1.Terms and Definitions

1.1 These Terms form a legally binding agreement between the user and The KRiB in relation to your use of the Service.

1.2 The term ‘user’ refers to anyone who either uploads audio/visual material, including digital audio recordings, photographic images and digitally recorded moving images or signs up for benefits that come with premium membership to The KRiB site.

1.3 The Terms apply to all users of The KRiB, including users who are also contributors of content, on the Service. “Content” includes the text, scripts, photos, sounds, music, videos, vlogs, audiovisual combinations, interactive features and other materials you may view on, access through or contribute to the platform.

2. User accounts

2.1 In order to access some extra features of the website or other elements of the Service, your child with a consenting adult will have to create a KRiB account. When creating your account, accurate and complete information must be provided. You must keep your KRiB account password secure and confidential.

2.2  Your personal information is secure and we will not share or distribute our users information with any third party

2.3 Users with full access accounts, acknowledge that all content uploaded to the public domain is under the ownership of The KRiB Ltd as stated in sign up Terms and Conditions. The KRiB will only share user vlogs/photos to its own social media, meaning to The KRiB TV Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, once the user (specifically those who have won ‘Vlog of the Month’ or made it to our ‘Top Viewer Vlogs’ category) has, with parental permission, given us full consent. The sharing facility on the actual video itself, uploaded by the user is automatically disabled by our web team, to directly protect the user from any negative public criticism. However, The KRiB cannot be held responsible for the general public sharing the main website URL, upon which individual vlogs are stationed.

2.4 The KRiB will not distribute or post any user content to other public media player platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo. Only in-house KRiB made videos may be hosted there.

2.5 The KRiB ensures that all video and photographic content uploaded by users/minors is protected from public comments and spam.

2.6 You must notify The KRiB immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your KRiB account that you become aware of.

2.7 If you want to terminate your legal agreement with The KRiB, you may do so by (a) notifying The KRiB at any time and (b) closing your The KRiB account. Your notice should be sent, in writing, to The KRiB address which is set out at the beginning of these Terms.

2.8 The KRiB cannot take responsibility for any minor falsifying their age or impersonating a parental figure / guardian, upon registration

3. Accepting the Terms

3.1 The KRiB is a service available to the public to promote and encourage engagement in books and reading.

3.2 In order to use our full interactive service and The KRiB’s fully interactive vlogging platform, children must be accompanied by a consenting adult who must sign the terms of the vlogging platform registration agreement. You or your child may not use the full Service without accepting the Terms. Full usage of The KRiB being, the owning of one’s own KRiB account which includes the facility to upload for public viewing, home-made vlogs or photos relevant to the literary nature of the platform.

3.3 By signing up to the vlogging service, the user confirms acceptance of our terms and agrees that The KRiB will treat your use of the Service as acceptance of the Terms from that point onwards.

3.4 The KRiB shall not be liable to you for:

any indirect or consequential losses which may be incurred by you. This shall include; (i) any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly); (ii) any loss of goodwill or business reputation; (iii) any loss of opportunity; or (iv) any loss of data suffered by you;

any loss or damage which may be incurred by you.

the deletion of, corruption of, or failure to store, any Content and other communications data maintained or transmitted by or through your use of the Service;

your failure to provide The KRiB with accurate account information;

your failure to keep your password or The KRiB account details secure and confidential.

4. Changes to the Terms

4.1 The KRiB TV reserves the right to make changes to our Terms from time to time.  If you do not agree to the Modified Terms you must stop using the Service. Your continued use of the Service after the date the Modified Terms are posted will constitute your acceptance of the Modified Terms.

4.2 Updated Terms and Conditions will get emailed to the email addresses submitted by the user at sign up.

5. General restrictions on use

5.1 The KRiB hereby grants the user permission to access and use our Service, subject to the following express conditions, and the user agrees that failure to adhere to any of these conditions shall constitute a breach of these Terms on your part:

5.2 The user agrees not to (or attempt to) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with any security related features of the Service or features that (i) prevent or restrict use or copying of Content or (ii) enforce limitations on use of the Service or the content accessible via the Service;

you agree not to use the Service for any of the following commercial uses unless you obtain The KRiB’s prior written approval:

the sale of access to the Service

the sale of advertising, sponsorships or promotions placed on or within the Service, or Content;

the sale of advertising, sponsorships or promotions on any page of an ad-enabled blog or website containing Content delivered via the Service unless other material not obtained from The KRiB appears on the same page and is of sufficient value to be the basis for such sales

prohibited commercial uses shall not include (i) uploading an original video to The KRiB (ii) maintaining an original channel on the Website in order to promote a business or artistic enterprise, (iii) showing The KRiB’s videos through the The KRiB Player or otherwise on an ad-enabled blog or website, subject to those advertising restrictions set out in 5.1(E)(iii) above; and (iv) any use that is expressly authorized by The KRiB in writing;

if you use the The KRiB Player on your website you may not modify, build upon or block any portion or functionality of the The KRiB Player including but not limited to links back to the Website;

you agree not to collect or harvest any personal data of any user of the Website or any Service (and agree that this shall be deemed to include The KRiB account names);

you agree not to use the Website or the Services (including the comments and email features in the Website) for the solicitation of business in the course of trade or in connection with a commercial enterprise;

you agree not to access Content for any reason other than your personal, non-commercial use, solely as intended through and permitted by the normal functionality of the Service.

6. User Content

6.1 Before publishing for public enjoyment, The KRiB monitors and vets all recorded and written content. This includes videos, Vlogs and comments.

This is to ensure the public safety of minors in the KRiB community and to maintain the specific nature of the platform.

6.2 The KRiB withholds the right not to approve any vlog or comment submitted by members or guest members if it is not in alignment with the nature of the platform being children’s books and presented by children.

6.3 The KRiB will not tolerate any adults imitating children or submitting videos. Should any inappropriate videos be submitted even by children, accounts will be immediately removed and possible further action taken.

6.4 When a member uploads or posts content to The KRiB, assuming it is approved, you thereby grant The KRiB worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license for it to be used on KRiB related platforms such as the website itself and related KRiB Social Media.

6.5 You acknowledge that The KRiB does not under any circumstances exchange payment for any vlogs or users contribution.

7. The KRiB Content on the Website

7.1 Content produced and paid for by The KRiB may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purpose whatsoever without the prior written consent of The KRiB.  Official KRiB content does not include viewer vlogs.

7.2 All content on The KRiB can be shared on social media.

7.3 With the exception of Content submitted to the Service by you, all other Content on the Service is either owned by or licensed to The KRiB Ltd, and is subject to copyright, trade mark rights, and other intellectual property rights of The KRiB or The KRiB ‘s licensors. Any third party trade or service marks present on Content not uploaded or posted by you are trade or service marks of their respective owners.

7.4 The KRiB Ltd may not be held responsible for any misrepresentation or criticism by our public users of any written or illustrated published works, including those submitted to us by our industry partners (including new releases submitted by our partners for review).

7.5 The KRiB Ltd maintains its freedom to express its opinion of any published, written or visual material including those of our publishing industry partners.