terms and conditions

Welcome to this website. Please read this Visitor Agreement before you use this website. By using this website, you agree to abide by the terms of this agreement. If you don’t agree to these terms, then please don’t use this website. We may change the terms of this agreement from time to time. By continuing to use the website after we post any changes, you accept and agree to this agreement, as modified.

This User Agreement applies to the website operated by Miami Short Film Festival on which it is posted.

1. Privacy
MsFF respects the privacy of our visitors to and users of this website.

2. Feedback
We invite you to send in your questions or comments about this website, or to bring to our attention any material you believe to be inaccurate. You may provide general feedback using the Contact Us form. If you would like to communicate with us directly, you may do so using any Contact Us form found on the website, and we will respond to you.

3. Contents and Linking
Although we make this website freely accessible, we don’t intend to give up our rights, or anyone else’s rights, to the materials appearing on the website. The materials available through this website are the property of Miami Short Film Festival or its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. Except for the limited licenses expressly granted to you in this agreement, Miami Short Film Festival and its licensors expressly reserve all other rights and licenses. You are free to display and print for your personal, non-commercial use information you receive through this website, but you may not otherwise reproduce or modify any of the materials without the prior written consent of their owner. You may not distribute copies of materials found on this website in any form (including by e-mail or other electronic means), without prior written permission from their owner. Of course, you are free to encourage others to access the information themselves on this website and to tell them how to find it. Requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials found on this website should be sent to info@miamishortfilmfestival.com.

We welcome links to the homepage of our website. You are free to establish a hypertext link to the homepage of this site so long as the link does not state or imply any affiliation, connection, sponsorship, or approval of your site by Miami Short Film Festival. We do not permit framing or inline linking to our website or any portion of it.

4. Trademarks
We don’t want anyone to be confused as to which materials and services are provided by Miami Short Film Festival and which aren’t. You may not use any trademark or service mark appearing on this website without the prior written consent of the owner of the mark. MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL and the mobilfest Awards are service marks of Miami Short Film Festival or its subsidiaries; Other trademarks appearing on this website or other sites linked to from this website are the property of their respective owners.
5. Submissions and Postings; Disclosure
You are solely responsible for any information that you submit or post on this website. By using this website you agree not to submit, post or transmit any defamatory, abusive, obscene, threatening or illegal material, or any other material that infringes on the ability of others to enjoy this website or that infringes on the rights of others. We retain the right to deny access to anyone who we believe has violated these terms or any other term of this agreement.

We reserve the right (but assume no obligation) to monitor, delete, move, or edit any submissions or postings that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate, whether for legal or other reasons. We will comply with all requirements of the law regarding disclosure of any submissions or postings on this website to others, including to law enforcement agencies and parties making civil legal requests. We will also comply with any other requirements of the law regarding disclosure of other aspects of your use of this website.
Miami Short Film Festival welcomes your feedback about this website and our products and services. We ask that you limit your feedback to these items. Nevertheless, any communications you send to this website or otherwise to Miami Short Film Festival are deemed to be submitted on a non-confidential basis and become the sole property of Miami Short Film Festival. Miami Short Film Festival may, in its sole discretion, reproduce, use, publish, modify, disclose, distribute, or otherwise use these communications in any way and for any purpose. All such uses by Miami Short Film Festival shall be without liability or obligation of any kind to you. These uses may include, for example, use of the content of any such communications, including any works, marks or names, ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose without any obligation to compensate the originator of such communications and without liability to that person.

6. Termination
Miami Short Film Festival reserves the right at any time to terminate your use of this website if you fail to comply in full with any term of this agreement, or any other terms, agreements, or policies that apply to this website and the use of it.

7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Miami Short Film Festival (including its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third-party information providers) against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any breach of this agreement or unauthorized use of this website. Your indemnification obligation shall survive the termination of this agreement. At our expense and election, we reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you and you agree to cooperate with Miami Short Film Festival in connection with our defense.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, AND THE INHERENT HAZARDS AND UNCERTAINTIES OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, THERE MAY BE INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INACCURACIES, OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH SUCH INFORMATION. IF YOU RELY ON THIS WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIAL AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED FROM OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.

THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS,” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AND ITS AGENTS AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, NOR DO THEY GUARANTEE THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, OR CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (INCLUDING ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES) OR ITS AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OR MISUSE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OR CAUSE OF ACTION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, AND OTHER TORT ACTIONS. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AND ITS AGENTS AND LICENSORS IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW. YOU AGREE THAT THE LIABILITY OF MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (INCLUDING ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES) AND ITS AGENTS AND LICENSORS, IF ANY, ARISING OUT OF ANY KIND OF LEGAL CLAIM IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE WEBSITE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FOR THE USE OF THE WEBSITE.

9. Miscellaneous
To obtain access to certain services on our website, you may be required to register. As part of any such registration process, you will select a user name and a password. You agree that the information you supply during that registration process will be accurate and complete and that you will not register under the name of, nor attempt to enter the service under the name of, another person. Miami Short Film Festival reserves the right to reject or terminate any user name that, in its judgment, it deems offensive. You will be responsible for preserving the confidentiality of your password and will notify us of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your account.

This Visitor Agreement has been made in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. By using this website, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Miami, Florida, in all disputes arising out of or relating to this agreement or this website. In the event that any portion of this agreement is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

We hope you enjoy using this website, and we welcome suggestions for improvements.