Please read this User Agreement carefully. It is a binding agreement between you and Vertigo Media Works Inc. governing your access to and use of GossipBearToons. It includes important provisions about subscriptions, acceptable use, intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitations of liability.
These terms (the "Agreement" or "Terms") are between you and Vertigo Media Works Inc. ("GossipBearToons," "we," "us," or "our"). They govern your use of the GossipBearToons mobile application, the website at https://www.gossipbeartoons.com/, and related content, features, products, and services (collectively, the "Services").
By downloading, accessing, registering for, purchasing through, or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services. Our Privacy Policy explains how we process personal information and is available on our website and through the Services.
Additional terms presented with a particular feature, promotion, offer, or third-party platform may also apply. If those additional terms conflict with this Agreement for that feature or transaction, the more specific terms control to the extent of the conflict.
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. If the law where you live requires a higher minimum age to enter into this Agreement or consent to online services, that higher age applies. If you are under the age of legal majority where you live, you may use the Services only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms.
The Services are intended for a general audience and are not directed to children under 13. You may not use the Services if you are prohibited from doing so under applicable law.
Some versions or features of the Services may permit or require an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information; keep it updated; maintain the confidentiality of your login credentials; and promptly notify us at admin@gossipbeartoons.com if you suspect unauthorized access. You are responsible for activity conducted through your account to the extent permitted by law.
You may not sell, rent, transfer, sublicense, or share an account in a way that compromises its security or circumvents a restriction. We may require reasonable verification before restoring access, changing account information, or acting on an account request.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms and payment of applicable charges, we grant you a limited, personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable license to access and use the Services and view the content made available to you for private, non-commercial entertainment. The Services and content are licensed, not sold.
Unless we expressly authorize it in writing, you may not:
The Services, including their software, designs, characters, stories, scripts, images, animation, audio, video, graphics, logos, trademarks, compilations, and other materials, are owned by or licensed to Vertigo Media Works Inc. and are protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the limited license in Section 4, no right, title, or interest is transferred to you.
GossipBearToons content may be created or produced with the assistance of artificial-intelligence and other creative technologies. That production method does not grant users any right to copy, reproduce, train on, redistribute, or commercially exploit the content.
If you submit ideas, suggestions, or feedback, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use and incorporate it without restriction or compensation, provided this does not transfer ownership of content you submit through a user-content feature.
If the Services allow you to upload, post, send, or otherwise provide text, images, audio, video, comments, or other material ("User Content"), you retain ownership of your User Content. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, adapt for technical purposes, display, distribute, and otherwise use that User Content only as reasonably necessary to operate, provide, promote, secure, and improve the Services and to comply with law. This license ends when the User Content is deleted from our active systems, except for reasonable backup periods, legal retention, and content shared with others who have not deleted it.
You represent that you have all rights and permissions needed to provide User Content and grant this license, and that your User Content and our permitted use of it do not violate law, these Terms, or another person's rights. User Content is not necessarily reviewed or endorsed by us.
GossipBearToons may offer paid memberships or subscriptions that provide continuing access to content or features. Before purchase, the applicable purchase screen will display the subscription period, price, currency, benefits, trial or introductory terms if any, and other material conditions. Prices may vary by platform, country, currency, taxes, promotions, or plan.
Unless the purchase screen states otherwise, subscriptions automatically renew for successive billing periods until canceled. By purchasing, you authorize the applicable app store or payment provider to charge the payment method associated with your account at the disclosed price and frequency, including applicable taxes. We will provide notice of price changes when required by law or platform rules.
You may cancel through the subscription-management settings of the platform or payment provider used for the purchase, or through another cancellation method provided in the Services. Cancellation generally stops future renewal charges and takes effect at the end of the then-current paid period unless applicable law or the platform provides otherwise. Deleting the app or your GossipBearToons account does not by itself cancel a subscription.
If a free or discounted trial converts to a paid subscription, the duration of the trial and the price and billing frequency after the trial will be shown before purchase. Cancel before the stated deadline if you do not want the paid subscription to begin. Eligibility for trials and promotions may be limited and may be determined by the applicable platform.
Purchases and refunds are administered under the rules of the app store or payment provider used for the transaction and applicable consumer law. Except where required by law or allowed by the applicable provider, charges for a completed billing period are generally non-refundable. Nothing in these Terms limits a mandatory right to a refund, withdrawal, cancellation, repair, replacement, or other remedy.
We may change subscription features or stop offering a plan. Material changes will be handled with notice and any consent required by applicable law or platform rules. Changes will not remove mandatory consumer rights.
You may use the Services only for lawful purposes. You must not use or attempt to use the Services to:
These rules are not exhaustive. We may investigate conduct that we reasonably believe violates these Terms, threatens the Services or users, exposes us or others to legal risk, or falls outside the intended lawful use of the Services. We may take proportionate action based on the nature, severity, frequency, and impact of the conduct.
Subject to applicable law, actions may include:
Where appropriate and legally required, we may provide notice and an opportunity to appeal. We are not required to continue hosting content or providing access when doing so would violate law, expose others to harm, or materially compromise security.
We respect intellectual-property rights. If you believe content available through the Services infringes a right you own or are authorized to enforce, send a notice to admin@gossipbeartoons.com containing: your name and contact details; identification of the protected work; identification and location of the allegedly infringing material; a statement of your good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized; a statement that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act; and your physical or electronic signature.
We may forward a complaint to the person who provided the material and may remove or disable access to material in accordance with applicable law. Knowingly submitting a materially false complaint may result in liability.
We may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue all or part of the Services for operational, security, legal, licensing, or business reasons. Content, features, language availability, and geographic availability may change. We do not guarantee that a particular title or feature will remain available indefinitely. Where a change materially affects a paid service, we will provide any notice or remedy required by law or applicable platform rules.
The application may download or install updates needed for security, compatibility, or functionality, subject to your device and store settings.
The Services may be downloaded from, billed through, linked to, or integrated with third-party platforms such as Apple or Google. Your relationship with those third parties is governed by their terms in addition to this Agreement. We do not control third-party services and are not responsible for their independent content, availability, security, or privacy practices.
You may stop using the Services at any time. If account deletion is available, you may use that feature or contact admin@gossipbeartoons.com. You remain responsible for separately canceling an active subscription through the platform or provider that bills it.
We may suspend or terminate access if you materially or repeatedly violate these Terms; create legal, security, or fraud risk; fail to pay applicable charges; or if continued access is prohibited by law. We may also discontinue the Services, subject to any notice and remedies required by law.
Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including provisions concerning ownership, payment obligations already incurred, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnity, dispute resolution, and general legal terms.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ALL CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE OR SUITABLE FOR EVERY USER.
THE SERVICES PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT AND ARE NOT PROFESSIONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR OTHER EXPERT ADVICE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES A WARRANTY OR CONSUMER RIGHT THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE EXCLUDED.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, VERTIGO MEDIA WORKS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED THAT SUCH DAMAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF US$100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
These exclusions and limits do not apply to liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including certain liability for fraud, intentional misconduct, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or mandatory consumer remedies.
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Vertigo Media Works Inc. and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from third-party claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful User Content, your material violation of these Terms, or your infringement of another person's rights. This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim results from our own unlawful conduct, negligence, or breach. Some jurisdictions may not permit this provision to apply to consumers.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Subject to any mandatory rights you have under the law where you live, the state and federal courts serving Sheridan County, Wyoming will have jurisdiction over disputes.
Before filing a claim, you and we agree to make a reasonable good-faith effort to resolve the dispute informally. Send a written description of the dispute and requested resolution to admin@gossipbeartoons.com. This informal step does not prevent either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief or pursuing a claim before a limitation period expires.
If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Switzerland, or another jurisdiction with mandatory consumer protections, you retain the benefit of those protections and may bring proceedings in the courts available under applicable consumer law.
We may update these Terms to reflect changes in the Services, law, security needs, or business practices. We will update the date at the top and provide additional notice when required. If a change materially affects your rights, we will provide notice and obtain consent where required by law. Your continued use after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Services.
Questions, complaints, legal notices, and support requests may be sent to: