Terms of Service

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the services provided through the website located at https://rise.la (the “Website”) and any materials, services, information, and data hosted or transmitted via the Website, including all Content and Subscription Content, as defined below, (collectively, “Services”) as provided by Rise Group LLC (“us”, “our”, or “we”). Your access to and use of the Website and Content are conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms of Use (“Terms”). Please read these terms carefully.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO NOTE:

  • INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE SHOULD BE ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND FEATURES ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT MAY BE CHANGED AT ANY TIME DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF THE APPLICABLE SOCIAL, MEDIA, AND DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS.
  • FEES ARE EXPLAINED DURING REGISTRATION OR ORDER PROCESS AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME AT OUR ABSOLUTE AND SOLE DISCRETION. BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FEES MAY HAVE AN INITIAL AND RECURRING MONTHLY PAYMENT FEATURE AND YOU ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL RECURRING CHARGES PRIOR TO CANCELLATION.
  • ALL PURCHASES OF OUR SERVICES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS SHALL BE ISSUED BY US FOR ANY REASON. ANY EXCEPTIONS MADE ARE OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
  • ALL “SUBSCRIPTION” CAMPAIGNS REQUIRE A 3-MONTH MINIMUM COMMITMENT AND ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. 
  • ALL “CREDIT” PURCHASES OR ISSUED CREDITS (FUNDS PAID OR RECEIVED FOR FUTURE CAMPAIGNS) ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. UNUSED CREDITS MAY EXPIRE AFTER (1) YEAR FROM PURCHASE DATE IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
  • OUR BUSINESS CHANGES CONSTANTLY, AS DO OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND ANY RULES, REGULATIONS, AND FAQ POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING THESE TERMS. WE MAY OR MAY NOT E-MAIL OR IN OTHER WAYS NOTIFY YOU OF CHANGES TO OUR POLICIES. IT IS YOUR EXPRESS AND SOLE OBLIGATION TO CHECK THE WEBSITE FREQUENTLY TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO ANY OF OUR POLICIES OR THESE TERMS. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE WEBSITE SHALL BE DEEMED AN IRREVOCABLE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY SUCH CHANGES.
  • ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE IS VOID AND UNAUTHORIZED WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.
  1. Terms. 
    1. By accessing or using the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you are dissatisfied with the Website, the Services, or these Terms, you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue your use of the Website. If you are under thirteen (13) years of age, you are prohibited from using this Website without adult supervision.
    2. You acknowledge and accept that your use of the Website is at your sole risk. You represent you have the legal capacity and authority to accept these Terms and you understand that some of these Terms may not apply to you but all the Terms are nonetheless binding. As the rightful owner of the Website, we reserve the right to change or terminate these Terms at any time and from time to time without any notice to you. Any such changes are automatically made part of these Terms and are fully enforceable on you.
  2. Ownership. The Website and associated Content, as defined below, is the owned or appropriately licensed property of Rise Group LLC. The Content is protected by patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, and/or other proprietary rights and laws, including all intellectual property rights whether or not those rights are registered. We reserve all applicable rights in and to the Website and Content. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from the Website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, recreation, database, or directory of the Website materials is prohibited except as provided for herein. Nothing contained in the Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any intellectual property contained or displayed in the Website without our written permission or such third party that may own such intellectual property. Your use of the intellectual property contained in the Website, or any other content in the Website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited. Any unauthorized use of the content contained in the Website may violate applicable laws, regulations, and/or statutes.
  3. Account and Account Security. To use certain features of our Website and Services, you may be required to create a user account (“Account”) and provide us with a username, password, and certain other information about yourself as set forth in our Privacy Policy. You will have the ability to maintain and periodically update such information as you see fit. By registering, you agree that all information provided by you is true and accurate and that you will maintain and update this information as required in order to keep it current, complete, and accurate. You are solely responsible for the information associated with your Account and anything that happens related to your Account. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your Account in the event of inaccurate, untrue, deceptive, and/or incomplete information. If you create an Account, you agree that you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of your password and that you are fully responsible for all activities and/or charges that are incurred under your Account. Therefore, you must take reasonable steps to ensure that others do not gain access to your password and Account. You will immediately notify us if you discover or suspect that someone has accessed your Account without your permission. You will not license, sell, or transfer your Account without our prior written approval.
  4. User Content. For purposes of this Agreement: (1) the term “Content” includes, without limitation, video, audio, photographs, images, illustrations, animations, logos, tools, information, data, text, software, scripts, executable files, graphics, and interactive features, any of which may be generated, provided, or otherwise made accessible on or through the Website; (2) the term “User Content” means Content that a user submits, transfers, or otherwise provides to the Website, which may be accessible and viewable by the public.
  5. Your use of the Website is subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and you are solely responsible for your User Content. Posting, transmitting, or sharing User Content through the Website that you did not create, that you do not have the rights to, or that you do not have permission to post is prohibited. You understand and agree that we may, but are not obligated to, review and may delete or remove (without notice) any User Content in our sole discretion, for any reason or no reason, including User Content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of users or others. You are solely responsible at your sole cost and expense for creating backup copies and replacing any User Content you post or store on the Website or provide to us. You agree that you will not post any User Content that:
    1. Is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, deceptive, fraudulent, tortious, or invasive of another’s privacy; 
    2. Violates the publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, intellectual property rights, or any other rights of any party;
    3. Intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability; or 
    4. Includes graphic descriptions of sexual or violent content.
  6. We claim no ownership to your User Content, however, by posting User Content through any part of the Website, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, us an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such User Content for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, on or in connection with the Website or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You waive any right that you may have to inspect or approve any finished product or copy using or incorporating your User Content, or the use to which the User Content may be applied. Neither you, nor any third party, will receive any compensation in connection with our use or exploitation of your User Content.
  7. You represent and warrant that your User Content conforms to these Terms and that you own or have the necessary rights and permissions to use and exploit, and to authorize us to use and exploit, your User Content in all manners contemplated by these Terms. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims, or expenses made against us by any third party arising out of or in connection with our use and exploitation of your User Content. 
  8. We may, in our sole discretion, choose to screen and reject any User Content for any reason.
  9. We may include or add editorial copy or other writings or graphics to and in connection with any User Content.
  10. You acknowledge and agree that we will have the right to first publish or otherwise premier any User Content provided to the Website prior to any publication of such User Content on any other website or account.
  11. You acknowledge and agree that we are in no way responsible for the materials you may post to the Website.
  12. Subscription Terms and Rights. In the event you choose to purchase a one-time or periodic subscription plan to access and use the Services limited strictly to such subscription campaigns, the following terms apply:
    1. Subscription Content. “Subscription Content” means, collectively, all tools, visual media, written media, material, access, functionality, and other such items made available in connection with the chosen and purchased membership service provided by us through the Website.
  13. Subscription Services. The services provided through a subscription are subject to certain terms and conditions including, but not limited to:
  14. Services may include a variety of promotional and advertising tools as best determined by us, in our sole discretion, to reach desired results as detailed on the Website. Such tools may include online advertising, sweepstakes, contests, promotions, and other incentives to promote user engagement.
  15. Services may target any population, demographic, or geographic distribution as best determined by us, in our sole discretion, to reach the desired results as set forth on the Website.
  16. We will, in our sole discretion, provide you with reports related to provision of Services. Such reports will be limited to the results indicated and promoted at the time you purchased the related Services. Nothing herein will require us to provide or share any other data or information related to its Services.
  17. We can only provide the Services subject to any API, token, or authentication as provided by third party websites. In the event any account you own or control loses, terminates, or otherwise fails such authentication, we may no longer be able to provide Services or may not be able to achieve results indicated. You specifically release us from any liability associated with our provision of Services in the event such authentication is no longer available.
  18. Some Services may require the activation of certain capabilities, such as messaging, on an account you may own or control on a third party website. You release us from any liability associated with our provision of Services in the event you fail to enable such capabilities.
  19. Subscriber Rights. Subject to these Terms and your payment of the applicable fees (the “Fee”), we grant to you a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable right and license to access and use the Subscription Content, as well as any particular for-pay aspects of the Website services, during the paid subscription period (the “Subscription Period”). You will not sell, lease, license, or otherwise transfer or directly profit from the exploitation of the Subscription Content hereunder. No rights to the Subscription Content are granted to you other than as expressly provided for herein. 
  20. Subscription Period. In the event you choose to purchase a subscription, the Subscription Period for the Subscription Content will begin immediately upon payment of the Fee and will terminate upon written notice by you to us. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Subscription Periods will require a minimum 3-month commitment. You acknowledge and agree that no subscription can be terminated prior to the end of the initial 3-month term. All Fees disclosed to you during registration for the Subscription Content or Services are deemed part of these Terms. You agree to pay the Fee, monthly as applicable, for the Subscription Period. You are responsible reviewing all terms or rules provided to you during registration including minimum Subscription Period. 
  21. Fee. In consideration of the rights granted herein, you agree to pay to us the Fee as notified by us at the time of the initial purchase at the start of the Subscription Period together with all applicable taxes or other duties or levies. We warrant that the Fee is full and complete consideration for the rights to the Subscription Content granted herein. All purchases are final. No refunds or credits will be issued for any reason, except at our sole discretion.
  22. Fee Changes. We may change the fees or benefits associated with the Subscription Content from time to time with reasonable advanced notice of material changes; provided, however, that no advance notice will be required for temporary promotions, including temporary reductions in the fees associated with the Subscription Content.
  23. Payment by Credit Card. If you are paying by credit card, you authorize us to charge your credit card for all fees payable at the beginning of the Subscription Period. You further authorize us to use a third party to process payments, and consent to the disclosure of your payment information to such third party.
  24. Expiration of Credits. All funds purchased by you or issued to you as credits for future Services on the Website and credited to your Account must be used within a year of purchase or issuance. All such credits have no cash value and can only be used in connection with the Website and Services. Any such funds credited to your Account that are not used within a year of purchase or issuance may expire and be no longer available for use. All funds purchased by you or issued to you as credits for future Services on the Website are nonrefundable and will not be returned in the event of expiration.
  25. Cancellation. You may cancel your subscription upon written notice to us at any time following the initial 3-month term of the Subscription Period. We may terminate your subscription at any time following written notice for a material breach of your obligations under these Terms. 
  26. No Refunds. The Fee is non-refundable. We will not provide refunds or credits for any partial Subscription Periods or unused Subscription Content. If you cancel your subscription to the Subscription Content you may not be refunded or credited any portion of your Fee. Following any cancellation, however, you will continue to have access to the Subscription Content through the end of the Subscription Period, at which point your access will terminate.
  27. No Joint Venture. Nothing contained herein will be construed to constitute the parties as partners or joint venturers nor deem any party the agent of any other party, nor will any similar relationship be deemed to exist between them.
  28. Maintenance. To the extent that any maintenance or support is required by applicable law, we may provide support for the Website. We have no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support services with respect to the Website.
  29. Prohibitions. You may not: (a) reverse engineer, decompile, tamper with, or create derivative works of the Website or Content; (b) change, modify, or alter the Website or Content; (c) circumvent any protections that are a part of the Website; (d) use the Website for any illegal or unauthorized illegal purpose; (e) contact or collect any information about any other user of the Website through the Website; (f) use the Website to violate any legal right of any third party; (g) use any automated means to access or use the Website (including scripts, “bots” or similar software); (h) sublicense the Subscription Content; (i) duplicate, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, or create derivative works of the Content through any means, except as provided for herein: or (j) rent, lease, sell, assign, transfer, sub-license, or convey the Website or any portion thereof for any purpose.
  30. Use. The Website, and all Services, are protected by applicable law and you are explicitly advised that any use of the Website in violation of the law is prohibited. You may not use any aspect of the Content and Services for any unauthorized commercial purpose. The Website and the Content may not be modified, duplicated, reproduced, transmitted, sold, or otherwise exploited for unauthorized commercial use. Any unauthorized duplication, reproduction, performance, display, distribution, or derivative works of any copyrighted Content not owned, or duly licensed, by you is against the law. Use of the Website or Services for any purpose not expressly provided for herein is prohibited.
  31. User Conduct. You represent, warrant, and agree that no materials of any kind submitted or otherwise created, used, posted, transmitted, or shared by you or others through you on or through the Website will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including patent, copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights; or contain libelous, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful material. You further agree not to use the Website to:
  32. Take any unlawful or unauthorized actions or in any way damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or the intellectual property rights owned or licensed by us as described elsewhere herein;
  33. Upload, post, transmit, share, or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
  34. Upload, post, or store personally identifiable information of third-parties without such third-parties’ express informed consent.
  35. Interfere with or disrupt the Website or servers or networks connected to the Website, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Website;
  36. Communicate in any way that is unlawful, tortious, abusive, intrusive on another’s privacy, harassing, libelous, defamatory, embarrassing, obscene, threatening, or hateful; or
  37. Pursue any commercial purpose not expressly approved by us in writing. You will not use the Website to upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any advertising or promotional materials, including without limitation, “junk mail,” “surveys,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation or unauthorized communication.
  38. Updates. From time to time, we may create updated versions of the Website. Updates may be automatically transmitted to you and you accept such updates according to these Terms. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all updates will be subject to these Terms, including any amendments to these Terms.
  39. Additional Terms. Because we offer a variety of Content and Services, you may be asked to agree to additional terms before using or accessing a specific service offered by us (“Additional Terms”). To the extent any Additional Terms conflict with these Terms, the Additional Terms govern with respect to your use of the corresponding service.
  40. Digital Millennium Copyright Act. We comply with all copyright laws including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). If you believe the Website, or any portion thereof, violates any copyright that you own or control, submit notification to us at the address provided in the “Contact” section that includes:
  41. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
  42. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works claimed to have been infringed;
  43. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled;
  44. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and email address at which you may be contacted;
  45. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by you, your agent, or the law; and
  46. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  47. DMCA Counter Notice. If we remove your content in response to a DMCA copyright notice, we will notify you of such action. If you believe your content was wrongly removed due to a mistake or misidentification in a copyright notice, you can send a counter notification in response to our notification of removal pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3). You may send a counter-notice containing the required information to our Copyright Agent at the address provided in the “Contact” section.
  48. Third Party Sites and Hosting. The Website may contain (or may send you through or to) links to third-party websites, third-party Websites, and/or software (“Third Party Sites”). We are not responsible for such Third Party Sites or for any content posted on, available through, or installed from such Third Party Sites. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of such Third Party Sites does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. We shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any Third Party Sites accessed through use of the Website. Your use and interaction with Third Party Sites may be subject to separate terms and conditions of such Third Party Sites. If you access Third Party Sites, you must comply with the terms and conditions that apply. The Website may also contain sponsored third party content or advertisements. The type, degree, and targeting of advertisements are subject to change, and you acknowledge and agree that we may place advertisements in connection with the display of any Content, Services, or information on the Website, including User Content. You, the user, must comply with any and all applicable third-party terms of agreement when using or downloading the Website.
  49. Privacy Policy. The information we obtain through your use of the Website is subject to our Privacy Policy and is specifically incorporated by reference into these Terms.
  50. Termination. You may terminate these Terms at any time and for any reason by deleting your Account and discontinuing all use of the Website. If you stop using the Website without deactivating your Account, your Account may be deactivated due to prolonged inactivity. You agree that we may, at our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website, including paid membership access, with or without notice and for any reason, including breach of these Terms. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity may be grounds for barring your access to the Website or the Services and reporting you to the proper authorities. Upon any termination of these Terms, you shall cease all use of the Website and delete all copies of the Website from your devices. Any part of these Terms intended to apply following termination will so apply. 
  51. Disclaimer of Warranty.  Except as otherwise explicitly stated in connection with the registration for any Services or Subscription Content, the Website and all associated Services and Content are provided “as is”, with all faults and without warranty of any kind. We hereby disclaim all warranties with respect to the Website and Services either express, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, quiet enjoyment, and non-infringement of third party rights, regardless of any other statements made to the contrary. We do not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations that the Website or Services are reliable, secure, or accurate, that they will meet your needs or requirements, that the Website or Services will be available at any particular time or location, that any defects or errors will be corrected, or that the Website or Services will be free of viruses or other harmful components. Any and all warranties and guarantees made by us in connection with the registration for any Services or Subscription Content are strictly limited to such warranties and guarantees and will not extend to any other Services or Content. We make no guarantees in connection with third-party retention, engagement, and sales related to your User Content and our Services. We make no guarantee regarding social media or any third-party follower retention or engagement. As such, we do not guarantee that new followers added or accumulated as a result of our Services will remain engaged as followers for any amount of time. Furthermore, we make no guarantee regarding engagement targets, including but not limited to playlist placements, social media likes or interactions, or number of plays, streams, or downloads. You use the Website at your own risk. No oral or written communications from us shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of these Terms and you may not rely on any such communications. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or consumer rights so some exclusions or limitations may not apply to you but they shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by law. We are not liable to you for any services or features available from third parties, even if obtained at or through the Website or our Services.
  52. Limitation of Liability. You hereby agree that we, along with our subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and each of their directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners, and employees, shall not be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, special, consequential, or incidental damages including but not limited to damages for loss of funds or property, business interruption, loss of business opportunity, loss of data, injury, death, or any other hardship, damages, or losses arising out of or related to: the use or inability to use the Website or Services, however caused; unauthorized or accidental access to or alteration of data; statements or conduct of any third party; or any matter relating to the use of the Website or Services; and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain remedies or damages so some exclusions and limitations may not apply to you but they shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by law. 
  53. Indemnification. You hereby indemnify and hold us, our subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and each of their directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners, and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of these Terms or in connection with any use of the Website or Services including, but not limited to, any damages, losses, or liabilities whatsoever with respect to or arising from the possession, use, or operation of the Website or Services.
  54. Legal Compliance. You represent and warrant that (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a United States government embargo, or that has been designated by the United States government as “terrorist supporting” country; and (b) you are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
  55. Third Party Beneficiary. Third-party servers may be beneficiaries under these Terms, and such third-party beneficiaries will have the right to enforce these Terms against you.
  56. Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable or illegal, we may reform such provision to make it enforceable and legal or such provision may be severed and in either case these Terms with such provision reformed or severed will remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our failure to enforce any part or portion of these Terms shall not be considered a waiver.
  57. Dispute Resolution. We hope to address all of your claims through good faith negotiation. Before filing a claim against us, you agree to contact us and attempt to resolve the claim informally by sending a written notice of your claim to us at the address in the “Contact” section. The notice must (a) include your name, username, address, email address, and telephone number; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought. Our notice to you will be sent to the email address associated with your online account and will contain the information described above. Any dispute arising from these Terms or related to your use of the Website or Services that cannot be resolved by informally will be submitted to confidential, binding arbitration before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration proceedings will take place in a location of our choosing in the State of California. Any resulting decision may award the prevailing party reimbursement of its reasonable expenses and may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction.
  58. Controlling Law. These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California and of the United States. Subject to the arbitration requirement above, all claims, legal proceedings, or litigation arising in connection with the Website or Services will be brought solely in the courts located in Los Angeles, California and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.
  59. Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, promises, and undertakings, if any, made orally or in writing with respect to the subject matter hereof. You may not assign any of these Terms. We may assign all or any portion of these Terms in our sole discretion. No modification, amendment, waiver, termination, or discharge of any portion of these Terms shall be binding unless executed and confirmed in writing by us. 
  60. Contact. If you have any questions regarding these Terms, please contact:

Rise Group LLC
1621 Central Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82001