Terms of Use

Welcome to MichelleValentine.TV/LoveEatTravel.TV/TheDatingShow.TV/MichelleValentineMedia.com/ValentineMatchmaking.com, one of the family of informational, educational, and entertainment-oriented websites brought to you by Michelle Valentine Media, LLC. Please read this Visitor Agreement; by using this website, you accept its terms.

This Visitor Agreement applies to all the websites where it is posted. Those websites are referred to collectively in this Visitor Agreement as “MVTV Sites.” Additional terms and conditions may apply to some services offered on the MVTV Sites. Such terms and conditions may be found at the place where the relevant service is offered.

The Web is an evolving medium; we may change the terms of this Visitor Agreement from time to time. By continuing to use any of the MVTV Sites after we post any such changes, you accept this Visitor Agreement, as modified. We may change, restrict access to, suspend or discontinue the MVTV Sites, or any portion of the MVTV Sites, at any time. MVTV Sites respects the privacy of our users.

If you disagree with any material you find on the MVTV Sites, we recommend that you respond by noting your disagreement in an appropriate site forum where there is one. We also invite you to bring to our attention any material you believe to be factually inaccurate by contacting our representatives at [email protected].

The material that appears on the MVTV Sites is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Despite our efforts to provide useful and accurate information, errors may appear from time to time. Before you act on information you’ve found on the MVTV Sites, you should confirm any facts that are important to your decision. MVTV Sites and its information providers make no warranty as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, usefulness, or completeness of the information on the MVTV Sites. MVTV Sites is not responsible for, and cannot guarantee the performance of, goods and services provided by our advertisers or others to whose sites we link. A link to another website does not constitute an endorsement of that site (nor of any product, service or other material offered on that site) by MVTV Sites or its licensors.

USER-GENERATED VIDEOS/PHOTOS/WRITINGS

In submitting user-generated Videos/Photos/Writings to the MVTV Sites, you agree to the following terms and conditions: For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, you grant MVTV Sites and/or our joint venture partners, vendors, production companies, and programming and content distributors, and the parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, successors and assigns of all of the foregoing a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid up license to make use of and distribute your user-generated video/photo/writing submitted hereunder, as well your name, voice, likeness and appearance therein (if any) and the personally identifying information you provide on or in connection therewith (collectively, the “Video/Photo/Writing Submission”), as further described below. You acknowledge and agree that you shall not be entitled to share in any revenue that MVTV Sites may or may not earn or generate through its use of your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission.

MVTV Sites Right to Use Your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission:

You grant MVTV Sites the non-exclusive right to edit in any manner, and to use and distribute and license others to use and distribute, your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission, or any portions, reproductions or versions thereof, on the websites, products and/or services (in any and all media, now known or hereafter invented, including without limitation television, home video/DVD products, and mobile services) of MVTV Sites, an unlimited number of times, in perpetuity, throughout the world, with or without charge or cost to end-users or other third parties. You also grant MVTV Sites the right to use and distribute, and license others to use and distribute, your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission in the promotion of such websites, products and/or services, to the same extent permitted for use and distribution of your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission hereunder.

Clearance of Your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission for Love Eat Travel and/or Michelle Valentine’s Use:

You represent and warrant that your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission is your original work and that you have secured any and all rights, releases and permissions necessary for MVTV Sites use and distribution of your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission hereunder, including without limitation those related to any people, places, music, performances of dance or music, video, photographs, text, and/or graphics in your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission (collectively, the “Elements”). You represent and warrant that, to the best of your knowledge, no further permissions or fees are due for MVTV Sites use and distribution of your Videos/Photos/Writings Submission or any Elements therein. You further represent and warrant that any statements made by you or others in the Video/Photo/Writing Submission are true to the best of your knowledge and that neither they, nor any Element of your Video/Photo/Writing Submission, will violate any law or regulation or violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party.

Waiver of Right of Approval:

You hereby waive any right of inspection or approval of your Video/Photo/Writing Submission as used and distributed by MVTV Sites, including without limitation any approval of your appearance and/or use of your name therewith or the uses to which either may be put.

Release and Waiver; Indemnification:

You acknowledge that MVTV Sites will rely on the foregoing terms and conditions potentially at substantial cost to them, and you hereby waive the right to assert any claim of any nature whatsoever against any party relating to the exercise of the rights and permissions granted hereunder. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the MVTV Sites from any and all claims arising from their use and distribution of your Video/Photo/Writing Submission as permitted herein.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MVTV Sites SWEEPSTAKES

There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter our sweepstakes. Closing date for entry is as stated on entry page. After this date, no further entries to the sweepstakes will be permitted. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.

MVTV Sites (the promoter) reserves the right to cancel or amend the sweepstakes and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.

The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this sweepstakes.

No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability, and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.

The winner will be notified by email and announced on social media pages including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 72 hours of being announced, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.

The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the sweepstakes will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

By entering this sweepstakes, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material.

Entry into the sweepstakes will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.

WINNERS ASSUME ALL OF RISKS OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY/ALL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR PRIZE, including by way of example and not limitation, any risks that may arise from negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons or entities being released, from health issues, allergies, dangerous or defective equipment or property owned, maintained, or controlled by them, or because of their possible liability without fault.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or any other Social Network.

COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, CHAT ROOMS, FORUMS, AND BLOGS

MVTV Sites wants to encourage an open exchange of information and ideas through the MVTV Sites. But we cannot and do not review every posting made on MVTV Sites community and social media sites, or in chat rooms, forums, blogs, and other public posting areas. You can expect these areas to include content, information, and opinions from a variety of individuals and organizations other than MVTV Sites. We do not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of any posting, regardless of whether the posting comes from a user, from a celebrity or “expert” guest, or from a member of our staff. There is no substitute for healthy skepticism and your own good judgment.

Responsibility for what is posted on MVTV Sites community and social media sites, or in chat rooms, forums, blogs and other public posting areas on the MVTV Sites lies with each user — you alone are responsible for material you post. MVTV Sites does not control the messages, information or other content that you or others may provide through the MVTV Sites. You may use the MVTV Sites for lawful purposes only.

By using the MVTV Sites, you agree not to submit, post or transmit through the MVTV Sites any material or otherwise engage in any conduct that:

  • Violates or infringes the rights of others including, without limitation, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, publicity, privacy or other proprietary rights;
  • Allows you to gain unauthorized access to the MVTV Sites, or any account, computer system, or network connected to the MVTV Sites, by means such as hacking, password mining or other illicit means;
  • Is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortuous, or contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of, sexual acts;
  • Victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
  • Collects for marketing purposes any email addresses or other personal information that has been posted by other users of the MVTV Sites.
  • Impersonates any person, business or entity, including MVTV Sites and its employees and agents or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person, business or entity, including MVTV Sites;
  • Contains an advertisement or solicitation or encourages others to make a donation;
  • Contains viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, or otherwise permit the unauthorized use of a computer or computer network;
  • Encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or that gives rise to civil liability or that otherwise encourages others to commit illegal activities or cause injury or property damage to any other person;
  • Results in the posting or transmission of any message anonymously or under a false name;
  • Permits any person to access, using your account, any features of the MVTV Sites that may require registration;
  • Results in a single message being posted to more than five areas of any MVTV Sites, results in any message being posted to any area of the MVTV Sites if that message is, in our view, off-topic or in violation of this Visitor Agreement; or
  • Violates these Terms of Use, guidelines or any policy posted on the MVTV Sites, or interferes with the use of the MVTV Sites by others.

Although MVTV Sites cannot monitor all content on MVTV Sites community and social media sites, or postings in the chat rooms, forums, blogs and other public posting areas, you understand that MVTV Sites shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of the MVTV Sites to determine compliance with this Visitor Agreement and any other operating rules that may be established by MVTV Sites from time to time. MVTV Sites shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, move, delete, or refuse to post any material, including but not limited to Video/Photo/Writing Submissions, submitted to or posted on the MVTV Sites for any reason, including violation of these Terms of Use, whether for legal or other reasons, or because the material is objectionable or stale. Notwithstanding this right of ours, users shall remain solely responsible for the content of their messages and Video Submissions. You acknowledge and agree that neither MVTV Sites nor any of its affiliates shall assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by MVTV Sites with respect to any conduct within the MVTV Sites or any communication or posting on the MVTV Sites. MVTV Sites also reserves the right to disclose any information that MVTV Sites believes necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, or to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part.

MVTV Sites requires you not to use the MVTV Sites to violate anyone’s copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights. By posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation, videos, photographs, and writings) to the MVTV Sites, you are warranting and representing that you own or have the right to post or make such submission of the material, or are making your submission or posting with the express consent of the owner, and that no other party has any right, claim, or interest in the material that you have submitted or posted. You also warrant that all moral rights in any material that you submit to us or post have been waived. Submitting or posting material that is the property of another, without the consent of its owner, is not only a violation of this Visitor Agreement, but may also subject you to legal liability for infringement of copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.

USE OF MATERIALS

With the exception of any and all Video/Photo/Writing Submissions (MVTV Sites’s permitted use of which is discussed above) and any material posted on MVTV Sites’s community and social media sites, all other material you submit to any of our chat rooms, forums, blogs and other public posting areas, whether text or images, becomes the property of MVTV Sites and may be reproduced, modified and distributed as we see fit, in any medium, for any purpose and in perpetuity. Further, you understand that by posting material on MVTV Sites’s community and social media sites, you are granting to MVTV Sites, and to anyone authorized by MVTV Sites, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to display, use, copy, modify, transmit, sell, exploit, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or publicly perform such materials posted on MVTV Sites’s community and social media sites, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such posting or submission, including, but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. Also, in connection with the exercise of such rights, you grant MVTV Sites, and anyone authorized by MVTV Sites, the right to identify you as the author of any of your postings or submissions by name, email address or screen name, as MVTV Sites deems appropriate.

The materials available through the MVTV Sites are the property of MVTV Sites or its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. You are free to display and print for your personal, non-commercial use information you receive through the MVTV Sites. But you may not otherwise reproduce any of the materials without the prior written consent of the owner. You may not distribute copies of materials found on the MVTV Sites in any form (including by e-mail or other electronic means), without prior written permission from the owner. Of course, you’re free to encourage others to access the information themselves on the MVTV Sites, and to tell them how to find it.

LINKING

We welcome links to the MVTV Sites. You are usually free to establish a hypertext link to any of the MVTV Sites so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of your site by any of the MVTV Sites or by MVTV Sites. However, you should check the copyright notice on the page to which you wish to link to make sure that one of our content providers does not have its own policies regarding direct links to their content on the MVTV Sites.

NO SOLICITING

You agree not to use the MVTV Sites to advertise, or to solicit anyone to buy or sell, products or services, nor to solicit anyone to make donations of any kind, without our express written approval.

NO SPAMMING OR SPIMMING

From time to time, users post their e-mail addresses in our chat rooms, forums, blogs and other public posting areas. You may not gather these e-mail addresses for commercial or illegal purposes, such as sending unsolicited or unrequested e-mail or instant messages.

NO FRAMING

Without the prior written permission of MVTV Sites, you may not frame, or make it appear that a third-party site is presenting or endorsing, any of the content of the MVTV Sites, or incorporate any intellectual property of the MVTV Sites, MVTV Sites or any of their licensors into another website or other service.

TRADEMARKS

We do not want anyone to be confused as to which materials and services are provided by MVTV Sites – and which are not. You may not use any trademark or service mark appearing on the MVTV Sites without the prior written consent of the owner of the mark. The name “Michelle Valentine” is a trademarked name.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

We work hard to make the MVTV Sites interesting and enjoyable places, but we cannot guarantee that our users will always find everything to their liking. Please read this Disclaimer carefully before using any of the MVTV Sites.

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE MVTV SITES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MVTV SITES, AND THE INHERENT HAZARDS AND UNCERTAINTIES OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INACCURACIES OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH SUCH INFORMATION. IF YOU RELY ON ANY MVTV SITES SITE OR ANY MATERIAL AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MVTV SITES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED FROM OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE MVTV SITES.

THE MVTV SITES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS, AND AS AVAILABLE. THE MVTV SITES, MICHELLE VALENTINE INC., AND THEIR AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MVTV SITES, NOR DO THEY GUARANTEE THAT THE MVTV SITES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR THAT THE MVTV SITES WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE MVTV SITES, MVTV SITES, MICHELLE VALENTINE, INC., OR THEIR AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE MVTV SITES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF THE MVTV SITES, MICHELLE VALENTINE, INC., AND THEIR AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU AGREE THAT THE LIABILITY OF THE MVTV SITES, MICHELLE VALENTINE, INC., AND THEIR AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS, IF ANY, ARISING OUT OF ANY KIND OF LEGAL CLAIM IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE MVTV SITES WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, YOU PAID TO MICHELLE VALENTINE, INC. FOR THE USE OF THE MVTV SITES.

MISCELLANEOUS

The MVTV Sites staff works hard to ensure that information we post to the MVTV Sites is both timely and accurate. But the news changes over time and reports that were accurate when posted may quickly become old news. Though we may post follow-up reports, and may continue to provide access to the original report, as in an archive of news stories, for example, we don’t go back and change the original report to reflect new developments. If you’re looking for the most recent information on a given subject, and not the history of how the story unfolded, be sure you’re not looking at an out-of-date report.

To obtain access to certain services on the MVTV Sites, you may be given an opportunity to register with the MVTV Sites. As part of any such registration process, you will select a user name and a password. You agree that the information you supply during that registration process will be accurate and complete. You also agree not to (i) select, register, or attempt to register, or use a user name of another person with the intention of impersonating that person; (ii) use a user name of anyone else without authorization; (iii) use a user name in violation of the intellectual property rights of any person; or (iv) use a user name that MVTV Sites considers to be offensive. MVTV Sites reserves the right to reject or terminate any user name or password that, in its judgment, it deems offensive. You will be responsible for preserving the confidentiality of your password and will notify MVTV Sites of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your account. Further, you agree that you are responsible for all statements made and acts or omissions that occur on your account while your password is being used. If you believe someone has used your password or account without your authorization, you must notify MVTV Sites immediately. MVTV Sites reserves the right to access and disclose any information including, without limitation, user names of accounts and other information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests. You must be at least 13 years old to register on MVTV Sites.com. Please inform MVTV Sites if there is a change in the information you provided at the time of your initial registration.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless MVTV Sites, Michelle Valentine, Inc., its affiliates, and their officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers, from and against any and all losses, expenses, damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any violation of this Visitor Agreement or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing any MVTV Sites using your account.

This Visitor Agreement has been made in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. By using the MVTV Sites, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Florida, in all disputes arising out of or relating to this Visitor Agreement.

In the event that any portion of this Visitor Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the enforceability or validity of any other portion of this Visitor Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect and be construed as if the invalid or unenforceable portion were not part of the Visitor Agreement.

USE OF HEALTH INFORMATION FROM MVTV SITES

The information that appears on MVTV Sites is presented in summary form only and is intended to provide general consumer understanding of health care topics. The information should not be used in place of a visit, call or consultation with a physician, dietician, or another health care provider. MVTV Sites does not recommend the self-management of health or medical problems, nor does MVTV Sites promote or recommend any particular form of medical or alternative treatment. People using information accessed through MVTV Sites should also research original sources of authority, including with your physician or another health care provider. Information obtained by using MVTV Sites is not exhaustive and does not cover all diseases, ailments, physical conditions or their treatment. Should you have any health care-related questions, please call or visit your physician or another health care provider. You should never disregard medical advice — or delay in seeking it — because of something you have read on MVTV Sites. You should always seek prompt medical care for any specific health issue and consult a physician before starting a diet and/or fitness regimen.

By using the MVTV Sites, you agree to abide by the terms of this Visitor Agreement. We hope you enjoy using the MVTV Sites, and we welcome suggestions for improvements. Thanks for making the MVTV Sites part of your entertainment online!

Last updated April 23, 2022.