Terms Of Use

About the terms

Okay this is all the legal stuff our Lawyers tell us we must have. Basically, play nice, don't lie, and share whatever you want... Thanks!

Here Goes!

Access to and use of 'LS LifeStyle' both within the Spain and internationally is provided by the LifeStyle (international users of the site may see some advertising on certain pages which is provided by the Locations Global Ltd. commercial arm,("LGL") on the following terms:

By using LifeStyle you agree to be bound by these terms, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of LifeStyle. If you do not agree to be bound by all of the following terms please do not access, use and/or contribute to LifeStyle.

LifeStyle may change these terms from time to time and so you should check these terms regularly. Your continued use of LifeStyle will be deemed acceptance of the updated or amended terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you should cease using this website. If there is any conflict between these terms and specific local terms appearing elsewhere on LifeStyle (including house rules) Please let us know and then the latter shall prevail.

You agree to use LifeStyle only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of LifeStyle. Prohibited behavior includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within LifeStyle, just play nice.

All copyright, trade marks, design rights, patents and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered) in and on LifeStyle and all content (including all applications) located on the site shall remain vested in the LifeStyle or its licensors (which includes other users). You may not copy, reproduce, republish, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use LifeStyle content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any LifeStyle content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of LifeStyle content unless we talk first and requires the prior written permission of both parties (You and Us).

The names, images and logos identifying LifeStyle, LGL or third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks of the LifeStyle, LGL and/or third parties. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring any licence or right to use any trade mark, design right or copyright of the LifeStyle, LGL or any other third party.

By sharing any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) with the LifeStyle you agree to grant to the LifeStyle, free of charge, permission to use the material in any way it wants (including modifying and adapting it for operational and editorial reasons) for LifeStyle services in any media worldwide (including on the LifeStyles's site accessed by international users). LifeStyles may also share your contribution with trusted third parties, but only if you agree and release said media.

Copyright in your contribution will remain with you and this permission is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material in any way including allowing others to use it. Again you control your media.

In order that LifeStyle can use your contribution, you confirm that your contribution is your own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe any Spanish or EU laws, that you have the right to give LifeStyle permission to use it for the purposes specified above, and that you have the consent of anyone who is identifiable in your contribution or the consent of their parent / guardian if they are under 16.

We normally show your name with your contribution, unless you request otherwise, but for operational or logistical reasons this is not always possible. LifeStyle may need to contact you for administrative or verification purposes in relation to your contribution, or in relation to particular projects.

Please do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or break any laws when creating content you may share with LifeStyle. It's important we protect each others rights.

If you do not want to grant LifeStyle the permission set out above on these terms, please do not submit or share your contribution to or with LifeStyle.

In the case of news-related material please note that this may be shared with LifeStyle's corporate partners; these are all reputable companies who are prohibited from altering the material in any way or providing it to other media companies unless you agree.

If you have any questions about contributing content to LifeStyle, please see our Help & FAQ section.

In order to participate in and contribute to selected LifeStyle's communities you may be required to register with LifeStyle. Any personal information supplied to LifeStyle as part of this registration process and/or any other interaction with LifeStyle will be collected, stored and used in accordance with the LifeStyle Privacy Policy above and only if you agree.

You agree to use LifeStyle communities (including Blogs, Forums and Message Boards) in accordance with the following Community Rules. These apply across all LifeStyle community sites and services. You should, however, read the local house rules of the particular site or service you're using, as there may be some local variations to these Community Rules.

Our rules about your posts:

Contributions must be civil and tasteful.

No disruptive, offensive or abusive behavior: contributions must be constructive and polite, not mean-spirited or contributed with the intention of causing trouble.

No unlawful or objectionable content: unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable material is not acceptable.

Be patient: users of all ages and abilities may be taking part in the relevant LifeStyle's community.

No spamming or off-topic material: we don't allow the submission of the same or very similar contributions many times. Please don't re-submit your contribution to more than one discussion, or contribute off-topic material in subject-specific areas.

No advertising or promoting.

No spoilers: material which contains plot developments which haven't been transmitted on Spanish, EU or international television will be deleted unless submitted in a designated 'spoilers' area or marked as a 'spoiler'.

Contributions containing languages other than Spanish or English may be removed unless allowed in the relevant local house rules.

No impersonation.

No inappropriate (e.g. vulgar, offensive etc) user names,
URLs (web site addresses) can only be posted if allowed under any relevant local house rules.

Deliberate misuse of the complaints facility is not permitted. If you persist in doing this, action may be taken against your account.

Your LifeStyle Account:

If you use multiple logins for the purpose of disrupting a community or annoying other users you may have action taken against all of your accounts.

All accounts must be registered with a valid personal email address that you access regularly so that moderation emails can be sent to you. Accounts registered with someone else's email address, or with temporary email addresses may be closed without notice. We may require users to re-validate their account if we believe they have been using an invalid email address.

LifeStyle reserves the right to close accounts if any user is seen to be using proxy IPs (Internet Protocol addresses) in order to attempt to hide the use of multiple LifeStyle accounts, or if an non Spanish or EU user pretends to be Spanish or EU user, or disrupts any of our services in any way.

Safety:

We advise that you never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example: telephone number, postal address, home address or email address or any other details that would allow you to be personally identified) in any LifeStyle community.

Legal requirements:

You may not submit or share any defamatory or illegal material of any nature in LifeStyle communities. This includes text, graphics, video, programs or audio.

Contributing material to a LifeStyle community with the intention of committing or promoting an illegal act is strictly prohibited.

You agree to submit to or share with LifeStyle communities only contributions which are your own original work. You must not violate, plagiarise, or infringe the rights of LifeStyle or third parties including copyright, trade mark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, personal or proprietary rights.

If you're under 16:

Please get a parent's or guardian's permission before taking part in any LifeStyle community.

Never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example, school, telephone number, your full name, home address or email address).

If you breach these Community Rules:

If you fail to abide by these Community Rules (and/or any variations in relevant local house rules) when taking part in a LifeStyle community, you will be sent an email which informs you why your contribution has been refused or edited. This email will also include a warning that continuing to break the rules may result in action being taken against your account or accounts.

This action may include any content posted by you being checked before allowed to go on the site or a temporary or permanent suspension of your ability to participate in any or all of LifeStyle community areas.

If you submit or share offensive or inappropriate content to or with any LifeStyle communities or anywhere else on LifeStyle or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on LifeStyle, and LifeStyle considers such behaviour to be serious and/or repeated, LifeStyle may use whatever information that is available to it about you to stop any further such infringements. Again, play nice.

LifeStyle reserves the right to delete any contribution, or take action against any LifeStyle account, at any time, for any reason.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The majority of content posted in LifeStyle communities is created by members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the LifeStyle or LGL. Neither the LifeStyle nor LGL are responsible for any content posted by members of the public on LifeStyle or for the availability or content of any third party sites that are accessible through LifeStyle. Any links to third party websites from LifeStyle do not amount to any endorsement of that site by the LifeStyle or LGL and any use of that site by you is at your own risk.

LifeStyle content, including the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to the LifeStyle and/or LGL, its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided "AS IS" and on an "AS AVAILABLE" basis. To the extent permitted by law, the LifeStyle excludes all representations and warranties (whether express or implied by law), including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

LifeStyle does not guarantee the timeliness, completeness or performance of the website or any of the content. While we try to ensure that all content provided by LifeStyle is correct at the time of publication no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the LifeStyle for any errors, omissions or inaccurate content on the website.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes the LifeStyle's liability for death or personal injury caused by its proven negligence. Subject to the previous sentence, LifeStyle and/or LGL shall not be liable for any of the following losses or damage (whether such damage or losses were foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise): (a) loss of data; (b) loss of revenue or anticipated profits; (c) loss of business; (d) loss of opportunity; (e) loss of goodwill or injury to reputation; (f) losses suffered by third parties; or (g) any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of LifeStyle regardless of the form of action.

LifeStyle and LGL do not warrant that functions available on LifeStyle will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that LifeStyle or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to implement sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.

If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive and continue to be binding and enforceable.

The failure or delay of LifeStyle to exercise or enforce any right in these terms does not waive the LifeStyle's right to enforce that right.

These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Spain and the EU which shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes.