TERMS & CONDITIONS of USE

INTERNATIONAL BOY™ (“The Magazine”, “Us”, “Our” or “We”) is a digital magazine and information service published online at iboymag.com (“Website”) by duMonde Group. If you access, visit and/or use Our Website and/or Website Content, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following Terms and Conditions of Use, which together with our Privacy Policy, Copyright Notice and Disclaimer constitute the Terms of Use (“Agreement”), and govern our relationship with You in relation to Your use of Our Website.

Please read this Agreement carefully. You can access the Terms of Use any time in the footer of any page on the Website. Your access, visitation and/or use of the Website, including without limitation any registration on any aspect of the Website, including to content on our social media sites (Instagram and Twitter) will constitute Your agreement to these Terms of Use. If You do not agree with these Terms of Use, You may not access, visit and/or use the Website and/or Website Content.

The terms “You” and “Your” refer to the person accessing, a user or viewer of the Website.

The use of this website is subject to the following TERMS and CONDITIONS of USE:

  • This Website contains material which is owned by or licensed to Us. Among other things, this Agreement governs all text, articles, photographs, images, graphics, illustrations, logos, creative, copy, artwork, video, audio, music, podcasts, ringtones, games, trademarks, trade names, service marks and other brand identifiers, designs, plans, polls, surveys, comics, cartoons, the Website design, layout, look and appearance, software, source and object code, algorithms, data, statistics, analysis, formulas, indexes, registries, repositories, and all other content, information and materials, including but not limited to Our social media posts on Instagram and Twitter (“Website Content”).
  • You may link to the Website and/or Website Content using a hyperlink. However, reproduction, in whole or in part, of the Website and/or Website Content is prohibited, other than in accordance with the Copyright Notice, which forms part of these Terms of Use.
  • Our Website Content is intended for a general audience, and is not directed at children under (13) years of age. We do not knowingly gather personal information (as defined by the U.S. Children’s Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA) in a manner not permitted by COPPA. If You are a parent or guardian and You believe we have collected information from Your child in a manner not permitted by law, contact us at: info@dumonde.co. We will remove the data to the extent required by applicable laws.
  • The Website Content is for Your general information and use only. The Website is an evolving one. As such, we reserve the right to modify, impose new or additional Terms of Use for any reason, without notice and at Our sole discretion at any time by posting changes in the Website. Any such modifications and additional Terms of Use will be effective immediately and incorporated into this Agreement. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of such changes or modifications will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications.
  • Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and We expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  • Your use of any information or materials on Our Website is entirely at Your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be Your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services, or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
  • All trademarks or other licensed material reproduced in the Website which are not the property of, or licensed to Us are acknowledged on the website. All logos used to identify a company, business, organization or person belong to that company, business, organization, or person and are only used on the Website for identification and acknowledgment purposes.
  • Unauthorized use of this Website may give rise to a claim for damages (including without limitation attorney’s fees) and/or be a criminal offense.
  • From time to time this Website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that We endorse any of the other website(s) referenced or linked to. We accept no responsibility for the content of any website(s) the Website may reference or to which the Website and/or Website Content, including but not limited to social media posts on Instagram and Twitter, may provide a link.

 

PROHIBITED USES AND RESTRICTIONS

  • The Website may be used for lawful purposes only and You shall only use the Website in accordance with all local and international applicable laws or regulations that may apply in Your jurisdiction. Transmission, storage, or distribution of any information, data, or material in violation of any such applicable law or regulation is expressly prohibited. You must not, in Your use of the Website, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
  • You must not, without Our express prior written consent (which may be withheld without cause):
    • Decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, adapt, create derivative works from, or otherwise attempt to derive such information from the Website and/or Website Content, including, but not limited to Our social media posts on Instagram and Twitter;
    • Sell, sublicense, redistribute, reproduce, transmit, circulate, disseminate, translate or reduce to or from any electronic medium or machine-readable form the Website and/or Website Content, or any portion or derivative of the Website and/or Website Content, including but not limited to Our social media posts on Instagram and Twitter, whether in whole or in part;
    • Vary or amend any portion of this Agreement without Our prior written approval;
    • Publish, promote, broadcast, circulate or otherwise seek to make any commercial use of Our name, trade name, trademarks, service marks, domain and sub-domain names or logo, without Our prior written consent; or
    • Commit any malicious act or permit any such act, by action or omission, the likely result of which would be that Our reputation might be brought into disrepute or which act or omission could reasonably be expected to have or a material or adverse effect on Our interests.
  • The Website contains proprietary content, which is owned either by Us, duMonde Group or a third party exclusively. Except as provided within this Agreement, you may not copy, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell all or part of the Website and/or Website Content.

 

INTERNATIONAL BOY™ ORIGINAL CONTENT

We may invite and/or work with third parties to create original content (“Product”) for Our Website, including but not limited to, for promotional purposes. Such content may be, but is not limited to, interviews, conversations and advertisements. By accepting an invitation, being physically present and/or clicking a link to participate in any Product with The Magazine and/or the Website, third parties (“You”) acknowledge and agree:

  • To the Terms of Use as put forth on the Website iboymag.com;
  • That all Product, including but not limited to, the content of any interview and/or conversation, including the final Product in its entirety and all intellectual property rights related to Product belong to US, our Website and production company, duMonde Group (together the “Company”) entirely and that all pre-production, production, post-production and final editing decisions rest with the Company.
  • That Our Terms of Use are applicable to any Product, including but not limited to social media posts, whether digitally created or recorded or hand written, including, but not limited to, video, voice recorded via smart phone or other handheld recording device, hand or type written articles or podcasts.
  • That You may not reproduce, reuse, sell, grant permissions or license Product in any way to any third party, including Yourself, without the express permission of the Company. Permissions may be withheld or, if granted, incur a fee at the sole discretion of the Company.
  • That an invitation to contribute to and/or collaborate with the Website is no guarantee that any resulting work Product will be published on the Website. All decisions to publish and/or promote work Product, on the Website and/or any social media outlets deemed appropriate, rest with the Our editorial team.

 

UNAUTHORIZED USE, REPRINTING OR DISTRIBUTION

Except as set forth herein, You:

  • May not, whether through a deliberate or negligent act or act of omission, reprint, distribute or cause the distribution or reprinting of the Website and/or Website Content to any third party or use the Website and/or Website Content in any manner other than that for which it was originally intended as defined in these Terms of Use.
  • Shall prohibit, by appropriate measures, any unauthorized access to or use of the Website and/or Website Content in any environment other than as defined in these Terms of Use; and
  • Are required to report the discovery of any such violations mentioned above to Us – in writing – within twenty-four (24) hours of discovering any such unauthorized use or distribution. You may contact Us via email: info@dumonde.co.

Any of the aforementioned violations will entitle the Company, in addition to any other rights or claims that We may have against You or other third parties, to retroactively charge You a fee calculated on the basis of the number of prohibited distributions or uses multiplied by the respective list prices that the Company charges and/or incurs for Website Content.

 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

You agree that in the event of any dispute between Us, You will first contact Us and make a good faith sustained effort to resolve the dispute before resorting to more formal means of resolution, including without limitation any court action. You agree that all disputes will be resolved individually via mediation (for which You will bear Your own costs regardless of the outcome) without resort to any class action, and You specifically waive Your right to a trial by jury. Furthermore, You agree that any cause of action must commence within one (1) year after the underlying issue first arose; otherwise, You waive any right to bring such cause of action and such cause of action is permanently barred

 

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy sets out how The Magazine (“Us”, “Our” or “We”) uses and protects any information that You give when You use iboymag.co (“Website). This Privacy Policy is an integral part of the Website Terms of Use.

We are committed to ensuring that Your privacy is protected. Should We ask You to provide certain information by which You can be identified when using this Website, such information will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy periodically by updating this page. It is Your responsibility to check this page from time to time to ensure that You agree with any changes.

 

WHAT WE COLLECT

We may, but do not necessarily, collect the following information:

  • Name and job title/profession.
  • Contact information consisting of, but not limited to an email address for subscriptions to our newsletter.
  • Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests.
  • Other information relevant to customer surveys, polls and/or offers.

 

WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER

We require this information to understand Your needs and provide You with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services.
  • We may periodically send promotional emails about updates to the Website and/or Website Content, company news, new products, special offers or other information which We think You may find interesting using the email address which You have provided.

In some jurisdictions, like the European Union and the European Economic Area, we only collect, use or share information about you when we have a valid reason. This is called a “lawful basis.” Specifically, this is one of the following:

  • The consent you provide to us at the point of collection of your information;
  • The performance of the contract we have with you.
  • The compliance of a legal obligation to which we are subject or
  • The legitimate interests of The Magazine, a third party, or Yourself. “Legitimate interest” is a technical term under international laws, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It means that there are good reasons for the processing of your personal information and that we take measures to minimize the impact on your privacy rights and interests. “Legitimate interest” also refers to our use of your data in ways you would reasonably expect and that have a minimal privacy impact.
  • We have a legitimate interest in gathering and processing personal information, for example: (1) to ensure that our networks and information are secure; (2) to administer and generally conduct the business of The Magazine and the Website, including generating Website Content; (3) to prevent fraud; and (4) to conduct our marketing activities.

 

INFORMATION SECURITY AND NOTIFICATION

  • We are committed to ensuring that Your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure any information we may collect online.
  • However, because no data transmission is completely secure, and no system of physical or electronic security is impenetrable, We cannot guarantee the security of the information You send to us or the security of our servers, networks or databases, and by using the Service You agree to assume all risk in connection with the information sent to Us or collected by Us when You access, visit and/or use the Service, including without limitation Your personally identifiable information or other Registration Information, and We are not responsible for any loss of such information or the consequences thereof.
  • Moreover, if You elect to store information, such as Your personally identifiable information or other email subscription information, where others may access it, We are not responsible for any loss of such information or the consequences thereof. If You lose a computer, mobile or other devices, or it is stolen, that contains Your personally identifiable information or other Subscription information, it is up to You to take all the steps necessary to protect Yourself.
  • In the unlikely event that We believe that the security of Your information in our possession or control may have been compromised, We may seek to notify You if, in our sole discretion, it is appropriate to do so. If notification is deemed appropriate, We may notify You via Your computer, mobile or other devices.

 

HOW WE USE COOKIES

  • A cookie is a small file, which asks permission to be placed on Your computer’s hard drive. Once You agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets You know when You visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to You as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to Your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about Your preferences.
  • We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps Us analyze data about webpage traffic and improve Our Website in order to tailor it to Your needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
  • Overall, cookies help Us provide You with a better Website, by enabling Us to monitor which pages You find useful and which You do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to Your computer or any information about You, other than the data You choose to share with Us.
  • You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, unless You enable incognito or private browsing mode. You can usually modify Your browser setting to decline cookies if You prefer. However, this may prevent You from taking full advantage of the Website.

 

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Website may contain links to other websites. However, should You visit any such links, You should note that We do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, We cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which You provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are neither governed by this Privacy Policy nor our Terms of Use. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

 

CONTROLLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • You may choose to restrict the collection or use of Your personal information in the following ways:
    • If and when You are asked and/or choose to fill in a form and/or register on the Website, look for the box that You can click to indicate that You do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes.
    • If You have previously agreed to Us using Your personal information for direct marketing purposes, You may change Your mind at any time by emailing us at: info@dumonde.co
  • We will not sell, distribute, or lease Your personal information to third parties unless we have Your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use Your personal information to send You promotional information about third parties which we think You may find interesting if You tell us that You wish this to happen.
  • If You believe that any information we are holding on You is incorrect or incomplete, please email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
  • You must be age 13 or older to use this Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from users under the age of 13 (thirteen). If We learn that We have collected the personal information from a person under 13 years old, We will take steps to delete that user’s account information, if any, and terminate their use of the Website as soon as possible.

 

TRANSFER OF INFORMATION

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, servers and databases located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as Your jurisdiction. Please be advised that We may transfer Your information to and from any state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction, and process it in the United States or elsewhere. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to any such transfer.

 

BUSINESS TRANSFERS

We may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of our assets, including Your personal information and any Website Content deemed proprietary and/or falling under our IP Rights under this Agreement, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy.

 

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

  • iboymag.com (“Website”), INTERNATIONAL BOY™ and Website Content are copyright of The Magazine and production company duMonde Group (“Company”, “Us”, “Our” or “We”), 2020. All rights reserved. This Copyright Notice is an integral part of the Website Terms of Use.
  • All rights, title and interest in and to the Website and any Website Content therein, including without limitation all copyright, trademark, patent and other intellectual property rights therein, shall be and remain solely with US and/or our licensors. Our logos and all Website Content are trademarks of the Company and/or its licensors and may not be used without the express written permission of the Company.
  • The Company believes it is the sole and exclusive owner of all intellectual property (IP) rights relating to the Website and Website Content or any work product generated by the Company pursuant to the Website and Website Content and/or has the rights to commercialize, market and distribute the Website and Website Content worldwide, as well as those rights directly or indirectly necessary therefore. No rights or warranties are provided to You to any of these IP rights. You do not acquire any ownership rights by using, visiting or accessing the Website and/or Website Content; nor by downloading, referencing or linking to the Website and/or Website Content. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in the Terms of Use shall be construed as conferring any license to IP or other proprietary rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise.
  • You undertake to comply with and not to compromise, challenge or dilute in any way the Company’s IP rights, including after termination of this Agreement. You agree not to copy, redistribute, publish or otherwise exploit the Website and/or Website Content, except as expressly permitted herein.
  • All comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, and other submissions disclosed, submitted, or offered (“Ideas”) to the Company in connection with Your use of the Website and/or Website Content shall be the exclusive property of the Company. The Company may use, sell, exploit and disclose said Ideas in any manner, without restriction and without compensation to You.
  • The Website and Website Content is provided on an “AS IS” basis. The Company does not make any warranties or representations regarding freedom to operate or non-infringement of any IP rights of any third parties with respect to usage of the Website and/or Website Content. You shall be solely responsible for any such occurrence and the Company expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability in such cases.
  • You may link to the Website and/or Website Content using a hyperlink. However, any commercial distribution or reproduction of part or all of the Website and/or Website Content, in any form, is prohibited.
  • You may not, except with Our express written permission (which may be withheld without reason and for which you may incur a fee), commercially distribute, exploit or reproduce Website Content (including without limitation, online or offline, in books, magazines, and newspapers, in exhibitions, in films and TV programs, in advertising, press, and publicity). Nor may You transmit or store the Website and/or Website Content in any other website or other forms of electronic retrieval system.
  • Our permission (which may be withheld without reason and for which you may incur a fee), is required for editorial and commercial distribution and/or reproduction of any part of the Website and/or Website Content (including social media, Instagram and Twitter, posts). Submit Your permission request to: info@dumonde.co with the following information:
    • A link to Website Content.
    • Title of Website Content / Description of the image(s).
    • Your complete contact information (name, physical address, phone, email).
    • Description of your proposed reuse of Website Content (please include all details – including, but not limited to, print run, territory of reuse, rights being requested).

DISCLAIMER

This Disclaimer is an integral part of the Website Terms of Use. duMonde Group (“Company”, “Us”, “Our” or “We”) publishes INTERNATIONAL BOY™ and iboymag.com(“Website”) as a service to the public. The information contained in this Website is for general information purposes only and is provided on an “as is”, “as available” basis without any warranties or representations, whether express or implied, oral or written, of any kind or nature, including, but not limited to, any warranties of quality, performance, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. We hereby expressly exclude any such warranties or representations or implications that Website and/or Website Content will be error-free or complete. While We endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct, We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the Website and/or Website Content (including but not limited to all social media posts on Instagram and Twitter, text, articles, photographs, images, graphics, illustrations, logos, creative, copy, artwork, video, audio, music, podcasts, ringtones, games, trademarks, trade names, service marks, and other brand identifiers, designs, plans, polls, surveys, comics, cartoons, the Website design, layout, look and appearance , software, source and object code, algorithms, data, statistics, analysis, formulas, indexes, registries, repositories, and all other content, information and materials) for any purpose. Any reliance You place on such information is therefore strictly at Your own risk.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

  • We will not be liable to any person for any loss, damage, cost, expense or other claims (including consequential, direct, indirect, special, punitive or other damages or loss of data or profits) resulting from or relating to the Website and/or Website Content, including, without limitation:
    • Any use or reliance on the Website and/or Website Content by a person (including the form and content of any errors in and/or omissions from any information contained in the Website and/or Website Content);
    • Any delay, interruption or other failures in the provision of the Website and/or Website Content; or
    • Any change in the form or content of the Website and/or Website Content.
  • In no event will the Company’s aggregate liabilities under any claims arising out of this Agreement exceed the fees paid by You under this Agreement in the six (6) month period immediately preceding the date on which You first asserted any such claim.
  • The Company is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims all liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within the Website and/or Website Content. This includes, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of the Website and/or Website Content.
  • We promote a policy of honest and respectful exchange of ideas based on facts. The views and opinions expressed in the Website and/or Website Content are those of the guest or contributor invited for interview, other speakers, artists and/or authors (“third parties”) and do not reflect views held or endorsed by Us, the Website, sponsors, partners, subsidiaries and/or affiliates. We do not accept responsibility in any way for the views expressed by third parties in the Website and/or any Website Content. We accept no liability for the actions of third parties not represented in the Website and/or Website Content or that have not been invited to contribute to The Magazine, which may have been influenced by the Website and/or any Website Content, including but not limited to actions taken and/or content produced and posted offline and/or online; and/or any social media posts on, including but not limited to, LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok and X.

 

EXTERNAL LINKS

  • Although the Website and/or Website Content may include links providing direct access to other internet resources and/or third-party websites, such sites are not under the control of the Company. We are not responsible for, nor do we have any control over the accuracy, nature, availability or content of information contained in such sites. Your connection to any linked, third-party site is at Your own risk. The Company does not warrant that such sites’, content, information, products, or services are free from any claims of copyright, trademark or other infringement of the rights of third parties. We do not warrant that such sites’ content, information, products, or services are devoid of viruses or other contamination. The Company makes no warranties, either express or implied, concerning the content of such sites’ or any information, products or services located therein, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability or suitability thereof for any particular purpose.
  • Links to third-party websites does not imply a recommendation or endorsement of the products and services sold, any text, video, podcast or other presentation of any information in any form, nor the views expressed within such websites. Likewise, the appearance on the Website and/or Website Content of advertisements, partner, sponsor, product or service information does not constitute an endorsement by the Company, and the Company has not investigated the claims made by any advertiser, partner or sponsor. Product information is based solely on material received from suppliers. We have and accept no responsibility to review any link to any site that may be provided within the Website and/or Website Content.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  • Company represents and warrants to the best of Our knowledge and belief that the Website and/or Website Content does not and will not knowingly contain any information or computer code that:
    • Is designed to disrupt, disable, harm, modify, spy on, delete or otherwise impede in any manner, including aesthetic disruptions or distortions, the operations of any of Your software, firmware, hardware, computer systems or networks (sometimes referred to as “viruses” or “worms”);
    • Would disable the Website and/or Website Content or Your internal systems, or impair its operation based on the elapsing of a period of time; or
    • Permits Company or any third party to access Your or any third party’s systems, whether or not to cause disablement or impairment (sometimes referred to as “trap doors,” “access codes” or “back door” devices).
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  • Company represents and warrants to the best of Our knowledge and belief that:
    • We have obtained all rights, approvals and consents necessary to perform Our obligations and grant all rights to You under this Agreement;
    • We are authorized to distribute, sell or perform, as the case may be, the Website and/or Website Content;
    • To the best of Our knowledge, the Website and/or Website Content does not infringe, misappropriate or violate any copyrights, trade secrets, terms of use or privacy policies of any third party or You; and
  • Every effort is made to keep the Website and/or Website Content up and running smoothly. However, Company takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the Website and/or Website Content being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond Our control.
  • Company does not warrant that the Website and/or Website Content is error-free or that it will operate without interruption, nor do We make any warranty or representation with respect to the quality, reliability, timeliness or security of any aspect or component of, the Website and/or Website Content.
  • Nothing in the Website and/or Website Content constitutes and should not be construed as business, investment, financial, economic, legal, health or educational advice. 
  • Company makes no guarantee as to the availability of the Website and/or Website Content, and We shall not be responsible for any loss resulting from loss or deletion of any data or information resulting from the use of the Website and/or Website Content, or any network or system outages, file corruptions, or for any other alleged consequences of having used , the Website and/or Website Content.
  • The Website and/or Website Content may contain specialized data, ads and content provided by third parties. We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, availability or completeness of this information and/or content. We shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the content contained in or referenced by You or third parties which may appear within the Website and/or Website Content.
  • Company shall not be liable for any non-conformance under this Agreement of which it had no actual knowledge.