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written, or electronic) between you and us. In the event any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions and will be replaced by an enforceable provision that comes closest to the intention underlying the unenforceable provision.

6. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provisions of the Terms or respond to a breach by you or other parties shall not in any way waive our right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of the Terms or to act with respect to similar breaches.

7. Assignment and Binding Effects

You may not assign these Terms or any rights or obligations herein without the prior written consent of the Sharks and any attempted assignment in contravention of this provision is null and void and of no force or effect. The Sharks have the right to assign these Terms, and any of its rights or obligations herein. These Terms are binding upon each party and its respective successors, heirs, trustees, administrators, executors, and permitted assigns.

8. Location, Governing Law, Arbitration, and Time Period Limitation for Bringing Claim

These Terms are governed by, and must be construed in accordance with, the laws of the United States and the State of California, as applicable, without giving effect to their principles of conflicts of law. By using the Services, you waive any claims that may arise under the laws of other states, countries, territories, or jurisdictions.

With respect to any and all disputes arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms (including without limitation the Privacy Policy), the Sharks and you agree to negotiate in good faith and undertake reasonable efforts to cooperate with one another in order to achieve a mutually satisfactory resolution. If you and the Sharks do not resolve any dispute by informal negotiation, any other effort to resolve the dispute will be conducted exclusively by binding arbitration as described in this section. You are giving up the right to litigate (or participate in as a party or class member) all disputes in court before a judge or jury. Instead, all disputes will be resolved before a neutral arbitrator, whose decision will be final except for a limited right of appeal under the Federal Arbitration Act. Any court with jurisdiction over the parties may enforce the arbitrator's award.

Any proceedings to resolve or litigate any dispute in any forum will be conducted solely on an individual basis. Neither you nor the Sharks will seek to have any dispute heard as a class action or in any other proceeding in which either party acts or proposes to act in a representative capacity. No arbitration or proceeding will be combined with another without the prior written consent of all parties to all affected arbitrations or proceedings.

The Sharks and you agree that all disputes arising under these Terms that cannot be settled through informal negotiation will be settled exclusively through confidential binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial rules of arbitration of the American Arbitration Association in New York. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction. You agree that the Sharks may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in California, necessary to protect its rights or property pending the completion of arbitration.

Any claims not subject to arbitration shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of state or federal courts in Santa Clara County, California.

To the extent permitted by law, any claim or dispute under these Terms must be filed within one year in an arbitration proceeding. The one-year period begins when the claim or notice of dispute first could be filed. If a claim or dispute is not filed within one year, it is permanently barred.

9. Sharks Shop and Sharks Auctions

You may order products online from the Official Sharks Stores at shop.nhl.com, shop.canada.nhl.com, or shop.international.nhl.com, which are the official NHL online stores (collectively, "Sharks Shop") or auctions.nhl.com ("Sharks Auctions"). The Sharks Shop and Sharks Auctions are websites of the NHL and are governed by the Terms and Conditions of NHL.com. By placing an order through Sharks Shop or Sharks Auctions, you agree to pay all amounts payable for these orders, including applicable taxes and shipping and handling expenses, and to be bound by the other terms applicable to such services as described on the Sharks Shop and Sharks Auctions websites. The Sharks Shop and Sharks Auctions are operated by third-party service providers, which are responsible for, among other things, the fulfillment of orders, billing, and shipping products. Visit Sharks Shop or Sharks Auctions for information about how you may contact our third-party service providers.

1. Separate Terms and Conditions

In connection with your use of the Services, you may be asked to consent to policies or terms and conditions in addition to these Terms. Please read these supplemental policies and terms carefully before making any use of such portions of the Services. Any supplemental terms will not vary or replace these Terms regarding any use of the Services, unless otherwise expressly stated.

1. Sharks Services Purchased through the Third Party App Stores

If you have purchased the Services from a third party app provider (e.g., Apple Inc.) (the “App Seller”), you acknowledge that these Terms are an agreement between you and the Sharks and not with the App Seller. Any Services obtained through the App Seller's App Store must be used only on an iOS device that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service. You acknowledge and agree that the App Seller is not responsible for (i) providing any maintenance or support services with respect to the Services; or (ii) any claims related to the Services or your possession and/or use thereof (including product liability claims, infringement claims, claims that the App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation) must be brought to the attention of the Sharks. You further represent and warrant that (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (b) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. The App Seller is a third-party beneficiary of these Terms and, upon your acceptance of these Terms, the App Seller will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce them against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

2. Contact Information

Please direct any questions, complaints, or claims related to the Services or your use of the Services to SJSharks.com/contactus and select "Terms of Service" as the subject line.

For requests to use a copyrighted work or trade or service mark right, please go to SJSharks.com/contactus and select "Trademark and Copyright Requests" as the subject line.

You can also contact us at:
San Jose Sharks
Attn: Legal Department
525 W. Santa Clara Street

San Jose, CA 95113

 

Last Updated and Effective Date – April 10, 2015