User Agreement on the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website www.offstage.ru

Document Contents:

1. Definitions

“Website” – a collection of pages on the Internet located at www.offstage.ru and its subdomains.

“Site Administration” – OFFSTAGE MEDIA LLC (OGRN 1257700260740), which is the administrator of the domain www.offstage.ru

“Website Services” – the functional capabilities of the Website intended for use by Website Users.

“Editorial Team” – the group of authors responsible for preparing and publishing informational materials on the Website under the management and supervision of the Website Administration.

“Website User” – an individual who has agreed to the terms of this agreement, visits the Website, and uses its Services.

“Materials” – any results of intellectual activity and means of individualization equivalent thereto, the exclusive rights to which belong to the Site Administration, or belong to third parties and are used by the Administration on the basis of license agreements, other agreements, or under the terms of free use.

2. General Terms of Use of the Site

This User Agreement is entered into between the Website User and the Website Administration and establishes the rules for using the Website and accessing the Website’s Services.

This User Agreement constitutes a public offer. By beginning to use the Site and its Services, the User expresses their consent to be bound by this Agreement (acceptance). By using the Site and its Services, the User undertakes to fully comply with the rules and requirements contained in this User Agreement. The procedure for concluding this Agreement between the User and the Administration is established by the provisions of Article 438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

A Site User who does not agree with the terms of this Agreement, as well as any other visitor who does not meet the requirements set forth in this Agreement, is obligated to refrain from using the Site and its Services. If a User changes their position regarding consent to some or all of the terms of this Agreement, such User must immediately cease using the Site’s Services.

The Site Administration reserves the right to amend this User Agreement by notifying all Users through the publication of the new text of the Agreement on the Site. 

By beginning and continuing to use the Site and its Services, the User guarantees the accuracy of the relevant information.

Since this Agreement governs the civil legal relations arising between the User and the Site Administration, by beginning and continuing to use the Site and its Services, the User confirms that they possess the necessary legal capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement, are capable of fulfilling its terms, and are liable for any breach of the Agreement’s terms.

In order to comply with the laws of the Russian Federation and to protect the rights and interests of the Site’s Users, the Site Administration reserves the right, in exceptional cases, to refuse to perform this Agreement with Users who violate this Agreement, the laws of the Russian Federation, or otherwise infringe upon the rights and interests of third parties on the Site by restricting such User’s access to the Site.

3. Rights and Obligations of the Site Administration

In cases established by the laws of the Russian Federation, the Site Administration has the right and is obligated to disclose information about Users and their actions on the Site upon request by state or municipal authorities and their officials, provided that a reasoned request is received and there are grounds for requesting such information, including in the event of a violation of the laws of the Russian Federation by a Site User.

The Site Administration has the right to terminate this Agreement with the Site User and restrict their access to the Site. 

The Site Administration has the right to suspend the operation of, or modify, the Site or any part thereof without prior notice to Users, and also has the right to suspend Users’ access to the Site to carry out necessary scheduled maintenance and repair work on technical resources.

4. User Restrictions

The User is not permitted to use the Materials posted on the Site for any purpose other than personal use and reproduction. In particular, the User is not permitted to reproduce (copy), sell, publicly display, broadcast on radio or television via over-the-air or cable transmission, adapt, translate the Materials, make any changes to the Materials, or make them available to any person at any time of their choosing (including via the Internet), including using the Materials posted on the Site for any commercial purposes without first obtaining written permission from the Site Administration. 

All Materials posted on the Site are copyrighted works created by the Editorial Board, and the exclusive rights thereto belong to the Site Administration.

The User is liable for any violation of the terms of this Agreement—including infringement of exclusive, copyright, and related rights—in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation and the provisions of this Agreement.

In the event of damage caused to third parties, other Site Users, the Site, or the Site Administration directly, the Site User undertakes to compensate the affected parties for the damage caused by their actions in full, in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

5. Terms of Use for Materials Posted on the Website

The Editorial Board is responsible for filling the Site with content. All posted materials, including any text publications, artistic, graphic, and photographic materials, video recordings, and audio recordings, are subject to copyright and are protected in the Russian Federation as works (Articles 1225, Chapter 70 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). 

The visual design of the Website is also subject to copyright—both as a whole and with respect to each individual element. The copyrights to the aforementioned works belong to the individual authors who created the Site’s design. The exclusive rights to the aforementioned works belong to the Site Administration. Accordingly, the Site Administration has the right, at its sole discretion, to restrict the use of the works it owns.

The Site may also feature works belonging to third parties, used by the Site Administration under license agreements or as fair use. When using such works, the Site Administration always identifies the copyright holder and provides a link to the source. The rights to such works are protected by their rights holders independently; the Site Administration is not liable for the actions of third parties regarding works lawfully used by the Site Administration.

Upon receiving the Site Administration’s consent to use the Materials for any purpose other than personal use, the Site User or any other person is obligated to use such Materials exclusively within the limits permitted by the Site Administration. In all cases of reproduction of the Materials, the source from which the Materials were obtained, information about the authors, and the holders of exclusive rights to the Materials must be indicated.

6. Personal Data

The Site Administration processes the personal data of Site Users. In doing so, the Administration takes all possible measures to protect the personal data of Site Users from unauthorized access by third parties and unauthorized use.

The specific terms and conditions for the processing and protection of Users’ personal data are set forth in the Privacy Policy, which is an appendix to this User Agreement and is posted on the Site.

A User’s use of the Website and its Services constitutes full acceptance of the terms of the Privacy Policy and the User’s consent to the automated, as well as non-automated, processing and use of their personal data necessary for using the Website’s Services and listed in this document and the Privacy Policy, in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Federal Law No. 152-FZ of July 27, 2006, “On Personal Data,” and guarantees the accuracy of the personal data they have provided.

The Site Administration maintains the confidentiality of the Site User’s personal information. The User agrees that certain portions of their personal information may become publicly available as a result of their actions on the Site.

The Site Administration undertakes not to disclose information received from the User. However, the disclosure of information shall not be considered a breach of this obligation in cases where such disclosure is required by the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

Users and other persons who believe that their rights regarding personal data have been violated by the Site Administration may submit a corresponding claim to the legal address. 

Information regarding Users’ personal data is processed by the Site Administration in compliance with the requirements of the current legislation of the Russian Federation and the Administration’s local regulations, including the Regulations on the Procedure for Processing and Protecting Personal Data, the Regulations on Trade Secrets, the Privacy Policy, and local orders and directives.

7. Protection of Third-Party Exclusive Rights

The holder of exclusive rights to the result of intellectual activity, in the event of discovering Materials on the Site used without the rights holder’s permission or other legal basis, has the right to contact the Site Administration with a claim regarding the infringement of their exclusive rights.

To contact the Site Administration, the rights holder may use the email address support@offstage.ru. A request submitted to the Site Administration in the manner described above is considered an electronic request for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article 15.7 of Federal Law No. 149-FZ of July 27, 2006, “On Information, Information Technologies, and the Protection of Information.”

A complaint regarding a violation of the exclusive right to the result of intellectual activity submitted to the Site Administration must be substantive and well-founded.

A claim regarding a violation of an exclusive right to the results of intellectual activity must contain:

Information about the rights holder or their representative:

Information about materials posted on the Site without the copyright holder’s permission or other legal basis, including the page’s URL.

Evidence that the copyright holder owns the rights to materials posted on the Site without the copyright holder’s permission or other legal basis.

A statement indicating that the copyright holder has not granted permission to post the materials on the Site.

Consent to the processing of the personal data of the copyright holder and their representative.

If a claim regarding the infringement of exclusive rights is submitted by a representative of the copyright holder, such claim must be accompanied by a document confirming the representative’s authority and a copy of the representative’s identification document.

If the information is insufficient or if there are inaccuracies or errors in the claim regarding the infringement of exclusive rights, the Site Administration shall, within 72 (seventy-two) hours of receiving the claim, send a notice to the copyright holder or their representative regarding the need to correct the deficiencies in the claim.

Upon receipt of a claim regarding the infringement of exclusive rights, as well as (if necessary) clarifying materials requested by the Administration, the Site Administration shall, within 24 (twenty-four) hours of their receipt and if there are sufficient grounds, remove the materials whose publication infringes upon the rights holder’s exclusive rights.

If the Site Administration has evidence confirming the legality of posting on the Site materials regarding which a claim was filed by the rights holder, or if there are insufficient grounds for removing the materials, the Administration has the right to refuse to satisfy the rights holder’s demands by sending them a reasoned notice with copies of evidence of the lawful use of the materials known to the Administration attached.

8. Third-Party Resources

This Agreement does not establish rules for the use of websites and other resources to which links may be posted on the Site. The Site Administration is not responsible for the content of such resources, the materials published on them, or the actions or inactions of their administrators. By accessing such resources, the User enters into a legal relationship with the administration of the relevant resource; the legal relationship between the Site User and the administration of such a resource is governed by the user agreement or terms of use of that resource.

9. Representations Regarding Circumstances

The Site Administration does not and cannot provide any guarantees regarding the statistical and analytical information posted on the Site. Analytical publications consist of data obtained from third parties (statistical data services and aggregators), as well as the opinions of individual experts and sports enthusiasts regarding the anticipated outcomes of specific sporting events, based on statistics and other observations. 

The Site Administration is not responsible for the accuracy of such information (the opinions of analysts or statistical services) or the likelihood of the outcome of a sporting event.

10. Liability

The Site Administration is not liable for the actions of Users, including, but not limited to, violations of third-party rights, the posting of illegal content, or other unlawful actions. The Administration does not continuously monitor User activity and cannot guarantee their compliance with the laws of the Russian Federation.

11. Final Provisions

This User Agreement constitutes a public offer and enters into force upon its publication on the Site. For each User, this Agreement is deemed accepted and enters into force upon the User’s commencement of use of the Site and/or its Services. The Agreement remains in effect for the entire duration of the User’s use of the Site and/or its Services.

The invalidation of any one of the terms or provisions of this Agreement by a court of law shall not result in the invalidation of the other terms or provisions of the Agreement, or of the Agreement as a whole.

Any disputes or disagreements that may arise from this Agreement and the Privacy Policy shall be resolved amicably through negotiation. If an agreement cannot be reached through negotiation, disputes shall be referred for resolution to the court at the location of the Site Administration.