Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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The Nielsen Company, including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Nielsen”), requires that all visitors to this World Wide Web site owned, operated, licensed, and controlled by Nielsen (the “Nielsen Site”) adhere to the following Terms of Use. By accessing and using the Nielsen Site, you indicate your acknowledgement and acceptance of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you should not use the Nielsen Site. The term “you” or “your” refers to the user or viewer of the Nielsen Site. Nielsen may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Nielsen Site at any time, including the availability of any feature, database or content. Nielsen may also impose limits on certain features and services and/or restrict your access to parts or all of the Nielsen Site without notice or liability of any kind. The terms and conditions of a Nielsen client’s service agreement for any portion of the Nielsen Site will control in the event of any provisions that may conflict with these Terms of Use.

Restrictions on Use

All the Web products and services, information, materials, data, images, graphics, sounds and other components on the Nielsen Site (the “Contents”) are copyrighted and owned or controlled by Nielsen unless otherwise noted. Any unauthorized use of the Contents on the Nielsen Site may violate copyright, trademark and other laws and intellectual property rights of Nielsen or third parties. Unauthorized use may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense. Contents from the Nielsen Site may not be modified, copied or distributed, republished, uploaded, posted, decompiled, or transmitted in any way, without the prior written consent of Nielsen. The Contents on the Nielsen Site are provided for lawful purposes only.

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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Restriction of Liability

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Submissions

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Jurisdiction

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Disclaimer

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Termination

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Linked Sites

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Linking and Logo Policy

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Miscellaneous

Nielsen may, without notice, revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. Your continued use of the Nielsen Site now, or following the posting of any changes or modifications, will indicate acceptance by you of such changes or modifications. These Terms of Use will be governed and be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois and the United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. If any part of these Terms of Use is declared unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Possible evidence of use of the Nielsen Site for illegal purposes will be provided to law enforcement authorities. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the use of the Nielsen Site.

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