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TERMS OF USE

Please read these terms carefully before using CineVault. By accessing our Site you agree to be bound by the rules described below.

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to CineVault ("we," "us," or "our"). These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the CineVault website located at cinevault.com (the "Site"), including all content, features, and services made available through it.

By accessing or using any part of the Site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you must discontinue use of the Site immediately.

These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and anyone else who accesses the Site. Your continued use of CineVault following any update to these Terms constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Eligibility

CineVault is intended for use by individuals aged 13 years or older. By accessing the Site, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement. If you are under the age of 13, you are not permitted to use or access the Site.

If you are between the ages of 13 and 18, you represent that you have reviewed these Terms with a parent or legal guardian who has agreed to them on your behalf. We reserve the right to terminate access for any user we reasonably believe does not meet these eligibility requirements.

Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise stated, all content published on CineVault — including but not limited to written movie reviews, editorial rankings, descriptive text, page layouts, design elements, graphics, logos, and the overall selection and arrangement of content — is the exclusive intellectual property of CineVault and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

The CineVault name, logo, and all related product and service names are trademarks of CineVault. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission.

Movie titles, poster images, studio names, and film-related trademarks referenced on this Site remain the property of their respective copyright holders. CineVault references these solely for the purposes of editorial commentary, criticism, and review — which constitutes fair use under applicable law.

Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to you. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by CineVault.

Permitted Use of Content

CineVault grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site and its content strictly for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. This means you are welcome to:

  • Read and enjoy our reviews, rankings, and editorial content.
  • Share links to individual pages on CineVault via social media or personal communications.
  • Quote brief excerpts from our reviews for the purpose of commentary or discussion, provided you clearly attribute the source as CineVault and include a link back to the original page.

You are expressly not permitted to:

  • Copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any CineVault content on another website, application, or platform without prior written consent.
  • Sell, sublicense, or otherwise exploit CineVault content for any commercial purpose.
  • Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the Site using automated tools or bots.
  • Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices on the Site.
  • Create derivative works based on CineVault content without explicit written permission.
Any unauthorized use of CineVault's content may violate copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws and may result in civil or criminal penalties.

User Conduct

As a visitor to CineVault, you agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of others or restrict or inhibit anyone else's use or enjoyment of the Site.

You agree that you will not use the Site to:

  • Engage in any activity that violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
  • Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional material (spam).
  • Intentionally introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or any other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Site.
  • Attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack, distributed denial-of-service attack, or any other means that disrupts its normal operation.
  • Use the Site in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair its servers or networks.
  • Harvest or collect email addresses or other personal information of other users of the Site without their consent.
  • Impersonate CineVault, its team members, or any other person or entity.

We reserve the right to restrict or terminate your access to the Site at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is otherwise harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

Disclaimers

All content published on CineVault — including rankings, reviews, ratings, and editorial opinions — is provided strictly for entertainment and informational purposes only. Our reviews represent the personal editorial opinions of the CineVault team and should not be construed as professional advice of any kind.

While we strive to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all information published on the Site, we make no representations or warranties — express or implied — as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any content. Movie data, box office figures, cast information, and scores sourced from third parties (such as IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes) may be subject to change and may not always reflect the most current information.

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant that defects will be corrected or that the Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, CineVault, its owners, contributors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including but not limited to loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses — arising out of or in connection with:

  • Your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the Site or its content.
  • Any inaccuracies, errors, or omissions in the movie reviews, rankings, ratings, or any other editorial content published on the Site.
  • Any conduct or content of third parties on or linked from the Site, including any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct.
  • Unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data.
  • Any other matter relating to the Site, even if CineVault has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
CineVault's total liability to you for any claims arising under these Terms is limited to the amount you paid, if any, to access the Site during the three months preceding the claim — which, as the Site is currently free to access, amounts to zero.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or liability for consequential or incidental damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify, update, or replace these Terms at any time and at our sole discretion. When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" displayed at the top of this page. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.

Continued use of the Site after any changes to these Terms take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, your only recourse is to stop using the Site.

We will make reasonable efforts to notify users of material changes — for example, by placing a prominent notice on the Site's homepage for a reasonable period of time following the update.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback about these Terms of Use, please do not hesitate to reach out to the CineVault team. We are happy to clarify any aspect of these Terms and will respond to all legitimate inquiries as promptly as possible.

You may also wish to review our Privacy Policy to understand how we handle any personal data you share with us when you get in touch.