Iconosquare
Terms & conditions
PREAMBLE
The present Terms and Conditions are intended to govern all relations between Iconosquare and any
natural or legal person using the website accessible at
www.iconosquare.com.
Iconosquare offers i) to any user the right to use some services free of charge and ii) to the
users acting as professionals, the possibility to subscribe to the premium version or other
services upon payment of a price.
The premium version contains different packages offered by Iconosquare on the site or custom
made services to answer the professional clients ‘specific needs.
ARTICLE 1. LEGAL TERMS
The website accessible at www.iconosquare.com is owned and
operated by Tripnity, a simplified joint stock company incorporated under French law with a
capital of 150,000 euros, whose registered office is at 90, route du Palais 87000 Limoges
France, registered under number 480 850 346 with the Registry of Commerce and Companies of
Limoges, which VAT number is FR30480850346, email address of contact is
contact@iconosquare.com and telephone number is
+33555100416 (hereinafter "Iconosquare").
The director of the publication's website is M. Jérome Boudot.
The hosting service is performed by Proceau, a company with a capital of 100 000 euros, whose
head office is located at 24 boulevard des Frères Voisins, 92130 Issy Les moulineaux, registered
with the Register of Commerce and Companies of Paris under number 490224813 whose telephone
numbers are +33178767802.
ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS
In the present Terms and Conditions, the terms hereinafter specified have the following
meanings:
“Account”: means the personal account created by the Users on the Site allowing them to
have access to Services offered by Iconosquare;
“Content”: means all texts, images, photographs, illustrations, videos and comments on
the Site;
“Contest Rules”: means the specific terms and conditions which apply to the Photo or
Video Contest organized by the Professional Client;
“Contest Tool”: means the tool enabling the Professional Client to create and organize a
Photo or Video Contest;
“Free Trial”: means the possibility for the Professional Clients to try for 14 days
certain Services offered by Iconosquare in the Premium Version;
“Free Version”: means the possibility for all Users to use certain Services offered by
Iconosquare on the Site free of charge;
“Login Details”: means the User’s username and password necessary to create and have
access to his/her Account;
“Packages”: means the set of Services offered by Iconosquare on the Site to the
Professional Clients upon payment of a monthly or an annually fee;
“Participant”: means individual that wishes to participate to a Photo or Video Contest;
“Photo or Video Contest”: means the feature offered by Iconosquare on the Site to the
Professional Clients who wish to create and organize a photo or a video contest;
“Premium Version”: means the different standard Packages or custom made Services offered
by Iconosquare to the Professional Clients upon payment of a price;
“Professional Client”: means any natural or legal person acting as a professional;
“Services”: means all services described in the Annex “Description of the Services”
offered by Iconosquare to the Users either free of charge or upon payment of a price;
“Site”: means the website accessible at www.iconosquare.com
owned and operated by Tripnity;
“User(s)”: means any natural or legal person visiting the Site and using Services offered
by Iconosquare.
ARTICLE 3. CONTENT
The present Terms and Conditions contain the Terms of Use, the Terms of Services and the Annex
“Description of the Services” (the “Terms”).
The Terms of Use define the conditions governing the granting by Iconosquare of the right for
the Users to use the Site.
The Terms of Services define the conditions governing the granting by Iconosquare of the right
for the Users to use the Services described in the Annex “Description of the
Services”.
These Terms define the mutual obligations of the User and of Iconosquare.
ARTICLE 4. ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS
The use of the Site requires that the User accepts, in advance and without reservation, the
present Terms.
The fact that the User checks the box provided for this purpose when he creates an Account
confirms his acceptance of the Terms.
If the User refuses to accept these Terms, he shall not use the Site.
These Terms come into force on the date of their publication online and shall be binding upon
first use of the Site by the User and until new conditions supersede them.
Iconosquare recommends the User to print and / or download the Terms to keep a copy.
Iconosquare can modify and update the Terms at any time. The modified and updated Terms enter
into force thirty (30) days after Iconosquare brought to the knowledge of the Users the Terms
modified through a display of the change on the Site and so that Users may, if appropriate,
terminate their Account.
The continuing use of the Services after the entry into force of the amended Terms on the Site
constitute acceptance by the User of the new version of the Terms.
Iconosquare shall inform the Users about any changes of the Terms via an information banner on
the Site in order to ensure that the Users are fully aware of any changes that may be made to
them.
ARTICLE 5. TERMS OF USE
5.1 - Account creation
a. General rules
Before using the Services, the User shall create an Account. To create her/his Account, the User
needs to enter his/her Login Details.
The Login Details are strictly personal and confidential. The User is fully liable for keeping
his Login Details confidential. The User undertakes not to use the Account or the Login Details
of another User, nor to disclose his Login Details to a third party.
The User is solely liable for any use of his/her Account by himself or by any third party.
Iconosquare cannot be held liable for any misuse or fraudulent use of the User’s Login Details
unless it is directly or indirectly involved in this use.
In order to ensure the security of the Site and to prevent all fraudulent intrusion of
unauthorized persons, passwords must consist of at least 8 characters (including numbers,
special characters, etc.). The User is invited to change the password on a regular
basis.
After accessing her/his User’s Account, the User must log out by clicking the button “Log out”
so that no unauthorized person can access it. Iconosquare invites the User to be careful,
especially when he signs in from a public computer (libraries, universities, etc.).
Any instructions received by Iconosquare which include User’s Login Details shall be presumed to
have been submitted by the User.
The User shall inform Iconosquare immediately if some or all of this information changed or is
not valid any longer. The User shall notify Iconosquare in written, by letter, fax or email of
any modification.
The Users who are already registered are only required to enter their email address and
password.
The entering of this information by the User is deemed as a proof of his/her connection to the
Site.
b. Creation of an Account to access the Free Version
The Account is available to any User after providing its Instagram Login details or its identity,
email address, time zone (GMT) and password. The password must contain between 8 and 16
characters, and include at least one letter and a number.
Once the User has created her/his Account he can sign in directly by clicking the button “Sign
in with Instagram” and entering her/his Login Details.
c. Creation of an Account to access the Free trial or the Premium Version
The Professional Client who wants to access the Free trial or the Premium Version needs to create
an Account.
The Account is available to any Professional Client after providing their identity, email
address, time zone (GMT), password, currency, the type of subscription they choose
(yearly/monthly), their credit card number, billing address and VAT number (if necessary).
Once the Professional Client has created her/his Account he can sign in directly by clicking the
button “Pro sign in” and entering his Login Details.
d. Instagram username(s)
- Addition of an Instagram username: when the User creates its User’s Account, it needs to add at least one Instagram’s username via Instagram connect.
- Multi accounts:
- The Professional Clients who subscribe to the Premium Version are allowed to create multi-accounts. It means that each User can use three Instagram usernames. If they want to use more than three Instagram usernames, they will need to contact Iconosquare directly by email or phone;
- The Professional Clients who have access to a Free Trial or the Professional Clients who are not subscribing to the Premium Version are able to add more than one Instagram username after Iconosquare prior approval.
- Suppression of an Instagram username: the User is able to remove an Instagram username from his User’s Account by clicking the button “Discard”. Then the User will be informed by Iconosquare that if he confirms the suppression of an Instagram username all of his data relating to this username will be deleted. If the User decides to confirm the suppression, the Instagram username will be deleted as well as all the elements related to it.
5.2 - User Content
The Users are allowed to share, to transmit, to make available photos or videos and to provide
comments on the Site.
The User may be allowed to upload photos or videos in order to participate in a Photo or Video
Contest.
FOR ALL INFORMATION AND CONTENT, INCLUDING GRAPHICS, SOUND, TEXT, OR OTHER PROVIDED BY A USER ON
THE SITE, THE USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ICONOSQUARE WORKS AS A TECHNICAL MEAN BY MAKING AVAILABLE
TO THE USERS A TOOL FOR PUBLICATION OF PHOTOS OR VIDEOS. ACCORDINGLY, EXCEPT WHERE ICONOSQUARE
WAS DULY ADVISED OF THE EXISTENCE OF AN ILLEGAL CONTENT ICONOSQUARE (I) DO NOT ENDORSE ANY
CONTENT, (II) DO NOT VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF PEOPLE USING THE SITE, (III) AND DO NOT SCREEN,
MONITOR, EDIT OR REVIEW ANY CONTENT AT ANY TIME.
Except when Iconosquare was duly informed of the existence of illegal content within the meaning
of the law, and did not act promptly to remove it, Iconosquare can not be held responsible for
any content, photos, videos or actions (or lack of action) of other Users.
The User may remove his Content from the Site at any time.
5.3 - Intellectual Property
Iconosquare holds all intellectual property rights related to the Services it offers, including
the Contest tool enabling the Professional Client to create and organize a Photo or Video
Contest, the Site, and the documentation.
Iconosquare grants no license or authorization to any User to exploit the documents made
available to him/her on the Site and protected by copyright or any other intellectual property
right.
Furthermore, none of the documents may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished,
downloaded, displayed, disseminated or transmitted in any form whatsoever or by any means
whatsoever, including, without limitation, electronic or mechanical means, photocopying or
recording, without the prior written authorization of Iconosquare or of the holder of the
rights.
a. License to use
The Site and the Photo or Video Contest have functions that enable the User to publish Contents
on the Site for public presentation or for participating in a Photo or Video Contest.
Iconosquare does not claim copyright over elements of these Contents.
The User grants to Iconosquare a non-exclusive, free and worldwide license to use, reproduce,
represent, distribute, adapt, translate, sub-license, all or part of the Content on any format
and in any known digital media or unknown to this day.
The license exists as long as the User elects to continue to include such Content on the Site
and will terminate at the time he removes or Iconosquare removes such Content from the
Site.
By using the Services, the User warrants to Iconosquare that (i) he holds the intellectual
property rights of its Content on the Site that (ii) it is consistent with applicable law, that
(iii) none of the Content infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties or the
privacy of identifiable person in the photo or video, and that (iv) it is not subject of any
action for infringement or otherwise.
The User agrees to indemnify Iconosquare against any third party action claiming ownership of
intellectual property, unfair competition, and breach of privacy of any Content, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision hereof.
b. Violation of Intellectual property rights
If the User has reason to believe that their copyrights have been violated, he must notify
Iconosquare as soon as he has knowledge of it.
Any correspondence shall be sent to Iconosquare at the following address: Tripnity Iconosquare,
90 route du Palais, 87000 Limoges.
In any case, the User must provide all the following information to Iconosquare:
- The precise localization of the Content with the URL
- Personal information and email address of the User
- A sworn statement where the User warrants that the use is not authorized by the owner, his legal representant or the law
- A proof of the illegality of the Content
- Any information relevant that could help Iconosquare to determine the violation of intellectual property
Once it has been made aware of a manifestly unlawful Content, Iconosquare will have to remove the illegal Content or make it impossible to access and notify the publishing party that the Content has been blocked or deleted.
5.4 - Good User Conduct
The User agrees not to use the Site or the Services to:
- organize a Photo or Video Contest under conditions contrary to any applicable laws and regulations, the Terms or the Contest Rules;
- collect email addresses or information of other Users by any means, electronic or otherwise, in order to contact by email or any other means those Users without their prior consent;
- use the Contest Tool or the Site unlawfully or under conditions which could damage, disable, overload or alter the Site ;
- publish on the Site or allow Participants to publish on the Photo or Video Contest any Content that is pornographic, racist, anti-Semitic, discriminatory, pedophiliac, racial, obscene, fraudulent, illegal, injurious, defamatory, that encourages violence or criminal acts, that infringes third party rights or violate local, domestic or international laws or regulations;
- display Contents which are not exclusively private contents originally created by Users;
- usurp another person or business entity and hide his identity, age or affiliation with a person or entity;
- publish any personal data on a Participant or third party such as addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses or bank card numbers ;
- post content or material that contains software viruses or computer code, files or programs designed to prevent, destroy or limit the functionality of computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
- send emails containing viruses, trojan horses or other similar programs;
- publish information that could cause or create a risk of breaching the confidentiality of any person or entity or harm to any person or entity ;
- make or encourage unlawful or unauthorized copies of Users or third party Contents protected by copyright ;
- carry out commercial and/or sales activities without the prior written consent of Iconosquare.
ARTICLE 6. TERMS OF SERVICES
6.1 - Description of the Services
Iconosquare offers to the Users the possibility to use features and tools to better:
- manage their Instagram activity;
- measure every important aspect of their Instagram activity;
- use features and tools to better engage their community such as the Photo or Video Contest.
The Annex “Description of the Services” describes more precisely the kind of Services offered by Iconosquare.
6.2 - Use of the Free Version of the Site
Iconosquare offers to the Users the possibility to use certain Services free of charge such as:
- Using the following features through the Site:
- Advanced web viewer>
- Search engine
- Followers/Followings identification
- Snapshots
- Using features and tools to measure follower’s growth and most engaging media.
- Etc.
The Users who are not subscribing to the Premium Version have a limited access to Iconosquare’s Services. For instance, they are not able to create and organize Photo or Video Contest.
6.3 - Subscription to Iconosquare Plus
Iconosquare offers to the Users the possibility to subscribe to Iconosquare Plus.
Iconosquare Plus allows the Users to have access to more Services than the Free Version.
According to their choices, the Users can decide either to subscribe to an annual or a monthly Iconosquare Plus plan.
There is only one Iconosquare Plus package available. This Packages give the possibility for the Users to use the Services offered by Iconosquare upon payment of a monthly fee.
The features offered by Iconosquare to the Users subscribing to Iconosquare Plus are:
- An automatic daily refresh of their Instagram analytics: the Users’ statistics are automatically updated everyday whether he/she logs in Iconosquare or not.
- An ad-free interface: all advertisements will be removed from the User’s interface when he/she is logged in with the account he/she has subscribed to Iconosquare Plus with
6.4 - Subscription to Iconosquare ELITE
Iconosquare offers to the Users the possibility to subscribe to Iconosquare ELITE.
Iconosquare ELITE allows the Users to have access to more Services than the Free Version or PLUS Version.
According to their choices, the Users can decide either to subscribe to an annual or a monthly Iconosquare ELITE plan.
There is only one Iconosquare ELITE package available. This Package give the possibility for the Users to use the Services offered by Iconosquare upon payment of a monthly fee.
The features offered by Iconosquare to the Users subscribing to Iconosquare ELITE are:
- An automatic daily refresh of their Instagram analytics: the Users’ statistics are automatically updated everyday whether he/she logs in Iconosquare or not.
- An ad-free interface: all advertisements will be removed from the User’s interface when he/she is logged in with the account he/she has subscribed to Iconosquare Elite with
- A rolling month export features: this XLS export is available for download on Iconosquare anytime and includes Instagram account data over the last 30 days.
- A monthly export: this XLS export is made available on the first day of each month directly on Iconosquare. This export includes all the data from a full calendar month. (e.g from September 1st until September 30th)
- A rolling hashtag export: this XLS export is available for download on Iconosquare anytime and includes analytics over the last 30 days for the hashtag that has been specified by the customer.
- A monthly hashtag export: this XLS export is made available on the first day of each month directly on Iconosquare. This export includes all the hashtag analytics from a full calendar month. (e.g from September 1st until September 30th)
Important notice:
- There is no free trial available
- There is no history available for accounts and hashtag tracking
- No hashtag export will be provided as long as the customer has not clearly specified or confirmed his/her hashtag on Iconosquare
6.5 - Subscription to the Premium Version of the Site
Iconosquare offers to the Professional Clients only the possibility to subscribe to its Premium
Version.
This Premium Version allows the Professional Clients to have access to more Services than the
Free Version.
According to their needs, the Professional Clients can decide either to subscribe to different
standard Packages offered by Iconosquare or to ask for custom made Services.
Before subscribing to the Premium Version, Iconosquare offers one Free Trial for the
Professional Clients who want to try certain Services of the Premium Version.
a. Free trial
Before starting the Free Trial, the Professional Client has to fill out a form.
On objective criteria basis, Iconosquare will determine if the Professional Client can start or
not the Free Trial.
Then, the Professional Client has to choose which Package offered by Iconosquare he wants to
try.
During a period of 14 days, the Professional Client is able to use the features offered by the
Package he selected except the Contest Tool.
For instance, the Professional Client will be able to manage his Instagram activity and analyze
his Instagram performance and benchmark against his competitors.
The Professional Client agrees and accepts to receive emails and calls from Iconosquare during
the Free Trial in order to assist him in using the Services. Iconosquare may contact the
Professional Client if it notices that, few days after having requested his Free Trial, the
Client did not start to use Services yet.
At the end of the Free Trial, if the Professional Client chooses not to subscribe to the Premium
Version, he will be redirected to the Free Version of the Site and won’t be able to use Premium
Version’s features anymore.
Iconosquare undertakes to save for 3 months all the data registered by the Professional Client
during the Free Trial. Therefore, the Professional Client will be able to use again his data if
he, finally, decided to subscribe to the Premium Version within 3 months. After the term of this
period, the Professional Client will not be able to use his data anymore.
b. Packages
The Professional Clients can choose between the different Packages described in the Site. These
Packages give the possibility for the Professional Client to use the Services offered by
Iconosquare upon payment of a monthly fee.
The prices and features offered by Iconosquare to the Professional Client depend on the Package
chosen by him.
c. Custom Made Services
Iconosquare provides custom made Services to the Professional Clients who need specific Services.
According to the request of the Professional Client, Iconosquare can offer him either i) the
payment of a monthly or yearly fee or ii) the payment of a fixed price in line with its
needs.
The Professional Client who is looking for Custom Made Services has to contact Iconosquare by
email, phone or by live chat.
6.6 - Photo or Video Contest
a. The Photo or Video Contest Rules
For each Photo or Video Contest, the Professional Client shall create a specific Photo or Video
Contest Rules.
The Professional Client shall transfer the Photo or Video Contest Rules to Iconosquare when he
creates a Photo or Video Contest specifically applicable for the Photo or Video Contest. The
Professional Client shall file the Photo or Video Contest Rules with the office of a French
bailiff.
Failure to provide the information previously requested and the Photo or Video Contest Rules,
Iconosquare will not be able to create a Photo or Video Contest.
The Professional Client procures and guarantees Iconosquare that the Photo or Video Contest
Rules are available online, for free, via a hyperlink, and can be read by each individual that
wishes to participate to the Photo or Video Contest, online, at any time, and before the start
date of each Photo or Video Contest.
However, the Professional Client shall reimburse any costs or expenses exposed by any
Participant in order to obtain a copy of the Photo or Video Contest Rules upon request of such
Participant.
The Professional Client shall allow each user or Participant to a Photo or Video Contest to
obtain, at any moment, a copy of Contest Rules free of charge.
The Participant expressly agrees to read such rules, comply with them and only participate in
such contests under and pursuant to the terms thereof.
The Contest Rules must reproduce the following statement: “The settlement is sent, free of
charge, to any person who requests it”. It states, moreover, the address to which the
application can be sent and the name of the officer to whom the Contest Rules of the Photo or
Video Contest were filed.
b. Iconosquare’s obligations as regards the Photo or Video Contest
Iconosquare shall provide the Professional Client for each Photo or Video Contest:
- a public URL that allows the Professional Client to see all the photos or videos of all Participants;
- a statistical dashboard which the Professional Client can access by clicking on the button “details”;
- a complete list of Participants in CSV format which allows the Professional Client to see all Participants;
- a tool to publish the winners in the Photo or Video Contest page.
c. Responsibility of the organizer of the Photo or Video Contest
The Professional Client shall be solely liable for the compliance of Photo or Video Contest Rules
with applicable law, in particular with French Law.
He will select only the Participants who state to hold intellectual property rights to the
photos or videos they use for the Photo or Video Contest.
By using the Contest Tool, the Professional Client warrants and guarantees Iconosquare that: (i)
it is an entity (company, organization or association), and (ii) its use of the Contest Tool
does not contravene any laws or regulations in force.
The Professional Client guarantees Iconosquare that any Participant to a Photo or Video Contest
organized by him expressly agrees to be bound by the Terms.
The Professional Client acknowledges having the technical resources and abilities required for
access to the Site and to use the Contest Tool.
Iconosquare is simply the owner of the tool that allows the Professional Client to create and
organize a Photo or Video Contest.
d. Reimbursement of internet connection
According to provisions of article L. 121-36 and following of the French Consumer Code, access to
the Site and participation to a Photo or Video Contest are to remain entirely free to
Participants.
Therefore, the Professional Client shall procure that any costs or expenses incurred by any
Participant in order to participate in a Photo or Video Contest shall be fully reimbursed at
such Participant at first request.
The Professional Client has collected and obtained the agreement of the Participants to transmit
to Iconosquare the winners’ name, zip code, city, country, price, for information and
communication purposes lead by Iconosquare related to Photo or Video Contest including on the
Site without providing compensation, rights or benefits other than price allocation.
6.7 - Services ordering
The Professional Client who wishes to purchase Services will take the following steps:
- Select on the Site the Service it wishes to order (the “Order”);
- Check and adjust if necessary, when viewing the summary and detail of the Order, the total price and the information required to pay the Order;
- Confirm the Order, subject to prior acceptance of these Terms;
- The validation of the Order will be effective upon payment.
The Professional Client will receive an acknowledgment of receipt of the Order containing all the elements of the contract by email.
ARTICLE 7. Financial Conditions
To benefit from the Premium Version, additional features or other paid Services offered by
Iconosquare on the Site, the Professional Client must pay the price indicated on the Site at the
time of subscription of this Service. The grid of the prices is available at any time on the
Site enabling the Professional Client to read it before ordering.
According to the Professional Client’s request, he will either pay a monthly fee, a yearly fee
or a fixed price.
a. Price
Prices will be mentioned in Euro or Dollars including VAT when applicable. The applicable prices
of the different Services are those set out on the Site during the validation of the Order.
The price of the custom made services is defined by Iconosquare in line with the specific needs
described by the Professional Client. Iconosquare may change prices and services as provided in
the present Terms.
The Professional Client agrees that all invoices for the Services are transmitted to her/him by
email to the address provided by the Professional Client in the contact information. The
Professional Client can ask Iconosquare to send a printed invoice.
In the event that an invoice arising is not paid in full within a period of thirty (30) days
from the due date, then the outstanding amounts shall carry interest at the interest rate for
each month (or partial month) which has elapsed following such due date until such amounts are
paid in full.
The interest rate will be calculated on the basis of three (3) times the legal interest rate.
b. Payment conditions
To receive the Services, the Professional Client must pay in full the amount stated on the day of placing the Order through the following payment method:
- Credit Card
- PayPal
- Bank Transfer
Except in cases of force majeure, all payments to Iconosquare, under the Services are not
refundable.
Each month started cannot be refunded to the Professional Client wishing to terminate his
subscription.
In the absence of confirmation of payment, the Service cannot be provided by Iconosquare.
ARTICLE 8. SUPPORT
Iconosquare is available to answer the Users ‘questions or needs by email to the address contact@iconosquare.com.
The Professional Clients who subscribed to the Premium Version can contact directly Iconosquare
via a specific page devoted to them.
ARTICLE 9. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES
Regarding the Professional Clients, these Terms may under no circumstances be interpreted as
creating any sort of agreement to act as an authorized agent on behalf of either party.
Iconosquare and the User may under no circumstances be held jointly and severally liable as to
any obligation or right provided herein.
ARTICLE 10. TERMINATION
Iconosquare may, in case of a violation of the Terms by the user, (i) terminate the User’s
Account, (ii) delete any Content stored on its Account or on the Site, (iii) cancel the User’s
Login Details (iv) suspend or cancel the Photo or Video Contest, (v) suspend or interrupt User’s
access to all or part of the Site/Services/Contest Tool, with or without prior notice or
explanation, and without incurring any liability in this respect. The User is exclusively liable
for the creation of backup and replacement copies of the Content/Photo or Video Contest and
Iconosquare shall not be liable for any costs associated therewith.
If the Account is inactive for a period of six (6) months since the last action of the User on
her/his Account, Iconosquare may delete this Account. The User may terminate her/his Account at
any time.
At anytime the Professional Client can decide to terminate his subscription to the Premium
Version by contacting Iconosquare by email or at 90, route du Palais 87000 Limoges France. The
termination of the subscription to the Premium Version will be effective on the 1st day of the
month following the Professional Client’s request of termination.
ARTICLE 11. INDEMNIFICATION
The User agrees to indemnify and defend Iconosquare, shareholders, affiliates, employees, representatives, assigns and agents against any claim or demand made by a third party consecutive to a breach by the User of these Terms, non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This includes compensation includes, with regard to the Professional Clients, attorneys' fees.
ARTICLE 12. LIABILITY
AS A COMPUTER SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH INTERNET, THE USER IS ADVISED THAT WITH THE USUAL
TECHNOLOGY, THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE PHOTO OR VIDEO CONTEST DEPENDS ON
TECHNICAL FACTORS, SUCH AS THE INTERNET WHICH ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF ICONOSQUARE.
ACCORDINGLY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, ICONOSQUARE CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
THAT RESULTS FROM THE INTERNET NETWORK USER.
DUE TO TECHNICAL UNCERTAINTY OF THE INTERNET ICONOSQUARE MAY TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE USE OF THE
SITE AND ITS SERVICES EITHER FOR TECHNICAL REASONS OR MAINTENANCE. ICONOSQUARE WILL DO ITS BEST
EFFORTS TO LIMIT THESE INTERRUPTIONS.
REGARDING THE PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS, WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ONE OF THE PARTIES UNDER THE
TERMS WOULD BE RETAINED IN ANY CAPACITY WHATSOEVER, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION PAYABLE TO
THE OTHER PARTY MAY NOT EXCEED THE SUM OF 500 EUROS.
IN NO EVENT ICONOSQUARE OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE LIABLE
FOR DIRECT DAMAGES OCCURRING TO THE PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA
OR LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF SITE AND SERVICES.
ARTICLE 13. DISPUTES
These Terms shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, French Law.
ANY DISPUTE ARISING FROM, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THESE TERMS, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FRENCH COURTS IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Annex
Description of the services
1 - Instagram comfort package
All Users are able to use the following features through the Site:
- Advanced web viewer;
- Search engine;
- Followers/Followings identification;
- Snapshots.
2 - Manage the User’s activity on Instagram
Iconosquare offers to the Users the possibility to use features and tools to better manage their Instagram activity such as:
- customizable username feeds: it designs a feed which displays media from a single User, several Users or a list created by the User;
- hashtag feed: it designs a feed which display all media with a particular hashtag;
- chat tracker: the User has the possibility to get notified and follow conversations toward his media. The User will be able to follow until 20 chats per Instagram username (his last ten media and ten chats toward other’s media);
- followers/followings management.
3 - Analyze the User’s performance on Instagram
Iconosquare offers to the Users the possibility to measure every important aspect of their Instagram activity such as:
- Audience;
- Engagement;
- Hashtag performance;
- Competitors.
4 - Engage the User’s audience on Instagram
Iconosquare offers to the Users the possibility to use features and tools to better engage their community such as:
- Snapshots: snapshot #geostatigram can only be used by Professionals Clients who subscribed to the Premium Version and having more than 500 followers;
- Customize widget blog;
- Facebook cover;
- Custom repost: the User will be able to repost a photo from another Instagram user;
- Polls: ability to poll the community on different topics via snapshots;
- Photo or Video Contest.
5 - Photo or Video Contest
The Professional Clients who subscribed to the Premium Version have the right to use Services such as Iconosquare Contest Tool to enable them to create and organize a Photo or Video Contest.
5.1 - Photo or Video Contest creation
To create a Photo or Video Contest, the Professional Client shall (i) complete the entry form
with the required information (ii) download and transfer to Iconosquare the specific Photo or
Video Contest Rules which apply to the Photo or Video Contest.
The Professional Client shall inform Iconosquare immediately if some or all of this information
changed or are not valid any longer. The Professional Client shall notify Iconosquare in
written, by letter, fax or email of any modification.
The Professional Client will be able to create and organize simultaneously only one Photo or
Video Contest per Instagram username.
5.2 - Photo or Video Contest features
According to the Package chosen by the Professional Client, Iconosquare will provide the following Photo or Video Contest features:
- Hashtags used to collect photos or videos for the Contest (3 maximum);
- Statistics regarding the Contest;
- Moderation Pack
- Custom page to promote the Contest: this page will not be automatically indexed on the Contest directory ;
- Visualization map: feature allowing the User to see all Participants on a world map;
- Additional paid features such as:
- Direct upload
- Embed
- Facebook App
- Twitter participation
- Additional paid advertising such as:
- Advertising campaign on the Site
- Promotion campaign on Iconosquare newsletter
- Leaderboard
5.3 - Photo or video specification
The Professional Client decides the specifications of the photos or videos for each Photo or
Video Contest.
The Professional Client reserves the right to reject uploaded photos or videos and shall be
solely liable for the contents of uploaded photos or videos. Iconosquare cannot be held liable
for the rejection photos or videos decided by the Professional Client.
5.4 - Theme
The theme of each Photo or Video Contest is decided by the Professional Client.
5.5 - Winner selection criteria
Winner’s selection criteria shall be indicated by the Professional Client in each Photo or Video
Contest Rules.
The Professional Client procures and guarantees Iconosquare that all winners are chosen on the
basis of the merits of their photos or videos, and never on a random basis.
In case of ex aequo (equal votes), the winner will be the Participant who first submitted or
downloaded his photo or video.
5.6 - Voting
Photo or Video Contest winners are chosen by visitors of the Site or/and by jury. Winner’s voting criteria shall be indicated by the Professional Client in the Photo or Video Contest Rules.
5.7 - Prizes
Photo or Video Contest winners receive money or some other prize. The prize shall be indicated by
the Professional Client in the Photo or Video Contest Rules. Photo or Video Contest Rules shall
contain an inventory of prizes/lots, indicating for each of them, their nature, their number and
their commercial value.
The Professional Client may organize a Photo or Video Contest without any prizes/lots. In this
case, Photo or Video Contest Rules shall expressly provide that the Photo or Video Contest
winner shall not receive any prizes/lots.
6 - Moderation
The Professional Client may order to Iconosquare a moderation pack in order to moderate one or
more photos or videos on the photo or video feed or on the Photo or Video Contest. In this case,
the Professional Client is the moderator and shall reject any photos or videos which do not meet
Iconosquare requirements expressed in these Terms.
The Professional Client assumes all liability regarding the use of the moderation pack.