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3. Intellectual Property
ChaCha is the owner or licensee of all copyrights in and to the content, designs, information, text, software, HTML code, data, images and materials displayed on, or used in connection with, the Site and the Services (“Content”). You expressly assign to ChaCha any intellectual property rights that may result from your use of the Site or the Services, including but not limited to any copyright interest that you obtain in the work product that results from any communication that may take place between you and ChaCha through your use of the Site or the Services (“Work Product”). By making any Content or Work Product available through the Site or the Services, ChaCha does not grant any license or other authorization to copy, use, reproduce, perform, display, or distribute its copyrightable material, or other intellectual property, except as provided herein. For purpose of clarification but not limitation, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any Content and/or Work Product, unless you first obtain the written permission of ChaCha. If you make use of any Content and/or Work Product other than as authorized herein, you may be in violation of copyright laws and other laws of the United States and other countries, as well as applicable state laws.
Other than Work Product and Content, ChaCha does not claim ownership of any other correspondence, materials, and information that you submit to ChaCha, or that you post on the Site (“Your Materials”). Nevertheless, you automatically grant to ChaCha an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, translate, publish, perform, display, distribute, make available, and store Your Materials, and to prepare derivative works based on Your Materials. Additionally, you agree that ChaCha may sublicense and/or assign its rights in Your Materials. No compensation will be paid with respect to this use of Your Materials. You also grant ChaCha the right to use your name in connection with Your Materials, for testimonial and similar purposes. ChaCha is under no obligation to post or use any of Your Materials, is under no obligation to maintain Your Materials and may remove Your Materials at any time in ChaCha’s sole discretion. You agree that you shall have no recourse against ChaCha for any alleged or actual infringement of any proprietary rights in Your Materials, and that the submission of such materials to ChaCha, irrevocably waives any and all “moral rights” in Your Materials including the rights of paternity and integrity. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all rights to Your Materials, and that the content is accurate, will not cause harm to any person or entity, that the use of Your Materials does not violate these Terms, and that you indemnify ChaCha for all claims resulting in any way from the use of Your Materials.
CHACHA, the CHACHA logo, SEARCH + BRAINPOWER, CHACHA CHING, 242-242, ChaChing, Thmbsavrs as well as other trademarks and logos and other names of ChaCha’s products and services referenced on the Site are exclusively owned by ChaCha. All other products, services, and company names mentioned on the Site are the trademarks of their respective owners. By placing them on the Site or within the Services, ChaCha does not grant to you any license or other authorization to copy, reproduce, or use the trademarks or logos, except as provided herein.
If you believe that any material on the Site infringes on any copyright that you own or control, please follow the procedures outlined in our Notice to Copyright Owners.
ChaCha is the owner, licensee, or assignee of all legal right, title and interest in and to the Site and the Services, including any intellectual property relating to the Site and the Services which may include any registered or unregistered rights or any patent pending technology.