Terms of Use

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Account & Service Control · Company practice

Repeat infringement can lead to account termination

VICE states a policy of terminating accounts of users it determines, in its reasonable discretion, are repeat infringers.

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We have a policy of terminating the accounts of users who (in our reasonable discretion) are repeat infringers.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Repeat infringement is determined in VICE's reasonable discretion.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Harassment, prohibited discriminatory comments and violent content are barred

Users must respect others' opinions. Harassment, stalking, personal attacks, threats, abuse and harm are prohibited, as are negative comments connected with race, national origin, sexual preference or physical handicap, and defamatory, slanderous or pornographic content. Content must not promote violence or describe how to carry out a violent act.

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Please follow codes of social decency. Be respectful of others’ opinions and comments so we can continue to build a community for everyone to enjoy. Harassing, stalking and personal attacks are prohibited. Your User Content may not threaten, abuse or harm others. Your User Content may not include any negative comments that are connected to race, national origin, sexual preference or physical handicap or that are defamatory, slanderous or pornographic.
No violence. Your User Content may not promote violence or describe how to perform a violent act.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Impersonation and knowingly misleading submissions are prohibited

You must not impersonate another person, user or company or post content you know is false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate or misleading, including misrepresentations of identity or affiliation.

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Be honest and do not misrepresent yourself or your User Content.Do not impersonate any other person, user or company or upload or post User Content that you know is false, fraudulent, deceptive, inaccurate, misleading or that misrepresents your identity or affiliation with a person or company.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The enumerated false-content prohibition uses a knowledge condition.

Account & Service Control · Procedure

Registration information is optional but may be needed for access

Some areas require registration or other information to access materials, User Content or features. Providing it is optional, but refusing may prevent access. When you do provide information, you agree it will be true, accurate, current and complete.

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Certain areas of the Sites may require registration or may otherwise ask you to provide information to participate in certain features or access certain Materials or User Content. The decision to provide this information is purely optional; however, if you elect not to provide such information, you may not be able to access certain Materials or User Content or participate in certain features of the Sites.
When you provide information to a Site, you agree to provide only true, accurate, current and complete information.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Withholding information may prevent access to particular content or features.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Account holders bear activity and password responsibilities

Registered users accept responsibility for all activity under their account or password. You must keep passwords confidential, restrict device access to prevent others accessing protected site areas under your name, and not sell, transfer or assign membership or membership rights.

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If you register with us, you accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password and you agree you will not sell, transfer or assign your membership or any membership rights. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, if any, and for restricting access to your computer (or other Internet access device, as applicable) so that others may not access the password protected portion of the Site using your name in whole or in part.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Applies if you register; confidentiality applies to any password you have.
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Account & Service Control · Permission or license

VICE may terminate accounts or deny access without notice

VICE reserves sole discretion to terminate your account or otherwise deny access without notice or liability. This clause does not condition that power on a proven breach.

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Vice reserves the right to terminate your account or otherwise deny you access in its sole discretion without notice and without liability.
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Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

You supply access equipment and comply with usage laws

Users are responsible for obtaining and maintaining the telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed to use the sites. You also agree to applicable rules, laws and regulations, including those governing software or data transmission and use.

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You agree that you will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed to access and use the Sites. You also agree to comply with all rules, laws and regulations that are applicable to your use of the Sites, including, without limitation, those governing your transmission or use of any software or data.

Account & Service Control · User right or choice

Mobile opt-out instructions depend on the feature

Where applicable, VICE will disclose opt-out instructions with Mobile Features. Typically this means texting a keyword such as STOP to the feature's shortcode; the example is not a promise that every feature uses the same method.

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As applicable, instructions regarding how to opt-out of Mobile Features will be disclosed in connection with Mobile Features. Typically, you will text a keyword (e.g., “STOP”) to the applicable shortcode for the Mobile Feature.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Instructions apply as appropriate to the feature; keyword texting is described as typical.
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Account & Service Control · Procedure

Mobile registration permits communications and requires number updates

You agree that Mobile Features for which you register may send communications about VICE to your device. Registered users must notify VICE when their mobile number changes and update their site accounts.

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You agree that the Mobile Features for which you are registered may send communications to your mobile device regarding Vice.
If you have registered for Mobile Features, you agree to notify Vice of any changes to your mobile number and update your account(s) on the Sites to reflect this change.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Applies to features for which you are registered.
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Account & Service Control · Permission or license

VICE may terminate access and investigate or refer violations

VICE reserves sole discretion to terminate site access and use without notice or liability, including where it believes conduct violates the terms; suspected breach is an example rather than the exclusive ground. It may investigate suspected violations and refer violations to law enforcement.

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Vice reserves the right to terminate your access to and use of any Site in its sole discretion, without notice and liability, including, without limitation, if Vice believes your conduct fails to conform with these Terms. Vice also reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms. Any violation of these Terms may be referred to law enforcement authorities.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Believed noncompliance is a nonexclusive example of grounds for termination.

Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception

Site availability can be limited by geography or user

VICE operates from the United States and does not promise suitability elsewhere. Information is not intended for places where use or distribution would violate law or impose registration requirements on VICE. It may restrict availability by person, area or jurisdiction at any time in its discretion, and limit quantities of content, programs, products, services or features.

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The information provided on the Sites is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject Vice to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Vice controls and operates the Sites from offices located in the United States and makes no representations or warranties that the information, products or services contained on the Site are appropriate for use or access in other locations.
We reserve the right to limit the availability of any Site or any portion of a Site to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction, at any time and in our sole discretion, and to limit the quantities of any such content, program, product, service or other feature that we provide.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The territorial exclusion concerns illegality or registration requirements; availability may be limited at VICE's discretion.
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