This User Agreement was issued and became effective on January 15, 2024, and was last amended on January 15, 2024.
CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC are the registered copyright owners, contracting entities, operators, and service providers of the application software “CC short” and own the copyright and other related intellectual property rights in the Software in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws of the United States of America.
The registered address of ZAI Creative LLC is:
30 N Gould St., Sheridan WY 81801, United States
This User Agreement, hereinafter referred to as this “Agreement,” is a valid contract entered into between CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC, hereinafter collectively referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our,” and each user, also referred to as “you” or “your,” regarding the installation, access, and use of the application software product “CC short,” hereinafter referred to as the “Software,” and other related services.
By clicking to confirm this Agreement, installing or using the Software, or otherwise choosing to accept this Agreement, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to all provisions of this Agreement.
The Software is operated and the related services are provided by CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC. We exercise the corresponding rights, fulfill the corresponding obligations, and assume the corresponding legal responsibilities in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws of the United States of America.
All references in this Agreement to applicable laws, regulations, legal requirements, regulatory requirements, government authorities, copyright protection, privacy protection, legal proceedings, and dispute resolution refer exclusively to the applicable federal and state laws and competent authorities of the United States of America.
If this Agreement is amended, the revised Agreement may be displayed through the Software, on the relevant website, through a pop-up notification, or by another reasonable method.
Once the revised Agreement becomes effective, it will replace the previous version of the Agreement.
You should regularly review the latest version of this Agreement.
If you do not agree with this Agreement or any subsequent amendment, you must stop accessing and using the Software and related services.
Your continued use of the Software after an amendment becomes effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable United States law.
Please carefully read and understand all rights, obligations, restrictions, and limitations set forth in this Agreement before downloading, installing, accessing, or using the Software.
Once you install, copy, download, access, register for, or otherwise use the Software or related services, you will be deemed to have accepted this Agreement and agreed to be bound by its terms.
You must ensure that you download or obtain the Software from a source designated or authorized by us.
If you download, install, or use the Software from an unauthorized website, platform, application store, distribution channel, or medium, we cannot guarantee the authenticity, integrity, security, or proper operation of that version of the Software.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable United States law, we will not be responsible for risks, losses, or damages arising from the use of an unauthorized, modified, counterfeit, or illegally distributed version of the Software.
If you are under 18 years of age or do not have full legal capacity to enter into this Agreement, you must read this Agreement with your parent or legal guardian.
You may only register for, access, or use the Software, make purchases, recharge an account, or use paid services with the consent and supervision of your parent or legal guardian where required by applicable United States law.
Except where otherwise required by applicable United States law, we will not be responsible for adverse consequences arising from a minor’s unauthorized registration, use, payment, recharge, or purchase activities.
After becoming aware of an unauthorized use by a minor, we may suspend or terminate the relevant account or services in accordance with applicable United States law.
CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC are the registered copyright owners of the Software and own the copyright and other related intellectual property rights in the Software in accordance with applicable United States law.
Without the prior written consent of CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC, no user or third party may, for any commercial or non-commercial purpose:
We reserve the right to investigate and pursue legal responsibility for unauthorized use or infringement in accordance with applicable United States law.
Except to the extent that such restriction is prohibited by applicable United States law, users may not:
The Software is licensed as a complete product.
Users may not separate, extract, independently distribute, independently operate, or independently use any component of the Software without our prior written authorization.
Any commercial sale, reproduction, distribution, pre-installation, bundling, promotion, licensing, or other commercial use of the Software requires separate prior written authorization from CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC.
All rights not expressly granted to users under this Agreement remain exclusively reserved by CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC.
Users must obtain our prior written consent before exercising any right not expressly granted under this Agreement.
Short dramas, comments, opinions, articles, images, audio, video, or other content provided through the Software may be created or supplied by third-party authors, producers, licensors, or content providers.
Such content represents the positions and opinions of the relevant authors or content providers and does not necessarily represent the positions or opinions of CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC.
The relevant author, producer, licensor, or content provider shall bear responsibility for their content in accordance with applicable United States law.
The Software may provide functions including, but not limited to:
The specific functions available to you may vary depending on your location within the United States, device, operating system, account status, membership status, Software version, and service availability.
The Software may provide both free and paid digital content.
Free content may include permanently free content and content that is free for a limited period.
Paid content may include individually purchased short dramas, episodes, chapters, memberships, subscription services, points, coins, credits, or other digital services.
We have the right to determine the pricing standards, charging methods, payment conditions, promotional arrangements, and availability of the services provided through the Software.
The applicable prices, fees, and payment conditions will be displayed on the relevant service, purchase, subscription, or payment page before you confirm a transaction.
You have the right to choose whether to pay the corresponding fee to access or continue using a paid service.
All payments may be processed by a third-party payment service provider.
Any processing fees, payment fees, taxes, or other charges imposed by a third-party payment provider will be handled in accordance with the terms of that provider and applicable United States law.
After a successful recharge, purchase, or subscription, the corresponding points, coins, credits, membership benefits, content rights, or services may be credited to your account.
Points, coins, credits, membership benefits, and other virtual items may only be used for the purposes and during the validity period described in the Software.
Unless otherwise required by applicable United States law, payments for successfully delivered digital content, memberships, points, coins, credits, or other digital services are non-refundable.
A refund may be provided where required by applicable United States law, expressly provided under this Agreement, required by an applicable payment platform, or necessary due to a verified technical or billing error.
If you are under 18 years of age, you may only make a payment, recharge an account, or purchase a paid service with the consent and supervision of your parent or legal guardian.
CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC reserve the right to modify, maintain, update, upgrade, replace, suspend, or discontinue all or part of the Software or its functions.
Software updates may include:
After you select, confirm, or enable an update, the Software may automatically download or install the applicable update.
Any mobile data, internet access, or network fees generated during a download or update will be charged by your telecommunications or internet service provider in accordance with its applicable terms.
You must use the Software in compliance with this Agreement and applicable federal and state laws of the United States of America.
You may not engage in conduct including, but not limited to, the following:
For Software downloaded or obtained from an unauthorized source, we cannot guarantee that the Software is free from:
You should not download, install, access, or use any unauthorized or illegally distributed version of the Software.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable United States law, CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC will not be responsible for losses or damages arising from your use of an unauthorized, modified, counterfeit, or illegally distributed version of the Software.
We undertake to comply with the Privacy Policy and the applicable federal and state privacy laws of the United States of America.
The Privacy Policy forms an integral part of this Agreement.
We apply the following principles when collecting, using, storing, sharing, transferring, deleting, or otherwise processing personal information:
Before collecting personal information, we will provide notice regarding the categories of information collected, the purposes of collection, and the methods of processing where required by applicable United States law.
We will seek to collect personal information only within the scope reasonably necessary to provide, maintain, protect, secure, and improve the Software and related services.
We will not intentionally collect personal information that is unrelated or unnecessary to the relevant service function.
We will process personal information for the purposes described in the Privacy Policy, for purposes reasonably necessary to provide the services, or where otherwise permitted by applicable United States law.
Where required by applicable United States law, we will provide users with appropriate choices regarding personalized recommendations, advertising, device permissions, data sharing, or other processing activities.
We will use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, misuse, or destruction.
Depending on the user’s state of residence and the applicability of relevant United States privacy law, users may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of their personal information and to exercise other privacy rights described in the Privacy Policy.
By using functions that display a nickname or avatar, you authorize us to use the nickname and avatar associated with your account for account identification, membership display, personalization, and other service functions described in the Privacy Policy.
After successfully purchasing a VIP membership, a user may receive membership benefits during the applicable membership period.
The specific membership benefits will be displayed on the VIP membership page and may include:
VIP membership does not necessarily include all content available through the Software.
Some short dramas, episodes, chapters, products, or services may require an additional payment due to copyright licensing, content-provider requirements, product operations, or other commercial arrangements.
Content or services requiring an additional payment may include:
The Software will display a reasonably prominent notice before you confirm an additional purchase.
Points, coins, credits, and other benefits may have an expiration date.
Expired points, coins, credits, benefits, or rewards may no longer be available, except where otherwise required by applicable United States law.
The Software may offer monthly, quarterly, annual, or other recurring subscription services.
When purchasing a recurring subscription, you may authorize a third-party payment service provider to automatically charge the applicable subscription fee at the beginning of each renewal period.
Before you confirm an automatic-renewal subscription, the payment page will display or provide access to information regarding:
You should carefully read the relevant payment authorization, subscription agreement, deduction authorization, and payment-service terms before confirming the transaction.
You may cancel automatic renewal through the relevant Software settings, application store settings, payment-platform settings, or another method provided to you.
A cancellation will normally take effect at the end of the current paid subscription period unless otherwise stated or required by applicable United States law.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable United States law, CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC will not be responsible for losses directly caused by an independent error, unauthorized transaction, system failure, or improper operation of a third-party payment platform.
This provision does not exclude or limit any responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
The Software may request device permissions that are reasonably necessary for particular functions.
Such permissions may include access to:
We will not intentionally request a sensitive device permission that is unrelated to the function you are currently using.
You may refuse or disable a requested permission through your device settings.
Refusing or disabling a permission may prevent you from using the function that depends on that permission but will generally not affect unrelated functions.
After you expressly refuse a permission request, we will not repeatedly request the same unrelated permission in a manner intended to force you to grant access.
You have the right to request cancellation of your account.
You may submit an account-cancellation request through the account settings, customer-service function, or another method provided in the Software.
Before processing an account-cancellation request, we may require reasonable identity and security verification.
After your account is canceled, we will stop providing account-related services and will delete or anonymize personal information associated with the account, except where retention is required or permitted by applicable United States law.
Account cancellation may result in the permanent loss of:
You should review the applicable account-cancellation notice before completing the cancellation process.
When you reinstall your mobile operating system, reset your device, delete the Software, clear application data, or remove application components, some or all information stored locally on your device may be permanently lost.
The affected information may include:
Where supported, you may reduce the risk of losing information by linking your account to an available mobile number, email address, application-store account, or third-party login account.
If you do not link or secure your account through an available account-linking method, CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC will not be responsible for the loss of locally stored information, except where such responsibility cannot lawfully be excluded.
You may not use the Software to engage in illegal activity, abnormal consumption, fraudulent transactions, account abuse, or exploitation of system vulnerabilities, program defects, pricing errors, payment errors, or manual-operation errors.
You may not use malicious software, scripts, automated tools, or other methods to interfere with the normal operation of the Software.
If we reasonably determine that you have engaged in prohibited conduct, we may take one or more of the following measures in accordance with applicable United States law:
Where reasonably necessary to protect the Software, users, or third parties, such measures may be taken without prior notice to the extent permitted by applicable United States law.
If your conduct causes losses to CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC, you may be required to compensate us for such losses in accordance with applicable United States law.
We attach great importance to protecting the personal information, lawful rights, and well-being of minors.
A minor should only access and use the Software with the knowledge, consent, and supervision of a parent or legal guardian where required by applicable United States law.
If a parent or legal guardian believes that a minor has registered for or used the Software without appropriate authorization, the parent or legal guardian may contact us.
After completing reasonable identity and guardianship verification, we may assist with reviewing, restricting, canceling, or deleting the relevant account and associated personal information in accordance with applicable United States law and the Privacy Policy.
Users may submit comments, reviews, messages, images, or other content through interactive functions provided by the Software.
Original content created and lawfully submitted by a user remains owned by that user or the applicable rights holder.
Comments and other content submitted by users represent the views of the relevant users and do not necessarily represent the views of CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC.
Users must ensure that content they submit, upload, publish, transmit, or otherwise provide through the Software:
The user who submits content shall be responsible for that content in accordance with applicable United States law.
By lawfully submitting content through the Software, you grant CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, display, transmit, distribute, adapt, format, and otherwise use the content to the extent reasonably necessary to:
This license will continue for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the services, protect lawful rights, resolve disputes, or comply with applicable United States law.
Where permitted by applicable United States law, you authorize us to take appropriate action against infringement or unauthorized use of content licensed to us, including sending notices, submitting reports, issuing legal correspondence, or initiating legal proceedings.
If user content infringes a third party’s rights, violates applicable United States law, or violates this Agreement, we may:
We may take such measures after receiving a valid complaint or after identifying the issue through our content-review or security processes.
Without our prior written permission, no person may use a crawler, spider, scraper, bot, automated script, artificial interaction program, penetration tool, hacker program, or other automated or manual method to:
If we reasonably determine that such conduct has occurred, we may restrict, suspend, freeze, or terminate the relevant account and pursue available legal remedies in accordance with applicable United States law.
CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC undertake to comply with and respect the applicable copyright, intellectual property, and related federal and state laws of the United States of America.
We respect the lawful rights and interests of copyright owners and other intellectual property rights holders.
If you believe that content provided through the Software infringes your copyright or other lawful rights, you may submit a written rights notice to:
ads@hkchunce.com
Your rights notice should include:
After receiving a complete and valid rights notice, we may remove, disable, restrict, or block access to the relevant content or links in accordance with applicable United States law.
We may request additional information where reasonably necessary to verify or process a rights notice.
Where permitted or required by applicable United States law, we may notify the user who provided the affected content and provide an opportunity to submit a valid counter-notice.
Any copyright complaint, counter-notice, investigation, removal, restoration, or related dispute under this section shall be handled exclusively in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws of the United States of America.
To the extent permitted by applicable United States law, after CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC have taken reasonable measures in response to a valid rights notice, the claimant shall not seek to impose liability on us solely because the relevant content was available through the Software before we received sufficient notice of the alleged infringement.
Nothing in this section excludes, restricts, or limits any right, obligation, remedy, defense, or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable United States law.
You confirm that you understand the primary functions of the Software and the operations necessary to use those functions.
You voluntarily choose to use the Software and related services according to your own needs.
You are responsible for using the Software in compliance with this Agreement and applicable United States law.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable United States law, CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC will not be responsible for losses arising solely from your unlawful, unauthorized, improper, or negligent use of the Software.
The Software has undergone testing, but we do not guarantee that it will be compatible with every device, operating system, network, software environment, or third-party service.
We do not guarantee that the Software will always operate without interruption, delay, error, defect, vulnerability, or data loss.
If you encounter a compatibility problem or Software error, you may contact us at:
ads@hkchunce.com
We may provide reasonable technical support or corrective measures where available.
If a compatibility problem cannot be resolved, you may stop using and delete the Software.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable United States law, CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to:
This limitation does not apply to liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable United States law.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable United States law, CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC will not be responsible for losses caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including:
If a user violates this Agreement or applicable United States law and causes damage to CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC, another user, or a third party, we may take measures including:
If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the provision will be modified or limited to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
If the provision cannot be modified, it will be severed from this Agreement.
The remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC may amend this Agreement from time to time in response to changes in:
The revised Agreement may be published through the Software, on the relevant website, by pop-up notification, or with a new version of the Software.
Where required by applicable United States law, we will provide reasonable notice or obtain your consent before a material amendment becomes effective.
If you do not agree with an amendment, you must stop using and delete the Software.
Your continued use of the Software after the amendment becomes effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable United States law.
Our failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.
A waiver of one breach does not constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach.
You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under this Agreement without our prior written consent.
To the extent permitted by applicable United States law, CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC may assign or transfer this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, financing, or other business transaction.
This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy, payment terms, subscription terms, account-cancellation notice, and other policies or notices expressly incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between you and CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC regarding the Software and related services.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable United States law, CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC reserve the right to interpret and amend this Agreement.
Nothing in this provision limits or waives any mandatory rights provided to users under applicable United States law.
If you have any questions, comments, complaints, copyright notices, or requests regarding this Agreement or the Software, please contact us using the following information:
Contracting, Operating, Service, and Copyright Entities:
CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC
Registered Address of ZAI Creative LLC:
30 N Gould St., Sheridan WY 81801, United States
Customer Service Email:
ichannelchc@gmail.com
Copyright Notice and Technical Support Email:
ads@hkchunce.com
This Agreement, the Software, the related services, and any separate agreement under which CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC provide services to you shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws of the United States of America, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
Any dispute, claim, controversy, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Software, the related services, a payment, a subscription, user content, intellectual property, or the relationship between you and CC Information Technology Co., Limited and ZAI Creative LLC shall be handled in accordance with applicable United States law.
Nothing in this Agreement deprives a user of any non-waivable right or protection available under the applicable federal or state laws of the United States of America.
This User Agreement was issued and became effective on:
January 15, 2024
This User Agreement was last amended on:
January 15, 2024