Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (hereinafter “Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement that governs all access to and utilization of the website and its associated services (collectively, the “Service”), as provided by the designated site administrator (hereinafter “the administrator”).

By accessing, creating an account on, or otherwise utilizing the Service, the user provides acknowledgment of having read, comprehended, and consented to be bound by these Terms in their entirety. Should the user not assent to these Terms, any and all use of the Service is expressly prohibited.

1. Eligibility and Stringent Age Verification

2. Member Accounts

To access the Service, registration for an account is required, which necessitates the provision of a username, a valid electronic mail address, and a password. The user hereby agrees to the following conditions:

• To provide information that is accurate, current, and complete throughout the registration process.
• To maintain the security and confidentiality of the designated password. The user is fully responsible for all activities that transpire under their account, irrespective of authorization.
• To effectuate immediate notification to the site administrator via the internal messaging system or via email (administrator@cockbro.com) upon suspicion of any unauthorized use of the account.

3. Permissible Use and Community Guidelines

The user is exclusively responsible for their conduct and for any data, text, information, images, and video content (collectively, “Content”) that is submitted, posted, or displayed on the Service. It is agreed that no Content will be posted, uploaded, or shared that:

• Is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, harassing, threatening, abusive, fraudulent, or invasive of another's privacy.
• Depicts, promotes, or furnishes instructional information concerning illegal activities, including, without limitation, the consumption of illicit substances.
• Depicts or in any manner involves minors. The presence of any Content involving minors shall result in the immediate termination of the account and may be reported to the relevant law enforcement authorities.
• Infringes upon any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party.
• Impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents the user's affiliation with a person or entity.
• Contains the private information of any third party without their express and verifiable consent.
• Contains viruses, corrupted data, or other files or code that is harmful, disruptive, or destructive.

4. User-Generated Content and Platform License

The user shall retain full ownership of, and all intellectual property rights in, the Content created and posted on the Service.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to facilitate the operation of the Service, the user grants the administrator a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, use, display, reproduce, modify (for purposes such as formatting), and distribute said Content. This license is granted for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, and providing the Service to the user and to other Members. This license shall terminate upon the deletion of the user's Content or account.

The Service is classified as an “interactive computer service” as defined under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Consequently, the administrator is not deemed the publisher or speaker of the Content provided by Members and bears no responsibility for it.

5. Copyright Policy (DMCA)

The intellectual property rights of others are respected. Should a party believe that their copyrighted work has been infringed upon within the Service, it is requested that the designated Copyright Agent be provided with a notice containing the following information, as stipulated by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA):

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit its location (e.g., a Uniform Resource Locator).
• The claimant's contact information, including name, address, telephone number, and electronic mail address.
• A statement attesting to a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in the notification is accurate and that the complaining party is the copyright owner or is authorized to act on their behalf.

Notices of claimed copyright infringement ought to be transmitted to the site administrator primarily via the internal messaging system or, if such a method is unavailable, at administrator@cockbro.com.

Repeat Infringer Policy: In accordance with the DMCA, a policy has been adopted to terminate, under appropriate circumstances and at the sole discretion of the administrator, the accounts of Members who are determined to be repeat infringers.

6. Enforcement and Termination

The right, but not the obligation, is reserved to monitor the Service for violations of these Terms. At the administrator's sole discretion and without prior notice, any of the following actions may be taken:

• The removal of any Content that is deemed to be in violation of these Terms or is otherwise found to be objectionable.
• The suspension or permanent termination of the user's account and access to the Service.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

8. Limitation of Liability

9. Indemnification

The user agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the site administrator from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) that arise from:

• The user's use of and access to the Service.
• The user's violation of any term of these Terms.
• The user's violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right.
• Any claim that the user's Content caused damage to a third party.

This defense and indemnification obligation shall survive the termination of these Terms and the user's use of the Service.

10. Amendments to Terms

The right to modify these Terms at any time is reserved. The revised Terms will be posted on the Service, and the “Effective Date” will be updated accordingly. Continued use of the Service subsequent to such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.