CINXE.COM

<!doctype html>     <html class="no-js" lang="en">  <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms","20120920181802","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1348165082"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"> <title> Terms of Use | SportsonEarth.com : Terms of Use </title> <meta name="name" content="Terms of Use"> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="keywords" content=""> <meta name="image" content="http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/images/soe-thumbnail.png"> <script type="text/javascript"> if ((Math.max(screen.width, screen.height) <= 768)) { document.write('<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">'); } else { document.write('<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">'); } </script> <meta name="bam:version" content="1.3.0.0"> <meta name="bam:page_id" content="terms_index"> <meta name="bam:section_id" content="terms"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms"> <link rel="icon" href="/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/images/soe-favicon.png" type="image/png"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/images/soe-logo.png"> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@SportsonEarth"> <meta name="twitter:site:id" content="595667888">   <![if !IE]> <style type="text/css"> @font-face { font-family: 'Cambria'; src: local('Cambria Bold'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/1655c296-0df2-4134-99ef-04e4f9455537.woff') format('woff'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/72df7a67-248c-4b0f-a2bd-3ee5874a06bd.ttf') format('truetype'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/5c6fd094-419a-4292-ae68-60484ea06a22.svg#5c6fd094-419a-4292-ae68-60484ea06a22') format('svg'); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; } @font-face { font-family: 'Cambria'; src: local('Cambria Italic'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/28a21e00-ffa4-4824-b1a8-701b027810bb.woff') format('woff'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/471a5366-67fa-44f1-b41a-561ff445e2e7.ttf') format('truetype'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/ec4df7bf-4ad0-498b-ac7a-c1a36dbce939.svg#ec4df7bf-4ad0-498b-ac7a-c1a36dbce939') format('svg'); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; } @font-face { font-family: 'Cambria'; src: local('Cambria'), local('Cambria Regular'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/30aa036d-520b-4503-9c64-c82832e61fa8.woff') format('woff'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/325041a5-5c3d-47c4-b48d-2f1807b188a9.ttf') format('truetype'), url('/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/fonts/2edae1f9-1ef5-45d1-a803-74273208f961.svg#2edae1f9-1ef5-45d1-a803-74273208f961') format('svg'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; } </style> <![endif]> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20120920181802cs_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/bundler?css=/assets/style/soe.css&version=1.3.0.0"/> </head> <body id="terms_index" class="web generic"> <div class="ad" id="master-ad" style="width:1px;height:1px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;background:#000000;"></div> <div class="ad header-ad"></div> <header class="navbar soe"> <div class="navbar-inner"> <div class="container"> <a class="brand hide-text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/"> <![if gte IE 9]> <svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="470.173px" height="70.205px" viewbox="0 0 470.173 70.205" enable-background="new 0 0 470.173 70.205" xml:space="preserve"> <g> <g> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M20.941,0.982c1.512,0.657,2.82,1.543,3.936,2.655c1.113,1.116,2,2.429,2.656,3.933 c0.654,1.512,0.984,3.117,0.984,4.82v3.736c0,0.916-0.43,1.51-1.279,1.77l-8.949,2.359c-0.854,0.264-1.277-0.064-1.277-0.984 V12.88c0-0.652-0.23-1.211-0.691-1.671c-0.457-0.456-1.016-0.688-1.668-0.688h-0.789c-0.654,0-1.209,0.232-1.67,0.688 c-0.461,0.46-0.688,1.019-0.688,1.671v8.95c0.061,0.718,0.195,1.341,0.393,1.866c0.193,0.525,0.555,1.051,1.08,1.573l12.883,9.636 c1.049,0.919,1.721,1.854,2.018,2.804c0.293,0.952,0.504,2.017,0.639,3.194v16.912c0,1.707-0.33,3.312-0.984,4.817 c-0.656,1.512-1.543,2.821-2.656,3.935c-1.115,1.114-2.424,2.001-3.936,2.656c-1.504,0.654-3.109,0.981-4.814,0.981h-3.736 c-1.707,0-3.312-0.327-4.818-0.981c-1.512-0.655-2.82-1.542-3.934-2.656c-1.117-1.113-1.998-2.423-2.656-3.935 C0.328,61.128,0,59.522,0,57.815v-9.438c0-0.916,0.428-1.507,1.281-1.769l8.947-2.361c0.85-0.26,1.277,0.065,1.277,0.986v12.092 c0,0.654,0.227,1.213,0.688,1.673c0.461,0.457,1.016,0.685,1.67,0.685h0.789c0.652,0,1.211-0.228,1.668-0.685 c0.461-0.46,0.691-1.019,0.691-1.673V44.347c-0.066-0.853-0.197-1.605-0.393-2.262c-0.199-0.657-0.59-1.246-1.184-1.771 L2.754,30.582c-0.982-0.921-1.689-1.837-2.113-2.753C0.211,26.908,0,25.696,0,24.189v-11.8c0-1.703,0.328-3.309,0.982-4.82 c0.658-1.504,1.539-2.816,2.656-3.933c1.113-1.111,2.422-1.998,3.934-2.655C9.078,0.329,10.684,0,12.391,0h3.736 C17.832,0,19.438,0.329,20.941,0.982z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M62.586,8.259c-0.656-1.505-1.541-2.816-2.654-3.931c-1.117-1.116-2.428-2-3.934-2.655 c-1.51-0.657-3.113-0.984-4.822-0.984H36.43c-0.918,0-1.375,0.459-1.375,1.375v66.078c0,0.918,0.457,1.377,1.375,1.377h8.752 c0.916,0,1.375-0.459,1.375-1.377V41.493h4.619c1.709,0,3.312-0.326,4.822-0.981c1.506-0.655,2.816-1.542,3.934-2.655 c1.113-1.113,1.998-2.424,2.654-3.936c0.652-1.507,0.982-3.111,0.982-4.814V13.078C63.568,11.375,63.238,9.769,62.586,8.259z M52.062,28.613c0,0.655-0.229,1.212-0.686,1.671c-0.459,0.459-1.016,0.689-1.674,0.689h-3.146V11.209h3.146 c0.658,0,1.215,0.229,1.674,0.687c0.457,0.462,0.686,1.019,0.686,1.674V28.613z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M96.646,7.569c-0.656-1.504-1.541-2.816-2.658-3.933c-1.111-1.111-2.424-1.998-3.93-2.655 C88.549,0.329,86.943,0,85.242,0h-3.738c-1.705,0-3.309,0.329-4.82,0.982c-1.508,0.657-2.814,1.543-3.932,2.655 c-1.113,1.116-2,2.429-2.654,3.933c-0.654,1.512-0.982,3.117-0.982,4.82v45.426c0,1.707,0.328,3.312,0.982,4.817 c0.654,1.512,1.541,2.821,2.654,3.935c1.117,1.114,2.424,2.001,3.932,2.656c1.512,0.654,3.115,0.981,4.82,0.981h3.738 c1.701,0,3.307-0.327,4.816-0.981c1.506-0.655,2.818-1.542,3.93-2.656c1.117-1.113,2.002-2.423,2.658-3.935 c0.652-1.505,0.982-3.11,0.982-4.817V12.39C97.629,10.687,97.299,9.081,96.646,7.569z M86.125,57.325 c0,0.654-0.23,1.213-0.688,1.673c-0.459,0.457-1.016,0.685-1.672,0.685h-0.789c-0.654,0-1.211-0.228-1.672-0.685 c-0.457-0.46-0.686-1.019-0.686-1.673V12.88c0-0.652,0.229-1.211,0.686-1.671c0.461-0.456,1.018-0.688,1.672-0.688h0.789 c0.656,0,1.213,0.232,1.672,0.688c0.457,0.46,0.688,1.019,0.688,1.671V57.325z"/> <polygon fill="#FFFFFF" points="115.966,44.069 115.967,44.049 115.97,44.059 "/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M134.941,68.142l-8.75-28.023c2.029-1.05,3.672-2.541,4.918-4.474s1.869-4.112,1.869-6.538V13.078 c0-1.703-0.332-3.31-0.984-4.819c-0.658-1.505-1.541-2.816-2.656-3.931c-1.117-1.116-2.426-2-3.932-2.655 c-1.51-0.657-3.115-0.984-4.818-0.984H105.84c-0.924,0-1.377,0.459-1.377,1.375v66.078c0,0.918,0.453,1.377,1.377,1.377h0.007 h8.743h0.009c0.916,0,1.375-0.459,1.375-1.377v-24.07l7.171,24.07c0.131,0.393,0.375,0.723,0.736,0.983 c0.359,0.265,0.736,0.394,1.129,0.394h8.951C134.812,69.519,135.137,69.06,134.941,68.142z M121.475,28.613 c0,0.655-0.234,1.212-0.689,1.671c-0.461,0.459-1.02,0.689-1.674,0.689h-3.145V11.209h3.145c0.654,0,1.213,0.229,1.674,0.687 c0.455,0.462,0.689,1.019,0.689,1.674V28.613z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M167.166,2.064v8.751c0,0.919-0.461,1.378-1.379,1.378h-6.982v55.948c0,0.918-0.459,1.377-1.375,1.377 h-8.752c-0.328,0-0.639-0.129-0.932-0.394c-0.297-0.261-0.447-0.591-0.447-0.983V12.193h-6.881c-0.918,0-1.375-0.459-1.375-1.378 V2.064c0-0.917,0.457-1.375,1.375-1.375h25.369C166.705,0.688,167.166,1.147,167.166,2.064z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M193.701,0.982c1.508,0.657,2.816,1.543,3.934,2.655c1.113,1.116,1.998,2.429,2.654,3.933 c0.654,1.512,0.984,3.117,0.984,4.82v3.736c0,0.916-0.428,1.51-1.277,1.77l-8.947,2.359c-0.855,0.264-1.277-0.064-1.277-0.984 V12.88c0-0.652-0.234-1.211-0.691-1.671c-0.459-0.456-1.018-0.688-1.674-0.688h-0.783c-0.658,0-1.215,0.232-1.674,0.688 c-0.457,0.46-0.684,1.019-0.684,1.671v8.95c0.061,0.718,0.193,1.341,0.391,1.866c0.195,0.525,0.555,1.051,1.08,1.573l12.883,9.636 c1.045,0.919,1.719,1.854,2.016,2.804c0.293,0.952,0.502,2.017,0.639,3.194v16.912c0,1.707-0.33,3.312-0.984,4.817 c-0.656,1.512-1.541,2.821-2.654,3.935c-1.117,1.114-2.426,2.001-3.934,2.656c-1.506,0.654-3.113,0.981-4.816,0.981h-3.734 c-1.709,0-3.314-0.327-4.822-0.981c-1.508-0.655-2.822-1.542-3.934-2.656c-1.115-1.113-1.998-2.423-2.654-3.935 c-0.652-1.505-0.982-3.11-0.982-4.817v-9.438c0-0.916,0.426-1.507,1.279-1.769l8.945-2.361c0.852-0.26,1.283,0.065,1.283,0.986 v12.092c0,0.654,0.227,1.213,0.684,1.673c0.459,0.457,1.016,0.685,1.674,0.685h0.783c0.656,0,1.215-0.228,1.674-0.685 c0.457-0.46,0.691-1.019,0.691-1.673V44.347c-0.068-0.853-0.201-1.605-0.396-2.262c-0.197-0.657-0.59-1.246-1.18-1.771 l-12.688-9.731c-0.979-0.921-1.684-1.837-2.111-2.753c-0.428-0.921-0.639-2.133-0.639-3.64v-11.8c0-1.703,0.33-3.309,0.982-4.82 c0.656-1.504,1.539-2.816,2.654-3.933c1.111-1.111,2.426-1.998,3.934-2.655C181.836,0.329,183.441,0,185.15,0h3.734 C190.588,0,192.195,0.329,193.701,0.982z"/> </g> <g> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M246.236,11.485c-0.617-1.414-1.445-2.642-2.492-3.688c-1.041-1.046-2.273-1.875-3.682-2.491 c-1.42-0.611-2.924-0.921-4.522-0.921h-3.502c-1.6,0-3.104,0.31-4.514,0.921c-1.414,0.616-2.645,1.445-3.689,2.491 s-1.877,2.273-2.488,3.688c-0.615,1.414-0.922,2.919-0.922,4.517V58.59c0,1.598,0.307,3.104,0.922,4.516 c0.611,1.414,1.443,2.643,2.488,3.688c1.045,1.047,2.275,1.877,3.689,2.49c1.41,0.613,2.914,0.922,4.514,0.922h3.502 c1.598,0,3.102-0.309,4.522-0.922c1.408-0.613,2.641-1.443,3.682-2.49c1.047-1.045,1.875-2.273,2.492-3.688 c0.611-1.412,0.922-2.918,0.922-4.516V16.001C247.158,14.404,246.847,12.899,246.236,11.485z M236.375,58.129 c0,0.613-0.219,1.139-0.646,1.564c-0.434,0.436-0.956,0.646-1.569,0.646h-0.736c-0.615,0-1.139-0.211-1.566-0.646 c-0.432-0.426-0.645-0.951-0.645-1.564V16.46c0-0.611,0.213-1.134,0.645-1.565c0.428-0.428,0.951-0.646,1.566-0.646h0.736 c0.613,0,1.135,0.218,1.569,0.646c0.428,0.432,0.646,0.954,0.646,1.565V58.129z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M283.111,6.322V68.27c0,0.861-0.436,1.291-1.291,1.291h-5.9c-0.369,0-0.727-0.123-1.061-0.371 c-0.34-0.246-0.568-0.52-0.691-0.83l-9.771-30.51v30.42c0,0.861-0.432,1.291-1.289,1.291h-8.203c-0.867,0-1.291-0.43-1.291-1.291 V6.322c0-0.861,0.424-1.291,1.291-1.291h6.08c0.371,0,0.723,0.125,1.061,0.371c0.336,0.245,0.57,0.521,0.691,0.827l9.588,29.593 v-29.5c0-0.861,0.426-1.291,1.291-1.291h8.205C282.675,5.031,283.111,5.46,283.111,6.322z"/> </g> <g> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M328.751,59.392v8.75c0,0.918-0.463,1.377-1.375,1.377h-21.342c-0.916,0-1.375-0.459-1.375-1.377V2.063 c0-0.916,0.459-1.375,1.375-1.375h21.342c0.912,0,1.375,0.459,1.375,1.375v8.752c0,0.919-0.463,1.378-1.375,1.378h-11.213v14.16 h9.736c0.916,0,1.373,0.457,1.373,1.376v8.752c0,0.916-0.457,1.375-1.373,1.375h-9.736v20.157h11.213 C328.289,58.014,328.751,58.473,328.751,59.392z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M365.55,68.142l-7.369-66.078c-0.133-0.916-0.662-1.375-1.578-1.375h-12.975 c-0.92,0-1.447,0.459-1.572,1.375l-7.377,66.078c-0.131,0.918,0.258,1.377,1.176,1.377h8.949c0.854,0,1.342-0.459,1.477-1.377 l0.787-10.619h6.096l0.785,10.619c0.133,0.918,0.625,1.377,1.479,1.377h8.945C365.292,69.519,365.683,69.06,365.55,68.142z M347.853,46.511l1.873-26.649h0.785l1.869,26.649H347.853z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M434.376,2.063v8.752c0,0.919-0.463,1.378-1.379,1.378h-6.982v55.948c0,0.918-0.461,1.377-1.375,1.377 h-8.756c-0.324,0-0.635-0.129-0.93-0.394c-0.295-0.261-0.443-0.591-0.443-0.983V12.193h-6.885c-0.918,0-1.375-0.459-1.375-1.378 V2.063c0-0.916,0.457-1.375,1.375-1.375h25.371C433.914,0.688,434.376,1.147,434.376,2.063z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M402.154,68.142l-8.756-28.023c2.033-1.05,3.672-2.541,4.922-4.474c1.24-1.933,1.865-4.112,1.865-6.538 V13.078c0-1.703-0.33-3.31-0.984-4.819c-0.652-1.505-1.543-2.816-2.652-3.931c-1.117-1.116-2.43-2.001-3.936-2.655 c-1.508-0.657-3.115-0.984-4.816-0.984h-14.75c-0.918,0-1.373,0.459-1.373,1.375v66.078c0,0.912,0.451,1.369,1.359,1.375 l-0.002,0.002h0.016h8.742h0.008v-0.001c0.906-0.003,1.367-0.461,1.367-1.376V44.193l0.008-0.145l7.176,24.093 c0.133,0.393,0.381,0.723,0.742,0.983c0.359,0.265,0.736,0.394,1.131,0.394h8.951C402.021,69.519,402.345,69.06,402.154,68.142z M388.679,28.613c0,0.655-0.227,1.212-0.689,1.671c-0.453,0.459-1.014,0.689-1.668,0.689h-3.15V11.209h3.15 c0.654,0,1.215,0.229,1.668,0.687c0.463,0.462,0.689,1.019,0.689,1.674V28.613z"/> <path fill="#FFFFFF" d="M470.173,2.063v66.078c0,0.918-0.461,1.377-1.379,1.377h-8.75c-0.922,0-1.375-0.459-1.375-1.377V40.019 h-6.494v28.123c0,0.918-0.455,1.377-1.373,1.377h-8.752c-0.918,0-1.373-0.459-1.373-1.377V2.063c0-0.916,0.455-1.375,1.373-1.375 h8.752c0.918,0,1.373,0.459,1.373,1.375v26.449h6.494V2.063c0-0.916,0.453-1.375,1.375-1.375h8.75 C469.712,0.688,470.173,1.147,470.173,2.063z"/> </g> </g> </svg> <![endif]> </a> <div class="nav-wrap pull-left"> <dl id="latest-news" class="unstyled ticker clearfix"> <dt><em>Latest News: </em></dt> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2012/09/20/john-l-smith-bankruptcy/1581493/">Arkansas coach owes $25 million, court filings show</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/acc/2012/09/19/unc-roy-williams-surgery-tumor/1580481/">Roy Williams' surgery to remove tumor 'went well'</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/09/19/ahmad-bradshaw-neck-out-new-york-giants-carolina-panthers/1580611/">Nicks, Bradshaw out for Giants on Thursday</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2012/09/20/chavez-jr-tests-positive-for-pot-after-vegas-bout/1581583/">Chavez Jr. tests positive for marijuana after bout</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/09/19/josh-morgan-death-threats-washington-redskins/1580547/">Redskins' Morgan gets death threats on Twitter</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2012/09/19/fred-couples-elected-to-golf-hall-of-fame/1581197/">Fred Couples elected to golf Hall of Fame</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/09/18/replacement-officials-nfl-theismann-nflra/1579057/">Locked-out refs' open letter asks NFL to do 'what's right'</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2012/09/19/bcs-meetings/1581009/">Playoff selection committee will resemble basketball's</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/09/19/alex-smith-san-francisco-49ers-giants-hat/1581421/">NFL warns QB about wearing hat</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2012/09/19/swim-coach-banned-for-life-sex-abuse-case/1580647/">Swim coach banned for life in sex abuse case</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2012/09/19/nhl-employees-hours-cut-back/1580733/">NHL cancels preseason games, will cut employees' pay</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/09/19/tarell-brown-sleeves-violation/1580443/">NFL fines 49ers CB Brown $25K for wearing matching sleeves</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/pga/2012/09/19/stricker-honored-with-payne-stewart-award/1580387/">Stricker honored with Payne Stewart Award</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/09/19/chad-johnson-evelyn-lozada-divorce/1581075/">Chad Johnson, Evelyn Lozada divorce finalized</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/09/19/police-investigate-floyd-mayweather-domestic-dispute/1579995/">Police investigate Mayweather domestic dispute</a></dd><dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://beta.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/09/19/deion-branch-kellen-winslow-new-england-patriots/1580343/">Patriots re-sign Branch, add Winslow</a></dd> </dl> <ul id="header-dd" class="nav"> <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Writers <b class="caret"></b></a> <ul class="writers dropdown-menu"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/joe_posnanski/"> <img class="thumb pull-left" src="/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/0/4/37864404/cuts/joe_144x144_513e85z7_s11yv2ll.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> <span class="writer clearfix">Joe Posnanski</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/gwen_knapp/"> <img class="thumb pull-left" src="/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/3/0/37864430/cuts/gwen_144x144_jsuw7b1c_1jahr4rm.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> <span class="writer clearfix">Gwen Knapp</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/shaun_powell/"> <img class="thumb pull-left" src="/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/7/4/37864474/cuts/shaun_144x144_bxllacke_67j6ehj6.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> <span class="writer clearfix">Shaun Powell</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/"> <img class="thumb pull-left" src="/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/3/4/0/37864340/cuts/tommy_144x144_jst9zv1m_4c9lavmk.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> <span class="writer clearfix">Tommy Tomlinson</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/mike_tanier/"> <img class="thumb pull-left" src="/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/2/0/37864420/cuts/mike_144x144_fxxbrzr5_jcqk33pq.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> <span class="writer clearfix">Mike Tanier</span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/chuck_culpepper/"> <img class="thumb pull-left" src="/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/3/8/2/37864382/cuts/chuck_144x144_4di1602x_wcs1f49s.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":72,"tablet":72,"desktop":72}"/> <span class="writer clearfix">Chuck Culpepper</span> </a> </li> <li class="view-all"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writers/">View All Writers</a></li> </ul> </li>  <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/tv">What to Watch</a></li> </ul>  <div class="secondary-nav"> <a href="#" class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="dropdown"> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </a> <div id="sec-nav" class="dropdown-menu">  <ul id="login-nav" class="hide unstyled pull-left"> <li> <a data-toggle="modal" data-target="#mlb-login-overlay">Login</a> </li> <li class="last"><a data-toggle="modal" data-target="#mlb-login-overlay">Register</a></li> </ul> <div id="calendar" class="calendar pull-right"> <span class="month"></span> <span class="day"> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div id="mlb-overlay-container"></div> <div id="content-wrap"> <style> .bio-text { padding: 20px; } .bio-text ul, .bio-text ol { margin-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 24px; } </style> <section class="main-well container"> <div class="story-feed ontv row-fluid content"> <section class="all-writers primary-content"> <div class="bio-text"> <h3>TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT</h3> <p><strong>PLEASE READ THESE TERMS (THIS "AGREEMENT") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER SPORTSONEARTH.COM PRODUCT OR SERVICE. </strong></p> <p><strong>1. INTRODUCTION; GENERAL; OWNERSHIP; PROHIBITIONS<br> 2. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT<br> 3. COMMUNITY FEATURES<br> 4. CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT INFORMATION<br> 5. VOTES, CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES<br> 6. LINKING<br> 7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES<br> 8. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY<br> 9. INDEMNIFICATION<br> 10. TERMINATION<br> 11. CHOICE OF LAW<br> 12. ARBITRATION; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IN NEW YORK; ATTORNEYS' FEES<br> 13. MISCELLANEOUS<br> 14. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF USE<br> 15. NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS</strong></p> <p><strong>1. INTRODUCTION; GENERAL; OWNERSHIP; PROHIBITIONS</strong><br> MLB Advanced Media, L.P. ("MLBAM"), in conjunction with USA TODAY Sports (together, the "Providers"), is the organization that produces the SportsOnEarth.com website and certain other SportsOnEarth.com-related properties (collectively, this "Website"). References to this Website and all materials contained in this Website and/or otherwise accessible via other - products, services or interactive media locations controlled by the Providers will be referred to herein collectively as the "SportsOnEarth Properties" and individually as an "SportsOnEarth Property." By using this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties or by clicking a box that states you agree to this Agreement, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to this Agreement, do not use the SportsOnEarth Properties.</p> <p>Except for Submitted Content (defined below), the SportsOnEarth Properties are either owned by or licensed to the Providers. The applicable owners and licensors retain all rights to the SportsOnEarth Properties, including, but not limited to all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights, however denominated. Except for downloading one copy of the SportsOnEarth Properties on any single device for your personal, non-commercial home use, you must not reproduce, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, perform or display the SportsOnEarth Properties without first obtaining the written permission of the Providers or otherwise as expressly set forth in the terms and conditions of the SportsOnEarth Properties. The SportsOnEarth Properties must not be used in any unauthorized manner.</p> <p>In some instances, this Agreement and a separate end user license agreement or similar agreement will apply to the SportsOnEarth Properties. By using this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties you acknowledge that you have reviewed all terms and conditions applicable to the product or service in question and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions.</p> <p>You must not use the SportsOnEarth Properties or Community Features (defined below) to: (i) transmit, store, embed or otherwise make available any information or material that infringes any right of the Providers or any third party, however denominated, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, rights of privacy or publicity or any other proprietary right; (ii) transmit, store or otherwise make available material which disrupts this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties, imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on this Website's or the other SportsOnEarth Properties' infrastructure, or otherwise adversely affects, restricts or inhibits any other user from using and enjoying this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties; (iii) transmit, store or otherwise make available material which is false, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, demeaning, offensive, pornographic, profane, sexually explicit, indecent, inappropriate, constitutes hate speech, or which adversely affects the Providers' business or is otherwise objectionable in the Providers' sole discretion; (iv) transmit, store or otherwise make available material which constitutes or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law; (v) transmit, store or otherwise make available a virus, trojan horse, worm, time bomb, spyware, bot or other harmful or deleterious programming routine; (vi) transmit, store or otherwise make available material which contains any information, software or other material of a commercial nature; (vii) transmit, store or otherwise make available material which contains advertising, promotions, "junk mail," "spam," "pyramid schemes," "chain letters" or solicitation of any kind; (viii) transmit, store or otherwise make available material which constitutes or contains false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact; (ix) exploit, harm, personally attack (personal attacks include, but are not limited to, defamatory, sexual and/or sexually implicit remarks) or impersonate players, management, employees of baseball, or any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (x) use or attempt to use another's information, account, password, service or system except as expressly permitted; (xi) solicit, collect, transmit, store or otherwise make available private information of any third party including, without limitation, telephone numbers, addresses, last names, email addresses, Social Security numbers, or credit or debit card numbers; (xii) use automated scripts to collect information from or otherwise interact with this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties; and (xii) transmit, store or otherwise make available material which is irrelevant to the subject matter of any Community Features (defined below).</p> <p>Third party text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material, including that provided by Associated Press ("AP") (collectively, the "Third Party Materials"), contained on or incorporated in the SportsOnEarth Properties shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these Third Party Materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. No third party provider, including without limitation AP, will be held liable in any way to any Website user or to any third party or to any other person who may receive information in the Third Party Materials or to any other person whatsoever, for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing or occasioned thereby.</p> <p><strong>2. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT</strong><br> Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2) ("DMCA"), the Providers have designated to the U.S. Copyright Office an agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement relating to this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties (the "Designated Agent"). All such notifications relating to this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties must be a written communication and must include the following information: <br> A. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. B. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.<br> C. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the Providers to locate the material.<br> D. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the Providers to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and/or electronic mail address.<br> E. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.<br> F. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.</p> <p>Claims of infringement which include the above required information must be submitted via postal mail, fax or e-mail to the Providers' Designated Agent as follows: <br> o Service Provider: MLB Advanced Media, L.P.<br> o Full Address of Designated Agent to Which Notification Should Be Sent: </p> <p>SportsOnEarth.com<br> c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P<br> Copyright Agent<br> Address: 75 Ninth Avenue<br> City: New York, State: NY Zip Code 10011<br> Country: United States of America<br> Telephone Number of Designated Agent: (212) 485-4500 <br> Facsimile Number of Designated Agent: (212) 483-8989<br> E-mail Address of Designated Agent: legal@website.mlb.com</p> <p><strong>3. COMMUNITY FEATURES</strong><br> The SportsOnEarth Properties may offer opportunities for you to transmit messages, information, ideas, opinions, images, audio, video, creative works or other information or material (collectively, the "Submitted Content") in connection with various features including, but not limited to, profiles, forums, bulletin boards, wiki, vanity email, auctions, contests, games, blogs, audio and/or video submissions, message boards, Q&A; features and chat features (collectively, the "Community Features"). You are solely responsible for your Submitted Content and must use the Community Features in a responsible manner. The SportsOnEarth Properties may also offer opportunities for you to transmit messages, information, ideas, opinions, images, audio, video, creative works or other information or material via third party social networking websites and products ("Third Party Social Networking Features") Any use of Third Party Social Networking Features is subject to the then current terms of use of the applicable third party website or product and not this Agreement, unless you are notified otherwise, in which case the terms and conditions set forth in such notification will apply. </p> <p>In order to participate in Community Features and/or certain other SportsOnEarth Properties, you may be asked to register an account by providing certain personal information such as your name and/or email address. The Privacy Policy of this Website [link] explains how such information may be collected and used. In consideration of your use of the applicable SportsOnEarth Properties, you agree (i) to provide accurate, current and complete information about yourself as may be prompted by any registration forms ("Registration Data"); (ii) to maintain the security of your password and identification; (iii) to maintain and promptly update Registration Data and any other information you provide to the Providers, and to keep it accurate, current and complete; (iv) not to sell, transfer or assign your account; and (v) to be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place using your account.</p> <p>The Providers and their third-party providers ("Vendors") do not monitor, endorse, edit or screen your Submitted Content, although the Providers and their Vendors reserve the right to do so, and neither the Providers nor their Vendors shall be liable for your Submitted Content. You acknowledge that your Submitted Content is not confidential and that your Submitted Content may be read, intercepted by others and widely accessible on the Internet and/or via other interactive media, and that you have no expectation of privacy with regard to any such submission. You acknowledge that by submitting your Submitted Content via the Community Features, no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and the Providers or between you and the Providers' Vendors other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement. You acknowledge that the Providers are not responsible for, and cannot and do not guarantee, the accuracy, completeness or reliability of information in any material posted or submitted by any user of the Community Features. You represent that your Submitted Content is an original work by you or that you have all necessary rights in it and to submit it to the Providers under the terms of this Agreement. You further agree that you are solely liable for any and all costs, claims, demands, investigations, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, connected to or arising from your breach of any representation or warranty, or other violation of this Agreement. If the Providers determine, in their sole discretion and judgment, that your Submitted Content violates, or may violate, any of the terms of this Agreement, the Providers reserve the right to (a) refuse to allow you to upload information or otherwise transmit material; (b) remove and delete your Submitted Content; (c) revoke your right to use this Website, the Community Features and/or the other SportsOnEarth Properties; and/or (d) use any technological, legal, operational or other means available to the Providers to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, blocking specific IP addresses or deactivating your registration on this Website, the Community Features or on the other SportsOnEarth Properties.</p> <p>You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the SportsOnEarth Properties. You may use various features (e.g., the "Report Violation" feature in the Options menu button within a Discussion string or similar) of certain Community Features to report violators. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other users.</p> <p>By transmitting your Submitted Content via the Community Features, you grant, and represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Providers a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, perform, sell and display your Submitted Content for any purpose throughout the universe, in whole or in part, in any form, media or technology known or hereafter developed.</p> <p>4. CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT INFORMATION Should you have any questions about the SportsOnEarth Properties, please call Customer Service at 866-800-1275 within the U.S. and 512-434-1542 outside the U.S. </p> <p><strong>5. VOTES; CONTESTS; SWEEPSTAKES</strong><br> This Website and other SportsOnEarth Properties may offer you opportunities to vote in connection with certain events and also to enter contests and sweepstakes. By participating in any such event, you signify your agreement to all special terms set forth on this Website and/or the other applicable SportsOnEarth Properties applicable to the event as well as the terms of this Agreement.</p> <p><strong>6. LINKING</strong><strong></strong> This Website and the other SportsOnEarth Properties may contain links and pointers to other World Wide Web sites and resources, including, without limitation, Third Party Sales Locations and Third Party Social Networking Features. Links to and from this Website and/or SportsOnEarth Properties from or to Third Party Sales Locations, Third Party Social Networking Features and other websites or locations maintained by third parties, do not constitute an endorsement by the Providers or any other of any such third party website or content. The Providers are not responsible for the availability of these third party resources or their contents. You should direct any concerns regarding any external link to the website administrator or Webmaster of the applicable third-party website or location.</p> <p><strong>7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES</strong><br> A. USE OF THIS WEBSITE, ALL OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES AND THE PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE, TICKETS AND SERVICES, INCLUDED HEREIN AND THEREIN, ARE AT YOUR EXCLUSIVE RISK, AND THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS EXCLUSIVELY WITH YOU. B. EXCEPT FOR ANY WARRANTIES THAT MAY BE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BY THE PROVIDERS AND/OR THE APPLICABLE VENDOR, THIS WEBSITE, THE OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES, AND ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED OR DISTRIBUTED HEREIN AND THEREIN, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE, TICKETS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. C. THE PROVIDERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (1) THIS WEBSITE, THE OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; (2) DEFECTS OR ERRORS IN THIS WEBSITE, THE OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES, THE PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED; (3) THIS WEBSITE, THE OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES, THE PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (4) ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE, THE OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES, THE PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.</p> <p><strong>8. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY</strong><br> A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY TERM IN THIS AGREEMENT, OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES OR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT BY THE PROVIDERS THEIR ITS VENDORS, YOU ARE EXCLUSIVELY LIABLE FOR ANY AND ALL SUBMITTED CONTENT YOU TRANSMIT VIA THE COMMUNITY FEATURES OF THIS WEBSITE. B. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY BREACH IN TRANSACTION SECURITY CAUSED BY A THIRD PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE, TICKETS OR SERVICES. C. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PROVIDERS, ANY AFFILIATED OR RELATED ENTITY OR ANY VENDOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE OR OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY TRANSACTION FOR PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE, TICKETS OR SERVICES. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF THE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THE LIABILITY OF THE PROVIDERS IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF THE PROVIDERS, ANY AFFILIATED OR RELATED ENTITY OR ANY VENDOR FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE, THE MERCHANDISE, THE SERVICES OR THE OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES IS $50. D. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PROVIDERS OR ANY AFFILIATED OR RELATED ENTITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE, INTERRUPTION OR ERROR WITH RESPECT TO ANY ASPECT OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY FEATURE OR FUNCTIONALITY.</p> <p><strong>9. INDEMNIFICATION</strong><br> You hereby agree to indemnify and hold the Providers and their affiliates (including, with respect to MLBAM, the MLB Entities, defined below) and licensees harmless from all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to: (A) your use of this Website, the other SportsOnEarth Properties, any products, merchandise, tickets and/or services which may be offered or purchased via this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties; or (B) any alleged breach of this Agreement by you. For purposes of this Agreement, the "MLB Entities" shall mean MLBAM, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, its Bureaus, Committees, Subcommittees and Councils, Major League Baseball Enterprises, Inc., Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., Tickets.com, Inc., SportsOnEarth, LLC, the Major League Baseball Clubs, and each of their subsidiaries or affiliated entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Major League Baseball Clubs or the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, and the directors, officers, employees and agents of the above entities.</p> <p><strong>10. TERMINATION</strong><br> The Providers may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties at any time, including the availability of any product, merchandise offering, ticket offering, service, feature, database or content. The Providers may also impose limits on certain offerings and features or restrict your access to parts, or the entirety, of the SportsOnEarth Properties without notice or liability at any time in the Providers' exclusive discretion, without prejudice to any legal or equitable remedies available to the Providers, for any reason or purpose, including, but not limited to, conduct that the Providers believe violates this Agreement or other policies or guidelines posted on this Website or via other SportsOnEarth Properties or conduct which the Providers believe is harmful to other customers, to the Providers' business, or to other information providers. In addition, this Agreement may be immediately terminated at any time by the Providers in their sole discretion. In addition and without prejudice to any other remedy available to the Providers, the Providers may immediately terminate this Agreement if you breach any term of this Agreement or other operating term set forth by the Providers in the SportsOnEarth Properties.</p> <p><strong>11. CHOICE OF LAW</strong><br> Except for the arbitration undertaking provided for in Section 12, below, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts entered into and performed exclusively in that State. </p> <p><strong>12. ARBITRATION; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IN NEW YORK; ATTORNEYS' FEES </strong><br> A. Any and all disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the breach thereof, or any use of the Website (including all commercial transactions conducted through the Website) ("Claims"), except for claims filed in a small claims court that proceed on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis, shall be settled by binding arbitration before a single arbitrator appointed by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in accordance with its then governing rules and procedures, including the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes, where applicable. In agreeing to arbitrate all Claims, you and the Providers waive all rights to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding involving any Claim. The arbitration shall be held in New York County, New York, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. This arbitration undertaking is made pursuant to and in connection with a transaction involving interstate commerce, and shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act at 9 U.S.C. Section 1, et seq. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of this Agreement. B. Subject to the limitations set forth below in this Section 12B, the arbitrator shall have authority to award legal and equitable relief available in the courts of the State of New York, provided that: 1. The arbitrator shall not have authority to award punitive damages; and 2. Any and all claims shall be arbitrated on an individual basis only, and shall not be consolidated or joined with or in any arbitration or other proceeding involving a Claim of any other party. You and the Providers agree that the arbitrator shall have no authority to arbitrate any Claim as a class action or in any other form other than on an individual basis. C. For any Claims that are not subject to arbitration: (a) the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for proceedings involving Claims shall be the courts of competent jurisdiction sitting within New York County, New York (the "Forum"), and the parties hereby waive any argument that any such court does not have personal jurisdiction or that the Forum is not appropriate or convenient; (b) you and the Providers waive any and all rights to trial by jury with respect to any Claims. D. In the event that either party initiates a proceeding involving any Claim other than an arbitration in accordance with this Section 12, or initiates a proceeding involving a Claim under Section 12.C other than in the Forum, the other party shall recover all attorneys' fees and expenses reasonably incurred in enforcing this agreement to arbitrate and the Forum to which the parties have herein agreed.</p> <p><strong>13. MISCELLANEOUS</strong><br> This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior written or oral agreements or communications with respect to the subject matter herein. The Providers in their collective sole discretion may amend this Agreement, and your use of this Website or the other SportsOnEarth Properties after such amendment is posted on this Website will constitute acceptance of it by you. Sections 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 of this Agreement will survive any termination or cancellation of this Agreement. If any term in this Agreement is declared unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable by any court, then such term will be deemed severable from the remaining terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of such remaining terms. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and must not be given any legal import.</p> <p><strong>14. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF USE</strong><br> BY USING THIS WEBSITE AND/OR THE OTHER SPORTSONEARTH PROPERTIES, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. If you do not agree to the terms in this Agreement, you must not use this Website and/or the other SportsOnEarth Properties. The Providers may change the terms of this Agreement at any time, and your use of this Website and/or the other SportsOnEarth Properties after such changes are posted will mean that you accept them.</p> <p><strong>15. NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS</strong><br> Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users of this Website and the other SportsOnEarth Properties are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.</p> </div> </section> </div> </section> <footer class="footer"> <div class="footer-inner"> <div class="container"> <div class="pull-left"> <ul class="logos"> <li class="soe"><img src="/web/20120920181802im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/assets/images/soe-logo.png"></li> <li class="mlbam">MLB.com</li> <li class="uts">USA Today Sports</li> </ul> <div style="clear:both"></div> <p class="copyright">© 2012 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. and USA TODAY Sports. All rights reserved.</p> </div> <div class="pull-right"> <ul class="col1"> <li><a class="facebook social24px" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.facebook.com/SportsOnEarth">facebook</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.facebook.com/SportsOnEarth">Facebook</a></li> <li><a class="twitter social24px" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/https://twitter.com/SportsonEarth">twitter</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/https://twitter.com/SportsonEarth">Twitter</a></li> <li class="last"><a class="email social24px" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/mailto:editors@sportsonearth.com">email</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/mailto:editors@sportsonearth.com">Email</a></li> </ul> <ul class="col2"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/terms">Terms of Use</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.sportsonearth.com/privacy">Privacy policy</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </footer></div>  <script src="/web/20120920181802js_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/bundler?js=/shared/scripts/external/jquery.js&js=/shared/scripts/external/jquery-writecapture/writecapture.js&js=/shared/scripts/external/jquery-writecapture/jquery.writecapture.js&js=/assets/scripts/libs/bindable.js&js=/shared/scripts/jsloader.js&js=/shared/scripts/bam/required_updated.js&js=/shared/scripts/external/jquery-template/jquery.template.min.js&js=/shared/scripts/external/jquery-validate/1.9/jquery.validate.min.js&js=/shared/bootstrap/bamr/js/bootstrap-modal.js&js=/shared/bootstrap/bamr/js/bootstrap-transition.js&js=/shared/bootstrap/bamr/js/bootstrap-dropdown.js&js=/assets/scripts/configs.js&js=/assets/scripts/startup.js&version=1.3.0.0"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var s_account = "mlbsoe12"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20120920181802js_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/shared/scripts/external/mlbamscv2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> s.pageName = "SportsonEarth.com: Terms of Use"; s.channel = "Terms of Use"; s.prop1 = "sportsonearth.com"; s.prop24 = s_account; s.events = "event4"; s.campaign = s.getQueryParam("partnerId"); s.eVar1 = s.getQueryParam("vbID"); s.eVar3 = s.purchaseID s.eVar4 = s.getQueryParam("affiliateId"); s.eVar14 = s.getQueryParam("tcid"); s.eVar21 = s.getQueryParam("tdl"); s.eVar22 = s.getQueryParam("tfl"); s.eVar25 = s.getQueryParam("mlbkw"); s.linkInternalFilters="javascript:,sportsonearth.com" /********* DO NOT ALTER ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE ! **************/ var s_code=s.t();if(s_code)document.write(s_code)//--></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script><noscript><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802/http://www.omniture.com/" title="Web Analytics"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920181802im_/http://mlbglobal08.112.2o7.net/b/ss/mlbglobal08/1/H.13--NS/0?[AQB]&cdp=3&[AQE]" height="1" width="1" border="0" alt=""/></a></noscript>  <script type="text/javascript"> bam.require(function( require ) { var asyncTracking = require("/assets/scripts/modules/asyncTracking"); asyncTracking.init(); }); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ bam.require(function( require ) { var viewport = require("/assets/scripts/modules/viewport"); var sponsorBranding = require("/assets/scripts/modules/sponsorBranding"); /** * write ads on load and threshhold change */ function thresholdChangeAds() { sponsorBranding.destroyAll(); sponsorBranding.refreshAll(); } viewport.on('thresholdChange', thresholdChangeAds); sponsorBranding.refreshAll(); }); }); </script> </body> </html>