Effective Date: August 18, 2023

Welcome to Manifold Productions, Inc. (“Manifold Productions” or “we”, “us”, or “our”).  These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to our website, located at: manifoldproductions.com and any successor website(s) (“Website”) along with the features, functionalities, browser extensions and other services, including access to our social media account(s), available through our website (collectively, our “Platform”) and any motion pictures, television and/or other audiovisual material made available on or through our Platform (“collectively, “Content”). By accessing or using our Platform in any way, including, without limitation, accessing any portion of our Platform or submitting anything to us through or in connection with our Platform, you agree to read, comply with, and be legally bound by: (1) these Terms; (2) our Privacy Policy and any additional terms, conditions and policies published on our Platform or otherwise made available to you that are applicable to your use of our Platform (the “Rules”); and (3) any other agreements applicable to your access to or use of our Platform, including, without limitation the Submission Release Agreement (the “Additional Agreements”). These Terms, the Rules, and any and all Additional Agreements are collectively referred to in these Terms as the “Agreements”.

REVIEW THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR PLATFORM (IN WHOLE OR IN PART), YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ACCESS OR US OUR PLATFORM (IN WHOLE OR IN PART). FURTHER, IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO USE OUR PLATFORM PURSUANT TO ANY OF THE OTHER AGREEMENTS, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS OR USE OUR PLATFORM AS PROHIBITED UNDER SUCH OTHER AGREEMENTS. THESE TERMS LIMIT THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE AND CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. CAREFULLY REVIEW THESE TERMS BEFORE YOU ACCESS OR USE OUR PLATFORM.

1. ACCEPTANCE AND APPLICABILITY OF AGREEMENTS
• Acceptance of Agreements. By accessing or using our Platform you agree to be bound by these Terms, and Agreements. 
• Eligibility Representations and Warranties.  In addition to anything set forth in the Agreements, by accessing and using our Platform, you represent to us that: (1) you are legally permitted to engage in the activities available through our Platform; (2) you are legally able to enter into contracts; (3) you are not a person barred from receiving or using our Platform under federal, state, local or other laws; and (4) you have not previously been suspended or prohibited from using our Platform.
• Changes to Terms. We may update or modify these Terms from time to time, with or without providing notice directly to you. We may do so without limitation by updating these Terms and by publishing a general notice of the update on our Website. You can always review the most current version of these Terms by clicking the “Terms of Service” link on our Website. By accessing or using our Platform after we have provided notice of any changes to the Terms, you agree to be bound by such modifications.
• Our Rights. We have the right, but not the obligation, to take any of the following actions in our sole discretion without providing any prior notice to you and without liability to you or any third party:
• change or terminate all or any part of our Platform; or
• refuse, move, or remove anything that is available on our Platform.
2. ACCEPTABLE USE OF OUR PLATFORM
• Acceptable Use. Your access to and use of our Platform must comply with the following (the “Acceptable Use Restrictions”):
• You are only allowed to access and use our Platform for its intended purposes, as determined by us in our sole discretion.
• Without limitation, you are not allowed to access or use our Platform to publish, post, distribute or disseminate any content which is or could reasonably be viewed as: (1) hate speech, obscene, harassing, threatening, pornographic, abusive or defamatory to an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religious belief, race, gender, age, disability or otherwise; (2) inciting violence, or containing graphic or gratuitous violence; (3) an unauthorized commercial communication of any kind (including, without limitation, spam); (4) fraudulent, inaccurate or misleading, or otherwise objectionable content of any kind; (5) infringing or violating someone else’s rights or otherwise violating the law; or (f) identifying any person without their consent or disclosing anyone else’s personal contact details or invading their privacy.
• You are also prohibited from: (1) attempting to make any changes to our Platform (2) using any device, software, or procedure that interferes with, or attempts to interfere with, the normal operation of our Platform; (3) taking any action that imposes, or may impose, as determined by us in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our information technology infrastructure; (4) modifying, adapting, translating, disassembling, decompiling, translating or reverse engineering any portion of our Platform or otherwise attempting to reconstruct or discover any source code or underlying ideas, algorithms, file formats, or programming interoperability interfaces of our Platform; (5) disrupting or otherwise interfering with our Platform or the networks or servers we use; (6) impersonating any person or entity or misrepresenting your connection or affiliation with a person or entity; (7) engaging in any activity that is illegal under federal, state, local, or other laws; (8) creating a false identity on our Platform; (9) copying our Platform or any Content provided on our Platform; (10) creating any derivative works based on our Platform or Content; and (11) modifying, obscuring, or removing any proprietary notices on our Platform or copies thereof.
• Compliance with Applicable Laws. You certify that you will comply with all applicable laws (e.g., federal, state, local, and other laws) and the applicable Agreements when accessing or using our Platform. Without limiting the foregoing, by accessing or using our Platform, you represent and warrant that: (1) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (2) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list or prohibited or restricted parties. If you access or use our Platform outside the United States, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your access to and use of the Platform in such country, territory, or jurisdiction does not violate any applicable laws. We reserve the right, but have no obligation to, in our sole discretion, monitor where our Platform is accessed from, and the right, but not the obligation, to block or otherwise restrict access to our Platform, in whole or in part, from any geographic location.
• Mistakes or Errors. Without limiting anything set forth in the applicable Agreements, you acknowledge and agree that under no circumstances will we or any of our licensors or suppliers be responsible for any loss, damage, or liability arising out of any mistakes or other errors made by you as a result of your access to or use of our Platform.
3. PLATFORM OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE
• Ownership. All right, title and interest in and to our Platform, including, but not limited to, the Content, all of the software and code that comprise and operate our Platform, and all of the text, photographs, illustrations, images, graphics, audio, video, URLs and other materials provided through our Platform are owned by us or third parties who have licensed their content to us. Our Platform is protected under trademark, service mark, trade dress, copyright, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property laws. In addition, the entire Platform is a collective work under U.S. and international copyright laws and treaties, and we own the copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of our Platform.
• Marks. The Manifold Productions  names and logos (including, but not limited to, those of its affiliates), all product and service names, all graphics, all button icons, and all trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing within our Platform, unless otherwise noted, are trademarks (whether registered or not), service marks, and/or trade dress of Angel Studios (collectively, “Our Marks”). All other trademarks, product names, company names, logos, service marks, and/or trade dress (collectively, “Other Marks”) mentioned, displayed, cited, or otherwise indicated within our Platform are the property of their respective owners. You are not authorized to display or use Our Marks in any manner without our prior written permission. You are not authorized to display or use any Other Marks that appear on our Platform without the prior written permission of the applicable third party.
• Limited License. Subject to your acceptance of, and compliance with, the applicable Agreements, we hereby grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to access and use our Platform in a manner that is consistent with the applicable Agreements and our Platform’s intended purpose(s). You obtain no rights in our Platform except to use it in accordance with the applicable Agreements. You obtain no rights in or to our Content. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you shall not access or use our Platform in violation of the terms set forth in any of the applicable Agreements, including, without limitation, the Acceptable Use Restrictions set forth in these Terms (collectively, “Prohibited Activities”). You will be solely liable for any damages, costs or expenses arising out of or in connection with your commission of any Prohibited Activity. You shall notify us immediately upon becoming aware of the commission by any person of a Prohibited Activity and shall provide us with reasonable assistance upon our request with any investigations we may conduct in connection with any such Prohibited Activity.
• Abusive and Offensive Language. Abusive and offensive language will not be tolerated on our Platform, social media accounts, or with our personnel. You are not entitled to make untrue, malicious, and/or damaging comments with regard to our operations in any media or forum.
• Personal Information. By accessing or using our Platform, you are consenting to the collection, use, disclosure, transfer, and sharing of your personal information, including, but not limited to, sharing such information with companies other than Manifold Productions  as described in our Privacy Policy, available at manifoldproductions.com/privacy-policy. The Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time, so please review it regularly. If you do not agree with the collection and use of personal information as described in the Privacy Policy, please discontinue all access to and use of our Platform.
• Feedback. By submitting ideas, suggestions, documents, proposals, products, and/or technologies (“Ideas” or “Innovations”) to us in any way, you acknowledge and agree that: (1) your Ideas and/or Innovations do not contain confidential or proprietary information; (2) we are not under any obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Ideas and Innovations; (3) we shall be entitled to disclose (or choose not to disclose) such Ideas and Innovations for any purpose and in any way; (4) we may have something similar to the Ideas and Innovations already under consideration or in development; (5) your Ideas and Innovations which are not subject to a patent, automatically become our property without any obligation to you; and (6) you are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from us under any circumstances.
• Links to Third Party Websites. Our Platform may include links to other websites or services solely as a convenience to you. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the availability of such external websites or services and that we do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for any such linked websites or services or any information, material, products, or services contained on or accessible through other websites or services. Furthermore, we make no express or implied warranties with regard to the information, material, products, or services that are contained on or accessible through linked websites or services. Your access to and use of linked websites or services, including, without limitation, any information, material, products and services on or accessible through other websites or services is solely at your own risk.
4. TERMINATION
• Right to Terminate. Subject to the terms set forth in the applicable Agreements, in addition to, and not in lieu of, any of our other rights set forth in these Terms, we reserve the right, with or without notice and in our sole discretion, to terminate these Terms and/or your ability to access or use our Platform for any reason.
• Effects of Termination. If we exercise our termination rights available under the applicable Agreements, your license to access and use our Platform shall immediately terminate and you must discontinue all access to and use of our Platform affected by such termination.
• Fraudulent Activity. If we suspect that you are engaging in any fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity, we may refer such matter to appropriate law enforcement authorities.
• Survival. The provisions of these Terms which by their nature are intended to survive the termination or cancellation of these Terms shall continue as valid and enforceable obligations notwithstanding any such termination or cancellation. Without limiting the foregoing, the provisions of these Terms regarding indemnity and limitations of liability shall survive the termination or cancellation of these Terms.
5. DISCLAIMERS
• Disclaimer of all Warranties.
• OUR PLATFORM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND RELATING TO OUR PLATFORM (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY SOFTWARE COMPRISING ANY PORTION OF OUR PLATFORM), WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT OUR PLATFORM WILL BE WITHOUT ERROR OR INVULNERABLE TO VIRUSES, WORMS OR OTHER HARMFUL SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE.
• YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR PLATFORM MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE DUE TO ANY NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERIODIC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, SCHEDULED OR UNSCHEDULED, ACTS OF GOD, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, VIRUSES, DENIAL OF SERVICE OR OTHER ATTACKS, TECHNICAL FAILURE OF OUR PLATFORM AND/OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, OR DISRUPTION, AND THEREFORE WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY REGARDING THE USE AND/OR AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, SECURITY, OR PERFORMANCE OF OUR PLATFORM CAUSED BY SUCH FACTORS.
• WE DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY OF DELETION, MISDELIVERY, OR FAILURE TO STORE COMMUNICATIONS, PERSONALIZED SETTINGS, OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT THROUGH OUR PLATFORM.
• WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR, NOR DO WE REPRESENT OR OTHERWISE WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY DEVICE YOU USE TO ACCESS OR USE OUR PLATFORM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTINUING COMPATIBILITY OF ANY DEVICE WITH OUR PLATFORM. BY USING ANY DEVICE TO ACCESS OR USE OUR PLATFORM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AN ANGEL STUDIOS SUPPORTED DEVICE TO ACCESS THE CONTENT, YOU AGREE TO LOOK SOLELY TO THE ENTITY THAT MANUFACTURED AND/OR SOLD YOU THE DEVICE FOR ANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE DEVICE AND YOUR ABILITY TO USE THE DEVICE TO ACCESS AND USE OUR PLATFORM.
• SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
• Use of Platform at Your Sole Risk. YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR PLATFORM, DOWNLOAD OF ANY SOFTWARE RELATING TO OUR PLATFORM, AND USE OF ANY INFORMATION WE MAY PROVIDE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR PLATFORM IS AT YOUR SOLE OPTION, DISCRETION, AND RISK. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY MALFUNCTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE RELATING TO OUR PLATFORM, BUGS OR VIRUSES RESULTING IN LOST DATA OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, MOBILE PHONE OR MOBILE DEVICE, OR SOFTWARE. FURTHERMORE, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ATTEMPTS BY YOU TO ACCESS OR USE OUR PLATFORM BY METHODS, MEANS OR WAYS NOT INTENDED BY US. WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE REDUNDANT OR BACKUP NETWORKS AND/OR SYSTEMS.
• No Creation of Warranty. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN OBTAINED BY YOU FROM ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES THROUGH OR FROM OUR PLATFORM SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.
• Third Party Statements. WE DO NOT ENDORSE AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STATEMENTS, ADVICE OR OPINIONS MADE BY ANYONE OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED MANIFOLD PRODUCTIONS SPOKESPERSONS. WE DO NOT ENDORSE AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY STATEMENTS, ADVICE OR OPINIONS PROVIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTIES, AND SUCH STATEMENTS, ADVICE OR OPINIONS DO NOT IN ANY WAY REFLECT THE STATEMENTS, ADVICE OR OPINIONS OF MANIFOLD PRODUCTIONS.
6. YOUR LIABILITY
• Agreement to Indemnify. YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL ONLY ACCESS AND USE OUR PLATFORM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE AGREEMENTS. YOU WILL COMPENSATE US IN FULL FOR ANY LOSSES OR COSTS (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) WHICH WE (OR ANY OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES) INCUR ARISING FROM ANY BREACH BY YOU OF THESE TERMS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD US, OUR SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES AND OUR AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES (THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM OR DEMAND, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF OUR PLATFORM, YOUR CONNECTION TO OUR PLATFORM, YOUR VIOLATION OF THE APPLICABLE AGREEMENTS, OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY.
• Additional Remedies. The Released Parties reserve the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for your violation of the applicable Agreements, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to our Platform and report misuses to law enforcement.
7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
• Maximum Liability. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN THE APPLICABLE AGREEMENTS AND WITHOUT LIMITING ANYTHING SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OUR ENTIRE LIABILITY, AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR PLATFORM SHALL BE THE AMOUNT OF $100.
• No Liability for Incidental Damages. IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR PLATFORM OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR PLATFORM.
• Applicability of Limitations. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE OR WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
• Notice to California Residents. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”
8. DISPUTE RESOLUTIONPLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS.
• Waiver of Rights. YOU AGREE THAT BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR SERVICES, YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES ONLY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE OR COLLECTIVE PROCEEDING. ANY ARBITRATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
• Agreement to Arbitrate.
• YOU AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES ARISING FROM OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THESE TERMS, YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PLATFORM, OR YOUR DEALINGS WITH THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING SHALL BE FINALLY SETTLED AND RESOLVED THROUGH BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION.
• THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE INVOLVES INTERSTATE COMMERCE, AND, THEREFORE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT, 9 U.S.C. 1-16 (“FAA”), AND NOT BY STATE LAW.
• THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IS INTENDED TO BE INTERPRETED BROADLY PURSUANT TO THE FAA.
• THE ARBITRATION WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES FOR CONSUMER RELATED DISPUTES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“AAA”), AS MODIFIED BY THIS SECTION.
• FOR ANY CLAIM WHERE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE AWARD SOUGHT IS $10,000 OR LESS, YOU MUST ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING RULES: (1) THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED SOLELY BASED ON TELEPHONE OR ONLINE APPEARANCES AND/OR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS AND (2) THE ARBITRATION SHALL NOT INVOLVE ANY PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY THE PARTIES OR WITNESSES UNLESS OTHERWISE MUTUALLY AGREED BY THE PARTIES. IF THE CLAIM EXCEEDS $10,000, THE RIGHT TO A HEARING WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE AAA RULES, AND THE HEARING (IF ANY) WILL TAKE PLACE IN MIAMI, FL.
• THE ARBITRATOR IS BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, IN ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING, NO DEPOSITIONS WILL BE TAKEN, AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF DISCOVERY OF FACTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THOSE THINGS THAT THE ARBITRATOR DETERMINES, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO BE NECESSARY. FURTHER, IN ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING: (1) THERE SHALL BE NO PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER SPECIAL DAMAGES; (2) ALL DAMAGES, CLAIMS, AND AWARDS WILL BE GOVERNED BY MARYLAND LAW; (3) THE PARTIES WILL CONDUCT THE ARBITRATION CONFIDENTIALLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY AND WILL PAY THEIR OWN COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ARBITRATION, INCLUDING THEIR OWN ATTORNEY’S FEES. IF YOU PROVE THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE AAA FEE, YOU AGREE TO NOTIFY ALL PERSONS AGAINST WHOM YOU HAVE AN ARBITRABLE CLAIM AND GIVE SUCH PERSONS THE OPPORTUNITY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A GROUP, TO PAY SUCH FEE. THE PROCEEDING AND THE DECISION SHALL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL BY THE PARTIES.
• THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD DECLARATORY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF WARRANTED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM.
• THE ARBITRATOR’S RULING IS BINDING AND MAY BE ENTERED AS A JUDGMENT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, OR APPLICATION MAY BE MADE TO SUCH COURT FOR JUDICIAL ACCEPTANCE OF ANY AWARD AND AN ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT, AS THE CASE MAY BE.
• EXCEPT IN THE EVENT YOU OPT OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.5, THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE WILL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THESE TERMS AND/OR YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PLATFORM AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
• ALL CHALLENGES TO THE VALIDITY AND APPLICABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE (I.E., WHETHER A PARTICULAR CLAIM OR DISPUTE IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION) SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE ARBITRATOR.
• Information About Arbitration. INFORMATION ON AAA AND HOW TO START ARBITRATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ADR.ORG. THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY IN ARBITRATION. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES ARE SIMPLER AND MORE LIMITED THAN RULES APPLICABLE IN COURT AND REVIEW BY A COURT IS LIMITED. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A COURT OR JURY TRIAL OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR CLASS ARBITRATION. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BY AGREEING TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION, YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A COURT OR JURY TRIAL. ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE ARBITRATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND NOT AS A CLASS ACTION, REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION, OR SIMILAR PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE THE CLAIMS OF MULTIPLE PARTIES.
• Challenges to Validity of Agreement to Arbitrate. INFORMATION ON AAA AND HOW TO START ARBITRATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ADR.ORG. THERE IS NO JUDGE OR JURY IN ARBITRATION. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES ARE SIMPLER AND MORE LIMITED THAN RULES APPLICABLE IN COURT AND REVIEW BY A COURT IS LIMITED. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A COURT OR JURY TRIAL OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR CLASS ARBITRATION. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BY AGREEING TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION, YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A COURT OR JURY TRIAL. ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE ARBITRATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND NOT AS A CLASS ACTION, REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION, OR SIMILAR PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE THE CLAIMS OF MULTIPLE PARTIES.
• Opt-Out of Agreement to Arbitrate. IF YOU WISH TO OPT-OUT OF THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF YOUR COMMENCING USE OF THE PLATFORM, YOU MUST SEND US A LETTER STATING: “REQUEST TO OPT-OUT OF AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE” TO THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9 (NOTICES) BELOW.
• Venue for Litigation. IF THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IN SECTION 8.2 ABOVE IS FOUND UNENFORCEABLE OR TO NOT APPLY FOR A GIVEN DISPUTE, OR IF YOU OPT OUT OF THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.5, THEN, UNLESS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PROCEEDINGS MUST BE BROUGHT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF MARYLAND, AS APPROPRIATE. YOU ALSO THEREFORE AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF EACH OF THESE COURTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF LITIGATING SUCH CLAIMS OR DISPUTES, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL, WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO INITIATE OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS OR COLLECTIVE ACTION, AND AGREE TO REMAIN BOUND BY ANY AND ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND DAMAGES INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE CONCERNING THE AGREEMENTS, YOUR SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE TO SEEK MONETARY DAMAGES AND IN NO EVENT SHALL YOU BE ENTITLED TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.
• Time to Bring Claim. ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE AGREEMENTS MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. AFTER THAT ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIMS IS PERMANENTLY BARRED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW TIME LIMITATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE SET FORTH IN SUCH STATE’S STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. IN SUCH CASES, THE APPLICABLE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE SHALL APPLY.
• Prevailing Party. IN ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING (AS APPLICABLE) BETWEEN YOU AND THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES RELATED TO THESE TERMS, YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR YOUR DEALINGS WITH THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO COLLECT FROM THE NON-PREVAILING PARTY ITS REASONABLE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY’S FEES, EXPENSES, AND COURT COSTS INCURRED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
9. NOTICES
   Address for Notices. Notices may be sent to our designated agent, Thomas Pack at the following addresses:
   By email to: info@manifoldproductions.com
   By mail to: 5508 Surrey Street
   Chevy Chase, MD 20815, US
   Attn: Thomas Pack

1. ADDITIONAL TERMS
• Electronic Communications. The communications between you and Manifold Productions use electronic means, whether you access or use our Platform or send us emails, or whether we post notices on our Platform or communicate with you via email. For contractual purposes, you: (1) consent to receive communications from us in an electronic form; and (2) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, including, but not limited to, the Rules, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if they were provided in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.
• Severability. If any part of these Terms are determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, including, but not limited to, any warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the applicable Terms shall continue in effect.
• Waivers. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.
• Admissibility of Terms. A printed version of these Terms and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in arbitration, judicial, or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
• Assignment. We reserve the right to transfer, assign, sublicense, or pledge these Terms, in whole or in part, to any person without notice, provided that any such assignment will be on the same terms or terms that are no less advantageous to you. You may not assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer in any manner whatsoever any of your rights or obligations under these Terms.
• Headings. The section headings and sub-headings contained in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
  Support. If you have any questions or concerns about our Platform or these Terms, please email us at info@manifoldproductions.com.