Terms & Conditions of The Hot Collector

Welcome to The Hot Collector! Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our website, www.thehotcollector.com. Your use of our website signifies your agreement to the following terms.

Copyright

All information and content displayed on www.thehotcollector.com is protected by copyright, and other intellectual property laws. All rights reserved. You may use the content published on this website for your personal use only. You agree not to reproduce, make derivative works of, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, or circulate this content to anyone without the express prior written consent of The Hot Collector.

Nature of Information Provided Through This Website

The Hot Collector's mission is to provide information about collectibles and their history. We offer a collection of online resources, including original content, third-party auction listings, and links to third-party sites. All content and listings posted on, transmitted through, or linked to from The Hot Collector are the sole responsibility of the person or organization from whom such content originated. We have no control over and do not guarantee the quality, safety, or legality of items advertised, the truth or accuracy of listings, the ability of sellers to sell items, or that sellers will actually complete a transaction. Collectors should conduct their own independent research before making a decision to purchase or sell any collectibles. Under no circumstances will The Hot Collector be liable for any claims or losses related to purchasing or selling collectibles or for your interactions or dealings with organizations and/or individuals found on The Hot Collector.

Neither The Hot Collector nor any of its information providers guarantees the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of any information on this website. There may be delays, omissions, and inaccuracies in the information. This site is published in the United States for use by residents of the United States.

User Accounts

You must create an account and provide us with certain information about yourself in order to use some of the features offered at The Hot Collector. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password. You are also responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We reserve the right to close your account at any time for any or no reason.

Your Responsibility for Your Content

You represent that you own or have the necessary permissions to use your content. You are responsible for, and assume all risks associated with, your content, including anyone’s reliance on its quality, accuracy, or reliability, as well as any disclosure by you that makes you personally identifiable. You may expose yourself to liability if, for example, your content contains material that is false, intentionally misleading, or defamatory; violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; contains material that is unlawful, including illegal hate speech or pornography; exploits or otherwise harms minors; or violates or advocates the violation of any law or regulation.

Our Right to Use Your Content

Permissions You Give to Us. As part of our agreement, you also give us permissions that we need to provide the Service:

- We do not claim ownership of your content, but you grant us a license to use it.
- Nothing is changing about your rights in your content. We do not claim ownership of your content that you post on or through the Service. Instead, when you share, post, or upload content that is covered by intellectual property rights (like photos or videos) on or in connection with our Service, you hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, watermark, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of your content. You can end this license anytime by deleting your account. However, content will continue to appear if you shared it with others and they have not deleted it or if it is displayed on The Hot Collector as part of your past membership. You also irrevocably grant the users of The Hot Collector the right to access your content, including the ability to create Collections using your content. Finally, you irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against The Hot Collector and its users, any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to your content.

- Permission to use your username, profile picture, and information about your relationships and actions with accounts, ads, and sponsored content.
- You give us permission to show your username, profile picture, and information about your actions (such as likes, comments, and reviews) or relationships (such as follows) next to or in connection with accounts, ads, offers, and other sponsored content that you follow or engage with that are displayed on The Hot Collector, without any compensation to you.

- You agree that we can download and install updates to the Service on your device.

Ownership

You own your content. We own The Hot Collector content, which includes, but is not limited to, visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design, compilation, computer code, products, software, aggregate user ratings, and all other elements and components of The Hot Collector. We also own the copyrights, logo, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and other intellectual and proprietary rights associated with The Hot Collector, which are protected by copyright, trade dress, patent, trademark laws, and all other applicable intellectual and proprietary rights and laws. You may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works, or adapt any of The Hot Collector content in whole or in part except as expressly authorized by us.

Account Termination

The Hot Collector reserves the right to decide whether content violates these Terms of Use. The Hot Collector will terminate a user’s account if it determines that the user is in violation of these Terms of Use. The Hot Collector may, at any time and without prior notice, remove such content and/or terminate a user’s account for submitting material in violation of these Terms of Use.

If You Believe Your Copyright Has Been Infringed

If you are a copyright owner or agent thereof and believe that any of our content infringes upon your copyright, please submit a notice to us with the following information:
1. A signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright.
2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
3. The URL of the location containing the material that you claim is infringing.
4. Your address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Feedback to The Hot Collector

By submitting ideas, suggestions, documents, and/or proposals to The Hot Collector through its contact page, you acknowledge and agree that:

(a) Your feedback does not contain confidential or proprietary information.
(b) The Hot Collector is not under any obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the feedback.
(c) The Hot Collector shall be entitled to use or disclose (or choose not to use or disclose) such feedback for any purpose, in any way, in any media worldwide.
(d) The Hot Collector may have something similar to the feedback already under consideration or in development.
(e) Your feedback automatically becomes the property of The Hot Collector without any obligation of The Hot Collector to you.
(f) You are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from The Hot Collector under any circumstances.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold The Hot Collector and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, partners, volunteers, and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney’s fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post, transmit, modify, or otherwise make available through your use of The Hot Collector.

No Warranty

THIS WEBSITE, AND ANY CONTENT, SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS OBTAINED OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. THE HOT COLLECTOR AND ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE COMPLETENESS, ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION ON OUR SITE.

Limitation of Liability

NEITHER THE HOT COLLECTOR NOR ITS AFFILIATES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS, SPONSORS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, SUPPLIERS, OR ADVERTISERS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS AND INVESTMENT LOSSES), PUNITIVE, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS WEBSITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO STOP USING IT. IN ALL EVENTS, THE HOT COLLECTOR’S LIABILITY UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE CUMULATIVE AMOUNTS THAT YOU HAVE PAID TO THE HOT COLLECTOR.

Links to Other Websites

The Hot Collector website contains links to websites operated by others. Such links are provided for your reference and convenience only. A link to another website does not imply or mean that The Hot Collector endorses the content on that website or the operator or operations of that site. You are solely responsible for determining the extent to which you may use any content at any such other websites. You agree not to hold The Hot Collector responsible for the content or operation of such other websites. Furthermore, The Hot Collector is not liable for any harm caused by the transmission, through access to this site, of a computer virus or other computer code or programming device that might be used to access, delete, damage, disable, disrupt, or otherwise impede the operation of the site or of any user’s software, hardware, data, or property.

The Hot Collector may receive a commission, fee, and/or other compensation for purchases made after clicking on URLs at TheHotCollector.com that link to external sites. You acknowledge that The Hot Collector is not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any external site, and that your use of such external sites may be subject to the third party’s terms and conditions and/or privacy policy. Any third-party content or link to a third-party site is not an endorsement of that content or third-party site. You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those external sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such external sites.

Miscellaneous

By using this website, you are representing to The Hot Collector that you are at least 13 years old (or the minimum legal age in the jurisdiction in which you are viewing this website). You may not use this website for any unlawful purpose. The Hot Collector may change any term in these Terms of Use at any time by posting such changed term on the The Hot Collector website. The Hot Collector will not be required to give notice to you of any such change. The Hot Collector may discontinue or restrict your use of this website for any reason without notice. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and The Hot Collector regarding your use of the services and information on this website. This agreement supersedes all previous and contemporaneous oral and written agreements between you and The Hot Collector. You agree that this agreement and any claims arising from this agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States.

These Terms and Conditions apply to your use of The Hot Collector website. Please read them carefully and make sure you understand and agree to them before using our site. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us. Thank you for choosing The Hot Collector. Happy collecting!

Terms and Conditions