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1. Using the Search Engine Means You Agree to These Terms

Please carefully read these Terms of Use before using this Search Engine. This is an agreement between you and us, which governs your use of our Search Engine. Using the Search Engine means you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

2. Explanation

This Agreement restricts your rights and remedies and provides protection to ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc. These also include warranty disclaimers and disclaimers of liability that are in all capital letters. By using the Search Engine you acknowledge and agree (a) this is a fair balance because this Search Engine is made available to you at no charge; (b) if you don't agree or don't want to accept these Terms of Use, you can simply not use the Search Engine. If anything is in these Terms of Use, including the warranty and liability disclaimers that you disagree with or are not willing to be bound by, or if something is missing from these Terms of Use that you consider essential, then you must not use this Search Engine.

3. Understanding and Interpreting These Terms of Use

The underlined headings in these Terms of Use are just for convenience to make these terms easier to use. Headings aren't allowed to be used to interpret these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use are to be interpreted according to their fair meanings, and not strictly in favor of or strictly against either you or us.

4. We Require Compliance With These Terms

You must use this Search Engine according to these Terms of Use.

5. Proper Use

You may use this Search Engine to get information on companies and people who provide goods and services to the entertainment industry. You must not use this Search Engine for any unlawful purpose. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, display, or otherwise use all or any portion of this Search Engine for any commercial purpose. You must not link the Search Engine to any other site without our prior written consent.

6. Ending or Changing Service

We can refuse to provide access, terminate the search engine, or take other steps regarding the search engine, for any reason or no reason. As examples, we could take action if we believe a visitor's use may be perceived to violate law, may harm our reputation, may disrupt our business or may harm any other interests of us or our affiliates.

7. We Can Make Changes to These Terms

We may change these Terms of Use in any way, at any time, without notice. Any change is effective immediately on posting on this website. Your use of the Search Engine after any change of these Terms of Use means you accept the changes. If you don't agree or are dissatisfied with a change we make, your only right is to stop using the Search Engine.

8. We Can Make Change to the Search Engine

We can change, add to or eliminate any content or feature of the Search Engine, restrict use of any part or all of the Search Engine, limit time(s) for access, limit how much use we permit, limit who may use the Search Engine and limit any other aspects of the Search Engine, at any times, without notice. If you don't agree or are dissatisfied with any of these actions we may take or that we do take, your only right is to stop using the Search Engine.

9. Privacy and Personal Information

We know many people have privacy concerns about using the internet. We do not claim to protect privacy of visitors. We do not assure privacy of information we obtain from you or your use of the Search Engine. We or service providers to us, may collect information about visitors and share the information with others. We may make commercial use of information about you that we obtain from you or by your use of the Search Engine or otherwise. If complete privacy is important to you, you should not use this Search Engine.

10. You May Receive Mail and E-Mail

By using the Search Engine, you consent to receive e-mail from us or from others. We do not assure that you will never receive unwanted e-mail or U.S. mail from us or our suppliers.

11. Cookies

Some websites, including ours, use cookies to save information on your individual preferences and site usage in order to personalize web pages and content for more convenience. We to this so that we can collect information about how visitors use our website, and to make our site more useful to visitors. Our cookies contain identification information that lets us see things like how users use our website, what sites our visitors come from, and how often they visit. Our cookies do not have personally identifiable information. Cookies provide us an anonymous way to survey how we are doing and to look for ways to improve our service. You may set your browser software to reject cookies, but you may not be able to use all
the features of this website. We may share information about usage of the website with third parties.

12. Copyright

The contents of this Search Engine are the property solely of ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc. or our content suppliers and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. This includes all Search Engine designs, text, graphics, interfaces, selection and arrangements, and all software. We reserve all rights under copyright laws and all other laws. We prohibit any other use of materials on this Search Engine, such as copying for any other purpose, modification, distribution, public performance or republication, without our prior written consent.

13. Trademarks

ShowBiz, ShowBiz.com, ShowBiz Enterprises, and all titles, names, graphics and icons are service marks, trademarks, or trade dress of ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc., or a combination of these. Our trademarks may not be used with any product or service not offered by ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc. or in any manner that may confuse customers, vendors, or others, or that may falsely harm our reputation. Other trademarks, product names, company names or logos in or produced as a result of a search in this Search Engine are property of their respective owners.

14. Disclaimer About Information

Information provided by this Search Engine was provided directly or indirectly from identified companies, or was obtained from sources we considered reliable. Some of the listings are from paid advertisers. Other listings are provided by us for free, without express consent or authorization of the companies listed. Just because a listing appears on this website, does not mean it was authorized or consented to by the company identified.

15. Information Changes

Information about listed companies changes and could change without us being informed. You must consider the information in our Search Engine only as introductory guidance to help you in the process of making contact or to investigate further the name, location, contact information and services of the companies identified. We provide no assurance that any of this information is accurate or up-to-date or that data entry is error free. When precise accuracy of the information is important to you, you must make your own independent investigation from companies and other sources you consider reliable.

16. Reviews and Comments

If the Search Engine ever provides space or an opportunity for visitors to post messages containing reviews or comments, then by posting a message you grant ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc. and our affiliates a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-revocable, transferable and sublicensable right to display, use, reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, translate, perform and distribute the message, in whole or in part, with or without naming or giving credit to the writer, on any number of occasions, and to create derivative works from any of these, anywhere in the world and in any media.

17. WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS

THIS SEARCH ENGINE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITH ALL FAULTS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY ASPECT OF THIS SEARCH ENGINE, ITS CONTENTS, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, RELIABILITY, OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE SEARCH ENGINE. WE DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE SEARCH ENGINE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT IT WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR BE ERROR FREE. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES. SHOWBIZ ENTERPRISES, INC. DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SEARCH ENGINE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT.
WE DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING QUALITY OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OBTAINED FROM ANY SOURCE IDENTIFIED ON THE SEARCH ENGINE, ANY OTHER ASPECT OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SEARCH ENGINE.

18. LINKS

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDED IN OUR WEBSITE, OR IN WEBSITES OF SUBSCRIBERS, MAY LET YOU LEAVE OUR WEBSITE TO VISIT WEBSITES OF OTHERS. LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER OUR CONTROL AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CONTENTS, OR FOR MATERIAL TRANSMITTED OR ACCESSED VIA ANY OTHER WEBSITES. THE ABILITY TO VISIT ANOTHER WEBSITE FROM THIS WEBSITE, DOES NOT IMPLY ANY ASSOCIATION OR ENDORSEMENT OF THAT WEBSITE.

19. LIABILITY DISCLAIMERS

NEITHER SHOWBIZ ENTERPRISES, INC. NOR ANY OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES, NOR OUR ADVERTISERS, SUPPLIERS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES, WILL BE LIABLE FOR INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO THE USE OF THIS SEARCH ENGINE OR BY ANY NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MISTAKES OR OMISSIONS IN RECORDING OR PROVIDING INFORMATION OR OTHERWISE.

SHOWBIZ ENTERPRISES, INC. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR INFORMATION, ANY INFORMATION SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS YOU ENTER INTO THROUGH OR AS A RESULT OF OUR WEBSITE OR SERVICE; NOR FOR ANY THREATENING, DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONTENT OR CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, OR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF YOURS OR ANYONE ELSE'S RIGHTS, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; OR ANY CONTENT SENT OR RECEIVED USING OR INCLUDED IN OUR WEBSITE.

20. BROAD DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION

THE PRIOR SECTION (SECTION 19) IS A BROAD, COMPREHENSIVE DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL INJURIES, LOSSES AND DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, COMPENSATORY, DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF DATA, INCOME OR PROFIT, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, INTERRUPTION TO BUSINESS OR HOUSEHOLD OR CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES. THIS PROVISION IS FOR THE BENEFIT NOT ONLY OF SHOWBIZ ENTERPRISES, INC BUT ALSO OF EACH OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES OF PERSONS MENTIONED, AND EACH OF THEM HAS THE RIGHT TO ENFORCE THIS PROVISION.

21. Indemnification

By using the search engine you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc. and its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, advertisers, suppliers, independent contractors, subsidiaries and affiliates from and against any and all liability and costs (including attorneys' fees and costs) incurred by any or all of them relating to any claim arising out your use of the Search Engine or your breach of these Terms of Use. This provision is to benefit not only ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc. but also each of the indemnified persons, and each of them has the right to enforce this provision. You agree to cooperate in the defense of any claims.

22. Who This Agreement Benefits and Binds

This Agreement benefits and binds you and us, and it benefits the people described in the Limitations of Liability and Warranty Disclaimers paragraphs (the paragraphs in all capital letters) and the indemnification paragraph. It is not intended to benefit or bind anyone else.

23. Severability

If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, the rest of these Terms of Use are to remain in effect.

24. Non-Waiver

Our failure to insist on strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use does not mean we waive that provision in the future.

25. Solving Disputes

We are in California and we provide this service from California. You access this service by visiting our website in California, and your information is on a server located in California. Therefore this Agreement is governed by California law. If we ever have a dispute about any matter, you agree that jurisdiction to bring the dispute will be the State Courts of California located in Los Angeles County, or the federal courts located in the Central District of California, (which is where our main offices are).

26. Time Limit to Make a Claim

The time limit for any claim you wish to make against us is the shorter of whatever time limit the law by itself would allow, or until one year after the claim arises, and if not brought within the shorter of these times, the claim is barred.

27. Yours and Our Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use are our entire agreement about your use of the Search Engine.

28. Contacting Us

This Search Engine and the related functions, facilities and services are operated and maintained by ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation, at the URL: http://www.showbiz.com. Our headquarters address is: ShowBiz Enterprises, Inc., 15541 Lanark Street, Van Nuys, California 91406. Our telephone number is 818-901-2069. We welcome your questions and comments. You may send these to us by U.S. Mail to this address. Any formal notice must be sent to us at this address by certified mail, return receipt requested.

29. Additional Information Required by Law

For our customers in California we provide the following additional information pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1789.3. To resolve a complaint about our service or to receive further information about our service, you may mail us at our corporate headquarters address stated in Section 26. You may also contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Their telephone number is 916-445-1254.