Terms of Use

Last updated: April 16, 2025

Welcome to FlickSpotlight.com, your go-to destination for movie news, reviews, interviews, and industry updates. By accessing or using FlickSpotlight.com (the “Site”), you agree to the terms and conditions below. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Site and its related services. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Use, whether you are a visitor, subscriber, contributor, or registered user. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please do not use the Site.

2. Additional Terms

Certain features or services on the Site (e.g., newsletters, forums, contributor tools) may be subject to separate terms or agreements (“Additional Terms”). If there is any conflict between these Terms of Use and any Additional Terms, the Additional Terms shall prevail for the applicable service.

3. Privacy

Please review our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect your information. By using the Site, you also agree to the practices described in our Privacy Policy.

4. Electronic Communications

When you use FlickSpotlight.com or contact us via email, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us in electronic form, including notices, disclosures, and other messages. These satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

All content on this Site—including but not limited to articles, graphics, logos, images, video, audio, and page layout—is the property of FlickSpotlight or its content contributors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws in the United States, The Netherlands, and under international treaties.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, display, or exploit any content from the Site without our express written consent, except as permitted under applicable copyright law (e.g., fair use or fair dealing).

6. Trademarks

“FlickSpotlight,” the FlickSpotlight logo, and any related brand names or marks are registered or unregistered trademarks of FlickSpotlight. You may not use our trademarks without prior written authorization. Third-party trademarks appearing on the Site are the property of their respective owners.

7. License to Use the Site

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes.

You may not:

  • Use the Site for commercial gain without written permission;
  • Copy or scrape content using bots, spiders, or similar tools;
  • Modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works from any part of the Site;
  • Upload harmful or unlawful content.

8. Linking & Framing

You may link to FlickSpotlight.com provided the link is not misleading or harmful to our reputation. Framing, mirroring, or enclosing our content within another site without permission is prohibited.

9. User Contributions

We welcome community interaction, including comments, article submissions, and forum posts. However, you agree not to post content that is:

  • Illegal, defamatory, hateful, threatening, or harassing;
  • Infringing on copyrights or trademarks;
  • Created using generative AI tools unless clearly disclosed;
  • False, misleading, or otherwise objectionable.

By submitting content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, reproduce, publish, and distribute your content in any format or media.

You affirm that you own or have the legal right to share the content and agree to indemnify FlickSpotlight against any claims arising from it.

10. Copyright Infringement

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe any content on the Site infringes your copyright, please contact us through the form on our Contact Us page and include the following:

  • Your name and contact details;
  • A description of the copyrighted work;
  • A link to the infringing material;
  • A good-faith statement that the use is unauthorized;
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that your notice is accurate;
  • A physical or electronic signature.

We may remove or disable access to the disputed content upon verification.

11. Disclaimers

The Site and all its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” We do not make any warranties or representations regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information.

We expressly disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not guarantee that the Site will be secure or error-free.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted under applicable law (including in The Netherlands, the United States, and other jurisdictions), FlickSpotlight shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or special damages arising from your use or inability to use the Site or its content—even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total liability for any claim related to the Site shall not exceed the amount you paid us (if any) in the 12 months prior to the claim.

13. International Users

We aim to comply with the laws of the United States, The Netherlands, and other applicable jurisdictions. If you are accessing the Site from outside of these regions, you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for complying with local laws.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of:

  • The Netherlands,
  • The United States of America, and
  • any applicable international laws,

depending on your location and jurisdiction. You agree to submit to the appropriate legal jurisdiction as permitted by law.

15. Dispute Resolution

Any disputes or claims arising from these Terms or your use of the Site shall be resolved:

  • First, by informal negotiation;
  • If unresolved, through binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or a comparable body in The Netherlands, depending on the parties’ location.

You agree that:

  • All disputes shall be resolved individually, not as part of a class or collective action;
  • Certain small claims may be resolved in a small claims court if permitted.

16. Changes to These Terms

FlickSpotlight may revise these Terms at any time. If we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.