Terms and Conditions

I. COPPA Policy

All users under the age of 13 must seek permission from their parent or guardian in order to gain membership of getMUSCLES.com. While we welcome participation from members under 13, we require that a parent or guardian fax or mail back a signed permission form before we grant membership.

II. General Rules

Registration to this website is free! We do insist that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below.

Although the administrators and moderators of getMUSCLES.com will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off the groups, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and not the owners of getMUSCLES.com will be held responsible for the content of any message.

By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages or content that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws.

The owners of getMUSCLES.com reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any content for any reason.

Please be sure to accept and fully understand the following rules:

A) Do play nice.

1. We're a community of many types of people, who all have the right to feel comfortable and who may not think what you think, believe what you believe or see what you see. So, be polite and respectful in your interactions with other members.
2. Do upload content that you have created.
Respect the copyright of others. This means don't steal photos or videos that other people have shared and pass them off as your own.
3. Do moderate your content.
You need to take responsibility for ensuring that what you upload is appropriately flagged. If your judgment proves to be poor, we'll moderate your account to match appropriate ratings for safe search and/or content type and send you a warning.
4. Do enjoy getMUSCLES.com!
See the bodybuilding world through others’ eyes, participate, find your muse, expand your horizons and use the given tools to get the best out of our service!

B) What not to do

In most circumstances, we like to give second chances, so we’ll send you a warning if you step across any of the lines listed below. Subsequent violations can result in account termination without warning.

1. Don’t upload anything that isn't yours.
This includes other people's photos, video and/or stuff you've collected from around the Internet. Accounts that consist primarily of such collections may be terminated at any time.
2. Don’t forget the children.
Take the opportunity to filter your content responsibly. If you would hesitate to show your photos or videos to a child, your mum, or Uncle Jack, that means it needs to be filtered. So, ask yourself that question as you upload your content and moderate accordingly. If you don’t, it’s likely that one of two things will happen. Your account will be reviewed then either moderated or terminated by getMUSCLES.com staff.
3. Don’t show nudity in your membership icon.
If we find that you've uploaded a buddy icon that contains "moderate" or "restricted" content, we'll remove the buddy icon and send you a warning. If we find you doing it again, we’ll terminate your account.
4. Don’t upload content that is illegal or prohibited.
If we find you doing that, your account will be deleted and we'll take appropriate action, which may include reporting you to the authorities.
5. Don’t vent your frustrations, rant, or bore the brains out of other members.
getMUSCLES.com is not a venue for you to harass, abuse, impersonate, or intimidate others. If we receive a valid complaint about your conduct, we’ll send you a warning or terminate your account.
6. Don’t be creepy.
You know the guy. Don't be that guy.
7. Don’t use getMUSCLES.com for commercial purposes.
This website is for personal use only. If we find you selling products, services, or yourself through your posted content, we will terminate your account. Any other commercial use of getMUSCLES.com and your accounts must be approved by the owner of this site.

C) Content licence from you

1. You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give getMUSCLES.com a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This licence is for the sole purpose of enabling getMUSCLES.com to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in Additional Terms of those Services.
2. You agree that this licence includes a right for getMUSCLES to make such Content available to other companies, organisations or individuals with whom getMUSCLES has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.
3. You understand that getMUSCLES, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this licence shall permit getMUSCLES to take these actions.
4. You confirm and warrant to getMUSCLES that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above licence.

D) Cancellations

1. You are solely responsible for properly cancelling your account. You can cancel your account at any time by informing us.
2. By cancelling your account you have no right to remove your generated content or request the removal. getMUSCLES.com owns a simple right to use it and publish it to others, visiting this site.

E) Other content

1. The Services may include hyperlinks to other web sites or content or resources. getMUSCLES may have no control over any web sites or resources which are provided by companies or persons other than getMUSCLES.com.
2. You acknowledge and agree that the owner of getMUSCLES.com is not responsible for the availability of any such external sites or resources, and does not endorse any advertising, products or other materials on or available from such web sites or resources.
3. You acknowledge and agree that getMUSCLES.com is not liable for any loss or damage which may be incurred by you as a result of the availability of those external sites or resources, or as a result of any reliance placed by you on the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertising, products or other materials on, or available from, such web sites or resources.

F) Privacy

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here: http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/faq.aspx

“This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.”

G) Changes to the Terms

1. getMUSCLES may make changes to the Terms from time to time. When these changes are made any new Additional Terms will be made available to you from within, or through, the affected Services.
2. You understand and agree that if you use the Services after the date on which the Terms have changed, getMUSCLES will treat your use as acceptance of the updated Terms.