The following User Agreement ("the Agreement") governs the use of the PHP Online Encoder. Please read the rules contained in this Agreement carefully. Your use of the Service and Website will constitute your agreement to comply with these rules. If you cannot agree with these rules, please do not use the Service. These rules may be modified from time to time. Continued access of the Service and Website by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Agreement. Your failure to follow these rules, whether listed below or in bulletins posted at various points in the Service, may result in suspension or termination of your access to the Service and Website without notice, in addition to other remedies.
In registering for the Service you must choose a password, user name, and email address that you are legally entitled to use. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. The Service stores your password in encrypted form and it can not be retrieved for reminder purposes, although you can request the password to be changed via an online password reset process. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify the Service providers immediately of any unauthorised use of your account or any other breach of security. The Service providers will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by the Service providers or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at any time without the permission of the account holder.
Encoded files are your property, and you may distribute them freely or for commercial purposes as you wish. The techniques, data structures, and all information pertaining to the production and structure of encoded files shall at all times remain the property of the Service provider, and rights to this information does not transfer to you despite your rightful ownership of such files. You may not in any way make commercial or other unauthorised use, by publication, re-transmission, distribution, performance, caching, or otherwise, of any other material obtained through the Service, except as permitted by the Copyright Act or other law or as expressly permitted in writing by this Agreement, Service Provider or the Service.
You agree not to disrupt, modify or interfere with the Service or its associated software, hardware and/or servers in any way, and you agree not to impede or interfere with others' use of the Service. You further agree not to alter or tamper with any information or materials on or associated with the Service. Other than connecting to Service Providers servers by http requests using a Web browser, you may not attempt to gain access to Service Providers servers by any means -- including, without limitation, by using administrator passwords or by masquerading as an administrator while using the Service or otherwise.
Standard technical support comprises communication via our Forum system. Sales support is also available via telephone, and alternative mechanisms may on occasion be offered. Communication should at all times remain polite and courteous, free from profanity and any content that may be reasonably judged to be objectionable. Where communication does not meet these requirements, we reserve the right without notice and limitation to terminate communication and restrict access.
You agree that we may use the personal details provided to contact you with information relevant to your account as well as, but not limited to, offers and other marketing content.
The techniques, data structures, and all information pertaining to the production and structure of encoded files, including all processes associated with the execution of encoded files are and shall at all times remain the exclusive property of the Service provider. No rights to this information is given or implied on transference of encoded files to yourself. This does not affect in any way your rights to ownership of such files or their use. Furthermore, privately or publically disclosing knowledge gained of techniques used by the Service, the encoded files and the decoder, whether gained directly or indirectly, including by accident, and other than those already placed in the public domain by an authorised agent of the Service provider, is also prohibited. Such practices may result in the Service provider seeking substantial damages to the fullest extent of the legal process, and in addition and without prejudice to remedies sought by third parties for damages as a consequence of such prohibited actions.
If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on the Service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that the Service contains links or other references to another online location that contains material or activity that infringes your copyright rights.
The Service Provider reserves the right at its discretion to suspend or terminate your ability to access the Service if breaches of these terms and conditions or those currently inforce are suspected, and where such a breach may reasonably be expected to damage the Service provider or its members. In all cases attempts will be made to resolve such issues, and in the event that this is not possible.
The Service provider makes no representation that materials on the Service are appropriate, available or legal in any particular location. Those who choose to access the Service do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.