BRIGHT SPOT TERMS OF USE

Welcome to Bright Spot™, the Brightcove customer community. Bright Spot consists of various web pages and forums that allow Bright Spot members (made up of Brightcove customers, partners, employees, video streaming enthusiasts, and other users) to connect, learn, and share ideas and best practices with respect to Brightcove’s products and services. The Bright Spot Terms of Use (this “Agreement”) contain legal obligations. Please read them carefully as they are legally binding on you.

Ownership of Service

The Bright Spot community website (https://community.brightcove.com/, and any variations of the website, collectively the “Bright Spot”), is owned and managed by Brightcove Inc. or its affiliates, successors, and assigns (collectively referred to as “Brightcove”).

Application of Terms and Conditions

Your access to and/or your use of Bright Spot is governed by (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Brightcove General Terms and Conditions, and (iii) the Bright Spot Privacy Policy. By accessing and/or using Bright Spot, you are agreeing to this Agreement, and the other agreements referenced herein. If you do not agree to any of these agreements, do not use or access Bright Spot.

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the Brightcove General Terms and Conditions, the provisions of this Agreement will have priority. For the avoidance of doubt, Bright Spot is part of the “Brightcove Apps,” as defined in the Brightcove General Terms and Conditions.

License Grant

License to Bright Spot. Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, Brightcove grants to you a limited, worldwide, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use Bright Spot. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, you are not granted any other intellectual property right to access and/or use any other software, service, or other proprietary right.

License to Your Content. You grant Brightcove all rights and licenses to display, reproduce, disseminate, and otherwise use all data, information, and content you upload or otherwise make available on Bright Spot (“Content”) in connection with your use of Bright Spot. Brightcove will use the Content you provide in connection with Bright Spot, though Brightcove is not responsible for reviewing, validating, or otherwise confirming the accuracy, appropriateness or completeness of such Content.

User Conduct

Community Guidelines. You agree to review and comply with the Bright Spot Community Guidelines. Brightcove may update the Community Guidelines from time to time by updating the applicable web page. Your use of Bright Spot is subject to the most recent Community Guidelines, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Acceptable Use. In addition to the Community Guidelines, you agree that you will not use, nor permit any other person to use, Bright Spot to:

• Copy, modify, adapt, alter, translate, or create a derivative work of any software underlying Bright Spot;
• Sublicense, lease, rent, loan, distribute, or otherwise transfer Bright Spot to any other person;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise derive or determine the source code (or algorithms, structure or organization) of any software underlying Bright Spot;
• Collect, transmit or process unlawful material;
• Send, store, publish, post, upload or otherwise transmit any viruses or malicious software;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to Bright Spot;
• Use data mining tools or similar data gathering methods;
• Access Bright Spot for competitive purposes or unauthorized access.

Review of Content

Any Content posted within Bright Spot is not indicative of Brightcove’s endorsement, validation, or approval. Brightcove may voluntarily remove your Content for any reason, or take action in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that Brightcove, in its sole discretion, considers inappropriate.

Suspension of Access

Brightcove reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to Bright Spot if it determines that such suspension is necessary due to a violation of this Agreement, legal compliance, or to protect other users.

Term and Termination

You agree to be bound by this Agreement for as long as you use and/or maintain an account with Bright Spot. Brightcove may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause. Upon termination, you must cease all use of Bright Spot.

Third Party Connections

You are solely responsible for your engagement with any third party as a result of your use of Bright Spot. Brightcove is not responsible for any interaction with third parties.

General Terms

Brightcove may amend this Agreement at any time. You may be required to agree to the modified Agreement in order to continue using Bright Spot. Your continued access and use after modifications constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

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Last Updated: February 20, 2024

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