Terms of Service

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This website is operated by A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut Inc. ("A.C.T.", "we", "us", or "our"). These terms and conditions ("Terms") govern your relationship with A.C.T., including, but not limited to, your use of www.actofct.org (the "Website"), your purchase of tickets and educational programs (“Purchase” or “Registration”), your rights to cancel your purchase or registration, your communication with A.C.T., and your use of and attendance at A.C.T. facilities and events. 

By accessing, viewing, or using the content, material, products, or services available on or through the Website, you agree to abide by these Terms of Service, which include  our Ticket Policies, Education Policies, Privacy Policy, each of which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using or accessing this website or using any other services provided by A.C.T..

We, A.C.T., reserve the right to review and amend any of these Terms of Service at our sole discretion. Upon doing so, we will update this page. Any changes to these Terms of Service will take effect immediately from the date of publication.

Limitations of Use

By using this website, you warrant on behalf of yourself, your users, and other parties you represent that you will not:

  • modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, or reverse engineer any materials and software contained on this website;

  • remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from any materials and software on this website;

  • transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server;

  • knowingly or negligently use this website or any of its associated services in a way that abuses or disrupts our networks or any other service A.C.T. provides;

  • use this website or its associated services to transmit or publish any harassing, indecent, obscene, fraudulent, or unlawful material;

  • use this website or its associated services in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;

  • use this website in conjunction with sending unauthorized advertising or spam;

  • harvest, collect, or gather user data without the user’s consent; or

  • use this website or its associated services in such a way that may infringe the privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights of third parties.

Intellectual Property

The intellectual property in the materials contained in this website are owned by or licensed to A.C.T. and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. We grant our users permission to download one copy of the materials for personal, non-commercial transitory use.

This constitutes the grant of a license, not a transfer of title. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or the Terms of Service, and may be terminated by A.C.T. at any time.

Copyright Complaint Procedures

We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users and visitors to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our copyright agent the following information required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (“DMCA”). Please be advised that to be effective, the Notice must include ALL of the following:

  • a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

  • identification of the copyright work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;

  • identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;

  • information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party;

  • a statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and

  • a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Notices of claimed copyright infringement and counter-notices should be directed to:

By mail:

Copyright Agent - A.C.T. of CT

36 Old Quarry Road

Ridgefield, CT 06877 


By email: 

hello@actofct.org

(For both mail and email notices, please include “Notice of Infringement” in the subject line.)

Liability

Our website and the materials on our website are provided on an 'as is' basis. To the extent permitted by law, A.C.T. makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property, or other violation of rights.

In no event shall A.C.T. or its suppliers be liable for any consequential loss suffered or incurred by you or any third party arising from the use or inability to use this website or the materials on this website, even if A.C.T. or an authorized representative has been notified, orally or in writing, of the possibility of such damage.

In the context of this agreement, “consequential loss” includes any consequential loss, indirect loss, real or anticipated loss of profit, loss of benefit, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of goodwill, loss of opportunity, loss of savings, loss of reputation, loss of use and/or loss or corruption of data, whether under statute, contract, equity, tort (including negligence), indemnity, or otherwise.

Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

Waiver and Release

By registering for and/or attending classes, lessons, events, and other programs (collectively, the “Classes”) and using the premises and facilities of A.C.T. and its staff, you hereby acknowledge on behalf of yourself, your heirs, personal representatives and/or assigns, that there are certain inherent risks in connection with your attendance at the Classes. 

In consideration of being allowed to participate in and access the Classes, you hereby: (1) agree to assume full responsibility for any and all injuries or damage which are sustained or aggravated by you in relation to the Classes, (2) release, indemnify, and hold harmless A.C.T., its direct and indirect parent, subsidiary affiliate entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, employees, representatives and agents, and each of their respective successors and assigns and all others, from any and all responsibility, claims, actions, suits, procedures, costs, expenses, damages, and liabilities to the fullest extent allowed by law arising out of or in any way related to participation in the Classes, and (3) represent that you (a) have no medical or physical condition that would prevent you from properly participating in any of ACT Classes, (b) do not have a physical or mental condition that would put you in any physical or medical danger, and (c) have not been instructed by a physician to not participate in vocal training or instruction. 

Accuracy of Materials

The materials appearing on our website are not comprehensive and are for general information purposes only. A.C.T. does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website, or otherwise relating to such materials or on any resources linked to this website.

Links

A.C.T. has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, approval, or control by A.C.T. of the site. Use of any such linked site is at your own risk and we strongly advise you make your own investigations with respect to the suitability of those sites.

Right to Terminate

We may suspend or terminate your right to use our website and terminate these Terms of Service immediately upon written notice to you for any breach of these Terms of Service.

Severance

Any term of these Terms of Service which is wholly or partially void or unenforceable is severed to the extent that it is void or unenforceable. The validity of the remainder of these Terms of Service is not affected.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ridgefield, CT. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.

These Terms and Conditions were last updated on April 9, 2024.